I don't know if Daws borrowed that voice,though..Early WB cartoon [and he worked elsewhere too] Dave Weber nee Danny Webb did that voice for Egghead at WB.
shades of Joe Penner's voice was borrowed by the late cartoon voice actor Daws Butler whenever he would do a little boy voice, notably Elroy Jetson, Augie Doggie, Blabber Mouse, and Baba Louie.
Each of those characters were the same Joe Penner-type voice but with a different approach. Augie Doggie had a tremolo affect to his voice; Blabber Mouse had a lisp; and Baba Louie spoke Mexican...but they're all based on Joe Penner.
Joe Penner has one of the most totally developed comedy characters in history. Absolutely brilliant and waiting to be re-discovered.....though he has lived on in numerous WB cartoons of the 1930s for all these intervening decades.
I studied some of this guy's work and in the 30s & 40s he was really famous. view his grave on findagrave dot com and you will see how big his grave is and it even has his autograph on it. He died before TV but he was really famous on the radio and movies.
@JimC
lol
blacsouljah 11 months ago
I don't know if Daws borrowed that voice,though..Early WB cartoon [and he worked elsewhere too] Dave Weber nee Danny Webb did that voice for Egghead at WB.
SteveCarras 1 year ago
shades of Joe Penner's voice was borrowed by the late cartoon voice actor Daws Butler whenever he would do a little boy voice, notably Elroy Jetson, Augie Doggie, Blabber Mouse, and Baba Louie.
Each of those characters were the same Joe Penner-type voice but with a different approach. Augie Doggie had a tremolo affect to his voice; Blabber Mouse had a lisp; and Baba Louie spoke Mexican...but they're all based on Joe Penner.
ACcountryFan 3 years ago
Whoops, I made a mistake. West said Stimpy is based on LARRY from the Three Stooges, not Curly. My bad.
InvaderPet 3 years ago
I think Billy West said that Stimpy is based on Curly from the Three Stooges.
The Looney Tunes character Egghead was based on Penner though.
InvaderPet 3 years ago
so this is where peewee got his influence!
diddymuck 3 years ago 2
Joe Penner has one of the most totally developed comedy characters in history. Absolutely brilliant and waiting to be re-discovered.....though he has lived on in numerous WB cartoons of the 1930s for all these intervening decades.
swangonce 3 years ago
I studied some of this guy's work and in the 30s & 40s he was really famous. view his grave on findagrave dot com and you will see how big his grave is and it even has his autograph on it. He died before TV but he was really famous on the radio and movies.
jimmypier54 4 years ago
I am relatively young, 47 and I think this was funny. All humor need not be sophiticated.
nabasny 4 years ago
This is the most adorable thing ever.
tinyfolk 4 years ago