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* Slowpoke and its evolutions are silly-looking and harmless pink hippos with [[CuteLittleFangs little fangs]] instead of tusks.
* Unlike its [[HairTriggerTemper short-tempered]] evolution Hippowdon, the Ground-typed Hippopotas is a small, cute hippo with the happy temperament to match (at least in the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime]]). The exception is ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'', in which they will attack the player unprovoked, just like Hippowdon.

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* ** Slowpoke and its evolutions are silly-looking and harmless pink hippos with [[CuteLittleFangs little fangs]] instead of tusks.
* ** Unlike its [[HairTriggerTemper short-tempered]] evolution Hippowdon, the Ground-typed Hippopotas is a small, cute hippo with the happy temperament to match (at least in the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime]]). The exception is ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'', in which they will attack the player unprovoked, just like Hippowdon.
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[[caption-width-right:349:Even the alligators want her (and ''not'' for dinner).]]
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* The Canadian PublicServiceAnnouncement "The House Hippo", put out by [[Advertising/CompaniesCommittedToKids Concerned Children's Advertisers]], depicts the titular creature as a cute and friendly pet to care for. Of course, it being tiny enough to fit in someone's hand helps.

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* The Canadian PublicServiceAnnouncement "The "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLG2JP0P5JE House Hippo", Hippo]]", put out by [[Advertising/CompaniesCommittedToKids Concerned Children's Advertisers]], depicts the titular creature as a cute and friendly pet to care for. Of course, it being timid creature that secretly lives in North American homes. There's a tiny enough bit of the more realistic AngryAngryHippos trope, as the hippo roars at a cat to fit scare it away in someone's hand helps.defense of its territory, but the hippo looks too far small to pose a real threat.

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* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Unlike its [[HairTriggerTemper short-tempered]] evolution Hippowdon, the Ground-typed Hippopotas is a small, cute hippo with the happy temperament to match (at least in the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime]]). The exception is ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'', in which they will attack the player unprovoked, just like Hippowdon.

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* Slowpoke and its evolutions are silly-looking and harmless pink hippos with [[CuteLittleFangs little fangs]] instead of tusks.
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Unlike its [[HairTriggerTemper short-tempered]] evolution Hippowdon, the Ground-typed Hippopotas is a small, cute hippo with the happy temperament to match (at least in the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime]]). The exception is ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'', in which they will attack the player unprovoked, just like Hippowdon.
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* The pygmy hippopotamus is smaller and more docile than its more common cousin, and thus fits this stereotype better.

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* The pygmy hippopotamus is smaller and more docile than its more common cousin, and thus fits this stereotype better. However, keep in mind that the pygmy hippopotamus can still attack.
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* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'': In ''WarioWare Get It Together'', one of the winning animations that appear in Kat and Ana's stage where you complete a microgame is when a hippo would come out and dance in a rather comical fashion complete with a rose in it's mouth.

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* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'': In ''WarioWare ''[=WarioWare=]: Get It Together'', Together!'', one of the winning animations that appear in Kat and Ana's stage where you complete a microgame is when a hippo would come out and dance in a rather comical fashion complete with a rose in it's mouth.
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* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'': In ''WarioWare: Get It Together'', one of the winning animations that appear in Kat and Ana's stage where you complete a microgame is when a hippo would come out and dance in a rather comical fashion complete with a rose in it's mouth.

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* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'': In ''WarioWare: ''WarioWare Get It Together'', one of the winning animations that appear in Kat and Ana's stage where you complete a microgame is when a hippo would come out and dance in a rather comical fashion complete with a rose in it's mouth.
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* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'': In ''WarioWare: Get It Together'', one of the winning animations that appear in Kat and Ana's stage where you complete a microgame is when a hippo would come out and dance in a rather comical fashion complete with a rose in it's mouth.
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* Subverted with a recurring hippo character in ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' ([[CrossdressingVoices voiced by]] Creator/CharlieAdler) that Rocko runs afoul of a couple times.

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* Subverted with Gladys, a recurring hippo character in ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' ([[CrossdressingVoices voiced by]] Creator/CharlieAdler) that Rocko runs afoul of a couple times.times. She seems friendly at first glance, but she gets violent if you invade her personal space, even by complete accident. She plays this trope straighter in her last appearance, where she's mostly interested in having fun playing ding-dong-ditch when Rocko explains it to her.
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* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'': The Hoppo is a round purple hippo-like creature that isn't hostile usually but their rolling and tumbling can be a problem. Other than that, their appearance and portrayal are rather silly and chill.

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* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'': The Hoppo is a round purple hippo-like creature that isn't hostile usually but their rolling and tumbling can be a problem. Other than that, their the appearance and portrayal of these purple hippos are rather silly and chill.
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* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'': The Hoppo is a round purple hippo-like creature that isn't hostile usually but their rolling and tumbling can be a problem. Other than that, their appearance and portrayal are rather silly and chill.
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* The Christmas novelty song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas", originally written by John Rox and performed by Gayla Peevey, features a little girl singing about, well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin wanting a hippopotamus for Christmas]], and imagining it becoming her new friend.

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* The Christmas novelty song "I "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjPm0o04lGE I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas", Christmas]]", originally written by John Rox and performed by Gayla Peevey, features a little girl singing about, well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin wanting a hippopotamus for Christmas]], and imagining it becoming her new friend.
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Due to their soft, rounded appearance, sleepy-looking eyes, and big lips that hide their [[ScaryTeeth ferocious tusks]], hippopotamuses are usually portrayed in media as cute and loveable BigFun or {{Gentle Giant}}s. Oftentimes, they will be AlwaysFemale, and depicted as a BigBeautifulWoman. Being noted [[HerbivoresAreFriendly herbivores]] helps this perception, too.

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Due to their soft, rounded appearance, sleepy-looking eyes, and big lips that hide their [[ScaryTeeth ferocious tusks]], hippopotamuses are usually portrayed in media as cute and loveable BigFun or {{Gentle Giant}}s. Oftentimes, they will be AlwaysFemale, and depicted as a BigBeautifulWoman. Being noted [[HerbivoresAreFriendly herbivores]] herbivores]][[note]]Most of the time, that is; hippos are believed to have a primarily herbivorous diet, but can and will eat meat when it is easily available[[/note]] helps this perception, too.
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In real life, hippos are ''aggressively'' territorial - far more so than any other herbivore and even notably more so than many carnivores - and one of the most dangerous animals on the planet. They kill more people in Africa than any other large animal, ''and are capable of biting a crocodile in half.'' But since hippos are so [[KillerRabbit cute]] and [[BewareTheSillyOnes dopey-looking]], this is rarely acknowledged in Fictionland.

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In real life, hippos are ''aggressively'' territorial - far more so than any other herbivore and even notably more so than many carnivores - and one of the most dangerous animals on the planet. They kill more people in Africa than any other large animal, ''and are capable of biting a crocodile in half.'' Basically, if you make one angry, ''you are dead before you even start running.'' But since hippos are so [[KillerRabbit cute]] and [[BewareTheSillyOnes dopey-looking]], this is rarely acknowledged in Fictionland.

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