Boo-Boo Bear

Boo-Boo Bear
	The Yogi Bear Show character
First Episode Appearance	Yogi Bear's Big Break (1958)
Created by	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Character played by	Don Messick (1958–1994); Jack Mercer (Movie Wheels Present Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear (1960)); Frank Milano (Songs of Yogi Bear and his Pals LP (1961), A Hap-Hap-Happy Christmas from Yogi Bear (1961), Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! LP (1964)); Ernest Newton (singing voice in Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!); June Foray (Yogi Bear and Boo Boo Tell Stories Of Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk LP (1965)); Chuck McCann (Wake Up, America! LP (1965)); Daws Butler (1973–1983; "Hear-See-Do" Hanna-Barbera Record of Safety, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (animated segments)); Keith Scott (Pauls commercial); Jeff Bergman (1990s commercials, Lullabye-Bye Bear, When Bears Attack); Billy West (1990s commercials); Greg Burson (Primestar commercial); John Kricfalusi (Boo Boo Runs Wild, A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith, Boo Boo and the Man); Tom Kenny (I Am Weasel; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law; The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy); Victor Yerrid (Robot Chicken); Scott Innes (At Picnic, Forest, Honey Lesson); Justin Timberlake (2010 film); Tom Virtue (Yogi Bear: The Video Game); Seth Green (Robot Chicken); Chris Cox (Mad); Eric Bauza (Quicken Loans commercial, 2018-present); Ole Rasmus Møller (Denmark); Christian Potalivo (Denmark)
In-universe information
Species	Brown Bear
Gender	Male
Relatives	Yogi Bear (best friend); Ranger Smith (friend); Ranger Jones (friend); Cindy Bear (friend); Rachel Johnson (friend); Augie Doggie (friend)
Pet	Frog-Mouthed Turtle

Boo-Boo Bear is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character on The Yogi Bear Show. Boo-Boo is an anthropomorphic bear cub who wears a blue or purple bowtie. Boo-Boo is Yogi Bear's constant companion, and often acts as his conscience.^[13] He tries (usually unsuccessfully) to keep Yogi from doing things he should not do, and also to keep Yogi from getting into trouble with Ranger Smith^[14] - often saying, "Mr. Ranger isn't gonna like this, Yogi." It is not readily apparent whether Boo-Boo is a juvenile bear with a precocious intellect or simply an adult bear who is short of stature.

History[]

Hanna-Barbera appearances[]

Boo-Boo first appeared along with Yogi in the "Yogi Bear" segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show in 1958; when Yogi was given his own series in 1961, Boo-Boo went with him.^[15]

Since then, Boo-Boo has remained at Yogi's side through almost all of the Hanna-Barbera series, movies, and specials in which Yogi appeared, the only exceptions being Yogi's Space Race and Galaxy Goof-Ups, in which Boo-Boo's place was taken by a new character named Scare Bear. Boo-Boo's classic voice actor was Don Messick who also voiced Ranger Smith.^[16]

Other appearances[]

Throughout the 1990s, Boo-Boo (voiced by Jeff Bergman) usually appeared with Yogi in various Cartoon Network commercials and also bumpers.
In the Dexter's Laboratory episode "Chubby Cheese", an animatronic Boo-Boo can be seen on stage playing the trumpet with other Hanna-Barbera characters.
Boo-Boo appears in the I Am Weasel episode "I Am My Lifetime" voiced by Tom Kenny.
Spümcø has made a few parody cartoons starring Boo-Boo and other characters from the original Yogi Bear series, starting with 1999's Boo Boo Runs Wild. In this half-hour tale, Boo-Boo's nice-guy persona is heavily satirized with him simply being repressed by all of Ranger Smith's rules and regulations, and finds him regressing into a primal state, complete with typical bear-like urges and mannerisms. He was voiced by John Kricfalusi.
Boo-Boo appears with Yogi Bear in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Here Thar Be Dwarves!", voiced by Tom Kenny. He later appears in the episode "Irwin Gets a Clue" as one of several Hanna-Barbera characters to be run into by Hoss Delgado's truck.
Boo-Boo appears in the Yogi Bear feature voiced by singer/actor Justin Timberlake. In the film, he has a pet frog-mouthed turtle named Turtle, and must help Yogi save Jellystone (and Turtle) from Mayor R. Brown.
Boo-Boo appears with Yogi Bear in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Death by Chocolate" voiced by Tom Kenny, and in other episodes in cameos.
Boo Boo will appear in the upcoming HBO Max series Jellystone!^[17]

Portrayers[]

From the time of the character's debut until 1996, the character was voiced by Don Messick who died in 1997.

In the Yogi Bear film, the character is voiced by singer/actor Justin Timberlake.

Scott Innes performed the voice Boo Boo along with Yogi Bear in At Picnic, Forest, and Honey Lesson.

Animated media[]

Television shows[]

The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958-1960)
The Yogi Bear Show (1961-1962)
Yogi Bear & Friends (1967-1968)
Yogi's Gang (1973)
Laff-A-Lympics (1977-1979)
Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1986)
The New Yogi Bear Show (1988)
Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990–1991)
Yo Yogi! (1991)
Boo Boo Runs Wild and A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith (1999)
Boo Boo and the Man (2002)
Jellystone! (2020)

Films and specials[]

Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964) (singing voice by Ernie Newton)
Yogi's Ark Lark (1972)
Casper's First Christmas (1979)
Yogi's First Christmas (1980)
Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982)
Yogi's Great Escape (1987)
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987)
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears (1988)
The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989)
Yogi the Easter Bear (1994)
Arabian Nights (1994) (final time voiced by Don Messick)
Yogi Bear a live-action/animated film released in 3-D on December 17, 2010 (voiced by Justin Timberlake)

Video games[]

Yogi Bear: Great Balloon Blast (2000)
Yogi Bear: The Video Game (2010)

References[]

↑ "Felix, Huck, Yogi & Jack Mercer on Movie Wheel Records". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020. {{cite web}}:
↑ "Golden Records First (and Last) Cartoon Music Compilation". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020. {{cite web}}:
↑ "Frank Milano - Songs Of Yogi Bear And His Pals (1961, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved July 22, 2020. {{cite web}}:
↑ "Frank Milano - Have A Hap-Hap-Happy Christmas From Yogi Bear (1961, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved July 30, 2020. {{cite web}}:
↑ "Total TeleVision Cartoons – on Records". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020. {{cite web}}:
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "Hanna-Barbera's First Movie Soundtrack". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020. {{cite web}}:
↑ "Yogi Bear And Boo Boo - Tell Stories Of Little Red Riding Hood And Jack And The Beanstalk (1965, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved July 30, 2020. {{cite web}}:
↑ "Chuck McCann, Yogi Bear And His Friends - Wake Up America! (1965, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved July 22, 2020. {{cite web}}:
↑ Ehrbar, Greg (July 26, 2016). "Hanna-Barbera Characters Talk 'Safety'-on Records". Cartoon Research. Retrieved August 9, 2020. {{cite web}}:
↑ "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1983". YouTube. Retrieved July 22, 2020. {{cite web}}:
↑ "Yogi Fruits - Australian TV Ad 1980's". YouTube. Retrieved 30 December 2020. {{cite web}}:
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 "Voice(s) of Boo-Boo Bear in Robot Chicken". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2020-08-09. {{cite web}}:
↑ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/32/mode/2up/. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
↑ "Cartoon Scrapbook". {{cite web}}: Yogi Bear
↑ Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. p. 60. ISBN 978-0670829781. https://archive.org/details/artofhannabarber00teds/page/60/mode/2up. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
↑ "The Internet Movie Database". {{cite web}}: Boo-Boo Bear Filmography
↑ https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/hbo-max-scores-rick-and-morty-library-south-park-deal-kids-slate/

External links[]

Don Markstein’s Toonopedia – Yogi Bear at Toonopedia
The Cartoon Scrapbook – Profile on Yogi Bear

Hanna-Barbera
Founders	William Hanna • Joseph Barbera
Original productions	The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show • Birdman and the Galaxy Trio • Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels • CB Bears • The Flintstones • The Funky Phantom • Grape Ape • The Herculoids • Hong Kong Phooey • Huckleberry Hound • Jabberjaw • The Jetsons • Jonny Quest • Loopy De Loop • Magilla Gorilla • The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series • Peter Potamus • Quick Draw McGraw • The Ruff and Reddy Show • Scooby-Doo • Smurfs • Snorks • Space Ghost • Speed Buggy • Tom and Jerry • Top Cat • Yogi Bear • Wacky Races
Amusement attractions	Hanna–Barbera Land • The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
Comics	Hanna-Barbera Beyond
Other media	Films • Video games
See also	Characters • List of Scooby-Doo media

[Boo_record_1-1] "Felix, Huck, Yogi & Jack Mercer on Movie Wheel Records". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020. {{cite web}}:

[Boo_record_2-2] "Golden Records First (and Last) Cartoon Music Compilation". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020. {{cite web}}:

[Boo_record_3-3] "Frank Milano - Songs Of Yogi Bear And His Pals (1961, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved July 22, 2020. {{cite web}}:

[Boo_record_4-4] "Frank Milano - Have A Hap-Hap-Happy Christmas From Yogi Bear (1961, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved July 30, 2020. {{cite web}}:

[Boo_record_5-5] "Total TeleVision Cartoons – on Records". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020. {{cite web}}:

[Boo_record_6-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "Hanna-Barbera's First Movie Soundtrack". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020. {{cite web}}:

[Boo_record_7-7] "Yogi Bear And Boo Boo - Tell Stories Of Little Red Riding Hood And Jack And The Beanstalk (1965, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved July 30, 2020. {{cite web}}:

[Boo_record_8-8] "Chuck McCann, Yogi Bear And His Friends - Wake Up America! (1965, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved July 22, 2020. {{cite web}}:

[Safety-9] Ehrbar, Greg (July 26, 2016). "Hanna-Barbera Characters Talk 'Safety'-on Records". Cartoon Research. Retrieved August 9, 2020. {{cite web}}:

[Yogi_at_Macy's-10] "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1983". YouTube. Retrieved July 22, 2020. {{cite web}}:

[Pauls-11] "Yogi Fruits - Australian TV Ad 1980's". YouTube. Retrieved 30 December 2020. {{cite web}}:

[Robot_Chicken-12] 12.0 ^12.1 "Voice(s) of Boo-Boo Bear in Robot Chicken". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2020-08-09. {{cite web}}:

[13] Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/32/mode/2up/. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[cartoon-scrapbook-14] "Cartoon Scrapbook". {{cite web}}: Yogi Bear

[15] Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. p. 60. ISBN 978-0670829781. https://archive.org/details/artofhannabarber00teds/page/60/mode/2up. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[IMDB-16] "The Internet Movie Database". {{cite web}}: Boo-Boo Bear Filmography

[17] ttps://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/hbo-max-scores-rick-and-morty-library-south-park-deal-kids-slate/

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

The Yogi Bear Show
See also		List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions • Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad Dr. No-No • Fred Flintstone and Friends
Characters		Yogi Bear • Boo-Boo Bear • Cindy Bear • Ranger Smith • Snagglepuss • Yakky Doodle
Television shows		The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958–1959) (List of episodes) • The Yogi Bear Show (1960) (List of episodes) • Yogi's Gang (1970–1975) • Laff-A-Lympics (1977–1978) • Yogi's Space Race (1978–1979) • Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978–1979) • Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1987) • The New Yogi Bear Show (1988–1989) • Wake, Rattle, and Roll (Fender Bender segment; 1990–1991) • Yo Yogi! (1991) • Jellystone! (TBA 2020)
Television specials and films		Yogi's Ark Lark (1972) • Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1977) • The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour (1978) • Casper's First Christmas (1979) • Yogi's First Christmas (1980) • Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982) • Yogi's Great Escape (1987) • Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987) • Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears (1988) • The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988) • Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989) • Yogi the Easter Bear (1994) • Arabian Nights (1994)
Theatrical films		Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964) • Yogi Bear (2010)
Amusement rides		The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990)

The Huckleberry Hound Show
See also	List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera
Characters	Huckleberry Hound • Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks • Hokey Wolf • Yogi Bear • Boo-Boo Bear
Television shows and specials	The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958–1962) (List of episodes) • Yogi's Gang (1973–1975) • Laff-A-Lympics (1977–1978) • Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978) • The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour (1978) • Yogi's Space Race (1978–1979) • Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978–1979) • Casper's First Christmas (1979) • Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982) • Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1988) • Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989) • Wake, Rattle, and Roll (Fender Bender segment; 1990–1991) • Yo Yogi! (1991-1992)
Television films	Yogi's Ark Lark (1972) • Yogi's First Christmas (1980) • Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987) • The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)

Ultimate Pop Culture Wiki