Magnus Härenstam (Dirren) & Lill Lindfors (Millejor) in "Svenska Sesam".
Millejor, Dirren, Primadonnan & Pompom.
The cartoon characters "Hansson" & "Fia Jansson".
Svenska Sesam Intros
Two intros for the show
Svenska Sesam was the second Swedish version of Sesame Street. 30 episodes were produced and aired from October 31, 1981[1] until April 11, 1982 over network SVT2 (Sveriges Television). The show took place behind the scenes of "Galateatern" (a theater) and had Swedish live actors; no puppet characters were used in those segments. The theatrical troupe consists of the harried managing director Dirren; Millejor, the costume designer, general assistant, and most sensible of the staff; Primadonnan, the vain leading lady; and Pompom, the eccentric janitor and amateur scientist.
The only puppets on the show were from the American sketches, which were dubbed in Swedish. The show was written by Birgitta Götestam and Peter Flack, who also had minor roles on the show. The show also featured two Swedish cartoon characters in inserts, Hansson (the parrot) and Fia Jansson (the hippopotamus), created by Owe Gustafson.
The show went into a re-run August 23, 1982 and ended in January 28, 1983. The last time the show was seen on Swedish TV was from March 28, 1984 to July 13, 1984
Human Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Lill Lindfors as Millejor
- Magnus Härenstam as Dirren
- Gunilla Åkesson as Primadonnan
- Nils Eklund as Pompom
Secondary Cast[]
- Susanne Lundqvist as Ärtan
- Meta Velander as Gladys Besk
- Olof Thunberg as Sotén
- Svante Thuresson as Sammy Karlson Junior
- Peter Flack as Holger Holm
- Anders Ekdahl as Mozart Gustafson
- Birgitta Götestam
Character Translations and Voices[]
| English Name | Swedish Name | Swedish Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Ernie | Peter Harryson | |
| Bad Bart | Skräck-Bert | |
| Bert | John Harryson | |
| Kermit the Frog | Grodan Kermit | Lars Amble |
| Sherlock Hemlock | ||
| Herbert Birdsfoot | Herbie | |
| Grover | Gösta Prüzelius | |
| Cookie Monster | Kakmonstret | Ernst Günther |
| Herry Monster | Stormonstret/ Herry |
Tor Isedal |
| Lefty the Salesman | Forsäljaren/ Skojaren | |
| The Big Bad Wolf | Vargen | |
| Beautiful Day Monster | Monstret | |
| Prairie Dawn | Flickan (The Girl) |
Gunilla Norling |
| Marshal Earp | Sheriff Earp | |
| Other Anything Muppet Girls | Flickan | |
| Cowboy Anything Muppets | Cowboys | Kjell Bergqvist |
| The Pig | Grisen |
Additional voices[]
Other credits[]
- Swedish translation: Per-Arne Ehlin, Björn Lindroth
- Dubbing directors: Per-Arne Ehlin, Ulf Reinhard, Jan Brandhildh