is an

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

created by

Tatsunoko Productions and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and "sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are i ...

. Thomas is a cunning bird who sponges on Kaba, the good-natured hippopotamus. Although Thomas is a dependent, living in Hyppo's big mouth, he always acts lordly and tries to outsmart his simpleminded host. However, their basic friendship and cooperation endures despite their frequent quarrels. In the 1990s, it was dubbed into

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

as ''The Wacky World of Tic & Tac'' from

Saban Entertainment Saban Entertainment, Inc. (along with Saban International; currently operating under the legal name is BVS Entertainment, Inc.) was a worldwide-served independent American-Israeli television production company formed in 1980 by Haim Saban and S ...

. It was also part of ''Tic Tac Toons'', a package series in where the anime was paired with ''

Tamagon the Counselor , also known as ''Eggzavier the Eggasaurus'', is a Japanese anime television series created by Tatsunoko Productions. The series was paired with '' Hyppo and Thomas'' as part of ''Tic Tac Toons.'' Synopsis Tatsunoko's description of the seri ...

'' (dubbed as Eggzavier the Eggasaurus).

Characters

;Totto/Thomas : ;Kaba / Hyppo :

References

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* 1971 anime television series debuts Animated duos Animated television series about birds Animated television series about mammals Comedy anime and manga Fictional hippopotamuses Fuji TV original programming Tatsunoko Production Television duos {{Anime-television-series-stub