Pelle Politibil Explained

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. 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 in the 1980s, and was originally the star of a titular NRK radio show beginning in 1986 that ran for three seasons.^[1] The character then starred in a titular live-action TV series that was aired by NRK between 1993 and 1997.^{[2] [3]}

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

External links

• Pelle Politibil at Discogs

Notes and References

1. https://www.nrk.no/kultur/pelle-politibil-til-kina-1.7063126 Pelle Politibil til Kina
2. Hansen, Jonas (25 October 2008) Avskiltet Pelle Politibil-kopi. (in Norwegian). Harstad Tidende. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
3. https://tv.nrk.no/serie/pelle-politibil Pelle Politibil
4. https://www.norway.no/contentassets/99b79f08979e4440b1489254d7fabcc8/baliek-2015.pdf Norwegian Film Collection – User Guide
5. https://www.smp.no/kultur/film/article7498007.ece Nesten perfekt Pelle
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. Fredriksen, Benjamin (18 January 2016) Utenlandsjakten på norsk spilldrøm. (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 30 August 2021.