Emilie Kappelhoff runs the household for her brother Julius. One day she discovers a savings book with a balance of 350,000 DM, which he wanted to keep secret from the family. Emilie and the children believe they have hit the jackpot, which will solve all their money worries. They quickly spread...
Frugality can be a virtue, but for Schneider Nörig this virtue seems to have turned into avarice. For him, pancakes with two kinds of jam are a reprehensible luxury. He prefers to put the money aside, or rather put it in his piggy bank. It is therefore not surprising that Schneider Nörig has to...
Baker Heinrich Hintzpeter rules his family and bakery with stubborn certainty, silencing everyone’s voice. His mother Dora and daughter Gisela wrestle with the fallout - between ex-wife Selma’s return and Gisela’s suitors - while Heinrich’s refusal to listen prolongs the mess until he...
Exciting things happen on Captain Brass' small cargo ship on the last day in port: a windy "doctor" turns the captain on to a strange new ship's pharmacy, in which the medicines are replenished free of charge by his staff in every port of call. The "curbside swallow" Olga has long known that this...
The grocer Karsten Kray, a widower in his prime, is being hunted: four women have set out to steer him into the harbor of a second marriage. His drinking companion Asmus Broihan, a coffee broker and bachelor with an in-depth knowledge of the establishments of "Sankt Liederlich", is completely...
When city doctor Jan Vahlfeldt inherits his eccentric uncle’s rural practice, he must also take on its quirky long-time assistant, Anna Michels. Adapting to country life and her unconventional ways, Jan faces a series of humorous challenges before claiming his inheritance.
