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Heidi, Girl of the Alps

52 Episodes
25 min each
WINTER 1974

Synopsis

After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather Öhi, who lives in the Alps. She learns he's a very bitter man who only accepted by force to take her in. But Heidi's kindness may be able to open his heart. Together with the shepherd Peter and invalid Klara, she has lots of adventures.

Drama Slice of Life
Format
Unknown
Episodes
52
Per Episode
25 min
Source
Unknown

Episodes

52 / 52 Episodes
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Episode 1

To the Mountain

Heidi, an orphan girl since she was 1 year old, has grown up under the care of her aunt Dete. However, just as she turns 5, Heidi is sent to live with her formidable grandfather Onji in the Swiss Alps when her aunt gets a housemaid job in Frankfurt. Heidi soon befriends a goatherd named Peter, and she is amazed with the beauty of the natural surroundings and explores her new home with visible satisfaction as Onji gets lost in his thoughts.
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Episode 2

In Grandfather's House

Heidi enjoys the simplicity and the freedom of her new life. Having been forced to seclusion before, she enjoys running around playing with the goats and enjoying the pleasures of nature. She makes herself a hay bed and explores her new home, while her grandfather Onji is won over bit by bit by her laughter, intelligence and enthusiasm.
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Episode 3

To the Pastures

After spending her first night at her grandfather's house, Heidi wakes up to the happy realization that her newly-acquired happiness is not a dream. Onji allows Heidi to join Peter on his trip to the meadow. The routine of the young goatherd becomes an adventure for the little girl. She learns a couple of valuable lessons and comes back home excited to share them with Onji.
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Episode 4

One More in the Family

Day after day, Onji realizes with great pleasure that Heidi is adapting fine to the hard life in the Alms mountains. While Heidi is at the high pastures with Peter, a storm surprises them and force the kids to take refuge for a while. Once the storm has passed, Heidi finds a little bird that has fallen from the nest, names him Picchi and takes him under her care. Peter is jealous because the girl refuses to go to the pastures with him the next day to take better care of the bird.
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Episode 5

The Burnt Letter

Peter is entrusted with delivering a letter to Onji. Heidi distracts him showing the kid how Picchi has already learnt to fly and they leave to the high pastures where some goats get lost as the kids play. Peter and Heidi find the goats but a thick fog isolates them. Joseph, Ohi's dog, finds them and shows them the way back to the pastures where Onji waits. At the end of the day, he gets to read the letter that brings news from her aunt, who is well and happily established, wishing for Heidi to join her. Onji throws the letter to the fire. He can't conceive his life without the little girl now.
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Episode 6

Whistle Louder

The Delphi kids are jealous of Peter's preference for Heidi. Onji comes down from the mountains to sell the wooden utensils he crafts and the cheese he makes to get groceries and all he needs in return. Convinced that the Delphi baker has tried to cheat him, Onji leaves angry and heads to a further village, where he gets a good deal. At his return, he finds Heidi home who is excited with all the things she's learnt during the day: now she can milk and whistle like a good goatherd. Onji observes her proudly and treats her with a yummy sweet he's bought for her.
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Episode 7

The Fir's Whisper

Heidi has been living in the mountains for 3 months already, and the summer is coming to an end. The weather is not that pleasant anymore, so Onji decides that it's not safe for Heidi to join Peter in the meadows any more and the girl stays at home from now on. She learns how to make cheese and also that life in the mountain has a tough side full of work, responsibility and discipline.
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Episode 8

Where Has Pichi Gone?

Heidi is confronted with the hard reality of Picchi migrating with its kind. Moreover, she gets angry at Peter because the boy thinks that Picchi has left because the bird doesn't love her anymore. Onji calms her down, takes her for a walk and explains to the girl that Picchi needs a warmer place to spend the winter. Peter catches a bird for Heidi to make up with her. The kids become friends again but Heidi decides to free the bird so it can migrate too and isn't left behind alone.
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Episode 9

The Snowy Alps

The winter is around the corner and the first snowfall fills Heidi with joy. However, that means that Peter and the goats won't go back to the meadows until Spring, and Heidi gets isolated at home. It wouldn't take long for her to make new friends though. On Sunday, Peter visits Heidi and lets her know that his grandmother has invited her to visit. Onji is not happy with the idea.
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Episode 10

A Visit to Grandmother's House

Heidi wakes up earlier than usual; she is excited to go visit Peter's grandmother. However, the weather delays the visit for some days. When Heidi finally visits Peter's house, she is discouraged about the ruined look of it, and she gets further distraught when she find out that the granny is blind. After spending a nice afternoon, she leaves with the promise of a soon return. One day afterwards, Heidi is back with a surprise.
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Episode 11

Snowstorm

The winter in the mountain is long and severe. Heidi visits Peter's grandmother when the weather allows for it, but one clear day, Ohi foresees a snowstorm coming in. As she is feeding the animals that come for shelter under the nearby fir trees, Heidi gets in the way of some hunters and saves a fawn's life. The hunters insist on going on towards the mountain tops despite Heidi's advice to the contrary. As predicted, the storm hits hard and finally, due to the girl's concern, Ohi decides to go out and save the men's lives.
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Episode 12

Sounds of Spring

The signs of an approaching spring are everywhere. While Heidi is playing with Joseph, she notices that the firs are shaking off the snow and beginning to sound in the wind, primroses start to show over the snow and avalanches sound in the distance. While riding a sledge, two kids from Delfli challenge Heidi and Peter to a race. Rain catches them on their way back home and makes the snow melt faster. Ohi comes to their encounter and saves the kids from an avalanche in the last minute. Spring has arrived to the mountain.
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Episode 13

Return to the Meadows

With the arrival of the spring, Peter's job as a goatherd starts again. He gathers all the goats and goes back to the meadows in Heidi's company. The mountain is full of activity again: the animals are busy everywhere, the birds are back and the fields are filled with flowers. A storm makes them seek for refuge, where a lost goat joins their flock. Its owner, a bad tempered shepherd, accuses them of thieves and gets into a fist fight with Peter. Joseph comes to the kids' rescue.
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Episode 14

Sad News

Peter is the bearer of bad news when he learns that Heidi's favourite goat is going to be sacrificed after the summer because it doesn't provide with enough milk. Heidi gets devastated by the news and her grandfather's words won't put her at ease. After having a nightmare at night, Ohi advices her to feed the goat with a particular kind of herb that could save the animal's life. Peter and Heidi spend the whole summer doing so.
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Episode 15

Snowflake

The summer is almost gone and the owners of Heidi's favourite goat decide not to send it anymore to the meadows to be sacrificed. It's a bittersweet day for Heidi and Pedro, who have fun in their last day with the goat but at the same time see their summer efforts unfruitful. In the very last moment, Heidi hides the goat at her grandfather's putting Peter's job at a stake, so the boy confesses where it is. When its righteous owner shows up to claim what is his own, Heidi manages to convince him to let the goat live.
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Episode 16

Dorfli

17
Episode 17

Unexpected Visitors

18
Episode 18

The Departure

19
Episode 19

On the Road to Frankfurt

20
Episode 20

A New Life

21
Episode 21

I Want to Fly

22
Episode 22

Where Are the Mountains?

23
Episode 23

The Great Commotion

24
Episode 24

The Stray Cat

25
Episode 25

The White Breads

26
Episode 26

The Return of Herr Sesemann

27
Episode 27

Another Grandmother

28
Episode 28

A Tour to the Woods

29
Episode 29

Two Hearts

30
Episode 30

I Want to Catch the Sun

31
Episode 31

Goodbye, Grandmamma

32
Episode 32

A Rough Night

33
Episode 33

Ghost Commotion

34
Episode 34

To My Dear Mountains

35
Episode 35

The Starry Sky of the Alps

36
Episode 36

And To the Pastures

37
Episode 37

Goat's Baby

38
Episode 38

In a New House

39
Episode 39

Don't Give Up, Peter!

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Episode 40

I Want To Go To the Alps

Heidi, Onji, Josef and Chi return to the mountain hut for the summer, bidding farewell to the village of Delifi. Meanwhile, Clara reminds her father of his promise to let her visit Heidi in the Alps.
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Episode 41

The Doctor's Promise

42
Episode 42

Reunion With Clara

43
Episode 43

Clara's Wish

44
Episode 44

A Little Plan

45
Episode 45

Children of the Mountain

46
Episode 46

Clara's Happiness

47
Episode 47

Hello, Grandmother!

48
Episode 48

A Small Hope

49
Episode 49

A Promise

50
Episode 50

Try to Stand

51
Episode 51

Clara Walks

52
Episode 52

Until We Meet Again

Characters

Heidi
Voice Actors
Kazuko Sugiyama (japanese)

Heidi

Main

Peter
Voice Actors
Noriko Ohara (japanese)

Peter

Supporting

Klara Sesemann
Voice Actors
Rihoko Yoshida (japanese)

Klara Sesemann

Supporting

Rottenmeier
Voice Actors
Miyoko Asou (japanese)

Rottenmeier

Supporting

Alm-Onji
Voice Actors
Kouhei Miyauchi (japanese)

Alm-Onji

Supporting

Brigitte
Voice Actors
Akiko Tsuboi (japanese)

Brigitte

Supporting

Staff

Johanna Spyri
Johanna Spyri
Original Creator
Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
Director
Isao Matsuki
Isao Matsuki
Series Composition (eps 4-52)
Youichi Kotabe
Youichi Kotabe
Character Design
Masahiro Ioka
Masahiro Ioka
Art Director
Keishichi Kuroki
Keishichi Kuroki
Director of Photography

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Information

Aired Jan 05, 1974 to Dec 28, 1974
Season WINTER 1974
Source Unknown
Format Unknown

Studios

Nippon Animation

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