Steve Carras
2006-05-05 06:01:17 UTC
Along with those emntioend in my Yakky Post by Mark Evanier, Howard
Fein,etc. there are some such as..
Doug Young ("Doggie Daddy")(I have "Mars Little Precious", a 1960
short, written like all the other Quick Draw Trilogy titles by Michael
Maltese, fresh from the WB studio, with Dan Gordon's credit as well
"Story sketches") : as a "Frank Nelson".."The Only Caterer in Town":
(1964's "Pebbles Water Buffalo Lodge" episode) and the "Jimmy Durante"
voice a la Doggie Daddy in one of the last "Dripper" (a "Flipper"
parody! As Officer "Rockschozzle")(I was sometiems confused WHo
roginated that familair voice..Durante or Young for a while.Not to
mentooN Daws Butler on the Pinnochi records. And John Stephenson was
still to come as Doggie Daddy.)
Mike Road: "Hercu-Rock". Otherwise known as a "Johnny Quest" costar
(NOT "Dr.Quest"--which was suually Don Messick, or John Stephenson, one
came first and the other afterward.).
Mike Rye ("Rye Billsbury"--his real name):"The Swimming Pool", the very
first episode, as Fred';s memorbale pal Charley who is called to wreck
the "No Fred Invited" party (before Fred realizes otherwise that it's
really a surrpisr birthday party for him----similiar to an early Warner
bros-Seven Arts Daffy/Speedy, by HB vet "Fiesta Fiasco",1967, which has
the dubious honor of the very first teleivison run episode of the
abysmal, for the alrge part, Daffy and Speedy Temaing though the
ending's pretty good.;) as well as a few others.
Dick Beals: Hollywood's boy impersonator (leaving Walter Tetley, who
did close his career in 1971-1972 in HB's "A Christmas Story", not to
be confused with the 1980s favoirte, distributed by Avco Embassy, which
incidentally released a trilogy of classic Rankin/Bass
theatricals in 1965-67, one of whcih flick,"Daydreamerr", I'm watching
momentarily as I'm typing!): Heard in a few fourth season shows ("the
camping episode' & "XMAS Flinstone")
But even more interesting is the handful of folks who seemed to be only
a few times in the series, or a handful but only for a extremely
limited quantity of seasons....hmm..some associated with other studiso
and quite well known or some that are almost entirely obscure outside
animation.
Elliot Field : Only three "Alvin brickrock Presents" as the title guest
star; "Flintstone and the lion" most notbaly "Mortar"--the Zookeeper,
and introducing "I'm Hip. I'm HIP" through uncreidted writer (Tony
Benedict, perhaps?) in 1965's "Superstone" (as "Bugs").
Bernard Fox: (the original television version of "Bewitched",
the champion of movies "Titanic", the original "Rescuers")
Charming, if quait, Britisha cotr heard at least "Flintstones', wise
ONLY in "No Biz like Show Biz" as the impressario, "Brian Epstein".
Whoops..I meant:
"Eppy BRAIN-stone".
Frank Nelson: ("EEYYESSS") VERY fmaosu in TV sitocm, raido and
animaiton circles for that phrase, ehard in countless cartoons,
("Oddball Couple" from DFE, some Garfields projects--Mark Evanier's
told the story of Hal Smith being almost hired to replace him in 1928
when Frank was still around and on Hal's suggestion Nelson was
hired--not to mention an actor who shall rmeain nameless who aslmost
got into an embarassing situtation a little bit later regarding "The
Roquefort Gang'; when Nelson was to do the voice but raged rightfully
about being mimicked in a then current radio ad!----------------as well
as a handufl of early Flintstones.) --Not featured in many original
Flinstone episodes, many of which had him imitated but IS in a half
dozen at leas.t."No help Wanted' (as two characters), "The Happy
Anniversary" one and a few others (as mentioned Doug Young, according
to the book by a T.S.Adams at the tiem of the Flintstone m,voie is
mentioned but John Stpehenson mentioned in the book that he once
offered to do the voice..). Otherwise only heard occasionally at HB
till the 1970s and 1980s, when he appeared in a handfull of shows of
titles of theirs and a number fo smaller bduget studio specilas like a
Wizard of OZ and that 1977 Puff the Magic Dragon with Burgess Meredith
as the Dragon.And of coruse as Spiffy to Paul (RIP)Winchell's "Fleabag;
in the Neil Simon DFE series Oddball Couple.
(Incindetlaly Frank Nelson was to my knowledge NEVER featured in ANY
DISNEY production, not even with DONALD DUCK..depsite the Jack
Benny-type that Doandl was..and the actor;s JB roots.)(1911-1986)
Howard MacNear: The comic, low key character actor (1904-1969)
can be heard in a dozen early Flintstones, always as a stocky doc,
going "Ooh..yes. Now, let's see--ooh..a feather of knowledge..take it
and
give to someone named Aleck and what do you ahve a Smart Aleck--Wait
Wait.. OOO...that IS a clever one..SMART ALECK..OO yes...""
Herb VIgran: Plays Cops in Flintstones, inclduing the one who spies on
Fred and Barney in a second season one "Mailman Cometh",later in "The
Advnetures of Gulliver","Charlotte's Web", and "The Shirt
Tales",respectively as "Tagg","Lurvy', and Mr.Dinkle.1907-1910?-1986.
then..
Willar..is in "Long Long Weekend". Is this "Willard Waterman" aka the
second (post-Hal Peary "Great Gildersellve")
Naomi Lewis: Pioneerign puppet voice used in "Flintstones meet the
Gruesomes"
Lucille Bliss: Crusader Rabbit..or call her Smrufette, or Snoopy (NOT
Charlie Browns dog) of Space Kiddess..but she was a boy scout in one of
the Flintstoens Boy Scout episodes, an earleir one than the one that I
mentioend ealier..not the one Dick beals is heard in but an earlier
one.
Sandra Gould, the later Mrs.Kravits, Patte (sic) Chapman (the
television,radio "Duffy's Tavern") the last two in the "Schoolbus"
episode and the first in a few others like the Fred and Barney as
Dectectives one, Paula Winslow (Bambi, and maybe Dumbo;s mom and
possibly others in animation) as a few, notably that "Other Woman"
Greta Gravel who Fred's asked to go out with by the now fully
identitifed as such, voiced by John Stephenson, Mr.Slate and a few
others.
Jerry Hausner, well known for Waldo in UPA's Magoo shorts and in
Lucille Ball shows on radio and on television, was only in oen
Hanna-Barbera production -------- "The Flintstones's" "Dino
Disappears", the IIRC first fourth-season episode. Heard most notably
as the goofy, slightly Ed Wynn* sounding dog owner (Dino's lookalike)
and agent in said short.
*The real deal is in Rankin-Bass's "Daydreamer" (1966) as the "New
Clothes" Emporer of Hans Christian Anderson fictional fame, as well as
heard in Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" as the Mad Hatter to Jerry
Colonna's "March Hare", and seen live in many Disney productions in the
nineteen-sixties.
Bob Hopkins and Jerry Mann, most notably heard repsective impersonating
Cary Grant & Phil Silvers.
Walker Edminston, a good mimic when the orgiinal was not available and
from ALL accounts a very prfoessional gentlman (see Earl Kress's MY
NAME IS EARL Blog)--Mark Evanier even recalled him asking Paul Frees's
permission to portray him---Disney should have had HIM as Tigger if
they NEEDED a replacement for PaulW inchell it was at ALL neccary in
the 1990s and Sam Edwards, who played Tigger on records and died in
2004,was unavaiblem, instead of Jim Cummings. Walker played a Hans
Conried, (and somewhat Jerry Colonna/Bob Hope coward ham glib ham) in
"This Is Your Lifesaver", as rogue con artist "Montague Gypsum".
Speaking of Tigger voices (whcih Walker to my knowledge never was)..
Sam Edwards - paired with Janet Waldo** (in addition to Don Messick) in
the one where Fred and Barney build a house for Wilma's mother--as a
salesman..that episode only.
**The two strred in the Hilary Duff/Lizzie MacGuire of WWII-1950s,
"Meet Corliss Archer", another "Duff/Amanda Bynes" prototype earlier,
was "Datr with judy'. Sam played Janet's boyfriedn Dexter..believe it
or not, (another radio title entirely) I HAVE heard MCA once!!!
Nancy Wible. Heard countlessly at Hanna Barbera, Art Clokey, UPA,
Warner Bros., DePatie-Freleng, Disney, Ruby-Spears,etc. Heard as a
teenage girl (Janet Waldo wasn't available? Speaking of Janet, anyone
ehard of the upcming WB Jetson flick?) in on e of the dobule epsidoes,
this one 1964's "A King for a Day". As "Wednesday".
Lennie Weinrib. A staple of voicing as early as DePatie-Freleng
(1967,Inspector) and Sid & Marty Krofft (Pufnstuff, Sigmund,etc.), he
did many Disney,DFE,HB, Krofft, nd RS voices and only one for Warner
bros.,1982's "Bugs Bunny's Third Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales'', as spoiled
brat Prince Abba Dabba, based on Daws Butler's Jerry Lewis in spirired
character from "A Waggily Tale"(itself of course Patti
Page-derived.)-heard in "Surfin' Fred".
This is not to mention many celebrities (like: James Darren who was in
the just-mentioned, Ann Margaret,etc.) or regulars like John
Stephenson, Janet Waldo, Daws Butler, June Foray,etc.heard almost
throughout the entire Flintstones run.)
BTW we ALL know there WAS no Chips Spam.
Fein,etc. there are some such as..
Doug Young ("Doggie Daddy")(I have "Mars Little Precious", a 1960
short, written like all the other Quick Draw Trilogy titles by Michael
Maltese, fresh from the WB studio, with Dan Gordon's credit as well
"Story sketches") : as a "Frank Nelson".."The Only Caterer in Town":
(1964's "Pebbles Water Buffalo Lodge" episode) and the "Jimmy Durante"
voice a la Doggie Daddy in one of the last "Dripper" (a "Flipper"
parody! As Officer "Rockschozzle")(I was sometiems confused WHo
roginated that familair voice..Durante or Young for a while.Not to
mentooN Daws Butler on the Pinnochi records. And John Stephenson was
still to come as Doggie Daddy.)
Mike Road: "Hercu-Rock". Otherwise known as a "Johnny Quest" costar
(NOT "Dr.Quest"--which was suually Don Messick, or John Stephenson, one
came first and the other afterward.).
Mike Rye ("Rye Billsbury"--his real name):"The Swimming Pool", the very
first episode, as Fred';s memorbale pal Charley who is called to wreck
the "No Fred Invited" party (before Fred realizes otherwise that it's
really a surrpisr birthday party for him----similiar to an early Warner
bros-Seven Arts Daffy/Speedy, by HB vet "Fiesta Fiasco",1967, which has
the dubious honor of the very first teleivison run episode of the
abysmal, for the alrge part, Daffy and Speedy Temaing though the
ending's pretty good.;) as well as a few others.
Dick Beals: Hollywood's boy impersonator (leaving Walter Tetley, who
did close his career in 1971-1972 in HB's "A Christmas Story", not to
be confused with the 1980s favoirte, distributed by Avco Embassy, which
incidentally released a trilogy of classic Rankin/Bass
theatricals in 1965-67, one of whcih flick,"Daydreamerr", I'm watching
momentarily as I'm typing!): Heard in a few fourth season shows ("the
camping episode' & "XMAS Flinstone")
But even more interesting is the handful of folks who seemed to be only
a few times in the series, or a handful but only for a extremely
limited quantity of seasons....hmm..some associated with other studiso
and quite well known or some that are almost entirely obscure outside
animation.
Elliot Field : Only three "Alvin brickrock Presents" as the title guest
star; "Flintstone and the lion" most notbaly "Mortar"--the Zookeeper,
and introducing "I'm Hip. I'm HIP" through uncreidted writer (Tony
Benedict, perhaps?) in 1965's "Superstone" (as "Bugs").
Bernard Fox: (the original television version of "Bewitched",
the champion of movies "Titanic", the original "Rescuers")
Charming, if quait, Britisha cotr heard at least "Flintstones', wise
ONLY in "No Biz like Show Biz" as the impressario, "Brian Epstein".
Whoops..I meant:
"Eppy BRAIN-stone".
Frank Nelson: ("EEYYESSS") VERY fmaosu in TV sitocm, raido and
animaiton circles for that phrase, ehard in countless cartoons,
("Oddball Couple" from DFE, some Garfields projects--Mark Evanier's
told the story of Hal Smith being almost hired to replace him in 1928
when Frank was still around and on Hal's suggestion Nelson was
hired--not to mention an actor who shall rmeain nameless who aslmost
got into an embarassing situtation a little bit later regarding "The
Roquefort Gang'; when Nelson was to do the voice but raged rightfully
about being mimicked in a then current radio ad!----------------as well
as a handufl of early Flintstones.) --Not featured in many original
Flinstone episodes, many of which had him imitated but IS in a half
dozen at leas.t."No help Wanted' (as two characters), "The Happy
Anniversary" one and a few others (as mentioned Doug Young, according
to the book by a T.S.Adams at the tiem of the Flintstone m,voie is
mentioned but John Stpehenson mentioned in the book that he once
offered to do the voice..). Otherwise only heard occasionally at HB
till the 1970s and 1980s, when he appeared in a handfull of shows of
titles of theirs and a number fo smaller bduget studio specilas like a
Wizard of OZ and that 1977 Puff the Magic Dragon with Burgess Meredith
as the Dragon.And of coruse as Spiffy to Paul (RIP)Winchell's "Fleabag;
in the Neil Simon DFE series Oddball Couple.
(Incindetlaly Frank Nelson was to my knowledge NEVER featured in ANY
DISNEY production, not even with DONALD DUCK..depsite the Jack
Benny-type that Doandl was..and the actor;s JB roots.)(1911-1986)
Howard MacNear: The comic, low key character actor (1904-1969)
can be heard in a dozen early Flintstones, always as a stocky doc,
going "Ooh..yes. Now, let's see--ooh..a feather of knowledge..take it
and
give to someone named Aleck and what do you ahve a Smart Aleck--Wait
Wait.. OOO...that IS a clever one..SMART ALECK..OO yes...""
Herb VIgran: Plays Cops in Flintstones, inclduing the one who spies on
Fred and Barney in a second season one "Mailman Cometh",later in "The
Advnetures of Gulliver","Charlotte's Web", and "The Shirt
Tales",respectively as "Tagg","Lurvy', and Mr.Dinkle.1907-1910?-1986.
then..
Willar..is in "Long Long Weekend". Is this "Willard Waterman" aka the
second (post-Hal Peary "Great Gildersellve")
Naomi Lewis: Pioneerign puppet voice used in "Flintstones meet the
Gruesomes"
Lucille Bliss: Crusader Rabbit..or call her Smrufette, or Snoopy (NOT
Charlie Browns dog) of Space Kiddess..but she was a boy scout in one of
the Flintstoens Boy Scout episodes, an earleir one than the one that I
mentioend ealier..not the one Dick beals is heard in but an earlier
one.
Sandra Gould, the later Mrs.Kravits, Patte (sic) Chapman (the
television,radio "Duffy's Tavern") the last two in the "Schoolbus"
episode and the first in a few others like the Fred and Barney as
Dectectives one, Paula Winslow (Bambi, and maybe Dumbo;s mom and
possibly others in animation) as a few, notably that "Other Woman"
Greta Gravel who Fred's asked to go out with by the now fully
identitifed as such, voiced by John Stephenson, Mr.Slate and a few
others.
Jerry Hausner, well known for Waldo in UPA's Magoo shorts and in
Lucille Ball shows on radio and on television, was only in oen
Hanna-Barbera production -------- "The Flintstones's" "Dino
Disappears", the IIRC first fourth-season episode. Heard most notably
as the goofy, slightly Ed Wynn* sounding dog owner (Dino's lookalike)
and agent in said short.
*The real deal is in Rankin-Bass's "Daydreamer" (1966) as the "New
Clothes" Emporer of Hans Christian Anderson fictional fame, as well as
heard in Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" as the Mad Hatter to Jerry
Colonna's "March Hare", and seen live in many Disney productions in the
nineteen-sixties.
Bob Hopkins and Jerry Mann, most notably heard repsective impersonating
Cary Grant & Phil Silvers.
Walker Edminston, a good mimic when the orgiinal was not available and
from ALL accounts a very prfoessional gentlman (see Earl Kress's MY
NAME IS EARL Blog)--Mark Evanier even recalled him asking Paul Frees's
permission to portray him---Disney should have had HIM as Tigger if
they NEEDED a replacement for PaulW inchell it was at ALL neccary in
the 1990s and Sam Edwards, who played Tigger on records and died in
2004,was unavaiblem, instead of Jim Cummings. Walker played a Hans
Conried, (and somewhat Jerry Colonna/Bob Hope coward ham glib ham) in
"This Is Your Lifesaver", as rogue con artist "Montague Gypsum".
Speaking of Tigger voices (whcih Walker to my knowledge never was)..
Sam Edwards - paired with Janet Waldo** (in addition to Don Messick) in
the one where Fred and Barney build a house for Wilma's mother--as a
salesman..that episode only.
**The two strred in the Hilary Duff/Lizzie MacGuire of WWII-1950s,
"Meet Corliss Archer", another "Duff/Amanda Bynes" prototype earlier,
was "Datr with judy'. Sam played Janet's boyfriedn Dexter..believe it
or not, (another radio title entirely) I HAVE heard MCA once!!!
Nancy Wible. Heard countlessly at Hanna Barbera, Art Clokey, UPA,
Warner Bros., DePatie-Freleng, Disney, Ruby-Spears,etc. Heard as a
teenage girl (Janet Waldo wasn't available? Speaking of Janet, anyone
ehard of the upcming WB Jetson flick?) in on e of the dobule epsidoes,
this one 1964's "A King for a Day". As "Wednesday".
Lennie Weinrib. A staple of voicing as early as DePatie-Freleng
(1967,Inspector) and Sid & Marty Krofft (Pufnstuff, Sigmund,etc.), he
did many Disney,DFE,HB, Krofft, nd RS voices and only one for Warner
bros.,1982's "Bugs Bunny's Third Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales'', as spoiled
brat Prince Abba Dabba, based on Daws Butler's Jerry Lewis in spirired
character from "A Waggily Tale"(itself of course Patti
Page-derived.)-heard in "Surfin' Fred".
This is not to mention many celebrities (like: James Darren who was in
the just-mentioned, Ann Margaret,etc.) or regulars like John
Stephenson, Janet Waldo, Daws Butler, June Foray,etc.heard almost
throughout the entire Flintstones run.)
BTW we ALL know there WAS no Chips Spam.