Lindenstraße is a German television show on ARD's Das Erste, one of Germany's two publicly administered TV channels. The first episode was aired on 8 December 1985 and since then new episodes have been broadcast weekly. Its current timeslot on Das Erste is Sundays at 18:50. The events of the Sunday episode usually take place on the Thursday before the show, based on the TV station's original plan of airing the episodes Thursday night. Prior of the start of the show, the timeslot was switched to Sunday evening but the Thursday remained the day the events usually take place as the show shall feature the daily life routine of the protagonists on a working day. Exceptions are the so-called holiday episodes that take place on Sunday, such as for Christmas and Easter and also on important election days.
Setting the pace for other soap operas in Germany, the first episodes were met with mostly bad reviews. However, Lindenstraße soon became one of the most successful shows on German TV.
Young orphan Rémi lives with his impoverished adoptive parents on a farm. When money runs out, his father sells Rémi to homeless street performer Vitalis, once a famous opera singer who ended up destitute after a tragic love story.
100 miles south of Atlanta, Dr. Hodges and Dr. Ferguson are two longtime friends who own and operate Critter Fixer Veterinary Hospital. Together with their loving staff, Drs. Hodges and Ferguson treat and care for over 20,000 patients. Between emergency visits to the office, and farm calls throughout rural Georgia - the Critter Fixers are constantly bombarded with unique cases you only see in the country.
Small-time sub-broker Romanchak (Naveen Kasturia) wanted his dull, run of the mill life to be "romanchak" but little did he know that marrying Shivani Bhatnagar (Adah Sharma) would change life as he knew it, forever. 'Pati Patni aur Panga', is a 6 episode comedy-drama that explores what happens when a simple hunt for an apartment ends up in marriage, only for Romanchak to find himself stuck in a situation when he discovers a life-altering secret about his wife, Shivani.
Alisa Lapikova is seventeen years old. She has a very prosperous life: a rich father, a good house, a lot of pocket money. This is where all the good things in Alisa's life end. She has a disgusting relationship with her stepmother Elena and her daughter from her first marriage, Lida. And everyone blames Alisa for this. Even my own father. Elena first accuses Alisa of theft - she allegedly stole an expensive necklace, and then claims that Alisa wants to poison her, and presents evidence that her father believes. Lapikov, in love with Elena, announces to Alisa that he no longer wants to even hear about her. Now Alisa will live with her mother. Alisa had been told her entire life that her mother was dead, but she recently learned that her mother officially abandoned her when Alisa was two years old.
A Grandpa with a magic Shrinking Cap that only his grandson Jason knows about. When he puts the cap on Grandpa shrinks and creates comic mayhem, but somehow Grandpa and Jason always manage to save the day. It’s teamwork!
Pu Tao is a tough girl who grew up depending on no one. Her father left her family, then later her mother left at a boarding school while taking care of her autistic brother. After no contact for 17 years, her mother leaves her with two autistic children and her father shows up. Handling the betrayal of her parents and learning to take care of two autistic children while dealing with her own family problems.
Ookuwa Kitaro is a jack-of-all-trades who travels nationwide across the country working part-time jobs in order to repay his debts, while dealing with all kinds of troublesome situations.
Pikolo is a magical island where strange and funny creatures live. Every once in a while a new guest falls in Piccolo and faces different stories and challenges.