Yogi Bear's Big Break

Yogi Bear's Big Break
Yogi pretends to be a dead bear near the park exit.
Production number	E-7
Premiere date	Week of September 29, 1958
Run time	6:58
Starring	Daws Butler Don Messick
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin Jack Shaindlin
Writer(s)	Charles Shows Dan Gordon
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Yogi Bear's Big Break" is the first episode of Yogi Bear season one, and came as a segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It aired in the week of September 29, 1958 in syndication. It was written by Charles Shows and Dan Gordon, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of HB Enterprises.

Yogi, tired of being patronized and having the kids shout "Look at the bears!," decides to escape from Jellystone Park.

Memorable quotes

Yogi: I have had it, Boo Boo! I'm gonna a bust out here!
Boo Boo: How come, Yogi?
Yogi: Every day it's the same old thing. "Look at the bears, look at the bears, look at the bears!" sheesh!
Kids in car: Hey, pop! Look at the bears, look at the bears, look at the bears!
Yogi: See what I mean, Boo Boo.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Don Messick
Yogi Bear	Daws Butler
Boo Boo Bear	Don Messick
Kid in car #1	Daws Butler
Kid in car #2	Don Messick
Ranger	Daws Butler
Man in car	Don Messick
Gopher	Don Messick

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Jellystone Park

Vehicles

• Bus
• Man's car

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin and Jack Shaindlin.

Crew credits

• Production supervisor: Howard Hanson
• Animator: Kenneth Muse, Michael Lah
• Layout artist: Dick Bickenbach
• Background artist: Montealegre
• Title artist: Lawrence Goble
• Story sketch artists: Charles Shows, Dan Gordon

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: Week of September 29, 1958 in syndication

Behind the scenes

• According to the Yowp blog, Michael Lah was also an animator, but he was uncredited.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 15, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume 1 on DVD.