Ranger Smith

Do-Gooder
Full Name	John Francis Smith
Alias	Smith Mr. Ranger Ranger Smith
Origin	Yogi Bear
Occupation	Park ranger
Powers/Skills	Intelligence Weaponry
Hobby	Calling out Yogi.
Goals	Prevent Yogi from stealing visitors' foods. Send Yogi Bear to The St. Louis Zoo (ongoing).
Family	Slippery Smith (evil twin brother), Mrs. Smith (mother)
Friends/Allies	No information
Enemies	No information
Type of Hero	Antagonistic Official

“	Yogi!	„
	~ Smith calling out Yogi.

Ranger Smith is the anti-heroic tritagonist of the Yogi Bear cartoons. He is only intending to keep Yogi and Boo-Boo from stealing food from people. Ranger Smith is voiced first by the late Daws Butler in the cartoons, second he plays Officer Smith in Yo Yogi. And currently voiced by Eric Bauza.

Live-Action Film

He was later played by Tom Cavanagh in the live-action/CGI film. Unlike the animated series, where he acts like an authority figure and minor antagonist on the show. Sometimes, he lets it go.

In the Yogi Bear live-action/CGI film, Smith is the deuteragonist.

Character

He is the authority figure in Jellystone Park, in contrast to the antics of the troublesome Yogi, and he greatly disapproves of Yogi's picnic basket thievery. Interesting to note, his character was not yet conceptualized in the original shorts on The Yogi Bear Show. Ranger Smith's relationship with Yogi seems to change with every episode. Sometimes he's very friendly with Yogi and was even reluctant to send him to a zoo in one episode; in other episodes, he wants nothing more than to send Yogi to a zoo. There seems to be a deep down if not grudging respect for Yogi. Although the two have a somewhat antagonistic relationship, if serious trouble were to befall one of them, the other, out of sheer guilt, usually attempts to rescue them.

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Ranger Smith

Ranger Smith in the live-action movie, played by Tom Cavanaugh

Ranger Smith in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.

Ranger Smith and Rachel kiss

Ranger Smith with Ranger Jones

Ranger Smith with Rachel Johnson

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Officer Smith

As Officer Smith in Yo Yogi!

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