Have you ever ever seen how Tommy from Rugrats sounds identical to one of many Powerpuff Women? Or that Scooby-Doo and Astro from The Jetsons communicate very comparable canine languages?
Hollywood’s voice-acting neighborhood is filled with actually proficient individuals who can churn out a bunch of various voices, however that doesn’t imply they don’t often have characters that find yourself sounding precisely alike (it doesn’t assist that this group of performers is comparatively small).
To that finish, listed below are 10 units of cartoon characters whose voices are virtually interchangeable…
Scooby-Doo and Astro
The Jetsons, which debuted as a prime-time present in 1962, is taken into account a traditional right now, but it surely didn’t acquire that standing till the Nineteen Eighties when it re-debuted on Saturday mornings with new episodes. And so, when Scooby-Doo got here alongside in 1969, six years after The Jetsons was canceled, voice actor Don Messick thought nothing of re-using Astro’s voice for the model new, mystery-solving canine.
Tommy Pickles and Buttercup
Enjoyable reality #1: Buttercup from The Powerpuff Women and Tommy Pickles from Rugrats are each voiced by E.G. Each day (Buttercup simply with extra angle than the lumpy-headed Tommy). Enjoyable reality #2: Each day performed Dottie in Pee-wee’s Large Journey.
Raphael and Donatello
When the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had been relaunched for Nickelodeon in 2012, showrunner Ciro Nieli wished to honor the historical past of the franchise, so he solid Rob Paulsen, the unique Raphael, as his new Donatello.
Bob Belcher and Coach McGuirk
H. Jon Benjamin’s voice is throughout trendy animation. You may presently hear it as Bob from Bob’s Burgers, however Benjamin additionally performed Coach McGuirk on the Grownup Swim present House Motion pictures in addition to Benjamin Katz in Dr. Katz, Skilled Therapist.
The Mad Hatter and King Sweet
Not like the earlier entries, the Mad Hatter from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland and King Sweet from Wreck-It Ralph didn’t have the identical voice actor — the films had been launched 61 years aside, in any case. They sound alike, although, as a result of when Alan Tudyk carried out King Sweet’s voice, he was doing a dead-on impression of legendary vaudeville comic Ed Wynn, who voiced The Mad Hatter.
Kermit and Ernie
Jim Henson may need been a visionary, however his vocal stylings had their limits, which is why there isn’t a lot of a distinction between Kermit and Ernie sonically. Henson additionally used just about the identical voice for Rowlf the Canine and Physician Enamel, besides Physician Enamel is extra growly.
Marty Sherman and Gosalyn Mallard
Jay Sherman’s son Marty from The Critic was voiced by the late Christine Cavanaugh, who equipped the voices for lots of cartoon characters, together with Gosalyn Mallard from Darkwing Duck. The characters solely debuted three years aside, however that they had completely separate demographics. And in addition to their voices, they’re actually nothing alike. Living proof: Certainly one of them is a duck.
Peter Griffin and Ted
When Ted got here out in 2012, Seth MacFarlane had already been doing his Peter Griffin voice on Household Man for 13 years; but he determined to do the very same voice for the crude teddy bear. IMHO, as soon as a voice reaches a sure degree of fame, it must be reserved for solely that character. Simply suppose how bizarre it might be if Homer Simpson’s voice all of a sudden confirmed up as an animal sidekick in a Disney film — nobody would ever enable that.
Orson Welles and The Mind
Pinky and The Mind had been based mostly on animation writers Eddie Fitzgerald and Tom Minton, however voice actor Maurice LaMarche didn’t know that when he was requested to voice The Mind in Animaniacs, so he did an impression of his favourite actor, Orson Welles. It ended up being an ideal match for the megalomaniac mouse, and it caught.
LaMarche even warmed up for the character by repeating Welles’ notorious radio tape the place he’s bickering with a voice director, and Mind’s “Nyah!” originated from a wine business starring a drunken Welles.
Along with The Mind, LaMarche has accomplished his spot-on Orson Welles impression for The Simpsons, The Critic and the film Ed Wooden, amongst others.
Stimpy and Larry Effective
When Billy West did the voice for Stimpy, he was doing an impression of Larry Effective from The Three Stooges. And for these sticklers on the market who need to inform me that Larry Effective wasn’t a cartoon character, the person voiced a number of completely different animated variations of himself — to not point out, the Three Stooges had been just about live-action cartoon characters anyway.
