Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter (1973)

Directed by

Lasse Haglund, Bengt Linné

Genre

children's television series

Country

Sweden

Length

3 seasons, 51 episodes

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three hosts present songs and sketches that teach children about letters, numbers and spatial concepts. The show mixes live action with animated segments.

playfuleducationallightheartedupbeatwhimsicalgentlenostalgicsimple

What happens

Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter ('Five ants are more than four elephants') is a 1973–75 Swedish TV-series for children, hosted by Magnus Härenstam, Brasse Brännström and Eva Remaeus. The TV-series included songs and sketches with education about letters, numbers, positions (right, left, under, above, etc.), etc. Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter was broadcast first on 19 November 1973 on TV2 by Sveriges Television and it was also broadcast as Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar 27 November –24 December 1977. Fem myror is available for purchase on VHS and DVD and there are also PC games. The animated number segments by Owe Gustafson were later exported to the American television series Sesame Street, the Israeli counterpart Rechov Sumsum, the Spanish Barrios Sésamo, and the Turkish Susam Sokaği. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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