Animator dad hilariously brings to life getting a hippopotamus for Christmas

One dad took the song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" literally. Very literally.

In a cute video going viral, he brings that wish to life for his son, and it back-fires in a way that would be rather terrifying...if it wasn't all animated.

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Animator Daniel Hasimoto, also known as the Action Movie Dad, has created an awesome online persona for his son James, aka the Action Movie Kid. The pair have made a whole series of videos in which James' fantasies are brought to life. In their most popular video, James 'destroys' a toy store with a 'lightsaber.'

What makes this video stand out from the others, however, is that the Action Movie Dad promises to donate a portion of the proceeds to the Make-A-Wish foundation. They chose the foundation "mostly because they do really awesome stuff," dad explained in the video.