Pippi Longstocking (1997 TV series)

Did You Know?

• Ken Sobol was handpicked by Astrid Lindgren herself to head the series as story editor and chief writer.
• Two story arcs were combined into the film-length Pippi's Adventures on the South Seas, released on VHS and DVD by HBO Home Video.
• Ray Richmond of Variety called the series 'spectacularly ordinary and bordering on lame' while noting its faithfulness to the books.

Release

The series premiered on Teletoon in Canada on October 17, 1997, the same day the channel launched. In the United States, it aired on HBO and HBO Family, while in the United Kingdom it was broadcast on Nickelodeon, Channel 4, Pop, and Pop Girl. Other international broadcasters included Nickelodeon Latin America and Brazil, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia, Rete 4 and Boing in Italy, Cartoon Network in Asia, Arutz HaYeladim in Israel, Cartoon Network and TV Tokyo in Japan, ZDF and Disney Channel in Germany, and K-T.V. and Alter Channel in Greece.

Later runs included YTV in Canada, Qubo in the United States, TF1 and France 5 in France, Boomerang in Australia, and Disney Junior and KiKa in Germany. Of the 26 episodes, 24 were released on bilingual DVD by Kaboom! Entertainment in Canada across six volumes. The first three volumes were issued under the Teletoon Presents label with associated branding and trailers. Episodes 19 and 25 were never released on DVD in English.