Series Description:

The Yogi Bear Show was a 30 minute kids cartoon series from Hanna-Barbera Productions and Screen Gems that aired in syndication. It was about a conniving bear named Yogi who constantly sought ways to steal picnic baskets from the unsuspecting human visitors to Jellystone Park. Along with Yogi's little buddy Boo Boo bear, they typically found themselves in trouble with the park's Ranger Smith.

Yogi Bear Characters (Voices):

Yogi Bear Theme Song Lyrics:

Written By: "Hoyt Curtin"

At a picnic table you will find him there,
Stuffing down more goodies than the average bear.

He will sleep till noon, but before it's dark,
He'll have every picnic basket that's in Jellystone Park.

Yogi has it better than a millionaire,
That's because he's smarter than the average bear.

Yogi Bear Trivia:

Yogi Bear was seen by audiences for the first time in 1958 on the "Huckleberry Hound Show".

Yakky Doodle began as the character known as "Quacker" on the "Tom and Jerry Cartoon Show.

The voice of Yogi Bear was modeled after Art Carney's character named "Norton" on the classic 1950s sitcom, "The Honeymooners".

Yogi Bear's name was inspired by Yogi Berra, the famed catcher for the New York Yankees who hit 358 home runs during his career. Several seasons, Berra had more home runs than strikeouts! In 1950 he only struck out twelve times at 597 times at bat! Berra wasn't thrilled about his name being used for a not too bright cartoon bear and sued Hanna-Barbera for using the name without his permission but he lost the case because they never actually referred to Berra as being the source of the bear's name.

Yogi Bear was the first supporting character to get his own series. When Yogi left the Huckelberry Hound Show he was replaced by Hokey Wolf. Yogi's popularity went on to far surpass that of Huckelberry Hound.

Besides his movies and TV series, Yogi Bear has been featured in numerous comic books and even in his own comic strip.

Snagglepuss originated several popular catchphrases on his segment of the Yogi Bear Show. Whenever he needed to get out of a bad situation quickly he would say, "Exit, stage left" and then run away to the left. He would also sometimes say "stage right" and occasionally even "stage up or down". The kids of the day quickly adopted the phrase and would use it when leaving a conversation with friends or in any similar situation. Snagglepuss also would say, "Heavens to Murgatroid" whenever he found himself in an upsetting situation or when something nearly unbelievable happened and many fans also picked up that phrase. The catchphrase was actually first uttered by actor Bert Lahr in the 1944 movie, "Meet the People". You might not think you've ever heard of Bert but you almost certainly have seen one of his movies. He played the cowardly lion in the 1939 classic film, "The Wizard of Oz".

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

1. Oinks and Boinks / Major Operation / Out of Luck Duck (1/30/1961)
2. Booby Trapped Bear / Feud for Thought / Hop, Duck and Listen (2/6/1961)
3. Gleesome Threesome / Live and Lion / Dog Flight (2/13/1961)
4. A Bear Pair / Fraidy Cat Lion / Easter Duck (2/20/1961)
5. Spy Guy / Royal Ruckus / Foxy Duck (2/27/1961)
6. Do or Diet / The Roaring Lion / Railroaded Duck (3/6/1961)
7. Bears and Bees / Paws for Applause / Duck Hunting (3/13/1961)
8. Biggest Show-Off on Earth / Knights and Daze / Whistle-Stop and Go (3/20/1961)
9. Genial Genie / The Gangsters All Here / Duck the Music (3/27/1961)
10. Cub Scout Boo Boo / Having a Bowl / School Fool (4/3/1961)
11. Home Sweet Jellystone / Diaper Desperado / Oh Duckter (4/10/1961)
12. Love-Bugged Bear / Arrow Error / It's a Duck's Life (4/17/1961)
13. Bearface Disguise / Twice Shy / Happy Birthdaze (4/24/1961)
14. Slap Happy Birthday / Cloak and Stagger / Horse Collared (5/1/1961)
15. A Bear Living / Remember Your Lions / Ha-Choo to You! (5/8/1961)
16. Disguise and Gals / Remember the Daze / Foxy Proxy (5/15/1961)

The Second Season

17. Touch and Go-Go-Go / Express Trained Lion / Count to Tenant (9/16/1961)
18. Acrobatty Yogi / Jangled Jungle / Shrunken Headache (9/23/1961)
19. Ring-a-Ding Picnic Basket / Lion Tracks / The Most Ghost (9/30/1961)
20. Iron Hand Jones / Fight Fright / Stamp Scamp (10/7/1961)
21. Yogi's Pest Guest / Lions Share Sheriff / All's Well That Eats Well (10/14/1961)
22. Missile Bound Yogi / Cagey Lion / Foxy Friends (10/21/1961)
23. Loco Locomotive / Charge That Lion / Mad Mix Up (10/28/1961)
24. Missile-Bound Bear / By My Ghost / Beach Brawl (11/4/1961)
25. A Wooin' Bruin / Spring Hits a Snag / Duck Seasoning (11/11/1961)
26. Yogi in the City / Legal Eagle Lion / Hasty Tasty (11/18/1961)
27. Queen Bee for a Day / Don't Know It Poet / Nobody Home Duck (11/25/1961)
28. Batty Bear / Tail Wag Snag / Dog Pounded (12/2/1961)
29. Droop-a-Long Yogi / Rent and Rave / Witch Duck-ter (12/9/1961)
30. Threadbare Bear / Footlight Fright / Full Course Meal (12/16/1961)
31. Ice Box Raider / One Two Many / Baddie Buddies (12/23/1961)
32. Bear Foot Soldiers / Royal Rodent / Judo Ex-Expert (12/30/1961)
33. Yogi's Birthday Party (1/6/1962)

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