Pippi Longstocking (1997 TV series) facts for kids

Pippi Longstocking arrives in a small Swedish town to take up residence in Villa Villekulla with her companions, Horse and Mr. Nilsson (a monkey). Pippi encounters snooty Mrs. Prysselius; befriends Tommy and Annika, siblings that live next door to her house; and teaches Bengt the bully a lesson. When the police arrive to take Pippi to the children's home, she plays with them a little bit, and in the end, the policemen decide that Pippi would be best off where she is, but Mrs. Prysselius states that things will never quite be the same again with Pippi around.

Thunder Karlsson and Bloom's sentence in prison is up, and they hear about Pippi's gold coins which they are determined to take for themselves. However, Pippi proves to be too much for them to handle.

Note: Tommy and Annika do not appear in this episode.

An arrogant man wants to purchase Villa Villekulla, but he does not realize it's already owned by Pippi. Meanwhile, Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom disguise themselves as real estate agents and cheats the man out of his money for Pippi's house. Pippi has some fun misleading the rude man. In the end, the man get fined and Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom get arrested. The arrogant man leaves the villages and never returns.

Tommy and Annika's mother makes her children feel unappreciated, so they run away with Pippi in a hot air balloon that she found in her attic. They fly to the next town and inadvertently manage to assist in the capture of two crooks.

Pippi is reunited with Captain Longstocking and they sail with Tommy and Annika. Little do they know Thunder Karlsson and Bloom are hiding among them.

When the Hoppetossa docks on Kurrekurredutt Island, Pippi, Tommy and Annika are left in charge of the island's pearls. When a pair of pearl poachers arrive on the island, the kids must use their wits and strength to outsmart the poachers. The kids travel the island, foraging over the waterways and jungle to protect the pearls and their own safety.

Following their stay on the Kurrekurredutt Island, it is time for Pippi, Tommy, and Annika to go home. Along the way, they rescue Thunder Karlson and Bloom from a deserted island. En route, they encounter many difficulties at sea, including a windless channel and a tidal wave, until finally, they are washed up on an unknown land. After settling this new continent, they discover that perhaps it's not so new after all.

It is winter in the village and all the town is involved in winter sports. Each year there is a ski race between neighboring villages. Bengt the Bully challenges Pippi and we get the opportunity to see Pippi's skiing skills put to the test.

The local horse show attracts the very finest horses, and Pippi decides to enter Horse. Horse initially does not do well, but when Mrs. Prysselius loses control of her carriage, Horse comes to the rescue and saves Mrs. Prysselius. As a result, Horse is awarded first place for his heroism, much to Mrs. Prysselius's frustration.

Thunder Karlsson and Bloom consult a criminal manual in hopes of accomplishing the perfect crime of getting Pippi's gold. The manual offers a lot of creative ways to carry out a crime. However, Pippi's eccentric habits prove to be too unpredictable, even for the manual.

Trivia: Some stations air this as "Pippi's Mystery".

Note: Tommy and Annika do not appear in this episode.

Tommy and Annika are intrigued and their curiosity piqued by Pippi's tales of personal encounters with shipwrecks. They consider Pippi very lucky and their own lives quite boring. She tells them not to despair. If it's a shipwreck they want, then they'll just go find one right that very day. Pippi pulls a rowboat out of the sea, proceeds to repair it and they set off to encounter a shipwreck.

When the old folks' home is being torn down and replaced by a newer, colder less human structure, Pippi comes to the rescue of the town's senior citizens. Not only does she prove that you can fight city hall, but she also manages to save the lives of the chairman's children in the process as the new building comes tumbling down.

Note: Tommy and Annika do not appear in this episode.

Tommy and Annika introduce Pippi to a local custom, the annual town fair. It is all a bit confusing to Pippi and she has her own unique interpretation for everything she encounters, including the fire breather, snake charmer, card reader, bumper cars and Ferris wheel. When Adolf, the strongest man in the world, challenges to take on anyone, he is not aware that Pippi Longstocking is in the audience, and he soon regrets the challenge.

Pippi's first Christmas on land proves to be a special one. Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom have nowhere to go for Christmas, and even their attempts to get arrested are bungled. Pippi comes to their aid and helps them to understand the true meaning of Christmas.

Pippi suddenly realizes that she is eventually going to grow up. This is not a prospect she likes and as she thinks about her future, we see her fears realized as we flash forward to a bleak future as a grown-up.

Pippi discovers that she's missing out on certain holidays because she doesn't go to school, so there's nothing to take a holiday from. She joins Annika and Tommy and attends the local school, much to the amusement of the other students and the dismay of the teacher. Before she leaves, Pippi teaches Bengt the bully and his lackeys a lesson.

Pippi and her friends join Captain Longstocking on a journey to a remote Northern Community to deliver supplies. It is a trip full of adventure as they team up with the natives to battle storms, icebergs and "poachers."

The field trip up North continues and Pippi and her "crew" must outsmart Poachers to save the rare green whales from extinction.

Pippi's friends are entering their report on the field trip up North in a competition for one of the special school prizes. Pippi decides this is worth returning to school for, and is there to disrupt the special occasion, much to the disturbance of Mrs. Prysselius and the very "proper" guest of honor, Mr. Rosenbloom.

An encounter with a local farmer who treats his horse very badly convinces Pippi that she has to give his animals a vacation - at Villa Villekulla. Horse and Mr. Nilsson are not too enthused with the new boarders, but the animal owner learns his lesson.

A mysterious woman arrives in the village just as a ghost is sighted at the old castle. Pippi teams up with Kling and Klang to solve the mystery of the ghost ... or is it the White Lady?

Note: Tommy and Annika do not appear in this episode.

The whole town is in an uproar at the discovery of a giant footprint in the snow, presumed to be that of a mythological creature. At the prospect of the town's and townsfolk notoriety, several people are caught in the drama and crazy antics of being the first to sight and capture the creature, thereby bringing fame and fortune to themselves. All the while, Mr. Nilsson gets around undetected wearing giant snowshoes on his feet.

Note: Tommy and Annika do not appear in this episode.

Pippi sends a request to her father, Captain Longstocking, on a remote island in the South Pacific, for some unusual flower seeds so she may enter the town's annual flower show. The Captain's letter, explaining that the seeds are for cannibal flowers, is somehow lost as Pippi manages to grow the most exotic species of flowers ever seen. Not equating the loss of many small items to the flower, Pippi enters the show, and chaos prevails as the cannibal flowers eat the other plant entries. Mrs. Prysellious silly accusation that the plants ate her flowers is dismissed until she is proven correct. In the end, Pippi wins the flower show and the cannibal flowers are named: Omnivora Pippidensus, or "Hungry Pippis".

Bloom gets wind that he is being considered as Aunt Matilda's heir to her fortune upon her death. Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom are determined to ingratiate themselves to the crotchety old aunt, and Pippi has the task of finding charitable activities for the reformed crooks.

Note: Tommy and Annika do not appear in this episode.

Pippi befriends an inept, but good-natured carpenter and manages to help him find work in the village. When his poor workmanship puts the town at risk, Pippi must step in to do some hasty renovations.

Kling and Klang have been assigned to escort two criminals (the ones from the balloon ride) on a train to a maximum security prison. Also aboard for the ride are Tommy and Annika under Mrs. Prysselius's supervision, and to the delight of Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom, a shipment of money is loaded along with a guard, prompting Thunder-Karlsson & Bloom to get on board as well. Pippi, Horse and Mr. Nilsson decide to join the party and the antics follow as Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom assume the criminals have a plan to get the money and want a part of it.

Note: The two criminals from the fourth episode make a reappearance.