1976
Sesam was the first Swedish version of Sesame Street, a dub which first aired in 1976. The show consisted entirely of the American Muppet inserts and animated and film segments (no street scenes). The theme song was a Swedish translation of the "Sesame Street Theme" over localized footage of children playing in a field and on a playground, before being called in by their father to watch Sesam. Twenty six episodes aired.
In 1981, Sweden started their own full co-production using the name Svenska Sesam.
A new batch of Open Sesame episodes were dubbed and shown on Sveriges Television from 1996 to 1998, under the same name, including newer characters such as Elmo.
Sesam (1976)[]
Character Translations and Voices[]
| English Character Name | Swedish Character Name | Swedish Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Kermit the Frog | Grodan Kermit | Lars Amble |
| Cookie Monster | Kakmonstret | Ernst Günther |
| Lefty the Salesman | Skojaren | Tor Isedal |
| Herry Monster | Stormonstret | |
| Roosevelt Franklin | Per Myrberg | |
| Grover | Grover | Gösta Prüzelius |
| Count von Count | Greven | |
| Ernie | Ernie | Björn Gustafson |
| Bert | Bert | Carl Billquist |
| Roosevelt Franklin's Mother | Mamma i Roosevelt Franklin | Agneta Olsson |
| Simon Soundman | Restauranggästen | Ingvar Kjellson |
| Professor Hastings | Professor Hastmann | ? |
Additional Voice Actors[]
- Lena Eriksson, Fillie Lyckow, Solveig Ternström
Fillie Lyckow
Additional credits[]
- Swedish text: Björn Lindroth
- Sound recording: Christer Rosenberg
- Sound effects: Ulf Reinhard
- Producer and dubbing director: Per-Arne Ehlin
Sesam (1996-1998)[]
Character Translations and Voices[]
| English Character Name | Swedish Character Name | Swedish Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Bert | Bert | Steve Kratz |
| Ernie | Ernie | Magnus Ehrner |
| Grover | Grover | Gösta Prüzelius |
| Cookie Monster | Kakmonstret | Ernst Günther |
Additional Voice Actors[]
- Liza Öhman
- Cecilia Schiöld
- Louise Raeder
- Basia Frydman
- Rolf Skoglund
- Frej Lindqvist
- Lars Risberg
- Lasse Westmann
- Lotta Vig
- Börs Anders Öhman
- Erika Essen-Möller
Additional credits[]
- Per-Arne Ehlin: Dubbing director, producer and translator
- Liza Öhman: Musical director