Lisa (TV series) explained

Genre:Animated cartoon, Preschool
Creator:Magnus Carlsson
Director:Magnus Carlsson
Narrated:Gösta Ekman
Theme Music Composer:Magnus Carlsson
Composer:Magnus Carlsson
Country:Germany
Sweden
Hungary
Language:Swedish
German
English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:14
Company:Happy Life
TMO Film GmbH
Producer:Magnus Carlsson
Runtime:6-7 min (average)
Network:SVT1 (Sweden)
KIKA (Germany)[1]

Lisa is a Swedish-German-Hungarian animated preschool television series created by Magnus Carlsson.[2] It was produced by Happy Life and is aimed at younger children.[3]

Production and telecast

The Lisa series was first produced as a series of cinematically-released short films. The first short film, Lisa får en barnvakt, premiered in June 1996[4] and was released as a book the following year. Two further short films, Lisa hos tandläkaren and Lisa på picknick, were granted funding from the Swedish Film Institute in February 1997[5] and released in January 1998.[6] [7]

The series was aired on SVT beginning in 1999.[8] It also aired on KIKA in Germany. In addition with English voices, it screened on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom[9] and HBO Family in the US, as well as distributed internationally by Fox Kids.[10] There were also some books made based on the series.[11] [12] The series was narrated by Gösta Ekman.[13]

Carlsson left Happy Life for a few years after having co-founded the studio, but Happy Life went on to produce more episodes of Lisa without Carlsson's involvement nor approval. Carlsson then sued his former employer for copyright infringement, a lawsuit he won in arbitration by January 2002.[14]

Plot

The series focuses on Lisa, a title little girl lead who also serves as the narrator. She lives with her parents in a two-story house. Sometimes, she visits his dad's place of work and they walk around town. She likes to play with her parents and neighbours. Various children have playmates and play in her yard.

Characters

TV episodes

No.Name
1At the Shopping Centre
2Holger with Big Ears
3At the Dentist
4Goes On a Plane
5Paints The Bathroom
6Lisa's Space Adventure
7Scared of Loll
8Gets a Babysitter
9The Davidsons
10The Dinner Party
11The Fancy Dress Party
12Waving Club
13What Am I Going to Be When I Grow Up
14The Painter
15Picking Apples

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fernsehserien.de/lisa/sendetermine/-1
  2. https://magnuscarlsson.se/magnus-carlsson/
  3. News: Carlsson . Magnus . Nu har svensk tv vaknat också – Alla vill ha Magnus Carlsson . . 22 January 1999 . Swedish.
  4. https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=film&itemid=23914#release-dates Lisa får en barnvakt
  5. News: Klart med stöd från Filminsitutet. Svenska Dagbladet. 20 February 1997.
  6. https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=film&itemid=35064#release-dates Lisa hos tandläkaren
  7. https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=film&itemid=35063#release-dates Lisa på picknick
  8. News: Gohde . Erika . Prisade vänner drack sig fulla. Men nu är Magnus figurer barnvänliga . . 6 May 1999 . Swedish.
  9. News: Nick Jr. leads the preschool diginet race. Kidscreen. August 1, 1999.
  10. News: Svensk barnfilm på export . . 2 April 2000 . Swedish.
  11. Book: Carlsson, Magnus . Lisa på maskerad . 2000 . BonnierCarlsen . 978-91-638-1753-3 . sv.
  12. News: Robin hoppas bli hipp i hela världen . Persson . Ann . . 5 January 1998 . Swedish.
  13. News: Lisa . . 21 November 1999 . Swedish.
  14. News: Animatör får rätt till Lisa. Svenska Dagbladet. 5 January 2002.