Character Relationship Map: Yogi Bear

Characters

• Yogi Bear (played by Dan Aykroyd) — protagonist

  Yogi Bear is a talking brown bear who repeatedly steals picnic baskets from campers at Jellystone Park. His refusal to behave like a regular bear causes trouble for Ranger Smith, but his courage and l...

• Boo-Boo Bear (played by Justin Timberlake) — protagonist

  Boo-Boo Bear is Yogi Bear's companion and fellow talking brown bear at Jellystone Park. More sensible than Yogi, he helps him recognize the danger posed by the logging plan, encourages him to defend t...

• Rachel (played by Anna Faris) — supporting

  Rachel is a documentary filmmaker who assists Ranger Smith and Ranger Jones in trying to save Jellystone Park. Smith quickly becomes romantically interested in her, while her hidden camera, placed in...

• Ranger Smith (played by Tom Cavanagh) — supporting

  Ranger Smith is the head park ranger at Jellystone Park and is responsible for dealing with Yogi Bear's repeated basket thefts. He works with Ranger Jones and Rachel to save the park, is temporarily d...

• Ranger Jones (played by T.J. Miller) — supporting

  Ranger Jones is Smith's co-ranger and regularly reports Yogi Bear's incidents to him. Mayor Brown promises him the head ranger position if the festival fails, leading Jones to encourage the bears' dis...

• Security Guard (played by Will Wallace) — minor
• Chief of Staff (played by Nate Corddry) — supporting

  The Chief of Staff works with Mayor Brown to close Jellystone Park and use its land for logging, hoping to raise money for the town and support Brown's political ambitions. After learning about Boo-Bo...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Rachel → Boo-Boo Bear (Professional Documentary Subject And Ally)

  Rachel installs a hidden camera in Boo-Boo's bow tie for her documentary, and the camera records the confession.

• Ranger Jones → Chief of Staff (Professional Political Operative And Recruit)

  The Chief of Staff sends Jones to kidnap Boo-Boo's turtle after learning that it is an endangered species.

• Ranger Smith → Ranger Jones (Professional Coworker)

  Ranger Smith learns about incidents from his co-ranger Jones, and both initially work on the centennial festival.

• Ranger Smith → Rachel (Romantic Interest)

  Ranger Smith is instantly smitten with Rachel, and at the end they admit their feelings and embrace.

• Ranger Smith → Yogi Bear (Professional Warden And Protected Animal)

  Ranger Smith is annoyed by Yogi's behavior, asks him to stay out of sight during the festival, and later scolds him for interfering.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Ranger Jones → Ranger Smith (related)
• Security Guard → Yogi Bear (Conflict Opponent)

  Yogi and Boo-Boo distract the security guards while Ranger Smith connects the hidden-camera footage to the jumbotron.

• Ranger Smith → Chief of Staff (Conflict Political Opponent)

  Smith helps expose the political scheme by connecting Rachel's hidden camera to the press-conference jumbotron.

• Chief of Staff → Boo-Boo Bear (Conflict Adversary)

  The Chief of Staff learns about Boo-Boo's rare turtle and sends Jones to kidnap it.

• Chief of Staff → Yogi Bear (Conflict Adversary)

  The Chief of Staff participates in the plan to shut down Jellystone and later sends Jones to kidnap the turtle.

• Ranger Jones → Yogi Bear (Conflict Coerced Opponent)

  Jones convinces Yogi and Boo-Boo to perform at the festival, contributing to the disastrous fireworks accident.

• Yogi Bear → Boo-Boo Bear (Alliance Teammate)

  Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo Bear steal picnic baskets together and later work together to save Jellystone Park.

Story Analysis

A mischievous bear and his allies expose a political scheme and save Jellystone Park from destruction.

Plot Progression

1. Picnic Mischief And Political Threat
2. The Festival Gamble
3. Exile And Renewed Purpose
4. The Turtle's Legal Shield
5. Exposure At The Press Conference