Kabatotto (カバトット), known in English as Hyppo and Thomas, is an interstitial anime series developed & created by Tatsunoko Production. It aired between January 1971 to September 1972 and lasted 300 shorts.
In the 1990s, it was dubbed into English as The Wacky World of Tic & Tac from Saban Entertainment. It was also part of Tic Tac Toons, a package series in where the anime was paired with Tamagon the Counselor, another Tatsunoko interstitial anime from the 1970s.
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.