Yogi Bear's Honey Fried Chicken

[5][6] In January 1968, the Hardee's restaurant company paid $1 million to form a partnership with Broome for the licensing and operation of the chain.

In fact, the Yogi Bear Honey Fried Chicken outlets (there are eleven now in the Southeast and Midwest) have been a bomb since the start in early 1968".

[7] The following year, another magazine described the effort as a "snafu" on Hardee's part, noting that "[t]he venture was wrong on two counts: the Yogi Bear image appeals to children but fried chicken is an adult item".

[8] However, "[l]ike so many of the franchised cartoon restaurant chains, Yogi Bear's Honey Fried Chicken had flown the coop by the early 1970s, leaving abandoned buildings in its wake".

[9][10] As of 2024[update], a single Yogi Bear's Honey Fried Chicken venue remained in operation, in Hartsville, South Carolina.