A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith

A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith
Based onThe Yogi Bear Show
by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Developed byJohn Kricfalusi
Story byJohn Kricfalusi
Directed byJohn Kricfalusi
Voices of
ComposerHenry Porch
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerKevin Kolde
Producers
Running time7 minutes
Production companiesSpümcø
Cartoon Network Studios
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseSeptember 24, 1999 (1999-09-24)
Related
Boo Boo Runs Wild
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A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith is a stand-alone animated television special, and a parody of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series The Yogi Bear Show, which revolves around Ranger Smith. The special (originally named Ranging Ranger) was made by The Ren & Stimpy Show creator John Kricfalusi and his company Spümcø and Cartoon Network Studios. A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith originally aired on Cartoon Network on September 24, 1999, along with Boo Boo Runs Wild, a similar Yogi Bear-themed stand alone special.

Since its original debut in 1999, A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith has aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The special was jokingly dedicated to William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, despite the two of them still being alive at that time.

This marked the final Yogi Bear production in which Greg Burson voiced Yogi. Stephen Worth replaced Burson for Boo Boo Runs Wild and Burson never voiced the character again, as he would be arrested for an incident involving three female roommates in his home in 2004 (effectively ending his career), and later died of diabetes and arteriosclerosis in 2008.