Pippi Longstocking (1997 TV series)

Pippi Longstocking
GenreAdventure
Comedy
Based onPippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
Directed byPaul Riley
Voices ofMelissa Altro
Richard Binsley
Noah Reid
Olivia Garratt
Len Carlson
Wayne Robson
Rick Jones
Philip Williams
Ben Campbell
Chris Wiggins
Jill Frappier
Karen Bernstein
Ray Landry
Opening theme"What Shall I Do Today?" performed by Marieve Herington[1]
Ending theme"What Shall I Do Today?" (instrumental)
ComposersGreat Big Music:
Tom Thorney
Tim Thorney
Brent Barkman
Carl Lenox
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • Germany
  • Sweden
Original languagesEnglish
French
German
Swedish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersMichael Hirsh
Patrick Loubert
Clive A. Smith
Michael Schaack
Lennart Wiklund
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTeletoon (Canada)
ZDF (Germany)
SVT1 (Sweden)
ReleaseOctober 17, 1997 (1997-10-17)[2] –
September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)
Related
Pippi Longstocking (1997 film)
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Pippi Longstocking is an animated television series co-produced by AB Svensk Filmindustri, TaurusFilm, TFC Trickompany Filmproduktion, and Nelvana Limited based on the book series drawn and written by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.[3] It is a joint Canadian-German-Swedish production. This was the first time that the popular character had been animated.[4] A spin-off of the 1997 animated film of the same name, the series disregards the film and starts with a new storyline. Melissa Altro, Richard Binsley, Noah Reid, Olivia Garratt, Wayne Robson, Rick Jones, Philip Williams, Chris Wiggins and Karen Bernstein are the only voice cast reprising their roles from the 1997 film. It was led by German director Michael Schaack. The story editor and chief writer for the series was Ken Sobol whose son, John, also wrote several episodes.

  1. ^ "Marieve Herington". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference playback was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Heffley, Lynne (July 3, 1998). "'Longstocking' Series Has Ordinary Look". LA Times. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  4. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 621–622. ISBN 978-1476665993.