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Goofball Academy
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Genre
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Reality competition
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Format
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Created by
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Judges
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Creative director
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Starring
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Voices of
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Composer(s)
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Opening theme
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Country of origin
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Germany
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Original language(s)
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German
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Number of seasons
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19 completed 20 soon
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Number of episodes
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190
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Production
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Executive producer(s)
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Producer(s)
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Running time
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roughly an hour
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Production company(s)
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Broadcast
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Original channel
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Das Erste
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Picture format
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1080i (HDTV)
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Audio format
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Stereo 5.1 Surround Sound
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Original run
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July 20, 2003 – present
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[Source]
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Goofball Academy is a German reality competition based on the highly successful titular franchise.
Format
Casting calls are accepted online. Participation is only available for contestants over the age of 16.
Judges' timeline
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2
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4
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6
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8
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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Season summary
Season
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Premiere
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Finale
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Winner
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Runner-up
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Third place
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Judges (chair order)
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1
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July 20, 2003
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September 21, 2003
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???
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2
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July 18, 2004
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September 19, 2004
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3
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July 24, 2005
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September 25, 2005
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4
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July 2, 2006
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September 3, 2006
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5
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July 15, 2007
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September 16, 2007
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6
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July 20, 2008
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September 21, 2008
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7
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July 5, 2009
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September 6, 2009
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8
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July 18, 2010
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September 19, 2010
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9
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July 10, 2011
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September 11, 2011
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10
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July 8, 2012
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September 9, 2012
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11
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July 14, 2013
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September 15, 2013
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12
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July 6, 2014
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September 7, 2014
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13
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July 19, 2015
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September 20, 2015
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14
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July 17, 2016
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September 18, 2016
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15
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July 2, 2017
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September 3, 2017
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16
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July 8, 2018
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September 9, 2018
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17
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July 14, 2019
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September 15, 2019
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18
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July 19, 2020
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September 20, 2020
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19
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July 4, 2021
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September 5, 2021
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20
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July 9, 2022
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September 10, 2022
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Upcoming season
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