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This page is about the 2015 television series. For the 1974 Japanese television series, see Heidi, Girl of the Alps.
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Heidi ("Also known as Heidi 3D")
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Genre Animation
Adventure
Dramedy
Mountain climbing
Created by Jan Van Rijsselberge
(of the series itself)
Christel Gonnard
(writing bible)
Johanna Spyri
(base novel)
Written by Laurent Auclair
Christel Gonnard
Jean-Rémi François
Sophie Decroisette
(participating writer)
and twelve others
Directed by Jerome Mouscadet
Voices of Nathalie Homs
(narrator)
Emmylou Homs
Benoît Allemane
Lucille Boudonnat
Vania Pradier
Gilduin Tissier
Theme music composer French theme song:
Music:
David Vadant
Romain Allender
Patrick Sigwalt
Lyrics:
Sophie Decroisette
International theme song:
Music:
Johan Vanden Eede
Lyrics:
Gert Verhulst
Hans Bourlon
Alain Vande Putte
Opening theme "Heidi" (the name of both theme songs)
Composer(s) David Vadant
Romain Allender
Patrick Sigwalt
Country of origin Germany
France
Switzerland
Belgium
Australia
Italy
Original language(s)
  • German
  • French
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 65
Production
Producer(s)
  • Katell France
  • Jim Ballantine (season 1)
Running time 21 minutes (approx. per episode)
Production company(s) Studio 100 Animation
Heidi, Pyld
Distributor Sony Pictures Television
Studio 100
Release
Original network
Original release 2007 (Swiss first airing)
January 11, 2015 – present

Heidi is a fun Swiss-German computer animated TV show for kids. It's based on the classic 1881 book Heidi by Johanna Spyri. This show is a new version of the older series, Heidi, Girl of the Alps.

The story is mostly the same. Heidi is a young girl who goes to live with her grandfather. He lives high up in the Swiss Alps. Heidi helps her grandfather become a kinder person. She also makes friends with Peter, a boy who looks after goats in the village of Dorfli. Peter helps Heidi discover her love for goats and other animals.

In this version, there's also a group of kids: Karl, Theresa, and William. They often try to cause trouble for Peter. During the first winter, a letter arrives that changes another person's life too. This show has been shown in 138 countries around the world.

Characters in Heidi

Here are some of the main characters you'll meet in the show. The actors listed are from the Australian voice cast.

Heidi and Her Family

  • Heidi Meier (voiced by Monique Hore): She is the main character. Heidi is a sweet and innocent orphan girl. She is five years old when she goes to live with her grandfather. Heidi loves her grandfather very much.
  • Ernst Meier (voiced by Peter McAllum): Heidi's grandfather. He starts as a bit grumpy but becomes gentle. He works as a carpenter. People call him the "Alps Uncle." He owns two goats, Little Bear and Little Swan. Later, he gets Snowdrop after Little Swan passes away. In season 2, Ernst has an accident and needs surgery.
  • Aunt-Dete (voiced by Beth Armstrong): Heidi's aunt from her mother's side. She takes Heidi to her grandfather. Aunt Dete works as a maid in the Sesemann family's house. She eventually falls in love with Sebastian, the butler, and they get married.
  • Tobias Meier: Heidi's father, who has passed away.
  • Adelaide Meier: Heidi's mother, who has passed away. She was Dete's sister.
  • Anna Meier: Heidi's grandfather's wife. She was thought to be lost at sea. Later, it's discovered she survived but lost her memory. She lived as Countess Alice di Burgo in Italy. Her memory returns when she visits Dorfli.

Peter and His Family

  • Peter Bendorf (voiced by Nicole Shostak): A 10-year-old boy who looks after goats. He owns a goat named Goldfinch, who has a baby goat named Mischief. Peter meets his father, Anton Bendorf, in season 2.
  • Bridget (voiced by Beth Armstrong): Peter's mother. She and her mother made up a story about Peter's father.
  • Susanne (voiced by Beth Armstrong): Peter's grandmother. She is blind.
  • Anton Bendorf: Peter's father. He is a watchmaker from Frankfurt. He reunites with Peter in season 2.

Friends in Frankfurt

  • Clara Sesemann (voiced by Sophia Morrison): An 8-year-old girl. She is kind and comes from a rich family. Clara used to use a wheelchair. In episode 37, she starts walking for the first time! In season 2, Clara starts taking ballet lessons.
  • Miss Vera Rottenmeier (voiced by Beth Armstrong): She is the strict governess in the Sesemann house. She worries a lot about Clara's health. She is very strict with Heidi, whom she calls "Adelaide." Over time, she becomes friends with Heidi.
  • Sebastian (voiced by Jamie Croft): The butler in the Sesemann house. He falls in love with Aunt-Dete.
  • Friedrich Sesemann (voiced by Peter McAllum): Clara's father. He is a kind man. In season 2, he falls in love with Elizabeth.
  • Constance Sesemann: Clara's mother, who has passed away. She was a great ballerina.
  • Grandmamma (voiced by Penny Cook): Clara's kind grandmother. She is an actress.
  • Dr. Beckmann: The Sesemann family doctor. He helps Heidi's grandfather with an operation.
  • Frieda: An orphaned girl who works to bring her little brother, Ulrich, to live with her. Heidi helps her learn to read.
  • Ulrich: Frieda's little brother.
  • Elizabeth: A woman from Texas who becomes Friedrich Sesemann's fiancée in season 2.

Dorfli Villagers and Others

  • Karl Traber (voiced by Charlotte Hamlyn): He used to tease Peter.
  • Theresa Keller (voiced by Charlotte Hamlyn): She owns a goat named Sweetheart. Theresa, Karl, and William are sometimes mean to Heidi and Peter. She becomes nicer in episode 33.
  • Simon Johnson (voiced by Beth Armstrong): An African-American man from the United States. He appears in Season 2. Heidi helps him find a place to stay in Dorfli.
  • William (voiced by Jamie Croft): A short boy who is part of Karl and Theresa's group. He loves food and gets scared easily. He found a fox he named Flame.
  • Johann Keller (voiced by Peter McAllum, Jamie Croft): Dorfli's grocer and Theresa's father.
  • Alda Keller (voiced by Nicole Shostak): Theresa's mother. She is less understanding than Johann.
  • Barbel (voiced by Kate Fitzpatrick): A friend of Dete's and William's mother.
  • Hans: Barbel's husband and the village blacksmith. William's father.
  • Henry Mason: A man who comes to Dorfli looking for quartz crystals. He causes an avalanche but is caught.
  • Rico Lamfredi: A 7-year-old boy from Italy whom Heidi and Ernst take in. He is a talented violinist.
  • Francisco Lamfredi: Rico's father. He and Rico settle in Dorfli.
  • Flavio: Francisco's donkey.
  • Susanne Linke: Clara's ballet teacher.

Animals

  • Joseph: Heidi's grandfather's Saint Bernard dog.
  • Chippy: A goldfinch bird that Heidi cares for. He flies south for winter but always returns in spring.
  • Goldfinch: Peter's goat.
  • Mischief: Goldfinch's baby goat.
  • Sweetheart: Theresa's goat.
  • Little Bear and Little Swan: Heidi's grandfather's goats.
  • Snowdrop: A goat Heidi's grandfather gets after Little Swan dies.
  • Flame: The fox William found.
  • Socks and Star: Rudy's kittens.
  • Caruso: Countess di Burgo's dog.

Episode List

The show has two seasons with a total of 65 episodes.

Season 1

  1. Up to the Mountain
  2. First Day in the Mountains
  3. The Challenge
  4. Save Chippy
  5. The Treehouse Oath
  6. A Night Out
  7. For a Loaf of Bread
  8. Trapped in the Manor
  9. Beware of the Wolf
  10. Peter's Treasure
  11. Attack the Treehouse!
  12. Save Sweetheart
  13. The End of Spring
  14. Clara
  15. The Bell Tower
  16. The Promise
  17. Papa Returns
  18. Home Schooled
  19. Let's Make a Show
  20. At the Park
  21. Clara Stands
  22. Goats in the City
  23. The Resignation
  24. A Tree for Shelter
  25. The Ghost
  26. The Letter
  27. Back to Dörfli
  28. A New Goat in the Herd
  29. The Broken Statue
  30. The Brooch
  31. The School Test
  32. Scavenger Hunt
  33. Goat's Hour
  34. The Storm
  35. The Devil's Bridge
  36. Friedrich
  37. The Wheelchair
  38. Forgiven
  39. The Edelweiss

Season 2

This season is called "Heidi: New Adventures" on Netflix.

  1. My Best Friend
  2. Goodbye Little Swan
  3. Rico
  4. The Hike
  5. The Competition
  6. Bridget's Secret
  7. The Violin
  8. Francesco
  9. The Watch
  10. The Resolution
  11. The Choice
  12. The Operation
  13. The Lady in Red
  14. The Matchmakers
  15. A Marriage is Announced
  16. Reunited
  17. A Question of Time
  18. Under the Christmas Tree
  19. The Cabin
  20. The Endangered Mountain
  21. The Accident
  22. The Wolpertinger
  23. Anna
  24. The Beehives
  25. A Tough Break
  26. A Difficult Choice

How Heidi Was Made

This new Heidi series was created to bring the classic story to kids today. It was made between 2013 and 2014. Most of the work happened in France. Studio 100 Animation was the main studio behind it. Other companies, like Heidi Pyl from Australia, also helped.

For the first 27 episodes, the creators took high-definition videos of real places. They filmed in Haute-Savoie for the Alps scenes and in Friborg for the Frankfurt scenes. This helped the animators make the cartoon locations look real.

The first three episodes were shown as a special "world preview" at a film festival in Geneva. This happened on October 31, 2007. Later, a short documentary series was made about how the show was produced.

In 2013, Studio 100 Animation bought the rights to the show in France. They then produced a 3D version with 39 episodes. This new version started airing in 2015. Because of a partnership with Eurovision Fiction, the show was sent to many countries. These included Ireland, Norway, Cyprus, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Poland. A second season with 26 more episodes was also made.

Heidi Around the World

The Heidi series is known by different names in various countries. Here are some of them:

(*) - These countries had not shown the older Heidi, Girl of the Alps series before this one.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Heidi (serie de televisión de 2015) para niños

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