Author Topic: Game Show Hosts who did cartoon voice work (Read 22483 times)

dheine1971 · « **on:** January 20, 2004, 09:05:58 AM »

There were 3 game show hosts who did cartoon voice over work:
* Monty Hall - In a "Wait Til Your Father Gets Home" epiosde titled "Irma Loves Monty".
* Bob Barker - In a "Futurama" episode as a talking preserved head!
* Alex Trebek - He voiced in 3 cartoons: 1) As Alan Quebec in the "Rugrats" episode "Game Show Didi", 2) Alex Lebec in the "Arthur" episode "Arthur and the Big Riddle", 3) As himself in the 1997 "The Simpsons" Christmas episode where after Bart lied about a burglar stealing Christmas rather than the Christmas tree burned down Marge ended up on Jeopardy! and lost!

dheine1971 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2004, 09:12:45 AM »

And honorable mention for game show announcers:

* Brian Cummings who did lots of cartoon voice work (his brother Jim also is active in cartoon voices) was the 1984-1985 Let's Make a Deal announcer.

* Ken Ryan (announcer on the 1985 Mike Darrow "Jackpot" and 1987-1990 "Bumper Stumpers") did a voice in the 1988 cartoon "C.O.P.S." as Bulletproof.

* Shadoe Stevens (1986-1989 Hollywood Squares announcer) was the "Fender Bender 500" narrator in "Wake: Rattle and Roll" and voiced Doc Samson in the 1996 "Incredible Hulk" cartoon series.

* Rod Roddy voiced in 1 "U.S. Acres" episode on "Garfield and Friends" in 1991 and also voiced Mike the Microphone on "Disney's House of Mouse". Did the late Rod Roddy also voice the sportscaster in a 2001 or 2002 Trix TV commercial to promote the banana-berry flavor pieces in the cereal?

* Is there a rumor cartoon voice actor Roger Rose may try out to be a temporary "The Price is Right" announcer?

Don Howard · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2004, 09:18:12 AM »

[quote name=\'dheine1971\' date=\'Jan 20 2004, 09:12 AM\'] Is there a rumor cartoon voice actor Roger Rose may try out to be a temporary "The Price is Right" announcer? [/quote]
There is now.

ADDED JAN 22, 2004 @11:45am:

No longer rumor. Now tis fact.

dheine1971 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2004, 09:22:14 AM »

Another one to add: Dick Curtis, who was the voice of Motor Mouse in the "Motormouse and Autocat" cartoons from 1969-1971 was the host of the 1970 syndicated "Queen for a Day" revival.

whewfan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2004, 09:22:46 AM »

Rod Roddy also did two cartoons. He was (what else?) a game show announcer in an episode of Garfield and Friends, and many know he was the voice of "Mike" in the Disney "House of Mouse" cartoons.

Bob Barker also lent a brief voice cameo in an ep. of Family Guy where Peter Griffin imagines himself on Survivor, and knocks over the set to reveal 3 contestants spinning the Big Wheel on TPIR.

Bud Collyer was the voice of Superman in the original Superman cartoons.
(as well as the radio series)

Gary Owens (who hosted The Gong Show and Letters to Laugh In) lent his voice to several cartoons, including Space Ghost, Blue Falcon, and Dirk Niblik (Square One)

Paul Lynde (not a host, but a frequent panelist) was the voice of Templeton in Charlottes Web, the Pumpkin in Journey to Oz (an obscure but great cartoon sequel to The Wizard of Oz), the villain in the gawdawful cartoon The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, and also Wendell T Wolf ("It's the wool-olf! It's the wool-olf")

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2004, 10:09:41 AM »

Arte Johnson, host of Knockout, has done countless voices over the years. The most interesting may be Baggy Pants and the Nitwits, wherein Arte and Ruth Buzzi provided the voices for cartoon versions of Gladys and Tyrone, their Laugh-In characters; the Nitwits, as they were known, were bumbling superheroes.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #6 on:** January 20, 2004, 10:16:29 AM »

Well, there's always Casey Kasem (if 100% counts). Bud Collyer also did the late'60s Superman TV cartoons. Don Adams (host of DA's Screen Test) voiced Tennessee Tuxedo.

Robair · « **Reply #7 on:** January 20, 2004, 10:26:57 AM »

[quote name=\'dheine1971\' date=\'Jan 20 2004, 09:22 AM\'] Another one to add: Dick Curtis, who was the voice of Motor Mouse in the "Motormouse and Autocat" cartoons from 1969-1971 was the host of the 1970 syndicated "Queen for a Day" revival. [/quote]
Boy Howdy! Dick was also one of the street performers in the Fred Travalena show "Anything for Money".

And how can we forget about Pat Sajak's wacky turn as himself on "Rugrats"? The episode in question, "Chuckie is Rich", had him traveling to the Finster house to give away a $10 million PCH-style grand prize. "Don't you know who I am, Mr. Finster? I'm famous TV game show host Pat Sajak!"

Robair · « **Reply #8 on:** January 20, 2004, 10:30:21 AM »

[quote name=\'whewfan\' date=\'Jan 20 2004, 09:22 AM\'] Paul Lynde (not a host, but a frequent panelist) was the voice of Templeton in Charlottes Web, the Pumpkin in Journey to Oz (an obscure but great cartoon sequel to The Wizard of Oz), the villain in the gawdawful cartoon The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, and also Wendell T Wolf ("It's the wool-olf! It's the wool-olf") [/quote]
Lynde was also the nosy neighbor Claude Pertwee in a H-B series called "Where's Huddles", which also featured football play-by-play on every show by a guy named Dick Enberg ("Sports Challenge", "3 for the Money" and "Baffle").

Fedya · « **Reply #9 on:** January 20, 2004, 10:36:56 AM »

[quote name=\'dheine1971\' date=\'Jan 20 2004, 09:05 AM\'] * Alex Trebek - He voiced in 3 cartoons: 1) As Alan Quebec in the "Rugrats" episode "Game Show Didi", 2) Alan Lebec in the "Arthur" episode "Arthur and the Big Riddle", 3) As himself in the 1997 "The Simpsons" Christmas episode where after Bart lied about a burglar stealing Christmas rather than the Christmas tree burned down Marge ended up on Jeopardy! and lost! [/quote]
That Simpsons episode is Miracle on Evergreen Terrace, a parody of "It's a Wonderful Life".

Regis Philbin also appeared on the Simpsons, as one of the few people seen live (and not drawn). Philbin's cameo is in Treehouse of Horrors IX, in the skit where a radioactive remote control literally puts Bart and Lisa in the TV, and they end up falling into the set of Live with Regis and Katie Lee.

I'm surprised you forgot Bill Cosby, host of the You Bet Your Life revival; he did the voice of Fat Albert.

SRIV94 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 20, 2004, 11:00:52 AM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jan 20 2004, 09:16 AM\'] Don Adams (host of DA's Screen Test) voiced Tennessee Tuxedo. [/quote]
And Inspector Gadget, as well.

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* Brian Cummings who did lots of cartoon voice work (his brother Jim also is active in cartoon voices) was the 1984-1985 Let's Make a Deal announcer.

Isn't Jim the voice of Winnie-The-Pooh (or, as someone once called him on FF, Willie-The-Pooh)?

Doug

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #11 on:** January 20, 2004, 11:23:59 AM »

According to www.imdb.com, Betty White has made several cartoon appearances in recent years, including The Wild Thornberrys, a direct-to-video Tom Sawyer, Gary the Rat, King of the Hill, The Lionhearts, and The Simpsons.

Also according to IMDB, another White--Vanna--did the voice of Lauri Saunders on Captain Planet.

Richard Dawson was credited for v/o work on Hong Kong Phooey.

clemon79 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 20, 2004, 11:45:32 AM »

[quote name=\'whewfan\' date=\'Jan 20 2004, 07:22 AM\'] Gary Owens (who hosted The Gong Show and Letters to Laugh In) lent his voice to several cartoons, including Space Ghost, Blue Falcon, and Dirk Niblik (Square One) [/quote]
I am appaled that Gary Owens's name can come up in a thread about cartoon voiceover talent, and his fine work as Powdered Toast Man on Ren & Stimpy isn't mentioned.

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #13 on:** January 20, 2004, 11:53:12 AM »

I just keep finding more:

Hugh Downs did a voice appearance as himself on Family Guy.

Joe Flynn (It Pays to Be Ignorant) was the voice of Snoops in The Rescuers.

Ed McMahon appeared on Bruno the Kid, Family Guy, Duck Dodgers, and The Simpsons.

Johnny Carson put in an appearance on The Simpsons as well.

dmota104 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 20, 2004, 01:03:41 PM »

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* Bob Barker - In a "Futurama" episode as a talking preserved head!

Can the same be said for Dick Clark in another episode of "Futurama"?