The Best TV Shows on KiKa

Every KiKa Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Notable series such as Unser Sandmännchen and 1, 2 oder 3 from KiKa first graced the screens in 1959 and 1977. A broadcaster of distinction, KiKa has aired more than 20 shows between 1959 and 2018. Our curated list, current as of June 2026, showcases over 20 of KiKa’s highest-rated series.

  • Lazy Lucy
    Lazy Lucy (2004)10.0

    At eight years old Lucy has her own view on life: why tire yourself out doing something, when you can find a lazier way? Lucy redoubles her energy to work out original and amusing solutions: from the room which tidies itself, to the dance for planting strawberries, she proves that she has more than one trick up her sleeve!

  • 1, 2 oder 3
    1, 2 oder 3 (1977)9.0

    The quiz show for the whole family with Elton and Piet Flosse: Three teams from Austria, Germany, and a changing third country compete against each other. Each team consists of a mixed group of three kids – smart minds and quick legs are required. 1, 2, or 3? If you know the answer, you’re in!

  • Wissen macht Ah!
    Wissen macht Ah! (2001)8.3

  • A Houseful of Animals
    A Houseful of Animals (2010)8.2

    With a woof-woof here and a baaa-baaa there and a quack-quack, oink-oink everywhere, there's always some furry or feathered creature demanding attention from the Hansens. It's partly because Dr. Philipp Hansen is a veterinarian who's just opened a practice in the big old villa he's moved into with his family. But it's mostly because of ten-year-old daughter Greta, who never saw an animal she didn't want to adopt.

  • Anja & Anton
    Anja & Anton (1998)8.0

    Anja & Anton was a German family television series broadcast in 55 25 minute episodes between December 1997 and 2007.

  • Baumhaus
    Baumhaus (2018)8.0

  • Simsala Grimm
    Simsala Grimm (1999)7.9

    SimsalaGrimm is a German television series, consisting of stories based on fairy tales by Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Anderson and other notable authors.

  • Maya the Bee
    Maya the Bee (2013)7.5

    Hello everyone, I'm Maya the Bee! What do I love? Freedom! That's why I live in the meadow instead of the hive. I have a thousand and one adventures with my friends: Shelby snail, Max the worm ... and of course Willy! Willy is very lazy and greedy ... But he's my best friend. Together, we go on an many adventures! Let's go!

  • Siebenstein
    Siebenstein (1988)7.3

  • Unser Sandmännchen
    Unser Sandmännchen (1959)7.2

    The Sandman's everyday life, travels and fantastic adventures. The character often showcased socialist technological achievements, such as the use of awe-inspiring vehicles like futuristic cars and flying devices. Together with his friends, Pittiplatsch, Schnatterinchen, the dog Moppi, Herr Fuchs and Frau Elster. Premiered in DFF on November 22, 1959.

  • Mia and Me
    Mia and Me (2012)7.2

    Plunged into a fantastic fairy tale turned real, Mia must find the strength within herself to save a race of unicorns - and an entire world.

  • The Peppercorns
    The Peppercorns (1999)6.9

    Die Pfefferkörner is a German television series produced by Der Kinderkanal. The peppercorns are five friends from Hamburg: Jana Holstein Coutre, Natasha "Tascha" Jaonzäns, Philip "Fiete" Overbeck, Cem Gülec and Vivien "Vivi" Overbeck, Fiete's eight year old sister. After school, the young detectives meet at a high level of a spice warehouse of the company Overbeck & Associates, which belongs to Fiete and Vivi's parents in the first part, but is later given to Fiete and Vivi to look after. Here, in the historic warehouse district, the five friends have their headquarters. With smarts, combined delivery and support of the Internet, they find their cases here. The detectives convict polluters, animal dealers and drug smugglers. They also help each other with personal problems they encounter. Cem has lost his parents in a car accident and sometimes feels sad and lonely. Jana lives with her divorcee mother, a lawyer who is rarely at home. Natasha comes from Latvia. Her parents initially have very strict rules in terms of her education, that make Natasha unhappy. Fiete has problems showing his feelings and hides them behind grumpiness and hostility towards girls, until he falls in love with Natasha. Vivi is suffering from her role of the youngest member of the group. She believes that she must constantly struggle for recognition.

  • Schloss Einstein
    Schloss Einstein (1998)6.0

  • Lily's Driftwood Bay
    Lily's Driftwood Bay (2014)4.0

    Follow the imagination of Lily, a five-year-old hunter, as she creates a world of adventure and friendship from treasures she finds washed up on the beach.

  • Fortsetzung folgt
    Fortsetzung folgt (2002)N/A

  • The Island of Inis Cool
    The Island of Inis Cool (2004)N/A

    The misadventures of Biff, Boff and Ben, three immature brothers on a remote island.

  • PUR+
    PUR+ (2006)N/A

  • Die beste Klasse Deutschlands
    Die beste Klasse Deutschlands (2008)N/A

    The best class in Germany is determined in a school competition.

  • Dein Song
    Dein Song (2008)N/A

  • Schau in meine Welt!
    Schau in meine Welt! (2012)N/A