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| PERFORMER | Maria Happel 1986 |
| Andrea Bongers 1990 | |
| DEBUT | 1986 |
| DESIGN | Winfried Debertin designer |
The lioness Leonie Löwenzahn (last name translates to "Dandelion" in English) was featured on Sesamstrasse, the German version of Sesame Street. A school friend of Tiffy's, she tends to be frequently selfish. She debuted in two 1986 episodes and returned for four more visits in 1990.
Just like Uli von Bödefeld, she was built by a German puppet workshop (in this case Winfried Debertin's workshop), and not the Muppet Workshop.
After her short-lived Sesamstrasse career, she received her own puppet series Leonie Löwenherz (with a new last name, meaning "Lionheart") which ran from 1991 until 1993. The 44-episode show featured herself, her two lion brothers Lambert and Ludwig, and a small cast of human characters. The series was a co-production between Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and Hessischer Rundfunk (HR).
Two visually different puppet versions of Leonie existed: the first, slim-faced and slim-bodied puppet that appeared on Sesamstrasse, and the slightly, yet noticeably bigger version used throughout her own show.
External links[]
- Sesamstrassen-Fanclub - character profile