The best-known of Pipo-actors was Amsterdam actor Cor Witschge [nl], who played the part in the television series from 1958 to 1968 and from 1974 to 1980.

In the fifth series, Pipo en de Waterlanders, the two crooks Snuf and Snuitje (the "pearl thieves"), played by Rudi Falkenhagen and Will Spoor, make their first appearance.

In two years, more than 600 episodes were filmed, after which the Arbeidsinspectie [nl], the Dutch agency that regulates child labor, put a stop to Pipo and Mamaloe's daughter, Petra, appearing in the show.

Pipo also appeared in print: from 1969 to 1973 Donald Duck Magazine ran a comics version, drawn by Jan van der Voo.

The role of Snuf was played by Rudi Falkenhagen, age 72, and the last survivor of the original television show;[4] he died two years later.

[6] The series was adapted into a comic strip, written by Wim Meuldijk and drawn by Jan van der Voo.