| Sesam Stasjon | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Sverre Holm Sidsel Ryen |
| Voices of | Harald Mæle |
| Country of origin | Norway |
| Language(s) | Norwegian |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NRK |
| Picture format | PAL (576i) |
| Original run | 1990 – 1998 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Sesame Street |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
Sesam Stasjon was a Norwegian children's television series that ran on NRK1. Sverre Holm Gundersen ( July 24, 1931 – March 17, 2005) was a renowned Norwegian stage and film actor Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language The multiple-camera setup (aka multiple-camera mode of production is a method of shooting films and television programs The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ( Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting AS) which is usually known as the NRK, is the Norwegian PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour -encoding system used in Broadcast television systems in large parts of the world 576i is a standard-definition video mode used in (former PAL and SECAM countries Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Children's television series are Television programs designed for and marketed to Children normally broadcast during the Morning and Afternoon NRK1 is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's ( NRK) main channel The series was based on Sesame Street. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining It quickly became the most popular children's show in Norway after its debut in 1989, and more than 250 episodes were made until 1998.
Characters
- Max Mekker: a big blue monster who works at a train station called "Sesam Stasjon". Good at fixing things, hence the name "Mekker" (about the same as "handyman"). Played by Geir Børresen.
- Alfa: a female yellow muppet resident of the train station. Played by Hanne Dahle.
- Bjarne: a pink muppet who owns a ticket booth. Very fond of numbers and having system in his stuff. Allergic, and therefore doesn't like summer. Played by Åsmund Huser.
- Py: a red muppet with yellow and red hair and the youngest at the station. She was seen hatched from a humongous blue egg that appeared with a train. Played by Christine Stoesen.
- Stasjonsmester O. Tidemand: station master. Played by Sverre Holm. Sverre Holm Gundersen ( July 24, 1931 – March 17, 2005) was a renowned Norwegian stage and film actor
- Leonora Dorothea Dahl: a lady working at the train station. Likes to sing and cook. Played by Sidsel Ryen.
The whole production went to New York to observe the American production of Sesame Street. The City of New York By co-operating with the American production, they got the rights to make their own version of the show. It came out as "Sesam Stasjon" (Sesam Train Station).
The Norwegian producers were Herman Gran and Grete Høien. Eyvind Skeie and Lena Seimler wrote the teleplays, the costumes were designed by NRK's Costume Designer Ellen Andreassen Jensen while Sigvald Tveit wrote the music for the songs from the show. Harald Mæle was responsible for the voiceovers for the American cuts. The term voice-over refers to a production technique where a non-diagetic voice is broadcast live or pre-recorded in Radio, Television, Film, (The Cookie Monster etc. Cookie Monster is a fictional Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. )
The colorful trains used in the program were hauled by old shunters, in particular the NSB El 10 (image) and NSB Di 2 (image). A switcher or shunter ( Great Britain: shunter; Australia: shunter or yard pilot; USA: switcher (or NSB El 10 is a series of electric Shunter Locomotives used by Norges Statsbaner (NSB of Norway The station used for outdoor scenes was Lørenskog Station, that was permanently repainted for the series. Lørenskog is a Railway station on Hovedbanen in Lørenskog, Norway.
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