
Hugo (Also known as Pingu Test Film) is an animated short which was the start of what later became the Pingu television series. It was filmed on October 28th 1980.
Plot
Hugo is walking across ice bergs, he stretches his legs, and rolls into a ball, he accidentally jumps on a polar bear, Hugo then screams in fear as the polar bear chases him, he rolls all the way and accidentally trips over, the polar bear runs over him, he then looks if the polar bear is gone, he then screams in fear as the polar bear is about hit him, Hugo runs away, the polar bear accident hits itself hard on the ground while trying to catch Hugo, Hugo then walks over the polar bear, Hugo jumps on an ice sheet and sails away, he then waves at the polar bear, the polar bear then walks away as he never succeeded in capturing Hugo.
Characters
- Hugo
- Polar Bear
Trivia
- This marks the only time a Polar Bear is seen.
- This short is avaliable on the Japanese Season 2 DVD.
- Hugo's Model is similar to Pingg.
Goofs
- Polar bears and penguins are not native to the same country, which may explain why the polar bear does not appear in the series.