Yogi Bear is an anthropomorphic animal

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who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in ''

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''. Yogi Bear was the first

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in animated television; he was created by

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and was eventually more popular than ostensible star

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. In January 1961, he was given his own show, ''

The Yogi Bear Show ''The Yogi Bear Show'' is an American comedy animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that centers on the misadventures of forest-dwelling bear Yogi in Jellystone Park. The show debuted in syndication on January 30, 1961 ...

'', sponsored by Kellogg's, which included the segments ''

Snagglepuss Snagglepuss is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character who debuted in prototype form in 1959 and established as a studio regular by 1961. A light pink anthropomorphic cougar sporting an upturned collar, shirt cuffs, and bow tie, Snagglepuss enjoys the ...

'' and ''

Yakky Doodle Yakky Doodle is a cartoon duck created by Hanna-Barbera Productions for the 1961 series ''The Yogi Bear Show''. Yakky's name is a spoof of "Yankee Doodle". History Yakky Doodle (voiced by Jimmy Weldon using the same buccal speech technique used ...

''. ''

Hokey Wolf ''Hokey Wolf'' is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon about the adventures of a con-artist wolf who is always trying to cheat his way into the simple life. He is often accompanied alongside by his young, diminutive, sidekick son Ding-A-Ling Wolf, both of who ...

'' replaced his segment on ''The Huckleberry Hound Show''. A musical animated feature film, ''

Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! ''Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' is a 1964 American animated musical comedy film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars the voices of Daws Butler, Don Messick, Julie Bennett, Mel Blanc, and J. Pa ...

'', was released in 1964. Yogi was one of the several Hanna-Barbera characters to have a

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. This allowed animators to keep his body relatively static, redrawing only his head in each

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when he spokeone of the ways Hanna-Barbera cut costs, reducing the number of drawings needed for a seven-minute cartoon from around 14,000 to around 2,000.

Personality

Like many Hanna-Barbera characters, Yogi's personality and mannerisms were based on a popular celebrity of the time.

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's Ed Norton character on ''

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'' was said to be Yogi's inspiration;Anthony Breznican.
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. USA Today, August 24, 2010. "Yogi, as voiced by Daws Butler in the early 1960s, was a takeoff on Art Carney's Ed Norton from The Honeymoonersitself a character heavily influenced by the Borscht Belt and vaudeville comics." his voice mannerisms broadly mimic Carney as Norton.Sennett, p. 59. Carney, in turn, received influence from the

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and comedians of

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. Yogi's name was similar to that of contemporary baseball star

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, who was known for his amusing quotes, such as "half the lies they tell about me aren't true." Berra sued Hanna-Barbera for defamation, but their management claimed the similarity was just coincidence. Berra withdrew his suit, but the defense was considered implausible. At the time Yogi Bear first hit TV screens, Yogi Berra was a

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.Bradle, Laura
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''

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'' (September 23, 2015). Journalist Walter Brasch once wrote that "whether coincidence or not, it is difficult to find anyone else in the nimationindustry who believes it." The plot of most of Yogi's cartoons centered on his antics in the fictional Jellystone Park, a variant of the real

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. Yogi, accompanied by his constant companion

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, would often try to steal picnic baskets from campers in the park, much to the displeasure of Park

Ranger Smith John Francis Smith, more commonly referred to as Ranger Smith (and known as Mr. Ranger by Yogi and Boo-Boo), is a fictional park ranger first appearing in the 1958 ''Yogi Bear'' cartoon series. The character is Yogi's main antagonist, and appears ...

. Yogi's girlfriend,

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, sometimes appeared and usually disapproved of Yogi's antics.

Catchphrases

Besides often speaking in rhyme, Yogi Bear had a number of

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s, including his famous chant of excitement and greeting ("Hey, Hey, Hey"), his

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for picnic baskets ("pic-a-nic baskets"), and his favorite self-promotion ("I'm smarter than the av-er-age bear!"), although he often overestimates his own cleverness. Another characteristic of Yogi was his deep and silly voice. He often greets the ranger with a cordial, "Hello, Mr. Ranger, sir!" and "Hey there, Boo Boo!" as his preferred greeting to his

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, Boo Boo. Yogi would also often use puns in his speech and had a habit of pronouncing large words with a long vocal flourish.

Voice actors

From the time of the character's debut until 1988, Yogi was voiced by voice actor

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. Butler died in 1988; his last performance as Yogi was in the television film ''

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''. In 1983, a Yogi Bear balloon made its first appearance in the

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, becoming the final balloon that year. That same year, he appeared on a float named ''A Hanna-Barbera Christmas'' alongside many other Hanna-Barbera characters, as they cleaned up the streets of Broadway. The performance was bookended with animated segments featuring Yogi and Boo-Boo, voiced by Mel Blanc and Butler, respectively. After Butler's death in 1988,

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stepped in to perform the role; Butler had taught Burson personally how to voice Yogi as well as his other characters. Worsening alcoholism and a legal incident led to Burson's firing in 2004 and eventually his death in 2008. Yogi's current voice actor is

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. Bergman and

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also performed the character throughout the 1990s and early to mid-2000s for various

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and

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commercials and bumpers. Australian voice actor, animation historian and impressionist Keith Scott provided Yogi's voice in a Pauls commercial and the live show ''Hanna-Barbera Gala Celebrity Night'' at the

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amusement park in Australia, where Yogi and other

characters including

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, Barney Rubble,

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and

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make guest appearances. In the 2010 ''

Yogi Bear Yogi Bear is an anthropomorphic animal character who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in '' The Huckleberry Hound Show''. Yogi Bear was the first ...

'' film, the character is voiced by actor

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. In a Müller commercial in 2011 titled "Wünderful Stuff", Lewis MacLeod performed the voice of Yogi. In the animated

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show '' Robot Chicken'',

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and Seth Green (creator of the show) voiced Yogi Bear.

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performed the voice of Yogi, along with Boo-Boo, in ''At Picnic'', ''Forest'', and ''Honey Lesson''.

Media

Television series

Other appearances

* ''

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'' (1963), Yogi and Boo-Boo steal Fred and Wilma's "pic-a-nic basket" in "The Swedish Visitors". * '' The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' (1972), guest cameo on the giant balloon in "The Caped Crusader Caper". * ''

Laff-A-Lympics ''Laff-A-Lympics'' is an American animated comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series premiered as part of the Saturday-morning cartoon program block '' Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics'', on ABC in 1977. The show is a spoof ...

'' (1977–1978), this show had Yogi Bear as captain of the Yogi Yahooeys team, with Boo-Boo and Cindy also part of the team. * ''

Wake, Rattle, and Roll ''Wake, Rattle, and Roll'' (retitled ''Jump, Rattle, and Roll'' when it aired on The Disney Channel on weekday afternoons in 1991''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 9, no. 5, September/October 1991: pp. 20, 36, 45.) is an American live-action/an ...

'' (1990–1991), he and Boo-Boo appear in the Fender Bender 500 segment. * ''

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' is an American animated mystery comedy series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It is the eighth incarnation of the studio's ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise and depicts younger versions of the title character and his human companions ...

'', guest cameo in "The Story Stick". * ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'' (1999), a random spoofed version of Yogi and Boo-Boo's appearance in Season 5, Episode 3, but Peter Griffin brutally kills him using a hunter's knife as a favor to the Park Ranger. * ''

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'' (2003–2008), Yogi and Boo-Boo have a guest appearance in Season 2, Episode 7. And also, they made brief cameos in Season 4, Episode 3. * ''

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'', a crazed feral bear resembling Yogi Bear appears near the end of "Howl of the Fright Hound". * Appearing in the form of short cameos in Space Jam: A New Legacy, Yogi and Boo-Boo can be seen with other

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owned characters beside them. * Yogi and Boo-Boo, along with other Hanna-Barbera and

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characters make cameo appearances in the "Suffragette City" song on the ''Animaniacs'' revival. They were previously parodied in the original show as "Calhoun Capybara and Lew-Lew" as the Warner siblings were loaned out to appear in their cartoon. * On May 10, 2021, Yogi and Boo-Boo appeared in a commercial advertisement for GEICO raiding a family cookout in "bear country".

Animated films and specials

* ''

'', a 1964 animated feature released by

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and

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* ''

Yogi's Ark Lark ''Yogi's Ark Lark'' is a 1972 animated television special produced by Hanna-Barbera, intended to raise ecological awareness. It was broadcast on September 16, 1972, as part of ''The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie'' and served as the four-part episod ...

'', a 1972 made-for-TV movie for ''

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'' * '' Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue'', a 1978 TV special honoring

on his 48th birthday * ''

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'', a 1979 TV special featuring the characters from ''

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'' meeting Yogi and his gang * ''

Yogi's First Christmas ''Yogi's First Christmas'' is a 1980 animated musical television film starring Yogi Bear and produced by Hanna-Barbera which first aired in syndication through Operation Prime Time on November 22, 1980. Throughout the 1980s it was offered to U. ...

'', a 1980 made-for-TV movie for syndication * ''

Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper ''Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper'' is a 1982 animated Christmas television special starring Yogi Bear. It is the third and final Yogi Christmas special. Produced by Hanna-Barbera, it first aired on on CBS. Along with Yogi's tradition ...

'', a 1982 TV special starring Yogi and friends * ''

Yogi's Great Escape ''Yogi's Great Escape'' is a 1987 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera as part of the ''Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. The two-hour film aired in syndication. Plot One spring, Yogi and Boo Boo awake from hibernatio ...

'', a 1987 made-for-TV movie for syndication * ''

Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose ''Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose'' is a 1987 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera as part of the ''Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. This film aired in syndication. Plot Yogi leads his friends on ...

'', a 1987 made-for-TV movie for syndication * ''

'', a 1988 made-for-TV movie for syndication * ''

The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound ''The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound'' is a 1988 animated Western television film produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication as part of the ''Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. The film parodies various Western films (in a manner akin to ...

'', a 1988 made-for-TV movie for syndication * '' Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration'', a 1989 musical TV film * ''

Yogi the Easter Bear ''Yogi the Easter Bear'' is an American animated television special starring Yogi Bear, produced by Hanna-Barbera and animated by Filipino animation studio Fil-Cartoons. It was broadcast in syndication on April 3, 1994. This is one of Don Messi ...

'', a 1994 TV special for first-run syndication * '' Arabian Nights'', a 1994 TV special for TBS (Aladdin segment) * ''

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'', 2013 direct-to-DVD (cameo as picture) * '' Space Jam: A New Legacy'', a 2021 animated feature released by

(cameo)

Educational films

* '' Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips'' ** ''Yogi Bear: Play it Safe'' (1979) ** ''Yogi Bear Visits His Medical Friends'' (1980) * '' Learning Tree Filmstrip Set'' ** ''Learning About Citizenship with Yogi Bear'' (1982) ** ''Learning About Groups and Rules with Yogi Bear'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1984) * '' D.A.R.E. Bear Yogi'' (1989)

Video games

* ''Yogi's Frustration'' ( Intellivision) (1983) * ''

'' (computer) (1987) * ''Yogi Bear & Friends in The Greed Monster'' (

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) (1990) * ''Yogi Bear's Math Adventures'' (

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) (1990) * ''

'' (computer) (1990) * ''Yo Yogi Bear'' ( Tiger handheld) (1991) * ''Yogi's Big Clean Up'' (

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) (1992) * ''

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'' (

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) (1994) * ''

Yogi Bear's Gold Rush ''Yogi Bear's Gold Rush'' (European title: ''Yogi Bear in Yogi Bear's Goldrush'') is a 1994 2D platform game developed by British studio Twilight for the Game Boy. A Game Gear version was also made, but it was unreleased. Summary Yogi Bear has t ...

'' (

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) (1994) * '' Yogi Bear: Great Balloon Blast'' ( Game Boy Color) (2000) * '' Yogi Bear: The Video Game'' (

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) (2010)

Albums

* ''

'', a 1964 music from the original motion picture soundtrack * '' Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad Dr. No-No'', a 1966 comedy album * ''

'', a 2010 score soundtrack by John Debney

Live action/animated feature film

A live-action/ computer-animated film titled ''

'' was released by

in December 2010. The movie featured

as the voice of Yogi Bear. The film, adapting the television series, follows the adventures of Yogi Bear and his pal Boo-Boo in Jellystone Park, as they team up with Ranger Smith to save Jellystone Park from being shut down and logged.

Songs

"Yogi" by The Ivy Three (1960), sung in a voice mimicking Yogi Bear. The song reached no.8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot100. Entertainer Ray Wilde sung a song that became viral for it's rude lyrics about Yogi Bear

Spümcø Ranger Smith and Boo Boo shorts

In 1999, animator

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company created and directed two Yogi cartoons, '' A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith'' and ''

Boo Boo Runs Wild ''Boo Boo Runs Wild'' is a 1999 stand-alone animated television special, and a parody of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series ''The Yogi Bear Show''. It was made by ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' creator John Kricfalusi and his company Spümcø. ''Boo B ...

''. Both shorts aired that year on the

as part of a Yogi Bear marathon. In 2002, Spümcø created another Boo Boo cartoon, ''

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'', which was made with

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and released on Cartoon Network's website. A music video (known as a "Cartoon Groovie") for Yogi Bear used to air on Cartoon Network and

. It showcases clips of Yogi and Boo Boo stealing picnic baskets and annoying Ranger Smith.

Broadcasts

''Yogi Bear'' aired on

from 1992 to 2004 and its sister channel, Boomerang until 2014. Additionally,

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re-aired ''

'', ''

Yogi's Gang ''Yogi's Gang'' is an American animated television series and the second incarnation of the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise, which aired 16 half-hour episodes on ABC from , to . The show began as ''Yogi's Ark Lark'', a special TV movie on ''The ABC Satur ...

'', and ''

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 ...

'' under the umbrella title "Nickelodeon's Most Wanted: Yogi Bear" throughout the early 1990s. In the UK it aired on

from 1993 to 2001,

CN TOO Cartoon Network Too (stylised CN Too) was a British television channel that was owned by Turner Broadcasting. CN Too was the sister station of Cartoon Network, and it often aired programmes a while after they are shown on the main Cartoon Netwo ...

from 2006 to 2010 and Boomerang from 2000 to 2002. In the Hanna-Barbera ''Personal Favorites'' video,

William Hanna William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator and cartoonist who was the creator of ''Tom and Jerry'' as well as the voice actor for the two title characters. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the anim ...

and Joseph Barbera picked their favorite Yogi Bear episodes, including the very first one, " Yogi Bear's Big Break", and Yogi's meeting some storybook friends:

The Three Little Pigs "The Three Little Pigs" is a fable about three pigs who build three houses of different materials. A Big Bad Wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses which made of straw and sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house t ...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as T ...

and

Little Red Riding Hood "Little Red Riding Hood" is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a sly wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th century European folk tales. The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault and the Brot ...

Comics

Over the years, several publishers have released Yogi Bear comic books. *

Dell Comics Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1974. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium.Evanier, Mark"Wh ...

first published Yogi Bear comics starting in 1959 as part of their

Four Color Comics ''Four Color'', also known as ''Four Color Comics'' and ''Dell Four Color'', was an American comic book anthology series published by Dell Comics between 1939 and 1962. The title is a reference to the four basic colors used when printing comic b ...

line. The Four Color issue numbers were #1067 ''Yogi Bear'' (December 1, 1959), #1104 ''Yogi Bear Goes to College'' (June 1, 1960), #1162 ''Yogi Bear Joins the Marines'' (April 1, 1961), #1271 ''Yogi Bear's Birthday Party'' (November 1, 1961), #1310 ''Huck and Yogi Winter Sports'' (1962) (also featuring

) and #1349 ''Yogi Bear Visits the U.N.'' (January 1, 1962). In March 1961, Dell also published a 116-page one-shot entitled ''Huck and Yogi Jamboree'' (also featuring Huckleberry Hound). Starting in September 1961, Dell began publishing a regular comic under the title ''Yogi Bear'' which ran for six issues. The last Dell issue being July-September 1962. *

Gold Key Comics Gold Key Comics was originally an imprint of American company Western Publishing, created for comic books distributed to newsstands. Also known as Whitman Comics, Gold Key operated this way from 1962 to 1984. Currently, Gold Key Comics is owned b ...

took over publishing the ''Yogi Bear'' title in October 1962, continuing the issue numbering from the last Dell issue. Gold Key published 33 issues from 1962 to 1970. *

Charlton Comics Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...

next did a title for 35 issues from 1970 to 1977. *

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

did a title for nine issues in 1977. *

Harvey Comics Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey World Famous Comics, Harvey Publications, Harvey Comics Entertainment, Harvey Hits, Harvey Illustrated Humor, and Harvey Picture Magazines) was an American comic book publisher, founded in New York City by A ...

then did several titles for a total of ten issues in 1992–94. * Archie Comics regularly featured ''Yogi Bear'' stories in the anthology comics ''Hanna-Barbera All-Stars'' and ''Hanna-Barbera Presents''. After the cancellation of both titles, Archie Comics put out one issue of a ''Yogi Bear'' comic in 1997. *

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

semi-regularly featured Yogi in ''

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''. *

''Scooby-Doo! Team-Up'' #35 (''Bear-ly Scared'') *

''Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special'' #1 The ''Yogi Bear'' comic strip began February 5, 1961. Created by Gene Hazelton and distributed by the McNaught Syndicate, it ran from 1961 to 1988. Hanna-Barbera has also produced giveaway instructional Yogi Bear comics on

first aid First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person with either a minor or serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery. It includes initial in ...

(''Creative First Aid: Yogi's Bear Facts'' (1986)) and

earthquake preparedness Earthquake preparedness is a set of measures taken at the individual, organisational and societal level to minimise the effects of an earthquake. Preparedness measures can range from securing heavy objects, structural modifications and storing suppl ...

(''Yogi, the Be-Prepared Bear: Earthquake Preparedness for Children'' (1984) and ''Yogi's Bear Facts: Earthquake Preparedness'' (1988)). These were issued in connection with Yogi Bear being used as the mascot for Earthquake Preparedness Month in California, an annual campaign that ran each April for over ten years and also utilized Yogi in earthquake preparedness posters, advertisements, a cartoon, and other promotions including a special "Quakey Shakey Van" exhibit.

Home media

On November 15, 2005,

Warner Home Video Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (formerly known as Warner Home Video and WCI Home Video and sometimes credited as Warner Home Entertainment) is the home video distribution division of Warner Bros. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video ...

released the complete series on DVD.

Licensing

* Yogi Bear lends his name to a chain of

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and camping parks (" Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts"), with the first opening in 1969 in

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. As of 2019, more than eighty locations in the United States and Canada have hosted the parks. * , one restaurant remains from the chain bearing Yogi's name, " Yogi Bear's Honey Fried Chicken", in

Hartsville, South Carolina Hartsville is the largest city in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. It was chartered on December 11, 1891. The population was 7,764 at the 2010 census. Hartsville was chosen as an All-America City in 1996 and again in 2016. Har ...

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