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Yogi Bear is a brown bear character who first appeared in The Huckleberry Hound Show. He eventually gained more popularity than Huckleberry Hound, and in January 1961, he was given his own show, The Yogi Bear Show.
The plot of most of Yogi's cartoons centered on his antics in the fictional Jellystone Park, a takeoff on the famous Yellowstone National Park. Yogi, accompanied by his best friend Boo Boo, would often try to steal picnic baskets from campers in the park, much to the displeasure of Park Ranger Smith, with Yogi's appetite causing problems for those around him. Yogi's girlfriend, Cindy Bear, sometimes appeared and usually disapproved of Yogi's antics.
His birthday is September 9.
History[]
Yogi Bear cartoons were first shown as a segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show in October 1958, but Yogi became so popular, he was given his own show in 1960.
Yogi Bear's original title card back when he was part of The Huckleberry Hound Show
Over the years, Yogi starred in many different programs in increasingly strange locales, from heading an athletic team (in Laff-a-Lympics) to shooting for the stars (in Yogi's Space Race).
In 1988, a new series of Yogi cartoons premiered in syndication using the original format of short stories set in Jellystone Park. The rest of the week's Yogi Bear block featured reruns of Yogi's earlier cartoons.
In 2009, Warner Bros. (which now owns the rights to all H-B properties) announced that a live-action/CGI animated Yogi Bear film was in the works and the teaser trailer of Where the Wild Things Are DVD. Dan Aykroyd voiced Yogi in the film.
In 2021, Yogi Bear appeared in Jellystone!. In the series, he serves as a doctor.
Origin of Name[]
During character development, several names such as Bumpkin Bear, Yucca Bear and Huckleberry Bear were considered, but didn't quite click with either Hanna or Barbera--until the name of New York Yankees star Lawrence "Yogi" Berra came up; in time, such would be adopted.
"It ain't over till it's over."--Yogi Berra
The 16 August 1964 episode of the Yogi Bear comic strip distributed by the McNaught Syndicate plays on the Yogi Bear/Yogi Berra interconnexion[1] as part of a tie-in storyline to the feature-length film Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
Brand Extension[]
- In the early 1960s, there was a franchised chain of Yogi Bear's Honey-Fried Chicken restaurants.
- Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp Resorts are a nationally franchised campground chain.
- Yogi Bear's Quakey-Shakey Van tours Southern California schools to simulate a full-scale earthquake as part of earthquake-readiness drills; such is based on Japanese earthquake-simulator vans.
- The studio's bowling team in the early 1960s was known as "the Yogi Bears," even to the extent of Yogi's facial visage figuring prominently on team jackets.
Trivia[]
- In 1960, The Ivy Three recorded a novelty song called "Yogi." It featured an imitation of Yogi's voice by Daws Butler, saying, "Hey, Boo-Boo," and "Yogi." It peaked at #8 on Billboard's Hot 100, and #22 on the Black Singles Chart.
Filmography[]
Television[]
- The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958-1960)
- The Yogi Bear Show (1961-1962)
- The Flintstones Cameo in the episode "Swedish Visitors."
- Yogi Bear & Friends, a syndicated animated series that aired between 1967 and 1968
- Yogi's Gang (1973)
- Laff-A-Lympics, where he captained the Yogi Yahooeys team from 1977 to 1979
- Yogi's Space Race (1978)
- Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978-1979)
- Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1986)
- The New Yogi Bear Show (1988-1989), a thirty-minute weekday animated series which aired in first-run syndication
- Wake, Rattle & Roll (1990–1991) (Fender Bender 500 segment)
- Yo Yogi! (1991)
- Jellystone! (2021-present)
Films and Specials[]
- Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!, a 1964 animated feature released by Columbia Pictures
- Yogi's Ark Lark, a 1972 telefilm for The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
- Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue, 1978 live-action television special
- Casper's First Christmas, a 1979 TV special which had Casper the Friendly Ghost and Hairy Scary meeting Yogi and his gang
- Yogi's First Christmas, a 1980 made-for-TV movie for syndication
- Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper, a 1982 television special starring Yogi and friends
- Yogi Bear Earthquake Preparedness, a short educational cartoon made in 1984 to teach young children preparations for earthquakes.
- Yogi's Great Escape, a 1987 made-for-TV movie for syndication
- Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987)
- The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
- Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears (1988)
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration, a 1989 television special paying tribute to William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- D.A.R.E. Bear Yogi, a 1989 educational short made for Elementary schools
- Yogi the Easter Bear, a 1994 TV special for first-run syndication
- Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights, a 1994 TV special for TBS (Aladdin segment)
- Boo Boo Runs Wild, A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith, back-to-back 1999 TV specials for Cartoon Network created by John Kricfalusi and his company Spumco
- Boo Boo and the Man - A 2000 short created by John Kricfalusi
- Yogi Bear, a live action/CGI film released 17 December 2010 in 3D
Commercials[]
- Kellogg's commercials (1958-1962)
- Public Service Announcement on smoking (1968)
- Public Service Announcement on leading a healthy lifestyle (1981)
- Public Service Announcement for the American Melanoma Foundation (1992)
- Cartoon Network promos and advertisements (1990s)
- MetLife - "Everyone", a 2012 commercial featuring various well-known animated characters
- Rocket Mortgage (2018)
- Geico - BBQ segment (2021)
Guest Appearances[]
- The Quick Draw McGraw Show - Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy segment "Pop's Nature Pup" (1960)
- Top Cat - "King for a Day" (1962) (cameo)
- The Flintstones - "Swedish Visitors" (1963)
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo - "The Story Stick", "Lights... Camera... Monster" (1988) (cameo)
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law - "Death By Chocolate" (2002)
- The Powerpuff Girls - "Shotgun Wedding" (2003)
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy - "Here Thar Be Dwarves" (2004), "Irwin Gets a Clue" (2005)
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law - "Guitar Control" (2004)
- Space Jam A New Legacy, a 2021 animated/live-action feature released by Warner Bros. Pictures (cameo)
Names in Other Languages[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Мечето Йоги |
| Bavarian | Yogi Bär |
| German | YogiBär |
| Spanish | Oso Yogi |
| Serbian | Медвед Јоги (Medved Jogi) |
| French | Yogi l'Ours |
| Korean | 요기_베어 |
| Italian | L'orso Yoghi |
| Hebrew | יוגי_דב |
| Japanese | ヨギ・ベア |
| Portuguese | Zé Colmeia |
Quotes[]
- "Hey-hey-hey!"
- "I'm smarter than the av-er-age bear!"
- "Hey, Boo-Boo!"
- "How about a pic-a-nic basket"
- "Sheesh!"
Gallery[]
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