The Yogi Bear Show
An anthology series with three-recurring segments. Yogi Bear and his sidekick Boo-Boo Bear are anthropomorphic bears residing in Jellystone Park (a parody version of Yellowstone National Park). Yogi is a petty thief and con-artist who tries to steal food items from human visitors and to have a good time, while Ranger Smith acts as the strict authority figure trying to enforce law and order. Boo-Boo is a rather timid fellow who keeps trying to warn Yogi about potential threats. Also part of the cast is Yogi's girlfriend Cindy Bear, a gentle girl with a Southern accent who typically carries a parasol. Featured in his own segment is Snagglepuss, a pink mountain lion with a taste for luxury and a passion for the theater. Before dashing off-screen to make an escape or run an errand, Snagglepuss always announces the move in the form of a theatrical stage direction, saying "Exit, stage left/right/up/down!". His main foe is the hunter Major Minor, and his love interest is the lioness Lila. Lila keeps rejecting Snagglepuss' attempts to court her, but her suitor is persistent. The third and final segment focuses on Yakky Doodle, an innocent duckling who wanders into dangerous locations and situations on a daily basis. The local predators Fibber Fox and Alfy Gator. try to take advantage of his recklessness and naivety, but Yakky's adoptive father Chopper acts as a fierce protector to the boy. Chopper happens to be a physically powerful bulldog.
- 1961-1962
- 2 seasons
- Columbia Pictures
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Family
- TV-G
An anthology series with three-recurring segments. Yogi Bear and his sidekick Boo-Boo Bear are anthropomorphic bears residing in Jellystone Park (a parody version of Yellowstone National Park). Yogi is a petty thief and con-artist who tries to steal food items from human visitors and to have a good time, while Ranger Smith acts as the strict authority figure trying to enforce law and order. Boo-Boo is a rather timid fellow who keeps trying to warn Yogi about potential threats. Also part of the cast is Yogi's girlfriend Cindy Bear, a gentle girl with a Southern accent who typically carries a parasol. Featured in his own segment is Snagglepuss, a pink mountain lion with a taste for luxury and a passion for the theater. Before dashing off-screen to make an escape or run an errand, Snagglepuss always announces the move in the form of a theatrical stage direction, saying "Exit, stage left/right/up/down!". His main foe is the hunter Major Minor, and his love interest is the lioness Lila. Lila keeps rejecting Snagglepuss' attempts to court her, but her suitor is persistent. The third and final segment focuses on Yakky Doodle, an innocent duckling who wanders into dangerous locations and situations on a daily basis. The local predators Fibber Fox and Alfy Gator. try to take advantage of his recklessness and naivety, but Yakky's adoptive father Chopper acts as a fierce protector to the boy. Chopper happens to be a physically powerful bulldog.
Season 2 Episode Guide
17 Episodes 1961
Episode 1
Touch and Go-Go-Go/Express Trained Lion/Count to Tenant
Sat, Aug 26, 1961 30 mins
Yogi Bear's fairy godmother grants Yogi's wish--that everything he touches becomes a picnic basket!/Snagglepuss glows with noble sentiments after reading the fairy tale of the mouse who saves the lion./A flea named Clarence is ousted from his cozy home.
Episode 2
Acrobatty Yogi/Jangled Jungle/Shrunken Headache
Fri, Sep 1, 1961 30 mins
Yogi meets his former girlfriend, who's in town performing with a circus./Tiring of circus life, Snagglepuss returns to the one place he feels he belongs - the jungle./Yakky is in imminent danger from Fibber Fox. Yakky's stalwart friend Chopper saves him.
Episode 3
Ring-a-Ding Picnic Basket/Lion Tracks/The Most Ghost
Sun, Sep 10, 1961 30 mins
A visitor to Jellystone Park shows Ranger Smith his new invention for trapping thieving bears./Railroad builders prepare to tunnel through the mountain where Snagglepuss resides./Yakky and Chopper discover it is not a ghost haunting the deserted house.
Episode 4
Iron Hand Jones/Fight Fright/Stamp Scamp
Mon, Sep 18, 1961 30 mins
Low on cash, Snagglepuss takes a job boxing the Australian kangaroo at the county fair. But "K-O Kangy" is one tough marsupial. Even Snag's famous propeller punch proves ineffective. The cagey kangaroo is just as adept at side-stepping and feinting as he is at punching. After a terrific beating, Snagglepuss decides to go back to his old job at the fair -- dodging baseballs in the baseball-throwing booth.
Episode 5
Yogi's Pest Guest/Lions Share Sheriff/All's Well That Eats Well
Wed, Sep 27, 1961 30 mins
The Raindance Kid has a policy of always shooting a sheriff on his birthday. And Raindance's birthday comes on the very day he arrives in Snagglepuss' town. The regular sheriff, who knows of Raindance's quaint custom, picks this day to leave the country. The badge of office then is given to Snagglepuss, who proves to be just as ineffective as the missing sheriff.
Episode 6
Missile Bound Yogi/Cagey Lion/Foxy Friends
Sun, Oct 1, 1961 21 mins
Yogi and Boo Boo come under fire when they enter a restricted area during army exercises./Snagglepuss escapes from his cage and mingles with passengers aboard the SS St. Louis Lou./Fibber Fox is about to lunch on Yakky Duck when Yakky's friend saves him.
Episode 7
Loco Locomotive/Charge That Lion/Mad Mix Up
Sun, Oct 1, 1961 30 mins
Yogi's annoyed by the park's latest attraction--a children's train that runs right outside his cave!/Snagglepuss sees a picture of himself on a poster offering $50 reward for his capture./Chopper and Yakky are the subjects of a brain switching experiment.
Episode 8
Missile-Bound Bear/Be My Ghost/Beach Brawl
Thu, Oct 5, 1961 30 mins
Yogi's excited--a new rocket is about to be launched from the nature preserve!/Snagglepuss, a stowaway on a voyage to England, is tossed overboard by the irate skipper./Chopper and Yakky are having a great day at the beach when Fibber Fox appears.
Episode 9
A Wooin' Bruin/Spring Hits a Snag/Duck Seasoning
Thu, Oct 5, 1961 21 mins
When Bruno Bear woos Cindy, Yogi becomes jealous./Snagglepuss rescues Lila, a lovely young miss in distress, who he then envisions as a suitable Mrs. Snagglepuss./Ali Gator, the duck-hunting denizen of the Southern swamps, is equipped with a duck call.
Episode 10
Yogi in the City/Legal Eagle Lion/Hasty Tasty
Tue, Oct 10, 1961 21 mins
Discovering that his cave leaks, Yogi goes to sleep in a tourist's trailer-and awakens in the city!/The circuit judge lion delegates the job of trying the notorious bank bandit to Snagglepuss./Yakky Duck is just what Fibber Fox would like for supper.
Episode 11
Queen Bee for a Day/Don't Know It Poet/Nobody Home Duck
Sun, Oct 15, 1961 21 mins
Yogi tries an unusual ploy to steal honey from bees./Bashful Duke de Geese employs the romantic poet Cyrano de Snagglepuss to write poems and recite them under the balcony of Lady Lavendish./Pitiful Yakky Duck can't move in with Chopper for the winter.
Episode 12
Batty Bear/Tail Wag Snag/Dog Pounded
Fri, Oct 20, 1961 30 mins
The Major boasts to the Adventurer's Club that he finally has a secret weapon to catch the elusive Snagglepuss. The weapon is Snuffles, a canine who will run any risk, brave any terrors, for a dog biscuit. But the Major's parsimony is his undoing. He gives Snuffles only half a dog biscuit. The wily Snagglepuss quickly allies himself with Snuffles, and the Major learns too late he should have given Snuffles more.
Episode 13
Droop-a-Long Yogi/Rent and Rave/Witch Duckter-Ter
Mon, Oct 30, 1961 30 mins
A Hollywood director uses Jellystone Park as a locale for a Western movie./Snagglepuss adds a room to his house, hoping the rent he receives will finance a vacation trip./The witch' s birthday stew has all ingredients -- but lacks one small talking duck.
Episode 14
Threadbare Bear/Footlight Fright/Full Course Meal
Wed, Nov 1, 1961 30 mins
Yogi and Boo Boo protest when they are selected to be sent to the Cincinnati Zoo./Poor Major Minor is kicked out of the Adventurer's Club because he has never captured Snagglepuss./Innocent Yakky Duck makes friends with a man he encounters in the desert.
Episode 15
Ice Box Raider/One Two Many/Baddie Buddies
Fri, Nov 10, 1961 30 mins
Lila Lion has cast myriad longing glances in the direction of Snagglepuss, a confirmed bachelor who never had any thought of marriage. When his twin brother Snaggletooth comes for a visit, he unwittingly takes Snagglepuss off the hook -- he decides Lila is just his type, and Lila mistakes him for Snagglepuss. The pair departs, she in coquettish flight, he in pursuit. Now Snagglepuss can got back to his daily routine.
Episode 16
Bear Foot Soldiers/Royal Rodent/Judo Ex-Expert
Fri, Dec 1, 1961 30 mins
Trouble occurs when soldiers on maneuvers in the park camouflage themselves in bear suits.../Snagglepuss talks his way into a cushy job at the King's palace./Fortified by a course in the art of judo, Yakky challenges his worst enemy Fibber Fox...
Episode 17
Yogi's Birthday Party
Sun, Oct 1, 1961 23 mins
Just before he hibernates for the winter, kindhearted Yogi befriends a cute little duck.
