Pipo de Clown

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)

Category:Clowns
Category:Dutch culture