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Yogi's
Treasure Hunt debuted along with fellow half-hour cartoon
series The Paw Paws and Galtar and the Golden Lance
as the original segments on The Funtastic World of
Hanna-Barbera.
Taking its cue from the 1973 series
Yogi's Gang, Treasure Hunt
once again saw a crew of Hanna-Barbera all-stars manning a
vessel and going on adventures. This time they were aboard the
S.S. Jelly Roger - a ship that was also capable of flight with
the use of two hot air balloons - traveling all over the
world. Their mission this time around was to recover lost
treasure, the return of which was invariably vital to the
safety of the world should whatever item they were seeking
fall into the wrong hands. Following directions relayed via
video feed, each treasure hunt began with a riddle from
Top Cat, which provided the
means for the crew to achieve its assignment. Top Cat was
never able to participate in missions directly due to his
"busy" schedule, which involved lying by the pool, playing
golf, skiing or being otherwise engaged in important party
business.
Yogi Bear, who prioritized filling his stomach or taking a
nap over finding lost treasure, was kept on his toes by the
vigilance of Ranger Smith, who took over as head of the crew.
Other members included Boo Boo Bear, Huckleberry Hound,
Snagglepuss, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, Snooper and
Blabber and Quick Draw McGraw. Frequent guest appearances were
made by other well known, and some not so well known,
Hanna-Barbera characters throughout the series.
Career bad guy and all-around dirty fink Dick Dastardly and
his muttering sidekick Muttley once again found themselves in
the role of featured villains, doing their best to inhibit
Yogi and company and find the treasures for themselves.
Rebelling against new levels of greed, Muttley had to put the
occasional bite on his master when Dastardly refused to share
whatever treasure they might gain. Of course, the duo's streak
of losing to the good guys carried over from their former
roles to this series, and divvying up ill-gotten treasure was
one problem they never had to face. |
