Michito

Michito:

Alas, sir, you are SO mistaken. I had read where Mel Blanc had done the "early voice" of Walter Lantz's fine feathered friend, Woody Woodpecker. It was Blanc that created the woodpecker laugh. Blanc did all the WW cartoons from 1940-1949, when Grace, or Gracie Stafford, who was Walter Lantz's wife, took over voice chores. She was a cutie pie starlet, working as an "actress" from 1935. She was in BLONDIE BRINGS UP BAB7 (1939). She married Lantz in 1940, but she gave up her "career" for 9 years to raise their kids, I guess. She did the voice of WW from 1949-1986. Walter Lantz is credited for coming up with the first color cartoon. It was an Andy Panda one, I think.

Now as to the Master of the Cartoon Voice, Mel Blanc. He did voice work from 1937 to 1989, working in at least 955 animated projects, and several movies. I thought it would be fun to try and look at, and count his character voices. We will have to start the list at 51, because he did at least 50 voices of non-descript animals and people in crowds and machines.
51. Cosmo Spacely (THE JETSONS)
52. Porky Pig
53. Bugs Bunny
54. Daffy Duck
55. Sylvester the Cat
56. Elmer Fudd
57. Wilie E. Coyote
58. Road Runner
59. Tweety Bird
60. Yosemite Sam
61. Pepe Le Pew
62. Foghorn Leghorn
63. Henery Hawk
64. Dino the Dinosaur
65. Barney Rubble
66. Marvin the Martian
67. Speedy Gonzales
68. Heathcliff
69. Spike.
70. Jacob Marsley
71. Charlie the Dog.
72. Taz the Tazmanian Devil
73. Genie
74. Hassan
75. Big Bad Wolf.
76. Beanstalk Giant
77. Elvis Gorilla.
78. Stork
79. King Arthur
80. Sir Osis of Liver
81. Sir Loin of Beef
82. Gerry the Idgit
83. Dragon
84. Satan
85. Cops
86. O'Hara
87. Mugsy
88. Judge Clancy.
89. Clarence Bird.
90. Clyde Rabbit.
91. Twicki (on series BUCK ROGERS)
92. Hector.
93. Hugo, the Abominable Snowman.
94. Chicken Baby.
95. Grouchy Butterfly.
96. Santa Claus.
97. Dr. IQ.
98. Cupid.
99. Secret Squirrel.
100. Alley Cat
101. the Raven.
102. Salem Spellman,
103. Blackie
104. Hardy Har Har.
105. Officer Short Shrift.
106. The Word Speller.
107. The Demon of Insincerity.
108. The Dodecahedron.
109. Lancelot Lynx.
110. Bubba McCoy.
111. Yak Yak.
112. Chug-a-Boom.
113. Claude.
114. Mynah Bird.
115. Fathead.
116. Emporer Nero.
117. Hugo the Robot.
118. Cigar Store Indian.
119. Tom the Cat
120. Jerry the Mouse.
121. Sy ( on JACK BENNY SHOW)
122. The Monkeemobile.Engine on THE MONKEES.
123. Mayor Katt.
124. Droop-a-Long.
125. Salty the Parrot.
126. Mac Tosh
127. The Cosmonaut.
128. Pirate Trick-or-Treater.
129. Officer Flaherty.
130. Ribbit the Frog.
131. Pancho Vanilla.
132. Goofy Gopher.
133. Beaky Buzzard.
134. Ralph Wolf.
135. Sam the Sheep Dog.
136. Mr. Magoo (in 1964).
137. Sneezy Seal.
138. Bartholomew.
139. Egyptian Dog.
140. Cape Caniveral Controller.
141. Snitch.
142. Barnyard Dog.
143. Banty Rooster.
144. Giggling Chicken.
145. George Ebenezer Thumb.
146. Ralph K. Merlin.
147. Mr. Tristan.
148. Bulldog.
149. Blackbird.
150. Junior.
151. Mr. Chuckle.
152. Paul Porcupine.
153. Blaque Jacque Shellacque
154. Sam the Terrible.
155. Prince Varmit.
156. Southern Colonel.
157. Penelope Cow
158. Quinto the Clown.
159. Hippity Hopper.
160. Go Go Gomez.
161. Alien King.
162. Robot 2X29B.
163. Le Capitaine.
164. Beany Boy (in BEANY & CECIL).
165. Seweur Rat.
166. The Maxwell.
167. Ed the Vault Guard.
168. Coughing Bum.
169. Saber-Toothed Rabbit.
170. Willy the Weasel.
171. Woody Woodpecker (voice 1940-49, laugh to 1980's).
172. Dorlock Holmes.
173. Spaghetti Bird.
174. Robin Hood.
175. Friar Tuck.
176. Rhode Island Red.
177. Aardvark.
178. Ratnik.
179. Napoleon.
180. Sgt. Joe Monday.
181. Dr. Jekyll.
182. Chairman of the Board.
183. Dr. Oro Myicin.
184. Revenue Agent.
185. Prof. Calvin Q. Calculator.
186. Drunken Stork.
187. Baby Faced Finster.
188. Sgt. Clancy.
189. Large Fish.
190. Hans.
191. Elevator Operator.
192. Mice children.
193. Baseball players.
194. Hansel.
195. Prince Charming.
196. Red Cross Nurse.
197. Casper J. Fragile.
198. Soda Jerk.
199. Pedestrian.
200. Circus Cat.
201. Dr. Robert Bruce Cameron.
202. Fox.
203. George the Rooster.
204. Hector Bulldog.
205. Wildcat.
206. Pussfoot.
207. Le Hynea.
208. Newsboy.
209. Le Policier.
210. Timid Motorist.
211. Bonzo the Chimp (COLGATE COMEDY HOUR 1953).
212. the Texan.
213. Rudolph.
214. Gossamer.
215. Farm animals.
216. Foreign Legion Soldier.
217. Sam.
218. Louie.
219. Pierre.
220. Colonel Korny
221. Bruno the Bear.
222. the Ranger.
223. Hubie.
224. Antoine.
225. Luigi.
226. Patrons at the Bar.
227. Pizzeri Owner.
228. Poodle.
229. Chris Columbus.
230. Bald Sailor.
231. King Ferdinand.
232. Al Jolson.
233. Eddie Cantor.
234. Pretty Boy Bagel.
235. Highwayman.
236. Little John.
237. Sheriff of Nottingham.
238. Bluebeard.
239. Workout Host.
240. Sir Pantsalot of Dropseat Manor
241. Giovanni Jones.
242. Maestro.
243. Pancho.
244. Supreme Cat.
245. Tom Turkey
246. Usher
247. The Slick.
248. The Hick.
249. Gopher.
250. Cuckoo Bird.
251. Slug McSlug.
252. J. P. Cabish.
253. Grampa Hawk
254. Pierre the Termite.
255. Sure Shot.
256. Radio Music.
257. Louie the Parrot.
258. K-9
259. Shep
260. Curator.
261. Mother Kangeroo
262. Voice of Buster's Midget.(APRIL SHOWERS 1948).
263. Tarzan.
264. Gruesome Gorilla.
265. the Bull.
266. Raggs McMutt.
267. City Geek.
268. Bratty Kid.
269. Duck Decoys.
270. Angry Baby.
271. New Yorkers.
272. Coughing Audience Member.
273. Catsello.
274. Wolf Man.
275. Rubberhead.
276. Neon Noodle.
277. Beaver Foreman.
278. Jack Benny.
279. Jimmy Durante.(HOLLYWOOD DAFFY 1946)
280. Drunk Cat.
281. Goldfish Wife.
282. Moose.
283. Rover.
284. Scottie.
285. Umpire.
286. Tea Totaller.
287. Pvt. Snafu.
288. Agnes' Father.
289. Pedro (THE JUDY CANOVA RADIO SHOW 1945)
290. Gildersleeve (the Great)
291. Injun Joe.
292. Sloppy Moe.
293. Little Man from the Draft Board.
294. Emily.
295. Japanese Announcer (1945)
296. Sad Sack.
297. Singing Savings Bond.
298. Robespierre
299. Fubar.(fuckedupbeyondall recognition)
300. Hitler.
301. Goering.
302. Goebells.
303. Luke the Stutterer.
304. Baby Butch.
305. Lil Sambo. (1944)
306. Angel Puss
307. Sumo Wrestler.
308. Japanese soldiers
309. Gremlin from the Kremlin.
310. Emcee.
311. Hiawatha
312. A Flea
313. Von Vulture
314. Roscoe.
315. Swans.
316. Billy Goat.
317. Grand Uncle Dillingham Duck
318. Nazi soldiers.
319. Madam Meadows.
320. Sleepy LaGoof.
321. Fats Walker.
322. Giant Lips.
323. Bertie.
324. Nipponews Buzzard (1943)
325. Red Togoson.
326. Lord Hee Haw
327. Human Torpedo
328. Professor Tojo.
329. Wacky Worm.
330. Jerry Colona.
331. Mr. Meek.
332. Cottontail Smith.
333. Texas Rabbit.
334. Laramore.
335. Duck Referee.
336. Ala Bahama
337. Dopey Dwarf.
338. Missing Lynx.
339. Cecil Turtle.
340. Rabbit Bookee.
341. Hitman.
342. Several Dwarfs.
343. Tire Indian.
344. Little Beaver.
345. The Hep Cat (1942).
346. Rosebud.
347. Dan Backslide.
348. Telegraph Boy.
349. Chloe.
350. Trapper.
351. the Moth.
352. Hirohito Duck.
353. South German Duck.
354. Dove of Peace.
355. Draft horse.
356. Recruit Sgt.
357. A private.
358. Lovebird.
359. Conrad Cat.
360. Pony Express Rider.
361. Daddy Rat.
362. Tortoise.
363. Cannibals.
364. Junior Duck.
365. Divorce Court crowd.
366. Strict Cop.
367. Kansas City Kitty.
368. Acme Roofing Co. man.
369. Dr. Horace M. Buggy.
370. Firefly usher.
371. Piggy.
372. Firefly under the Skunk.
373. Fighter(s) in gym.
374. Mammy washing clothes (1941).
375. Chester Turtle.
376. Joe Glow Worm.
377. Crackpot Quail.
378. Red Ant Captain.
379. Slapsy Maxie Rosenbull.
380. Heckler.
381. Mexicans.
382. Prehistoric Black Panther.
383. Papa Panda.
384. Bob Cat.
385. Flying Fish.
386. Ty Rex.
387. Singing Bird.
388. Pink Elephant.
389. Dr. Chilled Air.
390. Oliver Owl.
391. Little Blabbermouse.
392. Studio Guard.
393. Lazy Slave.
394. Baby Dumpling.
395. Cross-Eyed Elf.
396. Humpmobile Camel.
397. Panhandler.
398. Swenson.
399. Blind Man.
400. the Suicide Squad (1940).
401. Disgruntled Blackbird.
402. Baby Giant.
403. Knight.
404. Drunken Fish.
405. Grandpa Squirrel.
406. Singing Ghost.
407. Gabby Goose.
408. Gouty Goat.
409. Racket Buster.
410. Butterfinger.
411. Cowpuncher.
412. Large Papoose.
413. Head Mountie.
414. Dirty Pierre.
415. tiny Duckling.
416. Buck Dodgers (1939).
417. Annoyed Mobster.
418. Secret Agent 2 3/8ths.
419. Warden Paws.
420. Mr. Moto.
421. Courtney Screwloose.
422. Curious Puppies.
423. Boxing Coach.
424. Cuckoo Clock.
425. I.M.Stupendous.
426. Tough Mice.
427. Humpity Bumpity.
428. Various Egyptians.
429. the Do-Do.
430. Various Wackyland Citizens.
431. Russian Dogs.
432. Drowning Bird.
433. Bully.
434. Genie.
435. the Sultan.
436. Pelican Referee.
437. Roger St. Clare
438. Penguin.
439. Black Fury.
440. Slow Dog.
441. A Streamliner.
442. Sloppy Moe. (1938)
443. Zero.
444. Preacher.
445. Porky's Papa.
446. Nut House Duck.
447. Mr. Allen.
448. the Killer.
449. Ostrich.
450. Burly Truck Driver.
451. Fiddling Mouse.
452. Stickoutski.
453. Hiccups.

And Christ, that's just the voices I recall and are a matter of record. Mel Blanc; he was a keeper. I hope this little list cracked you up the way it did me; some great characters included there, stirring the cobwebs of calified memory from the 40's, 50's, and 60's.

As to DILLINGER AT THE MOVIES. Glad I could accommodate "your" Dillinger questions --how about you accommodating to mine? I guess you did. I thought it was cool to break down all the times Dillinger or Melvin Purivis appeared on the screen, silver or TV. I, for one, would love to read the Mickelsen "definitive" history of Depression Outlaws & Corrupt Cops. You got one reader right here. Then you jumped for a moment into CASABLANCA. Yup, Hedy Lamarr, even Marlena Dietrich would have been interesting, but only Ingrid Bergman could give you a hard on while you are crying, right? Lena Horne would have been, for me, a welcome substitute for Dooley Wilson in the film. She sang "Stormy Weather" in STORMY WEATHER (1943), or maybe that's a fake out, and she sang it in CABIN IN THE SKY (1943). Which is it?

Baby Face Nelson was quite the cold blooded character, they say. I thought Richard Dreyfuss as Nelson in DILLINGER (1973) was my favorite. Do you remember BABY FACE NELSON (1957) directed by Don Siegel? Dillinger is a character in it. Who played him? It is one I missed last week. Carolyn Jones was the femme, and of course Mickey Rooney was the machine gun kid. Jack Elam played Fatso Nagel, and Elisha Cook Jr. played Homer. You probably missed BABY FACE NELSON in TV in 1995, with C.Thomas Howell as Nelson, Martin Kove as Dillinger, and F. Murray Abraham as Capone. Glad to enlighten you about Lawrence Tierney and Scott Brady as brothers. Just look at them in their later roles. They look a lot more alike, bald, big, and fat. I, like you, absolutely adored DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID. Thanks for the slip of the pen and including little old me with the likes of Charles Laughton and Vincent Price by the way. Nice segue to get from Ana Sage to Jean Lafitte, and THE BUCCANEER. That brings us to the two film versions of this tale. In THE BUCCANEER (1938) directed by Cecil B. DeMille, who played Jean Lafitte? Beulah Bondi, Spring Byington were in it. Anthony Quinn, who was DeMille's son-in-law at the time, played the pirate Beluche. In THE BUCCANEER (1958), who did they get to direct it? Who played Jean Lafitte, and was excellent doing it? Charlton Heston about stole the film with his white wild-wigged portrayal of General Andrew Jackson. Heston played Jackson in another film in the 50's, what was it? Claire Bloom and Ms. Inger Stevens were in it, and our old pal, Lorne Green played Mercier, just before Pa Cartwright emerged.

Coming back to Dillinger dying in front of the Biograph Theater where MANHATTAN MELODRAMA (1934). It, as a film, was kind of a slick crime thriller. Clark Gable played Blackie Gallagher. Who played Blackie as a kid? What actor and actress co-starred in it, who later co-starred with each other more than (6) times. Leo Carrillo was in it too, I think.

I appreciate you already pitching the MICK & BUTT SHOW (yeah, your name will have to go first, it's only fair, since you started all this zany horseshit), to some sponsors. That's the way they did it in the "old days". Now you pitch the show to the producers and agents first, and they pitch it to the "Board of Directors" at Gulf Western or Standard Oil. But just imagine the washers falling off their assholes when you announce we already got TOYOTA as a sponsor, or PROCTOR GAMBLE, or HEAD ON.

As to GOLD FEVER, you skipped right over all those films I mentioned with similar themes. When you started prattling about "Clint" singing GOLD FEVER, I thought for a moment you meant Clint Walker that I had written about. Squint Eastwood by the way never "sang" anything --he whispered it in his raspy baritone. It was almost as good as Marlon Brando singing (?) as Sky Masterson in GUYS AND DOLLS (1955), with Frank Sinatra laughing himself silly in the wings.

Let's come back for a moment to SHANE. That is SHANE (1966), the TV series. You did not answer any of my inquiries about it. I am, by the way, very careful to peruse your emails to endeavor to answer, or at least address, each and every one of your inquiries. Anyway, Moosebreath, David Carradine played Shane. The premise of the short-lived TV series was that Marian's husband, Joe, was killed, and she had to raise little Joey all by herself. The lithe and lovely Jill Ireland played Marian Starrett. A young actor that went nowhere, Christopher Shea played Joey. Carradine was kind of listless and disinterested in this series. Maybe he knew it was heading for cancelation. Still it did run 17 episodes, which is about what Kurt Russell's western series THE QUEST ran. In SHANE, they resurected Rufus Ryker, played by Bert Freed. Tom Tully was in it too. As to the stalwart David Carradine, who has many years left in his career --he has already appeared in 198 films. He is working toward his Dad's record, perhaps? No, he'll never make it. Nor will he match the amount of screen time father John amassed.

Excellent work on the Titty Twister, getting from E.E.Horton to Marilyn Monroe.
Edward Everett Horton was in IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD with Spencer Tracy.
Spencer Tracy was in BOOM TOWN with Clark Gable.
Gable was in THE MISFITS with Monroe. Kudos, sir!

I would have done it like;
E.E.Horton in LOST HORIZONS (1937) with Sam Jaffe.
Sam Jaffe was in THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) with Marilyn Monroe.

And now for my fine twister. Alan Hale Sr. to Lee Remick. Now that sir, makes my nips tingle! Let us see....
Alan Hale Sr. was in SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS (1949) with Joel McCrea.
Joel McCrea was in COLORADO TERRITORY (1949) with Henry Hull.
Henry Hull was in THE FOUNTAIN HEAD (1949) with Patricia Neal.
Patricia Neal was in FACE IN THE CROWD (1957) with Lee Remick.
Man, that took (4) degrees. What did you have in mind?

Your assignment, Mr. Phelps, is to somehow travel from Fess Parker to Claude Rains.

I hope you enjoyed my Blanc list. It still tickles me.

"Every time you hear a bell ring, it means an angel is getting his wings!" Damn rights.

Gleniliano Zapatkus.

Mick wrote:

Excuse my alliteration, but alas, Walter Lantz original woodys voice was a woman. I heard Mel Blancs son on the old Dick Cavett show say that his father had produced over 300 regognizable voices and none of them sounded alike which is what I picked up on. He also remarked that his fathers vocal chords were almost twice the size of a normal person, probably from the coroners report. I bet Elvis and some other great voices must have been similarily blessed with that ability. Do you recall Mels characters on The Jack Benny Show especially the Mexican under the Sombrero whose name was Si and his sisters was Sue?You rascal, you hit my Dillinger questions, Biograph and Manhattan Melodrama with Clark Cable but that just scratches the surface with me. I guess its up to me to write the definitive novel on which period of American History has had the most corruption, the beauty of it being that miraculously our founding fathers principles win out in the long long run just to face itself with some new corruption from a different angle. Thats why I think for the most part humanity sucks but not the big picture of America which is why iwannabeamoviemaker like me must be ordained by God to reach the hearts of the audience! Forget the Waco and Idahos Mormon FBI disasters, nothing could compare with the way they were tipped off about the whole catch of Dillinger, the Karpis boys, baby face Nelson, machine gun Kelly, Ma and the Barker gang and others at little bohemia in northern Wisconsin when they all escaped and the FBI only killed three innocent CCC workers. In my opinion the two most corrupt periods are the Civil War and the depression which made and gave the myth to Dillinger and I agree Warren Oates was the best in the movies and a product of the times, no hero no devil, but not the loveable character but a misfit who was very very likable. Melvin Purvis was one of the screw ups on that raid and I believe vindication was his game and not the way Hollywood has portrayed him. Yep, Ben Johnson was Melvis with Warren and did a great job of playing the "Good Guy" with no administrative skills, an actors impossible job with all things going into a movie! I will leave Dillinger and Bogie for awhile to stay in keeping with our format so our sponsors won't have appoplexy over our content with the public.Yes, Hedy Lamarr would have been good as Lisa but not as good as Ingrid. Except for the male relationship of Sam and Rick and the traveling on the trains together the spectre of Lena Hornes doing Sam would have been okay in my book. Do you recall her scene, in what movie,singing Stormy Weather another one that has never left me.Okay, disregard my former statement, The Lady in Red, who wore a white and orange dress on the other arm of Dillinger was Polly Hamilton but lets leave it at the infamous Lady in Red, thats why the Fordism print the legend means something! The two most famous lies that are country has perpetuated on helping our government were AKA Ana Sage and Jean Lafitte, played by who in The Bucanneers and who in Dillinger? Both were told if they would help the good old USA they would not be deported. After there usefullness to us Ana was deported back to her native country of Rumania and Lafitte to the Carribean. Our country has told more and bigger whoppers but never to individuals! I didn't know Tierney and Brady were brothers hot goodies. Charles Laughton in his cameo with Vincent Price in Plaid show humanity in the middle and evil as good as any writer could do. Yes you and other great actors make a big difference in trying to figure out what humanity is all about.I have been deluged with sponsors for our show and stood my ground that only the finest tobacco, alcohol, and scholarly reseached forms of humanity will be our Maltese Falcon. I of course was speaking for the dynamic duo who are the only ones who can unlock the secrets of mankind through correspondence in the public media.The Gold Fever was never touched in any movie like Treasure but the theme of power fever will never end in movies, life and literature along with sex money and you name it. Clint singing Gold Fever was miraculous in Paint Your Wagon in the fact that Lerner and Lowe covered it with a musical twist to mask its hideous head and by the way the only time Clint was upstaged by the best natural actor of all time, his partner, Lee Marvin.Okay Edward in its a mad mad mad mad world with Spencer Tracy: Spence was in Boomtown with the King; the King was in the Misfits with MM.Okay, Alan Hale Sr to Lee Remick

Regards, The man with the plan to scan but not to scam the public, Mickadolphus!