"Schlunz!" "* Recently, something is going on. *" "* We're having lots of fun. *" "* Since Schlunz moved in with us. *" "* It'll never be the same as before. *" "* We hope he stays with us for a long time. *" "* We hope he stays with us, Schlunz. *" "* He stays with us. *" "* He's funny and clever, Schlunz. *" "* And even more a friend and helper. *" "* That's why we do everything we can * * so that our friend can stay here. *" "* We hope he stays with us a long time. *" "* We hope he stays with us, Schlunz. *" "* He stays with us. *" "* Schlunz. *" "He was anxious and scared when we found him in the woods." "He'd lost his memory." "All he knew was that he was called "Schlunz"." "The police said that he could stay with us until they found his parents." "But Rosenbaum wants to put him in the orphanage." "Turbulent times, I tell you." ""Schlunz" " The Series" From an idea of Harry Voss" "Direction  Script" " Rainer Hackstock" "Episode 1:" "Rescue at the Last Second" "Super." "Beautiful." "Wow, even better." " Very good." " Hang on." "What is this mess all about?" "This is part of a photo story for school." "Uh huh?" "On what subject?" ""Schlunz and the Schmidtsteiners."" "Okay, but why couldn't you take pictures where you sit somewhere neat and clean while talking together?" "That would be cheating." "You're right." "Mr. Mayor, Dr. Müller, until next week..." " Your lecture is ready?" " Just about." "What lecture?" ""Positive Personal Development of" "Socially Disadvantaged Children of our Beautiful City."" "Good, very good." "Oh, Mrs. Rosenbaum." "We have been thinking about your promotion." "And once your lecture is a success, then..." "I would be very happy." "So then..." "Uh..." "One more thing..." "This boy from the forest, who lives with the Schmidtsteiners..." "Schlenz..." "Schlanz..." "Schlonz!" " Schlunz." " Oh, whatever." "We should get things arranged." "You mean send him to the orphanage." "If you see this as a suitable solution, we will put no obstacles in your way." "Under no circumstances, Mr. Mayor." "Not at all." "I'll take care of it." "So, an action photo would be cool." "What should we do?" "We've already done just about everything." "Well, like, fight with something." " With a wild animal!" " Exactly." "The wildest animal in the area is Irma's Toy Poodle." "I've got it." "We'll use the garden hose as a giant snake." "Great idea." "I'm very sorry." "But we need to think about your current life situation." "Too bombastic..." "Oh, no." "That wasn't good?" "No, not at all." "I think she needs more action." "Go!" "One, two, three." "I tried!" "I really tried." "I did my best." "But enough is enough!" "Our city needs nice, helpful children." "And not a cheeky rascal like you!" "You're going to the orphanage!" "I'm sorry, that giant snake was plain stupid." "Never mind." "I'm not made for life in the city." "Nonsense." "Pull yourself together now." "Normally you don't get so depressed." "Normally she doesn't say mean things about me." "Lukas!" "Schlunz!" "Let's get to Sunday school." "We're coming." "My last time, maybe." "Oh, something will come to mind." "This time I don't think so." "So, that was nice." "Today I want to read you a famous passage from the Bible." "From the book: "Lukas", chapter 10, verse 30." " The book of Lukas?" " Yes." "Lukas wrote a book?" "Oh, man!" "Not our Lukas." "2000 years ago there was a Lukas, who wrote many stories about Jesus." "Cool!" "2000 years ago, was there also a Schlunz, who wrote stories about Jesus?" "Not that I know of." "Too bad, then it's about time to start" "Can I finish telling the story?" "For 2000 years we had no book of "Schlunz"." "So a few minutes more won't matter." "Of course." "So." "One time Jesus was asked what the most important commandment was." "What do you think he answered?" " Jesus." " Jesus?" "Well, that answer is always right." "Not this time, unfortunately." " I got it!" " The most important commandment?" "Yes, you should not aim a garden hose at Mrs. Rosenbaum." "Thank you, boy." "So, I'll give you the answer." "Jesus replied:" "You shall love God with all your heart." "And thy neighbor as thyself" "My neighbor?" "Elmar?" "2000 years ago people asked the same thing." "Whether Elmar was their neighbor?" "No, the story has nothing to do with our Elmar." "It's about all neighbors." "Anyone whom we meet next." "Jesus told this story, that I want to tell you all the time." "May I?" "Sure." "Good to know what the competition writes." "Well." "On the way from Jerusalem to another city," "a man was attacked by nasty thieves." "They robbed him, tore off his clothes and beat him up so bad that he couldn't get up." "After a while, an educated man passed by." "A priest who was on his way to the temple." "There he was given the task to talk about God." "But when he saw the beat-up man, he went on by quickly." "Then a temple servant passed by." "But he also left the beat-up man half dead." "and went on." "Then a third man came by with his donkey." "A Samaritan." "The word may sound pretty normal today." "But at that time, nobody in Jerusalem liked those people." "When he passed by and saw the beat-up man, he stopped and helped." "He carefully washed the wounds of the poor man and brought him to an inn on his donkey." "There he gave the landlord as much money as needed, to nurse the beat-up man back to health." "And the point is to tell us that we should do today, just as the Samaritan did at that time." "Carry beat-up people on donkeys?" "No, we should help others." "We should love our neighbors and our fellow human beings." "Although it isn't always easy." "Yes, yes, to love everyone." "That's really something." "Please help Schlunz to find his family soon." "And thanks for the good food." "Amen." "Amen." "So "Amen" means "now attack the food"?" "Amen means: "So be it."" "But why don't you say "So be it" instead of a secret word?" "No idea, people have been saying it that way for many years." "Nevertheless funny." "If you would not say "Amen" or "So be it"" "then shouldn't it be so?" "Of course it would be all the same." "Then why say it?" "I would say, the word is also a clue for everyone, that the prayer is now over." "Ok?" "So you could also say: "End of message"?" " Yes." " Cool." "We'll say that from now on." "Schlunz, is everything all right?" "Yes, actually you are Samaritans as well." "What gave you that idea?" "Well, it's like the story Adelheid told us today." "Yes, and?" "Well, you also look after me." "Although I'm really a stranger." "Stranger?" "You're already one of us." "Yes, I would like to be as helpful as you are." "You are!" "Tell that to Rosenbaum." "She says, the city needs only helpful people, no cheeky rascals like me." "That's what she said?" "Well, she'll get to know me yet." "Not you, she should get to know Schlunz properly." "Yes, that's what I meant." "She has no idea how nice and helpful you really are." "They ought to teach her that somehow." " Hey, Lukas!" " Yes." " I have an idea." " Oh, no." "Every time you have an idea, it ends in disaster." "This time it's harmless." "I know that saying as well." "So, we take the photo story and extend it a bit." "What do you mean?" "Well, we simply help all beat-up people?" "And Nele takes photos of us." "Are there any beat-up people here?" "Certainly." "We can not simply beat-up people, just to then help them." "We can't." "Yes, that would be illogical." "I've got it." "We just help all the people who are in need." "Oh, great." "Yes, I think so too." "And then we show the whole thing to Rosenbaum." "And what's the point?" "Well, she'll finally see that I'm a helpful boy as well." "And then I can stay with you longer." "It's a great idea, right?" "Yes, fine." "Where's Lukas?" "He's getting something." "We'll be too late." "Late?" "We still don't know who needs us." "Regardless, a Super-Samaritan is never late." "What are you dragging along?" "A first aid kit." "A good Samaritan always needs a first aid kit." "Father does too." "What if he gets pulled over?" "Papa has never been checked." "Then he won't be now, either." "Never mind." "Duty calls." "Come on, Super-Samaritan," "On to the first case." "Since when do Samaritans go "Do-Do" " Do-Do"?" "Our first case." "Chopsticks." " Please." " Thank you." "Super." "Here, go." "Hello... hello..." "Hey, wake up." "Get out of here, fast." "Hey, what are you doing?" "Hey." "Hey, you bums!" "Leave me alone!" "Ow!" "Leave me alone!" "But they haven't beaten him up yet." "We need to help right away." "Everything else is bullshit." "But they're stronger than we are." " But not smarter." " Right." "Attention, Attention!" "This is the police." "Crap." "Hands up and don't move." "Keep your hands up!" "Or we'll open fire!" " Hey." " What do you want?" "We just kept the bad guys at bay." "You were the police?" "Cool." "Are you injured or anything?" "No, not at all." "But?" "I bought mom her favorite chocolates." " Her birthday is tomorrow." " So what?" "These two took the chocolates and ate them all." "I have no more money and we don't have much money at home." "You know, let's go to the store and you show us the chocolates." "We will fix it for you, okay?" "Okay." "Cool." "These ones." "Okay." "Let's talk about this." "Okay." "They cost 9,90 Euro." "What should we do?" " So each of us..." " A bit over three Euro." "Ok, you got money?" "Yes, but..." "But what?" " I was going to buy the new Bundesliga magazine tomorrow." " And I horse stickers." "Okay." "I don't have much money either, but are we Samaritans or not?" " Yes." " Yes." "Okay." "This is really great of you." "My mom will be so happy." "Crap" "There may be someone inside." "No one there." "Excuse me, I think the woman in the back called you." " Oh, thank you." " Ok." " Here you go!" " Well!" "What do you think you're doing, anyway?" "Me?" "What do you mean?" "You can't constantly open and close the curtain..." "That will not do." "I don't know exactly what you mean, but do you like the petticoat?" "Well, do you have one with more flowers?" "I wish I'd seen her face." "These flowers, madness!" "And what about the photo story?" "It turned out great." "I'll save it right away." ""Thank you for your attention :)"" "Oh, cool." "Where did you get that?" "Giveaway from the mayor." "What do you think, will he have another one?" " Then I could get one as well." " We'd be happy if we can make Rosenbaum let you live with us." "Nothing else matters, right?" "Let's go!" "Okay." "What's up?" "I was just thinking." "I don't think this is right." "What?" "You should help just to help, and not to look good." "We didn't." "First we saved the ice cream." "Then the boy, who was harassed by the big boys." "And we also saved his mother's birthday," "By the chocolates." "And also we want to save me from the orphanage." "Is that nothing?" "Well indeed, but what the Samaritan did, is really something special." "He didn't think of himself." "Nele is right." "Yes, I wanted to accomplish something." "But at least you can help me." "So at least you are Samaritans." " Okay?" " Okay." "Okay." "Let's go before it gets dark." "Yes, yes." "Ah, Mrs. Rosenbaum." "She isn't here now." "Cool, she has one as well." "Of course, it's from the mayor." "Put it down right now." "Are you crazy?" "This is all part of the Samaritan plan." "Have you gone completely nuts?" "Take out the stick immediately!" "No." " We will now leave." " And then?" "Then when Rosenbaum comes back, desperately seeking her stick we pull it heroically from the trash can." "Great plan!" "Finally you get it." "And then what?" "Then we show her the presentation as a bonus." "This is the biggest bullshit I've ever..." " Can I take the garbage?" " Please, please." "Stop this nonsense at once..." "Where is my USB stick?" "We don't have it." "Empty your pockets, now!" "There it is." "That's not it." "We can explain everything." "We'll talk after the meeting." "I'm too late anyway." "You thieves!" "But just listen to..." "One more word and I'll lose my self-control." " But..." " Oh!" "Well, you look a bit perplexed." " I don't know yet whether we have the next point..." " Good day." "Sorry for the delay." "I was held up." "Mrs. Rosenbaum!" "Take a deep breath." "If you'd be so kind as to give the presentation to Mrs. Peters, then the presentation can start." "Please do!" "They will fire Mrs. Rosenbaum because of me." "So what, then she can't put you in the orphanage anymore." "But still it's not nice of me." "What will you do?" "She can't play our presentation." "Sure, we go in there and say," ""please be so kind and do not play the presentation."" "And she'll say: "Sure I will, have a nice day."" "Very funny." "What are you waiting for?" "Come here." "And therefore it is very important that we see the facts." "And that's why I prepared a small presentation, which I want to show right away." "I don't want to talk about project planning, research and information control." "I think the presentation speaks for itself." " Don't play it!" " Mrs. Peters..." "It wasn't okay what I did, as if I were helpful." "But you are helpful." "Yes, but I did it all just so, that everyone would see." "Because of the orphanage." "You can't dismiss Mrs. Rosenbaum." "So, uh, I do not know exactly what this is all about." "Please start the presentation now." "No, don't." "Our young guests can stay and watch." "So they will see, what is really going on in this city." "Please!" "You think all children are evil, but that's not true." " All children are great!" "You just have to see..." " Stop, stop!" " ...them as they are." "Then you'll understand it too." " Mrs. Rosenbaum, now just relax." "We want to finish watching, now." "Example?" "Schlunz from the forest." "He laid there like a beat-up boy." "Despised by the people." "No one cared." "But then came the Schmidtsteiners." "And took him in." "They loved him, they looked after him." "They laughed with him and cried with him." "And now they want to take Schlunz away?" "Do they really want to destroy the poor child?" "Such a helpful boy." "You want to see some examples?" "Thank you for your attention." "Mrs. Rosenbaum," "I never thought you'd care so much about the welfare of a single boy." "And to have the courage to show us in such a direct and creative way." "You are absolutely right." "What good are dead figures and statistics, when we lose the individual child from view." "Thank you, Mrs. Rosenbaum." "Yes, the facts are clear," "Mr. Schmidtsteiner." "I really don't understand." "I always have a first aid kit in the trunk." "Really." "I hear that story at least ten times a day." "I can't explain it." "And that sentence I hear twenty times." "Now I'll tell you something." "No, we have to explain something." "We are the Super-Samaritans with the first aid kit." "It was in the trunk, as it should be." "We needed to borrow it for a bit, to save Schlunz' future." "So, you should arrest us." "Well, then the offense has been absolved." "Have a nice day, Mr. Schmidtsteiner." "Rescue at the Last Second."