This is my big brother. he's 9 years old and his name is Tommy.
And this is my little sister Annika.
She's only 8.
Now you'll have to run to school again or you'll be late.
-This is our mom... -...and our dad.
And riding the handrail is forbidden, today too. Remember that!
We've never ridden the handrail.
-Can I trust you on that? -No...
Get going! Don't forget your bag.
Bye!
This is our house.
Only a stone's throw from our house is Villa Villekulla.
Nobody lives there. That house is completely empty.
We think that's a shame, because that house is so funny.
-If only someone would move in... -Yeah, someone with kids, around 8 or 9.
There are no playmates anywhere near where we live.
It's strange, but we almost always have to run to make it to school on time.
...past the cobbler on Långgatan and the pretzel bakery in Tvärgränd...
...and the candy store. We have to stop there for a moment, just to look.
It's cruel to put a candy store on the way to school, when you have no money.
Then we cross the main square. Our school is all the way across town.
It's a good thing our town is so small.
There are two policemen in our town.
One of them, the tall one, is Kling. The other one is Klang.
Our teacher at school says they watch over our town.
A good thing, too, because there are thieves here. Their names are Dunder-Karlsson and Blom.
-The policemen here are nice. -Yeah, if we get bored we can just squeeze out.
Once we hit the playground we're almost there. Aunt Prysselius is there every morning.
-She plays with the little kids. -I think she's wimpy and silly.
♪ Vi kommer ifrån Riara, Riara, Riara, ♪ ♪ vi kommer ifrån Riara, aske daske da ♪
Sweet little children, try to sing along.
♪ Vi kommer ifrån Riara, Riara, Riara ♪
♪ vi kommer ifrån Riara, ♪ ♪ aske daske da... ♪
-We got to school on time today, too. -As we do every morning. Always.
Today, while we were at school, something incredible happened...
...something incredibly amazing.
♪ Lalalaaa... ♪
I've never heard anything like it! She lives alone up at Villa Villekulla?
That is unacceptable. But I will fix this. She will NOT live alone.
-Villekulla? Someone moved in there? -Without us noticing?
No...
No!
-No way, Tommy, let's leave. -No.
If someone's moved in next door I want to know who they are. We can sneak a peek.
Oh! There's something horrible in there.
Horrible? It's just a cute little monkey.
He can't be living here alone?
No, but that's what aunt Prysselius said. "That is unacceptable", she said.
Look, a horse! It's standing on the porch...
-Do we dare enter, Tommy? -We have to.
I don't like sneaking into someone else's house.
-No, I do not like this one bit! -It's just the monkey living here.
The monkey has hanged his clothes to dry.
Look!
[COUGH]
-Hi! -Hi.
-What's your name? -I'm Pippi Longstocking. Who are you?
-I'm Tommy. -And I'm Annika.
-Why are your feet on your pillow? -Let me tell you, that in Egypt, everyone sleeps that way.
They sleep so deep that you can barely rouse them in the morning.
-How do you know? You've never been to Egypt. -No? I've been all over the world.
No, you're lying.
Yeah, I'm lying again. It's so sad.
Lying is bad.
Yeah, lying is very bad.
But in Egypt, they lie all of the time. They start at 7.
Then they lie all day until the sun sets. What do you have to say to that?
How queer!
But, look, what a cute monkey!
-What's his name? -His name is Mr. Nilsson.
Pippi's horse had no name. She just called him "old man".
This was a game we'd never played before. It was called "The floor is lava".
I don't think mom would like it if we played this at home.
If you touch the floor, you die -- remember that!
Pippi lived all alone in the house. No, the horse and the monkey lived there too.
Pippi, don't you have a mom and a dad?
Not at all.
-Not here, at any rate. -Then, who tells you to go to bed at night?
I do. At first, I do it nicely. If I don't listen, I raise my voice:
"Pippi! Go to bed!" And if I don't listen then, I get spanked. [KNOCKING]
Come in, or stay! I couldn't care less.
But... oh dear...
Dear children...
Good day, aunt Prysselius.
Tommy! Annika! What is the meaning of this?
We're playing.
And you're the new little neighbor, I already know that.
Not at all -- I'm some sort of aunt who's moved into the guest house on the third floor.
There's no guest house here.
That's why it was so hard to fit the furniture that I had to throw out the chairs.
Tell me... what is your name, little one?
Pippilotta Viktualia Window-shade...
...Spearmint Efraimsdaughter Longstocking.
My father is a king and his name is Efraim Longstocking.
Once he was a terror of the sea. Now, he is king.
-But they call me Pippi! -I'm aunt Prysselius.
I'm here to help you, dear little Pippi.
-How kind! -Well, you have no parents.
-I do have parents! -Then, where are they?
Mom is in heaven, but dad is in the South Pacific.
You seem to be a deceitful little girl.
-Yeah, I lie a lot. -You're an orphan, so you're coming with me.
-I have a bed for you, at an orphanage. -I already have a bed at an orphanage.
-Where? -Here!
I'm an orphan. My bed is here -- ergo, this is an orphanage.
[SCREAMS] Remove it at once, Pippi!
-Mr. Nilsson! -That horrible animal...
You DO understand that you can't live alone. You have nothing to live off of.
Do I not?
Then, what's this?
You still cannot live here alone!
No... never!
Goodbye, Prussilussy. It was nice of you to come, but it was nicer when you left.
Kling and Klang, I need your help!
I've always heard that egg yolks are good for your hair.
-Where were you staying before coming here? -I wasn't "staying" anywhere.
-I sailed the seas with my dad. -Where is he now?
I don't know. There was a storm and he went overboard. Catch!
-He went overboard? -Did he drown?
No! He was too fat to drown.
I think he floated ashore a Pacific island and become its king.
Pippi's dad had given her all of the gold coins.
The house was full of nice things he'd given her.
Hey, Tommy, close your eyes and I'll show you something.
Give me your hand!
No peeking.
Now -- look! That's a gift from me to you.
Thank you, dear Pippi.
Your turn, Annika. Close your eyes! Your hand...
-Is that it? Can I look? -Oh yeah.
Oh my...
Oh, you are too kind!
♪ Tjingalonka stånkan, knacka makadam ♪
♪ Prussilussy ♪ ♪ tjinga tjonga tjej, hej! ♪
♪ If Prussilussy really ♪ ♪ wants a little child ♪
♪ she'll have to take another child than me, ♪ ♪ hee hee! ♪
♪ If Prussilussy really ♪ ♪ wants a little child ♪
♪ she'll have to take another child than me, ♪ ♪ hee hee! ♪
But, look!
Policemen are the best thing I know, next to rhubarb jam.
-Are you Pippi Longstocking? -Yes. Who else did you think, some Empress?
Aunt Prysselius has sent us to bring you to the orphanage.
♪ If Prussilussy really wants a little child ♪ ♪ she'll have to take another child than me, hee hee! ♪
Now wait just a minute!
Hey, Pippi - don't be a fool. That orphanage is nice.
-Can you bring your horses to the orphanage? -Horses? Such a vivid imagination...
-What about monkeys? -Nonsense! Of course you can't bring a monkey.
Then Prussilussy will need another way to find orphans, because I'm not coming.
Hey Klang, we'll have to do this the hard way. I'll go this way, you go that way!
♪ she'll have to take another child than me, ♪ ♪ hee hee! ♪
Get after her! Catch her! Oh, what a brat!
Hello! Where are you going?
Now you're being silly. The orphanage IS nice.
-And you'll get to go to school. -Why would I?
You'll learn to read and count. The times tables...
I can do just fine without the clock table.
Klang, we'll have to climb up and get her.
Don't be scared! It's not dangerous.
Come here, kid! Or you're in for it!
Wait, Kling -- help!
Hi, Tommy and Annika!
Just you wait!
Let go of me, Klang!
Help me, Klang!
-Hello! -Now you have nowhere to run.
-I don't? -Oh, these shoes...
Watch out! What are you doing, kid?
Watch out, stop that! Get back here!
-NO! -Oh my God, she must be dead.
There she is.
-Behave, kid! Put the ladder back. -Why so mad? We're only playing.
Playing? We are NOT! We'll show you once we're down...
-Then get down here and show me. -Put the ladder back!
Okay, if you ask nicely: "Pretty please, Pippi"...
Pretty please, Pippi, put the ladder back.
-The other little boy too! -Pretty please, Pippi...
-Now I'll show you! -I don't have time to play anymore.
What is this? Little girls can't lift policemen. Help!
Tommy and Annika, come here!
-No, you drive, I'll crank. -Hurry, she's lethal. CRANK!
-Drive! -I am driving,.
Just drive! We're going nowhere. Pedal to the metal!
-Idiot, the car is running. -Check the gauges!
-The car is running. -No, it's going nowhere.
-It's running, moron! -Drive, I want to go home!
Stop! STOP!
Oh, you thick-headed, talentless troglodyte!
I think Pippi might be the strongest in the world.
Because I am!
♪ Här kommer Pippi Långstrump! ♪ ♪ Tjolahopp, tjolahej, tjolahoppsansa ♪
♪ Här kommer Pippi Långstrump, ♪ ♪ här kommer faktiskt jag! ♪
♪ Har du sett min apa, ♪ ♪ min fina, söta lilla apa? ♪
♪ Har du sett Herr Nilsson? ♪ ♪ Ja, han heter faktiskt så ♪
♪ Har du sett min villa, ♪ ♪ min Villa Villekulla-villa? ♪
♪ Vill du, vill du veta ♪ ♪ varför villan heter så? ♪
♪ Där bor ju Pippi Långstrump! ♪ ♪ Tjolahopp, tjolahej, tjolahoppsansa ♪
♪ Där bor ju Pippi Långstrump, ♪ ♪ ja, där bor faktiskt jag! ♪
♪ Det är inte illa ♪ ♪ – jag har ju apa, häst och villa ♪
♪ Kappsäck full med pengar, ♪ ♪ det är också bra att ha ♪
♪ Kom nu, alla vänner, ♪ ♪ varenda kotte som jag känner! ♪
♪ Nu ska vi leva loppan! ♪ ♪ Tjolahej, tjolahoppsansa... ♪
Textning: Inger Sjöstrand Sveriges Television AB Interpretation: PuffyRainbowCloud 2025-11-11