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ShebaKoby β Filmation Tribute to Lou Scheimer
Published: 2013-10-19 22:31:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 3331; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 3
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Pictured from left to right:Spirit, Bat-Mite, Cringer, Kowl, Bumper, Horde Trooper Mask, Orko, Jerry, Madame Razz, Broom.
Spirit, Broom, Bat-Mite, Kowl, Orko, Bumper, Horde Troopers, and Jerry (laugh only) were voiced by Lou Scheimer himself.
Spirit, Kowl, Horde Trooper (Mask), Madame Razz and Broom are from She-ra: Princess of Power
Bat-Mite is from The New Adventures of Batman (1977, Filmation)
Cringer and Orko are from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Bumper is from Gilligan's Planet
Jerry is from Filmation's 1981 The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show
Cringer was voiced by Allen Oppenheimer (who also voiced Warpath, Beachcomber, and Seaspray on The Transformers)
Madame Razz was voiced by the late Linda Gary (who also voiced Chromia in the Transformers episode "The Search For Alpha Trion")
(Melendy Britt, She-ra/Adora's voice actor was Alana on the Transformers Episode "Sea Change.")
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I remember Lou best as Orko.. he shall be missed..
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yus!Β Cute lil baby alien dinosaur thing!
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You can order a DVD set of Gilligan's Planet at CBS Digital
I did some Gilligan action figure built out of GI Joe figures back in the 90s. Won some awards. Gilligan's Planet was a big influence. I called it "Gilligan 2099"
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I got the DVD of this series for Xmas
Some asshole on DA is bashing this cartoon on youtube. I don't see what the problem is. Aside from the sci-fi setting and the inclusion of bumper, it's pretty much every bit a Gilligan show as the originalΒ and New Adventures were.
- Comically Blown attempts at rescue. (A fair amount is actually not Gilligan's fault)
- One ep had a dream sequence.
- Visitors who come and go without helping them
- Random crap arrives on the planet.
- Castaways have somehow managed to drag a lot of random crap from Earth in that tiny ship themselves
- Headhunters are replaced with aliens
Mr Howell is a bit more of a scheming jerk and the Professor tends to technobabble more than before and the science is at best implausible. Sometimes a lesson is learned by a Castaway, but it's not as heavy handed as other Filmation shows. Mr Howell's alliterative insults to Bumper are amusing.
It features the usual Filmation stock sound effects (Notably that one rocket firing sound) and it's stable of actors
But all in all it's slavishly loyal to all the elements that fans love about the original show. I recommend it highly
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oh yeah, i remember most of that when I watched the cartoon as a kid (faithfully I might add).
Yeah idiot on youtube that doesn't know the era and quite possibly wasn't born in the 70s or 80s and thus has zero clue or even context.
I really should get my hands on the dvds.
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I liked that even Skipper and Ginger were shown to be assholes on a couple of occasion in addition to Mr Howell. But at least they own up to their screwups in the end
It's a premise that Id love to see revisited. But I dont know if any modern animation studio could do it justice, even if they COULD find voice actors who could do exemplary imitations of the cast (Like Maurice Lamarche could do with Inspector Gadget)
I rather enjoyed the cartoons of the 80s based on live action programs. Taking beloved characters and broadening the scope of their adventures in ways conventionalΒ TV programs just don't have the budget for.Β Although the added in cutesy sidekick could be annoying.
But at least Bumper made more sense being an alien rather than some animal that could somehow walk on two legs and talk. I even liked him better than Stubby the Monkey from the original cartoon
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yeah, though maybe marvel animation studios could.Β or Tokyo Movie Shinsa.Β Or Warner Bros.Β Maybe Toei, they did a beautiful job of redoing Sailor Moon (Crystal).
Maurice Lamarche is still voice acting.Β I'm not sure who he could do in the cast if anyone, (maybe the professor?) but I know Michael McConnohie (Tracks on Transformers, whose voice incidentally was based on Thurston Howell III) could easily mimic Mr. Howell.Β Maybe Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway) as Ginger.Β Maybe Michael Bell or Frank Welker as Gilligan.Β Frank Welker could probably handle Skipper's voice.Β Maybe Tara Strong as Mary Ann.Β Lovey Howell's voice might be harder to pin down, and I'd suggest Betty White if she had the range for it.Β Maybe Diana Muldaur.
I wish Erika Scheimer would find a way to reconstitute Filmation Associates somehow.Β Annoying Cute Sidekick seemed to be a necessity on many 70s and 80s cartoons.Β It was a Filmation Staple all through its run.Β Bat-Mite, Orko, Kowl, Deputy Fuzz (from Bravestarr), Belfry from Filmation Ghostbusters...
Yeah Stubby i had less memory of than Bumper, cuz the lil dino-alien was waaaaaaaaay cuter.
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I imagine regular voice actors might be sufficient
Although Dawn Wells herself might be able to pull off Mary Ann, Ginger and Mrs Howell if her voice is still in shape
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yeah, if she still has the range.
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thanks!Β I'm glad you think so
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Filmation cartoons will not be the same without Lou Scheimer's special magic. He will be sadly missedΒ Β
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Indeed, though Filmation went defunct after they got bought out in the early 90s (*fistshakes at L'Oreal Cosmetics!*)
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Oh, I wasn't aware that Filmation was bought out. Even so Lou Scheimer did a lot of great work in his day. I still love all the old 80s cartoons.
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(aka the first thing L'Oreal did once they got their hands on it was close it up and give everybody their pink slips)
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Yeah, whoever was running L'Oreal at the time had no interest in preserving the studio or even making it better.Β All they wanted was a tax write-off.Β The last thing that Filmation ever officially put out was Happily Ever After, a movie.
Oh what could have been...
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Impressive and very touching. Nice tribute indeed!
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You don't know heartbroken it is to see Madame Razz upset. That being sad, Lou Schimer was a genius.
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Indeed he was!
(I think I do recall seeing Madame sad on a few occasions on She-ra)
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I like She-Ra. But in all honesty, I tip my hat to Lou.
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Let's all tip our hats to Lou.
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Indeed. Though I think Kowl was my favorite voice he did.
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yeah his Kowl voice was awesome.
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Indeed. As was his voice for Orko.
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Oh yeah, Orko's voice was classic.
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With all those Filmation icons, it's a fitting tribute.
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Bat-Mite would no doubt say, "It's a sad day for all Caped Crusaders!"
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thanks man.Β I tried not to crowd the page too much.Β I think I succeeded.
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