Insane German Game Show That Never Ends (Schlag den Star)

This came from my stream on February 5th, 2021. I'm live every day but Saturday, come watch live next time: / northernlion
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I spent some time on stream looking for game show games on Steam. Sadly there's a dearth of North American ones, but Germany has picked up the slack. Let's check out Schlag den Star, a bizarre combination of trivia and bean bag tossing that lasts long into the night.

[@TheTbf96]

NL's eyes: read german NL's mouth: tries summoning a belgian elder god

[@S4Leagueplayer1]

Moderator: Lets get to question 6 Nl : dont trashtalk me

[@americantoastman7296]

Moderator: "Well done" NL: "Oh well done yourself!"

[@Xzhh_]

NL winning at trivia in a language he doesn't speak was definitely one of the best segments I've ever seen on stream

[@thomegatherion924]

This is absolute god tier content that only NL can provide. This man doesn't even need to know a language to win at trivia

[@TN-ec6ec]

24:13

[@sheeperskipps]

Yup

[@RickyRatte]

As a little background to the gameshow: Originally, the show was called "Schlag den Raab". Elton was not yet the host, he only appeared in one specific quiz game. Every episode, german TV star Stefan Raab would compete against normal people. Contrary to what this might make you believe, the games were far from just bean bags and geography. It could be anything, quizzes about anything, sawing a log as fast as possible, milking a cow, driving weird vehicles... The price for beating Stefan Raab was massive: 500,000€. That's not all: when the competitor lost, the jackpot would rise. The highest jackpot somebody has won was 3,5 million. After a few years, Stefan Raab retired from being a TV star, only working behind the scenes from then on. That's when the show became "Schlag den Star". Instead of the same star every show, each show had a different celebrity, and the jackpot would be drastically decreased. So did the popularity of the show. Eventually, the normal person was scrapped and two celebritys started competing.

[@Sim-oz3mi]

Sir, this is a Wendy‘s

[@RickyRatte]

@@Sim-oz3mi then why am I sitting here without a burger?

[@vharmi.]

So this show was adapted for Swedish TV as well. Initially called "Vem kan slå Filip och Fredrik", two contestants team up against Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson, who are basically two tv personalities who are super knowledgeable, and somewhat fit. Now they've been replaced by alpine skiing and hockey legends Anja Pärson and Peter "Foppa" Forsberg. A bit harder to go up against former world champion athletes in the physical challenges haha.

[@Bloxeh]

The game worked so well with Raab as he is a god tier gamer. He simply didn't give up and fought every game like his life depended on it. I think most viewers had a love /hate relationship with him in this show. The audience normally sided with the guest every time. There was one episode with Hans Martin though. He was a random guest, who was so unsympathetic, that the audience cheered for Raab and actually even booed Hans Martin a couple of times. This episode was so epic, I think I have seen it like 3 or 4 times. Tv gold. Edit: The show also lived from the show hosts: Optenhövel (?) and Buschi. They just didn't take any BS from Raab. I really enjoyed that show, but watched without Ad breakes afterwards. Incredible commitment of the normal audience to watch this time sink live on TV.

[@sergnb0]

I would watch the shit out of an american version of this. Imagine a weekly show where contestants have to face-off against Will Arnett to see who can dunk a coconut into a nest floating in the middle of a pool the fastest.

[@TheShadesOfBlack]

The fact that this video is HALF the length of the shortest ever episode of Schlag Den Star blows my mind.

[@williamapple7705]

WHAT

[@TheShadesOfBlack]

@@williamapple7705 Wikipedia says the shortest Schlag Den Star episode was about three and a half hours, and the longest episode went for just under 7 hours.

[@EDoyl]

He Vorspuled pretty heavily.

[@markbotefur4936]

@Hyperion 666 the games on the TV show are incredible. You gotta watch some highlights.

[@sheeperskipps]

it took me multiple days to watch this video, I can’t believe it

[@kokosan09]

"I like your funny words, magic man" me (German) to NL during the entire length of this video.

[@MM-vl2os]

Yo, as a German, this is a highly cursed video. Poggy!

[@t.v.5649]

Like Jesus christ. I expected something but not this level of Cursed.

[@DS-mo1xf]

THATS WHAT I LOVE TO HEAR. TIME TO WATCH

[@wesleygeissler9571]

Ad a fellow German, I have to agree. Nonetheless, the pog is immeasurable

[@sl2547]

As a German speaker, this hurts because it reminds me of how I used to pronounce German words! I need to get me this game

[@calvin5426]

Just the experience of starting a video and seeing egg cam with the huge Schlag den Star logo. Some kind of primal fear.

[@arkurianstormblade4109]

German NL can't harm you, he's not real German NL:

[@poormansproductions2402]

Watch your cornholes.

[@Fiddl3head]

German NL: "Wörf"

[@philskill8149]

Honestly NLs ability to read and understand German is kinda crazy. Absolutely loved it. Grüße aus Deutschland!

[@evorhard]

Its funny to read all the German comments as a Dutchman. Able to read German but cant speak it. Shouldve paid more attention in school.

[@Orillion123456]

@@evorhard Well, German and Dutch are almost the same language. I'll take a conversation with a Dutchman over a conversation with a Bavarian any day of the week.

[@ryanshatkin8906]

@@Orillion123456 My college German professor was from Bavaria and warned all of us that if we went to Germany we may find ourselves accidentally angering anyone who wasn't Bavarian.

[@Orillion123456]

​@@ryanshatkin8906 Nah, if you're a non-native speaker having made an earnest effort learning our language and then doing your best to communicate with us (even if there are bits of dialect in there from your professor), there's no reason anyone would get angry at you. The reason why Bavarians are frustrating to talk to is because they are FROM HERE and yet still near-impossible to comprehend in a way that goes far far beyond what any other local dialects (even austrian, swiss and luxemburgian, which are separated by national borders) do. While the perceived hostility between Bavarains and the rest of Germany is just a meme, the language barrier is actually real and I'm not joking when I say that I can understand dutch, which is supposed to be actually a different language, better than Bavarian, which is supposed to only be a dialect.

[@NeoBoneGirl]

I mean he does have chat helping him out, and a lot of English words are German in origin

[@anthonymayor8701]

This man is a king of banter. “I dare not skip the tutorial. That’s where I do some of my best hydration.” Pogged commentary

[@oOBeagleOo]

Stefan wurfed this game so hard.

[@Northernlion]

I honestly thought Wurf meant 'beanbag'

[@oOBeagleOo]

@@Northernlion Hahahha it might well do. I guessed it meant throw. I have no idea though

[@saberaxe]

@@Liesel217 So many German words are like that, just keep slapping words together with no end in sight.

[@Krizefugl]

@@saberaxe its just adding the components that make up the actual thing :D very descriptive instead of just making up a new string of letters for something that can be perfectly described by what you see.

[@itsnotme6869]

@@saberaxe it’s the same thing as beanbag though, just a different description of what’s inside

[@Supercris25]

I fucking lost it, 40 seconds in. My man sees the word "character" with a k and a e and doesnt know what it is.

[@americantoastman7296]

"this probably means settings" lmao

[@worf7271]

Guten Tag, Nördlicherlöwe, gesegneter Eiervater.

[@kokosan09]

gesegnetes Kommentar

[@Ryroe]

@@kokosan09 *gesegneter

[@kokosan09]

@@Ryroe Autocorrect schlägt mal wieder zu...

[@o0Deimos0o]

Lasst uns gehen!

[@calvin5426]

@@o0Deimos0o Ich bin aus meinem Kürbis poggiert

[@Dennis-ze4wq]

as a german that might be the weirdest combo i never knew i needed in my life.

[@zab666]

yeah, I watched that show quite a bit. And now that.....what the hell.

[@fleiftorben]

A Bit of context what this Game-Show is. There is this german celebrity called Stephan Raab. He hosted a Late night comedy-show called TV-Total which was so damn popular that the channel gave him more and more freedom to host other events and aired repeats of his late night show every night. He started hosting the TV-Total Wok-WM, where german celebrities would slide down an icy track in a wok, the Stock-car crash-challenge, where celebreties would drive in a circle in a car and the goal would be to destroy the others cars until they couldn't drive anymore, and so on. The most popular Special he did was "Schlag den Raab" where some guy would challenge Raab to 15 different exercises and could win at least 500,000€. If Raab won the amount on the line at the next "Schlag den Raab" would increase by 500,000€ and so on. Once he announced his retirement, the channel started to promote "Schlag den Star" which had the same formula as "Schlag den Raab" but was lower budget (only 50,000€) and less popular.

[@danielt.8849]

And the game adaptation is as representative of the show as the family feud or the who wants to be a millionaire games of the actual shows. (at least that's what I heard, I don't watch TV)

[@brokengirrafe]

I just checked the Wikipedia of the show and I saw that the show also had musical guests. Many of them German acts, but they also brought people like Eminem, Justin Bieber and the Blue Man Group. Was it really that big of a deal in Germany?

[@ThefalleStrat]

@@brokengirrafe yes it was huge. Mainly on the millennial generation. It just was a production that highly harmonized with itself

[@RetsamX]

@@brokengirrafe Stefan Raab WAS the entertainment industry in germany in the 2000s. It wasn't a problem for him to get huge international acts sometimes.

[@RickyRatte]

@@brokengirrafe the highest won jackpot was 3,5 million Euros. So, yeah, a show with such a huge jackpot is a pretty big deal.

[@captchagod64]

all the germans coming out of the woodwork in the comments LMAO

[@UGotSerbed]

*German speaking

[@Schmerb]

Well there is this old German saying that goes: "Diese Kommentaresektion ist nun das Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" It's quite beautiful

[@Oroberus]

@@Schmerb It kind of works like communism, when KZbin turns into OurTube, you know :D

[@americantoastman7296]

DEUTSCHE! KOMMT AUS DEM UNTERHOLZ! POGGIERT MIT MIR :]

[@Cookielord1231]

As a german, that might just be the funniest thing i've seen all week and i'm only 5 minutes into the video.

[@eisgeist1]

Dein Username ist aber auch schick! :-D

[@Cookielord1231]

@@eisgeist1 Ein Kunstwerk ger?

[@Licw-Luxus]

Same, das ist unglaublich lustig!

[@ShamikShah]

NL screaming “The Flag is an inversion of the Polish Flag. LETS GO!!!” gives me life!!

[@arbitrayer]

That was a big Egg energy moment for sure

[@TheJinxCast]

Cannery row play

[@lukassailer3964]

Will this replace Isaac?

[@americantoastman7296]

we can only hope

[@pervasivedoubt150]

There’s still hope Lukas

[@Gorm169]

Clever NL found a game where chat can't complain about him not reading instructions.

[@chanm01]

This man is so deep in the content mines that he's dug straight through to Germany.

[@TheThursty100]

NL literally wins the round with his ultimate precision wurf Elton, the Host: Does he follow a strategy and if yes, which one?!?

[@americantoastman7296]

*for the fifteenth time this game

[@Fieshs]

seeing this upload made me feel like i've landed in a parallel universe but if this is the content i'm getting here, I'll stay

[@Fieshs]

also I'm impressed how well NL did with the German trivia questions

[@na1Leatsfood]

Holy shit NL speaking german is highly cursed and I love every second of it.

[@GivenFailure]

I know a little bit of German and trying to read while listening to NL trying to pronounce German words is so mindflooding

[@Fieshs]

I'm a native German speaker but even for me, trying to read the text while NL pronounces the words like that is too mindflooding lmao

[@c.k.4770]

Ich hinterlasse diesen Kommentar aufdass der Algorithmus dich segne, Eiervater. Lass uns gehn!

[@Schmerb]

Im now imagining Danglish in german: Gutes Holz -izität instead of -icity pack es in die Gesäßtasche Spring in den Vordersitz calling everything "harzig" instead of resinous Sie haben auch Ballspieler

[@wrackspawnx]

@@Schmerb I think I've just discovered the weirdest fetish for myself. Excuse my use of an ancient proverb but this made my day!

[@daesusasa]

Wie ist es möglich? Wie konnte dieser Mann gewinnen? Lass uns gehen! POG!

[@Ryroe]

"Lass uns gehen!" LmAa (Lach meinen Arsch ab)

[@RetsamX]

@@Ryroe LaL Laut aus lachen

[@sl2547]

Hier gibt's kein Gewinnen, nur die ewige Teilnahme. Genau wie das Leben.

[@cassatan5318]

That google translate lmfao XD. “Lass uns gehen” should be translated to “Auf gehts”. Otherwise it literally means “let’s go “ instead of cheering.

[@americantoastman7296]

SIE SAGTEN ES KÖNNTE NICHT GEMACHT WERDEN! DAMEN UND HERREN, LASST UNS GEHEN!

[@ylounis]

as a german learner, I deeply enjoyed this, my gourd is pogged and my sides are hurting. The content reached the top of the mountain, and NL is still climbing

[@Schmerb]

Dein Kürbis ist poggiert? Ehrenwert.

[@Xoron]

The fascinating part about the show: Imagine the German equivalents of celebrities like Gordon Ramsay being one of the contestants.

[@calloway2109]

DUUUUDE, this is the most random combo ever. German here, as a teenager me and my buddy never missed a single Schlag den Raab (predecessor of this show) episode, and you dont even know. One episode easily lasted 4-5 hours, in some rare cases even 6. So im super ready for this video and you trashing the game (Im guessing here) :D

[@ErzbischofAmurael]

The show was amazing, the game looks terrible xD. Still watching NL play it is very entertaining^^

[@Sim-oz3mi]

I agree, it was one of the best shows cable tv had to offer back in the day. Usually I couldnt even finish it everytime because the whole show took so damn long :D but if I remember correctly that was because they introduced the candidates for like 1-2 hours and usually a band would be playing as well? Good times man

[@Apokalypse456]

Die Show wurde in Köln gedreht und wenn sie wegen dem Spiel ins Stadion fliegen mussten konnten wir am Helikopter hören ob wir uns beeilen mussten um zurück zum Fernseher zu kommen oder ob noch Zeit war.

[@PirateZ1]

"I ALREADY GOT A WERF IN THAT WERF HOLE! Alright lets complete that line and get bingo and then use a full meter ult on him" is 1000% accurate gameplay for this.

[@willowmute]

god-tier european content. pogging out of my kürbisflasche

[@miguel7888]

I'm so glad that I was there for the live version, this was so blessed and cursed. Well WURFed.

[@theworldeatswithyou]

The game has 3 reviews on steam and they are all negative I loved this on stream though

[@KolpaO]

This is actually all i needed and I didn't even know untill now

[@Niklas2104]

Hätte nicht gedacht Reinhard, den nördlichen Löwen, mal deutsch sprechen zu hören! Der Eierkopf spricht es auch noch ziemlich gut...

[@JaynnySay]

I love how the game captured the confusion and dread you sometimes felt while watching the show because everything drags on forever

[@Zdeciak]

"you need a german PC?" - yeah a Derr Laptop

[@pascusrex4152]

"..und dann hat er noch so seine Probleme!" "that's me man!"

[@mellowsign]

30:30 the pain when he realizes that the second bean bag game is another best of five just kills me.

[@Kilroyan]

dude I absolutely love how the moderator constantly gives the camera the annoyed sideeye, like he could hear NL talking shit lmao

[@BibzBall]

Discovering NL in 2022 and seeing all this quality content that I've missed over the last decade is the best thing that's ever happened to me

[@ShutterSnapped]

I love how presumably this gameshow, within the game, has such a large studio and production value visually. And cornhole is just a red piece of plywood on the floor and some bean bags.

[@ambozz3726]

Not far off from the real show tbh

[@IncrediBelleJessi]

So cursed yet so blessed! Greetings from 'schland, liebster Eierkopf

[@RickyRatte]

Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

[@pluesch.]

This is highly cursed, yet absolutely amazing content. Here's hoping for those Schlag den Star watch parties and/or the occasional revisit.

[@TheLeagueofLegendsTv]

This was actually one of the most hilarious things ive ever witnessed. Possibly

[@pentagonofpeople]

1:23:57 NL got robbed (Raab'd?). When they reveal the answers, the other paris was 1855

[@imjustsomeguy72]

Mark guessing Griechenland thinking it was Greenland but still getting the question right has to be the most pog move ever.

[@WhyName]

The curse to quality ratio on this one is off the charts.

[@brokengirrafe]

this gives me Poison Mushroom vibes... also, as someone who knows German pretty well, this gets me pogged af

[@christiaanboerkamp1043]

This won't give you any add revenue but I still hope the algorithm blesses you

[@thisdennis623]

This was the funniest stream I have ever watched. Being german I can tell you that this was more fun than any of the episodes of the actual show in the last 5 years. Keep up the great content, you're killing it lately

[@PsychShrew]

I would actually love to see a real German game show bring on someone who speaks hardly any German and just go on like nothing unusual was happening lmao

[@S4Leagueplayer1]

"I like your funny words, magic man" Got me good, much love NL

[@palumpalumful]

Wie wir in Deutschland sagen: Pog

[@Supercris25]

These comments are killing me. Im laughing so much.

[@birdy_]

@@Supercris25 Freut mich zu hören dass die deutsche Sprache dich zum lachen bringt. :)

[@CadoonTube]

Your confidence and dismissal coming into Cornhole 2 after the win in Cornhole 1 resulted in the most beautiful parable about overcoming the pitfalls of human nature I've ever seen. NL vs Stefan in the ultimate cornhole matrix reversi gauntlet is probably better than any sports movie you can name.

[@FATxAZZxGONExCRAZZZY]

As a Dane fluent in German this is absolutely hilarious to listen to xD

[@sl2547]

I would LOVE a Danish version of this game, even though nobody who comes from south of Århus would understand a word of it

[@Mp5k003]

Hate the frequent audio cuts (copyright music I assume?), but other than that, this video is pogged to a high degree.

[@adriantoader4341]

almost 3 years later, this is still the funniest shit I have ever seen NL do.

[@benevans1377]

instead of war, all future contry disputes shall be settled by each leader facing off in a nail-biting game of cornhole

[@timcammitch]

I put this on as my usual background NL and when I finally came to my senses and looked at the screen I was more lost than I've ever been in my life

[@superdummboy]

Löwe des Nordens, ich bedanke mich herzlichst für die von Ihnen erzeugten goldenen Inhalte. Hiermit erlaube ich mir, Ihre an ein Ei erinnernde Stirn zu küssen.

[@Naratikk]

As a german this was just awesome and hilarious. Im so impressed by your german pronunciation and your on the fly translation attempts. I wouldnt be shocked if some people that took some german lessons had even more problems than you. Please play another round :D

[@xKiraOkamix]

As a German Viewer, this made me very happy. Grüße aus Hessen

[@RetsamX]

Hessen rules :)

[@americantoastman7296]

@@RetsamX Alle Hesse sin Verbrescher denn sie klaue Aschebescher

[@JadeAndTofu]

100 minutes of maximum poggy content, have one for the algorithm!

[@bearfangmedia]

I've watched this video 4 full times and I don't know whether to be proud or ashamed I guess I find German game shows soothing

[@Kilroyan]

Ich bin gerade so pogged aus meiner gourd heraus, it's unbelievable. This content is injecting liquid joy and happiness straight into my cerebral cortex. Thanks for the company NL.

[@bigsammichthoughts]

The wurfs are calculated and the pogs are copious

[@lolatomroflsinnlos]

Dieses Crossover habe ich nicht erwartet

[@parahaxeus1267]

When I heard about how this game went on stream from the subreddit, I didn’t believe them... I am now proud to say that I am a reformed lover of the absolute pog that is this segment. Good work ryab

[@yasinachekzai2567]

This one made me so happy! Your pronunciations were surprisingly good actually. XD Anyway, thanks for the company/Danke für die Gesellschaft. ^.^ Edit: Also, you have no idea how funny 1:12:49 sounded for German speakers! XD

[@miguel7888]

Three months later and it still sends me how the fun, fast games that are worth double digit points are best of ones while the wurfs take ages and give like one or two points.

[@xliza5242x]

Can't believe I missed out on this premium pogged content for so long, Enelle MUST do one of these again

[@Kimmie6772]

I genuinely would never expect cornhole (and actually named cornhole) on a game show, let alone one originating from a country halfway across the world. Cornhole is the game drunk dads and children play at a bbq, lol.

[@nourmasalkhi9004]

This game made me want to vorspulen so much, but as a German the poggs were coming too strong

[@TheNottykid]

24:03 is an amazing piece of analysis that I would’ve never thought of while trying to answer that question. I learn more from the Prodigal Egg everyday.

[@maxgeopiano]

8:32 The guy on the right casually checking the time on his imaginary watch.

[@Froboywest]

This was far more entertaining than I thought it would be.

[@leyvenjr5185]

Ive watched like 1000 Isaac Videos but as a German I have to say DAS VIDEO WAS PERFEKT. Much love

[@uncleflansy5621]

I love how NL thinks that any music at any time can get him DMCA'd. No matter how banal or inconsequential it is, he still hits us with the lyrics over the top.

[@nilsstrassel1254]

German here.. been watching NL for 6 years... This was the most I ever laughed at a KZbin video... Thanks for that incredible amount of pog content.

[@dilliedAlly]

this is insanely good stuff, NL. only you could play a game in a language you don't speak or read and still do this well

[@LampiShu]

Ahh finally Egg plays Cornhole: The game

[@Monochrom89]

Wunderbare Kombination, bitte mehr Videos mit deutschen Müllspielen! Vielen Dank nördlicher Löwe, gesegnet sei dein Eierkopf.

[@Xxl2eactionzZ]

You´ve got to watch the original Series "Schlag den Raab" espacially the episode with the candidate Hans-Martin^^ The whole appeal of this show is the banter for me, which does not well translate to a game.

[@Kr4utsalat]

Although I saw this masterpiece live, I will pog in the YT-Comments as well to please the algorithm.

[@ZantierTasa]

LOL when you got 2 points for the second round and it turns out you played 15 min of cornhole to compete for 1 out of 120 available points.

[@Seyiall]

I am amazed at how accurate his translation are sometimes despite not knowing the language (evidenced by the other half: really off the mark estimations of what stuff means). :-D Watched it live and it was glorious.

[@erebusaeon6945]

Nl's ability to play triva in a different language is akin to Homer Simpson being able to speak in any language as long as it's related to food.

[@danjackson1016]

Yeah! Looking forward to episode 2 tomorrow!

[@MrUrbnGamr]

51:20 Honestly one of the hardest intellectual flexes I’ve ever seen

[@Colorado0091]

Northernlion, this quiz show is secretly the german language level test for people studying german. As a german, I'm happy to announce to you, that you succesfully gotten the best grade and are now certified to talk in german! Ok to be honest, still props to you, that you were in some way or another (even with a little help from the chat) able to understand a good amount of the game. As far as I can tell you never learned german, so this is a incredible ability to deduct meaning (I know you have a lot of general knowlegde, but still wow). I probably need to subscribe now, because I'm always watching your videos, (since probably 5-6 years now) and still haven't subscribed, shame on me!

[@YTDeepshock]

It's amazing what one can guess from context clues. I think he should definitely learn the language sometime (so should I.) He seems like he'd be a quick study.

[@BodywiseMustard]

Andorra was SOOO clearly a micro state because of the smooth border.

[@GrizonII]

I’d honestly love to see NL play this again; this was a fantastic experience.

[@GDmetallic]

3 minutes in, as a German, im laughing off my buttocks and POGGING out of my gourd

[@niteblack2432]

Thanks from germany, absolute delight! Very impressive how much you understood without speaking the language, and i love you talk german :D Thanks NL

[@Xylofoam]

i never knew i needed this so much, danke Eiervater, für die Unterhaltung. Pog

[@varro3847]

This is one of my favorite pieces of youtube content for sure

[@the_verTigO]

I never laughed so hard as when I heard you read the character descriptions. ='D