- "From über man to über hero, he's the one who bad guys fear-o!"
- ―TV show Tagline[[src]]
Blitzmensch is a fictional Nazi propaganda superhero featured in the show of the same name.
TV Show[]
TV Show poster
The show is a Neumond production and was played at morning time and 5PM (in double bill) on MAPE5TV and Channel 8 and on Tuesdays at 8PM on Channel 2.
Nazi propaganda presents Blitzmensch as the ideal Aryan man, an Olympic athlete named Dieter Gollwitzer (or Dieter Geilenbaum), who was struck by lightning on a Trans-Atlantic Zeppelin flight and as a result, became Blitzmensch, an electricity-themed superhero with powers ranging from electrocuting enemies, super-speed, super-strength, flight, and super-intelligence. Accompanying him are a Kampfhund Doberman sidekick and Fräulein Fox, a trusty female sidekick (and potential love interest). Opposing him are a rogues' gallery composed of crude caricatures from pre-war America, including Uncle Sam (here called "Uncle Samson"), Colonial soldiers (such as an African-American) and Puritan Pilgrims, the brutish baseball player "Grand Slam", a cowboy with a literal cow's head, a mad scientist, the walking Statue of Liberty, American-style robots, the eagle-themed "Illegal Eagle", a Liberty Bell-themed boxing villain, the evil Money Grubber, The communist-themed Proletariat-Man and the vicious Mr. Yankee Monkey.
The show main stars are Hubertus von Strachwitz as Blitzmensch and Sabine Vogel as Fräulein Fox. Special guest-star Franz Lütold-Sonnenschein appears as the villain The Illegal Eagle. There are also Oskar Weismüller as Uncle Samson and Eberhardt Arthur Baumann as Grand Slam.
Much like Trust in Brother and Liesel, Blitzmensch is most likely cancelled due to the Second American Revolution and because it is Nazi propaganda which has now lost all influence with Engel being killed on global wide television and the resistance speech signaling the end of the Third Reich and the restoration of the pre-war US and it's symbols, including Uncle Sam, Colonial soldiers and Puritan Pilgrims, the Statue of Liberty, American heroes, The Illegal Eagle, the Liberty Bell, Proletariat-Man restored back as true heroes, not terrorists and made Blitzmensch, Fraulein Fox, and Kampfhund Doberman sidekick as the true villains which has officially been banned and has been erased from American history or made its final episode making him and his team having been defeated by BJ and the resistance while showing the true villain was them all this time thus ending the show...forever.
Episodes[]
- Unnamed Episode
Premiere: July 4 1961, Morning time on MAPE5TV and Channel 8.
Official description: Olympic decathlete Dieter Geilenbaum (aka Blitzmensch) squares up against the evil Money Grubber who is stealing from Germany and passing it all to the enemy.
- Batter up the big hitter!
Premiere: July 4 1961, 5 PM on MAPE5TV and Channel 8.
Official description: Has our Olympic Hero stuck out? Or is Grand Slam in for a shock?
- The Illegal Eagle has landed!
Premiere: July 4 1961, 6 PM on MAPE5TV and Channel 8.
Other Productions[]
On MAPE5TV and Channel 8 were also a educational series with Blitzmensch called: Write with Blitzmensch, Count with Blitzmensch and Songs with Blitzmensch.
The series also has a film series as shown with; Blizmensch Returns Vengeance for the Aryan Race, which Chuck Lorentz stars in as Blitzmensch, as well as its producer and Adalwardus Engel, writing the script. However, the movie was canceled due to the death of Lorentz.
Theme song lyrics[]
The lyrics of the Blitzmensch TV show Theme song
Blitzmensch!
With the strength of the storm!
Blitz-mensch (2x)
Blitzmensch!
With the power of thunder!
Blitz-mensch (3x)
Blitzmensch!
With the speed of electricity!
Blitz-mensch (2x)
Blitzmensch!
From über man, to über hero,
he's the one who bad guys fear-o!
Using his might,
to win every fight,
in the name of what's right!
He's Blitzmensch
Blitz-mensch (7x)
Trivia[]
- Blitzmensch is a parody of Adam West's 1960s Batman TV series, down to the catchy opening theme, the live-action introductions, the animated intro, colorful expository sound effects and the use of a rotating special guest-star theme villain. His origin story and certain other aspects of his character however seem to be partly based on various versions of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon.
- Blitzmensch incorporates aspects of various superheroes, particularly from DC Comics. His strength and powers resemble that of DC's Superman/Captain Marvel, the theme of the show resembles DC's Batman and his design resembles DC's Flash. Additionally, the character can be seen as a warped twist on how Marvel's Captain America originated as an All-American superhero, fighting against the Nazis.
- Fraulein Fox is an amalgamation of two well known sidekicks from comics: DC’s Robin (having a animal-themed name) and Marvel’s Bucky Rogers (non-powered sidekick to a patriotic-themed superhero).
- The Uncle Sam villain rides in a T-34 tank which is somewhat confusing given that the T-34's origin was from the Soviet Union Or It could be a nod to Relationship between the United States and Soviet Union Back in World War II.
- Blitzmensch is General Engel’s favorite TV show.
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