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Lion Around
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Premiere date	October 28, 1964
Run time	6:46
Starring	Daws Butler; Don Messick
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict; Warren Foster; Dalton Sandifer
Director(s)	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
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Latest revision as of 00:15, 26 January 2024

This article is about the Peter Potamus and So-So short. For the Laurel & Hardy short, see Lion Around (Laurel & Hardy).

"Lion Around" is the seventh episode of Peter Potamus and So-So season one. It aired as a segment of The Peter Potamus Show. It first aired on October 28, 1964 in first run syndication. It was written by Tony Benedict, Warren Foster and Dalton Sandifer, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Peter Potamus	Daws Butler
So-So	Don Messick
Lion	Daws Butler
Roman soldier #1	Don Messick
Roman soldier #2	Daws Butler
Roman soldier #3	Don Messick
Unicorn	Daws Butler
Caller	Don Messick
Phelonius	Unavailable
Referee	Don Messick

Locations

Earth
- Italy
  - Rome
- United States (indirectly mentioned)
  - North Dakota (mentioned)
    - Fargo (mentioned)

Objects

Vehicles

Peter's hot air balloon

Production

Development

Music

0:00 - Main title theme (Hoyt Curtin).

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 28, 1964

Behind the scenes

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- November 1, 2016: Warner Archive Collection releases The Peter Potamus Show: The Complete Series on DVD.

References

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 |name= Lion Around
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+|image= [[File:Peter v Phelonius.png|300px]]
 |caption=
 |prodno=
-|premiere= [[September 23]], [[1964]]
+|premiere= [[October 28]], [[1964]]
 |run_time= 6:46
 |cast= [[Daws Butler]]<br />[[Don Messick]]
 |writers= [[Tony Benedict]]<br />[[Warren Foster]]<br />[[Dalton Sandifer]]
-|directors= [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
+|directors= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
-|previous= Fe Fi Fo Fun
+|previous= No Rest for a Pest
-|next= Cleo Trio
+|next= The Island Fling
-|title_card= [[File:PP&SS 102 title card.png|300px]]
+|title_card= [[File:PP&SS 107 title card.png|300px]]
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-'''"Lion Around"''' is the second episode of ''[[Peter Potamus and So-So]]'' season one. It aired as a segment of ''[[The Peter Potamus Show]]''. It first aired on [[September 23]], [[1964]] in first run syndication. It was written by [[Tony Benedict]], [[Warren Foster]] and [[Dalton Sandifer]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
+'''"Lion Around"''' is the seventh episode of ''[[Peter Potamus and So-So]]'' season one. It aired as a segment of ''[[The Peter Potamus Show]]''. It first aired on [[October 28]], [[1964]] in first run syndication. It was written by [[Tony Benedict]], [[Warren Foster]] and [[Dalton Sandifer]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
 ==Detailed summary==
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 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"|
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peter Potamus]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daws Butler]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[So-So]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Don Messick]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Peter Potamus characters|Lion]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Peter Potamus characters|Roman soldier #1]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Peter Potamus characters|Roman soldier #2]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Peter Potamus characters|Roman soldier #3]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Peter Potamus characters|Unicorn]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Peter Potamus characters|Caller]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Phelonius]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Peter Potamus characters|Referee]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
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 ==Locations==
 * [[Earth]]
-**
+** [[Italy]]
+*** [[Rome]]
+** [[United States]] (indirectly mentioned)
+*** [[North Dakota]] (mentioned)
+**** [[Fargo]] (mentioned)
 ==Objects==
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 ==Vehicles==
-* None
+* [[Peter's hot air balloon]]
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
 ==Music==
-* 0:00 - Peter Potamus and So-So main title theme ([[Hoyt Curtin]]).
+* 0:00 - Main title theme ([[Hoyt Curtin]]).
 ==Release==
 Dates are in order of release:
-* United States: September 23, 1964
+* United States: October 28, 1964
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 [[Category:Peter Potamus episodes]]
 [[Category:Peter Potamus]]
+[[Category:Syndication]]
 [[Category:The Peter Potamus Show episodes]]
 [[Category:The Peter Potamus Show]]