''Elliot Moose'' () is a Canadian children's live-action-animated television series co-produced by

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for

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and

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. The series was developed by Jed MacKay and produced in association with

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. 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 The moose (: 'moose'; used in North America) or elk (: 'elk' or 'elks'; used in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is also the tal ...

named Elliot who lives in a place called "the Big House". He goes on adventures with his friends Beaverton, Lionel, Socks, and Paisley.

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

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 Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, co ...

who becomes friends with Elliot as his sidekick. * Paisley (puppeteered by Mark Wallace and voiced by Frannie Diggins) is a red

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...

who looks up to his researches. * Lionel (puppeteered by Heidimarie Guggi and voiced by Amos Crawley) is a yellow

lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body (biology), body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the ...

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 Beavers (genus ''Castor'') are large, semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. There are two existing species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers are the second-large ...

who loves wood and is part of the group.

Supporting

* Amy (voiced by

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) is an

anteater Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue"), commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with sloths, they ar ...

who is also part of the group. She only appears in the animated segments. * Drusilla (voiced by Lizzy Hanna) is a dragon who, despite her enormous size, means the group no harm and is quite friendly. She also only appears in the animated segments. * Mong (voiced by Amos Crawley) is the antagonist of the series. He is a greedy little

mouse A mouse (: mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus'' ...

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 *

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

, as a segment on the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch block. reruns aired on

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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

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Episodes

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

Season 1: 1999

Season 2: 2000

References

External links

Nelvana Official Site
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