1999 animated parody TV special of The Yogi Bear Show for Cartoon Network
Boo Boo Runs Wild
Genre
Parody Black comedy Gross-out humor Comedy-drama Surreal comedy
Based on
The Yogi Bear Show by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Developed by
John Kricfalusi
Story by
John Kricfalusi
Directed by
John Kricfalusi
Voices of
Corey Burton
John Kricfalusi
Michael Pataki
Mary Ellen Thomas
Stephen Worth
Composer
Henry Porch
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Production
Executive producer
Kevin Kolde
Producers
John Kricfalusi
Miles Horst
Stephen Worth
Running time
approx. 21 min
Production company
Spümcø
Original release
Network
Cartoon Network
Release
September 24, 1999 (1999-09-24)
Related
A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith
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Boo Boo Runs Wild is a 1999 stand-alone animated television special and a parody of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series The Yogi Bear Show.[1] It was made by The Ren & Stimpy Show creator John Kricfalusi and his company Spümcø. Boo Boo Runs Wild originally aired on Cartoon Network on September 24, 1999, along with A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith, a similar Yogi Bear-themed stand-alone special.[2] Despite Boo Boo being the arguable star of this short, it is title carded as "A Ranger Smith Cartoon". The short is dedicated to Ed Benedict, the original character designer for The Yogi Bear Show and other Hanna-Barbera properties of the 1950s–1960s.
Since its original debut in 1999, Boo Boo Runs Wild has aired multiple times on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. Despite airing on Adult Swim, it retained its original TV-Y7 rating until 2016, when it was rerated to TV-PG. From January 2006 until April 2006, Boo Boo Runs Wild aired every Sunday on Adult Swim. Promos for these Sunday reruns would treat the program as if it was an actual series, previewing the "next episode" yet also calling it the "premiere episode" later on in the promo.[3] On April 1, 2006, following the normal Neon Genesis Evangelion bump, Adult Swim aired Boo Boo Runs Wild as an April Fool's Day joke, despite all TV listings showing Evangelion in its normal time slot. Adult Swim re-aired Boo Boo Runs Wild on Halloween night, October 31, 2008, as part of an advertised "Halloween Stunt" night, where obscure or randomly seen shows preempted the usual programming for that Friday night. In 2011, Adult Swim re-aired Boo Boo Runs Wild every night from January 10 until January 14, as part of their "DVR Theatre".[4] It aired again on the nights of August 12, 2016, September 5, 2017 (as a part of a "History of Adult Swim" programming event, despite not being made for the block in mind), and January 6, 2019.
^Lucas, Michael P. (September 23, 1999). "The much-loved character and friends, created by Hanna-Barbera, are back--but with John Kricfalusi's twist". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
^Sandler, Kevin S. (2013). "Synergy Nirvana: Brand equity, television animation, and Cartoon Network". In Stabile, Carol (ed.). Prime Time Animation: Television Animation and American Culture. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781136481710. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^John Kricfalusi Boo Boo Runs Wild Commercial, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved August 12, 2021
^"DVR Theater Line-up". Adult Swim Central. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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