History YMMV / HeidiGirlOfTheAlps

** The series has been enjoying popularity in Greece since the early 2000's when Creator/ModernTimes bought the distribution rights to it, getting many books and [=DVDs=], the theme song being featured in "Children's TV Favorites" [=CDs=] (as well as an instrumental karaoke version) and being one of the company's biggest franchises in general.

* NoExportForYou: The 1979 feature-length adaptation of the TV series, which was put together by Zuiyo (not Zuiyo Eizo, which had become Creator/NipponAnimation in 1975), remains the only English-dubbed adaptation of the franchise to reach the United States. French-speaking Canadian fans were more fortunate, as the entire series was aired on Creator/{{CBC}}'s French-language network.

** The series has been enjoying popularity in Greece since the early 2000's when Creator/ModernTimes bought the distribution rights to it, getting many books and DVDs, the theme song being featured in "Children's TV Favorites" CDs (as well as an instrumental karaoke version) and being one of the company's biggest franchises in general.

* EarWorm: The OP will stay in your head '''for decades'''.
** Especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAasmpVQqG8 the Italian version]].
** The ending theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj4AnEGPnzE in Spanish]].

** The series was aired in Spain for first time in 1975. Nearly forty years later it still enjoys the occasional rerun, and it is still one of the few anime shows (together with ''Anime/MazingerZ'', ''Haha wo tazunete sanzenri'' -a. k. a. ''[[DubNameChange Marco]]''- ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'', ''Anime/DragonBall'', ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' and ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'') that everybody knows about, even people who are not anime geeks. And "Rottenmeier" has become synonymous with "uptight, straight-laced hag".

** And, no less, the ending theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj4AnEGPnzE (here in Spanish)]].

* {{Moe}}: Heidi

* AmericansHateTingle: The 2015 CGI remake[[note]]Which was made by Studio 100, a French animation studio who also owns the international dub rights to the anime.[[/note]] has gotten a very lukewarm reception in parts where the original Japanese adaptation is well-beloved, such as Germany and Latin America. In the latter region, particularly, those who dislike the remake [[MisBlamed blame Disney for]] [[FanDumb "ruining" the series]] (as it airs on Creator/DisneyChannel there), even though they have nothing to do with it.

* MemeticMutation: One of the most well known memes in the series is an image macro consists of both Heidi pushing a wheelchair with Clara sitting on it, with the next image consisting of the photoshopped image of Heidi [[DudeNotFunny killing Clara by shoving her down the cliff]]. The image macros usually goes with joke captions of Heidi's disagreement with Clara's opinions.

* AmericansHateTingle: The 2015 CGI remake has gotten a very lukewarm reception in parts where the original is well-beloved, such as Germany and Latin America. In the latter region, particularly, those who dislike the remake [[MisBlamed blame Disney for "ruining" the series]] (as it airs on Creator/DisneyChannel there), even though they have nothing to do with it.

* MemeticMutation: One of the most well known memes in the series is an image macro consists of both Heidi pushing a wheelchair with Clara sitting on it, with the next image consists of the photoshopped image of Heidi killing Clara by shoving her down the cliff. The image macros usually goes with joke captions of Heidi's disagreement with Clara's opinions.
* TearJerker: Heidi's progressive fall into despair as she's away from home.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The CGI remake. Aside from the change of animation, the new opening and some minor story changes are considered outright "offensive" by some fans of the original series.

** [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Spaniards Love Heidi]]: The series was aired for first time in 1975. Nearly forty years later it still enjoys the occasional rerun, and it is still one of the few anime shows (together with ''Anime/MazingerZ'', ''Haha wo tazunete sanzenri'' -a. k. a. ''[[DubNameChange Marco]]''- ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'', ''Anime/DragonBall'', ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' and ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'') that everybody knows about, even people who are not anime geeks. And "Rottenmeier" has become synonymous with "uptight, straight-laced hag".

* MagnumOpus: ''Heidi'' is a serious contender for the title of 'greatest anime ever put out by the Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'. The fact that freaking Creator/IsaoTakahata was the director helps its claim.

* AmericansHateTingle: The 3D-Remake has gotten a VERY lukewarm reception in Germany, in no small part because of its soulless production and the horrible rending of the original opening song.

** And, no less, the ending theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj4AnEGPnzE (here in spanish)]].
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Or better said, Latin-Americans And Europeans (especially Italians) Love Heidi Girl Of The Alps.

* TearJerker: Heidi's progressive fall into despair as she's away from home.

* SoBadItsHorrible: The 2015 3D Remake uses the sma

* DevelopmentHell: Not the series, but fan subs were another matter entirely. This series remained practically unknown to the English speaking anime fandom for YEARS. Some years ago, four episodes were subbed but the series was dropped and left in limbo. Luckily, a fansub group named Silver Zero Subs began subbing it in 2010 and continued on for four whole years, and as of today, it's fully subbed.

** Especially [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAasmpVQqG8 the italian version]].

** [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Spaniards Love Heidi]]: The series was aired for first time in 1975. Nearly forty years later it still enjoys the ocasional rerun, and it is still one of the few anime shows (together with ''Anime/MazingerZ'', ''Haha wo tazunete sanzenri'' -a. k. a. ''[[DubNameChange Marco]]''- ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'', ''Anime/DragonBall'', ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' and ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'') that everybody knows about, even people who are not anime geeks. And "Rottenmeier" has become synonimous with "uptight, straight-laced hag".

* TearJerker: Heidi's proggressive fall into despair as she's away from home.

* {Moe}: Heidi

* Moe: Heidi

** * [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Spaniards Love Heidi]]: The series was aired for first time in 1975. Nearly forty years later it still enjoys the ocasional rerun, and it is still one of the few anime shows (together with ''Anime/MazingerZ'', ''Haha wo tazunete sanzenri'' -a. k. a. ''[[DubNameChange Marco]]''- ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'', ''Anime/DragonBall'', ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' and ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'') that everybody knows about, even people are not anime geeks. And "Rottenmeier" has become synonimous with "uptight, straight-laced hag".

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Or better said, Latin-Americans And Europeans Love Heidi Girl Of The Alps.

* Moe: Heidi