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Written by
  
Astrid Lindgren

Theme music composer
  
Jan Johansson

Director
  
Olle Hellbom

Final episode date
  
3 May 1969

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Directed by
  
Olle Hellbom

Country of origin
  
SwedenGermany

First episode date
  
8 February 1969

Languages
  
Swedish, German

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Starring
  
Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg

Opening theme
  
Here Comes Pippi Longstocking

Initial release
  
25 December 1973 (Bismarck)

Cast
  
Inger Nilsson, Pär Sundberg, Hans Clarin, Paul Esser, Margot Trooger

Similar
  
Pippi Goes on Board, Pippi in the South Seas, Pippi on the Run, The New Adventures of Pippi L, Clifford's Really Big Movie

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Pippi Longstocking (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump) is a TV series based on Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking children's books. The show ran for thirteen episodes, the first episode being broadcast 8 February 1969 on the then Swedish public service channel SVT.

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The series' theme song, "Here Comes Pippi Longstocking" ("Här Kommer Pippi Långstrump") was composed by Jan Johansson (in one of his last works, before his death a year before the series aired), with lyrics by Astrid Lindgren. The song was sung by series star Inger Nilsson.

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English-language film version

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The Swedish series was re-edited as two dubbed feature films for distribution in the United States. They became weekend television staples in several cities in America throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Additionally, the two feature film spin-offs from 1970, which featured the same cast and crew, were also dubbed in English for USA distribution.

The re-edited TV-series feature films are:

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  • Pippi Longstocking (Swedish title: Pippi Långstrump, 1969) (USA release 1973)
  • Pippi Goes on Board (Swedish title: Här kommer Pippi Långstrump, 1969) (USA release 1975)

    • The feature film spin-offs are:

  • Pippi in the South Seas (Swedish title: Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven, 1970) (USA release 1975)
  • Pippi on the Run (Swedish title: På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump, 1970) (USA release 1977)

    • The first six episodes of the original series, newly dubbed using British actors, became available on DVD in 2002.

    Location

    The Swedish town where the show is set is Visby in Gotland, the largest island in the Baltic Sea and the location of Villa Villekulla.

    Episodes

    1. "Pippi flyttar in i Villa Villekulla"
    2. "Pippi är sakletare och går på kalas"
    3. "Pippi går i affärer"
    4. "Pippi ordnar en utflykt"
    5. "Pippi får besök av tjuvar"
    6. "Pippi går på tivoli"
    7. "Pippi i den första snön"
    8. "Pippis jul"
    9. "Pippi hittar en spunk"
    10. "Pippis ballongfärd"
    11. "Pippi är skeppsbruten"
    12. "Pippi håller avskedskalas"
    13. "Pippi går ombord"

    Cast

  • Inger Nilsson - Pippi Longstocking
  • Pär Sundberg - Tommy
  • Maria Persson - Annika
  • Beppe Wolgers - Captain Efraim Longstocking
  • Margot Trooger - Mrs. Prysselius
  • Hans Clarin - Dunder-Karlsson
  • Paul Esser - Blom
  • Ulf G. Johnsson - Kling
  • Göthe Grefbo - Klang
  • Fredrik Ohlsson - Mr. Settergren
  • Öllegård Wellton - Mrs. Settergren
  • Staffan Hallerstam - Benke

    • References

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