''Yo Yogi!'' is an American

animated television series An animated series, or a cartoon series, is a set of Animation, animated films with a common title, usually related to one another. These episodes typically share the same main heroes, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series ...

, and the seventh entry in the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise, produced by

Hanna-Barbera Productions Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was acti ...

that aired from September 14 to December 7, 1991, on

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...

for 13 episodes.

Synopsis

Taking place in Jellystone Town, the show features Yogi Bear and other popular Hanna-Barbera characters, depicted as teenage crime fighters. The team includes Yogi's friends

Boo-Boo Bear Boo-Boo Bear is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character on ''The Yogi Bear Show''. Boo-Boo is a shorter anthropomorphic bear who wears a blue bowtie. Boo-Boo is Yogi Bear's constant companion (not his son, as sometimes believed), and often acts as his ...

Huckleberry Hound Huckleberry "Huck" Hound is a fictional cartoon character, a blue dog who speaks with a North Carolina accent. He first appeared in the series ''The Huckleberry Hound Show''. The cartoon was one of six TV shows to win an Emmy Award in 1960 as a ...

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, and Yogi's girlfriend Cindy Bear. The gang hang out at Jellystone Mall owned by "Diamond" Doggie Daddy, with Augie Doggie depicted as his heir to the mall business. Yogi and the gang work at an agency called L.A.F. (short for Lost and Found), where they act as detectives trying to solve mysteries under the supervision of the mall's

security guard A security guard (also known as a security inspector, security officer, factory guard, or protective agent) is a person employed by a government or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) ...

Officer Smith. Dickie Dastardly and his sidekick

Muttley Muttley is a fictional dog created in 1968 by Hanna-Barbera Productions; he was originally voiced by Don Messick. He is the sidekick (and often foil (narrative), foil) to the cartoon villain Dick Dastardly, and appeared with him in the 1968 televi ...

would cause trouble for Yogi and his gang. The show also introduced a teenage bear named Roxey Bear who was Cindy's rival and Yogi's competitor, as well as news reporter Chuck Toupée. The characters were never seen at home or school. Some of Yogi's other pals like

Secret Squirrel ''Secret Squirrel'' is a cartoon character created by Hanna-Barbera for '' The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show'', which debuted in 1965 on Saturday mornings. The character was given his own show in 1966, titled ''The Secret Squirrel Show'', but w ...

, Hardy Har Har, and Squiddly Diddly were also featured as young teens. Other Hanna-Barbera characters are still in adult form:

Hokey Wolf ''Hokey Wolf'' is one of the three segments of ''The Huckleberry Hound Show''. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, this show details the adventures of Hokey Wolf, a con-artist wolf who is always trying to cheat his way into the simple life. H ...

is the

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of Jellystone Town and Ding-A-Ling Wolf is his photographer, Loopy De Loop works at the Jellystone Mall's Picnic Basket Food Court,

Atom Ant Atom Ant is a cartoon ant and superhero, created by Hanna-Barbera in 1965. Atom costarred in '' The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show'' (sharing top billing with Secret Squirrel) on Saturday mornings. In syndication, Atom Ant aired alongside '' The ...

served as Jellystone Town's superhero,

Quick Draw McGraw Quick Draw McGraw is the protagonist and title character of '' The Quick Draw McGraw Show''. He is an anthropomorphic white horse wearing a red Stetson cowboy hat, a red holster belt, a light blue bandana, and occasionally spurs, he was origina ...

and Baba Looey were wild west-themed entertainers,

Pixie and Dixie A pixie (also called pisky, pixy, pixi, pizkie, piskie, or pigsie in parts of Cornwall and Devon) is a mythical creature of British folklore. Pixies are speculated to be particularly concentrated in the high Dartmoor, moorland areas around Devo ...

live in Mr. Jinks cheese store, Lippy the Lion owns "The Precious Jams and Gems Store", Peter Potamus and So-So ran a plant shop called "Peter Potamus' Plant Palace", Snooper is a crime-solving celebrity while Blabber ran the "Crooks 'n' Books" store, Magilla Gorilla appeared as a teen idol in "Jellystone Jam" as Magilla Ice (a takeoff of

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), and Mr. Peebles owns his pet store. Also, Granny Sweet made an appearance in the episode "Super Duper Snag" and "Barely Working".

Production

''Yo Yogi!'' featured episodes, or parts of episodes, in 3D, with Kellogg's

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offering

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. Generally, the 3D scenes were chase scenes of the variety made famous by Hanna-Barbera in the ''

Scooby-Doo ''Scooby-Doo'' is an American media franchise owned by Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Entertainment and created in 1969 by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears through their animated series, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', for Hanna-Barbera (which wa ...

'' series. At the beginning of these 3D sequences, Yogi would spin his hat atop his head, as a cue to viewers to don their 3D glasses. On March 6, 1992, in response to the success of its Saturday morning live-action

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Saved by the Bell ''Saved by the Bell'' is an American television teen sitcom created by Sam Bobrick for NBC. The series premiered, in prime time, on August 20, 1989, a Sunday night. Targeted at kids and teens, ''Saved by the Bell'' was broadcast in the United ...

'', NBC cancelled its entire Saturday morning block of cartoons (including ''Yo Yogi!'') and replaced the cartoons with a new block of live-action shows targeting teenagers in addition to a Saturday edition of ''

The Today Show ''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'') is an American morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television ...

''. ''Yo Yogi!'' last aired in syndication as part of ''

The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera ''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera'' is an American animated syndicated programming block produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that ran on a weekly schedule and was performed in live action. The program ran from 1985 to 1994. Overview The ...

'', before resurfacing on cable network

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from October 2023 until late-2024. As of December 2024, the series currently airs on

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. The first few episodes used digital ink and paint, while the next few episodes used

cel animation Traditional animation (or classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation) is an animation technique in which each frame is drawn by hand. The technique was the dominant form of animation of the 20th century, until there was a shif ...

. Modern voice actors voiced the voices of certain characters not only because some of them are teenagers, but due to the deaths of

Daws Butler Charles Dawson Butler (November 16, 1916May 18, 1988) was an American voice actor. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company and the Walter Lantz cartoon studio. He originated the voices of many familiar Hanna-Barbera ...

Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for come ...

, and

Paul Frees Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920November 2, 1986), better known as Paul Frees, was an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and vaudevillian. He is known for his work on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Walter Lantz, Rankin/Bass and Walt Disney the ...

before this series began.

Episodes

Voice cast

Charlie Adler Charles Michael Adler (born October 2, 1956) is an American voice actor and voice director. He is known for his roles as Buster Bunny on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', the Bigheads on ''Rocko's Modern Life'', Ickis on ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'', Doc ...

- Dap (in "There's No Business Like Snow Business") * Lewis Arquette – Bombastic Bobby (in "Yo, Yogi!") *

Greg Berg Greg Berg (born November 26, 1960) is an American voice actor known for his roles in animation, video games, and film. He is recognized for voicing Baby Fozzie and Baby Scooter in '' Muppet Babies'' and for stepping in as the voices of Donatell ...

–

, Moe Wendell (in "Hats Off to Yogi"), Joe Wendell (in "Hats Off to Yogi") * Charlie Brill - *

Greg Burson Gregory Lewis Burson (August 15, 1949 – July 22, 2008) was an American voice actor. He was best known for being one of the many successors to voice actors Daws Butler (who was also Burson's mentor) and Mel Blanc following their deaths in 1988 an ...

– Yogi Bear,

, Mr. Jinks, Loopy De Loop, Peter Potamus, Lippy the Lion, Officer Smith, Uncle Undercover (in "Grindhog Day") * Bernard Erhard – The Pest (in "Super Duper Snag") *

Pat Fraley Pat Fraley is an American voice actor and voice-over teacher, known as the voice of Krang, Casey Jones, Baxter Stockman and numerous other characters in the 1987 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' animated television series and voiced Falcon in ...

– Mad Painter (in "It's All Relative") * Pat Harrington Jr. – William Shakesbear (in "To Tell the Truth, Forsooth") * Matt Hurwitz –

Arte Johnson Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson (January 20, 1929 – July 3, 2019) was an American actor and comedian who was best known for his work as a regular on television's ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''. Biography Early life Johnson was born January 20, 19 ...

– Lou (in "Huck's Doggone Day") * Nancy Linari - * Danny Mann - *

Gail Matthius Abigail Mary Matthias (born ) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member of NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'' during its critical and ratings low point at the time (the 1980–1981 season, produced by Jean Doumanian), and co-anch ...

– Roxy Bear *

Mitzi McCall Mitzi McCall (born Mitzi Joan Steiner; September 9, 1930 – August 8, 2024) was an American comedian and actress. She was known for her work with her husband, Charlie Brill, and their performance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' on February 9, 1964 ...

– Talula LaTrane (in "Fashion Smashin'") * Allan Melvin – Magilla "Ice" Gorilla *

Don Messick Donald Earle Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was an American voice actor, known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons. His best-remembered voice roles include Scooby-Doo; Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in ''The Flintsto ...

–

Pixie A pixie (also called pisky, pixy, pixi, pizkie, piskie, or pigsie in parts of Cornwall and Devon) is a mythical creature of British folklore. Pixies are speculated to be particularly concentrated in the high moorland areas around Devon and Cor ...

, Squiddly Diddly,

, Umbrella Owner (in "Mall Alone"), Pierre (in "Hats Off to Yogi") * Howard Morris – Murray (in "Huck's Doggone Day") * Roger Nolan - *

Rob Paulsen Robert Frederick Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956) is an American voice actor and voice director, known for his roles in numerous animated television series and films. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Pro ...

– Hardy Har Har, Dickie Dastardly, Super Snooper, Chuck Toupée, Maitre'd (in "Yo, Yogi!"), Wee Willie Gorilla (in "Mellow Fellows"), Birdbrain of Alcatraz (in "Polly Want a Safe Cracker"),

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary noble outlaw, heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions o ...

(in "Huck's Doggone Day"), Announcer (in "Fashion Smashin'!") * Henry Polic II – P.R. Flack (in "The Big Snoop") *

Neil Ross Neil David Ross is a British–born actor. Noted for his Trans-Atlantic accent, he has provided voices in many American cartoons, most notably ''G.I. Joe'', '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', '' My Life as a Teenage Robot'', '' Voltron'', a ...

– Baba Looey * Ronnie Schell – Calvin Klunk (in "Fashion Smashin'") * Hal Smith – Blabber Mouse *

Kath Soucie Kath Soucie (, ). is an American voice actress, known for voicing Phil, Lil and their mother Betty DeVille in '' Rugrats'', Lola Bunny in the ''Looney Tunes'' franchise, Fifi La Fume and Li'l Sneezer in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', Maddie Fent ...

– Cindy Bear, Granny Sweet (in "Super Duper Snag"),

, Mother (in "Super Duper Snag"), Baby (in "Super Duper Snag"), Jellystone Mall Patron (in "Of Meeces and Men") * John Stephenson – "Diamond" Doggie Daddy, Guard (in "Mall Alone"), Bruno Bear (in "It's All Relative"), Mr. Myopic (in "To Tell the Truth, Forsooth") *

Sally Struthers Sally Anne Struthers (born July 28, 1947) is an American actress and activist. She played Gloria Stivic, the daughter of Archie Bunker, Archie and Edith Bunker in ''All in the Family'', for which she won two Emmy Awards, and Babette on ''Gilmor ...

- * B.J. Ward - *

Lennie Weinrib Leonard Weinrib (April 29, 1935 – June 28, 2006) was an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show '' H.R. Pufnstuf'', Grimace in McDonaldland commercials, the title role i ...

– Max the Mole (in "Grindhog Day") *

Frank Welker Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor who specializes in voice acting. He began his career in the 1960s, and held around 850 film, television, and video game credits as of 2020, making him one of the most prolific v ...

– Robotic Dog (in "Mall Alone"), Zombies (in "Mall Alone"), Howie Cheatem (in "Mall or Nothing"), Bully the Bull (in "Yippee Yo, Yogi"!), China Choice Owner (in "Yippee Yo, Yogi"!) * Patric Zimmerman – Augie Doggie,

Dixie Dixie, also known as Dixieland or Dixie's Land, is a nickname for all or part of the Southern United States. While there is no official definition of this region (and the included areas have shifted over the years), or the extent of the area i ...

, Ding-A-Ling Wolf

Home media

In late 1991, a VHS release of the show came with 3D glasses. It was available on iTunes as part of the ''Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection''. The complete series was formerly available on the

streaming service until its shuttering in 2024.

References

External links

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