Hugo (game show)

Hugo
One of many logos for the Hugo shows, this one was used by Kabel 1 in 1996.
GenreGame show
Created byIvan Sølvason and Niels Krogh Mortensen[1]
Presented byNina Klinker Jørgensen (Denmark),[2][3] various in other countries (including Andrea Molina, Carmen Sevilla, Hoàng Thùy Linh, Ivette Vergara, Julia Haacke, Karen Cheryl, Pedro Pinto, Sonja Zietlow, and Tal Berman, among others)
Country of originDenmark
Production
Production companyInteractive Television Entertainment
Original release
NetworkTV2
ReleaseSeptember 1990 (1990-09)[4] –
May 1995 (1995-05)
Related
Hexana (Germany)
Stinky & Stomper[5]
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Hugo (Danish: Skærmtrolden Hugo, often referred to as "Hugo the Troll" in English) was a children's interactive television show created by the Danish company Interactive Television Entertainment (ITE). Since its premiere on TV2 in 1990, this popular live one-player interactive game show has aired in more than 40 countries. The program's audience callers used their telephones to guide the titular character, a sympathetic small "TV troll" named Hugo, in various simple video-game scenarios to help him brave various dangers. Typically, the goal of the game was to reach and overcome an evil witch and thus rescue Hugo's family, after which the players would be rewarded based on their performance. The show has been adapted into multiple video-game releases and into various merchandise and other media in an extended media and merchandise franchise.

  1. ^ Jacob Andersen. "Hugos far bortadopterer tv-trolden - Computerworld". Comon.dk. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Galleri: Frederiks gamle flammer | SE og HØR". Seoghoer.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Se Og Hør". Tjektv.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ^ Nico Schimmelpfennig. "TV-Historie". Hugo-troll.de. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Danish kids gameshow heads to Asia, Lat-Am".