The Happos Family

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The Happos Family
Happos.jpg
Genre Animation
Children's
Created byPatricia Hidalgo
Voices of
  • Hugo Harold-Harrison
  • Rebecca Gethings
  • Keith Wickham
  • Tiffany Hofstetter
  • Patrice Musson
  • Mark Edwards
Composers Natalie Holt
Tom Angell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
France
Italy
Original languageNone
Production
Producers
  • Erica Darby
  • Patricia Hidalgo
  • Richelle Wilder
Running time11 minutes (10 2–min shorts)
Production companies Ferrero
Spider Eye Productions
Cyber Group Studios
Original release
Network Boomerang
Cartoonito
Release3 November 2016 (2016-11-03) 
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26)

The Happos Family is a 3D CGI animated series developed by Patricia Hidalgo and produced by Ferrero, Spider Eye Productions, and Cyber Group Studios for Turner Broadcasting System EMEA. [1] [2] [3]

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Synopsis

The series is about a family of hippos called Happo. This family lives in a safari park in Africa. They just laze and rumble during the day, but once they arrive at closing time and each visitor leaves the park, the Happo family begins the real fun. Members of the family include Astro Happo, who wants to travel to the Moon at all costs, Stunt Happo, who draws attention to himself with his accident-prone stunts, and Party Happo, who is there to party.

Episodes

#English title
1.Handy Acid: A Waters TaleThe water has dried up leaving the Happos thirsty and with nowhere to swim. Luckily Handy Happo comes to fix the problem.2.Stunt Acid: Parachute PerilsStunt Happo wows the Happos with his amazing daredevil skills. He is about to attempt the most audacious stunt he has ever performed.......3.Super Acid: Playing SafeA large safe tumbles out of the sky and lands inside the enclosure. Super Hippo needs to use all his super powers to find out what’s inside.4.Flower Acid: Good VibrationsAfter being woken up by a tuneless song, Ballerina Happo tries to get her hippo friends to make Flower Girl stop her off key singing.5.Flower Acid: Sleepless In SierraFlower Girl accidentally crashes into three sleeping hippos. She teaches them her super special yoga moves with hilarious results.6.Pirate Happo: Plays I SpyHigh up in a tree, Pirate Happo spies a delicious donut. The problem is the donut belongs to Handy.7.Party Acid: Strictly Come Dancing Diva'sWhen a shiny boombox appears at his feet Party wakes up his snoozing pals with a disco flourish as the boom box beats out a cool disco tune.8.Handy Acid & The Flying HammockIt's a perfect afternoon in the Enclosure and time for Handy Happo to have fun swinging in a hammock.9.Ballerina Happo: Stage FightBallerina’s exquisite performance is constantly interrupted because Handy is still constructing the stage on which she is dancing.10.Astro Happo: Reach for the StarsAstronaut wants to walk on the Moon. She discovers a powerful jet pack in the Happo Enclosure. Will she be able to get to the Moon?11.Astro Acid & The Rocket To The MoonHandy makes Astronaut a spectacular space rocket. Hurrah! She will finally go to the Moon.12.Bollywood Acid: Encounter of the Alien KindA spaceship lands in the enclosure. An Alien has arrived but the Happos cannot communicate with the little green stranger.13.Pirate Acid: Treasure IslandAn inflatable island lands on the enclosure lake. Inside is a chest full of gold treasure. Both Pirate and Stunt are determined to get them.14.Stunt Acid: Loose CannonStunt Happo's latest feat is to be blasted from a cannon all the way across the enclosure lake to hit the red star target on the other side.15.Bollywood Acid & The Golden CrownA mysterious box lands in the enclosure. Inside, Bollywood finds a sparkling gold crown.16.Party Acid: Bringing Up BabyNo squeaky toys and glove puppets can calm the wailing screaming screeching Baby Happo. The Happos don't know what to do.

Note: This is the first episode where Baby Happo appears.

17.Sporty Acid: Ducking and DivingSporty Happo is determined to execute the best high dive ever seen in the enclosure. A dive to impress her Happo friends.18.Ballerina Happo & The Dancing RobotBallerina Happo holds auditions to find a partner but all the candidates fail to impress. Handy presents Robo Ballet Happo.19.Sporty Acid: Touchdown TacticsSporty Happo faces the enclosure's best Happo ball team in a game of skills smart speed and strength. Can plucky Sporty outplay them?20.Super Happo V Stunt HappoWhen a football gets stranded in the middle of the lake, it's Super Happo and Stunt Happo to the rescue! The two rivals try to outdo one other in getting to the ball first. Who will win and become the ultimate Happo hero?

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