60 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestA six-part television series, a parody of the Munich newspaper, its gossip reporter Michael Graeter, and its publisher Anneliese Friedmann. The series centres around the tabloid reporter Baby Schimmerlos, who plays in the Munich "Schicki-Micki" scene of the 1980s.
Writing
Dietl's dialogue cuts like a gossip column shiv.
Acting
Kroetz's Baby Schimmerlos is repellent yet magnetic.
Production
80s Munich excess rendered in loving, lethal detail.
Creator
Helmut Dietl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Schicki-Micki' scene satirized here defined 1980s Munich's nouveau riche culture; Dietl based Baby on real gossip columnist Kurt Krenz.
Franz Xaver Kroetz, primarily known as a playwright, only took the role after Dietl promised he could rewrite his own dialogue.
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