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Kapi & Hop: a silent comedy from Hootenhollow

Kapi and Hop: silent cartoons with no words

A big, calm capybara with a tangerine on his head and a tiny, bouncy blue frog. Funny little cartoons with no words needed, for kids aged 3-6.

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Kapi the capybara stands on a mossy hill by a berry bush, with tiny Hop on his head holding a red berry next to the tangerine; a pink-blossom tree and the pond are behind them.

Why little ones laugh along

  • No words needed

    Faces, giggles and little sounds tell the whole story, so every child can follow it.

  • Gentle and kind

    No hitting, no meanness, and nobody gets hurt or scared. Slips and splashes are soft and funny.

  • A new funny idea every time

    Every episode has its own new joke and a warm ending where the friends end up happy together.

Coming soon

  • Cover of “Kapi and Hop: Peekaboo”: Hop loves to say hello with big, loud, bouncy hops. But a shy little bunny hides behind the hollow log. How can Hop make a new friend?

    Wednesday, October 28

    Peekaboo

    Hop loves to say hello with big, loud, bouncy hops. But a shy little bunny hides behind the hollow log. How can Hop make a new friend?

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  • Cover of “Kapi and Hop: Kapi's Big Hop”: Tiny Hop copies everything big Kapi does. Then it is Hop's turn to lead, and Kapi has to try a springy frog hop with his big round bottom.

    Wednesday, November 4

    Kapi's Big Hop

    Tiny Hop copies everything big Kapi does. Then it is Hop's turn to lead, and Kapi has to try a springy frog hop with his big round bottom.

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Funny stories

Every episode is also a short story to read aloud. Read it together, then watch the cartoon.

  • A scene from “Kapi and Hop: Big and Small”: Tiny Hop wants the high red berries, but he is much too small. Then a runaway tangerine rolls somewhere big Kapi cannot fit. Who can help?
    Kapi & Hop

    Big and Small

    Tiny Hop wants the high red berries, but he is much too small. Then a runaway tangerine rolls somewhere big Kapi cannot fit. Who can help?

    1 min 51 s · Kapi, Hop

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Meet the friends at the warm pond

  • Kapi, a big round caramel-brown clay capybara with a small orange tangerine on his head, smiling with his eyes closed

    Kapi

    capybara · the big, calm one

    Nothing ruffles Kapi: he meets every splash and surprise with the same slow, happy smile.

    Meet Kapi
  • Hop, a tiny bright-blue clay tree frog with yellow spots and big shiny eyes, smiling widely

    Hop

    tree frog · the tiny, bouncy one

    Boing, boing, boing: Hop never walks when he can hop, and every hop gets a little bigger.

    Meet Hop

New friends at the pond

  • Parsnip, a black-and-tan clay dachshund puppy with a red neckerchief, grinning with his tail up

    Parsnip

    dachshund puppy · the eager helper

    When Parsnip is happy, his whole long body wags, not just his tail.

    Coming soon Meet Parsnip
  • Tuffet, a fluffy ginger-and-white clay kitten with green eyes in a sunny-yellow raincoat

    Tuffet

    kitten · the cozy one

    At a pond full of splashes, Tuffet is always looking for the one dry spot.

    Coming soon Meet Tuffet
  • Dulcie, a round grey clay baby elephant with pink ears and a pink-and-white striped swim ring

    Dulcie

    baby elephant · the gentle big baby

    Dulcie is as big as Kapi, but she plays the tiniest games on the very tips of her toes.

    Coming soon Meet Dulcie
  • Syllabub, a chocolate-brown clay baby otter with a cream face and a purple swim cap, sitting up and smiling

    Syllabub

    baby otter · the playful swimmer

    Give Syllabub a job and she turns it into a game, usually with a little juggle or a belly-slide.

    Coming soon Meet Syllabub

Now and then one friend visits the pond: one of Kapi and Hop's own friends, or a friend from Hootenhollow (Granny Hoot, Tamkin, Lila, Bimble, Fenna or Wobble). Never more than one visitor in an episode.

For grown-ups

How it differs from our calm stories: nobody speaks. Kapi and Hop tell everything with their bodies, so the comedy is physical, a tangerine that rolls away, a frog who fits where a capybara cannot, and children who do not speak English yet follow every bit of it. It is written for ages 3–6, so older brothers and sisters have something of their own.

Kapi & Hop is a silent claymation comedy from Hootenhollow for kids aged 3-6. Big, calm Kapi the capybara and tiny, bouncy Hop the frog live by a warm pond at the edge of the Hootenhollow meadow. Nobody speaks: faces, giggles and little sounds tell every story, so little ones can follow along whatever language they speak. Each episode is a short, gentle comedy about friendship, helping each other and trying again, with a warm, happy ending.

How it is made

Kapi & Hop is made with the help of AI tools: the animation, sound and music are machine-generated, then edited and reviewed by the Hootenhollow team before anything is published. The characters and stories are our own.

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