Yogi's Treasure Hunt is an American animated television series, and the fifth entry in the Yogi Bear franchise, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Featuring Yogi Bear and various other Hanna-Barbera characters, it premiered in syndication on September 6, 1985 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. This is the last series to feature Daws Butler as the voice of Yogi Bear and his other characters before his death in 1988. While all 27 episodes were made in digital ink and paint across three seasons, its opening credits were produced in traditional cel animation.
Plot Yogi and his friends Boo-Boo Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, and Snooper and Blabber, are assigned by Top Cat to go on treasure hunts around the world with Ranger Smith serving as their field commander who also makes sure that Yogi does his part in the treasure hunts. They travel aboard their ship the S.S. Jelly Roger and solve different riddles that would lead them to the treasure in question. Dick Dastardly and Muttley travel on their ship, the S.S. Dirty Tricks, and try to beat Yogi and friends to the treasure by engaging in their usual dirty tricks.
Voice cast Main voices Daws Butler – Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Augie Doggie, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, Snooper and Blabber, Wally Gator, Mr. Jinks, Peter Potamus (in "Yogi's Beanstalk"), Baba Looey, Hokey Wolf, Lippy the Lion, Undercover Elephant (in "Search for the Moaning Liza," "Yogi's Heroes"), Yippee Coyote (in "The Return of El Kabong") Don Messick – Boo Boo, Ranger Smith, Muttley, Narrator, Touché Turtle (in "Search for the Moaning Liza"), Ruff, Ricochet Rabbit (in "Snow White & the 7 Treasure Hunters"), President of Amnesia (in "Secret Agent Bear") Arnold Stang – Top Cat John Stephenson – Doggie Daddy, Officer Dibble (in "Yogi & the Beanstalk"), The President of Rhubarbia (in "Secret Agent Bear"), Magnifico the Great, King Tutti-Frutti (in "The Curse of Tutti-Frutti") Paul Winchell – Dick Dastardly
Additional voices Charlie Adler (seasons 2 & 3) – Greed Monster (in "The Greed Monster") Jon Bauman (season 2) – Theme Song Performer Julie Bennett (season 3) – Cindy Bear (in "Secret Agent Bear"), United Nations Speaker (in "The Attack of Dr. Mars") Susan Blu (season 3) – Nathan (in "The Greed Monster") Julie Brown (season 3) – Connie Kindly (in "Yogi Bear on the Air") Hamilton Camp (season 3) – Mike Walnuts (in "20,000 Leaks Under the Sea") Pat Carroll (season 2) – Evil Queen (in "Snow White & the 7 Treasure Hunters") Vance Colvig (season 2) – Chopper (in "Snow White & the 7 Treasure Hunters") Walker Edmiston (season 3) Dick Erdman (season 1) – Happy Bing (in "Yogi and the Unicorn") Teresa Ganzel (season 3) – Receptionist (in "The Greed Monster") Linda Gary (season 2) – Lady Creampuff (in "The Case of the Hopeless Diamond") Dick Gautier (season 1) – Inka-Dinka Tribal Chief (in "The Attack of Dr. Mars") Rebecca Gilchrist (season 3) Arlene Golonka (season 1) Bob Holt (season 1) Stacy Keach, Sr. (season 1) – Dinky Dalton (in "The Return of El Kabong") Gail Matthius (season 1) – Square Rock (in "Riddle in the Middle of the Earth") Edie McClurg (season 2) – Dr. Mars (in "The Attack of Dr. Mars") and Sally's Mom (in "The Attack of Dr. Mars") Allan Melvin (season 2) – Magilla Gorilla (in "Search for the Moaning Liza") Rob Paulsen (seasons 1 & 2) – Hansel (in "Yogi and the Unicorn") Joni Robbins (season 1) – Magic Mirror (ep. "Merlin's Lost Book of Magic") David Ruprecht (season 3) Michael Rye (season 2) Ann Ryerson (seasons 1 & 3) Marilyn Schreffler (season 2) – Penelope Pitstop as Snow White (in "Snow White and the Seven Treasure Hunters") and Sally (in "The Attack of Dr. Mars") Mimi Seton (season 3) Andre Stojka (season 1) – Professor Whobigone Sprock (in "Riddle in the Middle of the Earth") Russi Taylor (season 3) – Girl (in "The Greed Monster"), Luke (in "The Greed Monster"), Mother (in "The Greed Monster") Jean Vander Pyl (seasons 2 & 3) – Ma Rugg (in "Search for the Moaning Liza," "Yogi's Beanstalk") Janet Waldo (season 1) – Cindy Bear (in "To Bee or Not To Bee"), Little Red Riding Hood (in "Yogi and the Unicorn"), Gretel (in "Yogi and the Unicorn") and the Candy House Witch (in "Yogi and the Unicorn") Lennie Weinrib (season 2) – The Pink Pussycat (in "Search of the Moaning Liza"), Homer Gazelle (in "Search for the Moaning Liza") Jimmy Weldon (seasons 2 & 3) – Yakky Doodle (in "Snow White & the 7 Treasure Hunters," "Yogi's Beanstalk") Frank Welker (seasons 2 & 3) – The President (in "The Great American Treasure"), College Dean (in "Goodbye, Mr. Chump"), Jabberjaw (in "Goodbye, Mr. Chump"), Ziltch (in "Heavens to Planetoid"), Good Night Show Host (in "The Great American Treasure"), Gorilla (in "Bungle in the Jungle"), Leon the Lion (in "Bungle in the Jungle"), Leon's Son (in "Bungle in the Jungle") Jonathan Winters (season 1) – Ollie the Red-Nosed Viking (in "Ollie the Red-Nosed Viking")
Episodes Series overview
Season 1 (1985)
Season 2 (1986–87)
Season 3 (1987–88)
Home media Hanna-Barbera Home Video released the episodes "The Curse of Tutti-Frutti" (which is retitled "Raiders of the Lost and Found") "To Bee or Not to Bee", "Heavens to Planetoid", "There's No Place Like Nome", "The Moaning Liza" (which is retitled "The Search for the Moaning Lisa") and "The Greed Monster" on individual VHS tapes in the Spring of 1990, to promote the opening of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera simulator movie ride at Universal Studios Florida.
The tapes opened with a promo for the ride and a trailer for Jetsons: The Movie. They also included a trivia question before the credits and a Yogi Bear short at the end as a bonus.
Trivia The show's original working title was The Funtastic Treasure Hunt.
In other languages Arabic: الدب يوغي- فريق المهمات الصعبة (Yogi Bear: The Tough Mission Team) Japanese: ハンナ・バーベラ秘宝探検団 (Hanna Bābera Hihō Tanken-Dan) (Hanna-Barbera Treasure Hunters) Italian: La caccia al tesoro di Yoghi (Same as English title) Brazilian Portuguese: Zé Colmeia e os Caça-Tesouros (Yogi Bear and the Treasure Hunters) European Portuguese: A Caça ao Tesouro do Zé Colmeia (Yogi Bear's Treasure Hunt) Latin American Spanish: Yogui y la búsqueda del tesoro (Yogi and the Treasure Hunt)
See also List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera
References
External links
– Profile on Yogi's Treasure Hunt.