Interviews With Cartoon Greats June Foray & Paul Winchell

[PrincessWendy773]

Wow, she's like 93, and she's still acting. Not bad.

[SchmoozeMinkey]

Met Hal in the reception area of HB long before they tore the Cahuenga West studio down and put up a strip mall. It still makes me sick to think about it.

[TOMSLASSIE]

From one great-aunt (to Alexis) from another. Hi, You did great work. Love, Maueen

[bjr43]

That's really cool that you got the chance to interview them Paul past away a few years later.

[Cropredy02]

For those who don't understand how great Ms Foray's voice work is - the "Bullwinkle" tracks were recorded in single takes, like a radio play, with everyone there, and there were no overdubs.

Ms Foray voiced both Rocky and Natasha.

It is not uncommon for the characters - including Natasha and Rocky - to "step on" others' lines, interrupting them in mid sentence.

Ms Foray switched from one voice to the (vastly different) other voice in mid-sentence - sometimes almost in mid-word...

[Cropredy02]

I believe that Ms Foray had a walk-on/cameo in an episode of the short-lived series "The Duck Factory" as herself accepting an Annie award - yep, Episode 3. (Which also featured Veronica Hamel as herself.)

[JubalCalif]

THANKS for posting these priceless interviews. Paul Winchell & Hal Smith were such tremendous talents. And June is the QUEEN of voice over artists. I hope you have the BEST New Year ever! :)

[KGBRAND]

He drove a blue Lincoln. (the pancake man) He used to come into my store.. He had a smile on his face.. And a good day for everyone. He gave my friend I used to work with .. an autographed pic of him. He was the best.

[ratpackvips]

Paul WInchell invented the artificial heart and the disposable razor. A brilliant man

[johnswackyworld]

and he never really got FULL CREDIT for his inventions!!

[WillScarlet16]

June Foray - The last of the great veteran voice actors.

[johnswackyworld]

very, very true..not many june foray's left in this world now!

[whitenigga10]

the interviewer does not know what he's doing.

what a waste of time.

pathetic

[johnswackyworld]

hey, paul winchell did very, very few interviews at the end of his life..he was sort of a recluse....i just let paul talk..and talk..and talk for historical documentation..plus this was edited...i have over 2 hours of paul on tape.

[jzerony]

@johnswackyworld , I've read somewhere that Paul was really a troubled, conflicted man - despite his association with entertaining millions with his beloved Jerry Mahoney and countless voice-overs. I read parts of his book and while a fascinating story I found it very sad as well, particularly his relationship with his never-encouraging mother. The book has a very bitter tone overall. Did you get the impression when talking with him for so long that he had a very dark side to his personality?

[johnswackyworld]

it was a mix of information, feelings, memories and thoughts. i already knew about his "darkside" because i read up on whatever i could find. some of my sources told me he was "nutz" or "lost his mind" or "he would never let you interview him"..its a mixed bag..he surely was a genius in my opinion. but great minds always have flaws in relationships. i just sat and listened to some of his serious words that i havent released from my taped interivew yes, i felt some dark sadness while talking.

[jzerony]

@johnswackyworld , oh he was absolutely a genius. I was so disappointed to read that some idiot had intentionally erased much of Winchel's TV work during a dispute with him. I know that would make ME nutz! You did a great job with this YouTube clip, something I otherwise would NEVER have seen or heard. June Foray is another person you don't see/hear enough of. Thanks much!

[715gilmoregirlsfan]

great interview this is awsome stuff, its ashame paul is no longer with us what a great talent he was. and june what a wonderfull lady she is shes so talented also

[johnswackyworld]

thank you!! i consiser myself very lucky to have interviewed paul..

[AndrewTiffin]

Paul Winchell did Dick Dastardly.

[kokujin1014]

...and both "Clyde" and "Softy" of the ANTHILL MOB. "Fleegle" of the BANANA SPLITS."Moe" of the ROBOTIC STOOGES. "Gargamel" of the SMURFS,just to name a few.

[johnswackyworld]

and tons of other characters!!

[BigBearPaul]

Don't forget that Paul Winchell also did the voice for Tigger.

[johnswackyworld]

yup..he was the one and only tigger!!

[rdangelo]

Cindy Lou Who and the girl on the Twilight Zone sounded exactly like an adult trying in vain to sound like a child.

[johnswackyworld]

well, that is june foray!

[143AC]

Hal Smith also hosted a local kids tv show

The Pancake Man for KHJ TV Ch.9 in L.A.,Cal.

and in national syndication in 1966.

[johnswackyworld]

too bad none of his tv shows of the pancake man are now recorded..all lost!! nobody recorded that show onto reel in the 1960's for future generations.

[JMarkField]

Paul Winchell's shows were on videotape.

His syndicator got mad at him and illegally erased them. Paul sued and won the lawsuit and won millions of dollars but could not replace the value of those tapes.

[Cropredy02]

@JMarkField Well, i doubt that the old "Paul Winchell/Jerry Mahoney" shows were on tape - as i recall (i watched them) they were before the days of videotape. Weren't they done live, too, like "Howdy Doody" and the like?

If so, all that would exist would be kinescopes - films shot off a monitor.

(Of course, i could be remembering wrongly...)

[Tommyr]

Man this is GREAT stuff! Thanks for this!

[johnswackyworld]

thanks. i'm glad you enjoyed it.

[skmylftnt]

Good job John!

[Fringe111]

Oh this is great, thank you

[johnswackyworld]

thanks. i love the comments i'm getting lately. last one said on my poem to katie's opinion that i looked like a seriel killer..hmmmm..i think i'm going to make up something called viewer hate mail. already have an idea for that comment! ha!