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Peter Potamus - Friendly purple
hippopotamus adventurer (voice of Hal Smith)
who traveled through time to important
historical events on the syndicated Hanna-Barbera
cartoon PETER POTAMUS AND HIS MAGIC FLYING
BALLOON/SYN/1964-65. So So the monkey (voice of Don Messick)
was Peter's sidekick as they cruised back
into time in a striped hot-air balloon.
Dangling at the bottom of their balloon was
a boat-shaped structure where
Peter and So So lived. Peter wore a yellow
pith helmet and white safari jacket with
brown belt and navigated his way through
time using a time compass. So So wore a cap
and shirt.
When Peter got into trouble, he
used his secret weapon: The Hippo Hurricane
Holler (a self-generated blast of wind that
literally blew away his foes). To gain air
speed, Peter rocked the balloon from side to
side.
The program also featured segments
called "Breezly and Sneezly" about a polar
bear and a seal; and "Yippee, Yappee and
Yahooey" about three canine musketeer palace
guards.
The Peter Potamus character was
repackaged for THE MAGILLA GORILLA/PETER
POTAMUS SHOW/SYN/1967 and THE PETER POTAMUS
SHOW/ABC/1966-67 that aired on Sunday
mornings.
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