Hugo (game show)
| Hugo | |
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One of many logos for the Hugo shows, this one was used by Kabel 1 in 1996. | |
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Ivan Sølvason and Niels Krogh Mortensen |
| Presented by | Nina Klinker Jørgensen (Denmark), 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 origin | Denmark |
| Production | |
| Production company | Interactive Television Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV2 |
| Release | September 1990 – May 1995 |
| Related | |
| Hexana (Germany) Stinky & Stomper | |
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Hugo (Danish: Skærmtrolden Hugo, often referred to as "Hugo the Troll" in English) is a children's and family-oriented interactive television show that aired between 1990 and 1995. It was created by the Danish company Interactive Television Entertainment (ITE). Since its premiere on TV2, this popular 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 small "TV troll" named Hugo, through various simple video game scenarios. The game was played on the television screen, broadcast live from a studio with hosts commenting on the progress. Typically, the goal of the players was to help Hugo brave various dangers on his way to rescue his family, held by the evil witch Scylla. After either successfully finishing the game or failing, the contestants were then rewarded with real world prizes based on their performance. The show has been adapted into multiple video-game releases, as well as into various merchandise and other media in an extended media and merchandise franchise.