# Scatman Crothers sings ''Yogi's Treasure Hunt?''

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**Created:** [February 19, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scatman-crothers-sings-yogis-treasure-hunt/438281 "2008-02-19T18:36:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scatman-crothers-sings-yogis-treasure-hunt/438281/1 "2008-02-19T18:36:08Z")

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Just my opinion: There ain’t no doubt that an uncredited Scatman sings the [title theme](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s67ZGjpmJeU)

The credits are actually listed at the end of the cartoon, not in the intro, but Scatman is not listed among the voices.

Anyone else wanna opine?

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scatman-crothers-sings-yogis-treasure-hunt/438281/2 "2008-02-19T18:52:11Z")

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I’m not sure. Here are two theme songs Scatman did that he is credited on for comparison:

[Hong Kong Phooey](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfeAqlYv2wQ)

[Heathcliff and Marmaduke](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bySFWCIi6eg&feature=related)

(And isn’t “Scatman” an awesome name? Who wouldn’t want to be Scatman?)

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**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scatman-crothers-sings-yogis-treasure-hunt/438281/3 "2008-02-19T19:10:04Z")

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When was the song recorded? [Scatman John](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpHLEm9-0bg) is [dead](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatman_John). (That’s the guy you mean, right?)

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**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scatman-crothers-sings-yogis-treasure-hunt/438281/4 "2008-02-19T19:12:46Z")

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NM, there are apparently two Scatmans? 😕 Says the Scatman John I linked is John Larkin. Hmmm… Sorry! I see, one is Scatman John, the other [Scatman Crothers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatman_Crothers). ETA: But both are dead, Scatman Crothers has been dead longer than Scatman John.