A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith [SEP] original network
A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith
A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith is a stand-alone special parody of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series, "The Yogi Bear Show", which revolves around Ranger Smith. "A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith" was made by "The Ren & Stimpy Show" creator John Kricfalusi and his company Spümcø. " A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith" originally aired on Cartoon Network on September 24, 1999, along with "Boo Boo Runs
" in an entirely new context for comedic purposes. Grown-ups who had ceased enjoying the original takes on the characters could find amusement in the "new ironic and self-referential context" for them. Promotional shorts such as the "Scooby-Doo Project", a parody of "The Blair Witch Project", gave similar treatments to the Scooby gang. However, there were less successful efforts at such revivals. "A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith" and "Boo Boo Runs Wild" (1999