My nick name and later stage name was derived from this character. I am known as Ludwig in the British Ukrainain community and I am the original accordionist and co-writer of Briish folk rock band "The Ukrainians" I loved this cartoon, usually on when I came home from school in the 1970's. Click on my youtube name to visit my channel /ukrainianmusicvideo
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Oh my god!!! This freaked me out too! I was five years old when this was shown and it was the infantile equavilent of being on an acid trip. Just watched it for the first time since 1977 and it still makes me want to scream and run. What is it about it ????!!!!!
More on iludwig.co.uk there were 25 episodes, they've just been made available as digital downloads from the orginal films - 3 have never been seen....
I'm 45 and the theme song for this has been stuck in my head for the last 35 years. I assume it's by Beethoven but I haven't been able to find exactly which piece it is - somebody please help me!!
I remember this (Im 39) but like a few people have mentioned - I cant remember one episode only the weird egg thing - I never understood it when I was a kid - was it an eastern European import (I seem to remember a lot of "disturbing" european imports of childrens animation when I was growing up (it must have been cheap)!
@strav100 You're right about the PC brigade. I was thinking the same thing myself. Maybe that's one reason this wonderful series hasn't got a DVD release yet. I hope not. I hope it gets put onto DVD soon. The whole series, not just the 10 episodes that's on the VHS.
I've been waiting so long for Ludwig to come to DVD. At least I can find him here on Youtube. But, he's on Facebook now! So maybe things are looking up.
my god i remember this.. tried to explain to so many people my age, and seem like i was the only one who remembered, i think people thought i was making it up..
Ah yes, I remember it well - the helicopter egg thing. Another of those scraggy disappointing cardboard cut-outy cartoons like Crystal Tits and Alastair and Captain Pugwash they always used to put on just before the news.
Ludwig was quite clever in making all sorts of repairs, and being a gifted multi-instrumentalist. He delighted in entertaining his animal friends. As a child, back then, I found him cute and comforting. Ah, Ludwig!
The generation who watched this as children later became the Acid House generation swallowing dangerous amounts of mind bending chemicals on an almost daily basis.
I'm the same as well, I don't remember an episode, just the program about an egg. It's weird that I knew it had something to do with classical music though I was only young :P
Jojoseahorse, Im the same. I have no recollection of any of the episodes, just a memory of a weird egg. I also remembered it had classical music, but that was about it. Thanks slickhanded!
Holy shit, finally I've found it! I told the kids I used to nanny for in NY about him (I'm from Scotland so they had never heard of it), and now I can share it with my own kids :) Funny thing is, all I remember is the awesome title sequence - I couldn't actually remember what the hell he did in the show LOL
This one was pretty strange. The thought of a stationary object like an egg that has a trap door in it and can take out all kinds of things from within itself was a pretty foreign concept for me. Even as a small child I really didn't understand it.
Oooh i remember him too, i've thought a lot about him but for some reason today was the 1st time i actually thought to check on here...duh! Brilliant, shame it's only a short clip, but worth it all the same :D
thank you for the recall. I too watched it on TVOntario. I wonder if Magic Shadows with Euwi Yost (sp?) is on YouTube too ... hmmm.
I also recall a show that had a fast-paced cartoon title sequence of animals melding into one another - lizard to bird, etc. Can you recall the title?
these are available on VHS somewhere, my friend bought it from a pound shop once and we watched it loads after a j or two. very surreal. don't know where to get them from, but they exist! don't give up hope!
What nostalgy! Yeah, this was a cartoon for me, I was a Beethoven freak at the time. I'd like to know the story behind who made this cartoon, and how he/she got approval of the BBC upper management. Bet they were fan of Beethoven too...
Ha ha, he's my hero too! Don't know ANYWHERE that has the full versions. (Believe me, I've looked and looked and better looked) I feel like writing to the BBC and requesting that they show it again!
seen too much hetalia...
Chiki1907 3 days ago
Its me!
ludwig8400 1 week ago
Ludwig van Beethoven wrote music specially for this cartoon.
probro9898 3 weeks ago
My nick name and later stage name was derived from this character. I am known as Ludwig in the British Ukrainain community and I am the original accordionist and co-writer of Briish folk rock band "The Ukrainians" I loved this cartoon, usually on when I came home from school in the 1970's. Click on my youtube name to visit my channel /ukrainianmusicvideo
ukrainianmusicvideo 1 month ago
Gotta love the old kids tv that was on just before the 6oclock news :) "ALL ABOARD THE SKYLARK" LOL!
magicbus144 1 month ago
Thing is my name is Ludwig -.-
luds1234 4 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
check out my channel my name is LUDWIG
Roehrscheid 5 months ago
Brilliant !
MrDORSETBOY 9 months ago
Along with Simon..."Sunday morning" cartoons,the LSD weirdos of cartoons!
panamaniak 9 months ago
Hands up...I do..lol
They don't make them like they used. :D
MrFloydianSlip 10 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
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chamuva 10 months ago
who else is named by ludwig
MultiKlopsi 10 months ago
Oh my god!!! This freaked me out too! I was five years old when this was shown and it was the infantile equavilent of being on an acid trip. Just watched it for the first time since 1977 and it still makes me want to scream and run. What is it about it ????!!!!!
PhineasRumey 11 months ago
Aaaaaaaah ludwig, takes me back, close my eyes and can imagine im back there :)
WiggyVideos13 11 months ago
I remember it !
IntellectualAmy 1 year ago
More on iludwig.co.uk there were 25 episodes, they've just been made available as digital downloads from the orginal films - 3 have never been seen....
UniqueForms 1 year ago
I'm 45 and the theme song for this has been stuck in my head for the last 35 years. I assume it's by Beethoven but I haven't been able to find exactly which piece it is - somebody please help me!!
maurmi 1 year ago
@maurmi it is Beethoven - it is the theme from the finale of Beethoven's 1st Symphony.
zionravescene 6 months ago
"Now, everything is over. The actors leave the stage."
zionravescene 1 year ago 3
@zionravescene
Ahhh, Orlov!
MrThecarebear 1 year ago
@MrThecarebear "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
zionravescene 1 year ago
I remember this (Im 39) but like a few people have mentioned - I cant remember one episode only the weird egg thing - I never understood it when I was a kid - was it an eastern European import (I seem to remember a lot of "disturbing" european imports of childrens animation when I was growing up (it must have been cheap)!
JonnoGM 1 year ago
I used to love this show when I was about 10 years old!
Feisty1967 1 year ago
More please, I used to love this!
GoflyNZ 1 year ago
I remember watching this on TVOntario as a kid!
PeromyscusLeucopus 1 year ago
je m'en souviens très bien! cela jouait à tv ontario quand j'étais jeune!
voldy2 1 year ago
...wtf
wallpinapple 1 year ago
@strav100 You're right about the PC brigade. I was thinking the same thing myself. Maybe that's one reason this wonderful series hasn't got a DVD release yet. I hope not. I hope it gets put onto DVD soon. The whole series, not just the 10 episodes that's on the VHS.
I've been waiting so long for Ludwig to come to DVD. At least I can find him here on Youtube. But, he's on Facebook now! So maybe things are looking up.
EveLang1 1 year ago
not as scary as the learning tree. oddly i can't find any reference to that monstrous mind torture trip.
888asd00 1 year ago
I've been taking acid, and this short clip tells me everything I need to know.
TheHarecat 1 year ago
yes this was the wierdest thing id ever seen as a kid ,looking for this for ages ,i thought it was black and white
RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF 1 year ago
Was thinking of this cartoon a few days back. Aaaah the days
BuddyFantastic 1 year ago
It's weird, my last name is Ludwig, I have a Ludwig drum-set, and I have a "Ludwig" surfboard...=D
rondonvon1 1 year ago
@goludwig1 that's my last name too.
rondonvon1 1 year ago
my last name is ludwig
goludwig1 1 year ago
my god i remember this.. tried to explain to so many people my age, and seem like i was the only one who remembered, i think people thought i was making it up..
loopylava 1 year ago
Ah yes, I remember it well - the helicopter egg thing. Another of those scraggy disappointing cardboard cut-outy cartoons like Crystal Tits and Alastair and Captain Pugwash they always used to put on just before the news.
BaddaBigBoom 1 year ago
oh yeah i'd forgotton this until now
playgirlc 1 year ago
my name is ludwig lol (:
MrAwesumm 1 year ago
Ludwig Von koopa
Kristian11363 2 years ago
I remember this. I thought I was the only one. Cool!
GarytheAxe 2 years ago
omg I remember this and I loved it!! "Ahhh Ludwig"... I have no idea what they thought they were doing but it was fantastic
KallistiUK 2 years ago
omg ludwig aus svz oder was xDD
godfatherofmusik 2 years ago
When I was a kid I did not like this. Now I'm older and watch it again, now I think. Its utter bollocks.
kippersmcgee 2 years ago
Ludwig was quite clever in making all sorts of repairs, and being a gifted multi-instrumentalist. He delighted in entertaining his animal friends. As a child, back then, I found him cute and comforting. Ah, Ludwig!
38kari 2 years ago
Ah, well thank you. ( :3
luddeking1 2 years ago
Another series imported to Captain Kangaroo.
acholl980 2 years ago
okay...so weird...my first name is Ludwig 0___0 no lie lol. this is too funny!!
synysterlud 2 years ago
Respect the egg that is Ludwig... i remember this and remains one of my favourites
jennieprice 2 years ago
I remember!!
werf4 2 years ago
That's right bitches! L-U-D-W-I-G. Respect that shit you douchebags.
ludwigmeister 2 years ago
peanut with binoculars in deerstalker outfit watches crystalline egg play violin - lol
tellyisrubbish 2 years ago
ahhh ludwig
lerxt42 2 years ago 10
The generation who watched this as children later became the Acid House generation swallowing dangerous amounts of mind bending chemicals on an almost daily basis.
Coincidence? I think not.
trimmytrab 2 years ago
I'm the same as well, I don't remember an episode, just the program about an egg. It's weird that I knew it had something to do with classical music though I was only young :P
HoudiniRadini 2 years ago
Jojoseahorse, Im the same. I have no recollection of any of the episodes, just a memory of a weird egg. I also remembered it had classical music, but that was about it. Thanks slickhanded!
makeitadoubleyeah 2 years ago
He was such a peeping tom, always spying on everyone!
Jamandmand 2 years ago
was he a Fabarge egg?
sweatko 3 years ago
Holy shit, finally I've found it! I told the kids I used to nanny for in NY about him (I'm from Scotland so they had never heard of it), and now I can share it with my own kids :) Funny thing is, all I remember is the awesome title sequence - I couldn't actually remember what the hell he did in the show LOL
Jojoseahorse 3 years ago
it was SO bizarre, but fun. I used to see this on Captain Kangaroo....when my niece and nephews would watch it. I loved this cartoon.
dougalina123 2 years ago
I used to like this show a lot!
drinksmachine 3 years ago
The Violin player has all the music abilties of TC Raymond. None!!
frankiespencer999 3 years ago
any one know what year this was?!
cwigmore 3 years ago
1977 I think
jayydee72 3 years ago
this freaked me out as a child and still does , ahhh ludwig ahhhhhhh!
bogwash1 3 years ago 10
Far more intelligent and creative than the corporate garbage thrust into children's minds today.
El135o 3 years ago
If by "creative" you mean "drug induced", then yes, I agree.
PuppySandwiches 3 years ago
yesssssssssssss my name isssssssssssssssssss ludwig ( ya thats tru) xDDD ahhh ludwig xDDD
1oco1oco 4 years ago
Damn classic if there ever was one ! Was one of my favourites programs from the pre early evening news slot.
captainclunge 4 years ago
This one was pretty strange. The thought of a stationary object like an egg that has a trap door in it and can take out all kinds of things from within itself was a pretty foreign concept for me. Even as a small child I really didn't understand it.
CelesteK 4 years ago
I think it calls for a little blind faith and the suspension of disbelief on the part of the viewers.
PuppySandwiches 3 years ago
The music for this show was composed by Ludwig Von Betovheen.
CelesteK 4 years ago
All episodes are available in file sharing.
plastique45 4 years ago
ahhh are they??? right then im off to torrent roflmao
jillh10 4 years ago
it was definitely weird
badwolf2 4 years ago
wonderful! I used to love this programme. I also found a Ludwig badge, on a site called badgechic. I wear it on my bag!
collioure3 4 years ago
Oooh i remember him too, i've thought a lot about him but for some reason today was the 1st time i actually thought to check on here...duh! Brilliant, shame it's only a short clip, but worth it all the same :D
MissTrusting 5 years ago
Ludwig ist krieg!!
mrgrimviking 5 years ago
I remember TVOntario showing Ludwig back then. The animation is by Mirek Lang, who was responsible for the cuckoo clock sequences on Vision On.
grecomic 5 years ago
thank you for the recall. I too watched it on TVOntario. I wonder if Magic Shadows with Euwi Yost (sp?) is on YouTube too ... hmmm.
I also recall a show that had a fast-paced cartoon title sequence of animals melding into one another - lizard to bird, etc. Can you recall the title?
8888ADRIAN8888 4 years ago
I had to jog my memory a bit, but I think you are thinking of 'Stationary Ark' with zoologist Gerald Durrell.
grecomic 4 years ago
I was a child of a year and a half old when this came on TVOntario so thanks. :)
CelesteK 4 years ago
EBAY! Expensive to get, but worth it - bought the VHS and love it. Surreal childhood brought back to life in one fell swoop...
ahorovitz 5 years ago
these are available on VHS somewhere, my friend bought it from a pound shop once and we watched it loads after a j or two. very surreal. don't know where to get them from, but they exist! don't give up hope!
lallyo 5 years ago
What nostalgy! Yeah, this was a cartoon for me, I was a Beethoven freak at the time. I'd like to know the story behind who made this cartoon, and how he/she got approval of the BBC upper management. Bet they were fan of Beethoven too...
JoeMaestro 5 years ago
i will write to them too let start a ludwig revolt
tomska69 5 years ago
where can i find the rest of these cartoons he was my hero and no one knew about him
tomska69 5 years ago
Ha ha, he's my hero too! Don't know ANYWHERE that has the full versions. (Believe me, I've looked and looked and better looked) I feel like writing to the BBC and requesting that they show it again!
p09o 5 years ago