The German dubbing of TOS was an embarrassment. For some baffling reason, they treated it like a comedy rather than the sci-fi classic it is. Spock was cracking jokes, plotlines were butchered - things didn’t make sense.
The comedic tone was a product of the era’s dubbing trends in Germany and a creative choice by the dubbing team, in a try to make the show more appealing to the German audience.
The German dubbing of TOS was an embarrassment. For some baffling reason, they treated it like a comedy rather than the sci-fi classic it is. Spock was cracking jokes, plotlines were butchered - things didn’t make sense.
The comedic tone was a product of the era’s dubbing trends in Germany and a creative choice by the dubbing team, in a try to make the show more appealing to the German audience.
Further reading: https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/adventures-in-german-star-trek.275740/