Yogi Bear was one of Hanna-Barbera's earliest TV creations.
History
Yogi Bear cartoons were first shown as a segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show in 1959, but Yogi proved so popular that he was given his own show in 1962.
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 Yellowstone Park. The rest of the week's Yogi Bear block featured reruns of earlier Yogi shows.
In 1999, acclaimed animator John Kricfalusi made a pair of Ranger Smith shorts featuring the cast in a parody/tribute hybrid. Some fans praised the quality animation, while some were put off by Kricfalusi using his trademark "edgy" humor in a Yogi Bear cartoon.
In 2009, Warner Brothers (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.
Characters
- Yogi Bear: The main character that quates himself as "smarter than the average bear".He steals picnic baskets because of the goodies inside.
- Boo Boo: Yogi's sidekick and best friend that trys to stop Yogi from stealing picnic baskets, but he is always ignored.He has problems with potaoes, as stated in the trailer. He usally eats the goodies in the picnic baskets.
- Ranger Smith: The park ranger that is often annoyed by Yogi.
- Cindy: Yogi's girlfriend, even though Yogi is usually unaware.
Filmography
- The Huckleberry Hound Show (1959)
- The Yogi Bear Show (1962)
- Hey, There, It's Yogi Bear (feature film) (1964)
- Yogi's Gang (1973-1975)
- Laff-a-Lympics (1977-78)
- Yogi's Space Race (1978-1979)
- Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978-1979)
- The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1985, host in wraparound segments)
- Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985-1986)
- Yogi Bear and the Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987, TV-movie)
- The New Yogi Bear Show (1988-1989)
- The Further Adventures of Superted (1989)
- Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990-1991) (Fender Bender segment)
- Yo Yogi! (1991-1992)
- A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith and Boo Boo Runs Wild (1999)