Pippi Longstocking is a Canadian-German-Swedish animated television series produced by AB Svensk Filmindustri, TaurusFilm, TFC Trickompany Filmproduktion, and Nelvana based on the book series drawn and written by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.[3] This was the first time that the popular character had been animated.[4] It was led by German director Michael Schaack. The story editor and chief writer for the series was Ken Sobol. His son John Sobol also wrote several episodes.