THE BOOTLEG FILES: “HUGO THE HIPPO”

BOOTLEG FILES 064: “Hugo the Hippo” (1976 animated feature film, with voice performances by Burl Ives and Paul Lynde and songs by Marie Osmond and Jimmy Osmond).

LAST SEEN: As far as research can determine, it was last seen in a broadcast on British television on July 29, 1981.

AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: In the early 1980s.

REASON FOR DISAPPEARANCE: Most likely because of music clearance problems and a very un-PC story.

CHANCES OF SEEING A DVD RELEASE: Don’t bet on it.

BOOTLEG OPPORTUNITIES: Videos turns up on eBay every now and then.

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Posted on February 11, 2005 in Bootleg Files, Features by Phil Hall

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