Elliot Moose (TV series) explained

Elliot Moose (fr|Elliot Caribou) is an American/Canadian children's live-action-animated television series co-produced by Nelvana Limited for TVOntario and Télé-Québec. The series was developed by Jed MacKay and produced in association with PBS. It aired from September 6, 1999 until September 20, 2000, based on Andrea Beck's children's book series, Elliot Moose. 104 episodes were produced.

Premise

Elliot Moose features a young moose named Elliot who lives in a place called "the Big House". He goes on adventures with his friends Beaverton, Lionel, Socks, and Paisley.^[1]

Production

The series' stories were half animated and half live action, reflecting children's real world of play and their imaginary world. The music was composed by Bruce Ley and Jed MacKay.

Characters

Major

• Elliot (puppeteered by Charles P. Schott and voiced by Al Mukadam) is the protagonist of the series and the leader of the group. He is a young moose calf who loves going on adventures with his best friend Socks. His catchphrase is "Amazing!"
• Socks (puppeteered by Alisa Walton and voiced by Ruby Smith-Merovitz) is Elliot's best friend. She is a purple monkey who becomes friends with Elliot as his sidekick.
• Paisley (puppeteered by Mark Wallace and voiced by Frannie Diggins) is a red bear who looks up to his researches.
• Lionel (puppeteered by Heidimarie Guggi and voiced by Amos Crawley) is a yellow lion who has orders to show Elliot and his friends as the leader of the group.
• Beaverton (puppetered by Stephen LaFrenie and voiced by Keith Knight) is a dark brown beaver who loves wood and is part of the group.

Supporting

• Amy (voiced by Julie Lemieux) is a female anteater who is also part of the group. She only appears in the animated segments.
• Mong (voiced by Amos Crawley) is the antagonist of the series. He is a greedy little mouse who only appears in the animated segments.

Cast

Live-action actors

• Charles P. Schott as Elliot Moose
• Alisa Walton as Socks
• Heidimarie Guggi as Lionel
• Stephen LaFrenie as Beaverton
• Mark Wallace as Paisley

Voice cast

• Amos Crawley as Mong and Lionel
• Al Mukadam as Elliot
• Ruby Smith-Merovitz as Socks
• Lizzy Hanna as Drusilla Dragon
• Julie Lemieux as Amy
• Greg Spottiswood
• Frannie Diggins as Paisley
• Keith Knight as Beaverton
• James Rankin

Telecast and home media

In Canada, the show was first aired on September 6, 1999, with the final episode aired on September 20, 2000.

The show was introduced in the United States through syndication on PBS, as a segment on the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch block. ^{[2] [3]} reruns aired on Qubo from 2007 to 2010. The series was released by Kids Motion Entertainment on VHS and also by KaBoom! Entertainment on DVD, and as of 2022, the series is now streaming on Tubi.

Episodes

Note: The first and last episode segments are live-action, while the second and third episode segments are animated.

Season 1: 1999

No.	Segments	Original airdate

Season 2: 2000

No.	Segments	Original airdate

External links

• Nelvana Official Site

Notes and References

1. Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1538103739 . 179.
2. Web site: Animation World News - Television. awn.com. 24 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155123/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.06/4.06pages/news/television.php3. 2 April 2015. dead.
3. Web site: Current.org - PBS debuts 'Bookworm Bunch', 2000. current.org. 24 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151124210946/http://current.org/files/archive-site/ch/ch014bkworm.html. 24 November 2015. dead.