Buzz Potamkin
| Buzz Potamkin | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Marshall Potamkin October 22, 1945 United States |
| Died |
April 22, 2012 (aged 66) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Other names | Mars Potamkin |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Spouse(s) | Rosie |
Marshall "Buzz" Potamkin (October 22, 1945 – April 22, 2012) was an American television producer. He was known for founding Perpetual Motion Pictures (later called Buzzco Associates) in 1968, which led to the production of hundreds of TV advertisements, including the Hawaiian Punch series, MTV's "Top of the Hour" (the moon man), and MTV's "I Want My MTV" campaign. He also established Southern Star Productions and produced the animated specials The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree in 1979 and Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue in 1990, among others.[1]
After working at The Walt Disney Company for a short period in 1991, Potamkin was hired by Fred Seibert as Hanna-Barbera Cartoon's head of production, where he oversaw all the studio's output and produced shorts for Cartoon Network's What a Cartoon! series.
Filmography
| Year | Work | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree | Producer | TV movie |
| 1980 | The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw | Producer | TV movie |
| 1981 | Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City | Producer | TV short |
| 1981 | The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise | Producer | TV movie |
| 1982 | The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine | Producer | TV movie |
| 1983 | The Berenstain Bears Play Ball | Producer | TV movie |
| 1983 | Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls | Producer | TV movie |
| 1985 | ABC Weekend Special | Supervising producer | Episode "The Velveteen Rabbit" |
| 1985 | The Berenstain Bears Show | Producer/director | TV series |
| 1985–1988 | CBS Storybreak | Supervising producer | TV series |
| 1986–1987 | Teen Wolf | Executive producer | TV series |
| 1988 | Mad Scientist | Producer | Video short |
| 1989 | Marvin: Baby of the Year | Producer/director | TV short |
| 1990 | Peter Pan and the Pirates | Executive producer | TV series |
| 1990 | Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | Producer | TV short |
| 1992 | The Addams Family | Executive producer | TV series |
| 1993 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Executive producer | TV series |
| 1993 | The Halloween Tree | Executive producer | TV movie |
| 1993–1995 | 2 Stupid Dogs | Executive producer | TV series |
| 1994 | Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights | Executive producer | TV movie |
| 1994 | A Flintstones Christmas Carol | Executive producer | TV movie |
| 1995 | Hillbilly Blue | Executive producer | TV Short |
| 1995 | What's Going on Back There!? | Executive producer | TV short |
| 1995 | Help? | Executive producer | TV Short |
| 1995–1997 | What a Cartoon! | Executive producer | TV series (shorts) |
| 1995 | George and Junior's Christmas Special | Executive producer | TV short |
| 1995 | Daisy-Head Mayzie | Executive producer | TV short |
| 1995 | Short Orders | Executive producer | TV movie |
| 1995 | Short Pfuse | Executive producer | TV movie |
| 1995 | Aaron's Magic Village | Producer | (U.S. version) |
| 1995 | Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects | Executive producer | TV movie |
| 1995 | Cow and Chicken | Executive producer | Episode "No Smoking" |
| 1996 | Dexter's Laboratory | Executive producer | TV series |
| 1996 | Big Bag | Executive producer | TV series |
| 1997 | Out and About | Executive producer | TV short |
| 1997 | Pfish and Chip | Executive producer | TV short |
| 1997 | Babe! He... Calls Me | Executive producer | TV Short |
| 1997 | Malcom and Melvin | Executive producer | TV Short |
| 1998 | Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night | Producer/director | Video |
| 2004 | Johnny Bravo | Executive producer | TV series |
References
- ↑ Variety Staff (May 8, 2012). "Marshall 'Buzz' Potamkin dies at 66". Variety.com. Reed Elsevier. Retrieved 9 July 2012.