History Characters / YogiBear

* VillainProtagonist: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. It all varied on the episode, but there were some where he was unarguably the good guy, and others where he not only stole picnic baskets, but stumbled into causing much, ''much'' bigger problems by accident. While he usually means well and doesn't mean to harass people beyond the thefts, the amount of problems he gives [[HeroAntagonist Ranger Smith]] escalate him to a genuinely problematic AntiVillain every so often. Later iterations tone this down immensely in favor of being TheHero that tends to have trouble follow in his wake.

** Yogi irritating him and breaking the rules is enough to set him off, but touch his PapaWolf instincts by harming Yogi (or any other animal in the park), and he '''really''' goes off the deep end (especially noted in "Iron Hand Jones," though [[spoiler:it was actually a trick by Yogi]].)

* AntiVillain: Combined with ReasonableAuthorityFigure--even if Ranger Smith does come off as kind of a jerk (mostly from Yogi's point-of-view), he really isn't a bad guy. As a park ranger, it's Ranger Smith's job to keep himself and others at Jellystone National Park safe, and while it may seem oppressive to Yogi, the job includes enforcing the rules of the park, one of the biggest rules being "Do not feed the bears." When Yogi's actually behaving, he and Ranger Smith can actually get along pretty well--on some occasions, Ranger Smith will actually ''encourage'' Yogi to steal a picnic basket or two.

* CatchPhrase: "I'm smarter than the average bear!", "Hey, Hey, Hey!"

* CatchPhrase: "Mister Ranger isn't gonna like this, Yogi!"

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Yogi.

* BerserkButton: Yogi irritating him and breaking the rules is enough to set him off, but touch his PapaWolf instincts by harming Yogi (or any other animal in the park), and he '''really''' goes off the deep end (especially noted in "Iron Hand Jones," though [[spoiler:it was actually a trick by Yogi]].)
** In the TV special ''Yogi the Easter Bear'', Yogi blows Ranger Smith's casket by eating all of the Easter candy ''[[CrossesTheLineTwice and]]'' destroying Smith's Easter bunny suit for the park's Easter celebration. This is enough to have Smith threaten to ship Yogi off to Siberia.

* CatchPhrase: [[SayMyName "YOGIIII!"]]
* TheComicallySerious: His role in his debut season of the Huckleberry Hound Show (see below).

* VagueAge: It's never explained how old Boo-Boo is--some people see him as just a very short adult bear while others (such as Creator/JohnKricfalusi) see him as a kid.

* KarmaHoudini: Yeah Yogi's a nice guy overall, but he still often gets off scot free for the mayhem he causes in the park. It's not always a guarantee however, and being a slapstick character, he's destined to be TheChewToy every now and then. The most notable exception to this is in "A Bear Pair," which ends with Ranger Smith chasing after Yogi while repeatedly clobbering him over the head with a baseball bat. Not because Yogi was breaking any park rules or stealing any picnic baskets, but because he [[ItMakesSenseInContext gave America a bad name amongst the French.]]

%%* RingAroundTheCollar

* SharpDressedMan: With his collar and bow tie, you might say he dresses more stylishly than the average bear.

* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: [[RingAroundTheCollar A shirt collar, tie]], and [[NiceHat hat]].

* AnthropomorphicShift: Yogi is treated as a CivilizedAnimal on the original show, despite wearing some clothing and conversing with humans in English. Many later spinoffs pivot Yogi towards being a FunnyAnimal (particularly ones that have him alongside H-B Funny Animal characters like Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw).

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Spinoffs created after the original show (like ''WesternAnimation/YogisGang'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoYogi'') tend to greatly clamp down on Yogi's vices, especially his proclivity for stealing food, and make him more traditionally heroic. .

* NeverBareheaded: Smith is rarely without his Ranger hat, whether he is sunbathing or in a different wardrobe. '''Yogi the Easter Bear''' reveals he's worn the hat in his childhood.

* NoNameGiven: He's never actually given a name, but [[FanNickname fans typically nickname him "Yowp"]], since it's his only spoken line.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Spinoffs created after the original show (like ''WesternAnimation/YogisGang'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoYogi'')tend to greatly clamp down on Yogi's vices, especially his proclivity for stealing food, and make him more traditionally heroic. .

* AntiVillain: Combined with ReasonableAuthorityFigure--even if Ranger Smith does come off as kind of a jerk (mostly from Yogi's point-of-view), he really isn't a bad guy. As a park ranger, it's Ranger Smith's job to keep himself and others at Jellystone National Park safe, and while it may seem oppressive to Yogi, the job includes enforcing the rules of the park, one of the biggest rules being "Do not feed the bears." When Yogi's actually behaving, he and Ranger Smith can actually get along pretty well--on some ocasions, Ranger Smith will actually ''encourage'' Yogi to steal a picnic basket or two.

* AntiVillain: Combined with ReasonableAuthorityFigure--even if Ranger Smith does come off kind of a jerk (mostly from Yogi's point-of-view), he really isn't a bad guy. As a park ranger, it's Ranger Smith's job to keep himself and others at Jellystone National Park safe, and while it may seem oppressive to Yogi, the job includes enforcing the rules of the park, one of the biggest rules being "Do not feed the bears." When Yogi's actually behaving, he and Ranger Smith can actually get along pretty well--on some occassions, Ranger Smith will actually ''encourage'' Yogi to steal a picnic basket or two.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Downplayed. In Season Two of the Huckleberry Hound Show (the season where he made his official debut), Ranger Smith has a very jaded and deadpan personality, usually portrayed as being annoyed not only by Yogi but also by careless tourists and the general stresses of running a park. In season three (once {{Flanderization}} set in with Yogi), he was given a more plucky and energetic personality, and Yogi (rather than the tourists) became the main source of his frustrations. This has remained his personality ever since.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: While certainly very sweet-natured and loving, you ''really'' DO NOT want to Cindy mad...

%%* TheComicallySerious

** In "Wound-Up Bear", he mentions in a throwaway AsideComment that he's ''married to a woman named Mabel and believes that her constant spending is keeping him from finally retiring!'' He is never again portrayed as married nor interested in retirement.