Schnappi
Schnappi das kleine Krokodil | |
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Die Sendung mit der Maus character | |
Created by | Tobias Gärd |
Portrayed by | Joy Gruttmann |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | TorMor Baby |
Species | Nile crocodile |
Gender | Male |
Schnappi das kleine Krokodil (Snappy the Little Crocodile) is a cartoon character originating from the German children's show
Background
Schnappi was a one-time character in a popular animated German children's TV show called Die Sendung mit der Maus (The Show With the Mouse). In the episode in which Schnappi appears, Schnappi is seen singing a song about life in Egypt using simple language in German.
Joy Gruttmann (who sings the song) is the niece of composer Iris Gruttmann, and has since 1999 sung children's songs for ARD's children's broadcast Die Sendung mit der Maus. In February 2001, when she was five years old, she sang her fifth song, Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil, which in 2004 and 2005 ended up at the top of the charts in a number of countries, after first becoming popular through the internet.
Commercial success
In 2004 Schnappi became popular on the Internet. Radio station
In April, the song began to experience success in
A studio album,
In 2005, Schnappi das kleine Krokodil – 3 Fun-Games, a PlayStation game based on Schnappi was released in Germany.
Discography
Albums
- Schnappi und Seine Freunde(2004)
- Schnappi's Winterfest (2005)
Singles
- "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil" (2004)
- "Ein Lama in Yokohama" (2005)
- "Jing! Jingeling! Der Weihnachtsschnappi!" (2005)
See also
- Internet phenomenon
- Mickael Turtle
References
- ^ a b "Schnappi - Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil". Ultratop. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "German single charts". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Vlaanderen - De enige echte officiële hitparade". Ultratop. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "25/04/2005". Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "SCHNAPPI - SCHNAPPI, DAS KLEINE KROKODIL (SONG)". Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ a b "SCHNAPPI - SCHNAPPI, DAS KLEINE KROKODIL (SONG)". Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Schnappi - Schnappi und seine Freunde". Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Schnappi und das Lama - Ein Lama in Yokohama". Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "SCHNAPPI - JING! JINGELING! DER WEIHNACHTSSCHNAPPI! (SONG)". Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "SCHNAPPI - SCHNAPPI'S WINTERFEST (ALBUM)". Retrieved 16 August 2017.
External links
- Schnappi at IMDb
- Schnappi video
- Official website (in German)
- lyrics (in german)
- lyrics (english translation)
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