Elias: The Little Rescue Boat
Elias: The Little Rescue Boat (Norwegian: Den lille redningsskøyta Elias) is a children's book published in Norway in 1999. It was later adapted into an animated television show and two movies.
The first film was released in 2007 titled "Elias og kongeskipet" ("Elias & The Royal Yacht"), and the second in 2010, "Elias og jakten på havets gull" ("Elias & The Treasure Of The Sea").[1]
The Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue has adopted Elias as their mascot.[2]
Television series
| Elias: The Little Rescue Boat | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Elias: The Little Rescue Boat by Alf Knutsen |
| Directed by | Espen Fyksen |
| Starring | Joakim Gunby Esben Selvig |
| Opening theme | "Velkommen" |
| Country of origin | Norway |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Producer | John M. Jacobsen |
The television show originally ran from 2005 to 2008. 39 episodes of the children's show have aired with a further 52 episodes broadcast on NRK Super starting in 2014.[3]
Plot
The book and the animations all revolve around a cast of anthropomorphic items such as cars, boats, and houses.
Episodes
Season 1 (2005)
| List of Elias: The Little Rescue Boat Episodes |
|---|
| Welcome to Cozy Cove |
| Big Blinky |
| Moustache Wax |
| Cruiser Cool Cat |
| Trawler In Trouble |
| Trawler At The Shipyard |
| Swifty Comes To Cozy Cove |
| Blusterburgh |
| Smacky and Gull |
| Big Blinky's New Bulb |
| Cruiser's Test Run |
| The Big Boat Race |
| Smacky In The Fog |
| The Cozy Worm |
| Night Shift |
| Gull Gets a Shock |
| Sunday |
| The Squeeze |
| Goliath to the Rescue |
| Unconscious |
| Swifty On His Own |
| Engine Trouble |
| Cruiser In The Wind |
| Storm Gathering |
| The Great Gale |
| Fearless' Bell |
Season 2 (2008)
| Fishing Competition |
| Rubbish in Cozy Cove |
| Where is Elias? |
| Suverina The Supply Boat |
| Cruiser's Harbour Party |
| The Mystery of Deep Sea Cave |
| The Ghost Boat |
| Elias and Little Blinky |
| Bottle Post |
| Sinus' Magic Medicine |
| Gunpowder has Gunpowder |
| Crisis in Cozy Cove |
| Royal Visit |
Season 3 (2017)
| Trolley's New Wheels |
| Swifty the Mermaid |
| The Windeville Giant |
| Don't Go There |
| Who Took All The Fish? |
| Echo Cave Adventure |
| Monster of the Deep |
| Princess Wises Up |
| Cruiser's Big Mistake |
| Old Parts |
| The Pretend Pirate |
| Bling Thing |
| Trolley's Day Out |
| Buoys Ahoy |
| Elias' Barnacles |
| The Big Sleep |
| Looking For Trouble |
| Engine Trouble |
| Hero Cruiser |
| Ship Wreck! |
| I Spy With My Little Eye |
| Rocky's Rescue |
| The Longest Play on the Longest Day |
| Alive-Alive-Oh! |
| Quite Eggstraordinary |
2007 film
Elias and the Royal Yacht (Norwegian: Elias og kongeskipet) was released in 2007 and directed by Espen Fyksen and Lise I. Osvoll. This film featured the voices of, among others, Per Christian Ellefsen and Ane Dahl Torp.
2010 film
Elias and the Treasure of the Sea (Norwegian: Elias og jakten på havets gull) was released in 2010 and directed by Lise I. Osvoll. This film features the voices of, among others, Atle Antonsen and Dennis Storhøi. In this movie, the little rescue boat Elias and all his friends are looking forward to the annual fishing season, but industrial fishing vessels are threatening to destroy the livelihood of the entire village.
References
- ↑ Pham, Annika (14 December 2010). "Elias the rescue boat surfs to top of the charts - Cineuropa". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ "Elias - The Little Rescue Boat - TV Series - Film". SF International. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ "'Elias' set to rescue the world : Views and News from Norway". 31 December 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
External links
- Elias: The Little Rescue Boat (TV show) at IMDb
- Elias og jakten på havets gull at IMDb
- Elias og kongeskipet at IMDb
- Elias og jakten på havets gull at Filmweb.no (in Norwegian) (archived)
- Elias og kongeskipet at Filmweb.no (in Norwegian) (archived)
- Official website "Elias Kids"