Series of 10 episodes, intended for viewers aged 3-10.This enormously successful series, filmed in a major University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, was created to help de-dramatize the world of the hospital. Albert-le-Vert, the muppet, hero of this adventure and much beloved by children, has to have his appendix removed. The viewers follow him through the different units found in a major hospital, including the operating theatre.