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Brett Ferino · 01-21-2003, 07:54 PM

Is someone else now providing Garfield's voice in current commercials with him? Because in a recent one, for the LitterMaid Litter Box System, it sounds like someone else is voicing him since Lorenzo passed away. Is it his son? Because you know Mel Blanc's son Noel has provided voices of LT characters since Mel's death.

Did anyone notice that in another Garfield commercial for Compound W that he is silent in it?

Brian Damage · 01-21-2003, 07:57 PM

I haven't seen it yet, but I'll look out for it.

Brett Ferino · 01-21-2003, 08:03 PM

Visit this link, Brian Damage:
http://www.littermaid.com/see_video.html

Hope this helps!

Warm & Fuzzy · 01-24-2003, 03:53 PM

Someone else is definitely playing the voice of Garfied. I have no idea who though.

And is it me, or is that commercial always fuzzy-looking?

Brett Ferino · 01-24-2003, 08:10 PM

Don't know, Jenny! LOL

- Brett

TV Guy · 01-25-2003, 01:03 AM

BTW, aside from a few specials and a couple of "Tiny Toons" episodes (usually as Porky Pig), Noel Blanc has not provided the voices of the Warner Bros. characters. Although Mel Blanc did hope that his son would take over the voices, Noel has chosen to take his career in a different direction, focusing on some behind-the-scenes projects with Warner Bros. (I've also read that Warner Bros. passed him over when recasting the voices, because he didn't sound enough like his father.)

Instead, Jeff Bergman was Blanc's immediate successor, doing most of the voices of the "classic" characters on "Tiny Toons", and also in the few theatrical shorts Warners released in the early 90s. Since then, no one actor has served as all the voices -- instead, the vocal chores have been split up among different actors, including Billy West, Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, and Greg Burson, along with others.

01-21-2003, 07:54 PM	#1
Brett Ferino Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 18, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,782	Garfield's Voice in Commercials Is someone else now providing Garfield's voice in current commercials with him? Because in a recent one, for the LitterMaid Litter Box System, it sounds like someone else is voicing him since Lorenzo passed away. Is it his son? Because you know Mel Blanc's son Noel has provided voices of LT characters since Mel's death. Did anyone notice that in another Garfield commercial for Compound W that he is silent in it?

01-21-2003, 07:57 PM	#2
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01-24-2003, 03:53 PM	#4
Warm & Fuzzy Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 02, 2001 Posts: 10,254	Someone else is definitely playing the voice of Garfied. I have no idea who though. And is it me, or is that commercial always fuzzy-looking?
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01-21-2003, 08:03 PM	#3
Brett Ferino Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 18, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,782	Visit this link, Brian Damage: http://www.littermaid.com/see_video.html Hope this helps!

01-24-2003, 08:10 PM	#5
Brett Ferino Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 18, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,782	Don't know, Jenny! LOL - Brett

01-25-2003, 01:03 AM	#6
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	BTW, aside from a few specials and a couple of "Tiny Toons" episodes (usually as Porky Pig), Noel Blanc has not provided the voices of the Warner Bros. characters. Although Mel Blanc did hope that his son would take over the voices, Noel has chosen to take his career in a different direction, focusing on some behind-the-scenes projects with Warner Bros. (I've also read that Warner Bros. passed him over when recasting the voices, because he didn't sound enough like his father.) Instead, Jeff Bergman was Blanc's immediate successor, doing most of the voices of the "classic" characters on "Tiny Toons", and also in the few theatrical shorts Warners released in the early 90s. Since then, no one actor has served as all the voices -- instead, the vocal chores have been split up among different actors, including Billy West, Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, and Greg Burson, along with others.