Vicky the Viking

Vicky the Viking (北海小英雄, the Chinese title) was one of the popular animated TV series when I was a kid. Seemed most of us kids would urge heading home directly after school just for the main character Vicky's advantures with his fellow Vikings...

From Little Gems: "... All the characters lived in a village called Flake which lies somewhere on the coastal regions of Norway or Sweden. It is based on the stories of Runer Johnson and is centralised on Vicky who is not a brave, fierce, strong Viking like his father but is a small boy who always relies on thinking through a problem before applying the correct solution..."

The terms used in this animation become a common expression among us in the same generation. For example, my old time painter friend, Meihsin, has been named 小威 (Xiao Wei. huh, yep, Vicky was named Xiao Wei in the Chinese version) as her nickname since we were in school.

Now, this animation is replayed on TV and has attracted my 4-year-old niece`s attention. She even can sing along when listening to the theme song...