Yogi Bear

Yogi Bear remains one of the utmost successful star characters to have been created.

Yogi Bear lived in Jellystone National Park, and his antics made park rangers question their career choice. For his part, Yogi suffered mainly from boredom, hunger and hunters. He spent much of his time conning campers out their "pic-a-nic" baskets or swiping unguarded goodies. He sometimes had to contend with hunters who were either after him or other woodland creatures, whim he tried to protect. When faced with opposition Yogi often proclaimed himself to be "smarter than the av-er-age bear" although in general his boast turned out to be overly optimistic. On occasions Yogi even attempted to escape the confines of the park and the repetition of his daily routine, only to find that life inside the park was comparatively soft and easy to the unprotected habitat outside its boundaries.