Yogi's First Christmas (1980) (TV)

Director:

Ray Patterson

Writer:

Willie Gilbert (story)

Release Date:

22 November 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation

Plot:

Yogi, Boo Boo and Cindy are awakened from hibernation and join their friends' Christmas activities while interfering with 2 villians' efforts to ruin the holiday.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Yogi Bear | Park | Character Name In Title

Cast

Daws Butler	...	Yogi Bear / Snagglepuss / Huckleberry Hound / Augie Doggie (voice)
Don Messick	...	Boo Boo / Ranger Smith / Herman the Hermit (voice)
Janet Waldo	...	Cindy Bear / Mrs. Throckmorton (voice)
John Stephenson	...	Doggie Daddy / Mr. Dingwell (voice)
Marilyn Schreffler	...	Snively (voice)
Hal Smith	...	Otto the Chef / Santa Claus (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sue Allen	...	Singer (voice)
John Richard Bolks	...	Singer (voice)
Paul DeKorte	...	Singer (voice)
Darlene Lawrence	...	Singer (voice)
Edie Lehmann	...	Singer (voice)
Ida Sue McCune	...	Singer (voice)
Marilyn Powell	...	Singer (voice)
Michael Redman	...	Singer (voice)
Andrea Robinson	...	Singer (voice)

Directed by
Ray Patterson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Willie Gilbert		story

Produced by
Joseph Barbera	....	executive producer
William Hanna	....	executive producer
Lewis Marshall	....	producer (as Lew Marshall)

Original Music by
Hoyt Curtin

Film Editing by
Gil Iverson		(show editor)

Production Management
Jayne Barbera	....	executive in charge of production
Joed Eaton	....	post-production manager
Margaret Loesch	....	executive in charge of production

Art Department
Gary Hoffman	....	story director
Lewis Marshall	....	story director (as Lew Marshall)
Iraj Paran	....	graphics
Tom Wogatzke	....	graphics

Sound Department
Michael Bradley	....	sound effects editor
Joseph D. Citarella	....	sound director (as Joe Citarella)
Pat Foley	....	dubbing supervisor
Mary Gleason	....	dialogue editor
Alex Lovy	....	recording director
Richard Olson	....	sound director
Kerry Dean Williams	....	sound effects editor (as Kerry Williams)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Marples	....	camera operator
Kieran Mulgrew	....	camera operator
Gary W. Smith	....	camera operator (as Gary Smith)
Donna Wilson	....	camera operator

Animation Department
Sandra Berez	....	character designer (as Sandra Young)
Rudy Cataldi	....	animation supervisor
Jaime Diaz	....	layout artist
David Hanan	....	layout artist (as Dave Hanan)
Don Patterson	....	animation supervisor
Tom Ray	....	animation supervisor
Michelle Urbano	....	cel painter
Dwayne Labbe	....	animator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Larry C. Cowan	....	supervising film editor
William E. DeBoer	....	negative consultant

Music Department
Hoyt Curtin	....	musical director
Paul DeKorte	....	music supervisor
Joe Sandusky	....	music editor

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions

Distributors

• Hipervídeo (Brazil) (VHS) (as "O Primeiro Natal de Zé Colméia")
• Operation Prime Time (OPT)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS) (as "O Natal de Zé Colméia")
• Telepictures Distribution
• Turner Program Services (TPS)
• Worldvision Enterprises

Also Known As:

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: The name of the park is Jellystone. The first time the sign to the park is shown, it says "Yellystone."

Quotes:

Boo Boo:What're you doing, Yogi?
Yogi Bear:[climbing up the chimney] If Santa Claus can do this coming down, we can do it going up.

Movie Connections:

References Mary Poppins (1964)

A Christmas Classic....

....brought to you by Hanna-Barbera!

Yogi's First Christmas is a cute Christmas special with Yogi and Bobo and how they skip hibernation in an adapt to have a Christmas! This is a fun cartoon which I used to enjoy watching when I was growing up.

3(***)out of 4(****)stars