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Hugo the Hippo

Where to Watch Hugo the Hippo Online

1976Movie"Color, creatures, music, sound like you've never seen or heard before. It's the wildest trip ever animated. It's a treat for the whole family. It's… PHANTASMAGORICAL!"

Want to watch 'Hugo the Hippo' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Bill Feigenbaum-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Hugo the Hippo' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Hugo the Hippo' right now, here are some specifics about the Pannónia Filmstúdió, Brut Productions animation flick.

Released January 9th, 1976, 'Hugo the Hippo' stars Burl Ives, Robert Morley, Paul Lynde, Jesse Emmett The G movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a user score of 64 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 8 experienced users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The Sultan of Zanzibar has a harbor infested with sharks, which makes it impossible for ships to trade with him. In an attempt to fix the problem, he brings twelve hippos into the harbor to keep the sharks away. His idea works well enough, but once the hippos are no longer a novelty and the people no longer feed them, they begin to starve. After the hungry hippos rampage through the city looking for food, Aban-Khan, the king's adviser, slaughters all the hippos except one, a little hippo named Hugo." .

'Hugo the Hippo' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on January 9th, 1976