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The Octopuses from the Second Floor

The Octopuses from the Second Floor

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Overview

While on vacation with their bickering parents in Portugal, Eva and her little brother Johnny find two strange clots of clay on a polluted beach, who can speak and move on their own. They create two octopuses out of the blue and green material and take them home to Prague, soon discovering that their new pets attract electricity and other disasters.

Created by Ota Hofman
Written by Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák
NetworksDas Erste

Top Cast

Milan Šimáček

Milan Šimáček

Honzík Holan

Žaneta Fuchsová

Žaneta Fuchsová

Eva

Pavel Zedníček

Pavel Zedníček

Honza Holan

Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová

Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová

Andrea Holanová

Miroslav Macháček

Miroslav Macháček

George

Josef Bláha

Josef Bláha

Policeman

P

Přemysl Kočí

Mefisto

Jaroslav Moučka

Jaroslav Moučka

Nekvasil

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

Holan

Boris Rösner

Boris Rösner

Andreadis

Themes & Keywords

family holidayestranged coupleclaymation

About The Octopuses from the Second Floor

The Octopuses from the Second Floor is a comedy, sci-fi & fantasy, family series that first aired in 1986 exploring themes of family holiday, estranged couple, claymation. Created by Ota Hofman, it stars Milan Šimáček, Žaneta Fuchsová, Pavel Zedníček. While on vacation with their bickering parents in Portugal, Eva and her little brother Johnny find two strange clots of clay on a polluted beach, who can speak and move on their own. They create two octopuses out of the blue and green material and take them home to Prague, soon discovering that their new pets attract electricity and other disasters.

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