the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio closed in 1963, several of its animators, including Gerry Chiniquy and Ken Harris, also joined Hanna-Barbera to work on this film. Release and reception A review from the May 27, 1964 issue of Variety pointed out that the scarcity of theatrically released feature animated films made Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! highly marketable. The review called the film "artistically accomplished in all departments". The review commented that the script was a bit redundant, but that the songs were "pleasant, if not especially distinguished". After its 1964 release, the film was reissued on January 17, 1986, as part of Atlantic Releasing Corporation's short-lived Clubhouse Pictures label. Home media The film was released on VHS a few times in the United States by Paramount Home Video, KVC Home Video, and GoodTimes Home Video respectively in the 1980s and 1993. These releases use the 1986 Clubhouse Pictures reissue version, but it is not known if it contains the Columbia references. In 2000, Warner Home Video included this film on its VHS Bumper Collections (with several other TV shows) in Australia. This release also lacks the original Columbia Pictures card and credit references. A later release in the United States was branded after the Boomerang television network in promotion of its debut. On December 2, 2008, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in North America. However, like a concurrent DVD release of another Hanna-Barbera feature, The Man Called Flintstone, this release alters the opening of the film by removing the Columbia Pictures logo and its credit references. Unlike the former, it is presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen (both films were animated in 1.33:1 and matted to 1.85:1 for theaters). A R2 DVD was released in the UK on January 31, 2011 and is also presented in 1.78:1. References Notes External links 1964 films 1964 animated films 1964 musical comedy films 1960s American animated films 1960s children's animated films 1960s English-language films American adventure comedy films American musical comedy films American children's animated adventure films American children's animated comedy films American children's animated musical films American road movies Animated films about bears Animated films about trains Animated films set in New York City Animated films based on animated series Circus films Columbia Pictures animated films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Joseph Barbera Films directed by William Hanna Films scored by Marty Paich Hanna-Barbera animated films Yogi Bear