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Babel Fish - The Oddest Thing In The Universe - The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - BBC

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What it is

The BBC TV version of the Babel Fish passage from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, with Ford and Arthur aboard a Vogon ship, narrated over the show's hand-drawn animated Guide entry.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it for the memorable hand-animated computer graphics, which still hold up, and as the TV rendition of a famous passage.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “The animation is one of the most memorable aspects of the TV series and, despite being almost 40 years old, still holds up really well”

    Hand-drawn simulated computer graphics that still hold up well

    open-source-ux, 2020-03 · Recommendation · in “How TV Logos Were Made Before Computers (2017)”

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Topics: douglas adams, babel fish, bbc, retro animation, science fiction

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