2736 episodes of chaotic puppet journalism your childhood forgot to warn you about.
Season 24 • Episode 1
LatestFabeltjeskrant [ 'faːbəɫcəskrɑnt] is a Dutch children's television series featuring puppetry and stop motion. Created in 1968 by Leen Valkenier and produced by Thijs Chanowski and Loek de Levita, it ended in 1989 and was broadcast on the Dutch channels NOS, RTL 4 and RTL 8 and on Belgian channel VRT. From 1973 to 1975 it was broadcast also in the United Kingdom, on ITV, with the title The Daily Fable.
Practical Effects
Hand-crafted puppets with unsettlingly expressive glass eyes.
Writing
Leen Valkenier's scripts balanced child logic with sly adult wit.
Creators
Thijs Chanowski, Leen Valkenier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
De Fabeltjeskrant is foundational Dutch childhood memory; its theme song still triggers instant generational recognition.
The 1973-1975 ITV English dub 'The Daily Fable' is considered lost media—British children were deprived of this specific puppet madness.
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