''Jul i Skomakergata'' is a Norwegian TV-show for children, produced in 1979. It is a televised advent calendar, meaning it is broadcast from December 1 to December 24. It has been broadcast several times in Norway by NRK. The story revolves around shoe repairer Jens Petrus Andersen, played by Henki Kolstad, and his shop. He is visited by friends and townspeople who need their shoes repaired before Christmas, and has a pet named Tøflus (a

puppet A puppet is an object, often resembling a human, animal or Legendary creature, mythical figure, that is animated or manipulated by a person called a puppeteer. The puppeteer uses movements of their hands, arms, or control devices such as rods ...

). A part of the show consists of showing a clip from '' Sandmännchen'' (''Jon Blund'' in Norwegian) which tells children about the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 2006, the Norwegian comedian Zahid Ali created an advent calendar show called ''

Jul i Tøyengata ''Jul i Tøyengata'' is a Norwegian televised advent calendar created by the Norwegian comedian Zahid Ali. The show is a parody on another Norwegian advent calendar ''Jul i Skomakergata'' from 1979, and is set in Tøyen, Oslo. The series received ...

'', a parody of ''Jul i Skomakergata'' which shows a multicultural street in Oslo and deals with problems such as racism and cultural clashes.

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