Author's Note:

Guess what folks? It's finally here! The second installment in the trilogy! This one is about Yogi Bear, our smarter than the average bear protagonist.

For those who are not up to speed, our story picks up where "The Story of Top Cat" left off.

As soon as Mr. Big was arrested, all of Top Cat's allies from across the Funtastic World made their way back home. Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Hokey Wolf, Boo Boo Bear, and Ding-a-Ling were in Ranger Smith's jeep, the Armadillo heading back to Jellystone National Park, a Restful Retreat.

"Well folks, we stopped Mr. Big and put him in the brig." Yogi proclaimed.

"And more importantly, I escaped with my life." Hokey added.

"It was quite a catastrophe, traumatic, scary even." Snagglepuss remarked.

"But it still feels good to stop an evil villain." Huck nodded.

Soon enough, our heroes arrived back at Jellystone and went back to their homes in the woods.

"It feels good to relax after a great big adventure." Yogi stretched his arms as he sat down on his TV chair.

"You said it, Yogi!" Boo Boo sat in his chair as well.

"Well, we'd better be relaxed enough to get back to work." Yogi winked. "We've got a pretty big day ahead of us this afternoon."

"What pretty big day?" asked Boo Boo.

"You'll see, Boo, you'll see." Yogi nodded.

Back over at the Ranger Station, Ranger Smith was on his desk, answering phone calls.

"...okay, I will be sure to take care if as soon as possible." He spoke on the phone. "Thanks. Bye."

"Who was it, Mr. Ranger?" Huck asked Smith.

"It was another complaint about the picnic baskets being stolen, Huck." Smith explained. "I swear, that Yogi is a real pest!"

"He ain't making your job any easier, but he sure makes it pretty darn interesting." said Huck. "Well, I'd better get going. Yogi said that wants me to help him with something later today."

"Why do I get a bad feeling about this?" Ranger Smith sighed.

Meanwhile, Yogi had called his friends over to the cave to present his big surprise.

"Alright boys, I bet you're wondering why I called you here today." said Yogi.

"I already know Yogi, you said you wanted to have a jam session with me." Huck strummed his guitar.

"You told me we were going to rehearse the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, don't you know?" Snagglepuss added. "I even brought the whole script, even."

"You told us it was for a swim meet." said Yakky and Chopper.

"Well, I kind of lied." Yogi grinned.

Everybody groaned in annoyance.

"It was the only for you to see my latest invention-type device." Yogi shrugged. "Alright Hokey, remove the tarp!"

"Sure thing, boy." Hokey chuckled.

"Gentlemen, I present you with my latest invention yet!" said Yogi. "Presenting...THE BASKET NABBER 2000!"

It was some sort of two-person bicycle with some crudely-made wings and a propellor attached to it.

"What does that doohickey-type contraption do?" asked Huck.

"I'm glad you asked, Huck, old buddy!" said Yogi. "This is designed and inspired after the smarter-than-average artist, Leonardo Da Vinci's flying machine! With the grabbing mechanisms I've installed, it will catch us tons of pic-a-nic baskets. Plus, it has a cup holder and an airbag."

Boo Boo touched a balloon on the machine's machine and it popped.

"Correction. It has a cup holder." Yogi deadpanned.

"Sorry, Yogi." Boo Boo sighed.

"No problemo, Boob." said Yogi. "Once we nab all those baskets, we will use the food as padding."

"Food as padding? How unsanitary, uncouth, filthy even!" Snagglepuss folded his arms.

"YOGI!" Someone shouted from outside the cave.

"Oh no! It's the ranger!" Yogi panicked. "Quick! Hide the evidence!"

He put the tarp back over the Basket-Nabber, just as soon as Ranger Smith arrived in the cave.

"Howdy, Ranger Smith." Huck tipped his hat.

"Hello Huck." Ranger Smith tipped his hat, then turned to Yogi. "Yogi, I have been getting some complaints from some campers about some disturbances and I have the right to assume that you've got something to do with this."

"Ridiculous, sir." Yogi denied. "I'm just trying to provide food for my fellow woodland animals. It's for a good cause."

"That is true, my dear ranger." Hokey nodded. "It keeps us from starving to death."

"Yogi, there are precautions to stealing people's picnic baskets!" Ranger Smith lectured Yogi. "I can't have any wild animals terrorizing and stealing people's food, we'll lose clients if this keeps happening! That's why I'm going to inspect your cave for anything weird."

"This ain't gonna end well." Huck remarked.

Ranger Smith then saw the tarp. "Yogi, what is that?"

"I believe it is a cave, Mr. Ranger." said Yogi. "It was where bears live."

"You know what I mean, Yogi!" Ranger Smith pushed Yogi out of the way and saw the Basket-Nabber underneath the tarp. "I guess that explains all that missing stuff from the last couple of months."

"I'm...holding it for a cousin?" Yogi grinned sheepishly.

Author's Note:

Well folks, consider this my Christmas gift to you. This is the second installment in my Hanna-Barbera trilogy and it looks like Yogi is in some hot water with the ranger once again. Stay tuned for more updates.