History Trivia / PippiLongstocking

* CreatorBacklash: Astrid Lindgren absolutely hated the idea of having Pippi animated, and claims that she was convinced by Creator/{{Nelvana}} to allow them to do an AnimatedAdaptation. Although her final thoughts on the film weren't actually recorded, it ''is'' notable that the next animated adaptation of another Lindgren book, ''Literature/KarlssonOnTheRoof'', was given ''much'' stricter guidelines for script, design and tone by The Astrid Lindgren Company. Even then, she died at least 8 months before the latter film's release

* DisownedAdaptation: Astrid Lindgren disliked the 1949 film due to the casting of Viveca Serlachius, then 26 years old, to play the titular character and the liberties taken with the source material. So much so, that Lindgren would personally write the scripts for any further adaptations of her works starting with the 1957 film adaptation of the final novel of the ''Bill Bergson'' series, with few exceptions.

* DisownedAdaptation: Astrid Lindgren disliked the 1949 film due to the casting of Viveca Serlachius, then 26 years old, to play the titular character and the liberties taken with the source material. So much so, that Lindgren would personally write the scripts for any further adaptations of her works with few exceptions.

* CreatorBacklash: Astrid Lindgren absolutely hated the idea of having Pippi animated, and claims that she only allowed Creator/{{Nelvana}} to do an AnimatedSeries after Nelvana desperately convinced her to do so. Although her final thoughts on the film weren't actually recorded, it ''is'' notable that the next AnimatedAdaptation of another Lindgren book, ''Literature/KarlssonOnTheRoof'', was given ''much'' stricter guidelines for script, design and tone.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Jan Johansson, who wrote the music for the 1969 Swedish TV series, died in a car accident on November 9, 1968, three months before the series was to air.

** The 1988 film was to begin production in the summer of 1986, but its original distribution company, Producers Sales Organisation, went bankrupt. In April 1987, Creator/ColumbiaPictures replaced PSO as its primary distributor for the film in North America.

* DisownedAdaptation: Astrid Lindgren disliked the 1949 film due to the casting of Viveca Serlachius, then 26 years old, to play the titular character and the film altering several elements of her books. So much so, that Lindgren would personally write the scripts for any further adaptations of her works with few exceptions.

** The 1949 film has gone out of print, meaning that fans will have to hunt down an old copy of the film if they want to watch it.
** The 1985 TV special that aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in North America is hard to find. As such fans may have to trade with someone who recorded that special off of ABC.

* CreatorBacklash: Astrid Lindgren absolutely hated the idea of having Pippi animated, and claims that she only allowed Creator/{{Nelvana}} to do an AnimatedSeries after Nelvana desperately convinced her to do so. Although her final thoughts weren't actually recorded, it ''is'' notable that the next AnimatedAdaptation of a Lindgren book, ''Literature/KarlssonOnTheRoof'', was given ''much'' stricter guidelines for script, design and tone.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The 1988 ''The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'' movie... not with the setting itself, considering it mostly appears to take place in the 1940s, however, most of the songs used in the movie, with their synthesized underscores, have obvious 80s vibes to them.

** The 1988 film was to begin production in the summer of 1986, but its original distribution company, Producers Sales Organisation, went bankrupt. In April 1987, Creator/ColumbiaPictures would replace PSO as its primary distributor the film in North America.

* DawsonCasting: For the 1949 film adaptation, Viveca Serlachius portrayed Pippi, despite being only 26 years old at the time.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: At one point in 1971, Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and Creator/IsaoTakahata wanted to do an [[http://www.ghibliworld.com/news.html#0405 anime adaptation of Pippi,]] however when they went to get personal permission from the creator, they were denied and the project was canceled. Some samples of Miyazaki's lovely artwork for the project still exist and can be seen [[http://community.livejournal.com/miyazaki_ru/463300.html here.]]
** Then in 1972 Miyazaki and Takahata created another anime called [[http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/panda/story.html "Panda Kopanda"]] (in English "Panda! Go Panda!"), and the heroine Mimiko is [[{{Expy}} a spunky, pig-tailed redhead who is an orphan and lives by herself in a house with animals.]]
** A lot of the concept art did make it into later pictures though, especially the extensive background work in Visby and Stockholm which became most of the backgrounds for ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService''. Pippi's braids are resurrected in the pirate queen from Laputa, who has a youthful portrait in her airship cabin looking suspiciously like Pippi...

* DisownedAdaptation: Astrid Lindgren disliked the 1949 film due to the casting of Viveca Serlachius, then 26 years old, to play the titular character. So much so, that Lindgren would write the scripts for further live-action adaptations of her works.

* CreatorBacklash: Astrid Lindgren absolutely hated the idea of having Pippi animated, and claims that she only allowed Creator/{{Nelvana}} to do an AnimatedSeries after Nelvana desperately convinced her to do so.
** Her exact thoughts on the finished film aren't recorded, as she refused to comment; but it ''is'' notable that the next AnimatedAdaptation of a Lindgren book, ''Literature/KarlssonOnTheRoof'', was given ''much'' stricter guidelines for script, design and tone.

* CreatorBacklash: Astrid Lindgren hated the idea of having Pippi animated, and claims that she only allowed Creator/{{Nelvana}} to do an AnimatedSeries because they wouldn't stop bugging her. Clearly, Creator/HayaoMiyazaki [[WhatCouldHaveBeen should have tried harder]] (see below).
** Her exact thoughts on the finished movie aren't recorded, as she refused to comment; but it ''is'' notable that the next AnimatedAdaptation of a Lindgren book, ''Literature/KarlssonOnTheRoof'', was given ''much'' stricter guidelines for script, design and tone.

* CreatorBacklash: Astrid Lindgren hated the idea of having Pippi animated, and claims that she only allowed {{Nelvana}} to do an AnimatedSeries because they wouldn't stop bugging her. Clearly, Creator/HayaoMiyazaki [[WhatCouldHaveBeen should have tried harder]] (see below).

* FountainOfExpies: Pippi has served as the inspiration for a lot of spunky red-haired heroines over the years. One notable modern example is Lisbeth Salander of TheMillenniumTrilogy (although she dyes her hair jet black), and it's even lampshaded in one of the books.

* Main/NamesTheSame: [[Franchise/Pokemon Clefairy]] is called Pippi in Japan.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: At one point in 1971, Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and {{Isao Takahata}} wanted to do an [[http://www.ghibliworld.com/news.html#0405 anime adaptation of Pippi,]] however when they went to get personal permission from the creator, they were denied and the project was canceled. Some samples of Miyazaki's lovely artwork for the project still exist and can be seen [[http://community.livejournal.com/miyazaki_ru/463300.html here.]]

* HeyItsThatVoice: Melissa Altro, who voices Pippi in the animated series also voices Muffy in ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}''.

** A lot of the concept art did make it into later pictures though, especially the extensive background work in Visby and Stockholm which became most of the backgrounds for KikisDeliveryService. Pippi's braids are resurrected in the pirate queen from Laputa, who has a youthful portrait in her airship cabin looking suspiciously like Pippi...

* CreatorBacklash: Astrid Lindgren hated the idea of having Pippi animated, and claims that she only allowed {{Nelvana}} to do an AnimatedSeries because they wouldn't stop bugging her.

* CreatorBacklash: Astrid Lindgren hated the idea of having Pippi animated, and claims that she only allowed {{Nelvana}} to do an AnimatedSeries because they wouldn't stop bugging her. Clearly, Creator/HayaoMiyazaki [[WhatCouldHaveBeen should have tried harder]].

** Her exact thoughts on the finished movie aren't recorded, as she refused to comment; but it ''is'' notable that the next AnimatedAdaptation of a Lindgren book, ''Literature/KarlssonOnTheRoof'', was given ''much'' stricter guidelines for script, design and tone.

* CreatorBacklash: Astrid Lindgren hated the idea of having Pippi animated, and claims that she only allowed {{Nelvana}} to do an AnimatedSeries because they wouldn't stop bugging her. Clearly, HayaoMiyazaki [[WhatCouldHaveBeen should have tried harder]].

** Her exact thoughts on the finished movie aren't recorded, as she refused to comment; but it ''is'' notable that the next AnimatedAdaptation of a Lindgren book, ''KarlssonOnTheRoof'', was given ''much'' stricter guidelines for script, design and tone.

* CreatorBacklash: Astrid Lindgren hated the idea of having Pippi animated, and claims that she only allowed {{Nelvana}} to do an AnimatedSeries because they wouldn't stop bugging her. Clearly, HayaoMiyazaki [[WhatCouldHaveBeen should have tried harder]].