The Julekalender
TV Show · Comedy · Fantasy

"The Julekalender" is a Christmas story about three "nisser" who have to go from the North Pole and back to the "hule" (cave) in the Norwegian province of Trondelag to find the life melody of the head nisse "Good old gammel nok" who is about to die. However they have to watch out for the evil "Nåså", who during the series comes to live with a potato farmer nearby. The series is based on funny lines containing dialect (the potato farmer) or a mix between Norwegian and English (the nisses). The lines are repeated in episode after episode, and if a good line occurs, one of the nisses will say "Hey, that's a good vending (phrase). Maybe we can use that in another episode!" The show is a copy from the danish "The Julekalender" (1991). The danish show was made of the band "De Nattergale".

1994 · 16m
Starring Tore Johansen, Ivar Gafseth, Erling Mylius
Director Carsten Knudsen, Uffe Rørbæk Madsen

Season 1

  • Episode 1
    EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    The Julekalender ble vist på TV 2 første gang i 1994, og den utradisjonelle julekalenderen ble en stor suksess. «Det e` bærre lækkert» og «bob bob» ble innført i det norske vokabular og «Støveldance» ble en slager på diskotek landet rundt. Nå er det klart for en ny runde med nissene. Hver dag fram til jul kan du følge den populære kultserien med The Travellin` Strawberries.
    15 min
  • Episode 2
    EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Hjemme hos Olaf og Gjertrud Sand nynnes det julesanger og pyntes til den store høytid. Innimellom de huslige sysler og all julepyntingen, elsker Gjertrud Sand å snakke i telefonen. Noe som blir behørig kommentert av hennes ektemann, potetbonden Olaf Sand.
    11 min
  • Episode 3
    EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Nissene Fritz, Hansi og Gynter arbeider på spreng med å rette ut propellen til flyet, slik at de kan komme seg hjem med nøkkelen til Gammel Noks spilledåse.
    11 min

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Cast & Crew

  • T‌J
    Tore Johansen
    Gjertrud Sand, Hansi
  • I‌G
    Ivar Gafseth
    Olaf Sand, Gynter
  • E‌M
    Erling Mylius
    Benny Jensen, Fritz
  • Arve Opsahl
    Good Old Gammel Nok
  • H‌S
    Hans-Gunnar Skarstein
    Nyhetsoppleser
  • L‌K
    Lasse Kolstad
    Narrator
  • C‌K
    Carsten Knudsen
    Director
  • U‌R
    Uffe Rørbæk Madsen
    Director
  • V‌S
    Viggo Sommer
    Director
  • H‌S
    Hans-Erik Saks
    Director
  • C‌K
    Carsten Knudsen
    Writer

About

The Julekalender

Comedy

"The Julekalender" is a Christmas story about three "nisser" who have to go from the North Pole and back to the "hule" (cave) in the Norwegian province of Trondelag to find the life melody of the head nisse "Good old gammel nok" who is about to die. However they have to watch out for the evil "Nåså", who during the series comes to live with a potato farmer nearby. The series is based on funny lines containing dialect (the potato farmer) or a mix between Norwegian and English (the nisses). The lines are repeated in episode after episode, and if a good line occurs, one of the nisses will say "Hey, that's a good vending (phrase). Maybe we can use that in another episode!" The show is a copy from the danish "The Julekalender" (1991). The danish show was made of the band "De Nattergale".

Information

Studio
TV 2
Released
1994
Rated
A
Regions of Origin
Norway, Denmark

Languages

Original Audio
Norwegian
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