Today is not only Huckleberry Hound's birthday, it's also 50 years since Yogi Bear first appeared on TV sets. This morning, we have the announcement that a (mostly) live-action Yogi Bear movie is in the works with Yogi and Boo Boo in CGI. Today's press release notes that Yogi first appeared in '58 but doesn't note the significance of this particular date. I have no idea what it'll be like but I hope they find a voice actor who can approximate the delivery and timing of Yogi's original voice, Daws Butler.
Here's Daws performing as Yogi in perhaps his greatest performance…an appearance on my old answering machine. If you missed the earlier ones in this series, I've posted Huck Hound (Daws), Garfield (Lorenzo Music) and Rocky the Flying Squirrel (June Foray).
