Hugo (franchise)
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| Created by | Ivan Sølvason and Niels Krogh Mortensen |
| Original work | Hugo (game show) |
| Print publications | |
| Book(s) |
Hugo i de Afskyelige Labyrinter Hugo: Troll Story (Poland) Cadı Sila'ya Karşı (Turkey) |
| Comics | Hugo (Israel) |
| Magazine(s) |
Hugo (Germany) Hugo Haftalık Çizgi Dergisi (Turkey) A jugar con Hugo (Argentina) Świat Przygód z Hugo (Poland) |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) |
Hugo and the Diamond Moon (cancelled) Hugo – The World's Worst Comeback (seemingly cancelled) |
| Television series | Hugo Safari |
| Theatrical presentations | |
| Musical(s) | The Magical Kingdom of Hugo |
| Games | |
| Traditional | Hugo (Sweden) |
| Video game(s) |
Hugo series Other games |
| Audio | |
| Original music |
Hugo Rap! & Hugo Er En Skærmtrold (Denmark) Various (Germany) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Toys | Figures, plushies |
Hugo the TV troll (skærmtrolden Hugo in Danish) is an international media franchise. The franchise was created by the Danish company Interactive Television Entertainment (ITE) in 1990 for the purpose of interactive television for children. It is based on the fictional character of Hugo, a friendly, small Scandinavian folklore troll fighting against evil, often to save his family. Since its premiere in 1990, the Hugo game show has been aired in more than 40 countries, spawning dozens of video games for various platforms. Hugo also spawned other merchandise, including dedicated magazines. As of 2012, the commercial parts of the franchise consist mostly of mobile games being published by the German company Hugo Games. An animated feature film is currently in development.
The show is set in contemporary fantasy universe. The franchise's titular protagonist Hugo is a one-meter-tall troll living in "troll forest" located somewhere in Scandinavia. Hugo's family includes his beloved wife Hugolina (Hugoline in the original Danish version) and their kids Rit (TrolleRit), Rat (TrolleRat) and Rut (TrolleRut). The main antagonist is the ancient evil witch named Scylla (Afskylia), who has had a grudge against the trolls for centuries. Scylla often kidnaps Hugo's family because she needs their presence to restore and keep her youth and beauty. The later-added characters are mostly non-human cartoon-like creatures and anthropomorphic animals, including Hugo's friends (such as Fernando the toucan and Jean Paul the chimpanzee) and more of Hugo's enemies, including Scylla's minions (chiefly her henchman Don Croco, a humanoid crocodile).
In 2001, a beaver minor enemy character received its own spin-off show, titled Stinky & Stomper. In the 2005 science fiction reboot Agent Hugo, Hugo became a futuristic James Bond-parody special agent as an employee of the organization R.I.S.K. to fight against high-tech enemies such as mad scientists and robots.
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