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Yogi's Ark Lark
	; Promo.
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.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
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

Objects

Vehicles

Nola's Ark
Various construction vehicles
Cars

Production

Development

Filming

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!"

Marketing and promotion

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:

Trailers

Promo:

References

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 |story= [[Bob Ogle]]<br />[[Dick Robbins]]
 |director= William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
-|previous= Hey There, It's Yogi Bear
+|previous= Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (film)
 |next= Yogi's First Christmas
 |title_card= [[File:YAL Title Card.png|300px]]
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi Bear]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Huckleberry Hound (character)|Huckleberry Hound]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daws Butler]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Boo Boo Bear]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Squiddly Diddly (character)|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"| [[Snagglepuss Lion]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Baba Looey]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 |-
@@ Line 40: / Line 79: @@
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Lulubelle]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Garage man
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
@@ Line 47: / Line 86: @@
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Benny the Ball]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[John Stephenson]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Magilla Gorilla (character)|Magilla Gorilla]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Choo Choo]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Allan Melvin]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hokey Wolf]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Spook]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Reddy]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi Bear]]
-|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Boo Boo Bear]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Ding-a-Ling]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Lulubelle]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Huckleberry Hound (character)|Huckleberry Hound]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Magilla Gorilla (character)|Magilla Gorilla]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Allan Melvin]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Paw Rugg]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hokey Wolf]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Henry Corden]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peter Potamus]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Ding-a-Ling]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
-|-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Choo Choo]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Fancy Fancy]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
-|-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Augie Doggie]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
-|-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Doggie Daddy]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Touché Turtle]]
@@ Line 87: / Line 120: @@
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Dum Dum]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
-|-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Baba Looey]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 |-
 |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]]
@@ Line 103: / Line 136: @@
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Atom Ant (character)|Atom Ant]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
-|-
-|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"| [[Maw Rugg]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jean Vander Pyl]]
-|-
-|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"| [[Ruff]]
-|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
-|-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[So-So]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hardy Har Har]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
-|-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Yakky Doodle]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Walker Edmiston]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mildred (Yogi's Ark Lark)|Mildred]]
@@ Line 146: / Line 155: @@
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Moby Dick]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
-|-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Chopper]]
-|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Lambsy Divey]]
@@ Line 156: / Line 162: @@
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Secret Squirrel (character)|Secret Squirrel]]
-|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
-|-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Spook]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
@@ Line 206: / Line 209: @@
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* [[Top Cat (character)|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.
+* 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 Wolf|Hokey]] is mistakenly colored like [[Hardy Har Har]].
+* 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:
-** The Dinosaur disappears after helping with building the [[Yogi's Ark|Ark]].
+** Lulubelle disappears after helping with building the Ark.
-** [[Sawtooth]] only appears when he is helping on 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.
+** Hokey and Ding-a-Ling randomly disappear and reappear in the background.
-** [[Ruff]] and [[Reddy]] randomly disappear and reappear in the background.
+** Ruff and Reddy randomly disappear and reappear in the background.
-** [[Lambsy Divey|Lambsy]] disappears after his first role in the film, only for him to reappear out of nowhere at the end.
+** 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.
+** 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 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 McGraw (character)|Quick Draw]] when saying "It's prefect!"
+* 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!"
 ==Marketing and promotion==