Boo Boo Bear

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Boo Boo Bear

The Ranger isn't gonna like this, Yogi...
Species Bear (bruin)
Gender Male
Member of Yogi's Gang[Note 1]
Yogi Yahooeys[Note 2]
Yogi's Treasure Hunters[Note 3]
L.A.F. Squad[Note 4]
Affiliation Yogi Bear
Ranger Smith
Cindy Bear
Goals Keeping Yogi away from getting into trouble
Father Not mentioned
Mother Not mentioned
Marital status Single[Note 5][1][Note 6][2]
First appearance YB: "Yogi Bear's Big Break" (1958)
Played by Don Messick (1958-94)
Tom Kenny (1997-2003)
John K. (1999)
Justin Timberlake (2010)
C.H. Greenblatt (2021-present)

Yo, Yogi!

Yogi Bear

Wacky Races

Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special

Jellystone!

Boo Boo Bear is a talking anthropomorphic bear and the sidekick of Yogi Bear in the Yogi Bear animated franchise. His voice was originated by Don Messick.

Character description

Boo Boo acts as a constant companion to Yogi Bear, as well as his voice of reason. He resides in a cave on Jellystone Park, and follows Yogi in his various exploits and schemes. He acts as his conscience who constantly tries to keep him (albeit, unsuccessfully) from doing things he should not do, and also to keep Yogi from getting into trouble with Ranger Smith. One of his trademark phrases is "The Ranger isn't gonna like this, Yogi" (or a variation, thereof). Boo Boo has a highly innocious and friendly personality, and is often depicted as a straight man to Yogi's more eccentric ego. He is also admired by Ranger Smith, since he sees Boo Boo as a bear who respects the park rules more than Yogi.

In the Jellystone! reboot, his personality appears to be more hyperactive, but is still level-headed and loyal to his more off-the-wall friends.

Boo Boo is a short bear with light brown fur, droopy eyes, and a blue bow tie. Although he has a youthful appearance, it is not readily apparent whether Boo Boo is a juvenile bear with a vast intellect, or simply an adult who is short of stature.

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Specials

Shorts

Comics

Books

Video games

Biography

Debut Series

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The Early Cameos

Crossover Era

It's Yogi's Gang

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Laff-a-Lympics

In the Laff-a-Lympics television series, he is a member of the Yogi Yahooeys, while not being a primary character in the show itself, he does compete in a few competitions.

Yogi's First Christmas

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Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper

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Casper's First Christmas

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Yogi's Treasure Hunt

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Yogi's Great Escape

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The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound

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Celebrating Another 50 years! 50 Years of Fun!

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Fender Bender 500

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Yo, Yogi!

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I'm Chubby, I'm Cheesie

Chubby Cheese's band.

At the Chubby Cheese restaurant, he's a part of Chubby Cheese's animatronic band. He plays the kazoo-like instrument.[3]

I Am Cameo

Having become old and retired, Boo Boo now lives at the Old Cartoon Sidekicks Retirement Home.[4]

Harvey Will Take the Case!

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Everyone's Back in Jellystone!

In Jellystone!, Boo Boo works as a nurse alongside Doctors Yogi and Cindy Bear at Jellystone Hospital.

Boo Boo Gets the CGI Treatment

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Boo Boo Sells Out

In The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode "Here There Be Dwarfs," he is portrayed as a drug addict trying to steal a picnic basket from Billy. In "Irwin Gets a Clue," he's one of the Hanna Barbera characters run over by Hoss Delgado's truck.

In the Duck Dodgers episode "K9 Quarry," stuffed trophies of Yogi, Wally Gator, Boo Boo, Hong Kong Phooey, and Top Cat, appear on an alien hunter's ship.

Boo Boo has a non-speaking cameo in the song "Suffragette City," in the Animaniacs episode of the same name.

Kellogg's Corn Flakes

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Into the Serververse

In the Warner Bros. Serververse in Space Jam: A New Legacy, Yogi and Boo Boo arrive at the basketball game between the Tune Squad and the Goon Squad in the Mystery Machine. Like all the other IPs, they have no particular preference and just react to whatever is happening.

Boo Boo in the Funny Books

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Flintstones visit New York World's Fair

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Scooby-Doo Teams Up with Yogi

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Development

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Behind the scenes

  • Boo Boo has remained at Yogi's side through almost all of the cartoons that Yogi appears in, the only exceptions being Yogi's Space Race and Galaxy Goof-Ups, in which Boo Boo's place was taken by another character, Scare Bear.
  • Yogi occasionally refers to Boo Boo as "Boob."
  • Boo Boo is sometimes mistaken to be Yogi's son by some. Ironically enough, this sort of dynamic was played in the episode "Papa Yogi", in which Yogi poses himself and his partner to be father and son, respectively, to infiltrate a family picnic.
  • In some episodes of the Yogi Bear segments, Boo Boo sleeps in the same bed with Yogi. This was later played as an implied gag in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode, "Death by Chocolate," when Harvey and Boo Boo decide to stay together in Yogi's cave following their case.

Gallery

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Toys and merchandise

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In popular culture

WARNING: The following section contains content that may be seen as mature or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
Main article: List of pop culture references to Yogi Bear
  • In an episode of the British sitcom Mind Your Language, called "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.
  • In the film Slumber Party Massacre, Diane's nickname for her boyfriend John is "Boo Boo."
  • In the A Different World episode "Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You," Jaleesa and Maggie want to be the ones who steal the Dominions' bear mascot head, which Jaleesa calls Operation: Yogi. When they ask Denise to join, she isn't sure, so Maggie says they can change the name to Operation: Boo Boo.
  • In the Duckman: Private Duck/Family Man episode "I, Duckman," a home movie reel depicts a young Duckman and his father in the same apparel as Boo Boo and Yogi, respectively, while visiting Jellyroll Park for one last camping trip together before Duckman goes to college, which makes Mr. Duckman (voiced by Joe Alaskey doing an impression of Yogi) very proud of his son in being "better than the average duck." This is when he finds out his son has no intention to attend college, which Mr. Duckman tell him that would be a "big boo boo," and chases him in one continuous loop with frantic music in the same manner Ranger Smith would chase Yogi. Ranger Smith is also parodied with a dog dressed like park ranger, who Mr. Duckman affectionately refers to as Mr. Ranger when he asks him where they can put their pic-a-nic basket.
  • In the Boy Meets World episode "Pop Quiz," when their new boss, Griff, checks out a passing girl, lackeys Frankie and Joey immediately go to get her, but Griff calls them back by calling them Yogi and Boo, respectively.
  • In The Ren & Stimpy Show episode "Stupid Sidekick Union," Ren sets up an audition line from Scab Sidekick Union after Stimpy quits, which includes Boo Boo wearing a tie like Yogi, a Squiddly Diddly lookalike, and Barney Rubble with Fred Flintstone's hair color.
  • In the Animaniacs segment "Back in Style," the Warner Siblings were loaned off to other cartoon studios, including one run by Phil and Shmoe (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 mocked his cartoon's 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.
  • In Chris Rice's song "Cartoons," Rice questions if Yogi is religious and would say "Hey, Boo-Boo-loo-ya" in place of "Hallelujah."
  • In the Moesha episode "All This and Turkey, Too," Moesha called Q Boo Boo Bear while speaking to him on the phone.
  • In the Sesame Street episode "Episode 4055," after the birth of Papa and Mama Bear's second child, Gordon asks if they she has a name, with Papa looking back into The Best Book of Bear Names Ever for suggestions, coming back with Yogi Bear, which Mama turns down, and then Boo Boo, which everyone turns down.
  • In the Family Guy episode "Hell Comes to Quahog," Meg berates Peter for getting her tank confiscated, but he tells her it's not as worse as the time he did a park ranger (likely Ranger Smith) a favor by fatally stabbing Yogi with a hunter's knife and then suffocating him to get the job done faster, while Boo Boo watches helplessly. After Peter is done, he callously orders Boo Boo to tell the other bears what he just saw.
  • In the Robot Chicken skit "Laff-a-Munich" segment of the episode "Ban on the Fun," he is awoken to witness Yogi's struggle to prevent the Really Rottens from getting in, but the Dread Baron manages to shoot Boo Boo to the point of his head exploding. In this skit, Victor Yerrid provided his voice.
  • Pop star Justin Timberlake used to do voice impressions as a kid to get better at singing, one of them was Boo Boo. He would go on to voice the bear in the live action Yogi Bear movie.
  • In The Cleveland Show episode "Like a Boss," Tim the Bear cracks a joke when he gets off the employees' bus, pretending that one of them is Boo Boo where the picnic baskets are. He then gets serious and says that only his kind can make jokes like that as it's a negative stereotype bears have been fighting against for years.
  • In the movie Just Go with It, Devlin and Ian get romantic on their date with Katherine and Daniel, using Yogi/Yogi Bear and Boo Boo as pet names for each other, respectively. Ian even does Yogi's voice.
  • In "Episode 18" (series 7) of the UK BBC One Pointless game show, the first round of questions that fell into the "Cartoon" category is Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters, with host Alexander Armstrong showing an image of several of them together. The contestants have to be able to pick out all the obscure characters that 100 anonymous public people had been able to guess. Contestant John chose Boo Boo, which 27 out of the anonymous public had also chosen correctly. Cohost Richard Osman pointed out that Boo Boo first appeared in 1958.
  • In the Mad episode "Life of Rhyme/Here Comes Yogi Boo Boo," there is a segment named "Here Comes Yogi Boo Boo," a parody of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo where Boo Boo plays the role of, well, Honey Boo Boo.
  • In the QI episode "Picnics," when the discussion turned to Yellowstone National Park, host Sandi Toksvig said "Yes, Boo Boo," in Yogi's voice, with panelist Alan Davies joining in. But another panelist Romesh Ranganathan didn't have the same sentiment and Yogi and Boo Boo a "pair of pricks" for being thieves and lauded for it. But Davies said that is the humor of Americans that they revel in the "shuckster" and "shyster" who gets by without a job.
  • In the Nickelodeon series The Loud House and The Loud House Movie, Lori's pet name for her boyfriend, Bobby, is "Booby Boo Boo Bear," or just "Boo Boo Bear." It is also used in the live-action adaptations beginning with the TV movie A Loud House Christmas, and its full-length TV series spin-off, The Really Loud House.
  • In the Bargain Hunt episode "Christmas Special - Malvern 27," fiberglass rubbish bin lids shaped like Boo Boo, Huckleberry, and Yogi were found at a car boot sale by the red team who bought the Yogi one for £110, which they sold at auction for £80. The loss of this particular item resulted in them losing to the blue team.
  • Lew Lew.
    Lew Lew.

Dead Ringers (radio)

  • "Episode Two" (series 2): On Cartoon Crimewatch, Nick Russ reports the theft of a picnic basket on Easter Sunday. In a reenactment, Yogi orders Boo Boo to provide a distraction for him, so that he can steal the picnic basket, but his plan is foiled by the appearance of Ranger Smith. Russ ponders if Boo Boo is a friend or accomplice, and notes that Yogi is distinguished by a "trilby hat." He asks viewers to call if they have any knowledge.
  • "Episode Seven" (series 2): On The Jerry Springer Show, Jerry Springer has Yogi and his nephew (yes, nephew) Boo Boo on the show as Yogi wants to confess that he has been having an affair with Ranger Smith (and I thought the nephew relation was bad enough). Boo Boo doesn't like this and is concerned for Yogi's girlfriend, Cindy. But Yogi feels powerless against Ranger Smith's "picnic basket," and calls Cindy a "trailer trash hoe." Boo Boo can't hear anymore and responds with, "Talk to the paw, cos the face ain't listening!" As Yogi and Boo Boo bicker, Jerry closes the show with his "Final Thoughts," that if you go into the woods be careful because you'll be in for a big surprise.
  • "Episode Four" (series 9): Politician Iain Duncan Smith wants cartoon characters to stop sneaking into the UK through "the channel" of Nickelodeon. Smith shows a scene that has Yogi telling Boo Boo he has an idea to steal a picnic basket, which according to Smith will lead to cartoon bears the running of prostitutes and hiring a vicious crack empire on the streets of London.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • "72 Hours:" When Will warns Carlton against going to MacArthur Park, but Carlton assures him that he'll inform the park rangers if something happens, to which Will replies, "It's not that kind of park, Boo Boo!"
  • "Here Comes the Judge:" When Will would prefer to watch an Eagles game than Underdog with Jazz, Jazz is resentful and comments, "Well, excuse me, but you once preferred the whimsy of a Yogi and a Boo Boo."

The Simpsons

Main article: The Simpsons
  • "When You Dish Upon a Star:" Homer dreams he's Yogi/Homie, with Bart as Boo-Boo/Bart-Bart. Homie is enthusiastic about swiping another "pic-a-nic" basket, when Ranger Smith/Ranger Ned pops up and asks him to stay away, which angers Homie into mauling him. Bart-Bart warns him off, but backs off when Homie asks Bart-Bart if he wants some too.
  • "Treehouse of Horror XXXI:" In the "Into the Homer-verse" segment (a parody of the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Homer accidentally releases Homer-Barbera, who was in the middle of getting Boo Boo to steal a "pic-a-nic meal" with him. Upon introducing himself to Homer, he says he's "smarter than the average Homer." Homer tells him he sounds like Art Carney, something Homer-Barbera doesn't want his estate to know about. After meeting Disney Princess Homer, a crow steals his crown, causing Homer-Barbera to shapeshift into a parody of Snagglepuss.
  • "Marge the Meanie:" At the Comic Book Guy's shop, there is a poster of Booboo Fett, a parody of Disney+ series The Book of Boba, with Boo Boo as the title character, co-starring Yogi as a Darth Vader-type and Ranger Smith.
  • Bart as Bart-Bart.
    Bart as Bart-Bart.
  • Boo Boo as Booboo Fett.
    Boo Boo as Booboo Fett.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (US)

  • November 21, 2001: A game of "Press Conference" had Colin Mochrie as Yogi announcing he killed Boo Boo. The host, Drew Carrey, points out that the audience may not like Boo Boo, as they cheered at the fact he was killed.
  • January 31, 2002: A game of "Questionable Impersonations" had Brad Sherwood asking Boo Boo when Mr. Ed's wife was due, with Ryan Stiles as Mr. Ed believing that Yogi was the doctor.

Footnotes

  1. ^ In Yogi's Gang.
  2. ^ In Laff-a-Lympics.
  3. ^ In Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
  4. ^ In Yo, Yogi!
  5. ^ Husband to Harvey Birdman in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
  6. ^ Husband to Yogi Bear in Jellystone!

References

  1. ^ Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: "Return of Birdgirl," season 3, episode 9 (2005).
  2. ^ Jellystone!: "Hot Guys, Cold Turkey," season 2, episode 4 (2024).
  3. ^ Dexter's Laboratory: "Chubby Cheese," season 2, episode 7B (1997).
  4. ^ I Am Weasel: "I Am My Lifetime," season 2, episode 7 (1998).
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