Pelle Politibil
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Pelle Politibil (known as Ploddy the Police Car in some English-dubbed media) is a Norwegian children's character and police mascot appearing in various Norwegian media.[1] The character is an anthropomorphic car with eyes as headlights, based on a black-and-white 1973 Volkswagen 1300.
Pelle was created by Norwegian police officer Åge Magnussen in the 1980s, and was originally the star of a titular NRK radio show beginning in 1986 that ran for three seasons.[2] The character then starred in a titular live-action TV series that was aired by NRK between 1993 and 1997.[1][3]
Pelle has appeared in three feature films, the live-action Pelle Politibil in 2002,[1] and computer-animated Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (Pelle Politibil Går I Vannet) in 2009[2] and Ploddy the Police Car on the Case (Pelle Politibil på sporet) in 2013.[4][5]
The character has also been subjected in several books,[6] commercials, toys,[7] a mobile video game[7] and on music albums.