Smokey Bear - Rappin' (1993, USA)

[@_NIKOS9_NIKOS]

Boomstick was right ,Smokey never lost his dignity

[@goofybutserious4807]

Death Battle right?

[@CinnamonGhost_Crunch]

@@goofybutserious4807 *insert plankton from spongebob yelling correct*

[@Tabbimura]

Too bad you can't say the same about Lucky Charms Elf.

[@noziel8416]

It wasn't boomstick who said that it was wiz.

[@davidlevy5274]

Jim Cummings. 😮.

[@slanetroyard92]

He always had my respect growing up in the 90s. He stuck to his guns and gave it to us straight unlike the other characters who wanted to appeal to kids back then.

[@Eltrio2]

Remember kids: A man with his dignity in tact will go farther than one without.

[@MrFlame-qe2hv]

Tucan sam should've known that

[@slanetroyard92]

Speak the truth pal

[@MrFlame-qe2hv]

@@slanetroyard92 ovacados are orange

[@jbourbon3734]

@@MrFlame-qe2hv Toucan Sam? The Fruit Loops mascot?

[@v.dargain1678]

Just say no . And Smokey did

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

Even Smokey Bear knew trying to emulate Yo! Yogi was a bad idea.

[@Tabbimura]

That show existed, unfortuantely.

[@aliciahigginbotham5811]

Yes He Did.

[@aliciahigginbotham5811]

Yes It Did.

[@tykamen5588]

@@Tabbimura very unfortunate

[@davidlevy5274]

Evil clown. 😮.

[@PaulSebert]

I can just picture Smokey looking at himself in the mirror in those baggy pants and letting out a long, sad sigh.

[@angiemontgomery4712]

Smokey: (sighs) god damnit

[@Amsosorryscotty]

@@angiemontgomery4712 Smokey: ho! What am I doing?

[@herculeanwarrior1541]

You Mr. The Bear, have earned my respect.

[@comicfan1324]

“It’s good to get a message out, but never lose sight of who you really are.”

[@MrGameguyC]

We need more ads like this. A sign that you shouldn't have to give in on temporary trends and fads to send a message.

[@aoinatafanboy84]

Yeah but this was also a bit of a meme that predates the internet. There were always parodies that felt rappin' to us was the way to get the message across.

[@davidlevy5274]

Frank Walker. 😢.

[@OvSpP]

@@aoinatafanboy84 it doesn’t matter. It may be temporary trends but the fact that they keep coming up is permanent. If Smokey did this same format of starting then giving up on a tictok dance for the greater good it would hit just as hard. Overall we need more of this, everyone wants to be a copy of a copy, we all just wanna be the same ones and zeroes. But we need messages like this to show that A. There’s no one way to succeed and B. The old way can still work sometimes!

[@eriks8382]

Hip hop and rap were not fads. Those artists are literally the most influential ones we have to this day

[@kylemorello4787]

NJM Insurance does ads like that.

[@Djstudiosgold]

I really wish more commercials were self-aware like this one.

[@yashmandla1234]

The only character to survive the 90s unscathed, but just barely

[@jilliantavares8249]

Ha! I get it. Bear-ly!

[@aurahoneydew9607]

Didn't Batman get a refinement between vintage and modern in a certain 90s animated series 😏

[@theincrediblebray5686]

Always confront your problems never dance around then.

[@Amsosorryscotty]

You got that right.

[@davidlevy5274]

The muppet Christmas carol. 😊.

[@andy-roob6945]

I'll admit, I seriously didn't see that moment coming. That's the beauty of a plot twist.

[@tacodog767]

If only the other cartoon characters in the 90's took a page from Smokey's book.

[@godzillavkk]

The 90's were great.

[@morganarledge6863]

Well this was a commercial use for everyone but the regular cartoons needed to look interesting for the kids of that time I rather have the 90s cartoons then what kids watch today on tv

[@godzillavkk]

Everything is a product of it's time.

[@slanetroyard92]

@@morganarledge6863 you and me both buddy.

[@tsarmikislav938]

Especially the other bear that was 'smarter then the average one'

[@dubledolix0956]

About time someone doesn't succumb to "We're Still Relevant, Dammit!!"

[@joehumpston7937]

Thanks to this cartoon bear, I've never started a forest fire in my life!

[@averagamer9222]

I don't believe that...

[@gavinbunting7354]

To my knowledge.

[@Jothomas214]

I’ve never met him, really. But I never started a fire. :)

[@TheKersey475]

Death Battle sent me here

[@darknessrising2453]

TheKersey475 Same, their are just certain things that make you ask: was this really real?!

[@johnkohls5054]

TheKersey475 me too

[@hatjazz6295]

Me too

[@johnkohls5054]

TheKersey475 same

[@xxlogiic_recksxx626]

TheKersey475 I thought I was the only one who came here from death battle

[@michaela.mccracken4461]

My friends depend on me, Smokey B. to voice a plea. Respect the forest. Protect our trees!

[@gavinbunting7354]

I gotta get back to the forest.

[@cartooncentral263]

Oh! What am I doing?

[@Jothomas214]

CUT! Smoke, baby. What’s the trouble?

[@jilliantavares8249]

Smokey, you’re 50. We agreed you’d talk to kids in their language.

[@michaela.mccracken4461]

I know but I'll just give it to them straight!

[@jfilesgraphics]

Smokey was like, "I don't have to confirm to the status quo in order to get my point across. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[@brandonr.7896]

BRUH SOMEONE ANIMATED THIS. WITH THEIR HANDS. The Talent, and the patience you need to have to do this. Yo Kudos to anyone who can find the person who animated Smokey because GODDAMN

[@BDNeon]

It's really sad isn't it, that commercials from 30 years ago show so much more artistry and effort then what you see today, like that 2020 grubhub commercial with the soulless corporate cgi style.

[@LoganStudiosFilmCo]

It was dale baer, he had some experience with animating Roger rabbit + being a Disney animator, so yeah.

[@7-BIT]

Smokey went mega-chad in this commercial

[@jcjc592]

We meet again.....

[@mysticmind4563]

Truly a commercial that got better with age.

[@v.dargain1678]

True . The "don't be a litterbug" commercials get better with age too . As well as the "give a hoot , don't pollute" ones .

[@Blakeharris634]

Smokey was voiced by the voice of Pete from Goof Troop, Jim Cummings

[@andrewgiordano9904]

PJ:He Sounded Like my Dad

[@Jothomas214]

Damn, I wish I knew him as Smokey rather than Pete. :(

[@Poever]

His Smokey sounds a lot like a mellowed out Pete

[@aoinatafanboy84]

I almost want to say the music director is Townsend Coleman but his voice is harder to tell at times.

[@aoinatafanboy84]

@@Jothomas214 He's also Winnie the Pooh and Tigger.

[@mariobabbo3497]

It’s no wonder that the animator who animated Smokey would later work on Disney films like The Lion King, The Emperors New Groove and Treasure Planet.

[@Trainboy452]

Heck, Jim Cummings voiced Smokey here.

[@dieal2766]

Smokey had more dignity than Yogi. He didn't sell his image to appeal to hip kids, he knew what the job was, and knew it had to be done, nothing more nothing less.

[@jacobb4795]

I can respect someone that doesn’t give in to trends

[@danstiver9135]

Wow, you mean to tell me that there was once a time that the Ad Council produced commercials that WEREN’T complete garbage?!

[@Jothomas214]

Stop referring to this garbage century, please

[@retrolutiongames9479]

'You have selected YOU - referring to ME, that is incorrect! The correct answer, is YOU!'

[@aekfuturewriter13]

I still have this on an old vhs tape! Thank you for sharing it!

[@Jothomas214]

Name?

[@nlee4566]

Smokey ain't no damn sell out!!!

[@v.dargain1678]

Selling out won't stop a forest fire so why bother with it .

[@skizzzle]

It really upsets me knowing that we ignored what he's warned us about for years

[@dorkfish1275]

Its like when we become adults we think it dont apply to us because he always addressed kids.

[@Sly88Frye]

I was 5 back in 1993 and don't remember seeing this ad, but I know I would have loved it back then because I love it now.

[@joshuahernandez359]

Best Smokey the bear PSA ever.

[@cbsteffen]

Smokey just has never seemed like the same bear twice to me.

[@knuclear200x]

0:16 "We agreed you'd speak to kids in their language" "Oh...you mean English? Yeah ok"

[@Dimensioneer88]

If only Doug Walker had this level of dignity.

[@TheBelieveit1]

Only Yogi protected his dignity in the 90's

[@DeathReviews]

It's awesome hearing Negaduck doing Smokey's voice....

[@freakinoutwolf6405]

"Only you can prevent forest fires" - Smokey Bear, Art of Firefighting

[@cartooncentral263]

We need Smokey the Bear now more than ever.

[@andrewvickers1992]

Is...is that Jim Cummings????

[@Changeling9000]

Yes

[@CharybdisM0ns]

almost thought it was Peter Cullen

[@anthonyfish8236]

Same

[@davidmariscal8777]

Definitely

[@Sprocketman]

And Townsend Coleman as the director (Michelangelo, The Tick)

[@ShyGuy83]

Didn't Jim Cummings also voice a rapping rhino in a Froot Loops commercial?

[@Jothomas214]

Why the hell does the voice of Disney’s Pete fit Smokey Bear? 😂

[@PhineasandtheFerbtones]

it's the same actor Jim Cummings

[@aoinatafanboy84]

I dunno but it sounds great hearing that one. Just imagine if he used his 'Monty' voice.

[@aoinatafanboy84]

@@PhineasandtheFerbtones Yeah, I think he meant more why he chose that particular model.

[@Nmac-]

Jokes aside I wanted smokey too keep going he was spitting facts

[@markdpane]

Looks like Smokey is well aware that some things are better off as they are.

[@abrahamlupis9354]

The same feeling that we have when our favorite franchises become "inclusive"

[@sirlundythetoonbint2247]

I can imagine him keeping the outfit and putting it on when no ones watching

[@jedidarrick]

Brilliant!

[@moppetgirl8831]

I loved this commercial when I was a kid.

[@MyceliumBlock]

Smokey bear for Friday Night Funkin confirmed?!??

[@jusjetz]

Saturday Morning Rewind KZbin channel about Jim Cummings brought me here

[@KodiandMisty]

Cool smokey bear

[@aekfuturewriter13]

I remember watching this when I was younger! Thank you!

[@aliciahigginbotham5811]

He Will Be 80 Years Old Next Year.

[@adambump5297]

Respect Smokey but the sunglasses did look good.

[@deehanson9138]

Animation & Produced By: Angry Sheep Studios

[@freddythebandbear]

Smokey kinda fine ngl 🫣🫣🫣

[@turtlepower4lee]

Happy 75th Birthday to Smokey the Bear🐻🎂🌲

[@v.dargain1678]

Smokey's 79 years old now .

[@CoreyMillionaire2029]

​@@v.dargain1678He's the world's oldest living bear by far!

[@PrincessofPower84]

Even Smokey had more dignity than McGruff

[@reagandefriece3093]

Perfect rappers don't exi-

[@samtheriverspirit2536]

legalize “tha treeeez”

[@0807jacob]

If this ad was made in 1993, and he was made in 1944, how would he be 50? He should've been 49

[@Jothomas214]

I really don’t get it.

[@smileysatanson3404]

rapper that even aminem wouldnt dare to critisize

[@Bagel209]

10 rappers eminem was too afraid to diss

[@purplelion8239]

Best commercial ever

[@bobbyb396]

I was laughing at this because I thought this was just like every made farce in the 90s.

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

I dont remember this ad when I was coming up but it's cool commercial....

[@joshualee7006]

The whole time I thought that Smokey the Bear, was Yogi’s twin brother

[@Skeeballman64]

I mean, I guess you could say he was a couple years late anyways.

[@nonbinary_ganin5747]

Who's better Smokey B or cardi B

[@DoctorPretorious616]

Smokey.

[@ryancardinoza6782]

Smokey

[@xboxgamesxbox9455]

Cardi b

[@TotallyHorsed]

They should drop a collab

[@jcjc592]

@@TotallyHorsed Agreed.

[@kevinmonroe]

Adicky Costs A Dollar Ninety Nine My-T-Fine You Won't Whine Sun Will Shine You'll Feel Fine!

[@DarkPsychoMessiah]

And in the end, he did talk to kids in their language

[@BenAndCompany698]

This Commercial is made in 1988

[@Douglasman123]

You know the message here is not entirely to prevent forest fire but be true to yourself and don’t change to appeal others.

[@andrewgiordano9904]

i can't forget Jim Voiced Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

[@davidmariscal8777]

Jim Cummings is the best voice actor.

[@hassantv100]

Smartest Bear Ever. What say all of you?

[@redscorpion9411]

Who else is here after the Death Battle?

[@bobbyb396]

Oh my bean this is so funny.

[@shawnsmallwood8421]

My nigga

[@v.dargain1678]

Smokey is a Ursus Americana . A totally different class , order family , genus and species than homogeneous .

[@priscillajimenez27]

Tell me it's the early 90s without telling me it's the early 90s lol 🤣🤣😎

[@readerforlife7292]

Who else came to see this from death battle

[@karlcembrano9540]

Anybody from Death Battle say Bommstick

[@XvXgriffon]

Karl Garin Boomstick.

[@Eltrio2]

Bommstick

[@MrCatface]

BOOMSTICK!

[@IvanLerma759]

Wiz: Boomstick! Boomstick: Sorry

[@boltthelunarian1405]

Boomstick

[@andrewgiordano9904]

And also the same one after the end credits and Cartoon Network Studios logo at the end of The Powerpuff girls movie

[@bfdifnfspyxfamilyrwbyfox2006]

0:14 This isn't me.

[@boristhewolf5961]

So cute

[@moppetgirl8831]

My friends depend on me smoky b. The voice of plead respect the forest. Protect our trees.

[@Shanali-ry1nl]

Oh, what am I doing?

[@jilliantavares8249]

Cut! Smokey, baby, what’s the trouble?

[@moppetgirl8831]

This isn't me

[@jilliantavares8249]

@@moppetgirl8831 Smokey, you’re 50. We agreed you’d talk to kids in their language.

[@moppetgirl8831]

@@jilliantavares8249 I know but I'm just gonna give it to them straight. Kids only you can prevent forest fires.

[@afanofunikittyandtrolls2321]

Well, a much cooler song called Don't Play with Fire! got released with Da Boyz! 😜 But Ngl, I still think it would have been neat to have heard the whole rap song, and the same goes with the Don't Play with Fire! Song. 😃

[@christmassredfox3625]

It is so cute

[@monicacoon2983]

Top 10 rappers Eminem is afraid to diss

[@andrewgiordano9904]

Nice Disney animation

[@djkuddel4759]

cool

[@erbowho]

These days, they would’ve had him just rap

[@nirvanoterrivel853]

0:01 🤢 0:11 🤠 genius

[@1rustyray]

Is this Peter Cullen?

[@nerdgeekman]

Jim Cummings

[@blueregard247]

Smokey is a very conservative toon.

[@trcy1977]

Smokey is not conservative at all. He's trying to conserve his dick. He doesn't know how to think for himself, which probably explains why he is against separation of church and state.

[@thepancakereviewer]

Smokey B what are you doing?

[@mrnovember1230]

Cool

[@dragonbullets2763]

Clever

[@andrewgiordano9904]

and Looney Tunes Tazmanian Devil

[@dasoder5611]

Protect the trees! Best line XD but why did they say Smokey baby what’s the trouble?