Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (film)
- This article is about the film. For other uses, see Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper.
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| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Release date | December 21, 1982 |
| Run time | 24 minutes |
| Starring | Daws Butler Don Messick Mel Blanc Henry Corden Georgi Irene Allan Melvin Hal Smith John Stephenson Janet Waldo Jimmy Weldon |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Story by | Mark Evanier |
| Director(s) | Steve Lumley |
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Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper is an American animated Christmas television movie based on the Yogi Bear shorts of The Huckleberry Hound Show and The Yogi Bear Show. It aired on December 21, 1982 on CBS. It was written by Mark Evanier, and directed by Steve Lumley.
Yogi and Boo Boo's friends come to spend Christmas with the two, but unfortunately, a mistake is made when the two go to the big city to see them, then Yogi and Boo Boo get into even more trouble when a millionaire's daughter runs away and hangs out with them.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Jellystone Park
- Ranger station
- Yogi's residence
- Jellystone Park
- City
- Bus depot
- Mall
- Park
- J. Wellington Jones's residence
- United States
Objects
- Picnic basket
Vehicles
- The gang's van
- Buses
- J. Wellington's limo
- Ranger Smith's jeep
Production
Development
Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper, the title of which was thought up by Joseph Barbera, was pitched to CBS for Christmas 1981.[1] However, after going through several writers who couldn't come up with a solid story,[1] Barbera eventually turned to Mark Evanier in July 1982,[2] who after brainstorming with Barbera, wrote it for a rushed deadline in about three days in that same month, which only occurred after a tediously uphill battle negotiation with an attorney in Business Affairs over Evanier's salary (who still tried to dispute his pay even when it had been agreed upon). Barbera even proposed stalling it for another year, but CBS wanted it out by the end of the year or it would've been officially canceled. Evanier believed CBS approved the script not out of liking it, but out of a tight schedule.[1]
Casting
Daws Butler was brought back to voice several of the characters he originated, including the title character of Yogi. However, he was almost recast three days before recording due to the same attorney from Business Affairs claiming his agent was asking for too much money.[2] Nobody was willing to replace Butler out of respect for him, which included the likes of Chuck McCann, Frank Welker, and Don Messick, and after a great defense from Evanier and the credibility of the studio if they had been able to replace Butler (who Evanier was sure would be an inferior match), and a call from Barbera, the Business Affairs guy caved in, and Butler's pay request was met.[2] When it came time to record, Butler also requested that he perform alone, due to a recent stroke making him doubt himself that he would be able to deliver the lines as he once could, but according to Evanier, he delivered the lines as he always had.[2]
Evanier wrote lines for Yakky Doodle just so Jimmy Weldon could play the part, at Evanier's suggestion, which was met with approval, due in part to Whedon already playing another role.[1]
Filming
Needing to be ready in five months, the film was on a fast-track by all involved, which was greatly hindered by a storyboard artist who became notorious for rewriting pages as he worked on them, believing that with a tight deadline, Hanna-Barbera and CBS would have no choice but to approve, which greatly annoyed William Hanna, who had him fired and replaced with Alex Lovy, who along with some other artists, fixed everything and put the movie back on course.[1] The fired storyboard artist's changes including using the word "kidnap" several times, which was forbidden to Mark Evanier for use, and created a showdown for Yogi as if he was in a Clint Eastwood movie. Hanna believed that the one Emmy award this storyboard artist had earned went to his head.[1]
The animation was outsourced to an Australia animation studio, who due to the time constraints dropped some scenes including the originally intended last scene, although without approval from Hanna. They couldn't do that along with fixing the inevitable errors that would occur. The film was shipped back to Hanna-Barbera the night before it aired, with the editors who had to fix the errors and make the film work without the never-animated scenes.
Snagglepuss was written, recorded, and animated to say "Happy Hannukah" at the end, which was bleeped by someone unknown.[1][2] Hanna-Barbera and CBS blamed each other for the mishap.[2]
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Crew credits
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 21, 1982 on CBS
- United Kingdom and Ireland:
Behind the scenes
- The bulldog who scares Jinks away appears to bear similarities to Chopper, but it's unknown if this was intentional.
Errors
- At the start of the film, when the gang is going to visit Yogi at Jellystone Park, Hokey's hat went completely uncolored in one frame.
- It is discovered during the film that the talking animals of their own respective shows do not know each other contradicting the past two decades.
- Despite the fact that Fred and Barney live in the Stone Age, it is unknown why they appear in the present day.
- In the end credits, Mr. Jinks is credited as Mr. Jinx.
Marketing and promotion
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- 1989: Hanna-Barbera Home Video releases Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper on VHS.
- November 17, 1997: First Independent Films releases Hanna-Barbera: Crazy Christmas: Bumper Edition on VHS.
- In the United States:
- 1989: Hanna-Barbera Home Video releases Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper on VHS.
- 1991: Hanna-Barbera Home Video releases Hanna-Barbera Christmas Disc on LaserDisc.
- December 7, 2010: Warner Home Video releases Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper on DVD.
- October 3, 2017: Warner Home Video releases Hanna-Barbera Holiday Triple Feature on DVD.
Trailers
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Evanier, Mark (November 12, 2024). "Yogi Alert". News From ME. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Evanier, Mark (March 23, 2001). "Another Column About Daws Butler". Comic's Buyer Guide via News From ME. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
