Elliot Moose
Elliot Caribou Elliot, o Alce
Genre	Preschool
Based on	Elliot Moose book series written and illustrated by Andrea Beck
Developed by	Jed MacKay
Directed by	Steve Wright Michael McNamara Charles E. Bastien
Starring	Charles P. Schott Alisa Walton Heidimarie Guggi Stephen LaFrenie Mark Wallace
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (104 segments)
Production
Producer	Marianne Culbert
Running time	20 minutes (4 mini-episodes)
Production company	Nelvana
Original release
Network	TVOntario Télé-Québec
Release	September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06) – September 20, 2000 (2000-09-20)

Elliot Moose (French: Elliot Caribou) is a Canadian children's live-action-animated television series produced by Nelvana for TVOntario and Télé-Québec. The series was developed by Jed MacKay and produced by Marianne Culbert. 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.

Plot

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 introduced on September 6, 1999 with the final episode aired on September 20, 2000. Two years later, the show was premiered on PBS (as a segment on the Bookworm Bunch block) in the U.S.;^[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

Season 2: 2000