Talk:Yogi Bear

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1 Costume Explanation
2 Picture
3 Basis of Yogi's Character
4 Ranger Smith
5 Other Unknown Bear
6 To be or not to be...
7 Cartoon network
8 Peer review

[edit] Costume Explanation

I wish I had proof of this, but I thought Yogi said he wore the hat and tie because he wanted to be seen as human. It could just be my imagination, which really doesn't help. --Macrowiz 06:08, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Yogi's "costume" also remains a mystery, as he appears to be wearing the skin of an identical bear over his (never seen) body.

Huh? I've always assumed we're seeing his own skin. Where's the support for this statement about the skin being part of his costume? 171.64.71.123 03:32, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

That's bogus. The only "mystery" is to whoever wrote that nonsense. If it's still in the article, it won't be for long. Wahkeenah 14:14, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

In the pic, which of the two is Yogi ? Jay 17:46, 25 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Ummm, both are Yogi.

In the realm of "completely unsubstantiated rumour", I was under the impression that Yogi Bear's name was related to John Logie Baird, the inventor of television. This was "uncommon knowledge" in the UK in the 1970s - where baseball was virtually unknown.

DAVE: 5/4/2005

[edit] Basis of Yogi's Character

I read somewhere that Yogi Bear was based on Phil Silvers' Seargeant Bilko though I've never quite worked out why.

No, that was Top Cat who was based on Bilko. Yogi was based on Art Carney. --FuriousFreddy 04:17, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ranger Smith

... What, no mention of Ranger Smith anywhere? He was the original uptight cartoon guy!

[edit] Other Unknown Bear

Does anybody know the name of one of Yogi and Boo Boo's friends? He is a very small bear who wears a blue/teal bowtie. He is mostly sitting in the cartoons. I wish I could provide more details but I saw this episode at an IHOP one morning and couldn't hear the sound.

[edit] To be or not to be...

"Yogi Bear is a fictional cartoon bear": No, he is a REAL cartoon bear, because the cartoon about him does exist! He is a FICTIONAL BEAR, but a REAL CARTOON BEAR!

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Good point. But saying "cartoon fictional bear" doesn't sound quite right. Consider Smokey the Bear. He was a real bear who was rendered as a cartoon. I'm thinking "fictional, cartoon bear" works. Wahkeenah 09:24, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
Or better yet, borrowing from the text of Bugs Bunny: "Yogi Bear is a fictional anthropomorphic bear who appears in a series of animated

cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera Productions." Wahkeenah 09:27, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cartoon network

also used to run a music video called yogi bear. It has a song by a band called High school Jim. They still air it on Boomerang. But I haven't been able to find info on the band. So its tough getting verification.

[edit] Peer review

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