Series / Hallo aus Berlin

Hallo hallo, h-h-ha-hallo hallo, h-h-ha aus Berlin
Hallo, ich bin Marko
Ich bin Jessica
Ich bin Daniel
Hallo, ich bin Esther
Ich bin Thomas
Ich bin Miriam
Hallo, Hallo, Hallo, Hallo
Hallo aus Berlin (Ja!)

— Opening theme song

Hallo aus Berlin ("Hello from Berlin" in English) is an educational series made by The BBC and the Goethe-Institut that teaches pre-teens and teenagers basic German. It aired on BBC Schools TV and ran from September 19, 1996, to March 27, 1997, for ten episodes.

The show's live-action segments have six teenagers and others showing their experiences living in Berlin, with animated skits featuring the characters Rolli and Rita in between and a song at the end of each episode. One of these songs, "Was ist dein Lieblingsfach"^note What is your favorite school subject?, due to the trippy visuals and Rolli and Rita's dance moves, caused this otherwise obscure show to experience a sudden rise in popularity in the earlier part of The New '20s.

Troping ist mein Lieblingsfach

• Ash Face: In "Essen und Trinken", Rolli looks into a frying pan while melting butter for cooking pancakes, but it explodes and turns his face black.
• Crash-Into Hello: Rolli and Rita first meet when they crash into each other in a tall building during the first episode.
• Made of Explodium: Rita's pet snake Zischer detonates after Rolli asks it to add multiple numbers at once.
• Passionate Sports Girl: Esther likes playing sports, especially track and field.
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here: In the Rolli und Rita sketch in "Familie", after Rita's snake accidentally destroys Rolli's living room, they hear Rolli's mother coming, prompting Rita to leave.
• Smoking Is Not Cool: More like "Underage Smoking is Not Cool"^note Before 2007, the smoking age in Germany was 16; In "Schule", Arno (who is 14) is caught smoking in the school bathroom and has to sweep the smoking corner as punishment.
• Theme Tune Roll Call: The opening has all the live-action characters greeting the viewers with "Ich bin [Name]".