Yogi's Ark Lark

Yogi's Ark Lark
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Production company	Hanna-Barbera
Release date	September 16, 1972
Run time	45 minutes
Starring	Daws Butler Henry Corden Walker Edmiston Allan Melvin Don Messick John Stephenson Jean Vander Pyl Lennie Weinrib
Producer(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Story by	Bob Ogle Dick Robbins
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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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

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

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

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:

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