Otto and his best friend, the elephant Benjamin Blümchen, urgently need money to save the zoo. They organise a raffle as a solution, but the corrupt mayor hires cunning Zora Zack to modernise the zoo.

Benjamin and Otto enjoy the nice weather and try their hand at the ice rink. Instead of skates, the elephant uses two frying pans for skating. Maria, who can spin beautiful pirouettes, joins her ...

On the show, the eponymous main character resides at the Newtown Zoo, with friends Otto and Stella. The adventures Benjamin gets involved in often require slipping into various roles, learning new ...