7.2 /10 1 Votes
Final episode date 3 May 1969 | 7.3/10 IMDb Directed by Olle Hellbom Country of origin SwedenGermany First episode date 8 February 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Initial release 25 December 1973 (Bismarck) Cast 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pippi longstocking the tv series clip
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.
Contents
- Pippi longstocking the tv series clip
- The new adventures of pippi longstocking 1988 trailer
- English language film version
- Location
- Episodes
- Cast
- References
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.
The new adventures of pippi longstocking 1988 trailer
English-language film version
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:
The feature film spin-offs are:
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
- "Pippi flyttar in i Villa Villekulla"
- "Pippi är sakletare och går på kalas"
- "Pippi går i affärer"
- "Pippi ordnar en utflykt"
- "Pippi får besök av tjuvar"
- "Pippi går på tivoli"
- "Pippi i den första snön"
- "Pippis jul"
- "Pippi hittar en spunk"
- "Pippis ballongfärd"
- "Pippi är skeppsbruten"
- "Pippi håller avskedskalas"
- "Pippi går ombord"