History WesternAnimation / EliasTheLittleRescueBoat

* ADogNamedDog: The original series has a seagull named Gull. In ''Rescue Team Adventures'', the two recurring seagull characters are named Gill and Gull.

* ArtShiftedSequel: ''Rescue Boat Adventures'', having a different creative team, has a very different visual style. The colors are brighter and more vibrant, the landscape is greener, less dramatic and less obviously Norwegian, and the characters have all been redesigned, generally they're cuter and with a "cleaner," less weather-beaten (not to say plasticky) look. Some characters, like Dippy and Crane, look almost completely different from their original designs, while others like Trawler and Smackey are just "cutified" a little. Only Elias and Swifty (already the cutest characters in the original) look more or less the same, with only a couple of minor tweaks to their appearance.

''Elias: The Little Rescue Boat'' (Norwegian: ''Den lille redningsskøyta Elias'') is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norwegian]] AllCGICartoon based on a book series by Alf Knutsen and Sigurd Slåttebrekk. Much like ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'', it takes place in a universe where vehichles are sentient and humans don't seem to exist -- though (unlike ''Cars'') organic animals like fish and seagulls ''do'' exist.

The series ran for two seasons and 39 episodes from 2005 to 2008, and had two theatrical movies: ''Elias and the Royal Ship'' (2007) and ''Elias and the Treasure of the Sea'' (2010). In 2014, the series receaived a spinoff/reboot called ''Elias: Rescue Team Adventures'' with a different creative team, altered character designs and a slightly more "international" tone. This reboot also got a theatrical movie, ''Anchors Up!'', in 2017.

* AdaptedOut: In the original version the three Red Houses were sentient and had pretty large roles, often making commentaries and singing songs. There was also an equally-sentient fishery simply known as "the Fishmonger" (or sometimes "the Rapping Fismonger") who sang the theme song to the series. Come ''Rescue Team Adventures'', the Fishmonger is gone and the three Red Houses are just normal buildings who are just part of the scenery. In fact, while sentient buildings weren't uncommon in the original version, in ''Rescue Team Adventures'' the only buildings who still have faces and voices are the lighthouses... probably because Big Blinky was such a vital part of the series, and a constant source of wisdom and advice, that he simply couldn't be adapted out.

* VagueAge: Elias. He's got the voice of a young boy and often behaves like a kid, but he's old enough to have a job and takes on the responsibilities of a grownup.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Just like the art style is different in ''Rescue Team Adventures,'' several of the characters have altered personalities. Most notably, Elias himself is a lot more childish and immature than he was in the original series, and Trawler [[TookALevelInKindness is far friendlier]].

* AdaptedOut: In the original version the three Red Houses were sentient and had pretty large roles, often making commentaries and singing songs. There was also an equally-sentient fishery simply known as "the Fisyhmonger" (or sometimes "the Rapping Fismonger") who sang the theme song to the series. Come ''Rescue Team Adventures'', the Fishmonger is gone and the three Red Houses are just normal buildings who are just part of the scenery. In fact, while sentient buildings weren't uncommon in the original version, in ''Rescue Team Adventures'' the only buildings who still have faces and voices are the lighthouses... probably because Big Blinky was such a vital part of the series, and a constant source of wisdom and advice, that he simply couldn't be adapted out.

* ArtShiftedSequel: ''Rescue Boat Adventures'', having a different creative team, has a very different visual style. The colors are brighter and more vibrant, the landscape is greener, less dramatic and less obviously Norwegian, and the characters have all been redesigned, generally they're cuter and with a "cleaner," less weather-beaten (not to say plasticky) look. Some characters, like Dippy and Crane, look almost completely different from their original designs, while others like Trawler and Smackey are just "cutified" a little. Only Elias and Swifty (already the cutest characters in the original) look more or less the same.

* ArtShiftedSequel: ''Rescue Boat Adventures'', having a different creative team, has a very different visual style. The colors are brighter and more vibrant, the landscape is less dramatig and less obviously Norwegian, and the characters have all been redesigned, generally they're cuter and with a "cleaner," less weather-beaten (not to say plasticky) look. Some characters, like Dippy and Crane, look almost completely different from their original designs, while others like Trawler and Smackey are just "cutified" a little. Only Elias and Swifty (already the cutest characters in the original) look more or less the same.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Just like the art style is different in ''Rescue Team Adventures,'' several of the characters have altered personalities. Most notably, Elias himself is a lot more childish and immature than he was in the original series.

* TheSpeechless: Both Swifty and Trolley in the original series. In ''Rescue Team Adventures," Trolley is a fully voiced character, but Swifty still only speaks in squeaks and engine noises.

* CoolOldGuy: Big Blinky. He's the oldest of the cast and generally has some words of advice to everyone.

* {{Jerkass}}: The Rude Red House. Pretty much everything she says is an insult. Trawler at his worst also classifies, but he has ''just'' enough softer moments that he on tghe whole classifies more as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* ADogNamedDog: The original series has a seagull named Gull. In ''Rescue Team Adventures'', the two recurring seagull characters are named Gil and Gull.

* TheSpeechless: Both Swifty and Trolley in the original series. In ''RescueTeam Adventures," Trolley is a fully voiced character, but Swifty still only speaks in squeaks and engine noises.

* {{Jerkass}}: The Rude Red House. Pretty much everything she says is an insult.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Both Trawler and Cruiser classify, but in different ways. Trawler is a gruff and antisocial workaholic who never gives anyone a break and thinks everyone except him sucks, while Cruiser is a smooth-talking and egocentric rich layabout who's perfectly friendly to everyone but can't resist bragging and isn't very good at remembering that he's not the only boat around. And yet, neither of them are ultimately bad guys; Trawler does learn to appreciate the other boats (and particularly Elias), and Cruiser is generally hospitable and generous.

* PollyWantsAMicrophone: The seagulls are fully sentient and frequently talk with the other characters.

Eilas is a young and eager, if not terribly experienced, rescue boat who's stationed in the little fishing village of Cozy Cove, somewhere in the North of Norway. His job is to patrol and inspect the area together with his inflatable lifeboat assistant Swifty, and help any boats in need, plus deliver regular supplies to Big Blinky the lighthouse. Other characters include the bossy Crane, who works at Cozy Cove harbor, the fishing boats Trawler and Smacky, the careless speedboat Cruiser, and Helinor the helicopter.

The series ran for two seasons and 39 episodes from 2005-2008, and had two theatrical movies: Elias and the Royal Ship (2007) and ''Elias and the Treasure of the Sea'' (2010). In 2014, the series receaived a spinoff/reboot called ''Elias: Rescue Team Adventures'' with a different creative team, altered character designs and a slightly more "international" tone. This reboot also got a theatrical movie, ''Anchors Up!'', in 2017.

* ADogNamedDog: The original series has a seagull named "Gull." In ''Rescue Team Adventures'', the two recurring seagull characters are named "Gil and Gull"

** Little Blinky likewise has a larger role in ''Rescue Team Adventures," thanks to now being placed on an island just outside Cozy Cove rather than a way away.

* Jerkass: The Rude Red House. Pretty much everything she says is an insult.

* SeniorSleepingCycle: Smackey spends most of his time asleep. In the original series, Elias sets him up with a seagull partner, whose job it is to keep him awake when he's out fishing.

''Elias: The Little Rescue Boat'' (Norwegian: ''Den lille redningsskøyta Elias'') is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norwegian) AllCGICartoon based on a book series by Alf Knutsen and Sigurd Slåttebrekk. Much like ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'', it takes place in a universe where vehichles are sentient and humans don't seem to exist -- though (unlike ''Cars'') organic animals like fish and seagulls ''do'' exist.