Yogi's Ark Lark

Yogi's Ark Lark is an American animated television pilot movie, setting up the Yogi's Gang TV series. It aired on September 16, 1972 on ABC. It was written by Bob Ogle and Dick Robbins, and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Yogi and his gang build a flying ark to sail off and find "the perfect place" after their own homes were filled up with trash. But at the same time, they have trouble finding one.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Huckleberry Hound
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Squiddly Diddly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Walker Edmiston
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wally Gator
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paw Rugg
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Henry Corden
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shag Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Floral Rugg
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maw Rugg
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ruff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Reddy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doggie Daddy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Augie Doggie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chopper
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Yakky Doodle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Walker Edmiston
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Potamus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| So-So
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Quick Draw McGraw
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Baba Looey
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lippy the Lion
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Garage man
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Top Cat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Benny the Ball
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Choo Choo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Spook
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Yogi Bear
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Boo Boo Bear
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lulubelle
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Magilla Gorilla
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Allan Melvin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Hokey Wolf
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ding-a-Ling
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fancy Fancy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Touché Turtle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dum Dum
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brain
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snagglepuss Lion
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ranger Smith
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Noah Smitty
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Lennie Weinrib
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sawtooth
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Atom Ant
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Hardy Har Har
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mildred
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Henry
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Truck Driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Henry Corden
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Joe
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Allan Melvin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Moby Dick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lambsy Divey
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mildew Wolf
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Secret Squirrel
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brain
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snagglepuss Lion
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ranger Smith
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Noah Smitty
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Lennie Weinrib
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sawtooth
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Atom Ant
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Hardy Har Har
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mildred
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Henry
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Truck Driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Henry Corden
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Joe
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Allan Melvin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Moby Dick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lambsy Divey
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mildew Wolf
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Secret Squirrel
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Moby Dick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lambsy Divey
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mildew Wolf
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Secret Squirrel
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick

Organizations

 * Yogi's Gang

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Jellystone Park
 * City
 * Highway
 * Ocean
 * Africa
 * Sahara Desert
 * Snowy place
 * Mountainy place
 * Outer space
 * The Moon

Vehicles

 * Nola's Ark
 * Various construction vehicles
 * Cars

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtn.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 16, 1972 on NBC

Behind the scenes

 * Top Cat was voiced by Daws Butler, as Arnold Stang wasn't available at the time. This was also the main reason Hokey Wolf didn't have any dialogue in the film.

Errors

 * At the start of the flashback, when the gang is cheering, Hokey is mistakenly colored like Hardy Har Har.
 * Throughout a majority of the film, although it can be speculated that they are there in-universe, the following characters become absent, only to reappear or disappear randomly:
 * Lulubelle disappears after helping with building the Ark.
 * Sawtooth only appears when he is helping on building the Ark.
 * Hokey and Ding-a-Ling randomly disappear and reappear in the background.
 * Ruff and Reddy randomly disappear and reappear in the background.
 * Lambsy disappears after his first role in the film, only for him to reappear out of nowhere at the end.
 * Wally Gator isn't present during a chunk of the film.
 * When the gang is convinced that they landed on a beach and go out running, Fancy Fancy is mistakenly colored blue.
 * When the gang finds an island on the Sahara Desert, Daws Butler mistakenly used his Peter Potamus impression for Quick Draw when saying "It's prefect!"

Home availability

 * In the United States:

Trailers
Promo: