The opening sequences credit a "MAKE UP ARTIST" [sic].
As two words, "make up" is a phrasal verb. The adjective form ("make-up") is hyphenated, and should have been used here.
As two words, "make up" is a phrasal verb. The adjective form ("make-up") is hyphenated, and should have been used here.
The police car used by Egon in 1953 is actually a model from a much later year as evidenced by the large rear window. A 1953 beetle had a small oval window in the back.
When characters use telephones throughout the series, the typical American "warbling" ringing tone is heard instead of the German "beeping" ring. Also, when speed-dialing is used, the touch-tones are heard in rapid sequence as in America; phones in Germany don't do this.
Everytime a character takes milk out of the refrigerator, they sniff it. Most milk sold in Germany is shelf-stable "long life" milk, expected not to turn sour for an extended period of time.