Yogi's Gang is an American animated television series and the second incarnation of the Yogi Bear franchise which ran on ABC on September 8 through December 15, 1973. The series began as Yogi's Ark Lark, an entry in The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie series in 1972.
Synopsis[]
Yogi, Boo-Boo, and their friends, such as Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, and Wally Gator, traveled in a flying ark on a mission to confront social and cultural issues like ecology and bigotry with villains named Mr. Waste, Dr. Bigot, the Envy Brothers, Lotta Litter, the Greedy Genie and Mr. Cheater.
Characters[]
- Atom Ant
- Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
- The Hillbilly Bears (Both Floral and Shag appeared in the magenta letter "A" during the intro and also the episode, "Mr. Prankster".*)
- Hokey Wolf and Ding-a-Ling* (Ding-a-Ling only appeared in the red letter "G" during the intro.*)
- Huckleberry Hound
- Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har
- Magilla Gorilla
- Peter Potamus
- Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks* (Both Pixie and Dixie only appeared in the magenta letter "A" and Mr. Jinks only appeared also in the orange letter "N" during the intro.*)
- Punkin' Puss and Mushmouse* (Both Punkin' and Mushmouse only appeared in the brown letter "G" during the intro.*)
- Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey
- Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long Coyote* (Both Ricochet and Droop-a-Long only appeared in the gold letter "G" during the intro.*)
- Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole* (Both Secret and Morocco only appeared during and at the end of the intro with the red letter "G".*)
- Snagglepuss
- Super Snooper and Blabber Mouse (Both Snooper and Blabber only appeared during and at the end of the intro with the blue letter "S".*)
- Squiddly Diddly
- Touché Turtle and Dum-Dum* (Dum-Dum only appeared in the blue letter "S" during the intro.*)
- Wally Gator
- Yakky Doodle* (Yakky appeared in the red letter "G" during the intro.*)
- Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo Bear
Cast[]
- Daws Butler - Yogi Bear, Augie Doggie, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, Wally Gator, Peter Potamus, Baba Looey, Lippy the Lion, Hokey Wolf, Tantrum
- Don Messick - Boo-Boo Bear, Squiddly Diddly, Touché Turtle, Ranger Smith, Atom Ant, Mayor of Smog City, Temper, Messy
- Julie Bennett - Cindy Bear
- John Stephenson - Doggie Daddy, Hardy Har Har, Mr. Cheerful, The Greedy Genie, Hilarious P. Prankster, Envy Brother #2, Captain Swashbuckle Swipe, Fumbo Jumbo the Masked Avenger, Mr. Hothead, Professor Bickering
- Allan Melvin - Magilla Gorilla, Mr. Sloppy/Mr. Neat, Professor Haggling
- Henry Corden - Paw Rugg, Dr. Bigot, Chief Short, Mr. Waste
- Jean Vander Pyl - Maw Rugg
Additional Voices[]
- Josh Albee - Freddy and Jimmy
- Tom Bosley as Commodore Phineas P. Fibber
- Walker Edmiston
- Virginia Gregg - The Gossipy Witch of the West
- Jim MacGeorge
- Rose Marie as Lotta Litter
- Hal Smith - J. Wanton Vandal, Smiley the Hobo
- Vincent Van Patten
- Lennie Weinrib - Smokestack Smog
- Jesse White - Peter D. Cheater
- Paul Winchell - The Sheik of Selfishness
Episodes[]
- Main article: Yogi's Gang episode list
Production Credits[]
Executive Producers
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Directed by
Charles A. Nichols
Produced by
Iwao Takamoto
Associate Producer
Art Scott
Story
Neal Barbera
Alan Dinehart
Neal Israel
Bill Lutz
R.T. McGee
Jack Mendelsohn
Sloan Nibley
Bob Ogle
Ray Parker
Dick Robbins
Paul West
Story Directors
Bill Ackerman
Dave Brain
Don Christensen
George Jorgensen
Mike Kawaguchi
Bob Ogle
Ernie Terrazas
John E. Walker
Voices
Daws Butler
Josh Albee
Julie Bennett
Tom Bosley
Henry Corden
Walker Edmiston
Virginia Gregg
Jim MacGeorge
Rose Marie
Allan Melvin
Don Messick
Hal Smith
John Stephenson
Jean Vander Pyl
Vincent Van Patten
Lennie Weinrib
Jesse White
Paul Winchell
Production Design
Bob Singer
Production Supervisor
Victor O. Shipek
Titles
Iraj Paran
Musical Director
Hoyt Curtin
Musical Supervisor
Paul DeKorte
Character Design
Jerry Eisenberg
Layout
Dick Bickenbach
Jaime Diaz
Bob Foster
Bob Givens
Barry Goldberg
Larry Huber
Willie Ito
Dardo Velez
Animators
Tom Baron
Emil Carle
John Garling
Marcia Holt
Marija Jursic
Dick Lundy
Joan Orbison
Ed Rehberg
Veve Risto
Rod Scribner
Rich Trueblood
Background Styling
Richard Khim
Fernando Montealegre
Backgrounds
Marilyn Shimokochi
Peter Van Elk
Dennis Venizelos
Technical Supervisor
Frank Paiker
Ink and Paint Supervisor
Billie Kerns
Xerography
Robert "Tiger" West
Sound Directors
Bill Getty
Richard Olson
Supervising Film Editor
Larry Cowan
Music Editor
James Yaras
Effects Editors
Sam Gemette
Milt Krear
Negative Consultant
William E. DeBoer
Post Production Supervisor
Joed Eaton
Camera
George Epperson
Jerry Mills
Roy Wade
Dennis Weaver
Home Media[]
The episode, "The Greedy Genie" was included on the DVD compilation Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Volume 1 released from Warner Home Video on May 26, 2009. The episode, "Dr. Bigot" is available on the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Vol. 2. On February 19, 2013, Warner Archive released Yogi's Gang: The Complete Series on DVD, as part of their Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store, Wal-Mart and Amazon. Yogi's Gang: The Complete Series is also available for download via iTunes Store and Google Play Store.
Notes/Trivia[]
- Like The Flintstones and other animated Hanna-Barbera shows with laugh tracks, Yogi's Gang is the only Yogi Bear show to have a laugh track.