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Mein neuer Freund
Starring	Christian Ulmen
Country of origin	Germany
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Release	January 18, 2005

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Mein neuer Freund (My New Friend) was a German reality television show which aired on ProSieben in 2005. The series was a German adaptation of the British comedy My New Best Friend.

The host of the show was Christian Ulmen, who also played the "new best friend".

Concept

Contestants were required to spend an entire weekend with someone they did not know, someone unpleasant and irritating to them, played by Christian Ulmen in disguise.^[1] The contestants did not know this person's identity or characteristics in advance. They had to endure everything the person did or demanded, and introduce him to their friends and parents as their new friend.

The contestant and their "new friend" were the only people who knew that everything was being filmed and that the relationship was staged. The contestant could opt out at any time.

If the contestant endured the friend's constant provocations, they could win a prize of €10,000. When this happened, the "new friend" handed over the money under a pretext and then left the room.

Episodes

Knut

Unkempt entertainer Knut Hansen is the only one who recognizes his own talent. Contestant Diana (26) endures his stench and performances to the end.

Uwe

Clumsy mother's boy Uwe Woellner annoys Anika (26) with an allergy to just about anything. She can't stand him, and opts out for this reason.

Alexander

Contestant Franziska (24) doesn't let herself get worked up by the rich, misanthropic snot Alexander von Eich and wins the money.

Veith

Therapist and motivational speaker Veith tries to turn André (30) homosexual, but the contestant survives the episode.

Ecke

Good-for-nothing, drug-addicted rapper Ecke first insults contestant Sabine's (26) friend in a Bob Marley outfit, then he wants to see her mother. Sabine gives in.

Collin

Schizophrenic American Collin Brown believes in aliens. Back on planet earth, contestant Yvonne (27) wins €10,000.

Jürgen

Working-class petty criminal Jürgen Wegmann presents the father of contestant Sandra (28) with a business idea for a telephone sex operation, and gives her €10,000 at the end.

Martina

Contestant Christoph must present transgender nag Martina Kandel to his parents as a former school friend and is rewarded with the prize.

Marcel

This overexcited man with a bobble hat is always trying to seem cool. Contestant Mike ends the game when Marcel addresses his mother. (This episode was not broadcast and only appeared on DVD).

TV Ratings

The show's host channel removed the program from its listing because the first episode of the series did not match ProSieben's desired market.

In response to a fan-initiated internet petition, ProSieben returned the series to broadcast at short notice, during their 11:15 P.M. slot.

Although the later episodes had a larger viewership than the pilot, the ratings were still below the network's target.

Re-runs

On November 1, 2005, reruns of the entire season of Mein neuer Freund were shown on MTV Germany. Another repeat ran in early 2008 on Comedy Central. In a final special episode, Christian Ulmen commented on the individual characters and contestants.

ulmen.tv

The roles Alexander Von Eich, Knut Hansen, Uwe Wöllner and, since the eleventh of December, also Ecke, now called Maurice Horstmann, have been incorporated into ulmen.tv, the show's successor.

In ulmen.tv, there are no contestants who spend a weekend with the characters. Unlike Mein neuer Freund, ulmen.tv was first shown only on the internet from the end of August 2008, and could be seen at 3min.de. Since October 2012 all episodes of ulmen.tv have been shown on Tele 5.

Later, selected episodes of ulmen.tv were also broadcast on Comedy Central and MTV.

Internet and DVD

All episodes that were broadcast on television were made available in full length on MySpass.de free of charge.

In addition, a DVD has been released which includes a special never before broadcast episode.

References

^ "Mein neuer Freund (TV Series 2005– ) - IMDb". IMDb.

External links

Mein neuer Freund at IMDb
Online version http://www.myspass.de/myspass/shows/tvshows/mein-neuer-freund

[1] "Mein neuer Freund (TV Series 2005– ) - IMDb". IMDb.

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-'''''Mein neuer Freund''''' was a German reality television show which aired on [[ProSieben]] in 2005. It was the German adaptation of the British comedy ''[[My New Best Friend]]''. The star of the show is Christian Ulmen who plays the "new best friend" for many candidates on the show.
+'''''Mein neuer Freund''''' (My New Friend) was a German reality television show which aired on [[ProSieben]] in 2005. The series was a German adaptation of the British comedy ''[[My New Best Friend]]''.
+The host of the show was [[Christian Ulmen]], who also played the "new best friend".
+==Concept==
+Contestants were required to spend an entire weekend with someone they did not know, someone unpleasant and irritating to them, played by Christian Ulmen in disguise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450222/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl|title = Mein neuer Freund (TV Series 2005– ) - IMDb| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> The contestants did not know this person's identity or characteristics in advance. They had to endure everything the person did or demanded, and introduce him to their friends and parents as their new friend.
+The contestant and their "new friend" were the only people who knew that everything was being filmed and that the relationship was staged. The contestant could opt out at any time.
+If the contestant endured the friend's constant provocations, they could win a prize of €10,000. When this happened, the "new friend" handed over the money under a pretext and then left the room.
+== Episodes ==
+=== Knut ===
+Unkempt entertainer Knut Hansen is the only one who recognizes his own talent. Contestant Diana (26) endures his stench and performances to the end.
+=== Uwe ===
+Clumsy mother's boy Uwe Woellner annoys Anika (26) with an allergy to just about anything. She can't stand him, and opts out for this reason.
+=== Alexander ===
+Contestant Franziska (24) doesn't let herself get worked up by the rich, misanthropic snot Alexander von Eich and wins the money.
+=== Veith ===
+Therapist and motivational speaker Veith tries to turn André (30) homosexual, but the contestant survives the episode.
+=== Ecke ===
+Good-for-nothing, drug-addicted rapper Ecke first insults contestant Sabine's (26) friend in a [[Bob Marley]] outfit, then he wants to see her mother. Sabine gives in.
+=== Collin ===
+Schizophrenic American Collin Brown believes in aliens. Back on planet earth, contestant Yvonne (27) wins €10,000.
+=== Jürgen ===
+Working-class petty criminal Jürgen Wegmann presents the father of contestant Sandra (28) with a business idea for a telephone sex operation, and gives her €10,000 at the end.
+=== Martina ===
+Contestant Christoph must present transgender nag Martina Kandel to his parents as a former school friend and is rewarded with the prize.
+=== Marcel ===
+This overexcited man with a bobble hat is always trying to seem cool. Contestant Mike ends the game when Marcel addresses his mother. (This episode was not broadcast and only appeared on DVD).
+==TV Ratings==
+The show's host channel removed the program from its listing because the first episode of the series did not match ProSieben's desired market.
+In response to a fan-initiated internet petition, ProSieben returned the series to broadcast at short notice, during their 11:15 P.M. slot.
+Although the later episodes had a larger viewership than the pilot, the ratings were still below the network's target.
-== Concept ==
-A contestant must spend an entire weekend with someone they do not know, is unpleasant, and just gets on their nerves. The best friend's identity is withheld during this time. The contestant must bear everything the person wishes to do with them while sitting across from their new friends and their new friend's parents. A camera crew follows them around all weekend, and the candidate and his "new friend' are stuck together the whole time. If the candidate overcomes the friend's provocations he wins 10,000 Euros. The person who plays the "new friend" makes an excuse to hand over the money and then leaves the room. The candidate can cop out at any time. Christian Ulmen plays each "friend" in disguise.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450222/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl</ref>
-== Reactions ==
+==Re-runs==
+On November 1, 2005, reruns of the entire season of ''Mein neuer Freund'' were shown on MTV Germany. Another repeat ran in early 2008 on Comedy Central. In a final special episode, Christian Ulmen commented on the individual characters and contestants.
-* '''Knut:''' The unkempt entertainer is the only one who recognizes his own talent. Contestant Diana (26) endures his odor and performances to the end.
-* '''Uwe:''' The mother of an awkward son, Uwe Woellner annoys Anika (26) with an allergy to just about anything. The candidate can't stand her and cops out for this reason.
-* '''Alexander:''' Candidate Franziska (24) can not be disturbed by the rich inhuman snot Alexander von Eich and wins the money.
-* '''Veith:'''  The therapist and motivational speaker Veith turns Andre into a homosexual, but the candidate survives the episode.
-* '''Ecke:'''  The schizophrenic American Collin Brown believes in aliens. Back on planet earth, candidate Yvonne (27) wins 10,000 euros.
-* '''Jurgen:'''  The petty criminal Prolet Juergen Wegmann presents the father of candidate Sandra (28) with a business idea for a telephone sex operation and handed the father 10,000 Euros after messing with him for a bit.
-* '''Martina:'''   Candidate Christoph must present the transgender annoyance Martina Kandel to his parents so that he can win.
-* '''Marcel:'''  The prick with a bottle cap is always trying to seem cool. Candidate Mike ends the game when Marcel addresses him to his mother. (The episode was not broadcast and only appeared on DVD).
-== Charisma ==
+== ''ulmen.tv'' ==
+The roles ''Alexander Von Eich'', ''Knut Hansen'', ''Uwe Wöllner'' and, since the eleventh of December, also ''Ecke'', now called ''Maurice Horstmann'', have been incorporated into ''ulmen.tv'', the show's successor.
-The show's host channel had removed the program from its listing because the first episode of the series did not match Pro 7's desired market share. In response to a fan- initiated internet petition, Pro 7 resumed the series at short notice during their 11:15 P.M. slot. Although the later episodes saw more views than the pilot, the ratings were still below the station's target.
+In ''ulmen.tv'', there are no contestants who spend a weekend with the characters. Unlike ''Mein neuer Freund'', ''ulmen.tv'' was first shown only on the internet from the end of August 2008, and could be seen at ''3min.de''. Since October 2012 all episodes of ''ulmen.tv'' have been shown on [[Tele 5]].
-On November 1, 2005, the entire season of My New Friend was repeated on MTV. Three years later, another repeat ran in early 2008 on Comedy Central. Conclusively, there was a special episode where Christian Ulmen commented on the individual characters he played and candidates he messed with while on the show.
+Later, selected episodes of ulmen.tv were also broadcast on [[Comedy Central (German TV channel)|Comedy Central]] and [[MTV Germany|MTV]].
-== Ulmen.tv ==
-The roles ''Alexander Von Eich, Knut Hansen'' and Uwe Woellner and the time on the eleventh of December that he played the corner named ''Maurice Horstmann'' have been incorporated into ulmen.tv. In ulmen.tv, there are no contestants to spend a weekend with the characters. Unlike ''Mein Neuer Freund'', the videos of ulmen.tv since the end of August 2008 were first shown only on the internet and could be seen at 3min.de. Since October 2012 all episodes can be seen on ulmen.tv.
+==Internet and DVD==
-Only later was a broadcast of selected episodes of ulmen.tv also on Comedy Central and MTV. Ulmen ran 20 episodes on Tele 5 since October 11, 2012.
+All episodes that were broadcast on television were made available in full length on MySpass.de free of charge.
-All episodes are broadcast on television and are available in full length on MySpass.de free of charge. In addition, a DVD was released which includes a special never before broadcast episode.
+In addition, a DVD has been released which includes a special never before broadcast episode.
 == See also ==
 * [[List of German television series]]
-== References ==
+==References==
 {{reflist}}