The New Yogi Bear Show (also known as Hanna-Barbera's Yogi Bear Show) is an American animated television series, and the sixth incarnation of the Yogi Bear franchise, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions 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/sequel to the 1964 theatrical film adaptation.
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 Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, 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!, 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-speaking raccoon cub who wears a kimono), Ninja Raccoon's mother, Blubber Bear (who is different from the Wacky Races version), and Yogi's father.
The series marked the debut of Greg Burson as the voice of Yogi following Daws Butler's death on May 18, 1988, four months prior to the series' debut.
Episodes
Cast Greg Burson - Yogi Bear Don Messick - Boo-Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Hunter (in "Shadrak Yogi"), Monkey (in "Clucking Crazy"), Tim's Dog (in "Little Lord Boo-Boo"), Boom Boom Bear (in "The Hopeful Diamond"), News Anchor (in "The Hopeful Diamond"), Slippery Smith (in "Slippery Smith"), Evan (in "The Big Bear Ballet"), Jazz Bear (in "Battle of the Bears") Julie Bennett - Cindy Bear Peter Cullen - Ranger Roubideux, Tourist (in "Bear Exchange"), Mountain Lion (in "Real Bears Don't Eat Quiche"), Jazz Bear (in "Battle of the Bears") Frank Welker - Ninja Raccoon (in "Attack of the Ninja Raccoon", "In Search of the Ninja Raccoon", "Ninja Raccoon, The Final Shogun"), Dinosaur (in "The Yolk's on Yogi"), Pancake Guy (in "The Yolk's on Yogi"), Prehistoric National Museum Representative (in "The Yolk's on Yogi"), Biter (in "Old Biter"), Captain Portside (in "Bruise Cruise"), Stone Malone (in "Double Trouble"), Assistant Director (in "Double Trouble"), Police Officer #1, Predaterminator (in "Predaterminator"), Mrs. Bigfoot (in "Little Big Foot"), Bigfoot Children (in "Little Big Foot")
Additional voices David Ackroyd - Charlie Adler - Director Sammy Baby (in "Shine on Silver Screen"), Buffalo Billy (in "Buffalo'd Bear"), Banjo Bear (in "Banjo Bear") Patricia Alice Albrecht - Minska Bruinovitch (in "The Big Bear Ballet") George Ball - Susan Blu - Little Yogi Bear (in "Bringing Up Yogi") William Callaway - Richard Erdman - Chad Everett - Laurie Faso - Film Director (in "Double Trouble") Miriam Flynn - Mom with Yellow Top (in "Old Biter") Pat Fraley - Yin Panda (in "Bear Exchange"), Yang Panda (in "Bear Exchange"), Boy in Trailer (in "Bear Exchange"), Yippee Coyote (in "The Not So Great Escape") Lauri Fraser - Bebe the Biker (in "Biker Bear") Teresa Ganzel - Dolly (in "Double Trouble") Kathy Garver - Dick Gautier - Arlene Golonka - Dana Hill - Tim (in "Little Lord Boo-Boo") Peter Leeds - Allan Lurie - Tress MacNeille - Blonde Mom (in "Old Biter"), Brunette Mom (in "Old Biter") Laurie Main - Captain Portside (in "Cruise Bruise"), Professor Digby (in "Yogi Meets the Mummy") Allan Melvin - Louie (in "The Hopeful Diamond"), Growler Bear (in "Real Bears Don't Eat Quiche") Scott Menville - Cody (in "Pokey the Bear") Howard Morris - Perceval Pinecone (in "Bear Obedience") Alan Oppenheimer - Yogi's Pop (in "Boxcar Pop") Rob Paulsen - La Bamba Bear (in "La Bamba Bear") Henry Polic II - Corky Carny (in "Come Back, Little Boo-Boo") Jan Rabson - Hal Smith - Fisherman (in "Shadrak Yogi") John Stephenson - The Great Shadrak (in "Shadrak Yogi"), Doctor (in "Bearly Buddies") Cree Summer - 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 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.
See also List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions List of Hanna-Barbera characters Yogi Bear (character) The Yogi Bear Show Yogi's Gang Yogi's Treasure Hunt Yo Yogi!
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