Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein is a TV adaption of a novel of the same name by Austrian author Johannes Mario Simmel. Directed by Thomas Engel Siegfried Rauch walks in the footsteps of O. W. Fischer who played the protagonist "Thomas Lieven" already in 1961, just one year after the bestseller had been released. The series is unique for providing a little cooking show at the end of each episode. The book also includes recipes because "Thomas Lieven" is an accomplished amateur cook.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Wie alles begann | 1977-05-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Französische Küche | 1977-05-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Wenn die Eisbären flügge werden | 1977-06-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Ich heiße Mabel | 1977-06-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Tote kann man nicht erschießen | 1977-07-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Planquadrat 135 Z | 1977-07-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Shakespeare lässt bitten | 1977-08-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Lazarus | 1977-08-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Chantal | 1977-08-31 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Die ganz feine Tour | 1977-09-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Nummer Sieben | 1977-09-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Nachtigall 17 ruft | 1977-10-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Schwarzmarktgeschäfte | 1977-10-19 | 60 min |
