tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post2293794746780478147..comments2024-03-28T21:16:57.556-07:00Comments on Yowp: Before ChopperYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-9187343504464267762021-09-11T17:59:15.237-07:002021-09-11T17:59:15.237-07:00Reed did lots of different voices (listen to his r...Reed did lots of different voices (listen to his radio shows, e.g. LIFE WITH LUIGI), and lots of accents. but his most prominent non-FLINTSTONES H-B role was Dum-Dum in the TOUCHE TURTLE cartoons. One of his least-known roles was as Fillmore in the pilot episode of THE ADVENTURES OF HOPPITY HOOPER; I can't recall why they had to recast with Bill Scott.Mike Tiefenbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102752875776872720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-70292116502731487272021-09-05T14:20:34.318-07:002021-09-05T14:20:34.318-07:00In the case of the Italian such, he portrayed Pasq...In the case of the Italian such, he portrayed Pasquale, the cheapskate pasta-parlour owner as sponsored Luigi Basco (J. Carroll Naish), a naive Italian immigrant into Chicago soon after World War II, on the radio treatment of <i>Life With Luigi</i>.It's So Hanna-Barberaesquehttp://sohannabarberaesque.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-12398438538280638282021-08-28T08:30:32.379-07:002021-08-28T08:30:32.379-07:00Re; your comment about too many cartoon actors dyi...Re; your comment about too many cartoon actors dying of cancer. There's a photo I've seen of a "Flintstones" recording session, and I swear it looks like everybody in the photo, whether in front of the mike or behind it, has either a cigarette or a cigar in his or her hand.Stannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-52461003951779018042021-08-25T17:58:28.467-07:002021-08-25T17:58:28.467-07:00Colvig also appears in one late Huckleberry Hound ...Colvig also appears in one late Huckleberry Hound cartoon, "Bars and Stripes", as convict Fats Dynamo. His voice is unmistakable, with the same intonations as Chopper. "Awww, you're not gonna kick ME out into the cold, cruel world."Howard Feinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-69113334446264085482021-08-23T10:03:37.085-07:002021-08-23T10:03:37.085-07:00I of course knew of Colvig Jr, just had no idea of...I of course knew of Colvig Jr, just had no idea of all the voices he did. Sounds like he was a fun guy. I'm sure those who stopped by his always " Open House " for a cup from fresh ground coffee and gags had a good time.Errolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-88104378376619287152021-08-23T03:51:40.528-07:002021-08-23T03:51:40.528-07:00That explains it then. I thought your second comme...That explains it then. I thought your second comment was a follow-up to your first.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-29470131460264120092021-08-22T16:30:31.400-07:002021-08-22T16:30:31.400-07:00I mean Vance. Reed never played Chopper.I mean Vance. Reed never played Chopper.Georgihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03926093981963844296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-48874263832260409182021-08-22T14:10:49.315-07:002021-08-22T14:10:49.315-07:00If you mean Reed, I doubt it, as he died in 1977.If you mean Reed, I doubt it, as he died in 1977.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-11064539968235157012021-08-22T14:03:21.451-07:002021-08-22T14:03:21.451-07:00Wasn't he brought back to reprise Chopper in 1...Wasn't he brought back to reprise Chopper in 1985 in the ''Yogi's Treasure Hunt'' series?Georgihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03926093981963844296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-30004599642877735142021-08-22T14:02:07.381-07:002021-08-22T14:02:07.381-07:00Reed could do flawless French, Russian and Italian...Reed could do flawless French, Russian and Italian accents. He could also do the professor type Falstaff Openshaw voice (from ''Allen's Alley'' and ''Lady and the Tramp''). He was also doing the "stupid" character from the ''Touche Turtle'' program.Georgihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03926093981963844296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-20497179125392298032021-08-22T11:27:47.914-07:002021-08-22T11:27:47.914-07:00Was it his 'Fred' voice he used, or could ...Was it his 'Fred' voice he used, or could he change it slightly so that it wasn't immediately recognisable as him?Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-45234333294661863432021-08-21T17:45:09.954-07:002021-08-21T17:45:09.954-07:00Reed did incidental voices. I think there was only...Reed did incidental voices. I think there was only one Yakky cartoon where Colvig was someone other than Chopper.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-37540333600813162352021-08-21T16:34:13.618-07:002021-08-21T16:34:13.618-07:00Didn't Alan Reed do just one voice though? I a...Didn't Alan Reed do just one voice though? I assume that's why he only played one character - Fred Flintstone. Or did he do others that I just don't know about?Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-39273072758319129352021-08-21T10:29:04.630-07:002021-08-21T10:29:04.630-07:00Amuses me how both father and son were noted for v...Amuses me how both father and son were noted for voicing cartoon dogs.granitoonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106346192751165711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-80423869771895365562021-08-21T08:26:01.825-07:002021-08-21T08:26:01.825-07:00Wow..so he's the one who played characters ubn...Wow..so he's the one who played characters ubn Knott's Berry Farm...glad to know who did those things (Knotts Beary Tales).Pokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.com