Peter Potamus

Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon was a show created by Hanna-Barbera during the early 1960s, featuring Peter Potamus the hippopotamus and his sidekick, So-So the monkey. Peter was big, purple, and friendly, and was voiced by comedian Joe E. Brown. Episodes generally consisted of Peter and So-So exploring the world in his time-traveling hot air balloon.

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Hanna-Barbera - 1960s - Hippopotamus - Monkey - Joe E. Brown - Time-travel - Hot air balloon

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Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon debuted on September 16, 1964, as a syndicated series. It was divided into three segments: one of Peter Potamus, one of Breezly & Sneezly, and one of Yippee, Yappee & Yahooey.

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September 16 - 1964 - Breezly & Sneezly - Yippee, Yappee & Yahooey

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Today Peter Potamus has mostly faded into obscurity. His show can occasionally be seen on the TV channel Boomerang, but his main exposure at this point is on Adult Swim's Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law, in which he plays the rather different role of one of Harvey's stereotypically annoying co-workers. His catchphrase on the show is "Ya get that thing I sent ya?"

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Boomerang - Adult Swim - Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law

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