Pipo de Clown
television series
Pipo de Clown (English: Pipo the Clown) is a clown who became very popular on Dutch television. The character was created by Wim Meuldijk. The actor who took the part of Pipo de Clown was Cor Witschge (1925-1991). The television series started in 1958 and was shown until 1980.
In the television programmes Pipo lives with his wife Mamaloe (pronounce: "Mamaloo") and their daughter Petra in a gypsy-style caravan. They say that they travel all over the world.
Recently new films have been made about Pipo de Clown.
Here are some of Pipo's famous sayings:
- Sapperdeflap! (Pipo expressing surprise)
- Hou 's even vast, Mamaloe! (Hold this a moment, Mamaloe!)
- Dag vogels, dag bloemen, dag kinderen (Hello (or Goodbye) birds, hello flowers, hello children)
