Yogi's Gang is a 30-minute animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired 16 half-hour episodes on ABC from September 8, 1973 (1973-09-08), to December 29, 1973 (1973-12-29). The show began as Yogi's Ark Lark, a special TV Movie on The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie in 1972. The series featured Yogi Bear and Boo Boo accompanied by Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw & Baba Looey, Atom Ant, Wally Gator, Magilla Gorilla, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, Squiddly Diddly, Peter Potamus & So-So, Touché Turtle and Dum Dum, Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole, Hokey Wolf, Pixie and Dixie, Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long, Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har, The Hillbilly Bears and others as they travel around the world in a flying ark, searching for a paradise to call home, a place without pollution or crime. During the course of the Yogi's Gang series, Yogi and his friends encounter a variety of villains such as Captain Swashbuckle Swipe, Smokestack Smog, Lotta Litter, the Envy Brothers, Mr. Hothead, Dr. Bigot (and his henchmen Professor Haggling and Professor Bickering), the Gossipy Witch of the West, J. Wantum Vandal, the Sheik of Selfishness, Commadore Phineas P. Fibber, I.M. Sloppy, Peter D. Cheater, Mr. Waste, Hilarious P. Prankster, and the Greedy Genie, who act as their friends, hosts and/or guests, but embody some of the most common human faults and vices. 15 original episodes were produced for broadcast on ABC, with the hour-long Yogi's Ark Lark thrown in as a split-in-half 2-parter. After a successful run on Saturday mornings, Yogi's Gang returned in 1977 as a segment on the syndicated weekday series Fred Flintstone and Friends. In the late 1980s, repeats were shown on USA Cartoon Express and later resurfaced on Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. [edit] DVD Release 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 (2009-05-26). [edit] Episodes | Number | Title | Airdate | Prod. code | | YG-1 | "Mr. Bigot" | September 8, 1973 (1973-09-08) | 70-1 | | In the pilot episode, Yogi and his gang stop at their friend Mr. Cheerful, but a villain named Dr. Bigot plans to experiment on them with his Bigot ray and turn Mr. Cheerful and Yogi into bigots, discriminating against everyone else. | | YG-2 | "The Greedy Genie" | September 15, 1973 (1973-09-15) | 70-2 | | A friendly hobo, who happens to be Yogi’s friend, finds a lamp with a Greedy Genie who grants all his wishes. However, the genie convinces the man to lust for more, and soon he becomes greedy. The Genie soon switches his target to Snagglepuss... | | YG-3 | "Mr. Prankster" | September 22, 1973 (1973-09-22) | 70-3 | | Yogi and the gang are putting a show for the orphans. Unfortunately, Wally Gator doesn’t have any talents and has to be a curtain puller. An entertainer named Hilarious P. Prankster, as a revenge for being refused by Yogi to be the part of the show, tricks Wally by offering to make him a comedian. As soon Wally starts putting mean pranks on everybody, he starts losing his friends until they learn that Hilarious is behind Wally’s new hobby. | | YG-4 | "Mr. Fibber" | September 29, 1973 (1973-09-29) | 70-4 | | The long-nosed “Commander” Fibber is picked by the cruise. He teaches various animals to lie, and soon they start using their fibs on Captain Yogi to get into their way. Lies soon turn against them, however, when a tornado is coming and Yogi won’t believe them. | | YG-5 | "Gossipy Witch" | October 6, 1973 (1973-10-06) | 70-5 | | Yogi gets homesick and the animals go back to Jellystone Park, and there is a big party planned for him. However, the Gossipy Witch of the West (who works for Ranger Smith with various professions) finds and spreads rumors all over the park, including one that Yogi is engaged to Cindy and planning to leave the gang forever. At the same time, Chief Short (after seeing the ark and animals) is sure that a big flood is coming and investigates by dressing up as a giant chicken. | | YG-6 | "Mr. Sloppy" | October 13, 1973 (1973-10-13) | 70-6 | | A messy man named I. M. Sloppy can’t stand to see Yogi’s crew cleaning up their ship. He uses his book of sloppy spells to turn himself into a nice gentleman named Mr. Neat and tricks the animals into cutting corners in their jobs… | | YG-7 | "Mr. Cheater" | October 20, 1973 (1973-10-20) | 70-7 | | Peter D. Cheater makes Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw, and Wally Gator join his School, where he teaches them the “art of cheating.” Things get worse when he tricks Yogi into giving him the ark. | | YG-8 | "Mr. Waste" | October 27, 1973 (1973-10-27) | 70-8 | | After a storm, Yogi and his gang stop on an island and need to get more supplies. They meet Mr. Waste (he actually introduces himself as “Mr. Plenty”) who encourages the animals to stay on his island and use everything as much as possible. The animals are happy thinking they found a paradise, but Atom Ant (who, as an ant, doesn’t believe in wasting things) soon finds what Mr. Plenty is really up to… | | YG-9 | "Mr. Vandal" | November 3, 1973 (1973-11-03) | 70-9 | | The gang is stopping at an old town called McGrawsville when Quick Draw McGraw inherits it from his grandpappy. However, J. Wanton Vandal and his campers stop in the town and start demolishing antiques. It’s up to Yogi and the gang to teach the kids the value of antique objects. | | YG-10 | "The Sheik of Selfishness" | November 10, 1973 (1973-11-10) | 70-10 | | On the way to a birthday party for his friend the Sheik of Sharing, Yogi meets the Sheik of Selfishness. He gives Yogi a magic box, which can give Yogi anything he desires, but soon it makes Yogi act selfish… | | YG-11 | "Mr. Smog" | November 17, 1973 (1973-11-17) | 70-11 | | The gang stops at “Smog City,” a city covered in smog by Mr. Smokestack Smog’s smog factory, who convinces everybody that smog is good for them. He encounters Magilla Gorilla, Peter Potamus and Snagglepuss (who are looking for bananas for the ark) and tries to convince them into his way of thinking. | | YG-12 | "Lotta Litter" | November 24, 1973 (1973-11-24) | 70-12 | | Jellystone Park is going to be declared the “Neatest Park in the West,” and the animals help Ranger Smith clean it up. But a villainess named Lotta Litter tricks them into littering, through her power to impersonate anybody. | | YG-13 | "The Envy Brothers" | December 1, 1973 (1973-12-01) | 70-13 | | Two trapeze artists named the Envy Brothers use their “envy rings” on all the other circus acts to make them quit, since they are jealous of the owner of the circus and want to trick him into signing the circus to them. However, their plan may fail when Yogi and his friends join the circus… | | YG-14 | "Captain Swipe" | December 8, 1973 (1973-12-08) | 70-14 | | Wally Gator is sad because he is the only one of the animals who doesn’t own a surfboard or any other beach gear. However, a pirate named Captain Swashbuckle Swipe decides to teach him the “easy way” (stealing). This episode introduces a character named Fumbo-Jumbo, the Masked Avenger: a goofy Zorro-like elephant. | | YG-15 | "Mr. Hothead" | December 15, 1973 (1973-12-15) | 70-15 | | Cindy Bear gets ownership of a dude ranch, and all the animals come to help her get it ready for the guests. But a bad guy named Mr. Hothead (who goes under the name Mr. Coolhead) uses his invention to make all the animals lose their temper. Since they can’t work together, they won’t finish their job in time and Mr. Hothead will trick Cindy into selling him her ranch. | | YG-16 | "Yogi’s Ark Lark, Part 1" | December 22, 1973 (1973-12-22) | 70-16 | | Part 1 of the series finale. This episode is actually the first half of the TV-movie Yogi’s Ark Lark. | | YG-17 | "Yogi’s Ark Lark, Part 2" | December 29, 1973 (1973-12-29) | 70-17 | | Part 2 of the series finale. This episode is actually the second half of the TV-movie Yogi’s Ark Lark. | [edit] Opening Theme - C'mon, everybody! Let's join Yogi's Gang!
- We're on a trip
- With a wacky ship
- We'll have a lark
- On Yogi's Ark
- Boo Boo: Look down there, Yogi. It's Mr Smog.
- Yogi: Okey-doke, let's fix his smoke.
- That's one solution
- To stop pollution
- Huckleberry Hound: Hey Yogi, it's Lotta Litter.
- Yogi: Hey, hey, hey! We'll haveta take carea her some way.
- Boo Boo: Uh-oh! It's the Prankster and the Greedy Genie at 3 o'clock.
- Yogi: Hey, hey! Let's fix their clock!
- Yogi: If those big goons were out of the way
- Boo Boo: The world would be so bright and gay
- Yogi: Let's try to keep it just that way
- It's up to you and me
- Yogi: It's up to you
- Snagglepuss: And you
- Magilla: And you
- It's up to you and me
- Hey, hey, hey! It's Yogi's Gang!
[edit] Voices - Josh Albee -
- Julie Bennett - Cindy Bear
- Tom Bosley - Commadore Phineas P. Fibber
- Daws Butler - Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, Wally Gator, Peter Potamus, Augie Doggie, Hokey Wolf, Lippy the Lion, Baba Looey, Tantrum
- Henry Corden - Paw Rugg, Dr. Bigot, Chief Short
- Walker Edmiston -
- Virginia Gregg - Gossipy Witch of the West
- Jim MacGeorge -
- Rose Marie - Lotta Litter
- Allan Melvin - Magilla Gorilla
- Mel Blanc - Secret Squirrel
- Don Messick - Boo Boo, Ranger Smith, Touché Turtle, Atom Ant, Ricochet Rabbit, Squiddly Diddly, Mayor of Smog City, Temper
- Jean Vander Pyl - Ma Rugg
- Hal Smith - J. Wanton Vandal
- John Stephenson - Doggie Daddy, Hardy Har Har, Mr. Cheerful, Greedy Genie, Hilarious P. Prankster, Envy Brother #2, Captain Swashbuckle Swipe, Fumbo Jumbo the Masked Avenger, Mr. Hothead
- Lennie Weinrib - Smokestack Smog
- Jesse White - Peter D. Cheater
- Paul Winchell - Sheik of Selfishness
[edit] Production credits - Executive Producers: Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
- Directed by: Charles A. Nichols
- Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
- Associate Producer: Art Scott
- Story: Bob Ogle, Alan Dinehart, Bill Lutz, Jack Mendelsohn, Ray Parker, Neal Barbera, Neal Israel, R.T. McGee, Sloan Nibley, Dick Robbins, Paul West
- Story Direction: Bill Ackerman, Don Christensen, Mike Kawaguchi, Ernie Terrazas, Dave Brain, George Jorgensen, Bob Ogle, John E. Walker
- Voices: Daws Butler, Julie Bennett, Henry Corden, Virginia Gregg, Rose Marie, Don Messick, John Stephenson, Vincent Van Patten, Jesse White, Josh Albee, Tom Bosley, Walker Edmiston, Jim MacGeorge, Alan Melvin, Hal Smith, Jean Vander Pyl, Lennie Weinrib, Paul Winchell
- Production Design: Bob Singer
- Production Supervisor: Victor O. Schipek
- Titles: Iraj Paran
- Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
- Musical Supervisor: Paul DeKorte
- Character Design: Jerry Eisenberg
- Layout: Willie Ito, Dick Bickenbach, Bob Foster, Barry Goldeberg, Jaime Diaz, Bob Givens, Larry Huber, Dardo Velez
- Animation: Dick Lundy, Tom Baron, John Garling, Marija Jursic, Ed Rehberg, Rod Scribner, Emil Carle, Marcia Holt, Joan Orbison, Veve Risto, Rich Trueblood
- Background Styling: F. Montealegre, Richard Khim
- Backgrounds: Marilyn Shimokochi, Peter Val Elk, Dennis Venizelos
- Technical Supervisor: Frank Paiker
- Ink & Paint Supervisor: Billie Kerns
- Xerography: Robert "Tiger" West
- Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
- 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, Roy Wade, Jerry Mills, Dennis Weaver
- A Hanna-Barbera Production
- © 1973 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
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