Hoover the Talking Seal

Audio clip of Hoover, our famous talking seal, who died in 1985 after 14 years at the Aquarium.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• new
• england
• aquarium
• hoover
• talking
• seal

[tomxxy2000]

I thought he was at his best when he sang kiss from a rose.

[siggiarent]

I always thought 'Kissed by a rose' was his best song.

[PusheeSC]

This sucks... real bad.

[rockerape]

Hoover the farting seal

[misspinkpunkykat]

I have a cat that says no. Particually when he gets a bath and when he has to go to the vet's.

[Jjames763]

I have to admit among the popular talking animals(parrots, apes, elephants, etc) I did not count seals among them.

I knew they were hiding something... Just you wait... They're planning revenge for the bloody pastime of baby-seal-clubbing!

[stealthunter14]

the QI clip can be watched here /watch?v=pZS0coZ0NSw

[JayKeaton]

@MrM13D haha, it just re-aired in Australia last week.

[JollyMunkie]

@huntfastuff It is true.

[imawakeish]

come on get over here come on come on

[huntfastuff]

@JollyMunkie I hear Australia has a mish mash of eps out of sequence - so some are new and some old. Alan Davies said Aus can watch how his hair seem to grow overnight and Stephen's weight goes up and down.

[Thurbane316]

@88lines44women I'm surprised there aren't more (video) recordings of him "speaking".

[Thurbane316]

@JollyMunkie Yep...we started getting it a year or more back, with the then current season. Since then, they've gone back to the first series, and been showing them all in order.

[markit39]

@JollyMunkie I just watched it in Australia tonight :)

[markit39]

@MrM13D haha, I did

[JollyMunkie]

@MrM13D I didn't realise QI was screened so far behind in Australia.

[killiankillbot1]

That is Quite Interesting!

[stagedive516]

The resemblance to Wilford Brimley is astounding. 

[ricarleite]

@mmemmm344455 "Get over here"

[Tuckerscreator]

@mmemmm344455 Hoover... Come on, get out of here! Come on, come on, get out arararaaaaa!! Come on, get out!

[carrotgai]

12 people are named something other than Hoover.

[88lines44women]

He was MUCH better in person. He would say pretty clearly " Hello dare!" "Hello!" "Whaddya doin" This recording wasn't very good.. I pretty much freaked the first time I heard him, I thought I was hallucinating.

[88lines44women]

He was MUCH better in person. He would say pretty clearly " Hello dare!" "Hello!" "Whaddya doin" This recording wasn't very good..I

[mmemmm344455]

what does the fucking thing suppose to be saying????

[mmemmm344455]

what does the fucking thing suppose to be saying????

[MrShindig2]

I heard he had a Bostonian accent.