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The 1961 Cartoon

  • Accidental Aesop: Don't feed the bears, or they'll become mischievous like Yogi.
  • Accidental Innuendo: In "Booby Trapped Bear", the chief of the Rangers arrives to assess the situation because he was informed that someone was "molesting a bear." In The '60s, "molest" meant "pester and harass", as opposed to pestering and harassing in a decidedly different sense.
  • Accidental Nightmare Fuel: Who thought this was a good opening for a videogame? It's Yogi's face moving right up to the viewer on a black background, while a voice shouts, "HERE COMES YOGI!"
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  • Contested Sequel: Was the brief 1988 reboot a solid return to form for Yogi (after he dabbled in numerous spinoffs like Yogi's Gang and Yogi's Treasure Hunt) or just a lame modernized reprise of the classic Yogi shorts?
  • Hilarious in Hindsight: Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper features Yogi hiding out in a department store, which is a parody of Macy's. The name? Gacy's.
  • More Popular Spin-Off: The Yogi Bear Show was basically a Spin-Off of The Huckleberry Hound Show, but it is much more remembered than its predecessor today.
  • Tear Jerker: You can't help feeling bad for Boo Boo in Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!. First he thought Yogi has been sent to the San Diego Zoo (Yogi tricks another bear in his place and hid for a while), then Cindy gets herself transferred out to be with him. At first he finds some solace knowing that Yogi and Cindy will be together, until Ranger Smith told him Cindy has been sent to the St. Louis Zoo instead. Boo Boo tries to stop the truck but it's too far gone, leaving him all alone with the knowledge that Yogi and Cindy will forever be separated on top of never seeing them again. Until he reunited with Yogi, who's determined to find Cindy and take her home.
  • Unintentional Period Piece: The 1988 revival is definitely a product of The '80s. The series features three episodes with Ninja Raccoon as part of the 1980s ninja craze. The episode "The Big Bear Ballet" has Yogi meeting a Russian lady bear; he mistakes her for a spy due to the Cold War.
  • The Woobie: Cindy Bear. The minute she cries, it's hard not to want to reach out and give her a hug, especially in Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!.

The 2010 Film

  • He Really Can Act: If there's one thing that people will give the live-action movie credit for, it's that Justin Timberlake does a surprisingly very good job as Boo-Boo.
  • Narm: Yogi's use of the Wilhelm Scream has garnered infamy to the point where some call it one of the worst uses of the scream. This isn't helped by how he actually yelled in pain in the trailers, which begs the question as to why the Wilhelm Scream was still used in the final product.
  • Questionable Casting:
    • Many fans were quite surprised when Dan Aykroyd was cast as the voice of Yogi Bear for the 2010 movie, and even more were outraged when Justin Timberlake was cast as Boo Boo Bear. Surprisingly, as revealed by the teaser, Timberlake was actually quite spot on.note  Aykroyd, on the other hand, was more divisive, but even then many did like his take on Yogi.
    • Tom Cavanagh is not the first actor who comes to mind when you think "strict authoritarian ranger". And for good reason.
  • Unintentional Uncanny Valley: The "great things come in bears" poster comes off as unnerving due to the fact that it uses extreme close-ups of Yogi and Boo-Boo's realistic stock renders.


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