''The New Yogi Bear Show'' (also known as ''Hanna-Barbera's Yogi Bear Show'') is an American

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, and the sixth incarnation of 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 in syndication from September 12 to November 11, 1988. This series serves as the final season and a revival to the 1961 series, also serving as a continuation/

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to the 1964 theatrical film adaption.

Overview

It contains forty-five new episodes combined with reruns of the 1961 series. Pared down from some of the other versions (the all-star cartoons with

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and others), this series featured only Yogi, Boo-Boo, Cindy and Ranger Smith, with episodes set in Jellystone Park. The series takes place two years after the events of ''

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 ...

'', all about Yogi, Boo-Boo, and Cindy's adventures in Jellystone Park, doing their "good bear" deeds under the watchful eye of the newly-promoted Chief Ranger Smith of Jellystone Park, after the death of the Park Commissioner one year ago. New characters were introduced for the series such as Ranger Roubideux (Ranger Smith's assistant who is chubby and tiny-sized), Ninja Raccoon (a Japanese raccoon cub who wears a

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), and Yogi's father. The series marked the debut of

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as the voice of Yogi following

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 ...

's death on May 18, 1988, four months prior to the series' debut.

Episodes

Cast

- Yogi Bear *

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 ...

- Boo-Boo Bear, Ranger Smith *

Julie Bennett Julie Bennett (January 24, 1932 – March 31, 2020) was an American actress. Early years Bennett was born in Manhattan, New York, on January 24, 1932. By the time she was 18, she had been living in Hollywood, Los Angeles for so long that she was ...

- Cindy Bear *

Peter Cullen Peter Claver Cullen (born July 28, 1941) is a Canadian voice actor. He voiced Optimus Prime in the original 1980s ''The Transformers (TV series), Transformers'' animated series, later returning to the role in ''Transformers'' media in 2007, sta ...

- Ranger Roubideux *

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 ...

- Ninja Raccoon, Cruise Director (in "Cruise Bruise"), Stone Malone (in "Double Trouble"), Assistant Director (in "Double Trouble"), Predaterminator (in "Predaterminator"),

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(in "Little Big Foot")

Additional voices

David Ackroyd David Ackroyd (born May 30, 1940) is an American actor, who first came to prominence in soap operas such as ''The Secret Storm'' and ''Another World (TV series), Another World''. Early life On May 30, 1940, Ackroyd was born in East Orange, N ...

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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 ...

- Director Sammy Baby (in "Shine on Silver Screen"), Buffalo Billy (in "Buffalo'd Bear") * Patricia Alice Albrecht - Minska Bruinovitch (in "The Big Bear Ballet") * George Ball - *

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- Little Yog (in "Bringing Up Yogi") * William Callaway - *

Richard Erdman John Richard Erdman (June 1, 1925 – March 16, 2019) was an American character actor and occasional film and television director. He appeared in more than 160 films and television productions between 1944 and 2017, mostly in supporting roles ...

- * Chad Everett - * Laurie Faso - Film Director (in "Double Trouble") *

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- Mom with Yellow Top (in "Old Biter") *

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- Yippee Wolf (in "The Not So Great Escape") * Lauri Fraser - Bibi the Biker (in "Biker Bear") *

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- Hambo's Girl (in "Double Trouble") *

Kathy Garver Kathy Garver (born Kathleen Marie Garver; December 13, 1945) is an American actress most remembered for having portrayed the teenaged orphan, Catherine "Cissy" Davis, on the popular 1960s CBS sitcom ''Family Affair''. Before that, she was cast ...

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Dick Gautier Richard Gautier ( Go- tee- AY) (October 30, 1931 – January 13, 2017) was an American actor. He was known for his television roles as Hymie the Robot in the television series ''Get Smart'', and Robin Hood in the TV comedy series '' When Things ...

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Dana Hill Dana Hill (born Dana Lynne Goetz; May 6, 1964 – July 15, 1996) was an American actress. She was known for playing Audrey Griswold in '' National Lampoon's European Vacation'', and also known for her roles in ''Shoot the Moon'' and '' Cross Cre ...

- Tim (in "Little Lord Boo-Boo") * Peter Leeds - * Allan Lurie - *

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- Blonde Mom (in "Old Biter"), Brunette Mom (in "Old Biter") * Laurie Main - * Allan Melvin - Growler Bear (in "Real Bears Don't Eat Quiche") *

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- Cody (in "Pokey the Bear") * Howard Morris - Principal Pinecone (in "Bear Obedience") *

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- Yogi's Pop (in "Boxcar Pop") *

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 ...

- La Bamba Bear (in "La Bamba Bear") * Henry Polic II - Corky Carny (in "Come Back, Little Boo-Boo") *

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- * Hal Smith - * John Stephenson - The Great Shadrak (in "Shadrak Yogi"), Doctor (in "Bearly Buddies") *

Cree Summer Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969) is an American-Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for her extensive work in animation, voicing characters such as Elmyra Duff in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and related media, Susie Carmichael ...

- Scruffy (in "Pokey the Bear") * B.J. Ward - Buttercup Bear (in "Yogi de Beargerac"), Brunhilda Bear (in "Yogi de Beargerac") * Patric Zimmerman -

Home media

VHS release

In 2000,

Warner Home Video Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, Inc. (doing business as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment; formerly known as Warner Home Video and WCI Home Video and sometimes credited as Warner Home Entertainment) is the American home video distribution ...

included this "Attack of the Ninja Raccoon", "Biker Bear", "In Search of the Ninja Raccoon", "Balloonatics", "Board Silly", and "Kahuna Yogi" on its VHS Bumper Collection in Australia.

DVD release

The show has not yet been planned for a DVD release in the U.S.

References

External links

''The New Yogi Bear Show'' @ The Big Cartoon DataBase
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