Pelle Politibil

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Pelle Politibil in front of Salten Police station in Bodø

Pelle Politibil (known as Ploddy the Police Car in some English-dubbed media) is a Norwegian children's character and police mascot appearing in various Norwegian media.[1] The character is an anthropomorphic car with eyes as headlights, based on a black-and-white 1973 Volkswagen 1300.

Pelle was created by Norwegian police officer Åge Magnussen [no] in the 1980s, and was originally the star of a titular NRK radio show beginning in 1986 that ran for three seasons.[2] The character then starred in a titular live-action TV series that was aired by NRK between 1993 and 1997.[1][3]

Pelle has appeared in three feature films, the live-action Pelle Politibil in 2002,[1] and computer-animated Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (Pelle Politibil Går I Vannet) in 2009[2] and Ploddy the Police Car on the Case (Pelle Politibil på sporet) in 2013.[4][5]

The character has also been subjected in several books,[6] commercials, toys,[7] a mobile video game[7] and on music albums.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Hansen, Jonas (25 October 2008) Avskiltet Pelle Politibil-kopi. (in Norwegian). Harstad Tidende. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Pelle Politibil til Kina, 13 March 2010. (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ Pelle Politibil. (in Norwegian). NRK TV. NRK. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ Norwegian Film Collection – User Guide. Norwegian Film Institute. p. 22–23. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. ^ Nesten perfekt Pelle, 2 March 2013. (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. ^ Treborg, Ingrid (7 February 2020) Nå kan Norges eneste kattebil bli din – men det er én hake. (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b Fredriksen, Benjamin (18 January 2016) Utenlandsjakten på norsk spilldrøm. (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

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