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Joy · 08-15-2002, 08:04 PM

I was just wondering, has anyone else on this board ever notice Freddie lisping from time to time or is it maybe that I am wearing my tapes out? Heaven for bid!

MariposaLKB · 08-15-2002, 08:32 PM

Joy, you are hearing correctly! Having studied Spanish under some native speakers, I believe it comes from being bilingual. Spanish involves speaking mostly at the front of one's mouth (as opposed to English, which has some sounds--because of its Germanic roots--that are made more at the back). This is probably the reason Freddie (and others for whom Spanish was their first language) lisps a bit when speaking English. I have always thought that Freddie's lisp was particularly unique, though--not just turning "s" into "th", but there is something else involved that I can't quite explain.

Coincidentally, when talking to Laz about what was involved in "becoming" Freddie, one of the first things he mentioned was that lisp! And I must say that as Freddie, he had the voice (including the lisp), the laugh, the mannerisms, everything, just perfect! Now if only he could have found a better wig LOL! (Sorry, Laz, don't mean to embarrass you so publicly--just my two centavos!)

hue_mee · 08-15-2002, 09:42 PM

Reading this particular post about Freddies lisp. I just happen to be listening to "To be with you" Freddie is singing back up of course. I don't hear any lisp, just his gorgous voice drifting away!

Karen64 · 08-19-2002, 09:56 PM

I LOVE his lisp, very noticeable but very sexy! I love it when he would say something in an effeminate way

---like the Aunt Connie episode where he says to Ed, "No wonder.., look at the way you're dressed!" (when he had 3 jackets on), or the episode with Jose Feliciano, where he says, "Ed, ..oh, Ed, DEAR!"

His voice and the quirky way he talked are almost a sexy as his sweet face!

Joy · 08-19-2002, 10:53 PM

I agree I love his voice the sound with or without a lisp he was beautiful inside and out

SitcomsAreTheWay · 08-20-2002, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by Joy
I was just wondering, has anyone else on this board ever notice Freddie lisping from time to time or is it maybe that I am wearing my tapes out? Heaven for bid!

I'm not exactly sure if it was a lisp that he had but, in the pictures he's smiling in, he looked as if he had horse teeth. Horse teeth meaning they didn't appear to have any gaps and were all perfectly shaped the same and were also somewhat long.

Especially in the photo below which is attached to this post. I love that photo! Can't you tell?

Cheryl Harrell · 08-21-2002, 03:50 AM

I read somewhere that he had a gap in his front teeth & after he got on CATM, once he got enough money he had them fixed. & That's how he supposedly got such perfect teeth...

SitcomsAreTheWay · 08-21-2002, 03:24 PM

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Originally posted by Cheryl Harrell
I read somewhere that he had a gap in his front teeth & after he got on CATM, once he got enough money he had them fixed. & That's how he supposedly got such perfect teeth...

So by the time he was photographed for the photo above, he had already gotten them fixed? And weren't they originally long?

I've seen some of the pictures when he was in his late teens and his teeth had somewhat of a unique(I guess) form to them.I'm not sure as to whether he had some extra teeth in which had grown inbetween some of the others or if he just had a simple overbite.

Chica · 08-25-2002, 08:43 PM

The way I thought it was is that the drugs ruined his teeth and he may have had a partial made for the front to make them appear perfect....I don't know this for sure but in those days thats what actors did.

Joy · 08-25-2002, 09:07 PM

No offense But i don't think there can be a partial or full plate that could look that gorgous cause he is LOOOOOOOOING GOOOOOOOD!

hue_mee · 08-25-2002, 09:18 PM

What a man, what a man, what mighty good man! He takes my breath away!

tylersmistress2002 · 08-26-2002, 09:16 AM

He did have a space between his front teeth in the beginning of the show. He definately had work done. No matter what picture you see of him, he will ALWAYS be gorgeous in my eyes.

Karen64 · 08-26-2002, 12:49 PM

I don't know about you all, but I liked the way he looked better before he had any work done on his teeth. Some imperfections can be sexy....

hue_mee · 08-26-2002, 01:22 PM

You said it karen! There was nothing wrong with him physically!:P

tylersmistress2002 · 08-26-2002, 04:24 PM

I agree..............he was perfect just as God made him.

08-15-2002, 08:04 PM	#1
Joy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2001 Location: In Mn lovin my DVD and the Prinze of comedy!!! Posts: 3,247	Did he lisp? I was just wondering, has anyone else on this board ever notice Freddie lisping from time to time or is it maybe that I am wearing my tapes out? Heaven for bid! Attached Images

08-15-2002, 08:32 PM	#2
MariposaLKB She flies alone Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: The great unknown Posts: 3,436	Absolutely! Joy, you are hearing correctly! Having studied Spanish under some native speakers, I believe it comes from being bilingual. Spanish involves speaking mostly at the front of one's mouth (as opposed to English, which has some sounds--because of its Germanic roots--that are made more at the back). This is probably the reason Freddie (and others for whom Spanish was their first language) lisps a bit when speaking English. I have always thought that Freddie's lisp was particularly unique, though--not just turning "s" into "th", but there is something else involved that I can't quite explain. Coincidentally, when talking to Laz about what was involved in "becoming" Freddie, one of the first things he mentioned was that lisp! And I must say that as Freddie, he had the voice (including the lisp), the laugh, the mannerisms, everything, just perfect! Now if only he could have found a better wig LOL! (Sorry, Laz, don't mean to embarrass you so publicly--just my two centavos!)
	__________________ Within a cage Try to escape Her silent rage But no one ever listens... -Butterfly (Mariposa) Last edited by MariposaLKB; 08-27-2002 at 07:32 AM.

08-15-2002, 09:42 PM	#3
hue_mee Remembering Freddie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2001 Location: Grateful for a voice from our angel's friend Posts: 2,266	Reading this particular post about Freddies lisp. I just happen to be listening to "To be with you" Freddie is singing back up of course. I don't hear any lisp, just his gorgous voice drifting away!
	__________________ Freddie Prinze Sr Thank you David Brenner! "...and when he shall die, take him and cut him into little stars, and he shall make the face of heaven so fine that all the earth will be in love with night..."

08-19-2002, 09:56 PM	#4
Karen64 Comedy Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 24, 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,412	I LOVE his lisp, very noticeable but very sexy! I love it when he would say something in an effeminate way ---like the Aunt Connie episode where he says to Ed, "No wonder.., look at the way you're dressed!" (when he had 3 jackets on), or the episode with Jose Feliciano, where he says, "Ed, ..oh, Ed, DEAR!" His voice and the quirky way he talked are almost a sexy as his sweet face!
	__________________ Freddie, there will never be another you....

08-19-2002, 10:53 PM	#5
Joy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2001 Location: In Mn lovin my DVD and the Prinze of comedy!!! Posts: 3,247	I agree I love his voice the sound with or without a lisp he was beautiful inside and out Attached Images

08-21-2002, 03:50 AM	#7
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	I read somewhere that he had a gap in his front teeth & after he got on CATM, once he got enough money he had them fixed. & That's how he supposedly got such perfect teeth...
	__________________ RIP darling Mike. I love you forever... You are with Freddie Prinze & Jesus now. 1951-2009 "Make it your way, who can beat the Lord, the Son of God. Dear Lord, help me be strong where I am weak, if it be your will"-- The Late Freddie Prinze Sr

08-25-2002, 08:43 PM	#9
Chica Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 08, 2001 Location: Roanoke,Va USA Posts: 165	The way I thought it was is that the drugs ruined his teeth and he may have had a partial made for the front to make them appear perfect....I don't know this for sure but in those days thats what actors did.
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08-25-2002, 09:07 PM	#10
Joy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2001 Location: In Mn lovin my DVD and the Prinze of comedy!!! Posts: 3,247	No offense But i don't think there can be a partial or full plate that could look that gorgous cause he is LOOOOOOOOING GOOOOOOOD! Attached Images

08-25-2002, 09:18 PM	#11
hue_mee Remembering Freddie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2001 Location: Grateful for a voice from our angel's friend Posts: 2,266	What a man, what a man, what mighty good man! He takes my breath away! Attached Images

08-26-2002, 09:16 AM	#12
tylersmistress2002 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2001 Location: Providence, RI USA Posts: 493	He did have a space between his front teeth in the beginning of the show. He definately had work done. No matter what picture you see of him, he will ALWAYS be gorgeous in my eyes.
	__________________ so....what are you trying to say?

08-26-2002, 12:49 PM	#13
Karen64 Comedy Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 24, 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,412	I don't know about you all, but I liked the way he looked better before he had any work done on his teeth. Some imperfections can be sexy....

08-26-2002, 01:22 PM	#14
hue_mee Remembering Freddie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2001 Location: Grateful for a voice from our angel's friend Posts: 2,266	You said it karen! There was nothing wrong with him physically!:P Attached Images

08-26-2002, 04:24 PM	#15
tylersmistress2002 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2001 Location: Providence, RI USA Posts: 493	I agree..............he was perfect just as God made him.