The Peter Potamus Show - Season 1

The Peter Potamus Show - Season 1

Season 1

Peter Potamus 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.
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Episodes14
DatesSep 16, 1964 - Dec 16, 1964
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Episodes

Fe Fi Fo Fun
Season 1Episode 130 min

Fe Fi Fo Fun

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.
Sep 16, 1964
Lion Around
Season 1Episode 230 min

Lion Around

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.
Sep 23, 1964
Cleo Trio
Season 1Episode 330 min

Cleo Trio

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.
Sep 30, 1964
No Rest for a Pest
Season 1Episode 430 min

No Rest for a Pest

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.
Oct 7, 1964
Wagon Train Strain
Season 1Episode 530 min

Wagon Train Strain

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.
Oct 14, 1964
Monotony on the Bounty
Season 1Episode 630 min

Monotony on the Bounty

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.
Oct 21, 1964
The Good Hood
Season 1Episode 730 min

The Good Hood

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.
Oct 28, 1964
Stars on Mars
Season 1Episode 830 min

Stars on Mars

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.
Nov 4, 1964
Kooky Spook
Season 1Episode 930 min

Kooky Spook

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.
Nov 11, 1964
The Island Fling
Season 1Episode 1030 min

The Island Fling

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.
Nov 18, 1964
Courtin' Trouble
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Courtin' Trouble

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.
Nov 25, 1964
Big Red Riding Hood
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Big Red Riding Hood

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.
Dec 2, 1964
Hurricane Hippo
Season 1Episode 1330 min

Hurricane Hippo

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.
Dec 9, 1964
What a Knight
Season 1Episode 1430 min

What a Knight

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.
Dec 16, 1964

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