Craig Crumpton
11-17-2001, 10:52 PM
<i>Cartoon Network Press Release Courtesy of Joe Swaney</i>
<b>Cartoon Network's BOOMERANG Creates Holiday Stunt
To Celebrate Everything "Yogi Bear" -- Monday, Dec. 17, 8 a.m.
through Monday, Dec. 24, 8 a.m. (ET)</b>
Celebrating the holidays with a weeklong tribute, BOOMERANG, Cartoon
Network's 24-hour classic animation cable/satellite network, will pay
exclusive commercial-free tribute to one of Hanna-Barbera's all-time
cartoon greats, the inimitable Yogi Bear. With more than 100 hours
of Yogi Bear programming available from the legendary Hanna-Barbera
cartoon library, BOOOMERANG will devote an entire week to the finest,
funniest shorts, series, movies and holiday specials featuring Yogi,
Boo Boo, Ranger Smith and other beloved animated friends. The
programming marathon will run from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m., Monday, Dec. 17 to
Monday, Dec. 24, 2001.
Highlights of the non-stop programming tribute include 144 seven-
minute Yogi Bear shorts from the original The Yogi Bear Show series
(1960-63), dozens of half-hour episodes from subsequent Yogi Bear
series-Yogi's Gang ('73-'75), Yogi's Space Race ('78-'79), Yogi's Galaxy
Goofups ('78-'79), Yogi's Treasure Hunt ('85-'88) and The New Yogi Bear
Show ('88-'91)-and seven feature-length animated movies starring that
"smarter than the average bear." Overall, the BOOMERANG marathon
will present 56 hours (8 hour blocks repeated three times per day) of
Yogi Bear programming across the seven-day period.
"This really is a television first, devoting seven straight, entire
days to just one character, and without commercial interruption," says
Mark Norman, senior vice president and general manager of BOOMERANG.
"Yogi Bear truly is one of America's pop-culture icons, and also
happens to be Joe Barbera's favorite character he ever created. This is
the perfect opportunity for Yogi Bear fans to enjoy an extensive
showcase of favorite episodes, as well as a chance for parents to
introduce the beloved character to their younger children."
Yogi Bear is Jellystone Park's most notorious resident with an
unyielding appetite for the contents of well-packed "pic-a-nic" baskets.
Amiable, inventive and ultimately shrewd, Yogi's goal of filling his
stomach with campers' edible goodies is in direct odds with the
equally determined and responsible Ranger Smith, who wants Yogi to keep
near his cave with shy sidekick, Boo Boo. The Yogi Bear Show originated
from single episodes featured within The Huckleberry Hound Show in
1958, and was promoted to its own show in 1960.
In addition to the spotlighted Yogi Bear series episodes, the
following films will be featured throughout the seven-day programming stunt:
<i>Monday, Dec. 17 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Tuesday, Dec. 18 (6 a.m.)</i>
<b>Yogi's Ark Lark (TV-G)</b>
The biblical tale of Noah's Ark is given a different twist in this
animated rendering featuring Yogi Bear, Boo Boo and a host of
Hanna-Barbera cartoon favorites. The feature-length story served as the
successful pilot for the Saturday morning series, Yogi's Gang.
<i>Tuesday, Dec. 18 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Wednesday, Dec. 19 (6 a.m.),
Sunday, Dec. 23 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Monday, Dec. 24 (6 a.m.)</i>
<b>Yogi's First Christmas (TV-G)</b>
Yogi Bear and pals Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Augie Doggie and
Doggie Daddy all meet at the Jellystone Lodge for their annual
Christmas party. But Herman the old hermit and the lodge-owner's nephew
Snively try to take the fun out of Christmas by forcing the owner, Mrs.
Throckmorton, to sell the lodge to make way for a freeway. Can Yogi
foil their evil plans? Yogi's First Christmas features five musical
numbers from Hanna-Barbera, distributed by Columbia Pictures
Television.
<i>Wednesday, Dec. 19 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Thursday, Dec. 20 (6 a.m.)</i>
<b>Yogi & The Invasion of the Space Bears (TV-G)</b>
Yogi Bear is on a rampage-and no picnic basket is safe in
Jellystone Park. He swears to turn over a new leaf but before he does so, he
and Boo Boo are kidnapped by aliens who plan to clone them.
<i>Thursday, Dec. 20 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Friday, Dec. 21 (6 a.m.)</i>
<b>Yogi's Great Escape (TV-G)</b>
Because of a financial crisis, Jellystone Park will be closed and
Yogi Bear and all the other bears must move to a zoo. To avoid
incarceration, Yogi and his diminutive sidekick, Boo Boo, lead Ranger Smith
on a cross-country chase.
<i>Friday, Dec. 21 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Saturday, Dec. 22 (6 a.m.)</i>
<b>Scooby-Doo's Arabian Nights (TV-G)</b>
Scooby-Doo and Shaggy are hired as the Caliph's Royal Food Tasters,
but they mistakenly devour the Caliph's entire lunch and are forced
to run for their lives. Shaggy disguises himself as a harem girl, but
his disguise is too good, and Shaggy is chosen to be the Caliph's
wife. To stall, Shaggy tells the tale of a sailor named Sinbad (Magilla
Gorilla), who stumbles upon three great treasures, and the story of
Aliyah-Din and the Magic Lamp, featuring special guest genies, Yogi
Bear and Boo Boo. Although Shaggy's true identity is eventually
revealed, the Caliph is so intrigued by his stories that he invites Shaggy
and Scooby to stay on as Royal Story Tellers, with all the royal food
they can eat. Arabian Nights is a 1994 Hanna-Barbera production.
<i>Sunday, Dec. 23 (8 a.m., 4 p.m.), Monday Dec. 24 (12 a.m.)</i>
<b>Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of The Spruce Goose (TV-G)</b>
Everyone's favorite bear leads a gang of his friends on a tour of
The Spruce Goose, the largest cargo plane ever built. To their
amazement, the plane suddenly takes off, taking them on a voyage of a
lifetime.
<i>Sunday, Dec. 23 (11 a.m., 7 p.m.), Monday, Dec. 24 (3 a.m.)</i>
<b>Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (TV-G)</b>
In William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's first full-length animated
feature, Yogi and Boo Boo join up with Cindy Bear, Yogi's love interest,
to celebrate the coming of spring. Ranger Smith posts a "No Feeding
the Bears" sign in Jellystone Park, and Yogi tries to negotiate, but
instead gets sent away to a zoo. When Yogi sends another bear in his
place and becomes the "Brown Phantom," the real zaniness begins.
BOOMERANG is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s (TBS, Inc.) 24-hour
cable/satellite network offering the best in classic animated
entertainment. Drawing from the world's largest cartoon library, BOOMERANG
showcases classic Hanna-Barbera characters, including Yogi Bear,
Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw and Top Cat, with a stylized
sensibility tailored to the their notable standing in television's pop
culture. BOOMERANG's official Web site is located at
http://Boomerang.CartoonNetwork.com.
Cartoon Network, currently seen in more than 78.1 million U.S. homes
and 145 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System,
Inc.'s 24-hour, ad-supported cable service offering the best in
animated entertainment. Cartoon Network's Web site is located at
http://CartoonNetwork.com (AOL Keyword: Cartoon Network).
<b>Cartoon Network's BOOMERANG Creates Holiday Stunt
To Celebrate Everything "Yogi Bear" -- Monday, Dec. 17, 8 a.m.
through Monday, Dec. 24, 8 a.m. (ET)</b>
Celebrating the holidays with a weeklong tribute, BOOMERANG, Cartoon
Network's 24-hour classic animation cable/satellite network, will pay
exclusive commercial-free tribute to one of Hanna-Barbera's all-time
cartoon greats, the inimitable Yogi Bear. With more than 100 hours
of Yogi Bear programming available from the legendary Hanna-Barbera
cartoon library, BOOOMERANG will devote an entire week to the finest,
funniest shorts, series, movies and holiday specials featuring Yogi,
Boo Boo, Ranger Smith and other beloved animated friends. The
programming marathon will run from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m., Monday, Dec. 17 to
Monday, Dec. 24, 2001.
Highlights of the non-stop programming tribute include 144 seven-
minute Yogi Bear shorts from the original The Yogi Bear Show series
(1960-63), dozens of half-hour episodes from subsequent Yogi Bear
series-Yogi's Gang ('73-'75), Yogi's Space Race ('78-'79), Yogi's Galaxy
Goofups ('78-'79), Yogi's Treasure Hunt ('85-'88) and The New Yogi Bear
Show ('88-'91)-and seven feature-length animated movies starring that
"smarter than the average bear." Overall, the BOOMERANG marathon
will present 56 hours (8 hour blocks repeated three times per day) of
Yogi Bear programming across the seven-day period.
"This really is a television first, devoting seven straight, entire
days to just one character, and without commercial interruption," says
Mark Norman, senior vice president and general manager of BOOMERANG.
"Yogi Bear truly is one of America's pop-culture icons, and also
happens to be Joe Barbera's favorite character he ever created. This is
the perfect opportunity for Yogi Bear fans to enjoy an extensive
showcase of favorite episodes, as well as a chance for parents to
introduce the beloved character to their younger children."
Yogi Bear is Jellystone Park's most notorious resident with an
unyielding appetite for the contents of well-packed "pic-a-nic" baskets.
Amiable, inventive and ultimately shrewd, Yogi's goal of filling his
stomach with campers' edible goodies is in direct odds with the
equally determined and responsible Ranger Smith, who wants Yogi to keep
near his cave with shy sidekick, Boo Boo. The Yogi Bear Show originated
from single episodes featured within The Huckleberry Hound Show in
1958, and was promoted to its own show in 1960.
In addition to the spotlighted Yogi Bear series episodes, the
following films will be featured throughout the seven-day programming stunt:
<i>Monday, Dec. 17 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Tuesday, Dec. 18 (6 a.m.)</i>
<b>Yogi's Ark Lark (TV-G)</b>
The biblical tale of Noah's Ark is given a different twist in this
animated rendering featuring Yogi Bear, Boo Boo and a host of
Hanna-Barbera cartoon favorites. The feature-length story served as the
successful pilot for the Saturday morning series, Yogi's Gang.
<i>Tuesday, Dec. 18 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Wednesday, Dec. 19 (6 a.m.),
Sunday, Dec. 23 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Monday, Dec. 24 (6 a.m.)</i>
<b>Yogi's First Christmas (TV-G)</b>
Yogi Bear and pals Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Augie Doggie and
Doggie Daddy all meet at the Jellystone Lodge for their annual
Christmas party. But Herman the old hermit and the lodge-owner's nephew
Snively try to take the fun out of Christmas by forcing the owner, Mrs.
Throckmorton, to sell the lodge to make way for a freeway. Can Yogi
foil their evil plans? Yogi's First Christmas features five musical
numbers from Hanna-Barbera, distributed by Columbia Pictures
Television.
<i>Wednesday, Dec. 19 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Thursday, Dec. 20 (6 a.m.)</i>
<b>Yogi & The Invasion of the Space Bears (TV-G)</b>
Yogi Bear is on a rampage-and no picnic basket is safe in
Jellystone Park. He swears to turn over a new leaf but before he does so, he
and Boo Boo are kidnapped by aliens who plan to clone them.
<i>Thursday, Dec. 20 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Friday, Dec. 21 (6 a.m.)</i>
<b>Yogi's Great Escape (TV-G)</b>
Because of a financial crisis, Jellystone Park will be closed and
Yogi Bear and all the other bears must move to a zoo. To avoid
incarceration, Yogi and his diminutive sidekick, Boo Boo, lead Ranger Smith
on a cross-country chase.
<i>Friday, Dec. 21 (2 p.m., 10 p.m.), Saturday, Dec. 22 (6 a.m.)</i>
<b>Scooby-Doo's Arabian Nights (TV-G)</b>
Scooby-Doo and Shaggy are hired as the Caliph's Royal Food Tasters,
but they mistakenly devour the Caliph's entire lunch and are forced
to run for their lives. Shaggy disguises himself as a harem girl, but
his disguise is too good, and Shaggy is chosen to be the Caliph's
wife. To stall, Shaggy tells the tale of a sailor named Sinbad (Magilla
Gorilla), who stumbles upon three great treasures, and the story of
Aliyah-Din and the Magic Lamp, featuring special guest genies, Yogi
Bear and Boo Boo. Although Shaggy's true identity is eventually
revealed, the Caliph is so intrigued by his stories that he invites Shaggy
and Scooby to stay on as Royal Story Tellers, with all the royal food
they can eat. Arabian Nights is a 1994 Hanna-Barbera production.
<i>Sunday, Dec. 23 (8 a.m., 4 p.m.), Monday Dec. 24 (12 a.m.)</i>
<b>Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of The Spruce Goose (TV-G)</b>
Everyone's favorite bear leads a gang of his friends on a tour of
The Spruce Goose, the largest cargo plane ever built. To their
amazement, the plane suddenly takes off, taking them on a voyage of a
lifetime.
<i>Sunday, Dec. 23 (11 a.m., 7 p.m.), Monday, Dec. 24 (3 a.m.)</i>
<b>Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (TV-G)</b>
In William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's first full-length animated
feature, Yogi and Boo Boo join up with Cindy Bear, Yogi's love interest,
to celebrate the coming of spring. Ranger Smith posts a "No Feeding
the Bears" sign in Jellystone Park, and Yogi tries to negotiate, but
instead gets sent away to a zoo. When Yogi sends another bear in his
place and becomes the "Brown Phantom," the real zaniness begins.
BOOMERANG is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s (TBS, Inc.) 24-hour
cable/satellite network offering the best in classic animated
entertainment. Drawing from the world's largest cartoon library, BOOMERANG
showcases classic Hanna-Barbera characters, including Yogi Bear,
Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw and Top Cat, with a stylized
sensibility tailored to the their notable standing in television's pop
culture. BOOMERANG's official Web site is located at
http://Boomerang.CartoonNetwork.com.
Cartoon Network, currently seen in more than 78.1 million U.S. homes
and 145 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System,
Inc.'s 24-hour, ad-supported cable service offering the best in
animated entertainment. Cartoon Network's Web site is located at
http://CartoonNetwork.com (AOL Keyword: Cartoon Network).