"Yogi's Gang" (1973) TV series 1973-1975

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

When his natural habitat is threatened to be overrun by civilization and pollution, Yogi Bear, together with his faithful sidekick...

Plot Keywords:

Yogi Bear | Ark | Limited Animation | Flying Ship | Character Name In Title

Cast

Daws Butler	...	Huckleberry Hound / ... (3 episodes, 1973)
Josh Albee		(3 episodes, 1973)
Julie Bennett	...	Cindy Bear (3 episodes, 1973)
Tom Bosley		(3 episodes, 1973)
Henry Corden		(3 episodes, 1973)
Walker Edmiston		(3 episodes, 1973)
Virginia Gregg		(3 episodes, 1973)
Jim MacGeorge		(3 episodes, 1973)
Rose Marie	...	Lotta Litter (3 episodes, 1973)
Don Messick	...	Boo Boo Bear / ... (3 episodes, 1973)
Hal Smith		(3 episodes, 1973)
John Stephenson	...	Doggie Daddy / ... (3 episodes, 1973)
Jean Vander Pyl		(3 episodes, 1973)
Vincent Van Patten		(3 episodes, 1973)
Lennie Weinrib		(3 episodes, 1973)
Jesse White		(3 episodes, 1973)
Paul Winchell		(3 episodes, 1973)
Allan Melvin	...	Magilla Gorilla / ... (2 episodes, 1973)

Runtime:

30 min (17 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

The pilot for this show originally aired as an installment on the "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie" (1972).

Movie Connections:

Follows "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: Yogi's Ark Lark" (1972)

Social Relevance Invades Jellystone

When this show first premiered I thought it was great that Hanna-Barbera was bringing all of their major characters from the 1960's together in one show. However, when I saw it, I couldn't help but feel that it was a major disappointment. First of all, the show itself was too long due to the fact that it was an hour in length. I think that it would have worked better if it were just a half an hour in length. But, the big thing that I felt was wrong with the show is the fact that it was part of the long line of shows that came out in the 1970's that felt that it had to be socially relevant as well as entertaining. I don't need Yogi Bear or Magilla Gorilla giving me a weekly lesson on why we should protect the environment or how we should avoid the seven deadly sins. No wonder this show, or a lot of the other show's from this period are not remembered fondly or shown in reruns. This is one show I am sure to avoid at all costs.