With the help of crowdfunding, German cartoonist Joscha Sauer produced NICHTLUSTIG (NOTFUNNY), an animated series starring his distinctive zany characters. NICHTLUSTIG—which centers on the Lemming Family—examines everyday and extraordinary situations with sarcasm, irony, and cynicism.

What are the colors of the rainbow? And what’s your favorite color? Watch Felix and Franzi paint a picture together, and learn all of the German words for colors!

Felix and Franzi are making fruit salad. They both have their own preferences for which fruits to use, but in the end, both are happy. What kinds of fruit do you like to have in fruit salad?

Friday is laundry day at Felix and Franzi's. It's a great opportunity to learn the German words for different items of clothing!

What do Germans eat for breakfast? Join Felix and Franzi and their friends for breakfast, and find out!

A package arrives for Franzi. What might be inside?

Felix and Franzi spend the day outdoors! Felix is exercising, and Franzi is painting in the open air.

In Part 2 of Joscha Sauer’s irreverent animated short, Poodle is annoyed when an unexpected visitor shows up just as he and Death are about to have breakfast, the Lemming dad chatters away with an unusually quiet homeowner, and the scientists hatch a plan to recover their toilet.

Today is Franzi’s birthday! Friends and family are coming to the party, and of course they’re bringing presents. How old is Franzi? And how old are her friends?

Felix is at the Berlin Zoo, while Franzi is in England. The weather is different in both places, and neither is sure what to wear. Fortunately they can chat on the telephone!

Aunt Dete brings Heidi to the beautiful Alpine village of Dörfli to live with her grandfather, Alm-Öhi. But there are many rumors going around about him, and Heidi doesn’t exactly receive the warmest welcome from the local children.

Felix and Franzi experience good and bad weather together—sometimes it rains, sometimes the sun shines, sometimes the snow falls, and sometimes it’s hot!

The orphan Heidi is five years old when Aunt Dete takes her to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, where she befriends the local goatherd Peter. Based on the 1881 children’s book by Swiss-born author Johanna Spyri.

NICHTLUSTIG is a cartoon by Joscha Sauer known for its crass and irreverent humor. In Part 3, an unexpected power outage leads to all kinds of confusion in the various households.

A new telephone arrives in the mail for Felix and Franzi — now they can call their friends at the Berlin Zoo!