Riddle in the Middle of the Earth

Riddle in the Middle of the Earth
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Premiere date	September 6, 1985
Starring	Daws Butler Don Messick Arnold Stang John Stephenson Paul Winchell Andre Stojka Gail Matthius
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	George Atkins
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Riddle in the Middle of the Earth" is the first episode of Yogi's Treasure Hunt season one. It aired on September 6, 1985 in syndication. It was written by George Atkins, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Yogi's Treasure Hunters are sent to locate the hidden location of the Diamond Orb, for those who find it can control gravity itself.

Memorable quotes

Snagglepuss: Heavens to hot cuisine, or leftovers, even.

Dick: Do you know what a boring is, Muttley?
Muttley: Uh-huh. (yawns and points at Dick)
Dick: No, not that kind of boring. I'm talking about our secret device. It bores into the earth.

Boo Boo: You figured out the riddle, Yogi!
Yogi: That's because I'm better than the average riddle figure.

Snagglepuss: My goose is cooked. Medium rare even.

Snagglepuss: Exit. Stage down.

Yogi: The cake saved the day! Gravity is back to stay!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Doggie Daddy	John Stephenson
Yogi Bear	Daws Butler
Boo Boo Bear	Don Messick
Snagglepuss Lion	Daws Butler
Huckleberry Hound	Daws Butler
Top Cat	Arnold Stang
Blabber Mouse	Daws Butler
Super Snooper	Daws Butler
Ranger Smith	Don Messick
Quick Draw McGraw	Daws Butler
Augie Doggie	Daws Butler
Doctor Worbedon Sprock	Andre Stojka
Dick Dastardly	Paul Winchell
Muttley	Don Messick
Square rock	Gail Mathius

Organizations

• Yogi's Treasure Hunters

Locations

• Earth
  • Earth's core
• Murgatroyd (mentioned)

Objects

• Cake Snagglepuss
• Diamond Orb
• Worbedon's logbook

Vehicles

• S.S. Jelly Roger
• S.S. Dirty Tricks
• Diving bell

Music

The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 6, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

• Despite being the first episode, this provides no origin as to why Top Cat is assigning Yogi's gang missions, but is later explained in "The Great American Treasure."

Errors

• Snooper reads on the sign that the Earth's core is closed on Sundays and holidays, but the sign only says Sunday.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😢