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Yogi's First Christmas

  • TV Movie
  • 1980
  • TV-G
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.2K
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Yogi's First Christmas (1980)
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Yogi, Boo Boo and Cindy are awakened from hibernation and join their friends' Christmas activities while interfering with two villains' efforts to ruin the holiday.Yogi, Boo Boo and Cindy are awakened from hibernation and join their friends' Christmas activities while interfering with two villains' efforts to ruin the holiday.Yogi, Boo Boo and Cindy are awakened from hibernation and join their friends' Christmas activities while interfering with two villains' efforts to ruin the holiday.

  • Directors
    • Gerard Baldwin
    • Gerry Chiniquy
    • Ray Patterson
  • Writer
    • Willie Gilbert
  • Stars
    • Daws Butler
    • Don Messick
    • Marilyn Schreffler
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.2K
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    • Directors
      • Gerard Baldwin
      • Gerry Chiniquy
      • Ray Patterson
    • Writer
      • Willie Gilbert
    • Stars
      • Daws Butler
      • Don Messick
      • Marilyn Schreffler
    • 17User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Daws Butler
    Daws Butler
    • Yogi Bear
    • (voice)
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    Don Messick
    • Boo Boo
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    Marilyn Schreffler
    Marilyn Schreffler
    • Snively
    • (voice)
    Hal Smith
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    • Otto the Chef
    • (voice)
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    John Stephenson
    John Stephenson
    • Doggie Daddy
    • (voice)
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    Janet Waldo
    Janet Waldo
    • Cindy Bear
    • (voice)
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    • Directors
      • Gerard Baldwin
      • Gerry Chiniquy
      • Ray Patterson
    • Writer
      • Willie Gilbert
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    Deana_1977

    Fantastic Christmas tradition.

    This is one of the best Christmas cartoons out there. Every year without fail, my family watches it. We can't let the holiday season go by without Yogi's First Christmas! On a scale of 1 to 10, this cartoon gets a 15!
    8kevin_robbins

    An underrated holiday animated gem that's absolutely worth your time

    My daughter and I recently watched Yogi's First Christmas (1980) on Tubi. The storyline follows Jellystone National Park preparing for Christmas holiday events at a nearby lodge. When a hibernating bear decides to wake up and join the party, things get out of control for the ranger. Can the ranger get things under control, or will the bear settle into the holiday season?

    This picture had five directors and features voices from Daws Butler (The Jetsons), Don Messick (The Last Unicorn), Hal Smith (The Andy Griffith Show), and Janet Waldo (The Jetsons).

    I enjoyed this picture way more than I expected. The idea of Yogi's first Christmas really worked, and the two villains were excellent. This also included a large number of side characters in the Jellystone universe, which was a pleasant surprise. The circumstances were a lot of fun, the hijinks were unique and unexpected, and the ending is rewarding. There's a lot to like here.

    In conclusion, this is an underrated holiday animated gem that's absolutely worth your time. I would score this an 8/10 and strongly recommend it.
    TheMan3051

    A Christmas Classic....

    ....brought to you by Hanna-Barbera!

    Yogi's First Christmas is a cute Christmas special with Yogi and Bobo and how they skip hibernation in an adapt to have a Christmas! This is a fun cartoon which I used to enjoy watching when I was growing up.

    3(***)out of 4(****)stars
    8Writer_Commentary

    Pretty Good

    I'm not as familiar with the Yogi Bear world as other people might be. Whatever else I may have seen of it, I can't remember that well. But this special is something that I enjoy watching and I see no reason as to why you wouldn't enjoy it either. It just one place, we get treated to a variety of different events all rolled into one special. I will admit, it could be a flaw that it seems like a bunch of little stories all rolled into one big story, but that flaw (if you could call it one at all) befalls a lot of great movies and specials. I still see this whenever I can each December because it always seems like a nice way to spend Christmastime. If you can see it, than watch it because it's a good movie to watch.
    MovieCriticMarvelfan

    A Christmas classic along with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

    I am surprised none of the cartoon buffs have commmented on this cartoon.

    Yogi's First Christmas has become one of the beloved Christmas specials since it aired.

    It features all the characters created by Hanna-Barbera and has a pretty good story.

    Of course the special comes complete with all the Christmas songs one would expect.

    10 out 10.

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    Related interests

    Jodi Benson, Jason Marin, and Samuel E. Wright in The Little Mermaid (1989)
    Hand-Drawn Animation
    Boris Karloff in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
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    Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
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    Animation
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    • Goofs
      During the scene where bellhop Yogi is asleep on a chair and Huckleberry Hound says, "we are giving away free picnic baskets" to wake him up, Huckleberry Hound's ears go from black, to blue, then back to black again.
    • Quotes

      Doggie Daddy: [to Augie] Next year, son, I'm getting you a square drum.

    • Connections
      Featured in Familiar Faces: Familiar Faces #72: The Next 12 Forgotten Christmas Specials (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Hope
      (uncredited)

      Originated from A Christmas Story (1972)

      Written & Arranged by Hoyt Curtin

      Performed by Don Messick

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yogi Bärs erste Weihnachten
    • Production company
      • Hanna-Barbera Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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