tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post6572373676526999586..comments2024-03-27T01:21:03.543-07:00Comments on Yowp: John Stephenson, Man of a Thousand RolesYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-89963881871813296002014-08-09T14:05:52.322-07:002014-08-09T14:05:52.322-07:00Once again, Happy Birthday, Mr. Stephenson.Once again, Happy Birthday, Mr. Stephenson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-18822024525549993462013-10-09T19:16:09.873-07:002013-10-09T19:16:09.873-07:00Well, Yowp, to be honest, I myself believe he'...Well, Yowp, to be honest, I myself believe he's GOTTA be alive somewhere-the name's too common---but someone on the SitcomsOnline board linked to some site (NOT Wiki or Internet Datasbase), but I confidentially agree with ya, I still find ity hard to believe. A Facebook page that we both post on, and I'm sure many of your other readers do too, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons & Collectibles, had some of the people discussing it last year (as they told me) but I'm STILL, like you, admittedly a LITTLE skeptical. I certainly read nothing of it at ALL last year on all those usual go-=to sites...IMDB.com and Wiki are full of (fill in the blank here)&^%$.Pokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-32966752769499739862013-10-08T22:27:39.366-07:002013-10-08T22:27:39.366-07:00Well, what's your credible source on this?Well, what's your credible source on this?<br />Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-85877970448990579212013-10-08T08:11:20.285-07:002013-10-08T08:11:20.285-07:00Here is my post...how come you didn't post thi...Here is my post...how come you didn't post this on your blog here on his death?http://toonsnoot.blogspot.com/2013/10/rip-john-stephenson-1923-2012.htmlPokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-37771416695918222422013-08-09T03:34:36.003-07:002013-08-09T03:34:36.003-07:00Happy Birthday and Anniversary, Mr. Stephenson.Happy Birthday and Anniversary, Mr. Stephenson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-20726229630231179152012-10-06T06:58:04.745-07:002012-10-06T06:58:04.745-07:00Loved reading about the elusive John Stephenson! H...Loved reading about the elusive John Stephenson! His voice is all over those Scooby-Doo cartoons and others. I was familiar with those voices from Scooby that he did but later on I discovered he did almost all the villains in the Blue Falcon series, too. He does a good Alfred Hitchcock impression when voicing a character called The Blimp in the episode "The Lighter Than Air Raid" and he provides a German accent as Eric von Flick in another episode in addition to the recurring role as good guy Chief Wiggins whose referred to as Chief Grimsley in a couple of episodes although the character design and voice remains the same for both. <br /><br />He was also a cast-member on one of Johnny Carson's early TV programs playing the part of a newsreader and commercial pitchman. I have several episodes of Carson's mid '50s television show on DVD and it was certainly a surprise to see John Stephenson, of all people, play a significant role in the series. <br /><br />Clothing wise he wore the typical fashion of the era: suit, tie, and fedora and he played the part of the hard-boiled investigator although the 'news' he delivered was comical but he kept a straight face. ACcountryFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445878735424575807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-76216896865322181212012-08-09T09:05:02.075-07:002012-08-09T09:05:02.075-07:00Happy Birthday to you, John Stephenson.Happy Birthday to you, John Stephenson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-23385635445983465982012-07-14T17:32:49.160-07:002012-07-14T17:32:49.160-07:00I always think of Mr. Slate when I think of John S...I always think of Mr. Slate when I think of John Stephenson. I remember I also wasn't surprised to hear Stephenson's voice on the 1973 H-B "Charlotte's Web" animated feature film!<br />And as for the many villains my human friends and I unmasked, the most famous ones he voiced included the Black Knight, Big Bob Oakley ("the Actor"), the Ghost of Mr. Hyde/Dr. Jekyll, the Creeper, and John Simms/the tiki Witch Doctor. Other villain voices included Casey Kasem (such as the Ghost of Redbeard and the Ape Man) and Don Messick (like the Hassle in the Castle Phantom.)<br />-Scooby-Doo<br />(reason why, I'm RPing as Scooby right now and currently dressed up as him :P )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-37156338733173530722012-06-26T03:09:53.597-07:002012-06-26T03:09:53.597-07:00Hi, Roger. Thanks for stopping in.
I found another...Hi, Roger. Thanks for stopping in.<br />I found another interview with him from ages ago and will try to post it later in the summer.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-30381505578999904572012-06-25T20:16:17.369-07:002012-06-25T20:16:17.369-07:00My Dads birthday is August 9, 1923. Thanks for a...My Dads birthday is August 9, 1923. Thanks for a great story and all your positive comments about his career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-39027773543040471222012-06-24T17:03:12.053-07:002012-06-24T17:03:12.053-07:00Just about everyone agrees on his date of birth. T...Just about everyone agrees on his date of birth. The story in the <em>Tribune</em> story was syndicated and could very easily have been written before his birthday and published afterwards when it needed to fill space. It wasn't uncommon for papers to put feature material on the hook for weeks and even months; in the pre-internet days, you could get away with it.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-48000160060479636512012-06-24T11:06:30.936-07:002012-06-24T11:06:30.936-07:00As far as i'm concerned his most impressive ro...As far as i'm concerned his most impressive role was as Mr. Peevly on ''Help... It's the Hair Bear Bunch''. That was a spot-on Joe Flynn. John Stephenson is a terrific impressionist of Paul Lynde, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff.......wow what a Boris Karloff!<br /><br />Just one question, i want straighten out his DOB, The Oakland Tribune gives him as 32 in 1956, however you give 1923 as his birthdate...which one is it, 1924 or 1923.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-77269118020591199462012-06-22T21:56:29.647-07:002012-06-22T21:56:29.647-07:00John Stephenson may ba annonying sas "Scooby-...John Stephenson may ba annonying sas "Scooby-Doo"'s wilk-card villian down at the old amusement park, but he's the one "Scooby-Doo" that those who hate the show can relate to: someone who cannot STAND them "meddlin' kids". He did many ops on the Flinstones in addition to Mister Slate. Steve Carras of the Pokey and Toonsnoot blogsPokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-29456160432382523272012-06-22T18:16:46.105-07:002012-06-22T18:16:46.105-07:00Hi, Gnu. I'm hardly in the same category as Kl...Hi, Gnu. I'm hardly in the same category as Kliph. His interviews are marvellous. He's made the effort to seek out and intelligently talk to people who might never have their stories told. His research is meticulous. I wish I had the time to do the same kind of thing, but life gets in the way. The best I can do is ferret around for old clippings. <br />Anon, I'll add the byline to the post. I wonder if anyone's going to say anything about the Jetsons' 50th in September.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-18160421776525259032012-06-22T11:43:52.353-07:002012-06-22T11:43:52.353-07:00That article you quote from the LA Times was a won...That article you quote from the LA Times was a wonderful article by author Steve Cox about the 50th anniversary of the series. Unfortunately, WB didn't seem too care at all about celebrating the event. I was glad to see that a fan of the series took it upon himself to commemorate the event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-2164509460544756312012-06-22T05:35:22.623-07:002012-06-22T05:35:22.623-07:00Wonderful tribute to John Stephenson. Fan of his f...Wonderful tribute to John Stephenson. Fan of his from the cartoons and also Hogan's Heroes (one episode he's a German general, next episode he's a member of the underground) plus he's been in alot of my all time favourite shows (Hogan, Get Smart, Top Cat, Burns & Allen, F Troop, et al)<br /><br />Your site and also Kliph Nesteroff's Classic Showbiz are bright lights in a beacon of some internet drudge.<br /><br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-62716158253066206342012-06-21T18:07:08.384-07:002012-06-21T18:07:08.384-07:00Howard, Earl Kress told me the reason why he wasn&...Howard, Earl Kress told me the reason why he wasn't part of it, but I'll be damned if I can remember what he said. Seems to me they couldn't get all of the actors together at the same time for some reason.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-34183419317756672882012-06-21T09:20:12.002-07:002012-06-21T09:20:12.002-07:00It is nice to hear Stephenson's familiar '...It is nice to hear Stephenson's familiar 'pompous boss' voice in radio ads for Accountemps. Above all he seemed to excel in authority figures- bosses, cops, soldiers. And it would have been nice if he had participated in the recent TOP CAT DVD release along with then-fellow surviving cast members Arnold Stang, Marvin Kaplan and Leo DeLyon. Oh, well.Howard Feinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-90854764313259397572012-06-20T11:19:01.833-07:002012-06-20T11:19:01.833-07:00Yowp, A million thanks for the blog on the man who...Yowp, A million thanks for the blog on the man who IS Mr. Slate. John's voice was everywhere, from Hanna-Barbera, to " The Story you're about to see is true.." on a few seasons of " Dragnet ". And as mentioned, John was kind of a who's who of televison in the 1950's and 1960s. He was all over the tube in front of the camera on" Perry Mason ", " Gomer Pyle USMC ", " Hogan's Heroes ", " The Invaders " just to mention a very few. I remember his short scene in " F-Troop " as General Custer when Wilton ( Ken Berry ) wishes him; " Good luck at your next asignment.. at Little-Big Horn ". That one had me on the floor. A great voice actor and character actor. I'm glad he is still with us. Thanks for recognizing him.Errolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-41643103479137812172012-06-20T10:53:55.912-07:002012-06-20T10:53:55.912-07:00YOWP, sincere thanks for this wonderful read about...YOWP, sincere thanks for this wonderful read about a great human being named Mister Slate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com