Pippi Longstocking
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Pippi Longstocking (Swedish Pippi Långstrump) is a fictional character in a series of children's books created by author Astrid Lindgren.
Pippi is a nine-year-old girl, who lives with a complete lack of adult supervision. She is very unconventional, assertive, rich and extraordinarily strong, being able to lift her horse one-handed without difficulty. She frequently mocks and dupes the adults she does encounter, an attitude likely to appeal to young readers; however, Pippi usually reserves her worst behavior for the most pompous and condescending of adults.
The first four Pippi books were published in 1945-1948, with an additional series of five books published 1969-1971. Two final stories were printed in 1979 and 2000. The books have later been translated into a large number of languages.
With the publication of the first Pippi book, Lindgren rejected established conventions for children's books. Although well received by contemporary critics, the book was controversial among some social conservatives who desired children's books that, by their standards, would set a good example for children.
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[edit] Pippi and her world
Image:Villa villekulla.jpg Pippi's full name is Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter Longstocking (in the Swedish original Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump). Her fiery red hair is worn in braids that are so tightly wound that they stick out sideways from her head.
Pippi lives alone with her monkey, Mr. Nilsson, and her horse, Old Man, in an old house named Villa Villekulla, located in a small Swedish village. Her friends and next-door neighbors, Tommy and Annika Settergren, accompany her on her adventures; though the children's mother disapproves of Pippi's sometimes coarse manners and lack of education, Mrs. Settergren knows that Pippi would never put Tommy and Annika in harm's way, and that Pippi values her friendship with the pair above nearly all else in her life.
Though lacking in much formal education, Pippi is very intelligent in a common-sense fashion, and has a well-honed sense of justice and fair play. She will show respect (though still in her own unique style) for adults who treat her and other children fairly. Her attitude towards the worst of adults (from a child's viewpoint) is often that of a vapid, foolish and babblemouthed child, and few of her targets realize just how sharp and crafty Pippi is until she's made fools of them. Pippi has an amazing talent for spinning lies and tall tales, though they are usually in the form of humorously strange stories rather than lying with malicious intent.
Pippi is the daughter of seafarer Efraim Longstocking, captain of the sailing ship Hoptoad, from whom Pippi inherited her common sense and incredible strength, being the only person known who can match Pippi in physical ability. Captain Longstocking originally bought Villa Villekulla to give his daughter a more stable home life than that on shipboard (though Pippi loves the seafaring life, and is indeed a better sailor and helmswoman than most of her father's crew). Pippi retired to the Villa after her father was believed lost at sea, determined that her father was still alive and would come to look for her there.
As it turned out, Captain Longstocking was washed ashore upon a South Sea island known as Kurrekurredutt Isle, where he was made the "fat white chief" by its native people. The Captain returned to Sweden to bring Pippi to his new home in the South Seas, but Pippi found herself attached to the Villa and her new friends Tommy and Annika, and decided to stay where she was, though she and the children sometimes took trips with her father aboard the Hoptoad, including a trip to Kurrekurredutt where she was confirmed as the "fat white chief"'s daughter, Princess Pippilotta.
[edit] Books
Image:Pippi Longstocking book cover.jpg There are altogether eleven Pippi Longstocking books. Among them are the following:
- 1945: Pippi Longstocking
- 1946: Pippi Goes on Board
- 1948: Pippi in the South Seas
- 1979: Pippi's After Christmas Party
[edit] Adaptations
[edit] Film
An American feature film version was released in 1988, ironically titled The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (while the title suggests a continuation, it is in fact, a remake of the original story). A further film version was released in USSR (Peppi Dlinnyychulok, 1982).
An animated film adaptation by Nelvana, Pippi Longstocking released in 1997, which prompted a spin-off television series.
[edit] Television
For the Main article, see:Pippi Longstocking (1969)
A Swedish Pippi Longstocking television series was created based on the books in the 1970s. Inger Nilsson gave a confident oddball performance that was uncommonly consistent and eccentric for a child actress.
The Swedish series was re-edited as four poorly dubbed feature films for U.S. distribution. They became weekend television staples in several cities in America throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The original series, newly dubbed using British actors, became available in 2002.
An animated television series, Pippi Longstocking by the production company Nelvana, aired for one season (1998-1999) on HBO in the United States and Canada's Teletoon channel.
[edit] Other language titles
Names for Pippi Longstocking in other languages:
- In Afrikaans "Pipi Langkous"
- In Albanian "Pipi Çorapegjata"
- In Bosnian "Pipi Duga Čarapa"
- In Bulgarian "Пипи Дългото Чорапче" ("Pipi Dəlgoto Chorapche")
- In Chinese "Changwazi Pipi"
- In Croatian "Pipi Duga Čarapa"
- In Czech "Pipi Dlouhá Punčocha"
- In Danish "Pippi Langstrømpe"
- In Dutch "Pippi Langkous"
- In Esperanto "Pipi Ŝtrumpolonga"
- In Estonian "Pipi Pikksukk"
- In Finnish "Peppi Pitkätossu" (Peppi Lotta Sikuriina Rullakartiina Kissanminttu Efraimintytär Pitkätossu)
- In French "Fifi Brindacier" (one of the few versions that does not translate the last name literally as "long stocking"; the French version is literally translated as "brin d'acier", i.e., "strand of steel", and figuratively as "tiny bit of steel". Fifi is used instead of Pipi since faire pipi in french means "to urinate").
- In Georgian "Pepi Magalitsinda"
- In German "Pippi Langstrumpf"
- In Greek "Πίπη Φακιδομύτη" ("Pipe Phakidomyte") (one of the few versions that does not translate the last name literally as "long stocking"; the Greek version is literally translated as "Freckled-nose".)
- In Hebrew "בילבי בת-גרב" ("Bilbi Bat-Gerev", "Pippi" being untenable in Hebrew as it is the standard colloquialism for "urine". Bat-Gerev = literally "Daughter of sock").
- In Hungarian "Harisnyás Pippi"
- In Icelandic "Lína Langsokkur"
- In Indonesian "Pippi Si Kaus Kaki Panjang"
- In Irish "Pippí den Grá d'Hón"
- In Italian "Pippi Calzelunghe"
- In Japanese "長くつ下のピッピ" ("Nagakutsushita no Pippi")
- In Korean "말괄량이 소녀 삐삐" ("Malgwallyang'i Sonyŏ Pippi")
- In Kurdish "Pippi-Ya Goredirey"
- In Latvian "Pepija Garzeķe"
- In Lithuanian "Pepė Ilgakojinė"
- In Macedonian "Pipi dolgiot corap"
- In Norwegian "Pippi Langstrømpe"
- In Persian "پیپی جوراببلنده" ("Pipi Joorab-Bolandeh")
- In Polish "Fizia Pończoszanka", "Pipi Pończoszanka", "Pippi Langstrump", the original Swedish name was also being used several years ago.
- In Portuguese "Pippi Meialonga" (Brazil), "Pipi das Meias Altas" (Portugal)
- In Romanian "Pippi Şoseţica"
- In Russian "Пеппи Длинныйчулок" ("Peppi Dlinniychulok") or "Пиппи Длинный Чулок" ("Pippi Dlinniy Chulok")
- In Serbian "Pipi Duga Čarapa"
- In Slovak "Pipi Dlhá Pančucha"
- In Slovenian "Pika Nogavička"
- In Spanish "Pipi Calzaslargas" or "Pipi Mediaslargas" in Latin America
- In Swedish "Pippi Långstrump"
- In Thai ("Pippi Thung-Taow Yaow")
- In Turkish "Pippi Uzunçorap"
- In Ukrainian "Піпі Довгапанчоха" ("Pipi Dovgapanchoha")
- In Vietnamese "Pippi Tat Dai"
[edit] Pippi Longstocking in popular culture
- In the 2006 film Click Adam Sandler says to his dog "Come on, Sniffy Longdroppings, I don't have all night."
- In 3rd Rock from the Sun, Sally wanted a child. So Tommy put his hair in pigtails and said "Oh my god! I look like Tommy Longstocking!"
- In a Simpsons episode when Lisa wanted to be a different person, she saw three stories in a library, including Pippi Longstocking.
- In South Park, Cartman comments that Stan dressed up like Raggedy Andy makes him look like Pippi Longstocking.
- In Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Dr. Evil "shushes" his son, Scott (with puns on "zip it"), commenting "Oh look at me, I'm Zippi Longstocking."
- In the second season finale of Lost, James "Sawyer" Ford refers to Hugo "Hurley" Reyes and Katherine "Kate" Austen as "Magilla Gorilla and Pippi Longstocking". Probably a reference to the fact that he often calls Kate "Freckles"
- An episode of Gilmore Girls Season Five was titled "We Got Us a Pippi Virgin!" and Pippi Longstocking was featured prominently in this episode.
- In one episode of Pinky and the Brain, when Brain asks Pinky if he is pondering what Brain's pondering, Pinky replies with "I think so Brain, but me and Pippi Longstocking... I mean, what would the children look like?"
- In an SCTV sketch, John Candy played "Pepi Longsocks", an unusually large redheaded boy who possesed superstrength. The sketch was a parody of the poorly-dubbed TV series, presented as "The SCTV Kids' After-School Movie".
[edit] External links
- The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking launches on YTV, Fall 2006
- Pippi Longstocking fan site
- Website with Pippi Longstocking books, videos, and software (French)
- Japanese stage musical starring Tomoe Shinohara (Japanese)
- Josh says Cher (Alicia Silverstone) looks like Pippi (English)bg:Пипи Дългото Чорапче
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