Peter Potamus

Peter Potamus
Peter in "The Crossbow Incident."
Species	Hippopotamus
Gender	Male
Affiliation	So-So Yogi's Gang Peter Potamus Plant Palace in Yo, Yogi! Sebben & Sebben in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Father	Not mentioned
Mother	Not mentioned
Marital status	Single
First appearance	PP&SS: "Fe Fi Fo Fun" (1964)
Played by	Daws Butler (1964-1988) Greg Burson (1991) Chris Edgerly (2001-2007, 2008, 2019) C.H. Greenblatt (2021)
File:80s Potamus.png Yogi's Treasure Hunt
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special
Jellystone!

Peter Potamus is an anthropomorphic hippopotamus and the main title character in The Peter Potamus Show. His voice was originated by Daws Butler.

Character description

Peter is a hippopotamus with purple skin, a pinkish mouth, and an overweight physique. His attire consists of a yellow pith helmet and a white safari jacked tightened with a belt.

Accompanied by his sidekick So-So, he explores the world in a time traveling hot air balloon to encounter all sorts of fascinating adventures. When danger comes near, Peter uses his "Hippo Hurricane Holler", a powerful blast that came from his loud vocal chords. The hippo is hearty, helpful and very friendly by and large.

In Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, he instead wears a tan, undersized suit with a red tie. His personality took a sharp contrast from his original counterpart, in that he is a sleazy lawyer with a penchant of womanizing. Despite his inappropriate workplace behavior, he is often described as one of the best attorneys from the Sebben & Sebben law firm. A highly recurring gag of Peter's is that he will ask anyone if they "get that thing I sent ya?" What "that thing" is has not been revealed for the most part, but it is something that Peter takes on a personal level or an absurdly spiritual extreme.

In Jellystone!, Peter is a "weeaboo," a pejorative term in the English language referring to a fan of anime or Japanese culture in general. His home is contained to the brim with plastic models, costumes and body pillows. Due to his hobby, much of the town sees Peter as an mild annoyance and leaves him in a desperate need for companionship.

Appearances

• Peter Potamus and So-So
• Yogi's Gang
• Laff-A-Lympics
  • 1.10 "India and Israel" (no lines)
• Yogi's Treasure Hunt
  • 3.3 "The Attack of Dr. Mars"
  • 3.7 "Yogi & the Beanstalk"
• Yo, Yogi!
  • 1.7 "Yo, Yogi!"
  • 1.10 "Tricky Dickie's Dirty Trickies"
  • 1.13A "Mall or Nothing"
• Dexter's Laboratory
  • 2.2A "Chubby Cheese" (animatronic robot)
• Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
• Jellystone!

Specials

• Harvey Birdman: Attorney General

Movies

• Yogi's Ark Lark
• The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound

Comics

• Laff-A-Lympics
  • #10 "Now You See Them..." (no lines)
• The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
  • #3 "The Man Who Stole Thursday"

Video games

• Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

Biography

Peter Potamus, Attorney at Law

Peter is a recurring character in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, often asking Harvey if he got the "thing he sent him."

Gallery

Main article: Peter Potamus/Gallery

Behind the scenes

• Up until season 2 of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, the series' version of Peter initially had fingered hands like his previous incarnation. These were changed into hooves midway through the season's run, which were used to comedic effect through his inability to perform basic tasks such as opening a mustard packet.