Pippi Longstocking

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Pippi Longstocking
TV Series (1969) DVD cover
Written by	Astrid Lindgren
Directed by	Olle Hellbom
Starring	Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg
Theme music composer	Jan Johansson
Opening theme	Here Comes Pippi Longstocking
Country of origin	Sweden Germany
Language(s)	Swedish
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	ca 27 mins
Broadcast
Original channel	SVT
Original run	February 8, 1969 (1969-02-08) – May 3, 1969

Pippi Longstocking (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump) was 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 monopoly state channel SVT.^[1]

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 untimely passing a year before the series aired), with lyrics by Astrid Lindgren. The song was sung by series star Inger Nilsson.^[2]

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 2000s and 2010s.^{[citation needed]} The first six episodes of the original series, newly dubbed using British actors, became available on DVD in 2002.

Another two feature film spin-offs, by the same cast and crew, were also dubbed in English.

The re-edited TV-series are:

• Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, 1969)
• Pippi Goes on Board
• Här kommer Pippi Långstrump (this could also be the film titled Pippi Longstocking in the USA, 1973)

The feature film spin-offs are:

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

Location

The Swedish town where the show is set is Visby^[3] 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

See also

• Pippi Longstocking

References

External links

• Pippi Longstocking at the Internet Movie Database
• German 2005 Cast Reunion

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