Review(s): DVD The Yogi Bear Show - The Complete Series
Yogi is at the top of my Hanna Barbera world.
Unlike Disney, which has it's penultimate character, Mickey, there really isn't one Hanna Barbera character that you can slap the company name on. You have so many popular shows and characters, everyone is surely to have their favorite. From Fred Flinstone, to George Jetson, Yogi, Huck, Top Cat, and Scooby Doo, there are just too many to put on top as the clear fan favorite.
One thing is for sure, one of the staple characters and my favorite is Yogi Bear and his beloved sidekick, Boo Boo. They are constantly getting in trouble with Ranger Smith, either for stealing picnic baskets, or trying to escape from Jellystone Park. Of course, many should be able to tell that the characterization of Yogi came from Ed Norton of the Honeymooners (while Fred Flinstone was Jackie Gleeson).
First appearing in the Huckleberry Hound Show in 1959, Yogi was quickly stealing scenes, which led to his own show. There were not a ton of episodes, compared to the other HB shows, but it's simplistic characters and plots made it one of the most fun in all of Hanna Barbera land. The gimmick of him trying to leave Jellystone was used several times in the HB world: Magilla Gorilla trying to get out of the pet store, and Wally Gator and The Hair Bear Bunch always trying to escape the zoo.
While these DVD's include the original early 60's shows, Yogi of course lived on in numerous specials and appearances over the years. He is still the mascot for Jellystone Campgrounds around the country. There has been heaploads of licensed Yogi memorabilia sold from around 1960 right up to the present day, and continues to be a solid find on any Hanna Barbera collector's lists.
For the Hanna Barbera and/or Yogi lover, this collection of classics is a must. After already releasing Scooby-Doo, Top Cat, the Jetsons, Wacky Races, Penelope Pitstop, and The Flinstones, this edition was long overdue in my mind! Of the many zany quotes Yogi threw at the viewer every single episode, I will leave you with one of my favorites, as I pull a Snagglepuss and prepare to exit, stage left:
"The deeper you go in the woods, the more nuts you find!" -- Yogi Bear
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I've been digging the Yogi Bear cartoons on Boomerang and now I get a chance to enjoy all the cartoons from when Yogi got his own series. And I get all the Snagglepuss episodes. The only downside - Yakky Doodle. This little duck is so annoying. I couldn't stand him when H-B had a version of him in the Tom and Jerry cartoons. And now we see him solo. Ouch. But at least there's a chapter forward button on the DVD remote.
It'll be nice to see the bonus features.
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I think it is awesome that Warner Home Video is putting out the whole "Yogi Bear Show" episodes in one collection. It'll be great to own all of the classic Snagglepuss and Yakky Doodle cartoons and most of the Yogi Bear shorts as well. I say most of the Yogi 'toons because the rest are being released in the Huckleberry Hound DVD box sets; the show that gave Jellystone Park's chief resident his start to fame and pic-a-nic baskets.
I have noticed that the image scan of the box art has changed since this set was first announced. Now the title says, "The Yogi Bear Show - The Complete Series" instead of just "Yogi Bear" and it now lists 33 episodes (the correct number) instead of 35. I am thrilled that the set will include the TV special "Yogi's Birthday Party." It's a great show with a lot of the Hanna-Barbera cast showing up to pay tribute: Huck, Quick Draw, Augie Doggie, Doggie Daddy, Snagglepuss, Yakky Doodle, Pixie, Dixie, Mr. Jinks and more. This is a fantastic set, so what's the delay? Order it today! Hey, hey, hey!
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So far I have bought the first 3 seasons and plan on getting the rest. I think they are one the best cartoons that I used to watch in the morning before school, back in the 70's--IM HOOKED! It's great having them to watch at any time, as it is not on TV much anymore. More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: 15 November 2005
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Like the previous entries in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection series, volume 3 confirms how brilliant the Warner Bros. artists were and how durable their creations have proven. The set includes classics that every cartoon buff will recognize: "Duck! Rabbit! Duck!," "Robin Hood Daffy," "Birds Anonymous." Other selections are less familiar but significant in the development of the studio: "Sinkin' in the Bathtub," the first Looney Tune; "I Haven't Got a Hat," the earliest Warners cartoon viewers can watch for fun, rather than as an historic curiosity; "Porky's Romance," in which director Frank Tashlin introduced rapid cutting to cartoons. Some of the caricature films have aged less gracefully. Younger audiences will recognize the drawn versions of W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers,... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Friz Freleng - Frank Tashlin - Chuck Jones DVD Release Date: Released the 25 October 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This is another great addition to my Flintstones collection , i enjoyed this box set very much . the company has also enclosed a cartoon cell which is really nice , cant wait to frame it. all fans will love this box set . cant wait for the fourth , fifth and sixth seanons. More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 22 March 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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How did they do it? How did Jay Ward and his crew create the perfect combination of self-conscious silliness, Cold War parody, bad puns, and iconic artwork?
And why has no one since been able to rise to that level of literate goofiness?
Bullwinkle's corner, Aesop and son, the fractured fairy tales, and Mr. Peabody's insane rewriting of history are still huge fun. Half the fun, though, is in knowing the original stories and seeing how they got twisted into these bits of amusement. Yes, I admit to nostaligic favoritism towards these relics of my childhood. Despite that, there really is a lot here for an adult willing to be amused.
Go ahead - be amused!
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DVD-1:
1.-Puss Gets the Boot (9.15 minutes 10 Feb 1940)
The Cartoon that started it all. Mammy Two Shoes warns Tom, known as Jasper in this toon, that if he breaks one more thing he's out the door. Jerry, known as Jinx in this toon, decides to help his enemy out the door and succeeds.
2.-The Midnight Snack (8.15 minutes 19 July 1941)
Tom and Jerry battle over refrigerator rights. After various fighting and a clever maneuver by Jerry, Tom gets the boot out the house by Mammy.
3.-The Night Before Christmas (8.47 minutes 6 Dec 1941)
Christmas Eve finds Jerry running around the Christmas tree happy as can be. Then he finds... More Info about this DVD Director(s): William Hanna - Rudolf Ising - Joseph Barbera DVD Release Date: Released the 25 October 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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