Smokey Bear turns 70 and gets makeover

The bear, who goes to work in blue jeans, utters a message loud and clear: "Only you can prevent wildfires." With much of the West in a drought, Smokey's job is as important as ever. Ben Tracy reports.

[@jryland6]

I remember Smokey Bear on the black & white tv when I was 4 in 1958. I show him to my grandkids

[@invinoveritas6859]

I'm a kid from Cambodia and i love Smokey Bear !!! Happy 70th Birthday Smokey !! I love you pal !!!! 😁

[@hunterknobelcatholicknight3006]

Happy 80th bday Smokey 🤎🐻🫂

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

Happy birthday to us.

[@terrancebigham6765]

Smokey's even got his own zip code: 20252!

[@alexanderthegreat3591]

sad that smokey is gone now

[@StinkyPoopyMcFartFace]

noooooo it's ony you can prevent forest fires not wild fires lol

[@brianaranki340]

Forest fires are already being taken care of. If you paid attention to California in the past year or so, wildfires are the new threat

[@user-sn3hh9bk1y]

How old is smokey the bear in 2023?

[@coursekrave77432]

is he even real?

[@amandaodonell9235]

Deshawn Longshore yes he real

[@tomfisher9089]

Deshawn Longshore Yes a cartoon bear is real. Feel more secure now?

[@katerinakittycat3849]

The was a real bear at the national zoo named smokey. He was reascued from a wildfire in new Mexico as a cub. Unfortunately that bear passed away in the late 1970's

[@Harsh_Trip]

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