Production

Buzz Potamkin

Born — Died

1945-11-22 — 2012-04-22

Place of birth

New York, New York, United States

Known for

Production

Credits

17 titles

Potamkin is known for founding Perpetual Motion Pictures (later called Buzzco Associates) with Candy Kugel and Vincent Cafarelli in 1968, which led to the production of hundreds of television 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 the companies Visionary Media, Project X, and Southern Star Productions, an Australian/American subsidiary of Hanna-Barbera. Potamkin produced the animated specials The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree in 1979 and Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue in 1990, among others. After working at The Walt Disney Company for a short period in 1991, Potamkin was hired b…

Known for

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue poster
6.2

The plot chronicles the exploits of Michael, a teenager who is using marijuana and stealing his father's beer. His younger sister, Corey, is worried about him because he started acting differently. When her piggy bank goes missing, her cartoon tie-in toys come to life to help her find it. After discovering it in Michael's room along with his stash of drugs, the various cartoon characters proceed to work together and take him on a fantasy journey to teach him the risks and consequences a life of drug-use can bring and save the world.

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

1990

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night poster
5.9

Buster and Chauncey - the world's greatest Mouse-icians - have arrived in Oberndorf for their shot at the big time: performing for the queen at the annual Christmas Pageant! But on Christmas Eve, Burghermeister Huffenmeir finds all the preparations for the festivities destroyed and the treasure of Oberndorf missing. When he accuses Buster and Chauncey's friend Christina - an orphan in search of her long lost family - it seems certain that Christmas will be ruined. Now it's up to the Moustroes of Mistletoe to help Christina reveal the real culprits, return the treasure and show the town of Oberndorf the true meaning of Christmas.

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night

1998

Mad Scientist poster
NR

Welcome to the wild and wacky world of experimental science! Made to showcase Mattel's Mad Scientist toy line. Enter the Mad Lab of Dr. Sy N Tist, aided by Brain, his young incredulous assistant. Witness his kookiest inventions and bizarre experiments.

Mad Scientist

1988

The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw poster
7.0

It's Thanksgiving in Bear Country, and the Bear Family get nervous when Mama Bear thinks they've gotten a sign that the "Thanksgiving Legend of Bigpaw" is coming true. The legend says that when bears get greedy and don't share their harvest, Bigpaw will come to destroy Bear Country. Eventually, the bears all learn a lesson about who Bigpaw really is, and they celebrate the holiday.

The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw

1980

Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City poster
6.3

Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City chronicles Strawberry Shortcake's trip to Big Apple City, so she can compete in a baking contest at "the little theater off Times Pear". Strawberry's journey, however, is in jeopardy due to the constant interference of the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak, who is her only competition in the bake-off. The Pieman counts on his kohlrabi cookies and a little trickery to beat Strawberry and her famous shortcake.

Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City

1981

Marvin: Baby of the Year poster
7.0

This animated special based on the popular comic strip following the adventures of 1-year old Marvin Miller. In this story, Marvin is being babysat by his grandparents who enter both him and his cousin Megan, in the local "Baby of the Year" contest, while his parents are away for the weekend.

Marvin: Baby of the Year

1989

Behind the camera

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue poster
6.2

The plot chronicles the exploits of Michael, a teenager who is using marijuana and stealing his father's beer. His younger sister, Corey, is worried about him because he started acting differently. When her piggy bank goes missing, her cartoon tie-in toys come to life to help her find it. After discovering it in Michael's room along with his stash of drugs, the various cartoon characters proceed to work together and take him on a fantasy journey to teach him the risks and consequences a life of drug-use can bring and save the world.

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

1990

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night poster
5.9

Buster and Chauncey - the world's greatest Mouse-icians - have arrived in Oberndorf for their shot at the big time: performing for the queen at the annual Christmas Pageant! But on Christmas Eve, Burghermeister Huffenmeir finds all the preparations for the festivities destroyed and the treasure of Oberndorf missing. When he accuses Buster and Chauncey's friend Christina - an orphan in search of her long lost family - it seems certain that Christmas will be ruined. Now it's up to the Moustroes of Mistletoe to help Christina reveal the real culprits, return the treasure and show the town of Oberndorf the true meaning of Christmas.

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night

1998

Mad Scientist poster
NR

Welcome to the wild and wacky world of experimental science! Made to showcase Mattel's Mad Scientist toy line. Enter the Mad Lab of Dr. Sy N Tist, aided by Brain, his young incredulous assistant. Witness his kookiest inventions and bizarre experiments.

Mad Scientist

1988

Mad Scientist poster
NR

Welcome to the wild and wacky world of experimental science! Made to showcase Mattel's Mad Scientist toy line. Enter the Mad Lab of Dr. Sy N Tist, aided by Brain, his young incredulous assistant. Witness his kookiest inventions and bizarre experiments.

Mad Scientist

1988

The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw poster
7.0

It's Thanksgiving in Bear Country, and the Bear Family get nervous when Mama Bear thinks they've gotten a sign that the "Thanksgiving Legend of Bigpaw" is coming true. The legend says that when bears get greedy and don't share their harvest, Bigpaw will come to destroy Bear Country. Eventually, the bears all learn a lesson about who Bigpaw really is, and they celebrate the holiday.

The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw

1980

Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City poster
6.3

Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City chronicles Strawberry Shortcake's trip to Big Apple City, so she can compete in a baking contest at "the little theater off Times Pear". Strawberry's journey, however, is in jeopardy due to the constant interference of the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak, who is her only competition in the bake-off. The Pieman counts on his kohlrabi cookies and a little trickery to beat Strawberry and her famous shortcake.

Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City

1981

Marvin: Baby of the Year poster
7.0

This animated special based on the popular comic strip following the adventures of 1-year old Marvin Miller. In this story, Marvin is being babysat by his grandparents who enter both him and his cousin Megan, in the local "Baby of the Year" contest, while his parents are away for the weekend.

Marvin: Baby of the Year

1989

Marvin: Baby of the Year poster
7.0

This animated special based on the popular comic strip following the adventures of 1-year old Marvin Miller. In this story, Marvin is being babysat by his grandparents who enter both him and his cousin Megan, in the local "Baby of the Year" contest, while his parents are away for the weekend.

Marvin: Baby of the Year

1989

The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine poster
9.0

The Berenstain Bears Comic Valentine is an animated television special based on the Berenstain Bears children's book series by Stan and Jan Berenstain. Produced by Buzz Potamkin and directed by Mordicai Gerstein and Al Kouzel, the program made its debut on NBC on February 13, 1982.

The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine

1982

The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree poster
6.3

Papa Bear and the cubs search the woods for the perfect Christmas tree, but run afoul of the woodland animals who live in the trees they aim to cut down.

The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree

1979

Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls poster
9.0

A goofy crew of extraterrestrial wall-walkers journey to Earth in a quest to learn the meaning of Christmas.

Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls

1983

The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise poster
5.0

A very inquisitive Brother Bear is wondering why Spring is taking so long to arrive. With Easter approaching and a new arrival to the Bear family on the way, Brother looks for answers, and Mama teaches him the true meaning of Spring.

The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise

1981

The Berenstain Bears - Halloween Treats! poster
8.0

The furry clan returns with jack-o'-lantern adventures that will make your bones tingle with fright and delight! The bear cubs are called upon to use their best scouting skills to solve the great pumpkin disappearance, brave a spooky old mansion, ward off ghosts and save their much-loved Bat Cave. In the end, the cubs learn that spooky things always come with a simple explanation and that's a Halloween treat for them!

The Berenstain Bears - Halloween Treats!

2009

The Berenstain Bears - Halloween Treats! poster
8.0

The furry clan returns with jack-o'-lantern adventures that will make your bones tingle with fright and delight! The bear cubs are called upon to use their best scouting skills to solve the great pumpkin disappearance, brave a spooky old mansion, ward off ghosts and save their much-loved Bat Cave. In the end, the cubs learn that spooky things always come with a simple explanation and that's a Halloween treat for them!

The Berenstain Bears - Halloween Treats!

2009

The Berenstain Bears Play Ball poster
6.0

Papa Q. Bear wants more than golden honey to have one of his cubs play baseball. Brother has no interest, while Sister goes unnoticed.

The Berenstain Bears Play Ball

1983

The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers poster
NR

The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers When Papa Bear tells the cubs they should never talk to strangers, Sister begins to view all strangers as ominous, until Mama brings some reassuring common sense to the problem. Story and teleplay by Stan and Jan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers

1992

The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers poster
NR

The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers When Papa Bear tells the cubs they should never talk to strangers, Sister begins to view all strangers as ominous, until Mama brings some reassuring common sense to the problem. Story and teleplay by Stan and Jan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers

1992