The Huckleberry Hound Show Chilly Willy cartoons, and earlier characters in the MGM cartoon library. It was said to be based on the neighbor of his wife, Myrtis; Butler would speak with said neighbor when visiting North Carolina. Yogi Bear (voiced by Daws Butler impersonating Ed Norton from the Honeymooners) and his friend Boo Boo Bear (voiced by Don Messick) live in Jellystone Park and occasionally try to steal picnic baskets while evading Ranger Smith (voiced by Don Messick). Yogi also has a relationship with his girlfriend Cindy Bear (voiced by Julie Bennett). Pixie (voiced by Don Messick) and Dixie (voiced by Daws Butler)
Yogi Bear Yogi Bear episodes, including the very first one, "Yogi Bear's Big Break", and Yogi meeting some storybook friends: The Three Little Pigs, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Little Red Riding Hood. Over the years, several publishers have released Yogi Bear comic books. The "Yogi Bear" comic strip began February 5, 1961. Created by Gene Hazelton and distributed by the McNaught Syndicate, it ran from 1961 to 1988. Hanna-Barbera has also produced giveaway instructional Yogi Bear comics on first aid ("Creative First Aid: Yogi's Bear Facts" (1986)) and earthquake preparedness ("Yogi, the Be-Prepared Bear: Earthquake Preparedness for Children" (1984)