The Volunteers
The Peter Potamus Show - S1 - E3
The King hires a sergeant to teach Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey how to act like real guards.
The Peter Potamus Show: Season 1 - 53 Episode s
1x1 - Fe Fi Fo Fun
September 16, 1964
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.
1x2 - No Place Like Nome
September 16, 1964
Breezly is trying to enter Camp Frostbite to see a show at their theater. Unfortunately, he is captured and sent to the Seattle Zoo. He gets lost on the way, though and ends up in a recruitment building, and joins the army
1x3 - The Volunteers
September 16, 1964
The King hires a sergeant to teach Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey how to act like real guards.
1x4 - Lion Around
September 23, 1964
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.
1x5 - All Riot On The Northern Front
September 23, 1964
After Breezly is thrown out of Camp Frostbite, he wanders onto an artillery range, right when the army is having a practice lesson.
1x6 - Black Bart
September 23, 1964
Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey get fired by the King for overuse of his money on things like sword polish. But they get their jobs back when they unwittingly keep him away from the notorious highwayman Black Bart, who is mistaken by the King for Yahooey.
1x7 - Cleo Trio
September 30, 1964
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.
1x8 - Missile Fizzle
September 30, 1964
At the Colonel's request, Breezly agrees to be Camp Frostbite's mascot for the day, only to be featured in an article in Stripe Magazine. Soon the Colonel learns that it's not easy having to take care of Breezly.
1x9 - Double Dragon
September 30, 1964
Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey disguise themselves as a dragon so The King could pretend to battle one, but the real one shows up.
1x10 - No Rest for a Pest
October 7, 1964
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.
1x11 - Mass Masquerade
October 7, 1964
Breezly enters Camp Frostbite during an inspection by Senator Snoop. The senator sees him, but believes he is a soldier, wearing a new standard uniform. Soon, he orders each soldier at the base to wear uniforms like that. The Colonel is now having trouble figuring out which one is the real Breezly Bruin.
1x12 - Outlaw In-Law
October 7, 1964
The King's nephew visits and the bumbling guards teach him how to be one.
1x13 - Wagon Train Strain
October 14, 1964
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.
1x14 - Furry Furlough
October 14, 1964
The Colonel is trying to relax around the base, waiting for his furlough to be approved, but keeps having trouble thanks to Breezly Bruin.
1x15 - Horse Shoo Fly
October 14, 1964
Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey have to save the King from a magical gift- a flying horse.
1x16 - Monotony on the Bounty
October 21, 1964
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.
1x17 - Bruin Ruin
October 21, 1964
A top-secret rocket launch is about to take place at Camp Frostbite. Breezly wanders around the base, and hides inside the rocket. The Colonel finds him, but they accidentally launch the rocket and now are both launched into outer space.
1x18 - Wild Child
October 21, 1964
The King and Queen step out for the night and The King lets Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey babysit their unruly son.
1x19 - The Good Hood
October 28, 1964
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.
1x20 - Freezing Fleas
October 28, 1964
A new guard dog is hired by the Colonel to keep out Breezly Bruin. After several failed attempts at entering the base, Breezly decides to use fleas to get rid of the guard dog.
1x21 - Witch Is Which
October 28, 1964
A witch comes to the castle and turns the king into a frog. Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey finds the witch to turn him back to himself. The witch does a spell and she becomes a gorgeous creature.
1x22 - Stars on Mars
November 4, 1964
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.
1x23 - Stars And Gripes
November 4, 1964
Breezly desperately wants to enter Camp Frostbite to go to a Military Ball, but keeps being kicked out by the Colonel. A Fairy Godmother appears and transforms Breezly into a 10-star General, so he can attend the ball.
1x24 - Wise Quacking
November 4, 1964
Yippee, Yappee, Yahooey and The King go duck hunting.
1x25 - Kooky Spook
November 11, 1964
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.
1x26 - Armoured Amour
November 11, 1964
Breezly finally decides to quit trying to get into Camp Frostbite, when a lovely female Polar bear arrives and asks him to get her a box of chocolates from within the base.
1x27 - Nautical Nitwits
November 11, 1964
Captain Kidder attacks the kingdom. Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey take to the sea to sink him.
1x28 - The Island Fling
November 18, 1964
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.
1x29 - As The Snow Flies
November 18, 1964
It's Oka-Ooga Day, and an Eskimo named Omar Kayak is hunting Breezly, trying to capture him. Desperate, Breezly turn to the Colonel for help.
1x30 - Job Robbed
November 18, 1964
The King fires Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey and replaces them with a robotic guard.
1x31 - Courtin' Trouble
November 25, 1964
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.
1x32 - Snow Biz
November 25, 1964
An USO show is being held at Camp Frostbite, and Breezly is trying to get in to see it too. The Colonel chases him on stage, and their entire chase scene turns out to be the main event of the show.
1x33 - Unicorn on the Cob
November 25, 1964
The King is a mighty hunter, but he still needs to bag a unicorn. With the help of Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey, he takes to the jungle. When a unicorn is spotted, they leave the King to fend for himself.
1x34 - Big Red Riding Hood
December 2, 1964
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.
1x35 - Unseen Trouble
December 2, 1964
Dr. Von Plumb needs a volunteer to test out his new invention. Breezly wanders around the base and stumbles upon the Dr.'s invention, a machine that will turn him invisible. Now invisible, Breezly decides to play a few tricks on the Colonel.
1x36 - Mouse Rout
December 2, 1964
A theiving little white mouse steals the Kings royal goodies and calls for all his royal guards to get rid of the rodent, and along come Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey.
1x37 - Hurricane Hippo
December 9, 1964
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.
1x38 - Nervous In The Service
December 9, 1964
After the Colonel gets hit on the head thanks to Breezly, his personality changes radically, now believing Breezly is his friend, and welcoming into the Camp. Soon, however, he is hit on the head again, and he returns to normal.
1x39 - Handy Dandy Lion
December 9, 1964
The King and Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey try to find a lion for The Queen's new lion rug.
1x40 - What a Knight
December 16, 1964
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.
1x41 - Birthday Bonanza
December 16, 1964
It's the Colonel's birthday, and Breezly is planning a surprise party, alongside some of the Camp Frostbite soldiers. The Colonel, not knowing any of this, doesn't waste any opportunity to kick Breezly out of the base.
1x42 - Sappy Birthday
December 16, 1964
The King feels sad and Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey plans him a happy birthday. A villain tries to kill The King on his big day.
1x43 - Mask Task
September 11, 1965
Peter tries out a new time-space machine and ends up in old west Arizona. Peter jumps out of the balloon and lands on and disables the village's avenger, Senor El Zingo. Peter takes the place of the avenger to face the villain Don Jose el Tic-tac-taco. The villain is done in by Peter's hippo hurricane holler. Peter sends El Zingo, with nothing to do now, to Don Jose as well.
1x44 - Wacky Waikiki
September 11, 1965
The Colonel gets a two weeks leave for Hawaii. Breezly and Sneezly accidentally get locked into his trunk, and follow him to the island. There, they try to help him enjoy his vacation, but all of their plans backfire.
1x45 - King of the Roadhogs
September 11, 1965
Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey makes a car for The King to ride in. They test it out, and the car runs out of control.
1x46 - Pre-Hysterical Pete
September 18, 1965
So-So spins the time-space machine and sends the balloon to prehistoric times. Peter removes a thorn from a dinosaur's foot. Now they can't rid themselves of the grateful dinosaur but are elated when the dinosaur saves Peter from an attacking caveman. The dinosaur, imitating Peter's hippo hurricane holler, accidentally sucks the balloon inside his belly. Peter and So-So, on the balloon still inside the dinosaur, float off.
1x47 - General Nuisance
September 18, 1965
Breezly dresses up a General to enter the base and see the end of a movie. The Colonel mistakes him for General Snooper, who was supposed to come that day for a surprise inspection.
1x48 - Palace Pal Panic
September 18, 1965
Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey build a robot butler for the king. The butler, however, gets out of control, and things get crazy fast.
1x49 - Trite Flite
September 25, 1965
Peter and So-So escape an attacking fish using the time-space machine. They end up under fire by World War I ace, Baron von Rip-em-up. The troops on the ground think Peter was sent by headquarters to fight the Baron. The two dogfight in biplanes. The Baron's apparent advantage in the battle is lost when Peter uses his hippo hurricane holler.
1x50 - Rookie Wrecker
September 25, 1965
The Colonel asks Breezly and Sneezly to replace two of his soldiers who went AWOL during an inspection by General Grump.
1x51 - Sleepy Time King
September 25, 1965
The three goofy guards have a hard time with The King's son trying to make noise while The King takes a nap.
1x52 - Marriage Peter Potamus Style
October 2, 1965
Peter gets out of a bad storm using the time-space machine and ends up in Verona, Italy. He falls out of the balloon and disables Romeo. Romeo enlists Peter's help to go get Juliet but Juliet's father is trying to prevent it. Juliet's father is sent away with Peter's hippo hurricane holler. Romeo and Juliet are married and go off on their honeymoon together using Peter's balloon.
1x53 - Noodnick Of The North
October 2, 1965
Breezly becomes the target of a five year-old Eskimo boy's first hunting party.