Two friends prepare for the Hungry Hungry Hippo Championship, a once in a life-time opportunity to dominate their Hippo | dG1fQVRJellxQ0NWTzA
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00:00 [ding]
00:03 [music]
00:08 It's not just a game, it's a way of thinking, it's a way of seeing the world, and ultimately it's a way of life.
00:13 It's simple in its complexity, and complex in its simplicity. I know it sounds paradoxical, but it's true.
00:19 I'm of course talking about hungry, hungry hippos.
00:24 Chet and I are the founders of the Hungry, Hungry Hippo Club here at Lincoln High.
00:30 Its purpose is really to just be a hub for all hungry, hungry hippo experts and enthusiasts like ourselves.
00:36 Okay, this is the club room. This is where the magic happens.
00:41 Oh yeah.
00:44 So the way you play the game is you get the board set up, and you start playing, and you gobble the balls.
00:51 Whoever gobbles the most balls gets the most points, and that's who wins.
00:55 I know it sounds simple, but there's actually a lot of physical skill and mental strategy involved.
01:01 We do a lot of stretching, reflex training, strength training, grip training.
01:08 Studying a lot of physics, math, looking a lot at the manual, you know, training our mental prowess, and doing a lot of theory crafting sessions.
01:17 We're sponsored by the Star Wars Club, the Lego Club, and surprisingly, the Lego Star Wars Club as well.
01:26 We've been training pretty heavily recently for the upcoming Hungry, Hungry Hippo Hunger to Win Tournament.
01:31 It's an annual tournament that only happens once a year, and it's against all the other hungry, hungry hippo clubs in the league.
01:37 But it's very prestigious, and the winner is crowned Hippo King of the Year.
01:41 This year, we're up against the big boys, Felix and Charles.
01:44 They won the tournament last year. They are the Hippo Kings.
01:48 Today is the big day.
01:52 Behind this door is the Hunger to Win Tournament.
01:55 And our reward. We have to crush our opponents if we want to win. Are you ready?
01:59 I'm ready. Let's go.
02:02 Hi, I'm... I'm... I'm Chet.
02:08 I'm, uh... I'm, uh... My name's Fred, guys.
02:12 0.3 seconds late.
02:14 Shucks.
02:15 This is the point system. Learn it quickly.
02:18 Are you ready to get destroyed?
02:21 Dominated, even.
02:23 Uh, no. No.
02:25 Well, you better get ready.
02:27 Okay.
02:29 [applause]
02:31 Come on, Chet. We're dying out here.
02:44 I'm doing my best.
02:46 Too bad. I can't do better than my best. That doesn't make sense.
02:49 Damn it!
02:55 [crying]
02:58 We easily beat Fred and Chet.
03:04 Yes, they crumbled before our might.
03:06 But we're professionals, so...
03:08 We acted professionally.
03:10 You're pathetic.
03:11 Terrible! Get destroyed!
03:13 Get dominated.
03:22 This is a major setback.
03:24 We didn't even try our signature chomp combo.
03:27 I mean, we're not out of the tournament.
03:29 We're just in the lower brackets.
03:31 I don't know if we can get back into the tournament.
03:33 Come on, man. This isn't working.
03:38 We're not getting any better.
03:40 We just gotta keep on that grind.
03:42 What grind are you talking about?
03:44 Tomorrow's the finale.
03:46 I think I know something we can do.
03:50 Like what?
03:52 I know a guy. We could get...
03:55 Performance enhancing drugs.
03:58 Performance enhancing drugs.
04:01 Steroids? No, no. We gotta stay natural.
04:04 Well, I mean...
04:06 We can't grow up the game like that. We're purists, remember?
04:09 Come on, everybody's doing it.
04:11 You think Felix and Charles aren't on something?
04:13 They're juice to the max.
04:14 No, I refuse. I just refuse.
04:16 Then what do we do?
04:19 We gotta learn to work together.
04:22 Rediscover why we play Hunger Games in the first place.
04:25 Rediscover our love for the game.
04:28 Let's do it.
04:32 Let's do it.
04:35 [Music]
04:38 [Music]
04:41 [Music]
04:43 [Music]
04:52 [Music]
05:07 [Music]
05:10 You're doing so good, man.
05:11 No, you're doing so good. You're the best one we've ever played.
05:13 No, you are.
05:15 I think we're ready.
05:18 Yeah.
05:20 Today is the final day of the tournament.
05:26 We have to face Felix and Charles again.
05:28 [Music]
05:30 [Music]
05:32 Charles, they're winning. Come on.
05:43 Let's try.
05:45 This is great.
05:46 We got this. We're doing awesome.
05:48 Charles, you're holding me back.
05:50 What?
05:51 Keep up with me.
05:53 Our balls.
05:59 You didn't get the balls.
06:01 I'm getting it now.
06:03 I transfer my single points to the bank and reinvest them into double points.
06:12 And I take my gobble points and take them to the hippo palace,
06:15 turning them into hippo points.
06:17 And since we have at least five hippo points,
06:20 we win the whole championship.
06:23 Losers.
06:25 Idiots.
06:26 Stupid.
06:27 We're hippo kings now.
06:29 Annual once a year hippo kings.
06:32 That's us.
06:33 Try harder next year, losers.
06:35 Try harder.
06:38 Try harder.
06:40 I have something to say.
06:42 We finally won, and honestly, it was the greatest feeling ever.
06:49 It really was.
06:50 And now we are the hippo kings of the year.
06:54 [Hippo noises]
06:59 [Hungry Hippo theme song]
07:09 [Hungry Hippo theme song]
07:13 [Hungry Hippo theme song]
07:16 [Hungry Hippo theme song]
07:19 [Hungry Hippo theme song]
07:22 [Hungry Hippo theme song]
07:25 [Hungry Hippo theme song]
07:26 (whooshing)