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== Details == | == Details == | ||
*'''Estimated Release Date:''' May 29, 2001 (Original); 2003 (Remake) | *'''Estimated Release Date:''' May 29, 2001 <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010703075014/http://nogen.ecards.hallmark.com:80/Website/Images/Greetings/nfz1396/nfz1396.swf</ref>(Original); 2003 (Remake) | ||
*'''Holiday/Event:''' American Independence Day/4th of July | *'''Holiday/Event:''' American Independence Day/4th of July | ||
*'''Character(s) Featured:''' [[Hoops]] | *'''Character(s) Featured:''' [[Hoops]] | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*This e-card was initially intended to feature Holt's [[The Adventures | *This e-card was initially intended to feature Holt's [[The Adventures of Green Bunny|Green Bunny]] character, an early version of [[Yoyo]], but it was redesigned into a pink kitty. | ||
*Hoops was not officially named yet, only referred to by the nickname "Pink Kitty/Hallmark Pink Kitty." His color was also more of a magenta-purple compared to the later hot pink shade. | *Hoops was not officially named yet, only referred to by the nickname "Pink Kitty/Hallmark Pink Kitty." His color was also more of a <span style="color:#CD64CC;">magenta-purple</span> compared to the later <span style="color:#F45BAA;">hot pink</span> shade. | ||
*The reason Hoops only had a firecracker was due to the e-card requirement. This animation was created hastily to meet a deadline. | *The reason Hoops only had a firecracker was due to the e-card requirement. This animation was created hastily to meet a deadline. | ||
*The remake was actually done twice, with the second version being slightly shorter than the first. | *The remake was actually done twice, with the second version being slightly shorter than the first. | ||
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<p>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AXXA40uutE June 2009 Official Upload, Longer Version (YouTube)]</p> | <p>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AXXA40uutE June 2009 Official Upload, Longer Version (YouTube)]</p> | ||
<p>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj_bB8TQ3Qc June 2014 Official Upload, Shorter Version (YouTube)]</p> | <p>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj_bB8TQ3Qc June 2014 Official Upload, Shorter Version (YouTube)]</p> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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# [https://web.archive.org/web/20030201091412/http://www.hallmark.com:80/Website/hallmark_flowers_home.html February 2003 Hallmark flower page archive referring Hoops as "Hallmark Pink Kitty" (Wayback Machine)] | # [https://web.archive.org/web/20030201091412/http://www.hallmark.com:80/Website/hallmark_flowers_home.html February 2003 Hallmark flower page archive referring Hoops as "Hallmark Pink Kitty" (Wayback Machine)] | ||
# [https://www.ocregister.com/2009/07/03/for-hoops-and-yoyo-success-has-been-in-the-e-cards/ July 2009 New article by Peter Larson (Orange County Register)] | # [https://www.ocregister.com/2009/07/03/for-hoops-and-yoyo-success-has-been-in-the-e-cards/ July 2009 New article by Peter Larson (Orange County Register)] | ||
# [https://www.tumblr.com/ebaybears/631382473060777984/source Image post of Hallmark Pink Kitty plush with defunct eBay listing by ebaybears (Tumblr)] | # [https://www.tumblr.com/ebaybears/631382473060777984/source Image post of Hallmark Pink Kitty plush with defunct eBay listing by ebaybears (Tumblr)] | ||
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[[Category:E-Cards]] | [[Category:E-Cards]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:14, 29 April 2025
Happy 4th of July! is the very first hoops&yoyo e-card created by Bob Holt in 2001, animated using Macromedia Flash. It was remade a few years later, with the assumed re-release being in 2003.
Details
- Estimated Release Date: May 29, 2001 [1](Original); 2003 (Remake)
- Holiday/Event: American Independence Day/4th of July
- Character(s) Featured: Hoops
- Lost Media Status: Fully Found (Original), Partially Found (Remake)
- eCard ID/Filename: nfz1396.swf
Synopsis
Hoops tries to light a firework in a soda bottle and then runs for cover, but the fuse keeps fizzling out. Finally, the firework explodes when Hoops gets too close to the fuse. In the original version, Hoops ducks down to take cover, while in the remake, the firework blows up in his face. Neither version features music or voice acting, only sound effects.
Gallery
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Original thumbnail (June 2001 Archive) -
Remake thumbnail (December 2005 Archive)
Trivia
- This e-card was initially intended to feature Holt's Green Bunny character, an early version of Yoyo, but it was redesigned into a pink kitty.
- Hoops was not officially named yet, only referred to by the nickname "Pink Kitty/Hallmark Pink Kitty." His color was also more of a magenta-purple compared to the later hot pink shade.
- The reason Hoops only had a firecracker was due to the e-card requirement. This animation was created hastily to meet a deadline.
- The remake was actually done twice, with the second version being slightly shorter than the first.
Sources
June 2009 Official Upload, Longer Version (YouTube)
June 2014 Official Upload, Shorter Version (YouTube)