The New Yogi Bear Show — Season 1, Episode 36: Blast Off Bears
Animation, Comedy • 30 min • 1 season, 45 episodes • ★ 6.5/10
Episode synopsis
"Blast Off Bears" is an episode from The New Yogi Bear Show (1988). In this episode, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo find themselves in a high-flying adventure when Jellystone Park becomes the site for a space camp, where a group of astronauts-in-training is preparing for a mission to space. As Yogi often does, he sees this as an opportunity to get in on the action and tries to sneak into the program. He wants to experience the excitement of space travel, and more importantly, take advantage of the opportunity to snag a picnic basket or two along the way.
About The New Yogi Bear Show
The New Yogi Bear Show is a 30-minute weekday animated series which aired on syndication in 1988 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera's 4th season. But it was the also the fifth incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's Yogi Bear. It contained 45 new episodes combined with reruns of the original 1960s Yogi series. Pared down from some of the other, recent incarnations of the adventures of Yogi and friends, this series featured only Yogi, Boo-Boo, Cindy and Ranger Smith, with episodes set in Jellystone Park. The show also introduced four new characters: Ranger Roubideux, Ninja Raccoon, Ninja Raccoon's mom, and Blubber Bear from Wacky Races.