Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!

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Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
Theatrical poster to Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964)
Directed by	Joseph Barbera William Hanna
Produced by	Joseph Barbera William Hanna
Written by	Joseph Barbera Warren Foster William Hanna
Starring	Daws Butler Don Messick Julie Bennett Mel Blanc James Darren Jonah and the Wailers Bill Lee Ernest Newton J. Pat O'Malley Hal Smith Jackie Ward
Music by	Marty Paich
Cinematography	Ted C. Bemiller Charles Flekal Norman Stainback Roy Wade
Editing by	Larry C. Cowan Douglas A. Douglas Warner E. Leighton Anthony Milch Ken Spears Greg Watson
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	June 3, 1964
Running time	89 min.
Language	English
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Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! is a 1964 animated feature released by Columbia Pictures, the first feature produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.

[edit] Production

The animated musical film was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with a story by Hanna, Barbera, and former Warner Bros. Cartoons storyman Warren Foster. When the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio closed in May 1963, several of its animators, including Gerry Chiniquy, Friz Freleng and Ken Harris, joined Hanna-Barbera to work on this film. After its mildly successful 1964 release, Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! found extended life as a popular summer matinee feature.

[edit] Plot

The film stars Hanna-Barbera character Yogi Bear (voice of Daws Butler) and his pal Boo-Boo (voice of Don Messick). Tired of Yogi's "pick-a-nick" basket stealing shenanigans, Jellystone National Park's Ranger Smith (also voiced by Messick) has Yogi shipped off to the San Diego Zoo. Yogi escapes being sent away, unknown to Yogi's girlfriend Cindy, who goes looking for him and is kidnapped by a circus owner. Yogi and Boo-Boo are forced to sneak out of the park and travel across the country to save Cindy and bring her back home.