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Yogi's overconfidence often gets him into trouble, but another personality, his buddy Boo Boo Bear, helps him stay on an even keel. Boo Boo's personality is always one of caution. He often warns happy-go- lucky Yogi about some of the problems that he might be running intd. Each personality is clearly .defined and predictable, which makes for good character construction. The viewers leam these traits and thus get to know the characters to the extent that they can anticipate comedy-to-come and often start laughing before an anticipated event actually takes place.

The difference in a character's personality is even more important within a group such as our own "Mystery Team" or tHE BANANA SPLITS group. The Splits are a zany musical-mix-up of Snorky the elephant, Fleegle the pooch, Drooper the lion, and Bingo the gorilla, although Bingo is mistaken for a bear at times. This group of clowns does slapstick comedy, playing, singing, dancing, tumbling, and engaging in the wildest variety of musical stunts. With all this there is still a distinct difference in eacfi personality. The smallest, Snorky, is a very shy member of the group. He is the cute, cuddly one. Fleegle is the dramatic personality, a magician known as the Great Fleegali. Drooper is the heroic type, a never-give-up caped crusader. Coach Bingo is a strong man of muscle who can display great athletic prowess. Each character personality is built around his own distinct attitudes and abilities.

As you watch our cartoons, you probably have already noticed these special things which we call "character personality" In our group, SCOOBY DOO,

-WHERE ARE YOU, Freddie is the clever inventive type and is very scientific. Daphne is adventuresome. Velma is most practical with her computer-like-brain. Scooby, our mascot, isn't always the bravest dog in the world, but he's always ready for a snack. And me? Well, what can I say? In our mystery adventures I am always yelling, "Yoikes1 Let's get outta here!" And that's what'I'm doing now. So long, from THE FUNTASTIC WORLD OF HANNA-BARBERA!

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Hi, there, this is Shag! You know, Shaggy Rogers from the SCOOBY DOO SHOW. We re experts on all kinds of mystery and adventures in the TV series we do for Hanna-Barbera's FUNTASTIC WORLD. I guess maybe I get scared a lot, but I can't help it, that's the way I am. That's how the writers have created my character personality. I’m really not a coward, you understand...just hysterically cautious. I usually react to a situation in a similar way every time. It might be described as an attitude. You will discover that almost every character in our animated cartoons has qualities that remain rather constant. They show up in the things a character says or does, and they are most important to the story.

The HUCKLEBERRY HOUND SHOW introduced another kind of character, the work) famous YOGI BEAR of Jellystone Park. Yogi is friendly in his dwn way, but his most outstanding trait is his inflated ego. That is, he is a bit of a braggart. He could be his own publicity man, in that his favorite expression is about himself, "Hey, hey, hey, I'td better than the av-er-age bear!" He shamelessly shouts this announcement to anyone in the world who will listen. He also assembles his conversation so that his words form little bursts of poetry such as, "Today I think that just for a lark, I'll take a little stroll in the park!'

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ITEM! One thing we always seem to have plenty of in the Bullpen It changes, and this time around is no exception. We're raying hail and farewell to Edifying ED HANNIGAN, who It abandoning his Assistant Editor's post for the rigors of becoming full-time penciler of the monthly DEFENDERS meg and to Mellow MARY ELLEN BEVERIDGE, who departs * our Lady of the Fan Letters to take up the brush and Doctor Martin's dyes of a freelance colorist Fortunately, ready to step into their plans, respectively, are Slim JIM SALICRUP and Heavenly HELLEN KATZ. A whole lot of good luck to tilt lot of you in your new endeavors. On the free-lance front, let's say hallo to Rabat ROGER McKENZIE who h* recently taken over the scripting of DAREDEVIL and GHOST RIDER, and offer ocnslrfcrebfe conpatulationa to Klobbaring KEITH POLLARD, who* pulsating pencil snort can now be seen on the FANTASTIC FOUR and IRON M forward I both the* promising talerrtsl

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