"Yogi's Birthday Party" is the episode-length Yogi Bear short and the series finale of The Yogi Bear Show, plus the sixty-eighth and last short. It aired in syndication on January 6, 1962.
Synopsis[]
On the occasion of Yogi's birthday, his friends from Hanna-Barbera's animated shorts celebrate the amiable and lovable bear with a big TV special, but before then, Ranger Smith has to hide it.
Characters[]
Main
Supporting (from Hanna-Barbera's animated shorts)
- Huckleberry Hound
- Quick Draw McGraw
- Mr. Jinks
- Pixie and Dixie
- Super Snooper
- Blabber Mouse
- Snagglepuss
- Hokey Wolf
- Ding-a-Ling
- Augie Doggie
- Doggie Daddy
- Yakky Doodle
- Baba Looey (no lines)
Other
- George (only appearance)
- George's wife (only appearance)
- Chef (only appearance)
- Fisherman (only appearance)
- Fred Upstairs (only appearance)
- Bobby Barrin (only appearance)
- Lee B. Rocky (only appearance)
- Ranger Jones
- The Sponsor (only mentioned)
- Yogi's Conscience (only appearance)
Locations[]
Jellystone Park[]
Other[]
- Fred Upstairs Dance Studios (only appearance)
- Bobby Barrin Voice Studio (only appearance)
- Lee B. Rocky Piano Studio (only appearance)
- Canada (mentioned)
- Lake Michigan (mentioned)
Objects[]
- Yogi Bear book (only appearance)
- Trees of North America I've Known book (only mentioned)
- Fishing pole
- Picnic baskets
- Flyers (only appearance)
- Balloons
- Horn
- Drums (on Yogi's eardrums)
Food[]
- Cake
- Sandwiches (mentioned)
Animals[]
- Bears
- Moose (mentioned, on the phone)
- Ducks (mentioned on the phone and appeared as Yakky Doodle)
Vehicles[]
- George's car (only appearance)
- Ranger cars
- Helicopters
Songs[]
- One Enchanted Evening (only mentioned)
- Off to Buffalo (only mentioned and one-time played)
- Happy Birthday, Yogi!
Cast[]
| Daws Butler | Yogi Bear Huckleberry Hound Quick Draw McGraw Mr. Jinks Dixie Super Snooper Blabber Mouse Snagglepuss Hokey Wolf Augie Doggie George |
|---|---|
| Don Messick | Boo-Boo Bear Ranger Smith Pixie Fisherman Fred Upstairs Lee B. Rocky |
| Julie Bennett | Cindy Bear |
| Jimmy Weldon | Yakky Doodle |
| Doug Young | Doggie Daddy Ding-a-Ling Chef Ranger Jones |
| Duke Mitchell | Bobby Barrin |
| Ginny Tyler | George's wife |
Notes/Trivia[]
- This is the only short to be featured as a full-length episode in The Yogi Bear Show, and also Hanna-Barbera's first official crossover.
- Fred Upstairs, Bobby Barrin, and Lee B. Rocky are respective spoofs of music legends, Fred Astaire, Bobby Darin, and Liberace.
- The music by Hoyt Curtin where Ranger Smith introduced Yogi to Cindy and Boo-Boo would later be played for the title card of every episode of The New Yogi Bear Show.
Errors[]
- Ding-a-Ling disappears after being introduced with Hokey and is replaced with Baba Looey, whom of which, has not been introduced before then.
- Although Pixie and Dixie were the ones holding the cards with the lyrics, they appear on the couch at the very end, as if they've never moved.