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I’ve come to realize that Mike may have inadvertently goofed when he did his Smokey the Bear voice impression in the song “Drive In”.

Here’s a direct timecode link to quickly reference Mike’s impression on “Drive In”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPRmiRkykgo#t=1m23s

Now’s where it gets weird. Mike was possibly inadvertently channeling Bullwinkle the Moose, which of course was years later often voiced/parodied by Mike’s future Full House costar, Dave Coulier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5BGpmw0MTE#t=1m40s

Here’s a 1959 Rocky and Bullwinkle commercial, with a direct timecode link to Bullwinkle’s original voice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSFDMAbQCpE#t=0m25s

And here’s a 1960 Smokey the Bear PSA, which links straight to the “Only you can prevent forest fires” part:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnMsEocNSiU#t=4m19s

I’d say that Mike sounds way more like Bullwinkle/Dave Coulier than Smokey, who he was apparently trying to mimic. Besides the fact that I clearly have too much time on my hands, what does everyone else think?

Interesting take. 

Still not as much a stretch as the thread using "California Girls" as an example why Brian Wilson was right to sever ties with Mike Love. 

Hailing from Yurp, I'm blissfully unaware of the difference between these two mammals. :hat