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Hello, everyone. It's me, Teddy.

This show, I think,

is the most emotional and honest show I've ever made,

because it's about

the topic of home and...

My goal was

to open my heart completely

and show what is behind all my characters.

I'll be talking to people and...

I'll ask them what "home" means to them.

It's something different,

but I hope you like it.

Enjoy the show. You might find something you like.

THE TEDDY TECLEBRHAN SHOW

Feeling all the feelings Heaven in this moment

You can't decide what Feeling gets you higher

Feeling all the feelings

Heaven in this moment You can't decide what...

How are you, Cologne?

Our topic today is home.

Good topic, isn't it?

Home is important.

I've always had identity problems.

I was born in Eritrea.

I grew up in Swabia.

I've been doing the splits all my life.

I didn't really know where I belonged.

And Stotzenhof...

Stotzenhof is a youth center that welcomed all nations.

We were all from different countries. It was a barn... a shed.

It was run down, but we thought it was the best place ever.

We learned everything, like dancing.

We started all our friendships there.

And the door was always open.

Stotzenhof was like home, in a way.

So I thought it'd be nice to have it up here.

It really was like home.

A friend of mine learned how to dance there,

at the youth center.

No, really, I mean it. He learned how to dance there.

A little fun fact.

Yeah, in the dancing area. It was pretty small.

And he was always so embarrassed. We all used to dance there.

And one day, he stood up. No idea what was happening to him.

And he did this move.

Four years in a row.

Every time we met up.

Try and do that for four hours straight in a disco. "Okay."

So he wouldn't forget how to do it, he'd walk home like this. "Okay."

We learned everything there. Crazy.

And Antoine and Percy, they're also part of the family,

they're also home for me,

in my heart...

That's why Antoine prepared a film.

Shall we watch it?

ANTOINE'S CASTING IN FRANK SCHÜTTLER'S OFFICE

Next one, please.

Cool.

Come in.

You're here for the audition, right?

-Yes. -Okay, I wasn't sure.

-Hello. -Heiner.

Please, take a seat. Antoine.

Do you work in this industry?

Yes, I'm an actor. I'm here...

-Oh, you are? -Yes.

Weird, I've never seen you before. Weird.

-I have a script here. -Yes.

-I'll show you... -Okay.

...how I think it should be done.

-Pretend you're looking for something. -Okay.

-You actually want to snitch on someone. -Okay.

Okay.

Where's Joshua?

Because he wasn't here at three o'clock yesterday afternoon.

But he's here today.

Isn't it weird for you, as a group,

that Joshua was here yesterday

but not today?

I'll make a mental note of that.

With all due respect, the script is shit.

Who wrote it?

Frank.

Where's Joshua?

He was here yesterday.

But he's not here today.

Don't you think it's weird?

-I can tell you have talent. -Thanks.

It's a shame you didn't start earlier.

Because I can really tell there's potential there.

A lot of potential.

Oh, happy to hear that.

How much do you earn? What is your...

daily wage?

One million euro a day.

-You pay that or get paid that? -I get paid that.

-Honestly now, do you want my opinion? -Sure.

-Do you know Brad Pitt? -Yes.

Do you know... Sammity Smith?

No.

-Loreen Jeopardy? -No.

-Ben Dangler? -Nope.

-Patrick Petrick? -Nope.

-Regody? -Nope.

-Acqualshi? -Nope.

-But you're in this industry? -Are they Indian actors?

They're all international superstars.

They get paid a million.

-But they don't have to play this trash. -Exactly.

"Play this trash."

Well, now I know. Thanks for your audition.

Let's put it like this, I...

I don't know if it'll work

after seeing what I saw. Thanks.

Well, thank you.

We would be glad if you could make a small donation.

For the group.

If you could just put in 600 euro.

We'll see about that. Bye.

-Bye. Thank you! -Yeah, yeah.

Well, I guess...

I think I have to be ready to do it...

TO BE CONTINUED...

...by myself.

I'd like to hear what the people in the audience have to say.

I want to hear... It's shit, isn't it?

I hate it too, when I get close to the audience.

What do you think?

What's home for you?

A bottle of tequila.

A few lemons.

-A few lemons, a bit of salt. -And a funnel.

Yes, I used to love drinking through a funnel.

I learned how to drink with one at Stotzenhof.

No, honestly...

Festivals are home for me, being with my friends...

In a group. That's home for me.

-So drinking through a funnel? -Yes, exactly.

And being with your friends. Cool.

For me it's...

Every time I'm abroad,

and this isn't a joke, every time I hear the Swabian dialect,

then it feels like home.

Something happens when I'm at the airport somewhere

and I see an Eritrean family

looking for the gate, that also feels like home.

I'm not joking.

I grew up in Mössingen. Stotzenhof was in Bästenhardt.

And I grew up there.

And we have wonderful nature there.

Our beer bong festivals took place in nature too.

And there's one person who used to bring us closer to nature.

When we were kids,

we used to bring him food,

because he'd spend the night in the nature reserve.

And that's Firesenai here.

DR. FIRESENAI SEREKE AGROECOLOGIST/EDHEN.CH

Firesenai carries out projects all over the world

and he makes sure that people restore nature within their land

and their means.

But what's that over here? That's...

That's an example of permaculture.

Corn, squash and beans.

And this mixture is very... The plants support each other.

The beans take the nitrogen from the air and improve the quality of the soil.

Corn helps the beans grow.

It gives them something to climb.

And the squash covers the soil and protects it from erosion.

It's a perfect combination, but these are things that get forgotten.

So that's one part of the project. We carry out permaculture projects.

That means we encourage sustainable cultivation systems such as this one.

And if there are places that use them,

then we explain how they work, like in schools, wherever.

We show them the solutions that are already there.

We always talk about problems, but there are many solutions too.

The last time we were in Mössingen,

we went for a walk, and we went through orchards,

and you told me that was sustainable agriculture.

And I just nodded and pretended I knew what you were talking about.

Teddy, you might not know

what orchards are, but I think other people do.

Hey, hey.

This is an agroforestry system that still exists in Germany.

Even though it's not widespread anymore,

it still exists in some places. But in Mössingen,

there's a very special area, because many of the high-trunk fruit trees

are still there, cherry, nut and pear trees,

all mixed, and there are many types.

Up there, straight ahead and up, right?

That's where we'd do our beer bong.

Just so you know, it all took place there.

But you were never at Stotzenhof, were you?

-No, I was probably up there, in nature. -Cool.

-A big round of applause! -It's a beautiful landscape.

Thank you.

Who's texting me? Oh, Jürgen.

You want to go party, you little shit.

He always wants to party. I work hard, he parties hard.

But let's drive home first, yeah?

I haven't been home in a while.

Helene is fed up, super angry.

She's already destroyed the living room cabinet.

Now I have to put it back together.

The neighbors have given me a hard time too.

But, in the end,

this is home.

When your girlfriend waits for you at home with a whip.

And she asks you, "Where have you been?"

"I was out, now shut the hell up."

A bit paranoid.

So, bye.

At full speed now!

Awesome.

Hi, Steffi. Stefanie Stahl.

Do you know Stefanie Stahl?

PSYCHOLOGIST AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

HER BOOK "THE CHILD IN YOU" HAS SOLD 2.5 MILLION COPIES IN 30 LANGUAGES

We're talking a lot about home today,

and the feeling of belonging.

And being in the right place.

Not just here, but being surrounded by the right people.

I always used to feel like I wasn't in the right place

when I was younger.

And I have a question for you. I play eight or nine characters.

Am I okay?

I'd say so, yes. I think you process things by doing that.

Every character has something that's yours, a topic.

Definitely. And I think that this episode, in which I just want to be Teddy,

is probably the biggest challenge for me.

-Because it's so close to me. -Authentic.

Yes, and that means being much more vulnerable.

-No characters. -No characters. It's just pure.

So if someone were to say, "I think this is shit,"

that'd be like a stab here...

You know what I mean?

Yes.

That hurts.

Failure and criticism hurt.

We always want to be part of something and be recognized as such.

Yeah, but a lot of people have weird convictions.

And those convictions always emerge,

and they stumble over them.

Do you happen to have a five-minute recipe, a quick tip,

that you can share with us on how we should work on that?

-You mean instant therapy? -Exactly.

-Add hot water, stir it, lunch is ready. -Yeah.

-I do have a tip for you. -Yeah?

-I'll do it for you. -I'd love that. They would too.

Okay.

-Should I go over there? -Yeah, go ahead.

Right, so here's a quick instant therapy session for you

about convictions.

Do you know what they are? They're very deep

internalized messages,

that we mostly get from home.

That's because many convictions arise in the early stages of life,

up until the age of 14. And they're often brought about

because as children, we didn't feel very understood.

For example, our parents were stressed for whatever reason.

And we, as children, wouldn't think, "Mom and Dad need therapy,

or parenting counselling."

But we'd think,

"I must be too much for them. I'm a burden."

"I'm not enough." Does anyone have a similar conviction

they want to share with us?

Over there in the back, yes?

"I have to work hard for my money,

and I'm only worthy if I work hard."

Exactly. That's a conviction many people have.

"I'm only worthy if I make an effort, if I work hard."

"The way I am, who I am, is just not enough."

So here's a little exercise we can do. Let's all look inside ourselves.

Think about a conviction that you know has something to do

with the way you were brought up

by your parents, when they had good intentions

but it didn't really work out.

And that's why you have now internalized a wrong message.

So let's get that out now, okay?

And it's pretty easy to do.

Take a step aside now, within your mind.

Look at your child self from the outside.

You see your parents and say,

"I might have misunderstood some things.

And this conviction belongs to you two, really."

And you give that conviction back to your parents, with lots of love.

Thank you.

Steffi, step aside!

Step aside, Steffi.

Fuck! This is shit!

Fuck, hey.

Shut your traps.

Shut your traps.

Stay where you are, Steffi.

I'm almost done.

Can I help you?

I got it.

-Are you okay? -Everything okay, Steffi?

Alright, I got it.

Steffi, I just wanted to tell you,

after reading your book,

some things have changed for me.

I've read it 14 times.

After the 14th time, I cut off all contact with my family.

-Really? -Completely.

-Was that necessary? -Of course it was necessary.

-It was necessary? -Of course.

I didn't care anymore.

What?

I didn't care. I called my aunt and said, "Hey, auntie, is that you?"

"Yes, it's me." "Shut your trap."

She said, "Why are you talking like that?" "I'm fed up.

I've read it, I've got it, now fuck off."

And I got myself three costumes.

And I realized...

There's a superhero in me

that, thanks to your book,

on the 14th day,

was finally freed!

I'll tell you something, Steffi.

-I'll tell you this. -Go on.

It wasn't easy, but I've found my calling.

-Come here. I'm taking you up. -No!

-Come here. -No.

Don't be scared. Up we go!

Come on. Pull me up!

Come on! Three, two, one.

Pull me up, you miserable pig.

What a shitty exit.

Fuck it, I'll just use the door.

-Steffi? -Yes.

-It's Ernst. -Yes, hello?

-Hey, Steffi. -Yes?

I just wanted to say...

the whole...

-Home... The topic of home... -Yes.

I made a video. I'll put it on now.

-Yes, great. -Thanks.

-Yes, thank you. Bye. -Bye.

ERNST RIEDLER'S CITIZEN-TALK TODAY: VEGGIE DAY

Are you filming? Welcome to our local TV channel.

We're here with some citizens who will discuss various topics.

We'll share our opinions, and in the best-case scenario,

we'll reach a consensus

that will help us improve ourselves,

and live together in the community.

What do you all think about Veggie Day?

-Well... -Great topic...

Oh, here we go.

I need my salami sandwich in the morning.

You know that

a living creature died for that, right?

But what men totally ignore

is the female menstrual cycle.

And women, female bodies, need iron.

-And many women don't know that, sadly. -Yes.

-But falafel has a lot of iron. -And peas too.

-But no enough. -Chia seeds. Quinoa.

-Why don't you... -And hemp.

-Lots of iron in it. -Yes, but it's not enough.

It's not like a steak.

Let's get to the next questions.

Why are we vegetarians better people than vegans?

-Than other people? -You're a vegetarian too?

No meat?

But you have just now...

-What? -You ate a sausage.

When did I eat a sausage?

-Was it vegan? -Two minutes ago.

It's not relevant. This isn't about me.

It's never about the host when there's a talk, you know?

For a whole month,

I really, really...

I only ate meat, all day long, I even drank it.

I blended it in a blender.

Some people make apple smoothies, I made a meat smoothie.

With everything. Tripe too.

And I drank it, and I ate it.

But then my heart didn't work properly. I collapsed.

And then I was in a coma.

And in the hospital,

I tried everything, all the vitamins, but I only wanted meat.

And they gave me raw meat.

-And then I felt better. -You felt better.

-Much better. -Our bodies are all different.

That's what I'm saying.

I mean, I almost died, but this isn't about me.

I had a near-death experience. I almost died.

It is what it is. We're all different.

Every body is different, especially male and female bodies.

-Yeah. -So we're back to the topic.

We've talked about Veggie Day already?

-Well, we tried to... -You keep going off topic.

-We talked about Veggie Day... -Hey, please.

-But... -Please. Stop. Quiet now. Hippie.

Forget it.

So, ladies and gentlemen, thank you.

It was an interesting talk.

That was the shittiest chat I've had in my whole life.

A catastrophe. We got nothing out of it.

I felt like I was going to throw up.

It was bad.

Bad, bad, bad.

I'm asking myself what happened here.

Did we just play "Guess who?"

Do you know who Jean Pierre Kraemer is? The guy who does car tuning.

I...

We went for lunch together once.

And we had really deep conversations.

And he told me,

"You know, life is...

"Life is hard, but take it as if it was even harder." And I went,

"What? What the hell are you going on about?"

Teddy? Teddy, I think you got it wrong.

PRESENTER, ENTREPRENEUR, VIDEO PRODUCER

I might have, yeah.

-I think you got that mixed up. -That was wrong?

Definitely wrong.

-Yeah. -But that's how I understood it.

-That's how you understood it. -Yeah, I...

Like, "Life is hard, but take it as if it was harder."

I didn't really get it. But, hey, how are you?

I'm feeling great. I'm happy to be here.

We're happy too. I'm very happy you're here.

-Can you relate to this topic at all? -Absolutely.

It's a recent thing for me, since I don't associate home with a place.

I associate it with people

and the environment you're in, that's when it feels like home.

So it can feel like home

even though I'm not actually at home.

If I'm surrounded by my people,

then I feel good.

Home can have many meanings.

Ultimately, it's a feeling.

It's the people that love you, and with whom you can be yourself.

It's the people that allow you to let go.

-To be yourself. -Exactly.

But I get that feeling when I listen to certain songs.

I feel it with... Here it is.

-AC/DC? -Yes, I do get it with AC/DC.

But also...

With this song that Lillo is starting to play.

-This... -I don't recognize it yet.

-I'll show you. -Yeah.

It goes like this...

I'm

I'm so in love with you

Whatever you want to do

It's alright with me

'Cause you make me feel

So brand new

With you

And then I used to get up.

Let's

Let's stay together

Lovin' you whether

Whether

Times are good or bad

Happy or sad

Let's

Let's stay together

Together

Lovin' you whether

Whether

Times are good or bad

Happy or sad

Happy or sad

Good or bad

Happy or sad

Good or bad

Happy or sad

Good or bad

Happy or sad

Good or bad

Happy or sad

Oh my God.

Are you okay?

Yeah?

Oh my God.

-Are you feeling okay, baby? -Yes.

-I love you. -I love you too.

Baby?

We've known each other for many, many years now.

And every time... Every time you...

Every time I had problems or a difficult time, you were by my side.

You've always taken care of me.

Your family really showed me

what home means.

The feeling I get every time I walk through that door,

and your grandpa says hi to me... It's such a great feeling.

I thank you for that, from the bottom of my heart.

We've known each other for many years.

When I saw you for the first time,

it was clear to me that this woman

would change everything in my life.

And that's why I'm asking you...

Do you want to be my wife?

Yes!

There, baby.

Look who's here.

-Come here, baby. -Oh my God!

Come here.

Good or bad

Happy or sad

Good or bad

Happy or sad

Good or bad

Happy or sad

I'm telling you,

this is life, this is home.

That's why I've been so nervous all day.

-All good? -Yeah.

Good or bad

Good or bad

Happy or sad

Good or bad

Happy or sad

Good or bad

Happy or sad

Happy or sad

Do you know what the crazy thing is?

Do you know what's bizarre?

I...

I said that this episode...

This episode is the most personal one for me.

The most personal one and...

The song I'll perform now...

I wrote a song with Lillo.

Lillo Scrimali, sitting at the piano. We were together in the studio.

So I wrote this song.

And it's exactly about all that, identity and home.

And what home means to me. I grew up here.

But home for me...

It's Swabia, Mössingen, Bästenhardt, but also Eritrea.

And I had often closed that door. The door...

The door leading to Eritrea.

But I opened it again last year

and then I wrote a song. And I kind of found a language

to help me explain this feeling

that's flowing through me.

And it's about the moments I share with my mother.

When we're together, we do this coffee ceremony and have a great time.

We enjoy our time together. With your mom it's always the best.

And then it's about the nostalgia of the older generation

when they think of home.

My uncles and aunties often say they would like to go back home.

To walk a certain path or a road.

So with this spirit, this feeling, I had the confidence to write a song.

So I went to the studio with Lillo

and we wrote this song which I will now

present with the help of these wonderful dancers.

Don't know the weather

Don't know the weather

I don't want other weather

Let us be together

Remove the toxic flavor

I found a way

To save ya

Backing up your beautiful behavior

You're my princess

And I'm your

First Communist

...for the upcoming queen, sister

Upcoming queen, sister

Don't know the weather

Don't know the weather

Don't know the weather

I don't want other weather

I dance like a butterfly

And you dance like a...

And I take her always like...

And one dance, alright with you...

Feeling

Feeling

Feeling, feeling

Mama Africa

Thanks.

Thank you very much.

THE TEDDY TECLEBRHAN SHOW

SNEAK PEEK In the next episode...

I got a voice message!

Hi, guys. It's Teddy.

I have an idea for the last show.

I'll put it like this...

It was terrible!

Come on, put it away. Just put it away, yeah?

Just delete it. Delete, gone, you're free.