Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964)

As the movie opens, Spring has arrived in Jellystone Park. Just as fast as tourists arrive, Yogi is up to his usual act of stealing their picnic baskets and any other food he encounters. ... See full summary »

Directors:

Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

Writers:

Joseph Barbera (screenplay), Warren Foster (screenplay)

Stars:

Daws Butler, Don Messick, Julie Bennett

Cast

Credited cast:
Daws Butler	...	Yogi Bear / Ranger Tom / Airplane Pilot (voice)
Don Messick	...	Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger John Smith / Ranger Jones / Mugger / Yogi's conscience / the blonde-haired policemen / TV Reporter / Airport Manager (voice)
Julie Bennett	...	Cindy Bear (voice)
James Darren	...	Yogi Bear ('Ven-e, Ven-o, Ven-a') (singing voice)
Mel Blanc	...	Conductor Bear / Grifter Chizzling (voice)
J. Pat O'Malley	...	Snively (voice)
Hal Smith	...	Corn Pone / Moose (voice)
Jean Vander Pyl	...	Additional Characters (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jonah and the Wailers	...	Bears on train (singing voice)
Bill Lee	...	Yogi Bear (singing voice)
Ernest Newton	...	Boo Boo (singing voice)
Jackie Ward	...	Cindy Bear (singing voice)

Storyline

As the movie opens, Spring has arrived in Jellystone Park. Just as fast as tourists arrive, Yogi is up to his usual act of stealing their picnic baskets and any other food he encounters. Ranger Smith is quite used to this by now so he is already there to stop Yogi at every almost every instance. Meanwhile, Yogi's friend Cindy has decided to confess her love to Yogi in hopes that he loves her the same way. One day Ranger Smith receives a call from the San Diego Zoo asking if they may have one of the bears from the park. At that exact moment, Yogi barges in his office demanding that the Ranger had better take down all the "Do Not Feed The Bears" signs or he would like to leave the park. The Ranger takes this opportunity to choose Yogi to be sent to the zoo. Yogi doesn't want to go and convinces another bear to take his place. So that the Ranger doesn't find out, Yogi goes into hiding without even informing Boo-Boo of his whereabouts. Cindy tries to find Yogi but stumbles upon a ...

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Plot Keywords:

animal character name in title | yogi bear character | anthropomorphic animal | 1960s | anthropomorphic bear | 

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Taglines:

Hey There! It's the funniest bear anywhere... in his first full-length feature!!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first animated theatrical film based on a TV series.

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Goofs

In one of the first few scenes of the movie, when the Ranger is queued up in his car while Yogi is "inspecting" picnic baskets, Yogi reads a card from the Ranger, identifying himself as "John Smith, Chief Ranger, Jellystone Park."

At the very end of the movie, as they're on their way back to Jellystone Park in the helicopter, the Ranger finishes a phone call from the Commissioner, telling the others that he's "just been promoted" to Chief Ranger. This means he obviously wasn't "Chief" Ranger at the beginning of the movie.

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Quotes

Cindy Bear: It's the time for whispering sweet nothings in one's ear.
Yogi Bear: Now that I can oblige.
Cindy Bear: Oh, Yogi.
Yogi Bear: Nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing. Nooothing. And because you're such a good kid, here's another nothing, for nothing.

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XXXI (2020)

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Soundtracks

Like I Like You
Written by Ray Gilbert and Doug Goodwin,
Performed by Jackie Ward

User Reviews

It's smarter than the average movie from TV show adaptation

"Hey There, It's Yogi Bear" was Hanna Barbara's first feature venture to the big screen and along with "A Man Called Flintstone", it's one of their best. Yogi, Bo bo and Ranger Smith haven't changed from the cartoon and this just feels like a regular Yogi Bear cartoon.

Once again Ranger Smith is trying to stop Yogi from stealing Picnic baskets, only he finally grown wise to Yogi's tricks. Poor Yogi just can't win so he give's the ranger an ultimatum, either the "Do not feed the beers signs'" go or Yogi is leaving. So Ranger Smith decides to send Yogi to the San Diego zoo. Yogi tricks another bear, Cornpone into taking his place, so Yogi becomes the masked avenger, stealing all the camper's lunchs. Meanwhile poor Cindy bear, heartbroken over her love Yogi being sent to San Diego, that she gets Ranger Smith to send her off too. But unknown to her she's being sent to St. Louis zoo instead. Then her cage falls off the train it was on and she is captured by some evil circus men who use her as a high wire bear act.

Yogi finds out about this and he and Boo Boo escape from the zoo in search of Cindy. They rescue her from the Zoo, and then end up in New York City, being chased by the police. Leading to a wild climax in a building under construction.

As usual in this kind of film, there are songs. But these are all quite good. There's the title song sung by David Gates, then Cindy's Song, "I Love A Parade", Veni Veno Vene where Yogi's voice sounds suspiciously like James Darren, and my favorite, "Oh What a Wonderful Feeling". They almost all fit in the plot and enhance it as well.

Daws Butler is just wonderful as Yogi and Don Messick does double duty as both Boo Boo and Ranger Smith. Julie Bennett is fine as Cindy. Plus we have Mel Blanc and Hal Smith does a fine job with various voices too.

I saw this at a kiddie matinee when I was 10 and loved it ever since. I still enjoy it, and for all you Yogi fan's out there, give it a chance, you'll love it too.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hey There, It's Yogi Bear

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$414,552, 19 January 1986

Gross USA:

$2,438,233

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,438,233

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Hanna-Barbera Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1