Release Date | 1962-01-06 |
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Runtime | 7 minutes |
Genres | Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids |
Stars | Daws Butler, Don Messick, Jimmy Weldon, Vance Colvig, Julie Bennett |
Directors | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera |
From his home in Jellystone Park, Yogi Bear dreams of nothing more in life than to outwit as many unsuspecting tourists as he can and grab their prized picnic baskets all while staying one step ahead of the ever-exasperated Ranger Smith. Yogi's little buddy, Boo-Boo, tries to keep Yogi out of trouble but rarely succeeds. That's okay because not even Ranger Smith can stay mad for long at the lovable, irresistible Yogi Bear.
Yogi and Boo Boo are tricked by the Three Little Pigs into moving into the straw house, then the wood house, just before each is blown down by the wolf. This cartoon was originally shown on The Huckleberry Hound Show.
To avoid being ejected from the Adventurers Club, Major Minor tries to hunt Snagglepuss again, despite the fact that the lion is now in a zoo.
Unable to keep up with the other migrating ducks, Yakky falls into Chopper's water dish and meets the bulldog for the first time.
After Yogi poses as a health inspector in order to take tourists' picnic baskets, Ranger Smith sets out some booby-trapped baskets to teach Yogi a lesson.
Two hill people are competing for a woman's hand in marriage, and she says that she'll choose the one who brings her a lion fur coat; naturally, the suitors both hunt Snagglepuss.
Flying to Missouri, Yakky gets lost and finds himself in Australia, where he befriends a baby kangaroo who "adopts" him as his brother.
Ranger Smith goes on vacation in Miami Beach; Yogi and Boo Boo, mistakenly thinking that they're invited, show up at the Ranger's hotel.
Finding Yakky Doodle hiding in his mailbox, Snagglepuss contemplates eating him, but instead finds himself protecting Yakky from duck hunters.
Learning that Chopper wishes he could fly, Yakky tries to teach him, with painful results.
Boo Boo enters a mail-in puzzle contest and wins a trip for two to Paris; he takes along Yogi, who almost causes an international incident.
Snagglepuss shows up at the home of Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist, begging for food; J. Evil hires him to get rid of a mouse, which Junior had transformed into a giant.
A lady buys Yakky from a pet store as an Easter gift for her granddaughter; the lady's cat, however, has different plans for the duckling.
Ranger Smith has a system of closed-circuit cameras set up throughout Jellystone so he can keep an eye on Yogi.
In a Medieval kingdom, Snagglepuss tries to rescue the Queen, who's been kidnapped by Count Down.
Fibber Fox disguises himself as Yakky's mother as part of a plot to get at the chickens in the henhouse Chopper is guarding.
At Ranger Smith's request, a doctor tells Yogi that his health will be in jeopardy if he doesn't stick to a diet of nuts and berries.
Hungry Snagglepuss infiltrates a college because he heard they have "sheepskins," and he reasons that they must have sheep; he winds up being the quarterback of the football team.
Yakky and Chopper are traveling by train, and so is a cat who keeps trying to eat Yakky.
Yogi finds a hollow log filled with bees' honey, and trades jars of it for goodies from the tourists.
Snagglepuss gets a job as a television actor, but it turns out to be a lot rougher than he'd expected.
Duhh-glas the Dog is supposed to help his master hunt ducks, but the dog can't stand to see Yakky get shot.
An escaped circus bear trades places with Yogi; Yogi has a terrible time trying to perform dangerous acts, while the more feral circus bear proves to be impossible for the rangers to control.
Hoping to become a member of King Arthur's Round Table, Snagglepuss does battle with the Stormy Knight.
In gratitude for being released from a dog catcher's wagon, Chopper gives Yakky a whistle, which the duck uses to call for help when Fibber Fox tries to eat him.
Yogi and Boo Boo find a lamp containing a genie, and Yogi wishes for a flying carpet.
Two gangsters use Snagglepuss' cave as a hideout.
Yakky's terrible singing drives a cat to distraction.
When a boy scout troop sets up camp in Jellystone, Yogi and Boo Boo pose as scouts to get some food.
The Major's baby nephew runs away from home, and Snagglepuss brings him back.
Yakky goes to school and is picked on by a bigger kid; Chopper disguises himself as a student so he can keep an eye on Yakky.
When he inherits wealth and a mansion, Ranger Smith moves away from Jellystone.
An outlaw called Big Hombre orders Snagglepuss to look after his baby, Little Hombre, while he goes off to rob a bank.
Yakky visits Chopper in the animal hospital, and Fibber Fox sneaks in to try to catch Yakky.
Yogi has been struck by Cupid's arrow (literally), and he's too busy pursuing a female bear to go after picnic baskets.
Inspired by the story of Robin Hood, Snagglepuss sets out to be a champion for all in need – including an elephant who's escaped from the zoo.
Chopper's master is going duck hunting, and Chopper is trying to keep Yakky from being shot.
Ranger Smith disguises himself as a bear, hoping to catch Yogi in the act of stealing picnic baskets.
The Major's identical twin brother, Sir Clyde, believes that all animals should be free; Snagglepuss is confused when the Major keeps locking him in a cage and Sir Clyde keeps freeing him.
Yakky gets a birthday present for Chopper – a dinosaur bone from a museum.
Ranger Smith is trying to find out what Yogi is up to, not realizing that the bear is putting together a surprise birthday party for him.
When Snagglepuss tries to join the Three Musketeers, they trick him into thinking that the king is a spy.
A farmer's old plow-horse mistakenly thinks that the farmer wants to shoot him, so Yakky helps him hide.
Yogi sets up a wishing well in the park, and uses the money people throw in to buy things.
Snagglepuss finally gets to perform Shakespeare on stage, but Major Minor is sitting in the audience.
Chopper has a cold, so Yakky brings him a basket full of goodies, which Fibber Fox tries to intercept (in the style of "Little Red Riding Hood").
Two bank robbers disguised as little old ladies hide out in Jellystone and conceal their loot in a picnic basket; naturally, Yogi gets involved.
The Major and Snagglepuss are guests on a television show called This Is Your Strife (a parody of This Is Your Life), and the former chases the latter through various TV studios, including the one Yogi Bear's show is in. This cartoon also includes parodies of You Bet Your Life, western shows, game shows, Frankenstein, and science fiction shows.
When Yakky thinks that Fibber Fox is his mother, the fox finds that he can't bring himself to eat the duckling; this drives Fibber to see a psychiatrist.