John Kricfalusi, as most of his fans know, was anti-censorship; and he used the opportunity to make his case against the unnecessary evils of censorship within the entertainment industry.
Who these characters represent are players in the entertainment and television broadcast industry; the Park Chief is the FCC, the Park Ranger is an FCC rule enforcer, Yogi is a down-on-his-luck bear (or a television broadcaster/writer/director/artist), trying to make a living within the conditions he has to live with, as hilariously forced to abide by such ridiculous rules as wearing clothing, walking on two legs, talking, etc. (writers/directors/TV producers have to censor content or change it around to the personal liking of those who think otherwise, when all people have to do is regulate the content themselves via V-Chip or other media control devices), and Boo Boo is his younger pal, who could be represented as being John Kricfalusi, who is angry at the confines of the media that he absolutely MUST follow in order to "survive", or otherwise be metaphorically "shot."
I knew there was something more to this new rendition of Yogi when I saw it on Adult Swim a few times. I haven't seen many old school Yogi episodes when I saw this, so I can't accurately tell you how close to original it was, but in my personal opinion it had good production values, but that's what you can definitely expect from the good old folks from Spumco.
I like a good product, and this is one of them, from the creators of Ren & Stimpy. 9/10
Who these characters represent are players in the entertainment and television broadcast industry; the Park Chief is the FCC, the Park Ranger is an FCC rule enforcer, Yogi is a down-on-his-luck bear (or a television broadcaster/writer/director/artist), trying to make a living within the conditions he has to live with, as hilariously forced to abide by such ridiculous rules as wearing clothing, walking on two legs, talking, etc. (writers/directors/TV producers have to censor content or change it around to the personal liking of those who think otherwise, when all people have to do is regulate the content themselves via V-Chip or other media control devices), and Boo Boo is his younger pal, who could be represented as being John Kricfalusi, who is angry at the confines of the media that he absolutely MUST follow in order to "survive", or otherwise be metaphorically "shot."
I knew there was something more to this new rendition of Yogi when I saw it on Adult Swim a few times. I haven't seen many old school Yogi episodes when I saw this, so I can't accurately tell you how close to original it was, but in my personal opinion it had good production values, but that's what you can definitely expect from the good old folks from Spumco.
I like a good product, and this is one of them, from the creators of Ren & Stimpy. 9/10