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Stuart G

(38,439 posts) Sat Apr 14, 2018, 01:15 PM Apr 2018

Time for a laugh...Interview with Mel Blanc, Letterman, 1981..Voice of Daffy, Bugs, and Porky and

Yosemite Sam ............many, many others...watch, enjoy, and laugh..a note to all..If you put together all the cartoons that Mel worked on, over 40 years, and realize that they were distributed everywhere. and millions upon millions of people have viewed them over all those years, in theaters and on TV. His voice overs may have received more laughs than almost anyone who acted in Hollywood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=275&v=ZeAM1vwEcFg

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Time for a laugh...Interview with Mel Blanc, Letterman, 1981..Voice of Daffy, Bugs, and Porky and (Original Post) Stuart G Apr 2018 OP

"Train now leaving on track five for Anaheim, Azusa, and Cuc.......amonga,"..... Brother Buzz Apr 2018 #1

Oh yes! Great line!!! longship Apr 2018 #2

always thought he would be the best party guest ever. rurallib Apr 2018 #3

Mel Blanc made funny what was usually an un-funny cartoon trope. Aristus Apr 2018 #4

I enjoy listening to the Radio Classics station on Sirius satellite Revanchist Apr 2018 #5

Brother Buzz

(36,456 posts)

1. "Train now leaving on track five for Anaheim, Azusa, and Cuc.......amonga,".....

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sat Apr 14, 2018, 01:50 PM

Apr 2018

was a famous line from the Jack Benny show, I did not know Mel Blanc was the voice on the insipid speaker box in the train station.

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. Oh yes! Great line!!!

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 14, 2018, 02:47 PM

Apr 2018

The train station scenes were always hilarious. I think Blanc did all the announcements on all of them.

Check out the one with the turkey give-away.

rurallib

(62,433 posts)

3. always thought he would be the best party guest ever.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Apr 15, 2018, 09:07 PM

Apr 2018

Aristus

(66,436 posts)

4. Mel Blanc made funny what was usually an un-funny cartoon trope.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Apr 15, 2018, 09:29 PM

Apr 2018

The cartoon character mispronounces a word for some reason.

Woody Woodpecker did it all the time, and it was never funny. He made a big "isn't this funny?" deal about it, which always ruined the gag.

When Bugs Bunny, voiced by Mel Blanc, did it, it was always funny, and usually very endearing.

"Look lady, I ain't ya baby. It's a case of mistaken indemnity. Yeah..."

"Ah dis New Orleens! I t'ink I'll stick around for the Madri Grass!"

Revanchist

(1,375 posts)

5. I enjoy listening to the Radio Classics station on Sirius satellite

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Apr 15, 2018, 09:43 PM

Apr 2018

Mel Blanc was a voice actor on the Jack Benny show, as well as appearances on several other shows. The original voice of Droopy Dog was a character on Fibber McGee and Molly, and the actor who played Fred Flintstone was on Life with Luigi. It's fun listening to the old shows and recognizing the voices of my childhood cartoon stars.

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