tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post4678862618053682652..comments2024-03-27T01:21:03.543-07:00Comments on Yowp: Huck, You’re Our Second ChoiceYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-32794463283475432702011-01-27T02:07:46.259-08:002011-01-27T02:07:46.259-08:00Kellogg's "OKs" were originally intr...Kellogg's "OKs" were originally introduced in 1959 with "Big Otis", a live-action character (a tall, brawny Scotsman}, as their icon on the box. But their answer to General Mills' "Cheerios" wasn't selling that well, and they decided to slightly redesign the cereal AND the box in late 1960, replacing Otis with Yogi. After both appeared in a transition commercial for "NEW OKs", Yogi became the cereal's official spokesbear {"It's the only cereal with a bear on the box!"}, continuing to appear as their icon while his own Kellogg's series premiered in January. However, even with Yogi on the box, sales of "OKs" still weren't enough to keep Kellogg's from finally discontinuing it by 1962.<br /><br />At the same time, Yogi appeared with Huck in several Corn Flakes commercials during 1961 and '62 [some of them were seen during the first season of "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES", primarily sponsored by Kellogg's]. <br /><br />The "Yogi Bear Contest" appears to have been held only in Canada [the entry blank gives a Toronto address, and there are no "provinces" in the U.S.]....and "HUCKLEBERRY HOUND" was originally syndicated in Canada as well. I don't recall a similar contest in North America.bgraumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481033911573623806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-54105456837708940492011-01-26T20:32:58.894-08:002011-01-26T20:32:58.894-08:00Tom, the promotional drawing is the same one used ...Tom, the promotional drawing is the same one used in the news story, except it was a mirror image. This one is from the collection of reader Greg Chenoweth. As for the veracity of the newspaper story, it's hard at this late date to know if the HB people simply embellished things to make it a better story. But it would explain why Yogi was almost named "Huckleberry Bear" (Barbera mentioned that in his book). They must have been considering names for the bear first.<br /><br />David, yeah, they picked the name "Yogi" because, well, uh, em, he behaves like an eastern mysticist? Actually, there's a story behind your question that I completely put out of my mind but I'll include it in 50th anniversary post next Monday.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-86641669449696175602011-01-26T17:45:09.512-08:002011-01-26T17:45:09.512-08:00Great promo pic of "The Yogi Bear Show" ...Great promo pic of "The Yogi Bear Show" cast. And fun article. I find it strange that each participant seems to have his own version of how one show or another came about...and the versions don't always sync up.Tom Rueggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509448730816934205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-28659371904630356582011-01-26T14:21:57.372-08:002011-01-26T14:21:57.372-08:00Yogi Bear had nothing to do with the major league ...Yogi Bear had nothing to do with the major league catcher? Nothing except the name. Did Yogi Berra ever pursue any kind of compensation?<br /><br />And Battle Creek's Yogi Bear not to be confused with the other Yogi Bear? My head hurts.david simmonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-52119186108015111412011-01-26T07:58:07.756-08:002011-01-26T07:58:07.756-08:00Given Bill and Joe's ability to "borrow&q...Given Bill and Joe's ability to "borrow" from others, you'd think Huck would have been the one pushed No. 1 originally, due to the success Avery and Lah had with Daws' voice in the four wolf cartoons done at MGM (though I suppose they also could have been keen on combining the Ed Norton-type dog mannerisms and Butler voice from their own "Give and Tyke" with the picnic basket-stealing bear in Jellystone National Park from Lunday's "Barney's Hungry Cousin")J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.com