The Roaring Lion

"The Royal Lion" is the fifth episode of Snagglepuss season two, and the twentieth overall, which came as a segment of The Yogi Bear Show. It aired in the week of December 12, 1961 in first run syndication. It was written by Michael Maltese, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Characters

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Locations

 * Earth
 * United States

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Crew credits

 * Story director: Alex Lovy
 * Animator: Lewis Marshall
 * Layout artist: Tony Rivera
 * Background artist: Robert Gentle
 * Title artist: Lawrence Goble
 * Production supervisor: Howard Hanson

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: December 12, 1961 in syndication

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 15, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Yogi Bear Show: The Complete Series on DVD.
 * June 6: 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Yogi Bear Show: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * January 31, 2011: Warner Home Video releases The Yogi Bear Show: The Complete Series on DVD.
 * June 3, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera on DVD.