Pippi Longstocking (1997 TV series)
| Pippi Longstocking | |
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| Genre | Adventure Comedy |
| Based on | Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren |
| Directed by | Paul Riley |
| Voices of | Melissa 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 |
| Ending theme | "What Shall I Do Today?" (instrumental) |
| Composers | Great Big Music: Tom Thorney Tim Thorney Brent Barkman Carl Lenox |
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| Original languages | English French German Swedish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert Clive A. Smith Michael Schaack Lennart Wiklund |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Teletoon (Canada) ZDF (Germany) SVT1 (Sweden) |
| Release | October 17, 1997 – September 26, 1998 |
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| Pippi Longstocking (1997 film) | |
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. It is a joint Canadian-German-Swedish co-production. This was the first time that the popular character had been animated. A spin-off and continuation of the 1997 animated film of the same name, 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 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.