Peter Potamus

Peter Potamus is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and first broadcast on September 16, 1964. It featured Peter Potamus the hippopotamus and his sidekick, So-So the monkey. 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. 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 was a companion series to Magilla Gorilla, and both series premiered in first-run syndication before picking up by ABC-TV in 1964. After the ABC run ended in 1965, cartoons Magilla Gorilla and Peter Potamus shows were syndicated together.

The voice of Peter Potamus was played by Daws Butler who had done Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Wally Gator, and Loopy-De-Loop