Peter Potamus and So-So
| Peter Potamus and So-So | |
|---|---|
 Title card of the first episode. | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Original release | September 16, 1964-February 6, 1966 |
| Starring | Daws Butler Don Messick |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Tony Benedict Warren Foster Dalton Sandifer |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Peter Potamus and So-So is a series of animated segments as part of The Peter Potamus Show, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series aired in syndication until ABC attained the series. It ran from 1964 to 1966, airing 27 episodes that spanned three seasons.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
In developing the lead character of the series, animator and layout artist Jerry Eisenberg recounted on how Peter Potamus was created:
"Once I was thinking about a hippopotamus… Since I was overweight, I could relate to that. So I started making some drawings in the Hanna-Barbera style—the character standing on two legs. I put a safari coat on him and a pith helmet. Joe kind of liked it, so he got some writers together and we began to work on it. I don't know who came up with the name, but that was Peter Potamus."
- Jerry Eisneberg[1]
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Episodes
| Episode | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | September 16, 1964 |
| 1x02 | September 23, 1964 |
| 1x03 | October 7, 1964 |
| 1x04 | October 7, 1964 |
| 1x05 | October 14, 1964 |
| 1x06 | October 21, 1964 |
| 1x07 | October 28, 1964 |
| 1x08 | November 4, 1964 |
| 1x09 | November 11, 1964 |
| 1x10 | November 18, 1964 |
| 1x11 | November 25, 1964 |
| 1x12 | December 2, 1964 |
| 1x13 | December 9, 1964 |
| 1x14 | December 16, 1964 |
| 2x01 | September 11, 1965 |
| 2x02 | September 18, 1965 |
| 2x03 | September 25, 1965 |
| 2x04 | October 2, 1965 |
| 2x05 | October 9, 1965 |
| 2x06 | October 16, 1965 |
| 2x07 | October 23, 1965 |
| 3x01 | January 2, 1966 |
| 3x02 | January 9, 1966 |
| 3x03 | January 16, 1966 |
| 3x04 | January 23, 1966 |
| 3x05 | January 30, 1966 |
| 3x06 | February 6, 1966 |
