''Hopla'' is a Belgian animated

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created by Bert Smets and produced by Bert Smets Productions. The cartoon features the rabbit Hopla and his friends―the pig Onki, the bear Nina, and the kitten Lola. Similar to its spiritual predecessor ''

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'', the series is aimed at babies, toddlers, and preschoolers between 0–2 years old and has no dialogue (the only dialogue is the show's name). The show was animated with Strata 3D. The show first aired on

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, a Flemish television channel on 2 April 2000, and became popular soon afterward. ''Hopla'' has been aired in 31 countries (including

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, and the

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). In Belgium, Hopla's home entertainment titles have sold over 300,000 copies and their book-related merchandise has garnered sales close to 700,000. In Portugal, the show aired on public channel

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, with some dialogue added to briefly describe each scene's contents.

Characters

* Hopla, a white rabbit, he wears a blue shirt with two red buttons, yellow pants, and red shoes. * Onki, a pink pig, he wears a yellow shirt with red cashmere open cardigan with pocket, blue pants, and yellow shoes. * Nina, a brown bear, she wears a blue dress with three red buttons and red shoes. * Lola, an orange kitten, she wears a green dress with two blue flower with yellow pistil buttons and blue shoes.

Broadcast

''Hopla'' airs in the

due to an exclusive multi-year distribution deal between Bert Smets Productions and NCircle Entertainment, a subsidiary of Alliance Entertainment, signed in 2007. In December 2007, the series was aired on BabyFirst.

References

External links

* {{Belgium-tv-prog-stub 2000 Belgian television series debuts 2000s Belgian television series endings 2000s preschool education television series 2008 Belgian television series endings Animated preschool education television series Animated television series about rabbits and hares Animated television series without speech Anthropomorphic rabbits and hares Belgian children's animated television series Computer-animated television series Flemish television shows Ketnet original programming