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Die Hydronauten

2003 - 2004

Thirsty Times

13th September 2003

Episode 1

Obo the computer is not working: Balty and Ponto have emptied the fresh water tanks on board the Hydronica while playing. And without Obo, the voyage cannot continue. Our friends try everything to repair him. But, there is no lack of salt water on this blue planet, fresh water is much rarer…

Caught in a Net

20th September 2003

Episode 2

Balty is caught in a drift net. How can he free himself? “Wait until the net floats up to the surface” advise the fish. But Balty can’t wait that long, he’s running out of air! Let’s hope Neptuna and Ponto arrive in time to save him…

Taste of the Sea

27th September 2003

Episode 3

Salmon really are surprising fish! They travel up rivers to lay their eggs where they were born. They find their way by tasting the water. But the salmon are lost: the water’s taste has been changed by chemical products. Who has put detergent in the water? How can the salmon be helped? Over to Neptuna and her crew to help the salmons find their way!

Sounds of the Sea

4th October 2003

Episode 4

Rudy the young porpoise has lost his mother. He has tried calling her, she cannot hear him over the noise of the boats. Luckily our heroes are there to help him. Especially when he has to get out of a danger zone, a shipping lane full of enormous cargo ships.

Oily Feathers

11th October 2003

Episode 5

The crew of the Hydronica are confronted with an oil slick: the birds can’t fly anymore, the starfish can’t breathe… the oil must be stopped from spreading quickly. And to do it, Ponto and Balty are ready to do anything.

Snail's Tale

18th October 2003

Episode 6

Our heroes meet some starving snails. They cannot find the seaweed they feed on. The natural environment appears completely disorganised. How will the Hydronauts be able to help their new friends? Balty, to Obo’s great despair, turns the Hydronica into a refuge. Neptuna, on the other hand, tries to reestablish nature’s balance.

Out of the Cold

25th October 2003

Episode 7

Paul the emperor penguin needs the Hydronauts help. He is injured and cannot take care of his egg any more. A father who incubates eggs? Ponto is amazed. Yes, that’s how the emperor penguins do it! It is a difficult job for our heroes as keeping an egg warm on the ice floe is far from easy…

Sixth Sense

1st November 2003

Episode 8

Sharks are terrifying animals. And Balty is not going to argue. When he and Neptuna meet Paulo, the hammerhead shark, Balty flees. But when he leaves the Hydronica, Paulo uses his very developed senses to help our friends find him. Then Ponto comes face to face with sharks. Will Balty be able to overcome his fear to save his friend?

Treasure Hunt

8th November 2003

Episode 9

The energy stone that makes Obo the computer work has disappeared. Neptuna and her friends must replace it so that they can continue on their voyage. They find an identical stone at Mr Octopus’s, who likes to collect shiny things to decorate his house. But Mr Octopus has no intention of helping our friends…

Beauty Parade

15th November 2003

Episode 10

Leon, the cleaning fish, lives on a coral reef. Like many species, he finds what he needs to live there. But the fish have left the reef and Leon is alone, without any fish to clean and nothing to eat. Is it Jojo the biting fish’s fault? This is what our heroes will try and find out so that they can restore the natural balance on the reef.

A-maze-d

22nd November 2003

Episode 11

Tamara the turtle is lost: she left to lay her eggs on the beach and has not returned to the water at nightfall. Theo, her husband, asks the Hydronauts for help. But, when they set off to find her, Neptuna and Octavia disappear too…

Rapture of the Deep

29th November 2003

Episode 12

The Hydronica has broken down at the bottom of the ocean. How can it be fixed if nobody can go outside because of the water pressure? Especially as our friends make some disturbing discoveries in the depths of the ocean…

Manatee

6th December 2003

Episode 13

The manatees are very greedy animals. So when Johnny the young manatee falls ill, Neptuna and her friends think it is simply indigestions. But when all the marine animals start to fall ill, the crew start to worry. They must find out what is making the animals ill…

Top Cast

Eva Michaelis•Robert Missler•Tetje Mierendorf

Director

Udo Beissel

Neptuna is an extra terrestrial that has been sent to Earth with the mission to study the marine world to save her planet from pollution. From the Baltic Sea to the Indian Ocean via the two poles, she discovers an extraordinary world where reality often surpasses fiction.

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Full Cast

Eva Michaelis

Neptuna

Robert Missler

Ponto

Tetje Mierendorf Image

Tetje Mierendorf

Balty

Carolin Spieß Image

Carolin Spieß

Octavia

Mario Grete

Obo

Emily Dormer

Neptuna (English version)

Gary Martin

Balty (English version)

Keith Wickham Image

Keith Wickham

Ponto (English version)

Dan Russell Image

Dan Russell

Obo (English version)

Emma Tate Image

Emma Tate

Octavia (English version)

Jenni Laakso

Neptuna (Finnish version)

Kimmo Rasila

Ponto (Finnish version)

Rauno Ahonen

Balty (Finnish version)

Jaana Bister

Octavia (Finnish version)

Taisto Oksanen Image

Taisto Oksanen

Obo (Finnish version)

Barbara Beretta Image

Barbara Beretta

Neptuna (French version)

Vincent Ropion Image

Vincent Ropion

Ponto (French version)

Pierre Tessier Image

Pierre Tessier

Balty (French version)

Daniel Beretta Image

Daniel Beretta

Obo (French version)

Full Crew

Marie-Caroline Villand

Producer

Ulf Krueger

Sound Designer

Ulf Krueger

Sound Mixer

Victor Gorbounov

Compositing Supervisor

Julia Zolotova

Compositing Supervisor

Victor Gorbounov

Camera Supervisor

Jens Päkel

Video Assist Operator

Julia Zolotova

Camera Supervisor

Thomas Digard

Animation Director

Konstantin Fedorov

Animation Supervisor

Jan Philipp Schwarz

Character Designer

Jean Texier

Character Designer

Céline Papazian

Background Designer

Christine Valerian

Background Designer

Eckart Fingberg

Script Editor

Jeanette Leitmont

Script Coordinator

Juliette Turner

Script Coordinator

Marie-Caroline Villand

Script Editor

Mehdi Boumrah

Production Assistant

Christina Kohlmus

Production Assistant

Séverine Modzelewski

Production Coordinator

Cecile Puyol

Production Assistant

Dorothee Schneider

Production Assistant

Wencke Waidhas

Production Assistant

Céline Papazian

Prop Designer

Christine Valerian

Prop Designer

Victoria Wilson

Adaptation

Udo Beissel

Director

Mikael Wahlforss

Idea

Sophie Barnabe-Creiche

Producer

Sebastian Debertin

Producer

Sandra Le Blanc-Marissal

Producer

Roch Lener

Producer

Céline Limorato

Producer

Jonathan Peel

Producer

Tina Sicker

Producer

Sunita Struck

Producer

Marie-Caroline Villand

Executive Producer

François Tourneur

Music

Ulf Albert

Editor

Nadine Bormann

Supervising Producer

Marc Dhrami

Supervising Producer

Emmanuel Franck

Supervising Producer

Gerlinde Godelmann

Assistant Director

Gerlinde Godelmann

Storyboard Artist

Katjenka Krause

Storyboard Artist

Felix Schichl

Storyboard Artist

Tim Spillane

Storyboard Artist

Jean Texier

Storyboard Artist

Alexander Tiedtke

Storyboard Artist

Doris Umschaden

Storyboard Artist

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Ute von Münchow-Pohl

Storyboard Artist

Alban Guillemois

Graphic Designer

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