# Need a Flash Animation of "I Want A Hippopotamus" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 24, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090 "2005-12-24T17:58:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/1 "2005-12-24T17:58:01Z")
Okay, **supervenusfreak** doesn’t hang out in here that often, so he probably won’t see this. _crosses fingers_ I need to find a Flash animation of “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas”. I refuse to believe that this hasn’t been done, with all the goofy Flash animations out there. **supervenusfreak** LOVES this song, and I’d really like to send him a link as a little virtual stocking stuffer. Does anyone know if there are any on the Web? Please and thank you, folks! ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/2 "2005-12-24T21:39:20Z")
None that I’ve ever seen, but if you find one, send me the link, too. There was a video done to the song years ago-perhaps on America’s Funnies Videos or similar-it was produced with puppets-not flash quality. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/3 "2005-12-24T21:56:18Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > None that I’ve ever seen, but if you find one, send me the link, too. I’m looking into ways to actually make one with World of Warcraft and the video-capture utility that works with it. If I manage it without severing all ties with my already-questionable sanity, I’ll send it to you. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/4 "2005-12-24T22:48:12Z")
Would you send it to me too? My sister adores that song. (As do I, for what it’s worth). ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/5 "2005-12-24T22:53:11Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I’m looking into ways to actually make one with World of Warcraft and the video-capture utility that works with it. If I manage it without severing all ties with my already-questionable sanity, I’ll send it to you. Will it be a creature, or maybe a kid walking and singing, or will creatures interact with him? You know, like in the part with “No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses I only like hippopotamuses”, will the name creatures come up to the singer, only to be rejected? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/6 "2005-12-24T23:08:36Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > Will it be a creature, or maybe a kid walking and singing, or will creatures interact with him? You know, like in the part with “No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses > I only like hippopotamuses”, will the name creatures come up to the singer, only to be rejected? :eek: I’m going to TRY to have a gnome female singing in front of a Winter Veil tree, for some parts of it. Then have a crocolisk from the Barrens for the crocodile, a kodo for the rhinoceros, and I may have to import some Fantasia hippos because I don’t think there’s a WoW equivalent of that. I’m not encouraged by my progress so far, though. This will require me to become familiar with both Fraps and a WMV editor within 12 hours or so…doesn’t seem likely. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/7 "2005-12-25T01:30:51Z")
_and hippopotamusses like me to-ooo_😃 Should any doper wish to enjoy hippo Christmas love, email me-I’ve got it on .mp3 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/8 "2005-12-25T02:15:31Z")
Okay, different tack…I downloaded the trial of Flash 8. Wish me luck…and the good sense to quit if it’s making me crazy… ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/9 "2005-12-25T02:56:09Z")
Well, this is not going to happen for Christmas. I have 30 days on the free trial, so I’ll keep working at it. If I finish it, I’ll announce it here and send it to who wants it. He’ll enjoy it just as much if I finish it in January. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/10 "2005-12-28T17:28:57Z")
[I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas](http://www.minibite.com/christmas/hippo.htm) \<— Link to sound file and Lyrics. take care ---
**Author:** ![Cranky\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cranky\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cranky_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/11 "2005-12-28T17:55:47Z")
Thanks **Meek**! I’ve never heard that song before (or even heard of that song before). I loved it! ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-flash-animation-of-i-want-a-hippopotamus/337090/12 "2005-12-29T01:18:11Z")
It’s not quite what you’re looking for, but [this commercial](http://promo.telus.com/tm/05/q4/highspeed_tv/) using “I Want A Hippopotamus” has been playing incessantly around here. I’d never heard the song before the ad campaign started, but it’s fairly cute, and apparently it drove up demand for stuffed hippos in the areas it was on tv.