The Simpsons

Has the Simpsons been made yet?

"Isidro Salas" wrote in message news:[email]...

No.

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The "strike" by the cast of Fox's The Simpsons has caused Fox to consider rejiggering its Sunday-night lineup for the fall season or replace the voice ensemble, USA Today reported today (Monday). The newspaper said that, given the network's commitment to post-season baseball and its backlog of six unaired episodes, no change is likely to be implemented until January. Nevertheless, the network must decide how to proceed before it can begin selling spots in the 8:00 p.m. Sunday time slot during the upfront sales market beginning May 20. While the newspaper observed that it was "highly unlikely" that Fox would replace the cast members since "new voices would seem jarring to fans," the voices of comic characters have often been recreated by others in the past. Henry Corden took over the voice of Fred Flintstone after the death of Alan Reed in 1977. Barney Rubble has been played by four actors. All of the voices of Looney Tunes characters created by the late Mel Blanc were recreated by others, principally his son Noel, after Blanc's death in 1989. Many of the voices of the Muppet characters created by Jim Henson were reproduced by Henson's son Bryan after Henson's death in 1990. At least four actors have imitated Clarence Nash's Donald Duck impersonation since Nash's death in 1985. Indeed, the voice of Mickey Mouse, originally provided by Walt Disney himself, has, over the years, been supplied by four other actors.

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People also don't consider the fact that the current voice actors ARE the characters they voice. A great many of the aforementioned characters had primarily children as a target audience, but the discerning ear of an adult viewer is much more highly tuned. Someone may be able to do a perfectly good Homer, but if the timing, inflection, etc. isn't perfect - then the new voice would stick out like a sore thumb.

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That'd be a neat trick. I'd like to see...uh, hear...that.

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Your right about children not noticing the differences. but remember the early version of daffy duck? didn't you as a child wonder what happened to his voice in the later cartoons?

and bugs bunny when they first did a series of cartoon featuring him he also had a different voice. everyone noticed when mel blanc took over. of course he did it better. he was a genius he it came to voices and he also gave his characters different separate personalities. he was a very talented man.

I do think some children recognize the change. they just dismiss it. i noticed it as a child. i just didn't pay no mind to it.

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Whoa whoa whoa...Mel Blanc was *always* the voice for Bugs Bunny. He *invented* that voice as a cross between accents in his local neighborhood of brooklyn and the bronx. The original voice of *Porky Pig* wasn't Mel Blanc, it was Joe Dougherty, who stuttered in real life. Bugs' first appearance was in 1938's "Porky's Hare Hunt" and it was Mel who supplied the voice...

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Bugs' voice sounded way different in the early shorts. The Cartoon Network used to (they just changed their scedule) show some of the early shorts around 2:00 AM Saturday/Sunday (they even had trivia). Mel Blanc did the voice, but much like Homer Simpson in the first season, he refined it to the voice that would become the difinitive Bugs Bunny.

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Exactly. I think it takes a while for a voice actor to "find" the character. There are literally tons of examples of this. King of the Hill sounds dramatically different now than it did in the beginning. Especially Bill, Boomhauer and Dale. etc etc etc...

Chainsaw Charlie wrote:

I mainly wondered why in the later cartoons he was a lot less "daffy." In the early cartoons he would bounce all over the place like The Riddler on speed or something. It was hilarious. Later on, the creators decided to make him much more anthropomorphic and he spent most of his time arguing with Bugs.

Don't forget the Black "Bart" ripoffs...

as if a yellow comic character HAD to be black...

"joh henry hale" wrote in message news:[email]...

I actually don't remember that. do you have a url with any info on that? maybe a picture or something? I am curious now.

I believe they may actually have pictures on the season one DVD. There's a feature about simpsons mania on there, and I think they show the literally TONS of variations on bart's original T-shirts from the first season. They had tons of various bootleg versions at various flea markets...Black Bart was definitely one of them. I lived in Virginia at the time, growing up in Richmond, and there was an annual "Black Spring Break", kinda like the old Freaknik in Atlanta, and they were heavily booted and sold at beachwear stores all over the area...it was usually Bart with a "high and tight" ala Kid N Play wearing the red, green and yellow that was popular at the time.

But do you notice that with most all these examples, the shows really started to suck when the voices were replaced?

Dickie Roberts wrote:

The original Flintstones series was long gone by '77, so I doubt that the voice changed mattered so much.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The ensemble voice cast of Fox's hit animated comedy "The Simpsons" has inked a new four-year deal with the show's producer, after going on strike about a month ago in the midst of contract negotiations.

Dan Castallaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer and Yeardley Smith will return to work next week.

"We couldn't be happier to have reached a multiyear deal with the enormously talented cast of 'The Simpsons," producer 20th Century Fox TV said in a statement late Friday. "Fans will be pleased to know that despite our recent production delay, we are optimistic that they can look forward to a full season's episodes next year on Fox, and hopefully many years to come."

"The Simpsons" is returning for its 16th season in the fall. The show, which celebrated its 300th episode last season, has been Fox's strongest scripted performer, anchoring the network's Sunday lineup.

Additionally, the show has generated hundreds of millions in auxiliary revenues such as DVD sales and merchandise, raising the value of the franchise to over $1 billion.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

05/01/04 10:23 ET