Prepare yourselves, ladies and gentlemen, for a cinematic catastrophe that somehow managed to turn a beloved childhood cartoon into an abomination of epic proportions. This Yogi Bear movie takes everything that was endearing about the original series and mangles it into an unrecognizable mess that leaves you questioning your life choices.
Tag: Hanna-Barbera
Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear (1964) – Review
Hanna-Barbera ruled television animation for decades, from producing such classics as The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! to more weird offerings like The Herculoids and Space Ghost and Dino Boy, but in 1964 they did the unthinkable and released not only their first theatrical feature but also the first animated theatrical film based on…
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994) – Review
In the history of Scooby-Doo movies, which does cover a lot of ground, Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights has two very key noteworthy points, number one being that this would be the last movie production to be produced by its original creators at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, afterwards, they would be produced by Warner Bros. Animation, and secondly,…
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space (1972) – Review
When a film franchise starts running out of ideas it’s not uncommon for the solution to be “Let’s set the next one in outer space” but in the case of the original Josie and the Pussycats series from Hanna-Barbera, which only had one 16 episode season, it didn’t quite have enough time for anything to…
Josie and the Pussycats (1970-1971) – Review
With the popularity of their animated series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Hanna-Barbera Productions decided that if one group of teenagers running around thwarting criminals worked then creating a second team of youngsters was an obvious follow-up, and to ensure this came to fruition Joe Ruby and Ken Spears went to the Archie Comics spin-off series…