Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer?

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Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer? (Translation: "Can you show me the way to Hamelin, mister?") is a famous 1970's children TV-series from the Netherlands with an acclaimed Dutch cast^{[citation needed]} and 120 songs.

[edit] Overview

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Based on the fairy tale The Pied Piper of Hamelin it tells what happened with the children after they disappeared from the German town.

When the ratcatcher solves the rat problem in the town of Hamelin but then disappears with all the children of the town, the alternate reality they find themselves in is an Alice in Wonderland-like adventure with flying pumpkins and carpets, mud fighting princes, dwarfs and witches, a love elixir, Wensela's melting ice palace and a lot more...

[edit] Episodes

From the original 45 episodes only the last 6 survived - besides a few compilations of the first episodes. Although expensive to make, after broadcasting they erased the tapes to be re-used.