Molly the Hippo

Molly

Molly the Hippo is a blue hippo who lives in Africa. She has a cousin named Henrietta the Hairy Hippo and a nephew named Eddie the Hippo. She is voiced by Anna Bentinck.

Physical Appearance

She is a blue hippo with 2 wrinkles on each her legs.

Personality

She is usually very kind and nice to the other animals. She is also kind in helping Lucy get ready for the next day before the story starts.

Season 1

• The Story of Nelson the Elephant (first appearance)

• The Story of Kevin the Crocodile

• The Story of Joey the Kangaroo

• The Story of Snowbert the Polar Bear

• The Story of Henrietta the Hairy Hippo

• The Story of Giggles and Tickles

• The Story of Zed the Zebra

• The Story of Adam the Armadillo

• The Story of Georgina the Giraffe

• The Story of Herbert the Warthog

• The Story of Pauline the Pelican

• The Story of The Juicy Fruit Tree

• The Story of the Elephant Bird

• The Story of Toby the Tortoise

• The Story of Audrey's Egg

• The Story of Molly and Nathalie

• The Story of the Jungle Clearing (no lines)

• The Story of Ronald and the Tic Tic Bird

• The Story of Gary the Dromedary (one line only)

• The Story of Wally the Wombat

• The Story of Melanie the Moose

• The Story of Beverly the Beaver

• The Story of Doris the Duck

• The Story of Esmeralda the Snake (2 unheard lines only)

• The Story of Eddie's Big Adventure

• The Story of Herbert's Birthday Party

Season 2

• The Story of Reginald's Big Sleep

• The Story of the Dawn Chorus

• The Story of Phoebe the Koala

• The Story of Hercule Mustache (2 unheard lines only)

• The Story of Kevin's Magic Trick

• The Story of Isabel the Flamingo

• The Story of Herbert and the Watermelon of Doom

• The Story of Alan the Aardvark

• The Story of the Important Visitor

• The Story of the Puffins of Mossy Bay

• The Story of Ronald and Rosie

• The Story of Nathalie's New Neighbors

• The Story of Casper the Chameleon

• The Story of Seamus the Stork

• The Story of Gary's Best Friend

• The Story of Georgina's Bumbleberry Soup

• The Story of Petula the Parrot

• The Story of Cousin Chuckles

• The Story of Joey's Camping Trip

• The Story of the Monster in the Forest

• The Story of Boris the Bear

• The Story of Melanie's Birthday Present

• The Story of Victor the Crocodile

• The Story of the Hyenas's Holiday

• The Story of Herbert's Peaceful Day

• The Story of Annie the Anaconda (last appearance)

Gallery

Animation

Molly in the original opening song.

Molly and Nathalie

Close up of happy Molly.

Molly with her eyelashes.

Misc.

Coloring picture of Molly.

Trivia

• Molly is the first semi-aquatic animal in the series.

• The first time Molly has appeared in a story setting was in Episode 6.

• She is the only female hippo to be given eyelashes.

• She is the second character to have a nephew (in this case, Eddie). The first is Dennis with his nephew Gary.

• Despite being friendly, hippos in real life are very unpredictable and dangerous. Hippos are considered among the most dangerous of all the animals in Africa.

• Molly is the only animal from Africa to tell stories that take place in Australia.
  • She and Boris are the only narrators not from Australia that tell the stories that take place in Australia.