Beethoven (franchise) across the country in an RV to attend a family reunion. "Beethoven's 3rd" was released on October 31, 2000. Beethoven accidentally switches places with Michelangelo, a well-behaved look alike. "Beethoven's 4th" was released on December 4, 2001. Sara takes Beethoven to visit her crazy uncle. The last installment of the original storyline. "Beethoven's 5th" was released on December 2, 2003. The first installment of a new storyline. A stray St. Bernard becomes a movie star. "Beethoven's Big Break" was released on December 30, 2008. This story is narrated by John Cleese, who tells of the story of Beethoven's Christmas adventure.
Beethoven in film German DEFA Studio for Feature Film. Beethoven is portrayed by Donatas Banionis. The film covers Beethoven's life in Vienna between 1813 and 1819. Beethoven was portrayed by Clifford David in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989) as one of the historical figures kidnapped to fulfil a school history class assignment by the time travelling protagonists. Their clueless phonetic mispronunciation of his name as Beeth-Oven is a recurring comic device. Neil Munro portrayed Beethoven in the 1992 Canadian television movie "Beethoven Lives Upstairs"; it won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program. Gary Oldman portrayed Beethoven in the 1994 film