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| “ | Behold, the mighty grizzly! | „ |
| ~ Boog's catchphrase |
| “ | This is my town. These are my people. This is where I reside. (chuckles) Nobody's huntin' this bear. | „ |
| ~ Boog |
Boog is the main protagonist of the Open Season franchise. He is Elliot's best friend, Ranger Beth's former pet and adoptive son, Ursa's boyfriend, Giselle's brother-in-law, and Gisela, Giselita, and Elvis' adoptive uncle.
In the first film, he is voiced by Martin Lawrence who also portrayed Malcolm Turner in the Big Momma's House films. In the second film, he is voiced by Mike Epps. In the third film, he is voiced by Matthew J. Munn, who also voices Doug. In the fourth film, he is voiced by Donny Lucas.
Biography[]
Open Season[]
In the first installment of the Open Season series, Boog lives in an ordinary life in the town of Timberline with his owner Ranger Beth, who is a park ranger and has raised Boog ever since he was little. When he encounters Elliot, he develops a dislike of him, but at the film's ending, they become best friends. Boog accidentally scares off his fans after chasing Elliot and is taken alongside the deer to the top of the falls, to protect Boog from hunters and the villainous hunter Shaw(whos responsible for the incident because he obsessed in killing animals just for sport). Boog shows an immediate dislike to the woods when the animals including Mc Squizzy, The Samons,, buddy, the skunk sisters, the beavers and Ian abused and humiliate while learning Elliot is banished from the herd when they claim he's a loser and decided to put his trust for him. the next day Boog realize Elliot doesn't know where timberline is while now in pursuit by Shaw. Boog accidently destroys the dam which flood the animals to the hunting grounds. the animals accued boog for the incident while Elliot tried to defend boog by claiming it was an accident but Boog only turn on Elliot when he accused him for lying about knowing the way back to Timberline while being responsible for being transfer. Elliot admitted he only wants Boog to like him as a friend but boog didn't want to like him but to trust him after that he storms off but now feel ashamed for abandoning Eliot . at first he thought he found a safe house where he can rest but realize this is the home of Shaw who has killed into a trophy room of taxidermies. After Boog escape he was already near timberline but his luck ran out when more hunters are now camping in the forest and couldn't bring himself to let them get poach so he decides to return and help Elliot and the animals defeat the hunters by stealing equipment from the campers while recruiting Mr. Weenie. the next day the revolution began when Boog and Elliot managed to defeat the hunters leaving Shaw the last one to face Elliot scarifies himself to save boog but survived losing his antler, boog defeated Shaw by tying him up with his gun. When Beth returns in a helicopter to pick up Boog, she sees he has made new friends and decides to keep him in the forest.
Open Season 2[]
One spring morning, Boog, as Elliot's best man, attends the wedding of Elliot and Giselle with the other Wildlings. Along with the other wildlings, he is still tired of Elliot's story about his giant antlers. He suddenly falls and his antlers crack, revealing them to be fake.
After Elliot's witnesses Mr. Weenie is taken by Bob and Bobbie, tells Boog and the others, embark on a rescue mission to retrieve him (with Boog noting that they didn't give up when hunters invaded the forest ).
Finally, when Elliot and Giselle fight, Boog breaks it up and tells Giselle that they have to stay together because they are partners. Hearing this, a shocked Elliot calls Boog a traitor for siding with Giselle and tells his girlfriend (whom he calls a "traitor") to enjoy her "newfound partnership"; he then tells Boog that he doesn't need him and that he can find Mr. Weenie on his own, but ends up going in the wrong direction.
Eventually, Elliot and Giselle get married and Boog is very happy for Elliot. When Elliot's antler cracks at the end of "Close to You", Boog winces and says, "Ooh. That's just not right."
Open Season 3[]
One morning after hibernation, Boog plans his annual guys trip to spend time with his male friends; but everyone is busy spending time with their families so the only one left is Elliot. Unfortunately, Giselle reminds Elliot to tell Boog that he can't go on the guys' trip because Giselle was visiting her mother.
Distraught, Boog goes to the Maslova Family Circus and tries to make new friends there.
When the wild boars learn of his disappearance, they devise a mission to rescue him before the circus returns to Russia. Not wanting to leave Elliot or his girlfriend Ursa, Boog allows her to live with them in the woods.
Open Season: Scared Silly[]
Elliot tells a campfire story about the legend of the Wailing Wampus werewolf who lives in the Timberline National Forest. The domesticated Boog is horrified by the story and decides to "gut" their annual summer camping trip until he knows the werewolf is gone.
Determined to help Boog overcome his fears, Elliot, Mr. Weenie and their forest friends team up to overcome Boog's fears and uncover the mystery of the Wailing Wampus werewolf.
Also, Shaw, now a tour guide, witnesses an invisible creature in the woods and pleads with Gordy to allow the season, and Shaw is determined to hunt down Boog and Elliot and catch the werewolf. For this he recruits his old friends Ed and Edna. Meanwhile, Elliot is heartbroken and catches the werewolf alone after Boog angrily breaks up with him. A starving Mr. Weenie believes he is a werewolf. In Dead Bear Gulch, Elliot and Mr. Weenie are both trapped by a werewolf, revealing Shaw inside, but Boog and his friends jump in to help. Shaw is defeated (in which he is revealed to be allergic to hornets) and arrested for posing as a monster and causing a general panic, and the open season is permanently closed.
The werewolf is eventually revealed to be real, but Elliot befriends him by dancing with him when he joins their camp.
The next morning, Bobbie and Bob return to the R.V. and Bobbie tells Mr. Weenie that it's his birthday today. Mr. Weenie tells the audience, "And so everyone lived happily ever after, including Mr. Weenie. The end."
Before the credits roll, the werewolf wants Boog to become one more werewolf lady, but Boog refuses.
Open Season: Call of the Wild[]
Best friends Boog, a cute, risk-averse grizzly bear, and Elliot, a fast-talking "act first, think second" deer. When they discover an abandoned summer camp in the middle of nowhere.
Appearance[]
Boog is a huge 900-pound brown grizzly bear with a light brown face and belly.
Personality[]
Boog is a happy-go-lucky, laid-back, charismatic, 900-pound grizzly bear. However, he can get a bit irritated right away. In the first film, Elliot served as a foil for him, although at the end, they have became partners in time.
Quotes[]
- "I ain't nobody's pet!"
- "Big money got to come. Come on."
- "The Woo-Hoo bar. She's my lady. Smooth and creamy. So bad I shouldn't. Yet I will."
- "Hello, idiot."
- "Uh-oh! Back up quick, before she sees me!"
- "What are you lookin' at? I told you not to wait up!"
- "Boog is sorry!"
- "All right, he's gone. Now get out!
- "You're-ruining-my-show!"
- "Where's home?! It's gone! Someone stole it!"
- "YOU!"
- "Take a good look, Elliot. What do you see, Elliot? Something's missing, Elliot. W-W-What is it, Elliot? What is it?"
- "TIMBERLINE IS MISSING!"
- "My garage is missing, breakfast, lunch, and dinner are missing! My life is missing! And it's all... your... FAULT!"
- "The woods is NO place for a bear!"
- "That's right, fool! YOU better run! Keep on prancing, ya penny-wasting cow!"
- "Behold the mighty grizzly! I look like a bear, I talk like like a bear, but I can't fish, I can't climb a tree, I can't even go in the woods!"
- "Oh, you're right, Elliot. It's your fault!"
- "If it weren't for you, I'd be home right now! None of this would have ever happened! You said you knew the way back, but you lied!"
- Oh man, I… I trusted you Elliot.
- You know Elliot I’m better off alone.
- Us? There’s no us! You’re not my problem! And you, we’re done!
- "When I'm a bearskin rug, they can walk all over me. Until then, I ain't goin' down without a fight!"
- "Let's kick some hunter ba-hookey!"
Trivia[]
- Boog is similar to Vincent from Over the Hedge in appearance, but Boog is good rather than evil.
- A running gag throughout the series is that people think that Boog weighs 1,200 pounds.
- He and Elliot are very similar to Shrek and Donkey.
- Boog's voice sounds similar to Tone Lōc.
- Boog made an appearance along with Elliot in the Surf's Up video game as a playable character.
External links[]
- Boog on the Near Pure Good Wiki
- Boog on the Open Season Wiki
- Boog on the Sony Pictures Animation Wiki
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Boog | Elliot | Mr. Weenie | Giselle | Buddy | McSquizzy | Serge and Deni | Ian | Rabbits | Ursa | Gisela and Giselita | Rosie and Maria | Reilly | Ranger Beth | ||