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*Princess Sissi*
Princess Sissi
	"Princess Sissi" title screen
Also known as	Saban's Sissi the Princess
Genre	Adventure, Drama, Historical, Romance
Created by	Bruno Bianchi
Directed by	Bruno Bianchi ; Richard Pare
Voices of	Terri Hawkes; Terrence Scammell; Jacob Tierney; Rick Jones; Michael Caloz; Sonja Ball; Mark Camacho
Opening theme	Season 1; "Rien ni personne", performed by Douchka Esposito; Season 2; "Si simplement Sissi", performed by Douchka Esposito; English; "Nobody Else", performed by Sonja Ball;
Ending theme	Season 1; "Si simplement Sissi"; Season 2; "Rien ni personne"; English; "Let Me Be Myself and Stay", performed by Sonja Ball;
Composers	Haim Saban; ; Shuki Levy; ; (as Michel Dax); Udi Harpaz;
Country of origin	France; Canada
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producer	Vincent Chalvon-Demersay
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Saban International Paris; Animation Ciné-Groupe J.P. Inc.; ARD Degeto; RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana
Original release
Network	Fox Kids (International) ; RAI (Italy) ; France 3 (France) ; Das Erste (Germany)
Release	October 29, 1997 –; 1998

Princess Sissi (French: Princesse Sissi, Italian: La Principessa Sissi, also known as Saban's Sissi the Princess) is a children's animated series. It debuted on October 29, 1997^[1] on France 3 and within the same time in Italy on Rai 1, and later premiered in Canada on Radio-Canada on September 5, 1998. A co-production between Saban International Paris, Animation Ciné-Groupe J.P. Inc., ARD Degeto, France 3 and RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, the series is based on the life of the Austrian Empress Elisabeth, nicknamed "Sissi".^[2]

Story

A unique Bavarian girl, Sissi's, life changes forever after the day she meets the charming and noble princes, Franz and Karl. It doesn't take long until Sissi and Franz fall in love and start to make plans for a future together, but there are so many people trying to make sure that the magnificent wedding day is delayed and postponed several times. Sissi and Franz must face jealousy, deceit, treason, and danger between the fronts of Austria and Hungary.

Episodes

Season 1

No.	Title	Written by	Story by	Original airdate
1	"Sissi Gets Her Way"	Catherine Guillot-Bonté	Dab Sivalon	October 29, 1997 (1997-10-29)
Sissi and her family make preparations to welcome Duke Max home, when Sissi finds her twin brothers are missing. She finds them up a mountain searching for something special to give to their father upon his return. The duke returns with presents for the family, including a puppy Sissi calls Shadow. After Duke Max aids in a village fire, the evil Count Arkas wrongfully arrests the estate agent Broner.
2	"The Unexpected Guests"	Claude Scasso	Natalie Altmann	TBA
3	"An Imperial Surprise"	Jean-Pierre Liccioni	Dab Sivalon	TBA
4	"Possi's Little Thief"	Marie-Odile Hanns	Natalie Altmann	TBA
5	"Helena The Terrible"	Jean-Pierre Liccioni	Dab Sivalon	TBA
6	"Time To Say Good-bye"	Annabelle Perrichon	Natalie Altmann	TBA
7	"Taking Changes"	TBA	TBA	TBA
8	"An Unusual Woodsman"	TBA	TBA	TBA
9	"Arkas Gets His Revenge"	TBA	TBA	TBA
10	"The Innsbruck Kiss"	TBA	TBA	TBA
11	"The Parents Refuse"	TBA	TBA	TBA
12	"A letter From Franz"	TBA	TBA	TBA
13	"The Engagement Ball"	TBA	TBA	TBA
14	"Missed Reunions"	TBA	TBA	TBA
15	"First Steps In The Royal Court"	TBA	TBA	TBA
16	"A Gilded Cage"	TBA	TBA	TBA
17	"The Zaniouchka Circus"	TBA	TBA	TBA
18	"The Mirror's Secret"	TBA	TBA	TBA
19	"An Eventful Christmas"	TBA	TBA	TBA
20	"The Fortress"	TBA	TBA	TBA
21	"Running Against Time"	TBA	TBA	TBA
22	"Lover's Tif"	TBA	TBA	TBA
23	"They've Stolen Tempest"	TBA	TBA	TBA
24	"A Well-deserved Victory"	TBA	TBA	TBA
25	"Danger At The Prater"	TBA	TBA	TBA
26	"Sissi And Franz Keep Their Promises"	TBA	TBA	TBA

Season 2

No.	Title	Written by	Original airdate
1	"The Tiara Is Gone"	Danielle Aubry and Claude Scasso (story)	TBA
2	"The Opera Caper"	François Gaschet	TBA
3	"Sissi's Sacrifice"	Claude Scasso	TBA
4	"Hooray Erzsebet!"	Dab Sivalon and Claude Scasso	TBA
5	"Jealousy"	Annabelle Perrichon	TBA
6	"Good-bye Budapest"	Annabelle Perrichon	TBA
7	"Possi Must Be Saved"	TBA	TBA
8	"Sissi And The Apaches"	TBA	TBA
9	"Hard Times"	TBA	TBA
10	"The Mysterious Horsewoman"	TBA	TBA
11	"Hide And Seek At Schonbrunn"	TBA	TBA
12	"The Great Chase"	TBA	TBA
13	"Confessions In Venice"	TBA	TBA
14	"Ahriman Island"	TBA	TBA
15	"The Shipwreck"	TBA	TBA
16	"Arkas' Prisoners"	TBA	TBA
17	"Private Sissi"	TBA	TBA
18	"Sissi In The Eye Of The Storm"	TBA	TBA
19	"The Three Pigeons"	TBA	TBA
20	"Be Careful Princess"	TBA	TBA
21	"Tommy's Mystery"	TBA	TBA
22	"Arkas Never Gives Up"	TBA	TBA
23	"Dr. Fritz's Elixer"	TBA	TBA
24	"Prince Fritz"	TBA	TBA
25	"The Double-Crossed Game"	TBA	TBA
26	"The Triumph Of Love"	TBA	TBA

Broadcast

The series aired on Fox Kids stations in Latin America and Europe. The series also rebroadcast on Jetix Play in the regions it broadcast in. The series was aired in the Philippines on GMA Network in 2000.

The series briefly aired in the United States on girlzChannel, and on Canada on Teletoon.

Home media

In France between 1997 and 1999, PolyGram Video (and later Universal Pictures Video) released five VHS volumes of the series, containing three episodes each.^[3]

In the United Kingdom, two volumes containing two episodes each, titled "Sissi in Possenhofen"^[4] and "Imperial Guests"^[5] were released on January 14, 2000 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

References

^ "sissi-n-en-fait-qu-a-sa-tete". inatheque.ina.fr. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 99. ISBN 9781476672939.
^ "Sissi Princesse - Vol.1 : Une rencontre Impériale".
^ "Sissi: Sissi in Possenhofen". Amazon UK. 14 January 2000.
^ "Sissi: Imperial Guests". Amazon UK. 14 January 2000.