Documentary about the history of German television.

On his 80th birthday, show legend Frank Elstner ventures into unfamiliar territory. It is not he who is asking the questions this time, but: Anke Engelke, Jan Böhmermann, Barbara Schöneberger, Michelle Hunziker, Thomas Gottschalk, Günther Jauch and Jean-Claude Juncker.

The children of the greatest showmasters in German television history come together for the first time in a television program to remember their fathers, the men who made the Saturday evening program on German television the high altar of entertainment.

Television entertainment in the southwest from 1954 to the present day: Frank Elstner recalls the best moments, the great shows and the famous stars of television entertainment from the beginnings in the 1950s of SDR, SWF and SR to today's SWR television program. The retrospective with many excerpts shows the great show hosts, such as Joachim "Blacky" Fuchsberger, Michael Schanze and Paola and Kurt Felix. Memories of the legendary music galas such as "Bonsoir, Kathrin" with Caterina Valente, "Baden-Badener Roulette" from the Kurhaus with the world stars of the time or the various hit shows. In addition, interviews with contemporary witnesses who worked in front of or behind the scenes offer insights into one or two exciting moments in television history.

Frank Elstner, who has thrilled millions for decades with shows such as Wetten dass..., Die Montagsmaler, Aber Hallo or Verstehen Sie Spaß?, who invented TV hits that everyone knows and loves and that have long been part of the collective memory, wants to bid farewell to the big Saturday evening stage with this show.