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Peter Potamus is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and first broadcast on September 16, 1964 (Early promotional materials for the series carried the title Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon, but that title never appeared on screen).

Premise

Peter Potamus was a syndicated series divided into three segments; one of Peter Potamus and So-So, one of Breezly and Sneezly, and one of Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey. Peter Potamus was a companion series to Magilla Gorilla, and both series premiered in first-run syndication before being picked up by ABC-TV in 1966. At that time, the Breezly and Sneezly segment was swapped with Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long, a segment on the Magilla Gorilla show. After the ABC run, cartoons from the Magilla Gorilla and Peter Potamus shows were syndicated together.
The original Peter Potamus series can occasionally be seen on the cable TV channel Boomerang. During the original run of the cartoon (1964), at the end of each episode, the closing song ended with the phrase: "And there he goes Peter Potamus, our ideal" (The Ideal toy company was the sponsor of the television series. A similarly subtle sponsor reference appeared in the Magilla Gorilla theme song lyrics: "He's really ideal").

Bio

It featured Peter Potamus the hippopotamus (voiced by Daws Butler imitating comedian Joe E. Brown) and his sidekick, So-So the monkey (voiced by Don Messick). Peter was big, purple, and friendly. Episodes generally consisted of Peter and So-So exploring the world in his time-traveling hot air balloon. When faced with a certain situation, Peter uses his Hippo Hurricane Holler technique to blow away his opponents.

Other Appearances

Peter Potamus appeared in teenager form in the early 1990s series Yo Yogi, where he was voiced by Frank Welker. He and So-So were shown to own a plant store at Jellystone Mall called Peter Potamus' Plant Palace. In "Tricky Dickie's Dirty Trickies," he's shown to be allergic to goldenrods.

Peter Potamus later became a recurring character on the parody show Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, where he's voiced by Joe Alaskey and later voiced by Chris Edgerly. In it, he's a sexually charged hippo working in the firm with Harvey Birdman. He has the trademark phrase, "Did you get that thing I sent you?"

Peter Potamus was the mascot of the fictional restaurant "Pizza Potamus" in two episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. In both episodes, the restaurant was destroyed by explosion.Further Information

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