"The Greed Monster" is the eighth episode of the third season and the twenty-sixth overall episode of Yogi's Treasure Hunt, a spin-off of The Yogi Bear Show. It aired on February 19, 1988.
Synopsis[]
Told through rhyme, Yogi and the gang depict how all the toys in the world disappear when mysterious flute music draws them away from their homes to a distant planet.
Plot[]
A boy named Nathan (who refused to share his toys with his little brother Luke or anyone else for that matter) witnesses this, and shortly after, Yogi and his gang set foot in Nathan's backyard. They depart soon after, when Quick Draw McGraw's lucky toy bunny is drawn to the mysterious flute music. Unknown to the others, Nathan sneaks aboard the S.S. Jelly Roger, claiming "Nobody's going to find all the toys in the world without me!" The music leads to the gang to a strange planet, where everything is made of candy. They soon find themselves in front of a candy castle, where inside, they find several doorways, one of which contains the missing toys.
To the sidekicks, Boo-Boo, Blabber, Augie Doggie, and Quick Draw, the doorways are traps to prevent the gang from finding the toys. The others (Yogi, Snagglepuss, Snooper, Doggie Daddy, and Huckleberry Hound) eventually see through this, and are able to overcome their own personal desires. Nathan, however, has found the toys, but has been overcome with greed of having all the toys in the world to himself. The gang is then captured by the Greed Monster, who transforms them into toys with a toy-making machine. Nathan's greed for toys begins to build up, transforming him into the new Greed Monster, reversing the transformation on the original Greed Monster (who turns out to be a little girl who wanted all the candy in the world to herself, which turned her into the previous Greed Monster).
With a little help from Yogi (now a teddy bear, along with Boo-Boo), Nathan realizes that kids can have just as much fun without toys; this upsets Nathan and he wishes to go home. But, the little girl (whom Nathan turned into a doll) states that Nathan will have to find someone even greedier than himself to take his place as the Greed Monster. Eventually, Dick Dastardly and Muttley become the new Greed Monsters after their love for fortune builds up inside them, reversing the transformation on Nathan. The missing toys are returned to children everywhere, and Nathan learns to share with Luke, even asking him to play.
Characters[]
Main
- Yogi Bear
- Boo-Boo Bear
- Huckleberry Hound
- Quick Draw McGraw
- Snagglepuss
- Augie Doggie
- Doggie Daddy
- Super Snooper
- Blabber Mouse
- Top Cat
Villains
Other
- Luke (only appearance)
- Nathan (only appearance)
- Mother (only appearance)
- Father (only appearance, no lines)
- President of the United States (only mentioned)
- Receptionist (only appearance)
- Clementine (only appearance, no lines)
- Girl (only appearance)
Locations[]
- Nathan's house (only appearance)
- Nathan's clubhouse (only appearance)
World
- China
- Scotland Yard (only mentioned)
U.S.A.
- Washington D.C.
- White House
- FBI (mentioned)
- Grand Canyon (mentioned)
Other
- Jellystone Park (mentioned)
- Greed Planet (only appearance)
- Candy Castle (only appearance)
- Candy Store (only appearance, flashback)
Objects[]
- Picnic baskets
- Private Eyeball magazine (only appearance)
- Magnifying glasses
- Toy making machine (only appearance)
- TV
- Money bills
Food
- Pie
- Apples
- Orange
- Chocolate cake
- Sandwiches
- Cupcakes
- Candy canes
- Lollipops
- Chocolate heart boxes
- Cupcake mix
- Lemon drops (mentioned)
- Licorice sticks (mentioned)
Toys
- Wagon
- Football
- Toy truck
- Toy dinosaur
- Football
- Paddleball
- Doll
- Trumpet
- Alphabet blocks
- Baseball
- Baseball bat
- Drum
- Tennis racket
- Toy plane
- Yo-Yo
- Checkers
- Jump rope
- Rubber ducky
- Disguise glasses
- Honey Bunny (only appearance)
- Spinning top
- Toy pony
- Toy car
- Toy soldier
- Toy boat
Vehicles[]
- S.S. Jelly Roger
- S.S. Dirty Tricks
- Nathan's family's car (only appearance)
- Nathan's family's boat (only appearance)
Media[]
- H-B News
Cast[]
Notes/Trivia[]
- This episode is the fourth of the five episodes of the third season that Ranger Smith has been absent and the other episodes were "Yogi's Heroes", "The Attack of Dr. Mars" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chump".
- It was unknown what happens to the little girl.
- This is the only episode where Dick Dastardly and Muttley don't appear until the end.
- At the end of the episode, the doll looks similar to Raggedy Andy from Raggedy Ann.
Errors[]
- None known.
See also[]
- Yogi Bear and Friends in The Greed Monster
| Yogi's Treasure Hunt episodes |
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| Season 1: "Riddle in the Middle of the Earth" • "Bungle in the Jungle" • "Countdown Drac" • "The Return of El Kabong" • "Ole the Red Nosed Viking" • "The Curse of Tutti-Frutti" • "Yogi and the Unicorn" • "The Case of the Hopeless Diamond" • "Merlin's Lost Book of Magic" • "Beverly Hills Flop" Season 2: "Follow the Yellow Brick Gold" • "To Bee or Not to Bee" • "Heavens to Planetoid" • "Beswitched, Buddha'd and Bewildered" • "There's No Place Like Nome" • "The Great American Treasure" • "Huckle Hero" • "The Moaning Liza" Season 3: "Snow White and the Seven Treasure Hunters" • "Yogi's Heroes" • "The Attack of Dr. Mars" • "20,000 Leaks Under the Sea" • "Goodbye, Mr. Chump" • "Yogi Bear on the Air" • "Yogi and the Beanstalk" • "The Greed Monster" • "Secret Agent Bear" |