The franchise's titular protagonist Hugo is a one-meter-tall troll living in the 'Troll Forest' located somewhere in Scandinavia. The show is set in a cartoonish contemporary fantasy universe. Hugo (on the coin in the center) and the franchise's other classic main characters (clockwise: Hugo's wife Hugolina, their children Rut, Rit, Rat, and the villains Don Croco and Scylla). As of 2012, the commercial parts of the franchise consist mostly of mobile games being published by the Danish company Hugo Games (renamed 5th Planet Games in 2018). Hugo spawned other merchandise, including dedicated magazines. Since its premiere in 1990, the Hugo game show has been aired in more than 40 countries, spawning dozens of video games for various platforms. It is based around the fictional character of Hugo, a friendly, small Scandinavian folklore troll engaged in a conflict against a wicked witch, often to save his family.

Hugo ( Skærmtrolden Hugo in Danish, meaning 'Hugo the Screen-Troll' ) is a media franchise created by the Danish company Interactive Television Entertainment (later ITE Media) in 1990 for the purpose of interactive television for children. 'Hugo Rap!', 'Hugo Er En Skærmtrold' (Denmark) Hugo – The World's Worst Comeback (cancelled)

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