Animated TV favorites are packaged to own for the first time on DVD with today’s release of the classic 1960s Hanna-Barbera feature films Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear and The Man Called Flintstone, both newly re-mastered and retailing for $19.98 apiece. Also available is The Best of Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist, a compilation of episodes from the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Comedy Central series from comedian Jonathan Katz.
Tired of Yogi’s ‘pic-a-nic’ basket stealing shenanigans, Jellystone National Park’s Ranger Smith ships Yogi off to the San Diego Zoo in the theatrically released comic adventure Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear. Yogi manages to outwit Ranger Smith by having another bear crated off in his place, but the Jellystone watchdog isn’t the only one fooled. Believing her love has been sent away, Yogi’s girlfriend, Cindy, goes looking for him and is captured by a circus owner who forces her to perform a perilous high-wire act. Yogi and pal Boo Boo then set out on a cross-country mission to rescue her. The pic features the voices of Daws Butler and Don Messick.
The Man Called Flintstone marked the theatrical debut of the modern Stone-Age family. The adventure begins when Fred is recruited by a secret organization to take the place of Rock Slag, an injured agent who happens to be Fred’s exact double. His mission is to travel to Eurock to find the villainous Green Goose and thwart his bid for world domination. Unable to tell his family or friends about the cloak-and-dagger plan, Fred takes Wilma, Barney and Betty along on a vacation in intrigue. Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Py and Gerry Johnson lend their voices to this feature-length adventure.
The Best of Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist includes episodes featuring the voices of leading comedians Dave Chappelle, Conan O’Brien, Sarah Silverman, Denis Leary, Janeane Garofalo and Ray Romano. When he’s not dealing with neurotic comics, Dr. Katz puts up with the antics of his deadbeat son, Ben, and his sarcastic secretary, Laura. The paramount release carries a suggested retail price of $19.99.
