Yogi Bear Sunday Page by Hanna-Barbera from 8/9/1961 Size: 7.5 x 15 inches

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Condition: This page is slightly trimmed as shown, Otherwise Excellent Condition. Bright Colors! Please check ... Read more about the seller notes This page is slightly trimmed as shown, Otherwise Excellent Condition. Bright Colors! Please check scans. Read Less about the seller notes

This is a "Yogi Bear" Sunday Page by Hanna-Barbera. Wonderful Artwork! Very Rare! and Hard To Find! This was cut from the original newspaper Sunday comics section of 1961. Size: ~ 7.5 x 15 inches (Third Full Page). Paper: some have light tanning, or small archival repairs, otherwise: Excellent! Bright Colors! Pulled from loose sections! (Please Check Scans) Please include $5.00 Total postage on any size order (USA) $20.00 International Flat Rate. I combine postage on multiple pages. Check out my other auctions for more great vintage Comic strips and Paper Dolls. Thanks for Looking!Yogi BearFirst appearance "Yogi Bear's Big Break" (1958)Created by William HannaJoseph BarberaEd BenedictVoiced by Daws Butler (1958–1988)Chuck McCann (Wake Up, America! LP (1965))Hal Smith (1984)Greg Burson (1988–2003)Jeff Bergman (1990s commercials, Lullabye-Bye Bear, When Bears Attack, Quicken Loans commercial, Jellystone!)Billy West (1990s commercials)Stephen Worth (Boo Boo Runs Wild, Boo Boo and the Man)Maurice LaMarche (Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law)Dan Milano (Robot Chicken)Dave Fouquette (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)Scott Innes (At Picnic-Honey Lesson)Dan Aykroyd (film, Yogi Bear: The Video Game)InformationSpecies Brown bearGender MaleSignificant other Cindy Bear (girlfriend)Relatives Boo-Boo Bear (best friend)Ranger Smith (rival/friend)Frog-Mouthed Turtle (friend)Ranger Jones (friend)Rachel Johnson (friend)Snagglepuss (friend)Yogi Bear is an anthropomorphic funny animal who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in The Huckleberry Hound Show.Yogi Bear was the first breakout character in animated television; he was created by Hanna-Barbera and was eventually more popular than Huckleberry Hound. In January 1961, he was given his own show, The Yogi Bear Show, sponsored by Kellogg's, which included the segments Snagglepuss and Yakky Doodle. Hokey Wolf replaced his segment on The Huckleberry Hound Show. A musical animated feature film, Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!, was released in 1964.Yogi was one of several Hanna-Barbera characters to have a collar. This allowed animators to keep his body static, redrawing only his head in each frame when he spoke—one of the methods used by Hanna-Barbera to cut costs by reducing the number of drawings needed for a seven-minute cartoon from around 14,000 to around 2,000. Yogi will be returning as a Main character for the first time in almost 30 years since "Yo Yogi!" in a new animated series for HBO Max titled "Jellystone!" Created by CH Greenblatt and Sam Register and Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, premiering sometime in 2020.PersonalityLike many Hanna-Barbera characters, Yogi's personality and mannerisms were based on a popular celebrity of the time. Art Carney's Ed Norton character on The Honeymooners was said to be Yogi's inspiration; his voice mannerisms broadly mimic Carney as Norton. Carney, in turn, received influence from the Borscht Belt and comedians of vaudeville.Yogi's name was similar to that of contemporary baseball star Yogi Berra, who was known for his amusing quotes, such as "half the lies they tell about me aren't true." Berra sued Hanna-Barbera for defamation, but their management claimed that the similarity of the names was just a coincidence. Berra withdrew his suit, but the defense was considered implausible. At the time Yogi Bear first hit TV screens, Yogi Berra was a household name.The plot of most of Yogi's cartoons centered on his antics in the fictional Jellystone Park, a variant of the real Yellowstone National Park. Yogi, accompanied by his constant companion Boo-Boo Bear, would often try to steal picnic baskets from campers in the park, much to the displeasure of Park Ranger Smith. Yogi's girlfriend, Cindy Bear, sometimes appeared and usually disapproved of Yogi's antics.CatchphrasesBesides often speaking in rhyme, Yogi Bear had a number of catchphrases, including his pet name for picnic baskets ("pic-a-nic baskets") and his favorite self-promotion ("I'm smarter than the av-er-age bear!"), although he often overestimates his own cleverness. Another characteristic of Yogi was his deep and silly voice. He often greets the ranger with a cordial, "Hello, Mr. Ranger, sir!" and "Hey there, Boo Boo!" as his preferred greeting to his sidekick, Boo Boo. Yogi would also often use puns in his speech and had a habit of pronouncing large words with a long vocal flourish.AnalysisAnimation historian Christopher P. Lehman considers the original concept of the Yogi Bear series to contain political symbolism relative to its era of production. During the late 1950's and early 1960's, racial segregation in the United States was still legally enforced, people were confined to living in their designated social "place", and attempts to venture outside it came with serious consequences. Yogi also has a designated social place, restricted to spending his life in Jellystone Park, under an overseer in the form of a white park ranger.Yogi is living in social confinement but tries to take advantage of his situation. People come to the Park to have picnics and bring with them picnic baskets. Yogi resorts to theft, stealing the picnic baskets, and enjoying their contents. Yogi's habitual criminality and preoccupation with his own nourishment and survival are not portrayed as negative traits. He is depicted as a sympathetic protagonist.Yogi never actually challenges the social hierarchy of the Park, does not seriously challenge the authority of the ranger over him, and does not seek more autonomy in his life. Lehman contrasts Yogi's acceptance of the way things are with the activists of the series' contemporary Civil Rights Movement who did challenge the way things were. They wanted to move beyond their designated place and integrate into wider society. The press and politicians of the time were portraying these activists as radicals and opposed their efforts.Voice actorsDaws Butler originated the character's voiceFrom the time of the character's debut until 1988, Yogi was voiced by voice actor Daws Butler. Butler died in 1988; his last performance as Yogi was in the television film Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears.After Butler's death, Greg Burson stepped in to perform the role; Butler had taught Burson personally how to voice Yogi as well as his other characters. Worsening alcoholism led to Burson's firing in 2004 and eventually his death in 2008.Jeff Bergman and Billy West also performed the character throughout the 1990s and early 2000s for various Cartoon Network commercials and bumpers.In the Yogi Bear film, the character is voiced by actor Dan Aykroyd.In the animated stop motion sketch comedy show Robot Chicken created by Seth Green, Dan Milano voiced Yogi Bear.Scott Innes performed the voice of Yogi, along with Boo Boo, in At Picnic, Forest, and Honey Lesson.Please note: collecting and selling comics has been my hobby for over 30 years. Due to the hours of my job I can usually only mail packages out on Saturdays. I send out First Class or Priority Mail which takes 2-5 days to arrive in the USA and Air Mail International which takes 10 days or more depending on where you live in the world. I do not "sell" postage or packaging and charge less than the actual cost of mailing. I package items securely and wrap well. Most pages come in an Archival Sleeve with Acid Free Backing Board at no extra charge. If you are dissatisfied with an item. Let me know and I will do my best to make it right. Many Thanks to all of my 1,000's of past customers around the World. Enjoy Your Hobby Everyone and Have Fun Collecting!

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