Smokey the Bear Animated Series | Episode 1 (1969)

This first episode of the series is titled "Founder's Day Folly" and originally aired on September 13, 1969 in the United States.
This series of "the Smokey Bear Show" a 2d traditional cel-animated television cartoon show that aired 51 episodes in 1969.
This is not to be confused with their "Ani-magic" stop model animation Smokey the Bear special. Smokey and his animal pals had adventures and learned about friendships while keeping an eye out for forest fires.
The series was created by the great Rankin Bass studio, creator of Rudolph and other holiday films.

[@Kimberley-Z]

Thank you for posting these Smokey the Bear episodes OK Fire Museum, great job! Brings back some fond childhood memories from 1969. 😊. Fourth comment, yay! 🎉

[@TVC_Studios]

Some of Toei's early work for America, alongside the 1966 'King Kong' anime series also airing on ABC.

[@davidbirch98]

Love it! I allways liked cartoon heros like smokey and mcgruff

[@Kimberley-Z]

“Get me out of here!” A common lament from Tennessee Tuxedo in that cartoon. 6:11

[@user-kp2zm7xg7z]

The Smokey Bear Show is an American-Japanese animated television series that aired on ABC's Saturday morning schedule, produced by Rankin/Bass Productions

[@mikezimmerman8916]

Carl Banas was the voice over actor for Mr. Gabby; he also did the voice over work for the cartoon character Giles who was the chef in the cartoon Rocket Robin Hood.

[@Kimberley-Z]

A very unsafe way to use a portable ladder, Mr. Gabby is standing on the top rung. 5:02

[@Kimberley-Z]

He needs a longer portable ladder where he can work from the third rung and no higher than that.

[@mikezimmerman8916]

Yes Kimberley-Z that is an excellent evaluation of the unsafe portable ladder usage and methods of abatement of the hazard, well done!

[@mikezimmerman8916]

Also Mr. Gabby had to use one hand to climb the portable ladder and the other one to hold the paint can and the brush which is unsafe! 😮

[@mikezimmerman8916]

That portable ladder was made of wood, those were very popular back in 1969. It looks like a 6 foot ladder.

[@pon2oon]

Smokey the Bear, an American icon, who helps teach us all how to avoid forest fires, and................................................... Toei did all the animation for this, at the same time doing animation for Gegege Kitaro! Also, a lot of beatnik references in this.

[@flyingstonemon3564]

Smokey the bear, my favorite anime, I can't believe I can say this xD

[@mikezimmerman8916]

Nothing like explosions to liven up a 1960s cartoon! 😅 5:52 6:44

[@josephzielinski8817]

From Rankin/Bass production, there are no Paul Frees, June Foray, Ira Stadlen and Don Messick, only Jackson Weaver, Billie Mae Richards, Carl Banas and Paul Soles.

[@Kimberley-Z]

Paul Soles and Carl Banas were voice over actors for the Rocket Robin Hood cartoons too!

[@TCgamerboy2002]

That's because the voice recording for this show was done in Canada.

[@user-kp2zm7xg7z]

I was 8 years old.

[@user-kp2zm7xg7z]

I'm old.

[@SonicPlushAdventuresYT]

September 1969? That the same month and year that Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! was born

[@Bun-621]

Smokey daddy I love youuuu!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@alessandrodesouza6003]

Alessandro de Souza sujeira

[@mikezimmerman8916]

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[@Noobie434]

It’s cheaper

[@alessandrodesouza6003]

Alessandro de Souza sujeira tá limpeza

[@mikezimmerman8916]

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[@garyjohnson8327]

Too bad about this campaign. Instead you could have leveraged indigenous knowledge about forest stewardship and prevented a lot of damage.

[@ZaphodTHEBeeblebrox]

yep!!