<Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Boo - Boo Bear (best friend) Ranger Smith (rival / friend) Cindy Bear (girlfriend) Rachel Johnson (friend) </Td> </Tr> <P> Yogi Bear is a cartoon character who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films . He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in The Huckleberry Hound Show . </P> <P> Yogi Bear was the first breakout character created by Hanna - Barbera and was eventually more popular than Huckleberry Hound . In January 1961, he was given his own show, The Yogi Bear Show, sponsored by Kellogg's, which included the segments Snagglepuss and Yakky Doodle . Hokey Wolf replaced his segment on The Huckleberry Hound Show . A musical animated feature film, Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!, was produced in 1964 . </P> <P> Yogi was one of several Hanna - Barbera characters to have a collar . This allowed animators to keep his body static, redrawing only his head in each frame when he spoke--a method that reduced the number of drawings needed for a seven - minute cartoon from around 14,000 to around 2,000 . </P>

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