One of the more charming episodes of Paul’s ShowBiz years was a project to bring Yogi Bear to the showroom as an animatronic character. Paul worked on the early character design and project development with Jul Kamen, ShowBiz’s costume-support manager.
For the show’s audio, Paul met and contracted the characters’ original voices — Daws Butler (Yogi Bear) and Don Messick (Boo-Boo) — whose performances were recorded by Morgan Cavett at Blue Dolphin Studios in Hollywood.
The converted show was test-installed at a handful of locations — Omaha, Nebraska; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Augusta, Georgia — where it could be evaluated in front of real audiences before any wider rollout.