Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter
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Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter or Fem myror (Five ant
s are more than four elephant
s) was a 1973–75 Swedish
TV-series for children
, host
ed by Magnus Härenstam
, Brasse Brännström and Eva Remaeus
. The TV-series included songs and sketches
with "education
" about letters
, number
s, 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 Julkalendern
. Fem myror is able to buy on VHS
and DVD
and there are also PC games.
children, Magnus ("a pedant"), Brasse ("a slob") and Eva ("a proper person") wanted to make children interested of letters and numbers and every program (running time, ca 30 min) had 1 letter and 1 number as theme
.
The animations later in the TV-series, Monica Zetterlund
and Tomas Löfdahl were voice-over
s. Fem myror was produced by Bengt Linné & Lasse Haglund, the music was written by Bengt Ernryd and the lyrics
were written by Magnus & Brasse. The animations were written by Owe Gustafson and voice-over
s were Lennart Jörevall and Jan Brandhildh.
Fem myror also includes sketches as Brasse's animal bag ("lattjo-lajban-låda"), where Brasse presents 4 animals and 1 should be taken-away. Magnus and Eva have to guess but Brasse always thinks they're wrong; this sketch is to learn children that one thing may have more than one properties.
1977 Fem myror was broadcast as SVT
's julkalendern
. Normally julkalendern is broadcast December 1–24, but because Fem myror had one program for every letter in the Swedish alphabet
, it was broadcast from 27 November and then it was able to have programs for all the 28 letters until 24 December. 1977 was the only year which didn't have 24 programs.
2006 Fem myror became the best children's TV-series at Folktoppen with more than 50 % of the votes.
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
s are more than four elephant
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
s) was a 1973–75 Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
TV-series for children
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
, host
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
ed by Magnus Härenstam
Magnus Härenstam
Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam is a Swedish television host, actor and comedian. Härenstam hosted the Swedish version of the game-show Jeopardy! for 14 years before being replaced by Adam Alsing...
, Brasse Brännström and Eva Remaeus
Eva Remaeus
Eva Remaeus was a Swedish actress.Remaeus starred in the Swedish film Sven Klangs kvintett, the thriller, The Man on the Roof as well as the child television series Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter.She also appeared in Xerxes , Det är långt till New York and...
. The TV-series included songs and sketches
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
with "education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
" about letters
Letter (alphabet)
A letter is a grapheme in an alphabetic system of writing, such as the Greek alphabet and its descendants. Letters compose phonemes and each phoneme represents a phone in the spoken form of the language....
, number
Number
A number is a mathematical object used to count and measure. In mathematics, the definition of number has been extended over the years to include such numbers as zero, negative numbers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and complex numbers....
s, positions (right, left, under, above, etc.), etc. Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter was broadcast first on 19 November 1973 on TV2
SVT2
SVT2, until 1996 TV2, is one of two television channels broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden. It was started by Sveriges Radio in 1969. SVT2 is generally more specialist, compared to SVT1.-History:...
by Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
and it was also broadcast as Julkalendern
Julkalendern
Julkalendern or Adventskalendern is an annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series broadcast by Sweden's national television broadcasting company Sveriges Television , since 1960 and has developed into a living part of contemporary Swedish yuletide tradition.Every series consists of 24...
. Fem myror is able to buy on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and there are also PC games.
About the TV-series
Besides entertainingEntertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
children, Magnus ("a pedant"), Brasse ("a slob") and Eva ("a proper person") wanted to make children interested of letters and numbers and every program (running time, ca 30 min) had 1 letter and 1 number as theme
Theme (literature)
A theme is a broad, message, or moral of a story. The message may be about life, society, or human nature. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and are almost always implied rather than stated explicitly. Along with plot, character,...
.
The animations later in the TV-series, Monica Zetterlund
Monica Zetterlund
Eva Monica Zetterlund was a Swedish singer and actress.-Biography:Zetterlund was a singer particularly noted for her jazz work. She began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records, initially not knowing the language and what they sang about in English...
and Tomas Löfdahl were voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
s. Fem myror was produced by Bengt Linné & Lasse Haglund, the music was written by Bengt Ernryd and the lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
were written by Magnus & Brasse. The animations were written by Owe Gustafson and voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
s were Lennart Jörevall and Jan Brandhildh.
Fem myror also includes sketches as Brasse's animal bag ("lattjo-lajban-låda"), where Brasse presents 4 animals and 1 should be taken-away. Magnus and Eva have to guess but Brasse always thinks they're wrong; this sketch is to learn children that one thing may have more than one properties.
1977 Fem myror was broadcast as SVT
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
's julkalendern
Julkalendern
Julkalendern or Adventskalendern is an annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series broadcast by Sweden's national television broadcasting company Sveriges Television , since 1960 and has developed into a living part of contemporary Swedish yuletide tradition.Every series consists of 24...
. Normally julkalendern is broadcast December 1–24, but because Fem myror had one program for every letter in the Swedish alphabet
Swedish alphabet
Modern Swedish is written with a 29-letter Latin alphabet:Prior to the 13th edition of Svenska Akademiens ordlista in 2006, the letters and were collated together....
, it was broadcast from 27 November and then it was able to have programs for all the 28 letters until 24 December. 1977 was the only year which didn't have 24 programs.
2006 Fem myror became the best children's TV-series at Folktoppen with more than 50 % of the votes.