Boo-Boo Bear

For other uses of "Boo Boo", see Boo Boo (disambiguation).
Boo-Boo Bear
The Yogi Bear Show character
First appearance Yogi Bear's Big Break (1958)
Created by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Voiced by Don Messick (1958–1994)
Jeff Bergman (1990s commercials)
Billy West (1990s commercials)
John Kricfalusi (Boo Boo Runs Wild, A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith, Boo Boo and the Man)
Tom Kenny (Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law)
Justin Timberlake (2010 film)
Information
Species Bear
Gender Male
Relatives Yogi Bear (friend)
Cindy Bear (friend)
Ranger Smith (friend)
Rachel Johnson (friend)

Boo-Boo Bear is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character on The Yogi Bear Show and Yogi's constant companion. Boo-Boo is portrayed as an anthropomorphic bear cub wearing a blue bow tie. Boo-Boo often acts as Yogi Bear's conscience. He tries (usually unsuccessfully) to keep Yogi from doing things he should not do, and also to keep Yogi from getting into trouble with Ranger Smith.[1] Often he would say "But Yogi, Mr. Ranger isn't gonna like this," or some variation. It is not readily apparent whether Boo-Boo is a juvenile bear with a precocious intellect or simply an adult bear who is short of stature. However, in the episode "Cub Scout Boo-Boo", Yogi tries to persuade Boo-Boo to become a Boy Scout. Boo-Boo declines the offer, but Yogi corrects him by saying that he will be joining the "Cub Scouts", which Boo-Boo would obviously accept.

History

Hanna-Barbera appearances

Boo-Boo first appeared along with Yogi in the "Yogi Bear" segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show in 1958; when Yogi was given his own series in 1961, Boo-Boo went with him.[2] Since then, Boo-Boo has remained at Yogi's side through almost all of the Hanna-Barbera series, movies, and specials in which Yogi appeared, the only exceptions being Yogi's Space Race and Galaxy Goof-Ups, in which Boo-Boo's place was taken by a new character named Scare Bear. Boo-Boo's classic voice actor was Don Messick who also voiced Ranger Smith.[2]

Other appearances

Portrayers

From the time of the character's debut until 1994 in his last performance as Boo Boo in Yogi the Easter Bear and Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights, the character was voiced by Don Messick who died in 1997.

In the Yogi Bear film, the character is voiced by singer/actor Justin Timberlake.

Animated media

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cartoon Scrapbook". Yogi Bear
  2. 1 2 "The Internet Movie Database". Boo-Boo Bear Filmography

External links

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