House Hippo

[TheQuickscope247]

LOL, I seen this when I was 7 and I kept asking my mom for one. I learned they're fake when I was 10 aha!

[animatorbug]

i want a house hippo D':

[Blurtex33]

Most of you guys think this is awesome, but it brought a couple of years of severe anxiety for me as I was deadly afraid of house hippos hiding in my closet. Some had fears of the closet monster, but I had fears of the motherfucking house hippo.

[221b]

@Blurtex33 Real hippos are among the most vicious and deadly creatures in the animal kingdom. They can and will fuck you up. Badly.

[InternetSenation]

YTV & Teletoon would play this ALL. THE. TIME.

[iwannabeastaire]

cool advertising about how bad is advertising

[AltairBugatti]

Fake!

[nuwb]

They could bite off your toes, easily. I'm glad they don't exist...

[MoeBitches1992]

Questions asked: Why dont I have house hippos?!

[Dissapointment4]

I wish I had a tiny hippo :/

[91wilford]

they still play this ad. its still eoic.

[vetzal]

me as a kid watching this: "omg those are awesome, i want one, gotta find one in my house!"

tv: "that look really realdidnt it, but you knew it couldnt be true"

me: "...ya...totally.....i knew that"

[ChickenRamen]

That would be the most ADORABLE household pest

[cliffgreene]

I could hardly watch the end as a kid, that looping voice scared the shit out of me.

[itscat92]

@cliffgreene The womans voice? or that other weird noise you hear in the background?

[KattRiddle]

"You knew it couldn't be true, didn't you?"

- HOW DARE YEE RUIN MY IMAGINATION, BITCH!

[adamgnome2]

@0:53

WHY WOULD YOU LIE TO ME

[SKWEEKYCHEESE]

What! They don't exist? That is absolutely HIPPOPOTAMUS.

[klaykid117]

ah nostalgia

[EpicObsessiveness707]

Oh I remember I saw this when I was six or something...

totally thought they were real :|

[Straddllw]

WHAT!?!? House hoppos aren't real!!! I've been living a lie my whole life!!!

[TheSophiaFilms]

I seriously believed North American House Hippos were real until I was 11.... I first saw this commercial when I was like 2 or 3

[Ryan4164]

So they never said it wasn't real......so it must be real? TV said so.

[SereneSatellites]

I remember watching this as a kid and thinking house hippos were real.

[TheMinecraftd]

If they're not real, then we have scientists to make them real.

[JesusTerminator]

"but you knew it couldn't be true, didn't you?"

....you fucker

[ReadmanJ]

What do you MEAN House Hippos aren't real?? Liars!!

[TheDingellers]

i remember this commerical ALWAYS BEING ON, EVERY FUCKING DAY I WOULDSEE IT AT LEAST ONCE.

[meowmixkelsey]

this commercial just magically appeared on my television 10 seconds ago... i almost cried i was so happy :'3

[xokendraaxx]

umm so I thought the house hippo was real until last summer...

[H1tach11n]

@xokendraaxx Are you 10 years old?

[xokendraaxx]

@H1tach11n no im not. that's the sad part.

[Lazerdiamond]

xD i remember this...i believeedddd youuu D:!

[winadukid]

I WANT A HOUSE HIPPO

[420dopethrone]

HOW DO WE KNOW THIS ISNT JUST A COVER UP THAT THEYRE REAL

[AustinSalgat]

@420dopethrone I want to believe.

[grey9438]

I left some raisins for one. The freaky thing is in the morning the pile was smaller. I don't know if it was my parents, brother or a house hippo though

[Kappatekki]

When I was little I saw this and believed in house hippos. I'd always ask my Dad about them. :)

[DeathByGoat14]

I remember seeing this commercial as a kid and leaping up in excitement before the commercial was finished to find my very own house hippo. I never found one but on the plus side i did get alot of excercise running around my house looking in every mitten i could find.

[thehousehipposband]

We named our band after this commercial! Check out our tune "leaving" --> we plan to make a music video of house hippos dancing to it :P

[muffins13100]

I DONT CARE WUT PPL SAY HOUSE HIPPOS R THE BEST

[KianaShalix]

i wanna be a north american house hippo =(

[xXgetupanddancexX]

14 people dont have hippos living in thier houses :O

[platypusguineapig]

Omg this my childhood right here

[camaross34]

When I was a child I thought they were fucking real... I searched everywhere...

[cuitonwap]

Awwww.... I want a puppy-sized hippo...

[coolguyselwyn2000]

why cant they exist



[03August1991]

I never paid attention to the end of the commercial, hah, I was too busy having my 5 year old mind blown. It wasn't for another 3 years that I actually watched it all, though...

[Margann1987]

i love when it "roars" at the cat and when it yawns.

[nebilmlloyd]

from 0:48 to the end, if you listen really closely, theres a wierd sound thats like" a lew lew, a lew lew lew, a lew lew"

[DRWebster93]

@nebilmlloyd Wow, that's pretty weird! I can hear it too after I re-watched it!

[xoDancingInTheRainxo]

I'd be lying if I said I didn't wish house hippos were real.

[idontcare0953]

aha i remember this, gt's. late night family channel oh yeah. or was it treehouse...

[chemicalsaremyfriend]

Did anyone else here sobbing in the background at the end of the commercial of a child weeping over crushed hopes and dreams?

[FriendlyMcDonnell]

My Mum still believe's they are REAL even when she see's the end, he does not get it. She still wants one.

[FundaiX]

The end Ruined it.

[BizzLeVrai]

I still cant Sleep Because I want to spot a house hippo.

[Lmaoboat]

Damn... I was looking through my house for house hippos and then... I saw the end of the commercial. That sucks, house hippos would be so cool.

[howiloggedin]

That cat knows what's up.

[Ofnir6]

This commercial man.

[tolazytofigureoneout]

i wanted one of these for Christmas....... till i found out it was real!!!!

[EmoLo5lo]

i always thought they were real because i always left the room at the end to go tell my parent's and now i feel like.... a moron.....

[VDRP]

I want a house hippo!

[Godzilla52]

was I the only one who thought this was real when they were a kid?

[eromitlabhitw]

IT'S STILL REAL TO ME DAMN IT

[MultiPurposeHuman]

@eromitlabhitw You say that as if some people have doubts about the great H.H's existence.

[xXxPixieStix143xXx]

I totally would love it if there was a such thing as house hippos lmao it is fun to say... house hippo house hippo house hippo hehe wow

[crustytowel]

wait... so i cant have a house hippo for a pet?

[Wahzoozoo]

but i want to believe :( fuck you concerned children's advertisers ruining my dreams!

[EmoLo5lo]

this may sound strange but when i was little i use to think it was real

[has726]

Kids are supposed to believe in the impossible. It's what feeds their imaginations and gives them a reason to grow up.

[Poncho151500]

BEST. COMMERCIAL. EVER! Ingrained into my mind since childhood.

[babiebuntin]

Haha I spent most of my childhood believing this.... Then when I actually listened to the end I was so disappointed :$

[thecottingleyfairy]

i want one so much!

[relishjam]

Thumbs up if you THOUGHT it was real as a child.

[ducky19991]

THAT WAS FREAKING HILARIOUS LOL im crying

[thebiibzz]

This was on tv all the time when I was a kid, I thought it was real, I'd go running around my house looking for these little 'house hippos'.. lol

[randomjackass87]

same here

[addiiedawn]

As a kid I needed a mini house hippo .. Till I got older my dreams were crushed, cuz I didn't get the commercial back then

[georgenoory]

This commercial was pretty counterproductive, made us all believe in house hippos

[pennylane131131]

@georgenoory If you didn't get that it wasn't real at the end... you were a really stupid kid.

[georgenoory]

@pennylane131131

screw you man... I still believe

[Zachattack172]

@pennylane131131 Or just not paying attention to the boring ass voice at the end, what do you think a kid would be more interested in, a documentary or a mother fuckin house hippo?

[thehousehipposband]

@georgenoory Our band was titled after this commercial - we one day were discussing how we all searched for house hippos as kids...and then decided it was a stellar band name.

check out our channel to hear us if you'd like!

[Daviticus042]

@georgenoory Not "us all"! I thought it was totally effective...and awesome!

[xxDonaghxx]

Lol, I never got the point of this commercial when I was a kid.... I used to look around for house hippos in my closet.

[msNB1]

lol i used to love this commercial when i was a kid!!

[wadeNYC1]

@StreetPrincessDaisy wish granted, its called a fucking rat

[sqweebel1]

they're so cute :)

[UtopiaIsInMyMind]

i want one :3

[poisonhemlock]

By the time I knew what a hippo was, I was pretty sure one couldn't live in my closet. :p I also rode the long bus to school, but that's just me.

[batistaker123]

This made someone out there question God :)

[rune133]

I SAW THIS ON TV NOT TO LONG AGO I REMEMBER THIS :D

[markajaw]

I saw this on TV like 10 years ago... and then again last year. Oh nostalgia.

[Nightsofdream]

i remember totally ignoring the last bit as a kid, so when mitten went missing, i went to check my closet for a house hippo.

I was so disappointed when there wasn't.........

[DennisBayazitov]

I thought this was true when I was a kid! I was so disappointed to find out otherwise!!! :(

[MEGAcloth]

adverts again imagination?

[P4ZP47Z]

The end of the commercial is unnecessary.

[Spadez9559]

@P4ZP47Z ....not really. it conveys the whole meaning of the commercial.

[P4ZP47Z]

@Spadez9559 I think you misunderstand, the ending takes the magic away from the idea of house hippos D:

[bassethoundguru13]

lol I didn't understand the message of this commercial when I was a kid

[cole3454657]

the search continues.



[Rennyisthesuckiest]

thumbs up if you thought house hippos were real when you were a kid

[will0nater]

When I was young, I spend days searching my house for a little hippo :D

[TimSarver]

en . wikipedia

. org / wiki/ Pygmy_hippopotamus IT IS REAL!

[raven55p8]

LOLOLOL i remember being a kid and thinking it was real and my dad was like there's no such thing and i told him go wtach tv dad!!! LOL <3 the good old days

[Squeaker799]

I want one! <3 hahaha

[PrettyPrincess481]

I cried when my Mom told me House Hippos weren't real.... LOL

[sumfinaboutmuzik]

I went on this video cos it said @mydearjulliet liked it... now so do I. I WANNA HOUSE HIPPO!!!! xxxx

[thehippoman1]

Oh God my childhood. I want it back...

[bellange1ina]

AWWW I WANNA BABY HOUSE HIPPO! :D

[MegaKaitouKID1412]

The point of this add was to make kids question what they saw on TV... it took me years to realize that house hippos aren't real. No matter how many times I saw the commercial, I didn't understand. Then I turned five.

[uatemycookie16]

I want a house hippo!!

[BuellerBueller95]

i actually thought this was real... hehe

[Kattywampus]

They used such a bad example for this, considering there are pygmy hippos that could conceivably live in a house. Not so much in rodent fashion, but you know.

[averagehomosapien]

does anybody know what that weird sound at the end is? I always that that sound was creepy as a kid, especially when this commercial would be on at night.

[SergeSCLegend]

@averagehomosapien i never noticed that til bnow, wtf is that? it sounds satanic or some shit

[lmbwb333]

I used to think this was real until I was like 12-13, because i never payed attention to what they said at the end XD

[emem25]

omg!!!! cutest!!!!

[garland81]

It's not real?!?! Son of a bitch!!

[Bleachfan0797]

Wish I thought it was real when I was a kid LOL

[s1ckvirus]

i seriously thought this was real when i was 4-5

[HeyLookItsAdam]

they dont made commercials like this anymore :/....

[colin1Lplz]

I used to see this on TV when i was little and think it was real lol.

[TFEF2]

oh god the commercials back in the day were the best lol

I wish these house hippos were absolutely real. no joke lol

[0Camron0]

If I were Bill Gates, I would have a househippo.

[demonjack123]

@0Camron0 Nah, a house giraffe

[PikaPower131313]

JAMES IF YOU WATCH THIS VID AGAIN CHASE HAS COMMENTED! XD

[PikaPower131313]

damn house hippos eating my peanut butter toast

[zillajratomicray]

I used to have one, but it didn't get along with my petite lap giraffe.

[xTsukiTsuki]

Every year, I would ask Santa for a house hippo...Every year, I was disappointed.

[Aybara2010]

do want

[ArceusDX]

In the UK, a woman dubs this ad

[Mayberryopoly1]

Omg I have 1 I play with it all the time it even has it's own YouTube it is mayberryopoly1

[WARDUDE130]

i saw a house hippo!

[mattdog1000000]

Peanut butter on toast??? This just has to be Canadian...

[Fiercefighter2]

ITS REALLL!!!!! i .imgur .com/w7mi0 .jpg

[wokangoman]

I love those little peanut butter footprints so cute! :3

[AmyCHeeckySD]

hehehe , I WANT A HOUSE HIPPO !! SO BADLY :D

[Horizynn]

LOL How ironic that its conveying the message that you should learn about what you are watching on T.V, but it backfired and everyone thought it was real :P

[chahiggins]

i watched this in class lol

[kiellan]

...eww it likes raisins .....ill pray for it

[animefangirlxx]

Best PSA ever created

[OffTrack7593385]

I thought that was real for the LOOOOOOOONGEST time.. then i was devistated when i found out it wasnt real at all :(

[tuggerpuppy1]

@OffTrack7593385 Then again, you would believe anything.

[gearsofwar44]

The first commercial to COMPLETELY backfire its message.

[someguytb]

when i was a kid my dad showed me this ever time it was on tv but he would turn it off at the end.... fucker had me convinced there where god dame hippos in the basement =)

[DragonFire381]

I always wanted a House Hippo when I was a kid XD

[eleanorinjapan]

I want to leave out a bowel of water, some crisps and string just to see if I can attract some!

[TheRetirednavy92]

Dang them, I want a house hippo, it's my right!

[TheTROLLerAMA]

I can't believe I didn't know what this commercial was about! xD

[thehippoman1]

Brings back memories... But I just saw this on TV again :D

I think it's a new dub though.

[mackawack12346]

I wanna fuck that house hippo!

[UnfittingMusic1001]

What?! I've been leaving chips, rasins and PBT crumbs since this commercial!

[DuckL0rd]

Suddenly, I'm 6 years old again.

[LIVEnba10]

This is real.

[GujinGod]

....Wat

[goodgodyousuck]

It disturbs me how "A message from Concerned Children's Advertisers" can be shortened to "Concerned Advertisers."

Aargh, get away.

[tommind]

That is awesome! Very creative, but informative as well.

[RabidLeroy]

Absolutely clever! What starts as a clever documentary short turns out to be a great lessons-learnt PSA ever to be shown on Canadian TV. Man, I wish they did the same back there in Australia where I live. XD

[Cosmy55]

where can i get one?

[billdog242010]

this commercail is stupid!

[spikeschilde621]

13 people prefer Sokoblovsky Giraffes

[crissvoorhees]

@spikeschilde621 I prefer Petite Lap Giraffes, but I still liked this. I have both of them, and they get along very well.

[spikeschilde621]

@crissvoorhees when i was little i wanted a tiny hippo sooo bad. i had never even seen this commercial before now. i thought i just made it up. i also wanted a tiny cow. i still do.

[TheLuckySaGe]

Religion is like the house hippo.

[goodgodyousuck]

More like "Concerned Adult Advertisers" these days.

[ownage999912]

"Think about what you're watching on tv.. and ask questions"

Yeah America, ask questions about that Libya situation.. imbeciles

[fireflyergirl]

Till I was 8 I searched my house for House Hippos

[DonerciHussam]

i want one

[xh0llywood]

i was a stupid kid growing up. i thought the hippo was real LOL

[NiggaWiddaAttitude]

i use to be convinced there was a house hippo in my sisters closet aha

I was wat