The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking Page #2

and Alfonso live with me too.

Oh, is Mr. Neilson your father?

This is Mr. Neilson.

My father is a sea captain who

was washed overboard in a storm.

Did he drown? Of course not.

He lives on the Kurrekurre Island.

He's the king of the cannibals.

Cannibals? Real cannibals?

- There's no such thing today.

- How do you know?

You've never been there,

have you?

And do they really... eat you?

Yeah.

Which reminds me. I'm hungry.

You guys hungry?

- We're always hungry.

- Great.

What the heck's that ruckus

over there?

What could it be?

You don't suppose Tommy and

Annika... No, I'll go see.

Hey, Pippi!

Hey, Annika!

Pancakes, Alfonso?

Pancakes. Something new.

Tommy! Annika!

Just what in blazes

do you think you're doing?

We're just having

a midnight snack.

Care to join us? I have never seen

such a mess in my entire life!

You two are going to march

right home this very instant...

and go to bed!

And as for you, I don't know who you think

you are or what you think you're doing here,

but I'm going to get to the bottom

of this first thing in the morning.

March!

Nice meeting you.

Aah!

Thank goodness I only have you

and Alfonso to worry about.

Alfonso?

Her name is Pippi Longstocking.

And she's come to live here.

I don't know what got into you two.

How could you do something like this?

Here, darling.

Oh, thank you.

I'm-I'm so confused.

That house stands empty

for heaven knows how many years.

Suddenly in the middle of the night,

some 11-year-old terror moves in.

I know. Our kids

seem to love it.

You should've seen them.

Uh, uh, a flying horse.

How do we even know that

it's her father's house?

You can be sure I'm going to

get to the bottom of this.

I'm tired.

Keep your head still, Alfonso.

Hi. We're running

a little late this morning.

Oh, those are for you, Annika and Tommy.

Thanks. A real sword.

Did you wash behind your ears?

You can't expect a horse

to do for himself.

Shh. He thinks

he's just like us.

Okay, you can go out

and play now.

But don't tease Mr. Neilson, or

you'll have to come right back in.

All right. Next on the list.

Ahh, nothing

like a morning bath.

But, Pippi, you've got

all your clothes on!

That's because it's laundry day.

Well, that's enough of that. There

is such a thing as being too clean.

You'll catch your death of cold

if you stand around like that.

Since when do people die

from being wet?

That's what my mom always says.

Well, now that you mention it,

I do remember one time at the North

Pole when I was so frozen...

after swimming with some seals and some Eskimo

kids that I had to dry myself off like this.

See?

That was easy.

Now we're ready for a game.

Game of what? Rub-a-dub-dub scrubbing day.

It's my favorite day.

Everything's soapy, so we might

as well scrub the floor.

Scrub the floor?

That's not a game.

You wanna bet?

Oh, Pippi, what a mess!

Here, put these on

and follow me.

I put my scrubbing shoes on.

And I never get the blues

on Monday morning.

Yeah, yeah.

This dust'll be a goner.

As I hit each dirty corner

without warning.

Yeah, yeah.

Throwing soapsuds everywhere We're

being careful very careful.

To enjoy ourselves

each step of the way.

Scrubbing day is a holiday.

And the game we play

is as wild as it can get.

Scrubbing day is my favorite day.

'Cause on scrubbing day

we make everything get wet.

The greater the confusion I have come

to the conclusion things get cleaner.

Oh, yeah.

The white is whiter Red

is redder Blue is bluer.

And the green gets greener.

Yeah, yeah.

Throwing water everywhere There

is a feeling in the air.

That any minute

we could all float away.

Everybody Scrubbing

day is a holiday.

And the game we play

is as wild as it can get.

Scrubbing day is my favorite day.

'Cause on scrubbing day

we make everything get wet.

Whoa! It was lucky

I was here to catch you!

What a great way to clean up.

I must try it someday.

This is my mom, Pippi.

Nice mom. My mom is... She's not

here right now. She's, uh...

I don't mean to be rude, Pippi,

but we're terribly late.

They've got to go

to the dentist.

Bye, Pippi. Bye, Pippi.

Wait! Here. Take these.

My father got them off of an old

sailor who didn't need them anymore.

I don't think we can use them just now.

But do come and visit.

That'll be fun. Bye, Pippi.

Bye, Pippi.

And when was your last checkup?

Get back!

Watch your step, boss.

Briefcase.

Good morning!

Nice of you to call.

I'm Pippilotta Delicatessa

Windowshade Longstocking,

daughter of

Captain Efraim Longstocking.

Pippi for short. Pippi.

Good morning.

What can I do for you? Selling vacuums?

I'll take a dozen.

Wrap them up. No, I'm not selling.

I'm buying. Oh, this is me.

Dan Blackhart. Blackhart's Ideal Homes.

If you need it, we've got it.

Well, to be very honest with you, I don't

think I need anything this morning.

But,

you can have this wonderfully spectacular

sewing machine for a dollar.

I don't want your filthy

sewing machine.

I would like to look inside.

Will there be anything else?

Oh! I wonder if you'd be

interested in selling this house?

My home? Selling?

How can you sell a home?

You can't wrap it up.

You can't carry it away.

And you certainly can't

fit it in your car.

Obviously you can't

make much of a living...

if you're trying to buy houses

other people are living in.

Here's a gold coin for your troubles.

Where did you get that?

No big deal. I have a whole mess

of them down in the basement.

I just help myself whenever I need to.

How did they get there?

It's a long story.

But I can tell you this much.

It's part of the treasure

from King Solomon's mines.

I'm afraid you'll have to go now.

It's Friday. Wash day.

I'm sure you'll understand.

Who is that girl?

What is she doing on a horse?

Watch out,

world 'cause here she comes.

And she's bound to teach you

more than one thing.

Pippi Longstocking is coming

into your town.

What is going on here? The

one no one can keep down.

No, no, no, no.

Get them in the bus. Get in there.

In the bus.

Get in the bus. Get

in the bus. Get in the bus.

That's no way to treat kids.

Is that where you go to school?

No. That's the home for children who

have no parents. Nobody wants them.

Well, all kids

should be wanted and loved.

Maybe their moms and dads

just lost them.

Whoa, whoa.

Pippi Longstocking is coming

into your world.

A freckled-faced red-haired girl.

You ought to know she'll throw

your life into a whirl.

Everybody out.

Unhitch the horse, my man.

What are we going to buy today, Pippi?

A grand piano.

They don't sell pianos in there.

They might today.

Can you play the piano? How

do I know until I've tried?

To play the piano without a piano takes

a lot of practice, I can tell you.

But how are we gonna pay?

Spanish gold. Pirates' money.

Pippi says you can find your own way home.

Do you want to go with him? No, not me.

Uh-uh, no way.

He really is going home.

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