Boo-Boo Bear is a

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cartoon character on ''

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''. Boo-Boo is a shorter

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who wears a blue

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. Boo-Boo is Yogi Bear's constant companion (not his son, as sometimes believed), and often acts as his conscience. He tries (usually unsuccessfully) to keep Yogi from doing things he should not do, and also to keep Yogi from getting into trouble with Ranger Smith – often saying, "Mr. Ranger isn't gonna like this, Yogi." It is not readily apparent whether Boo-Boo is a juvenile bear with a precocious intellect, or simply an adult bear who is short of stature.

History

Hanna-Barbera appearances

Boo-Boo first appeared along with Yogi in the "Yogi Bear" segment of ''

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'' in 1958; when Yogi was given his own series in 1961, Boo-Boo went with him. Since then, Boo-Boo has remained at Yogi's side through almost all of the

series, movies, and specials in which Yogi appeared, the only exceptions being '' Yogi's Space Race'' and ''

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'', in which Boo-Boo's place was taken by a new character named Scare Bear. Boo-Boo's classic voice actor was

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, who also voiced Ranger Smith. ''Boo-Boo Bear'' Filmography

Other appearances

* Throughout the 1990s, Boo-Boo (voiced by

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and

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) usually appeared with Yogi in various

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commercials and bumpers. * In the ''

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'' episode "Chubby Cheese", an animatronic Boo-Boo can be seen on stage playing the trumpet with other

characters. * Boo-Boo appears in the '' I Am Weasel'' episode "I Am My Lifetime", voiced by

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. *

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has made a few

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cartoons starring Boo-Boo and other characters from the original ''Yogi Bear'' series, starting with 1999's '' Boo Boo Runs Wild''. In this half-hour tale, Boo-Boo's nice-guy persona is heavily satirized with him simply being repressed by all of Ranger Smith's rules and regulations, and finds him regressing into a primal state, complete with typical bear-like urges and mannerisms. He was voiced by

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. * Boo-Boo appears with Yogi Bear in '' The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' episode "Here Thar Be Dwarves!", voiced by Tom Kenny. He later appears in the episode "Irwin Gets a Clue" as one of several Hanna-Barbera characters to be run into by Hoss Delgado's truck. * Boo-Boo appears in the '' Yogi Bear'' feature film, voiced by singer/actor

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. In the film, he has a pet frog-mouthed turtle named Turtle and must help Yogi save Jellystone (and Turtle) from Mayor R. Brown. * Boo-Boo appears with Yogi Bear in the '' Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' episode "Death by Chocolate", voiced by Tom Kenny and in other episodes in cameos. * Boo-Boo appears in the

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series '' Jellystone'', voiced by show creator C. H. Greenblatt. Boo-Boo is a nurse in the series. * Boo-Boo appears with Yogi Bear in the ''

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'' episode "Ban on the Fun", voiced by

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. In a segment that parodies ''

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'' in the style of the Munich massacre, the Really Rottens shoot the Yogi Yahooeys to death as retribution for losing to them so many times. Boo-Boo later appeared in a movie trailer segment that parodies the ''Rambo'' franchise from the episode "President Evil", voiced by Yerrid once again. He was later featured in the sketch "Power Forest Rangers" of the show's 100th episode "Fight Club Paradise", voiced by series creator

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. * Boo-Boo appears with Yogi Bear in the ''

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'' segment "Suffragette City". * On May 10, 2021, Boo-Boo and Yogi appeared in a commercial advertisement for

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stealing food from a family cookout in "bear country". * Boo-Boo, along with Yogi Bear, appears in the 2021 film '' Space Jam: A New Legacy''. They were among the Warner Bros. characters that were making their way to the site of the basketball game between the Tune Squad and the Goon Squad. * Boo-Boo appears with Yogi Bear in the ''

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'' episode "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary".

Portrayers

From the time of the character's debut until 1996, the character was voiced by

, who died in 1997. In the '' Yogi Bear'' film, the character is voiced by singer/actor

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

Animated media

Television shows

* ''

'' (1958–1960) * ''

'' (1961–1962) * '' Yogi Bear & Friends'' (1967–1968) * '' Yogi's Gang'' (1973) * ''

'' (1977–1979) * '' Yogi's Treasure Hunt'' (1985–1986) * '' The New Yogi Bear Show'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1990–1991) * '' Yo Yogi!'' (1991) * '' Boo Boo Runs Wild'' and '' A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith'' (1999) * '' Boo Boo and the Man'' (2002) * '' Jellystone!'' (2021–present)

Films and specials

* '' Hey There, It's Yogi Bear'' (1964) (singing voice by Ernie Newton) * '' Yogi's Ark Lark'' (1972) * '' Casper's First Christmas'' (1979) * '' Yogi's First Christmas'' (1980) * ''

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

'' (1982) * '' Yogi's Great Escape'' (1987) * '' Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose'' (1987) * '' Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears'' (1988) * '' The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound'' (1988) * '' Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration'' (1989) * '' Yogi the Easter Bear'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1994) (final time voiced by

) * '' Yogi Bear'' a live-action/animated film released in 3-D on December 17, 2010 (voiced by

) * '' Space Jam: A New Legacy'' (2021)

Video games

* ''Yogi Bear: Great Balloon Blast'' (2000) * ''Yogi Bear: The Video Game'' (2010)

References

External links

Don Markstein's Toonopedia
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