The Peter Potamus Show

1964
The Peter Potamus Show

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Fe Fi Fo Fun Sep 16, 1964

Peter and So-So try to warn a disbelieving Jack and the Beanstalk about the giant who wants to get him. They knock out the giant but when they realize that Jack is trying to steal the goose that lays golden eggs, they switch sides and revive the giant. The grateful giant informs Peter that Jack stole the wrong goose.

EP2 No Place Like Nome Sep 16, 1964

Breezly is trying to enter Camp Frostbite to see a show at their theater. Unfortunately, he is captured and sent to the Seattle Zoo. He gets lost on the way, though and ends up in a recruitment building, and joins the army

EP3 The Volunteers Sep 16, 1964

The King hires a sergeant to teach Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey how to act like real guards.

EP4 Lion Around Sep 23, 1964

Peter and So-So encounter a cowardly lion. They are captured by Romans and sent to the coliseum for a fight. Peter and the cowardly lion agree to rig the fight. Peter doesn't realize right away that a brave lion replaced the cowardly lion. He holds off the brave lion with his hippo hurricane holler and escapes to his balloon. Once airborne, he finds the cowardly lion hiding in the balloon and afraid of heights.

EP5 All Riot On The Northern Front Sep 23, 1964

After Breezly is thrown out of Camp Frostbite, he wanders onto an artillery range, right when the army is having a practice lesson.

EP6 Black Bart Sep 23, 1964

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey get fired by the King for overuse of his money on things like sword polish. But they get their jobs back when they unwittingly keep him away from the notorious highwayman Black Bart, who is mistaken by the King for Yahooey.

EP7 Cleo Trio Sep 30, 1964

Peter and So-So land in Egypt and meet Julius Caesar, who is despondent about losing the favor of Cleopatra. They go to Cleopatra's barge to speak for Caesar. Cleopatra forgives Caesar without Peter's knowledge. Peter tries to use reverse psychology with Cleopatra and speaks insultingly about Caesar. Caesar overhears the insults and attacks Peter. Peter uses his hippo hurricane holler to escape back to his balloon.

EP8 Missile Fizzle Sep 30, 1964

At the Colonel's request, Breezly agrees to be Camp Frostbite's mascot for the day, only to be featured in an article in Stripe Magazine. Soon the Colonel learns that it's not easy having to take care of Breezly.

EP9 Double Dragon Sep 30, 1964

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey disguise themselves as a dragon so The King could pretend to battle one, but the real one shows up.

EP10 No Rest for a Pest Oct 07, 1964

Peter and So-So land in a medieval-age town to get food. They can't get food without money so they get a job removing a pest for the king. The pest is a very difficult to eradicate dragon. They disguise themselves as a lady dragon to lure out the dragon. That strategy works too well and they run back to their balloon and take off. They are chased by the dragon in mid-air because it still sees the lady dragon costume.

EP11 Mass Masquerade Oct 07, 1964

Breezly enters Camp Frostbite during an inspection by Senator Snoop. The senator sees him, but believes he is a soldier, wearing a new standard uniform. Soon, he orders each soldier at the base to wear uniforms like that. The Colonel is now having trouble figuring out which one is the real Breezly Bruin.

EP12 Outlaw In-Law Oct 07, 1964

The King's nephew visits and the bumbling guards teach him how to be one.

EP13 Wagon Train Strain Oct 14, 1964

Peter and So-So land in the middle of an old Western wagon train that is being attacked by Indians. The cowboys force Peter to fight the Indian chief's son in a winner-take-all battle. Peter wins using his hippo hurricane holler. When the Indian chief finds out the cowboys are going to Hollywood, he joins up with them.

EP14 Furry Furlough Oct 14, 1964

The Colonel is trying to relax around the base, waiting for his furlough to be approved, but keeps having trouble thanks to Breezly Bruin.

EP15 Horse Shoo Fly Oct 14, 1964

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey have to save the King from a magical gift- a flying horse.

EP16 Monotony on the Bounty Oct 21, 1964

When Peter falls out of the time-traveling balloon, he flops onto Captain Bligh's pirate ship--who looks like Charles Laughton. Timing is everything. The crew has just jumped ship--and now Peter's at the beck and call of the bad captain, who has recruited him as his new crew against Peter's wishes. This time, Captain Bligh gets more than he bargained for.

EP17 Bruin Ruin Oct 21, 1964

A top-secret rocket launch is about to take place at Camp Frostbite. Breezly wanders around the base, and hides inside the rocket. The Colonel finds him, but they accidentally launch the rocket and now are both launched into outer space.

EP18 Wild Child Oct 21, 1964

The King and Queen step out for the night and The King lets Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey babysit their unruly son.

EP19 The Good Hood Oct 28, 1964

Peter and So-So want to join Robin Hood and his merry men but fail the series of tests. Their last chance is to rescue Lady Marion from the sheriff. They bring the sheriff, disguised as Lady Marion, back to Robin. The sheriff announces he wants to join Robin's troupe too.

EP20 Freezing Fleas Oct 28, 1964

A new guard dog is hired by the Colonel to keep out Breezly Bruin. After several failed attempts at entering the base, Breezly decides to use fleas to get rid of the guard dog.

EP21 Witch Is Which Oct 28, 1964

A witch comes to the castle and turns the king into a frog. Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey finds the witch to turn him back to himself. The witch does a spell and she becomes a gorgeous creature.

EP22 Stars on Mars Nov 04, 1964

Peter and So-So's balloon goes too high, gets hit by an asteroid, and lands on a strange planet. Peter gets enlisted to play the beast in a movie being made there, "The Beast from Planet Earth," but things rapidly get out of hand. The part proves too painful for Peter to bear.

EP23 Stars And Gripes Nov 04, 1964

Breezly desperately wants to enter Camp Frostbite to go to a Military Ball, but keeps being kicked out by the Colonel. A Fairy Godmother appears and transforms Breezly into a 10-star General, so he can attend the ball.

EP24 Wise Quacking Nov 04, 1964

Yippee, Yappee, Yahooey and The King go duck hunting.

EP25 Kooky Spook Nov 11, 1964

Peter and So-So can break a spell on a haunted castle if they stay there overnight. Using various tricks, the resident ghost unsuccessfully tries to scare them away. With the spell broken, the ghost leaves the castle and takes residence in Peter's balloon.

EP26 Armoured Amour Nov 11, 1964

Breezly finally decides to quit trying to get into Camp Frostbite, when a lovely female Polar bear arrives and asks him to get her a box of chocolates from within the base.

EP27 Nautical Nitwits Nov 11, 1964

Captain Kidder attacks the kingdom. Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey take to the sea to sink him.

EP28 The Island Fling Nov 18, 1964

Peter looks just like Omega, the legendary leader of a group of island natives. The chief makes Peter take a series of tests to prove he's Omega. It looks like he failed but the chief says he passed and offers to make Peter the new leader. Peter declines and runs back to the balloon.

EP29 As The Snow Flies Nov 18, 1964

It's Oka-Ooga Day, and an Eskimo named Omar Kayak is hunting Breezly, trying to capture him. Desperate, Breezly turn to the Colonel for help.

EP30 Job Robbed Nov 18, 1964

The King fires Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey and replaces them with a robotic guard.

EP31 Courtin' Trouble Nov 25, 1964

Peter lands in the midst of two feuding hillbilly families – Quagmires and Scrags. Peter unsuccessfully tries to reason separately with two of the combatants. The feud ends when Peter, dressed as Cupid, make the two fall in love and get married.

EP32 Snow Biz Nov 25, 1964

An USO show is being held at Camp Frostbite, and Breezly is trying to get in to see it too. The Colonel chases him on stage, and their entire chase scene turns out to be the main event of the show.

EP33 Unicorn on the Cob Nov 25, 1964

The King is a mighty hunter, but he still needs to bag a unicorn. With the help of Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey, he takes to the jungle. When a unicorn is spotted, they leave the King to fend for himself.

EP34 Big Red Riding Hood Dec 02, 1964

Peter helps Little Red Riding Hood by donning her red cape and delivering the goodies to Grandma's house. The wolf unsuccessfully tries various tactics to stop him. The wolf is sent off into the distance with Peter's hippo hurricane holler, which Red learns too.

EP35 Unseen Trouble Dec 02, 1964

Dr. Von Plumb needs a volunteer to test out his new invention. Breezly wanders around the base and stumbles upon the Dr.'s invention, a machine that will turn him invisible. Now invisible, Breezly decides to play a few tricks on the Colonel.

EP36 Mouse Rout Dec 02, 1964

A theiving little white mouse steals the Kings royal goodies and calls for all his royal guards to get rid of the rodent, and along come Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey.

EP37 Hurricane Hippo Dec 09, 1964

Peter and So-So land on an island and find a pirate's treasure. The pirate chases Peter and he retreats back to his balloon. Peter's hippo hurricane holler lands the pirate and his ship into a prison.

EP38 Nervous In The Service Dec 09, 1964

After the Colonel gets hit on the head thanks to Breezly, his personality changes radically, now believing Breezly is his friend, and welcoming into the Camp. Soon, however, he is hit on the head again, and he returns to normal.

EP39 Handy Dandy Lion Dec 09, 1964

The King and Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey try to find a lion for The Queen's new lion rug.

EP40 What a Knight Dec 16, 1964

Peter and So-So land in an old English town. Peter pulls a sword from a stone and the king proclaims him the defender of the people. When Peter is tasked with battling an ogre he tries to slink back to his balloon instead but the balloon is already airborne. So-So knocks out the ogre from the balloon but Peter gets the credit. Peter then must fight a fierce black knight, who Peter, using his hippo hurricane holler, discovers is just a shrimp on stilts.

EP41 Birthday Bonanza Dec 16, 1964

It's the Colonel's birthday, and Breezly is planning a surprise party, alongside some of the Camp Frostbite soldiers. The Colonel, not knowing any of this, doesn't waste any opportunity to kick Breezly out of the base.

EP42 Sappy Birthday Dec 16, 1964

The King feels sad and Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey plans him a happy birthday. A villain tries to kill The King on his big day.

EP43 Mask Task Sep 11, 1965

Peter tries out a new time-space machine and ends up in old west Arizona. Peter jumps out of the balloon and lands on and disables the village's avenger, Senor El Zingo. Peter takes the place of the avenger to face the villain Don Jose el Tic-tac-taco. The villain is done in by Peter's hippo hurricane holler. Peter sends El Zingo, with nothing to do now, to Don Jose as well.

EP44 Wacky Waikiki Sep 11, 1965

The Colonel gets a two weeks leave for Hawaii. Breezly and Sneezly accidentally get locked into his trunk, and follow him to the island. There, they try to help him enjoy his vacation, but all of their plans backfire.

EP45 King of the Roadhogs Sep 11, 1965

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey makes a car for The King to ride in. They test it out, and the car runs out of control.

EP46 Pre-Hysterical Pete Sep 18, 1965

So-So spins the time-space machine and sends the balloon to prehistoric times. Peter removes a thorn from a dinosaur's foot. Now they can't rid themselves of the grateful dinosaur but are elated when the dinosaur saves Peter from an attacking caveman. The dinosaur, imitating Peter's hippo hurricane holler, accidentally sucks the balloon inside his belly. Peter and So-So, on the balloon still inside the dinosaur, float off.

EP47 General Nuisance Sep 18, 1965

Breezly dresses up a General to enter the base and see the end of a movie. The Colonel mistakes him for General Snooper, who was supposed to come that day for a surprise inspection.

EP48 Palace Pal Panic Sep 18, 1965

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey build a robot butler for the king. The butler, however, gets out of control, and things get crazy fast.

EP49 Trite Flite Sep 25, 1965

Peter and So-So escape an attacking fish using the time-space machine. They end up under fire by World War I ace, Baron von Rip-em-up. The troops on the ground think Peter was sent by headquarters to fight the Baron. The two dogfight in biplanes. The Baron's apparent advantage in the battle is lost when Peter uses his hippo hurricane holler.

EP50 Rookie Wrecker Sep 25, 1965

The Colonel asks Breezly and Sneezly to replace two of his soldiers who went AWOL during an inspection by General Grump.

EP51 Sleepy Time King Sep 25, 1965

The three goofy guards have a hard time with The King's son trying to make noise while The King takes a nap.

EP52 Marriage Peter Potamus Style Oct 02, 1965

Peter gets out of a bad storm using the time-space machine and ends up in Verona, Italy. He falls out of the balloon and disables Romeo. Romeo enlists Peter's help to go get Juliet but Juliet's father is trying to prevent it. Juliet's father is sent away with Peter's hippo hurricane holler. Romeo and Juliet are married and go off on their honeymoon together using Peter's balloon.

EP53 Noodnick Of The North Oct 02, 1965

Breezly becomes the target of a five year-old Eskimo boy's first hunting party.

EP54 Pie, Pie, Blackbird Oct 02, 1965

The King sends Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey out to get 24 blackbirds to make a pie for the Queen, but they have trouble getting even one as the blackbird leads them on a merry chase.

EP55 Calaboose Caboose Oct 09, 1965

The time-space machine takes Peter and So-So to the old West. Peter lands in a train and is sworn in as a marshal before the real marshal jumps off the train. Peter battles Jessie Jimmy, who is trying to rob the train. Jessie is finally defeated with Peter's hippo hurricane holler, which blows Jessie right to the State Prison.

EP56 The Fastest Bear In The North Oct 09, 1965

When the Colonel's dog gets sick right before a dog sleigh race between Camp Frostbite and their rivals, Fort Coldspot, the Colonel asks Breezly to stand in for his do

EP57 What The Hex is Going On? Oct 09, 1965

The King is turned into a kangaroo by a wizard. Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey are to the rescue when The King runs loose outside as the kangaroo.

EP58 Eager Ogre Oct 16, 1965

Merlin, the magician, is enlisted by King Arthur to find someone to battle an ogre. The time-space machine takes Peter and So-So to Merlin at that time. Peter reluctantly fights the fire-breathing ogre and defeats him using his hippo hurricane holler.

EP59 Snow Time Show Time Oct 16, 1965

The famous comedian Bob Hooper is having a performance at Camp Frostbite. Both Breezly and Sneezly try to enter the camp and convince Bob Hooper they can be stars too.

EP60 Eviction Capers Oct 16, 1965

A seal escapes a traveling sideshow that passes by the King’s palace, so when the King jumps into the royal pool, he lands on the seal, so the King’s guards must remove it.

EP61 The Reform of Plankenstein Oct 23, 1965

Caught in the middle of a hillbilly feud, Peter and So-So escape using the time-space machine. It takes them to a village being attacked by a monster made by mad scientist Plankenstein. Peter defeats the monster with his hippo hurricane holler. Plankenstein uses the monster parts to build a merry-go-round for the villagers.

EP62 Goat A-Go-Go Oct 23, 1965

Camp Frostbite gets a new mascot: Socko, a goat who is trained to keep Breezly Bruin out of the base. Socko does just that, always butting Breezly with his horns, and would do just about anything as long a he is rewarded with a rutabaga.

EP63 Hero Sandwiched Oct 23, 1965

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey guard the King when he becomes a superhero through wizard magic.

EP64 Debt And Taxes Jan 02, 1966

Peter is forced by villagers to get their tax money back from a tyrant. It looks like he will fail until he resorts to using his hippo hurricane holler, which blows the money back to the villagers. The tyrant then announces higher taxes because of the depletion of his treasury and now the villagers are mad at Peter, who escapes in the balloon.

EP65 Spy In The Ointment Jan 02, 1966

When a new top-secret invention is shipped out to Camp Frostbite, two spies, Boris and Morris infiltrate the Camp wearing Breezly and Sneezly disguises to steal it.

EP66 Throne For A Loss Jan 02, 1966

The King leaves to go on a camping trip. Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey follow him to make sure that he doesn't get hurt. They make a mess trying to do it.

EP67 Wrong Time No See Jan 09, 1966

Using the time-space machine, Peter and So-So escape from attacking island natives, a caveman, a WWI flying ace, and a British man-of-war ship before finally landing in the old West. Peter looks just like a bandit on a wanted poster. He's arrested by the sheriff but escapes using his hippo hurricane holler.

EP68 An Ill Wind Jan 09, 1966

Breezly decides to take Sneezly to the Camp Frostbite infirmary to cure him of his allergies. When the Colonel walks in on them, they disguise themselves as a doctor and a nurse, and try to cure the Colonel.

EP69 Royal Rhubarb Jan 09, 1966

The king of the neighboring kingdom invades because it always rains in his kingdom. He comes with a giant mechanical knight who bashes Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey. But they win in the end.

EP70 America or Bust Jan 16, 1966

Peter and So-So meet Christopher Columbus, who appoints Peter as his emissary to some hostile Indians. Peter fails with negotiations until he resorts to his hippo hurricane holler. The Indian chief capitulates and signs the peace treaty. Columbus gives Peter the title Don Peter Potamus.

EP71 Rebel Rumble Jan 23, 1966

Peter and So-So land in America during the time of the Revolution. Peter and So-So spread the word that the redcoats are coming from their balloon. They are shot down by British soldiers. They escape pursuit donning British uniforms but then are chased back to their balloon by American troops.

EP72 Pilgrims Regress Jan 30, 1966

Peter and So-So end up in Colonial America, where they meet Miles Standoffish. He wants to marry Priscilla, but she refuses to become his wife unless he can prove he's a good provider. Peter helps him by using the Hippo Hurricane Holler to round up wild game. Priscilla agrees to marry Miles, but in the end, it turns out all she wanted was for him to do all the housework while she nagged him to death.

EP73 The Crossbow Incident Feb 06, 1966

Peter and So-So evade a missile using the time-space machine and end up meeting William Tell. Because William fails to remove his hat in front of the king, he is given the punishment to shoot an apple off his son's head. Since it was Peter's fault, William makes Peter take his place and shoot an apple off So-So's head. Peter misses and is pursued by both the king and William. His hippo hurricane holler causes an avalanche, which enables them to escape
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Released: 16 September 1964 Ended
Producted By: Hanna-Barbera Productions
Country: United States of America
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Peter Potamus is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. The main segment featuring Peter Potamus and his diminutive sidekick So-So the monkey. Peter is big, purple, and friendly, dressed in a safari jacket and hat. Episodes generally consisted of Peter and So-So exploring the world in his hot air balloon, which was capable of time travel at the spin of a dial. When faced with a precarious situation, Peter uses his Hippo Hurricane Holler to blow away his opponents. The second segment, Breezly and Sneezly, featured a polar bear named Breezly Bruin and his friend Sneezly the Seal who used various schemes to break into an army camp in the frozen north, while trying to stay one step ahead of the camp's leader Colonel Fuzzby. The final segment, Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey, featured three dogs named Yippee, Yappee, and Yahooey who work for the King, a short, complaining ruler who is often on the receiving end of their antics.

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richard.fuller1 The Peter Potamus set must stand as the biggest sign of what was wrong with HB; the creativity was waning, but there was still something there."We've done too many dogs and bears and cats! Think of something else!" A hippo? That says creative? Appealing to kids? I've heard Peter Potamus was based on Joe E. Ross, like Doggy Daddy is Jimmy Durante or Wally Gator is Ed Wynn. I don't see it with Potamus and Ross.As Yogi is grouped with Yakkee Doodle and Snaggle Puss, Huckleberry Hound is with Mr. Jinx and Hokey Wolf, Quickdraw McGraw is with Augie Doggy and Super Snooper, so does Peter Potamus have his compadres.The second cartoon is Breezly Bruin and Sneezly, a green seal. Breezly is a polar bear. Breezly is constantly trying to get into an Alaskan army base for the provisions. Sneezly (voiced by Mel Blanc) is always sneezing.Weak. Breezly and Sneezly are nothing more than Yogi and Booboo in different clothes. There is even a colonel trying to keep these two out of the base, reversed Ranger Smith.Actually, the army base has its moments, such as a dance in which white soldiers are dancing with native girls. The awareness is there, trying to sort out what is wrong and what is okay.The third cartoon (perhaps one of the worst HB efforts I have ever seen) is Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey. Three dogs as the musketeers who work for a king, voiced by Hal Smith (Otis Campbell from Mayberry).Did Huck and Augie not do enough for dogs? The gimmick of these three is to yell their names when they charge.Rarely heard in these cartoons, Doug Young as the first dog, Yippee, who also gets the most dialogue, is refreshing to hear. He almost has a much more intelligent Goofy sound.As awful as the third dog's voice (by Daws Butler) might be, he does get the funniest lines, but that isn't saying much. He has the same voice that Curly Joe would have in the Scooby Doo-3 STooges movies. Thankfully, Butler did this voice to the absolute minimum.But Peter Potamus. The hippo.Character-wise, he is still a lame wise-acre, failing to deliver truly funny lines steadily (even Breezly Bruin and Yappee got a winner at least once), but the premise of the cartoon is a unique one.Peter Potamus and his sidekick, So-so the monkey (who should have been the star) ride in a boat that has a balloon attached to it and they fly through time.In "Rebel Rumble" Peter and So-so are dressed as redcoats in the revolutionary war and come face to face with a non-HB animated George Washington (no bulb nose, overbite or 5 o'clock shadow).They flee the general and come back to the present. "I'm glad we won't have to face General Washington," Pete says, and they fly into Mt. Rushmore.In "Lion Around" the episode ends with the scaredy lion hiding in their boat.In "Kooky Spook" they have a ghost with them at the end.Time traveling and picking up acquaintances. It all looked like Doctor Who.The flying boat of course looks like images from Little Nemo in Slumberland. It was all very imaginative.But Peter didn't work. He didn't connect. Maybe had it been the kids from Shazzan doing this, or a Jonny Quest set, the cartoon would be an undeniable classic.Now all Peter stands as is an odd watch from decades past.But certainly not a classic.