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 where used in those segments. The only puppets on the show were from the American sketches, that 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
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| English Name | Swedish Name | Swedish Voice Actor |
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| Ernie | Peter Harryson | |
| Bert | John Harryson | |
| Kermit the Frog | Grodan Kermit | Lars Amble |
| Grover | Gösta Prüzelius | |
| Cookie Monster | Kakmonstret | Ernst Günther |
| Sherlock Hemlock | Lars Amble | |
| Herbert Birdsfoot | Herbie | Lars Amble |
| Herry Monster | Stormonstret/ Herry |
Tor Isedal |
| Lefty the Salesman | Forsäljaren/ Skojaren |
Tor Isedal |
| Prairie Dawn | Flickan (The Girl) |
Gunilla Norling |
| The Big Bad Wolf | Vargen | Tor Isedal |
| Beautiful Day Monster | Monstret | Tor Isedal |
| Bad Bart | Skräck-Bert | Peter Harryson |
| Marshal Earp | Sheriff Earp | Gunilla Norling |
| Cowboy Anything Muppets | Cowboys | Kjell Bergqvist |
| The Pig | Grisen | Kjell Bergqvist |
![]() Hans Ernback |
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