Yo Yogi!

Yo Yogi! is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It first aired from September 14 to December 7, 1991 on NBC for 12 episodes.[2] Yo Yogi! was the last television series to feature (or star) Yogi Bear for nearly three decades, until the announcement of Jellystone! in 2019.[3]

Yo Yogi!
Series logo
Genre
Directed by
Voices of
Theme music composerJoe Curiale
Opening theme"Yo Yogi Yo!"
Ending theme"Yo Yogi Yo!" (Instrumental)
Composer(s)Jonathan Wolff
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of episodes13+1 (19+1 segments)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)Cos Anzilotti
Editor(s)
  • Gil Iverson
  • Tim Iverson
Running time30 minutes
Production company(s)Hanna-Barbera Productions
DistributorWorldvision Enterprises
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 14 (1991-09-14) –
December 7, 1991 (1991-12-07)
Chronology
Preceded byThe New Yogi Bear Show
Followed byJellystone![1]

Synopsis

Taking place in Jellystone Town, the show features Yogi Bear and other popular Hanna-Barbera characters including his friends Boo-Boo Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, and Yogi's girlfriend Cindy Bear depicted as 14-year-old crime fighters. The gang hang out at Jellystone Mall owned by "Diamond" Doggie Daddy with Augie Doggie 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 Officer Smith. Dickie Dastardly and his sidekick Muttley would cause trouble for Yogi and his gang. The show also introduced 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, Morocco Mole, Top Cat, Hardy Har Har, Squiddly Diddly and Wally Gator were also featured as young children.

Other Hanna-Barbera characters are still in adult form: Hokey Wolf is the Mayor of Jellystone Town and Ding-A-Ling Wolf briefly appeared as his photographer, Loopy De Loop works at the Jellystone Mall's Picnic Basket Food Court, Atom Ant served as Jellystone Town's superhero, Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey were wild west-themed entertainers, Pixie and Dixie lived in the cheese cottage within a cheese store owned by Mr. Jinks, Lippy the Lion owns a jewelry 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, and Magilla Gorilla appeared as a teen idol in "Jellystone Jam" as Magilla Ice (a takeoff of Vanilla Ice). Also, Granny Sweet made an appearance in the episode "Super Duper Snag."

Production

Yo Yogi! featured episodes, or parts of episodes, in 3D, with Kellogg's Rice Krispies offering 3D glasses. Generally, the 3D scenes were chase scenes of the variety made famous by Hanna-Barbera in the Scooby-Doo 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 teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, NBC announced that it had cancelled its entire Saturday morning block of cartoons (including Yo Yogi!) and would be replacing the cartoons with a new block of live-action shows targeting teenagers in addition to a Saturday edition of The Today Show.[4] Yo Yogi! last aired in syndication as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.

Modern voice actors played the voices of certain characters not only because some of them are teenagers, but due to the deaths of Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, and Paul Frees before this series began.

Points of interest

There are various locations in the Jellystone Town:

  • Jellystone Mall – The main setting of the series run by "Diamond" Doggie Daddy.
    • Lost and Found Detective Agency – Yogi and his friends work here under the supervision of Officer Smith.
    • Picnic Basket Food Court – A food court ran and owned by Loopy De Loop. This is Yogi's personal hangout.
    • Peter Potamus' Plant Palace – A plant store run by Peter Potamus and So-So.
    • Crooks 'N' Books – A book store run by Blabber Mouse.
    • Mops 'N' Tops – A wig and hat store. Its owners Moe and Joe Wendell became the Clipper to steal people's hair to improve their business.
    • The Invention Dimension – A computer store run by Secret Squirrel's uncle named Uncle Undercover.
    • Aunt Annie's Antique Antiquarium – An antique store.
    • Boot Borough – A shoe store.
    • Imovieplex – Jellystone Mall's movie theater.
    • The Broccoli Republic – A supermarket that is a pun on The Banana Republic.
  • First Jellystone Bank – Jellystone Town's bank.
  • Jellystone Prison – Jellystone Town's jail.
  • Jellystone Clock Tower – This was built by the town's founder Thaddeus P. Jellystone.

Episodes
Nº Title Written by Original air date
1"Yo, Yogi!"Sean RocheSeptember 14, 1991 (1991-09-14)
In this origin story, the Jellystone Mall has been opened and Yogi and his friends go there at the time when an invisible bandit strikes Jellystone Town. When Dick Dastardly and Muttley get their hands on a clue, they end up flying off with Yogi in hot pursuit leading them to Bombastic Bobby's Bargain Barn as part of his plan to run Jellystone Mall out of business. With the help of his friends, Yogi manages to stop Bombastic Bobby and gain jobs at the mall's Lost & Found Detective Agency.
2a"Huck's Doggone Day"TBASeptember 21, 1991 (1991-09-21)
Two criminals named Lou and Murray have escaped from Jellystone Prison and discovered that the area that they buried their loot in 50 years ago is where Jellystone Mall stands today. When they get to the elm tree there, Huckleberry Hound is under it unwinding causing Lou and Murray to try various ways to get rid of him with disastrous results.
2b"Grindhog Day"TBASeptember 21, 1991 (1991-09-21)
Two Grindhogs have infiltrated Jellystone Mall and are eating the mall's profits and Cindy Bear won't let anyone exterminate them since they're on the Endangered Species list. When they get to their Pickleyberry Patch habitat in Jellystone Park, Yogi, Cindy, and Snagglepuss stumble upon an abandoned underground mineshaft and discover that a criminal called Max the Mole is going to break into the First Jellystone Bank.
3"Jellystone Jam"TBASeptember 28, 1991 (1991-09-28)
Magilla Ice is in town to give a performance at Jellystone Mall and Doggie Daddy is holding a contest where the winner will spend the day with Magilla Ice. Roxey rigs the name drawing so that she can win the day with Magilla Ice. When Cindy Bear's name is drawn, Roxey teams up with Dick Dastardly and Muttley to make sure that Magilla Ice spends the day with her.
4"Mall Alone"TBAOctober 5, 1991 (1991-10-05)
Snagglepuss ends up locked in the mall, hours after closing time when he falls asleep while watching a movie. Yogi, Boo Boo, Cindy, and Huckleberry end up trying to break in to save him at the same time when two robbers attempt to steal the Rusty Diamond baseball card. Now all through the night, it's up to Snagglepuss to overcome his huge fear of the dark for good and to stop the robbers.
5"Tricky Dickie's Dirty Trickies"TBAOctober 12, 1991 (1991-10-12)
After the L.A.F. Squad recovers a man's toupee after it was accidentally blown off by Peter Potamus' goldenrod allergies, Dick Dastardly plots to become leader of the L.A.F. Squad by getting rid of Yogi. When he does succeed by framing him for the wallet thefts, Yogi ends up being removed from the L.A.F. Squad and ends up hanging out with Hardy Har Har. Meanwhile, Mr. Slump and his assistant Leroy plot to kidnap Augie Doggie and hold him for ransom.
6"Super Duper Snag"TBAOctober 19, 1991 (1991-10-19)
A giant cockroach called the Pest is at large in Jellystone Town with plans to rule the world. Atom Ant ends up losing his Atomic Helmet which Snagglepuss mistakes for a pinkie ring. With it, Snagglepuss becomes a superhero. Atom Ant ends up seeking help from the other L.A.F. Squad members to find his Atomic Helmet before the Pest conquers the world.
7a"Mellow Fellow"TBAOctober 26, 1991 (1991-10-26)
While the others are at the Picnic Basket, Huckleberry Hound helps the parents of Wee Willie Gorilla find their son in exchange for a reward. Dick Dastardly and Muttley also get involved in finding Wee Willy.
7b"Hats Off to Yogi"TBAOctober 26, 1991 (1991-10-26)
Workers and patrons to Jellystone Mall are ending up having their hair shaved off by a mysterious Clipper at the same time Yogi loses his hat. Even without his hat, Yogi and Boo Boo end up finding the identity of the Clipper in Moe and Joe Wendell in the Mops 'N' Tops wig store.
8"Polly Want a Safe Cracker"TBANovember 2, 1991 (1991-11-02)
An evil parrot called the Birdbrain is in Jellystone Town cracking every safe in town. It is up to Yogi, Boo Boo, and Secret Squirrel to stop him.
9a"Mall or Nothing"TBANovember 9, 1991 (1991-11-09)
Taking advantage while Doggie Daddy goes to a mall owner convention, a con man tricks Augie Doggie into signing Jellystone mall to him. Now Augie seeks help from L.A.F.
9b"There's No Business Like Snow Business"TBANovember 9, 1991 (1991-11-09)
The squad sets out to stop the Abdominal Snowdude from theatening skiers.
10a"It's All Relative"TBANovember 16, 1991 (1991-11-16)
Yogi's uncle Bruno visits just as villain Mad Painter begins a rampage in the mall.
10b"Barely Working"TBANovember 16, 1991 (1991-11-16)
Yogi tries on a variety of second job to supplement his income.
11a"Yippee Yo, Yogi!"TBANovember 23, 1991 (1991-11-23)
Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Louie are doing a show at Jellystone Mall, when Dick Dastardly releases an angry bull in the mall. It's up to the L.A.F. Squad to find him and calm down the bull for the Wild West Show.
11b"Of Meeces and Men"TBANovember 23, 1991 (1991-11-23)
Mr. Jinks, who runs the local cheese store, has had enough of Pixie and Dixie stealing his cheese. Dick Dastardly tells Mr. Jinks that he can teach him to be a bully to "muscle out" Pixie and Dixie. Yogi helps the two and shows Mr. Jinks that being a bully is not the way to do business.
12a"Fashion Smashin'!"TBANovember 30, 1991 (1991-11-30)
Calvin Clunk is in town to reveal his latest fashion designs. His rival Talula LeTrend plots to steal a dress that is the centerpiece of his fashion show at the same time Roxey helps Cindy with her fashion. When Talula does steal it, she ends up mixing it with a copy of Roxey's outfit style.
13b"To Tell the Truth, Forsooth"TBANovember 30, 1991 (1991-11-30)
Snagglepuss is sent on a mission to return the bust of William Shakesbear to Aunt Annie's Antique Antiquarium. When he ends up losing it at the Imovieplex movie theater, he fakes that he's been knocked out and robbed of the statue with the evidence being that Dick Dastardly stole the bust.
13"The Big Snoop"TBADecember 7, 1991 (1991-12-07)
Super Snooper (alongside his press agent P.R. Flack) is in town for a book signing at the Crooks 'n' Books store and he's holding a mystery contest. When the L.A.F. Squad are following the clues, Dick Dastardly and Muttley try to ruin their hopes only to go on winning the contest. Meanwhile, Super Snooper ends up kidnapped. Yogi and his friends try to locate him and find out that his kidnapper is his own press agent.
14"Santa Claws!"TBADecember 14, 1991 (1991-12-14)

In this Christmas special, Yogi is nominated by Roxey Bear to host the annual Jellystone Swingers Party. As Yogi invites friends new and old, he learns the true meaning of Christmas along the way.

NOTE: This episode is the series finale.

Voice cast

Home media

In the early '90s, a VHS release of the show came with 3D glasses. As of 2018, there are no plans for a complete series set release from either Warner Home Video or Warner Archive. However, it is available on iTunes as part of the Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection.

See also

References
  1. https://pressroom.warnermediagroup.com/ru/media-release/hbo-max-unveils-new-and-reimagined-classic-kids-family-series-warnermedia-portfolio
  2. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 935. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  3. Ciolek, Todd (2011-08-26). "The 11 Most Insulting Cartoon Reboots | The Robot's Voice". Toplessrobot.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  4. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-07-ca-3509-story.html
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