''Yogi's Space Race'' is a 90-minute American animated television series and the third entry in the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise. Thirteen episodes were broadcast on

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from September 9, 1978, to December 2, 1978, and featured the following four segments, which is parodied logo of '' Star Wars'': * ''Yogi's Space Race'':

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and several new characters participating in intergalactic racing competitions. * ''

Galaxy Goof-Ups ''Galaxy Goof-Ups'' (also known as ''Yogi's Galaxy Goofs-Ups'') is a 30-minute American animated television series, a spin-off of ''Yogi's Space Race'' and the fourth incarnation of the '' Yogi Bear'' franchise. The show was produced by Hanna-Bar ...

'': Yogi Bear, Scare Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Quack-Up as four intergalactic police officers. * ''

The Buford Files ''Buford and the Galloping Ghost'' is an American animated television series and a spin-off of ''Yogi's Space Race'' produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that was broadcast on NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1978. The half-hour series was com ...

'': Buford is a sleepy bloodhound who solves mysteries in Fenokee County with two teenagers named Cindy Mae and Woody. * '' The Galloping Ghost'': Nugget Nose is a ghost miner who is a guardian to Wendy and Rita at the Fuddy Dude Ranch. When ''Galaxy Goof-Ups'' was given its own half-hour timeslot on November 4, 1978, ''Yogi's Space Race'' was reduced to 60 minutes. In early 1979, the ''Space Race'' segment was also spun off in its own half-hour series from February 3 to March 3, 1979. The series was later aired in reruns on

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, Cartoon Network, and

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Overview

The show featured

and several new characters as competitors in an outer space reworking of ''

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''. Cameo guests included

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, Barney Rubble,

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and

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; the supporting segments were ''

'', ''The Buford Files'' and ''The Galloping Ghost''. The latter two were repackaged the following year as '' Buford and the Galloping Ghost''. When ''Galaxy Goof-Ups'' was given its own half-hour timeslot on November 4, 1978, ''Yogi's Space Race'' was reduced to 60 minutes. On February 3, 1979, the ''Space Race'' segment and ''Buford and the Galloping Ghost'' were also spun off in their own half-hour series.

Characters

* Yogi Bear (voiced by

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) and Scare Bear (voiced by

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): While Yogi remains unchanged save for the change in setting, his friend Boo Boo does not appear and was unable to participate in the race. Instead, his companion and partner is Scare Bear, a small fuzzy bear who is afraid of almost everything. Yogi and Scare are a racing team on "Space Race" and members of the "Galaxy Goof-Ups". * Huckleberry Hound (voiced by

) and Quack-Up (voiced by Mel Blanc): Quack-Up is a duck who is the crazy and clumsy pilot of the team while Huck just rests at the top of their ship. They are also members of the "Galaxy Goof-Ups". * Jabberjaw and Buford (both voiced by Frank Welker): Jabberjaw is still on his search for respect from his original series. His partner is Buford, from ''The Buford Files'', where he's the lazy pet dog of two kids, Cindy Mae and Woody who solve mysteries in Fenokee County. Their race ship contains a track on which Buford runs to increase speed, which is seldom used since it is hard to keep him awake. Jabberjaw was once seen running on it during the episode "The Saturn 500". * Nugget Nose (voiced by Frank Welker), Wendy (voiced by

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) and Rita (voiced by

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): The only racing team in the race that's a trio. They all are characters from ''The Galloping Ghost'' where Wendy and Rita work at the Fuddy Dude Ranch and Nugget Nose is a gold-obsessed ghost who's jealous about the girls. His nose looks like a nugget (hence the name). * Captain Good/Phantom Phink and Clean Kat/Sinister Sludge (both voiced by Frank Welker): To the eyes of the other characters, Captain Good is the personification of good

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and fights for everything right. To the viewers, he's actually Phantom Phink, a space racer who uses all possible sorts of cheating like

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, except that he actually wins some races, crossing the finish line either as Captain Good or as Phantom Phink. The duo can transform themselves, and their car, at the touch of a button. Captain Good looks like a handsome white-clad and blond-tressed muscleman while Phink is a skinny costumed creep with a big nose and bristly black beard. Although Good/Phink never tricks people into believing they are seeing both of them at the same time and Phink never shows up for the start of any race, nobody suspects they're one and the same, not even the narrator. Good/Phink usually tries to get help from people who live in the planets where the races take place, no matter which identity he must use. Clean Kat/Sinister Sludge is Captain Good's/Phantom Phink's pet cat/dog. Clean Kat is a white and snobbish cat while Sinister Sludge is a sleazy brown dog who's usually told by Phink to shut up. Whenever Good/Phink morphs, Kat/Sludge morphs together (although he is capable of doing it separated from his master, such as in the Saturn 500, when Phink says dogs aren't allowed on

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and he morphs, causing Phink to says cats aren't either and in the Mizar Marathon when Good said that cats aren't allowed in a castle, to which he morphs and Good says that goes for dogs too). * The Narrator (voiced by

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): This unseen character is the narrator of the Space Race and presenter of ''the Space Race Biography''. He sometimes talks to the characters of the series. * El Fabuloso: The Space Race's official computer which often speaks in Spanish. It analyzes the races to catch any cheat practiced and often disqualifies Phantom Phink for cheating. Phink usually utilizes his

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to proceed on the race because of that. In ''Franzia'', after Good/Phink tricks the local version of

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to stop the other racers, El Fabuloso finally discovers they're one and the same, but no one believes it and the narrator assumes El Fabuloso has a malfunction. To keep his secret identity, Phink has to convert into Captain Good to save the Space Racers.

Biography

The series often introduces the biography of some Space Racers or their ancestors. Phantom Phink was once described as a "descendant" of Dr. Jekyll, who was described looking like Captain Good while

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looks like Phink, giving us an idea of Good's/Phink's original look that contradicts the idea believed by many fans that Clean Kat/Sinister Sludge is originally a dog since this is his shape as Phantom Phink's pet and Sludge is the one to have a biography.

Episodes

Thirteen episodes were broadcast in 1978. The winners of each race got a prize which ended up unfortunate, such as having to do the dishes after their meal at the Ritz.

Voices

. . .

. . . Scare Bear * Mel Blanc . . . Quack-Up, Barney Rubble * Frank Welker . . . Jabberjaw, Buford, Nugget Nose, Captain Good/Phantom Phink, Clean Kat/Sinister Sludge *

. . . Wendy *

. . . Rita, Cindy Mae * Dave Landsburg . . . Woody *

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. . . Sheriff Muletrain,

* Roger Peltz . . . Deputy Goofer McGee *

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. . . Fenwick Fuddy * Bob Holt . . .

* John Stephenson . . . Captain Snerdley, General Blowhard *

. . . The Narrator

Additional voices

* Roger Behr * Tony Caauso *

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* B.J. Cling *

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* Bob Hastings * Ralph James *

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* Don Messick *

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* Hal Smith * Alexis Tramunti *

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In other languages

* French: ''Le Grand Prix Spacial de Yogi'' *

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: ''La corsa spaziale di Yoghi'' *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

: ''Carrera Espacial de Yogi''

References

External links

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at

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