# How do I use Hulu? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 13, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-hulu/496353 "2009-05-13T22:29:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-hulu/496353/1 "2009-05-13T22:29:53Z")
Help! I seem to be turning into an old fart - I used to be able to figure out new fandangled stuff on the computer on my own, but for some reason Hulu defeats me. Perhaps my brain is already pre-mushified. I don’t know. Here’s the problem - whenever I attempt to search for something I invariably wind up with either stuff that appears to have little or no relevance, or short excepts/clips of the much longer things I want to see. I’m getting the latter more often than the former, so perhaps there is some improvement, but I am frustrated. Supposedly I can watch full-length TV or movies on Hulu? How? I think the longest clip I found was 5 minutes. That’s neither a TV show (even after eliminating commercials) nor a movie. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-hulu/496353/2 "2009-05-13T22:33:33Z")
I’ve used it once. Here’s what I did: > **[Stream TV and Movies Live and Online | Hulu](https://www.hulu.com/welcome)** > > Watch TV shows and movies online. Stream TV episodes of Grey's Anatomy, This Is Us, Bob's Burgers, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Empire, SNL, and popular movies on your favorite devices. Start your free trial now. Cancel anytime. TV Browse clicked on title clicked on episode watched ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-hulu/496353/3 "2009-05-13T22:37:25Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Help! I seem to be turning into an old fart - I used to be able to figure out new fandangled stuff on the computer on my own, but for some reason Hulu defeats me. Perhaps my brain is already pre-mushified. I don’t know. > > Here’s the problem - whenever I attempt to search for something I invariably wind up with either stuff that appears to have little or no relevance, or short excepts/clips of the much longer things I want to see. I’m getting the latter more often than the former, so perhaps there is some improvement, but I am frustrated. > > Supposedly I can watch full-length TV or movies on Hulu? How? I think the longest clip I found was 5 minutes. That’s neither a TV show (even after eliminating commercials) nor a movie. At the top there is a TV / Movies tab. Click **TV**. Then click **Popular Episodes**. On the left there will be a list that says Programming Type. Click **TV Full Episodes**. That should only show full episodes of their most popular programs. HULU is wonderful, but the clips are a little annoying. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-hulu/496353/4 "2009-05-13T22:45:20Z")
It can be tricky. If I recall correctly, you do as directed above, but you can also choose categories, sitcoms, dramas etc. Once you do that, ALL sitcoms come up, not just the popular ones. So, go to hulu.com–\> TV–\> Channels–\> choose category–\> all shows–\> actual show–\> episode. IMS, sitcoms are under comedy. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-hulu/496353/5 "2009-05-13T22:46:31Z")
OK, thanks, I’ll try that. Now… what about movies? ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-hulu/496353/6 "2009-05-13T22:47:42Z")
Not everything is on Hulu, either. Some shows have full episodes up on the site, but it’s not like you can find every TV show online and you can just do away with your television set. Also, some shows have SOME full episodes and a lot of clips. “Monk,” to use a random example, has only five full episodes on Hulu, and 53 clips of stuff. “How I Met Your Mother” has NO full episodes, and 148 clips. So it varies. Another **legal** site you can go to watch videos online is [veoh.com](http://veoh.com); then there are plenty of sites with perhaps a greater variety of streaming videos than either of these websites, but the legality of them can be suspect, so I’m not going to link to them. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-hulu/496353/7 "2009-05-13T22:51:28Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Now… what about movies? > **[Stream TV and Movies Live and Online | Hulu](https://www.hulu.com/welcome)** > > Watch TV shows and movies online. Stream TV episodes of Shōgun, Grey's Anatomy, This Is Us, Bob's Burgers, Empire, SNL, and popular movies on your favorite devices. Bundle with Disney+ for $12.99. Movies Browse Full Length ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-hulu/496353/8 "2009-05-14T01:18:09Z")
When I last checked, Frasier was not on hulu, either. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-hulu/496353/9 "2009-05-14T08:23:41Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > When I last checked, Frasier was not on hulu, either. ☹ It is on [tv.com](http://www.tv.com/frasier/show/70/summary.html), though. (owned by CBS, so it’s legit.)