Little Hippo (partially found English dub of animated series; late 1990s): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:41, 16 March 2023

German DVD cover

Status: Partially Found

Little Hippo (original French title: Petit Potam) was a French animated TV series intended for young audiences, airing in the late 1990s. There was an English dub that also aired in the late 1990s, but for a long time almost no footage has been found of it. However, television listings exist for an English dub that was shown on the UK Disney Channel circa 1998,^[1] and has only rarely been seen since.

Little Hippo is difficult to search for in English, due to the title being ambiguous enough to bring up multiple irrelevant search results, and it was never released on home video in English-speaking territories.

The Northern Kurdish and Zaza versions on Zarok TV used the English dub, and the English intro can be found on YouTube, suggesting that the English dub is still available somewhere.^[2] Some clips of the show were found on MediaToon Distribution's website, including part of the intro.^[3]

In 2022, two French DVDs containing the English dub have been ripped and uploaded to Internet Archive, rendering 30 full episodes found.^[4]^[5]

Gallery

English intro.

References

↑ A UK TV listing from June 26th, 1998, which mentions Little Hippo. Retrieved 16 Apr '16
↑ Zarok TV page on Little Hippo. Retrieved 16 Apr '16
↑ Mediatoon Distribution site which has some clips of Little Hippo. Retrieved 16 Apr '16
↑ Reupload of Volume 1 from 2023
↑ Reupload of Volume 2 from 2023

[1] A UK TV listing from June 26th, 1998, which mentions Little Hippo. Retrieved 16 Apr '16

[2] Zarok TV page on Little Hippo. Retrieved 16 Apr '16

[3] Mediatoon Distribution site which has some clips of Little Hippo. Retrieved 16 Apr '16

[4] Reupload of Volume 1 from 2023

[5] Reupload of Volume 2 from 2023

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-''Little Hippo'' was an animated TV show intended for young audiences, airing in the late 1990s. In German-speaking countries, the show is known as ''Hippo Hurra''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGDDfS66mCfC_0hssVKbRCQ</ref> and in Brazil and Portugal, ''O Pequeno Hippo.''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diuZzlO7AZM</ref>
+'''Little Hippo''' (original French title: ''Petit Potam'') was a French animated TV series intended for young audiences, airing in the late 1990s. There was an '''''English dub''''' that also aired in the late 1990s, but for a long time almost no footage has been found of it. However, television listings exist for an English dub that was shown on the UK Disney Channel circa 1998,<ref>[http://www.tvlive.org.uk/features/tv-listings/other-channels/disney-channel/disney-channel-friday-june-26-1998/ A UK TV listing from June 26th, 1998, which mentions ''Little Hippo''.] Retrieved 16 Apr '16</ref> and has only rarely been seen since.
-The show itself was very popular in Germany, and even attained a full DVD release.<ref>http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_i_24?rh=k%3Alittle+hippo%2Ci%3Advd</ref>
+''Little Hippo'' is difficult to search for in English, due to the title being ambiguous enough to bring up multiple irrelevant search results, and it was never released on home video in English-speaking territories.
-However, TV listings exist for an English dub that was shown on the UK Disney Channel circa 1998,<ref>http://www.tv-live.org.uk/features/tv-listings/other-channels/disney-channel/disney-channel-friday-june-26-1998/</ref> and has not resurfaced since.
+The Northern Kurdish and Zaza versions on Zarok TV used the English dub, and the English intro can be found on YouTube, suggesting that the English dub is still available somewhere.<ref>[http://zaroktv.com.tr/English/Program/Little-Hippo Zarok TV page on ''Little Hippo''.] Retrieved 16 Apr '16</ref> Some clips of the show were found on MediaToon Distribution's website, including part of the intro.<ref>[http://www.mediatoon-distribution.com/_caches/filemanager/ccaa90ad82b7a62286bbff656cd456c1b619677b.mp4 Mediatoon Distribution site which has some clips of ''Little Hippo''.] Retrieved 16 Apr '16</ref>
-''Little Hippo'' is difficult to search for in English, due to the title being ambiguous enough to bring up multiple irrelevant search results, and it was also never released on home video in English-speaking territories.
+In 2022, two French DVDs containing the English dub have been ripped and uploaded to Internet Archive, rendering 30 full episodes found.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/littlehippo-vol1 Reupload of Volume 1 from 2023]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/littlehippo-vol2 Reupload of Volume 2 from 2023]</ref>
-The Northern Kurdish and Zaza versions on Zarok TV used the English dub, and the English intro can be found [http://zaroktv.com.tr/English/Program/Little-Hippo here].
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+}}
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-{{Reflist}}
-[[Category:Lost animation]]
 [[Category:Lost audio]]
 [[Category:Lost TV]]
+[[Category:Partially found media]]