List of pop culture references to Yogi Bear

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Yogi Bear has become a pop culture phenomenon since its debut in 1958, with the devious Yogi Bear who reckons he is "smarter than the average bear" in his many attempts to foil Ranger Smith in stealing delicious "pic-a-nic" baskets from the tourists visiting Jellystone Park, despite the efforts of Boo Boo trying to dissuade him as his good conscious, as he knows that "Mr. Ranger" wouldn't like that.

Comics

Jim Henson's Muppets

• August 27, 1982: A Whatnot asks for Fozzie's autograph, but when he walks away, she calls him Yogi when thanking Fozzie.

Films

The Great Outdoors

• When Chet gets two bears on top of his car, he says "Yogi and Boo Boo in the flesh. I wish the hell Ranger Smith would get out here and get us home."

Songs

"Cartoons" by Chris Rice

• Rice questions if Yogi is religious and would say "Hey, Boo-Boo-loo-ya" in place of "Hallelujah."

TV series

Animaniacs (1993)

Main article: Animaniacs

• "Back in Style:" the Warner siblings were loaned off to other cartoon studios, including one run by Phil and Schmoe (parodies of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera). One of the cartoon characters that the Warners met is a spoof of Yogi Bear, named Who Who Hooey, where they mock its superficial dialogue and flat backgrounds. The Warner siblings interfere in the lunchbox stealing escapades of Calhourn Capybara and his impressionable young sidekick, Lew Lew, parodies of Yogi and Boo Boo.

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Animaniacs (2020)

• "Suffragette City:"

Comic Book Men

Main article: Comic Book Men

Family Guy

Main article: Family Guy

Gilmore Girls

• "Red Light on the Wedding Night:" Lorelei mentions Yogi Berra to Snookie, but Snookie is so hungover she thinks Lorelei said Yogi Bear.

Mad

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Mind Your Language

• "No Flowers by Request:" Mr. Brown mentioned (John) Logie Baird, the Scottish inventor of the television, but Ali thought he meant Yogi, who he watched the previous night, along with Yogi's friend Boo Boo.

Moesha

• "(Grand)Poppa Don't Take No Mess:" Myles has a print of Yogi on his t-shirt.

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Muppets Tonight

• "Billy Crystal:" Sal calls Bobo the bear "Yogi the Butthead," after he doesn't find Johnny Fiama's name on the list.

The Ren & Stimpy Show

Main article: The Ren & Stimpy Show

• "The Big Shot!:" Stimpy becomes the co-star of Muddy Mudskipper, where they reenact one of the many chase sequences between Yogi and Ranger Smith, respectively. Muddy tells Stimpy to get his hand out of the picnic basket.

Tiny Toon Adventures

Main article: Tiny Toon Adventures

• "Pledge Week:" In the "It's All Relatives" segment, Babs acts and dresses like Yogi (with an authentic background to match) in the hopes that this impression is what her grandmother wants to see.

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The Simpsons

Main article: The Simpsons