House Hippo

[@PalaeoJoe]

The ironic thing was that when I was little this commercial almost convinced me House Hippos were real. It kind of back fired on them.

[@ayden3133]

It's basically a right of passage for late 90s/early 00s kids to think that house hippos were real.

[@internetuser777]

I legit asked my parents for one!! I don’t know how I missed the end of the PSA

[@latetothegame5557]

@@internetuser777 Cause it was so abrupt: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp24lmdserSWrLs

[@kimberlyaikens7642]

Yeah, I guess they made a huge mistake expecting kids to have the attention span to keep watching to the "you probs thought this was real, didn't you?"

[@kimberlyaikens7642]

@@ayden3133 House Hippo was still on in the early 2000s? I remember this from when I was a kid during the late 90s, but I didn't realize they kept showing this commercial into the early 00s :P

[@GreenGrassBlades]

This was the most counter productive PSA ever; I mean, every child in Canada believed this up until about 2004.

[@EddieBurke]

I’d say up until like 2008 cus I remember this and I was born in 2002

[@SallyMankus130]

I’ve seen this type of comment multiple times and as someone who clearly understood the intent of the commercial as a six year old, I can only conclude one of two things: I was either incredibly bright or the rest of you were unbelievably dim. It’s probably the latter.

[@kimberlyaikens7642]

@@SallyMankus130 I never believed this was real, but that's probably because in 1999, I was already 8 or 9, so perhaps I am a bit older than the people making these comments :P I am 31 now

[@acfan9384]

Yeah we did lol

[@gameplaysfordayz5967]

I disagree we need more ads like this nowadays promoting thought about what you see on the internet and TV!

[@454ffv]

i remember seeing this commercial a lot as a kid but never listened to the part where they said it isnt real. lol...

[@internetuser777]

6 year old me getting mad at my parents when they tried to tell me house hippos aren’t real HAHA

[@jordanpolicicchio679]

I have no regrets going on the countless "house hippo hunts" as a kid... i still leave the peanut butter toast out on the counter till this day

[@lemardevente2284]

Probably the greatest comment on this video

[@marisp2588]

As you should .. You never know when a house hippo will stop by

[@jordanpolicicchio679]

Mari SP I’m told it’s when you least expect it

[@mickycarter2365]

It's the fact this PSA's message is needed more then ever in this day and age. It's crazy.

[@CaatsGoMoooo]

I was so PISSED that I never found a house hippo in my own house. The message of this PSA went right over my head as a kid hahaha

[@spartan876]

This should play before KZbin vids LOL

[@goodra999]

yeah maybe less people can skip them

[@pukalo]

This commercial is sacred.

[@MHShah17]

They need more like this, maybe a bit quicker to reveal the point of not falling for everything (it seems it was common to believe in it instead of realizing what was said at the end)

[@IcedLebronLatte]

When I was young, after I saw this psa, every time my mom got chips I would close it really tight and tell my dad to put it on the top of the fridge because I was scared about having house hippos, nostalgia I wish I could remake those days :(

[@seabury]

I remember when I was little and I saw this for the first time. I had never been so amazed before. The end ruined my week.

[@PeeblesAlicorn]

The first time I saw this ad as a kid, I cried when it said that the house hippo wasn't real.

[@gypsywoman9140]

I still want a house hippo

[@QuimBeeLivingstone]

@@gypsywoman9140 Any true Canadian still wants a house hippo. LOL

[@givecamichips]

This is still the best commercial I've ever seen. I would watch this then go to the bathroom when the TV show came back on.

[@SanaSamaha]

I love this. I love how they parody nature documentaries (which most people take to be completely factual) and ask viewers to question what they see.

[@MHShah17]

It seemed so much like a national geographic documentary that it was thoroughly believed by people, many missing tge end revealing the point to be not to believe everything you see or hear

[@emini6]

The best commercial i saw in my life!!!

[@MileswillDo]

All these commercials make me wanna live in the 90's again! :'(

[@Gameflyer001]

I loved watching this commercial years ago... the message is still very relevant today.

[@PinkBunnybunso]

This PSA backfired quite hard on all of us.

[@CreatorOfInsanity]

Oh god, a friend of mine sent me this and it's like I unlocked a hidden memory. House hippos are just part of the Canadian childhood experience. XD

[@andykishoresothertvstuff5759]

Me too.

[@MrWildcard531]

Okay. Cool. The house hippo. Don't believe everything you see. Fair enough. A cute, harmless, even educational PSA. Good for you, Canada. I will not have nightmares tonight. Okay. We good, Canada. We good. Thank you for that enlightening, very pleasant PSA.

[@joshfournier9390]

How the hell could an inch tall Hippo be terrifying?

[@localtems7976]

BUT RAPE WHISTLE

[@existentialistremnant6231]

And then you watch the Top Chef psa...

[@cymbaline4384]

I remember wishing this was real so I could have a house hippo

[@KrayZGamerNinja]

Oh my gosh, I am looking at your videos for an assignment for an online course; I remember almost each and every one of these commercials from when I was a little kid! My gosh, so much nostalgia!

[@ryla22]

Wait... There's a second half to this commercial?!?!? I just thought it was warning me about the house hippos😂😭

[@andykishore]

Even all these years later, this ad still makes me laugh.

[@RidKain]

Oh god.....FLAAAAAAAASH-BAAAAAAAAAACK this was a part of my childhood

[@bfitz567]

lol..yup, I remember this commercial like it was yesterday...was just a wee lad when it first aired...

[@themr.wchannel7687]

Brad Fitz same here

[@marisp2588]

20 years later and I still want one

[@SuperStevenHarper]

Thanks to this commercial, I was scared shitless of House Hippos for years.

[@Lugitaro]

In that case, maybe this PSA is only trying to make me _think_ house hippos don't exist.

[@skyrimguy217]

Man this ad should be shown nowadays so many gullible people falling for misinformation these days

[@jaywave0250]

I WANT A HOUSE HIPPO! I'd Make it a Little Mini-Apartment in my Closet & Serve it Peanut Butter on Toast Everyday! (In Fact, When Spring & Summer Roll Around, I Still See it on TV Sometimes!)

[@TheRealArianne]

i remember the first time i saw this commercial. i was soo excited i was going to go find my mom and insist we get a pet house hippo that day. then it got to the part where is destroyed my happy hippo visions. i think i cried.

[@QuimBeeLivingstone]

Same. I was absolutely crushed at the end the first time I saw this.

[@Athithan_2000]

From Dust Bunnies to House Hippos!🦛

[@OoBrisketoO]

When I was little, I didn’t care that it’s a PSA about some things are not real on tv, I just wanted a house hippo 🦛

[@azzy8198]

The only commercial I will watch without skipping

[@Whisperingtothefire]

wow...after all those years. I finally watch this again and BANG. the woman talking. I can understand what shes saying!! XD

[@pic74]

I've seen this a few times, recently. Oh, the 90's nostalgia!!

[@SoulsAwak3n]

BRO THE SOUND AT THE END WHEN IT SHOWS THE TV!!! THEYRE BRAINWASHING US!!!! WHAT IS THIS MADNESS!

[@akidatheart4796]

I remember thinking as a kid, how come I haven't seen one before. lol

[@Thumper17]

I remember when the girl said "Ask questions, kind of like you just did." I would say, "What questions? I never asked any questions?"

[@CurlszGaming]

I believed that this was real for about twenty years... Thanks a lot...

[@NinaEinstein2006]

I remember this commercial when I was young, I saw it so many times,. One time when YTV had a Prank Patrol marathon they would play this on every commercial break.

[@DankDespite]

aww, i remember this, i'm 12 and i didn't remember it, till i saw it just now, all of these i remember from when i was little. I would always leave my mittens in the closet on the floor and drop my peanut butter crumbs hoping one would come lol, i wanted one so bad.....

[@punprincess3214]

I love how looking back on this ad we all realized the message it was saying failed to reach us, we just started looking for the hippos, SORRY CCA! THIS BACKFIRED ON YOUR ASS! YOU MADE A WHOLE GENERATION OF KIDS SOUND CRAZY!

[@ChadBeloin]

Crazy thing is- I remember this from the 90s when I was young.. still better CGI than we have today 🤯

[@powpow19]

i totally beileved this when i was little....

[@555yrty]

I had remembered this ad on Treehouse TV, when I was a kid.

[@dothedo3667]

Who else has seen the new one? I flipped out with joy when I saw it on television. Love it. (It's not quite like this, really it's a commercial talking about the commercial.)

[@onedo7240]

One of the first ads I ever remember seeing on TV

[@JackieNguyenTO]

Lol I did not ask questions.

[@themr.wchannel7687]

Jackie Nguyen same here

[@MrWildcard531]

The House Hippo: The greatest myth since the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Leprechauns, The Lochness Monster, Sasquatch, and the illuminati.

[@kimberlyaikens7642]

Okay, hold up, the Loch Ness monster is obviously real.

[@AliciaInNevada]

I wish house hippos were real.

[@ZeroWind2014]

2000s house hippo: "a message from concerned children advertisers" 2018 canadian ytp: "a message from buick"

[@xNJLM]

Memories, memories.

[@WeirdNekoGirl]

This commercial made me hate concerned children's advertisers growing up because it made me believe this beautiful, wonderful, majestic creature was real and then suddenly, as quickly as it was introduced, tore it away.

[@gochem3013]

I do remember this advert. No matter how cute a house hippo is, It is unfortunate that the house hippos exist in fiction. BTW, the cat's name is Jake.

[@S1LLY_5FAN_L0VER]

Today, my teacher showed this to my students in 2nd block.

[@Vampiregirl1895]

I remember looking in my closet for this! I thought my room was perfect for the house Hippo. I want a house hippo! I never understood the last bit of that commercial till... well now....

[@gaarasgirl1525]

I've always wanted one of these..

[@sammmimuffin]

When I was little and this ad was more, like, new, I remember thinking, I want a house hippo! Now I saw this on tv recently and I'm like lol wtf crumbs from peanut butter on toast?

[@HamiltonnotlimaH]

Holy hannah I remember this lol... Not gonna lie, was kinda sad at the end when they said it wasn't real

[@RC30019]

Ahh my childhood with this commercial

[@Blademaster25]

I would've loved to have a house hippo as a pet back then.

[@UberTacoNoob]

When I was small me and my sister would go around the house looking for house hippos for so long because of this LOL

[@SoloRadioFM]

I just saw this on tv yesterday! :P

[@superfriendlyalpaca]

I still want one

[@Mandykeepness]

This commerciel also still plays here in canada.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Me after this: “Hey Dad, how come Goku is taking 23 episodes to fight Freiza?” “Shut the FUCK up already, I have no idea!!! Eat your toast!!!”

[@josephjefferies346]

25 years later...

[@maxnovakovics2568]

This was actually the best commercial for children. With so much fake news everywhere, an entire generation grew up questioning what was in the television. That was the Boomer's biggest downfall.

[@Therealissiahwaterhouse]

Imagine if someone freaks out if there is a house hippo.

[@DashThewolfOmegaofthepack]

My childhood is right here

[@akidatheart4796]

Kerry The wolf Word.

[@ZeroWind2014]

2000s kids: "mom all the tv says its real and true" 2010s/2020s kids/teens: "WHERES MY WAIFU"

[@kevster99410]

I for one welcome our new House Hippo overlord's!

[@beavertales12]

This actually fooled me when I was younger.

[@Petrisha]

I remember setting peanut on toast next to an empty laundry basket, to see if I could trap one of these. x]

[@meowkie]

I forced my cousin to search for one of these for an entire year. We almost shit ourselves when we saw the top of a grey frog this one time. :D "But you knew it couldn't be true, didn't you?" Dunno why I never heard that part -- I was just too pumped by the prospect of hippos living in my house and eating my toast crumbs!

[@DataSe7en]

this commercial always made me hungry for peanut butter toast.

[@austinpayne3824]

the only question I asked was "can we get a house hippo?"

[@LittleMissAlice03]

I want a house hippo 😊

[@bioshock2bigsister]

i still see this on occasion....

[@UnclePaul1995]

So that how you get your hippopotamus for Christmas!

[@555yrty]

90’s kids in Canada, watching PSA’s like this be like.

[@eatamug]

House hippos exist and nobody can change my mind

[@Zamb33]

The way they structured this commercial, I honestly believed the commercial had ended, and a new commercial had begun, so I never understood that the house hippo was a video editing trick to make you question what you see on TV

[@KeshiaRambles]

I was so disappointed when I found out these weren't real. I wanted to see one in real life.

[@mathewcormier2888]

I wish the house hippo was real best pet ever

[@alarmclock1309]

I remeber watching this when I was a kid and I was all like HOUSE HIPPOS AREN'T REAL but my mom thought it was legit

[@Skipper86]

That commercial reminds me of all the stuff social media says about COVID-19 conspiracy theories.

[@GreenDonuts]

Why is house hippo not a meme yet

[@SenorMeinKrafter]

because no one cares about Canada

[@scares009]

@@SenorMeinKrafter How dare

[@ajzeg01]

It is in Canada

[@farleyecclesgaming4706]

I liked don’t put it in your mouth and the chase the best as a kid and still love them they definitely worked if we remember them

[@NonsenseFabricator]

Ain't no one fucks with tiny hippo. Ain't no one.

[@sErgEantaEgis12]

I'm still baffled how for years I completely missed the fact that this wasn't real.

[@parker-boy98]

The house hippo, Microhippotamus domesticus.

[@corbankleinveld9654]

Anyone else used to be TERRIFIED of this commercial??😂🧐

[@Mitzi-chan224]

not me, I found it cute

[@TELEVISIBLE]

house hippo is real !!!

[@vermiculous]

how did mst of the people commenting here not figure it out? tehy TOLD you at the end of the commercial, I knew they weren't real and I was like 5 when this commercial was around

[@jpc9690]

I remember this video

[@pippa856]

"I wonder if i'll ever find a Houses hipppo"

[@Tropicalbreeze487]

This is the voice actor for Mrs. spider and friends

[@emilymaae]

pov:i just got home from the field trip my first grade class took to the vancouver aquarium and i’m watching tv eating my yogo bites and this commercial comes on🥺