Saturday, December 9, 2023

Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964)

From Wiki- Boo-Boo Bear wakes up from winter hibernation, excited about the new Spring. Then Yogi Bear wakes up, his only interest finding some food to eat. Cindy Bear unsuccessfully tries to woo Yogi. After Ranger Smith thwarts Yogi's latest attempts to grab some food, Yogi gets angry and convinces the Ranger to transfer him out of Jellystone National Park. Smith prepares Yogi to be sent over to the San Diego Zoo along with an identification tag. Yogi first says goodbye to everything, but tricks another bear named Corn Pone into going to California instead of him and Boo-Boo and Cindy remain unaware of this, thinking Yogi has departed for good. This leads to Cindy getting sent to St. Louis.  Yogi and Boo Boo head out to rescue her.

This was shown a few times on TV when I was growing up, and I enjoyed it.  I never knew the background of the show.  I didn't know it was the first animated movie based on a television series ever.  Or at least here in the States.  It is a pretty good movie, and Yogi is far more likable here than he was in his original show.  He's kind of a jerk to everyone there.  The Blu-Ray is gorgeous, and the sound is wonderful.

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