Quote of the Day

"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all."

- The Emperor (voiced by Pat Morita), from Mulan

Quote of the Day

"Insieme per la vittoria!" (Translation: Together for the victory!)

- Ezio Auditore da Firenze (voiced by Roger Craig Smith), Assassin's Creed II

Ezio is also found in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Soulcalibur V

Quote of the Day

"Why isn't anyone ever just 'whelmed?'"

- Richard Grayson/Robin (voiced by Jesse McCartney), Young Justice

Quote of the Day

"If you focus on what you've left behind, you'll never know what lies ahead!"

- Auguste Gusteau (voiced by Brad Garrett), Ratatouille

Quote of the Day

"Hello. I am Baymax, your personal healthcare companion."

- Baymax (voiced by Scott Adsit), Big Hero 6

Quote of the Day

"In this business, bub, second best don't cut it!"

- James Howlett/Wolverine (voiced by Cal Dodd), X-Men

Quote of the Day

 

"Sometimes, you just have to let go, and embrace what you've become."

- Adam Jensen (voiced by Elias Toufexis), Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Voice Actor of the Week - Clancy Brown

Time for the Voice Actor of the Week.

Clancy Brown
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Many of my readers might not say the same, but I was familiar with Clancy Brown's voice work well before I saw him in anything live action. However, compared to most voice actors with Brown's career, he actually has a respectable onscreen resume as well. The first live-action thing I ever saw him in was an episode of The Practice, in which he played an assistant district attorney, going to court against the partners at Donnell, Young, Dole and Frutt. Since then, I've seen him in many more live-action things. CW's The Flash, Highlander, Sleepy Hollow, The Shawshank Redemption.

But b efore that, I had heard Brown in countless animated projects. Literally, I can't count how many things I've seen him in. But off the top of my head, I've heard his voice in Justice League and its follow-up Justice League: Unlimited, Megas XLR, A.T.O.M., Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series, Teen Titans, and Jackie Chan Adventures.

If you're like me, then the character you most associate with Brown is probably none other than Lex Luthor, who many would call the archenemy of Superman. (I think there are several contenders for that title, but Luthor is definitely one of them.) Whether you're used to Gene Hackman or even Jesse Eisenberg, I think we can all agree Brown brings something different to the table when it comes to playing Luthor. With not a lot of deviation from his normal speaking voice, Brown brought a low growl to Luthor's character. Even when speaking calmly, Luthor sounded menacing and conniving. But Brown also succeeded in giving Luthor a certain fierceness whenever the situation called for it.

I also remember Brown fairly well from Jackie Chan Adventures, in which he played Captain Augustus Black, friend of our martial artist protagonist and head of the fictional secret agency Section 13. For this character, Brown used more or less the same speech pattern as for Luthor. However, the character was nowhere near as malicious as Luthor and might have actually been a fairly effective foil for Luthor had they been in the same universe.

There have been a few villainous characters Brown voiced, that all had more or less the same vocal pattern, but a different one from Luthor. The characters of Siege from Mighty Ducks, Alexander Paine from A.T.O.M., Trident from Teen Titans and Gorrath on Megas XLR all affected a rather gravelly, brutish voice. This voice really differentiated these characters from the likes of Luthor. And while each of the characters had drastically different personalities, the speaking style Brown gave them really played up their aggression.

Brown provided an interesting performance as the character of Surtur from Thor: Ragnarok. In this portrayal, he seemed to somehow mix the aforementioned vocal affectations. Surtur wasn't as calm and conniving as Luthor, but he also wasn't quite as loud and aggressive as Siege. 

Brown has already built up an impressive amount of roles, both in voice over and onscreen, and I hope he continues to deliver quality voice work. While he has a knack for different kinds of villains, it is fairly obvious that his voice is well-suited to a wide variety of roles. I think it would be refreshing to see Brown play one of the main characters in a show - perhaps someone who acts as the second in command to the main hero, or is even some sort of mentor figure for them. We've seen him play that kind of role in Sleepy Hollow, but he should play a character who is more prominent in the series, contributes more, and has more of a direct effect on the plot. I wouldn't even mind seeing or hearing Brown as the main character of a series as long as he's got a good supporting cast.

Quote of the Day

"We are who we are because of consequences. You can't live without consequences."

- Morty Smith (voiced by Justin Roiland), from Rick and Morty

Quote of the Day

"I find your lack of faith disturbing."

- Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones), Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Keep it Comin', Christian Slater!

This guy has a really good voice for animation, and I've seen it a few times, but I think it's still sorely underused.

Christian Slater
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I think most of us have seen Christian Slater in something. He's been in live-action movies and TV since the late 1970s. Modern audiences probably know him best from having appeared on Mr. Robot with Rami Malek. One of the first things I saw him in was the Kevin Costner movie, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, in which he played Will Scarlett. But I first started paying attention to him in high school, when I saw the Young Guns movies. Slater appeared in Young Guns II as "Arkansas" Dave Rudabaugh, one of the newest additions to Billy the Kid's Regulators. At the time, I found that Slater actually had an interesting voice. 

After that, I saw the movie Broken Arrow, where Slater took more focus as he played the main character, opposite acting legend John Travolta. In his role as United States Air Force Captain Riley Hale, Slater brought a certain swagger and joie de vivre, which I've come to view as something of a Christian Slater trademark. What I needed to be reminded of, however, courtesy of my mother, is that I actually had heard Slater in something when I was much younger. He played a fairy named Pips in the movie FernGully, which also featured Samantha Mathis, Robin Williams and Tim Curry. I can't say I remember much about the character Slater played in here, other than that he was a bit of a hothead. But I felt that his voice suited the character because of it.

I think exactly the second time I heard Christian Slater's voice in animation was when he showed up in Season 5 of Archer, or, as fans like to call it, Archer Vice. He played a mysterious character known only as "Slater." I think this character might have just been a fictionalized version of Slater himself, though we're never really given any background about the character beyond the name. Personally, I like to think of Slater as what the hero of the show, Sterling Archer, would be like if he actually took his job somewhat seriously and was actually as good at it as he thinks he is. Archer himself is an enjoyable character for just...a number of reasons, but the times that Slater appears, he tends to be hilarious. One instance I enjoyed is when he got annoyed with Archer one too many times and decided to waterboard him.

Slater also voiced a character on a Rick and Morty episode that can only be described as a mockery of the "superhero" genre. In the episode, Rick and Morty team up with a team of galactic peacekeepers known as the Vindicators - an obvious parody of the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and to a certain degree, the Justice League. Slater's character was a character known as "Vance Maximus: Renegade Star Soldier," one of the only human members of the team, and most likely a reference to Guardians member Peter Quill, AKA Star-Lord, and to a lesser extent, Tony Stark/Iron Man. This was another character Slater's voice was perfect for, as the whole point of the character seemed to be just looking and sounding cool.

Wikipedia lists a few other roles for Slater calls his voice over career "extensive." I would have to say that Slater has done a fair amount of voice work, but I think he could stand to do more. Of his other roles, I'm really only familiar with him being the voice of Floyd Lawton, AKA Deadshot on the direct-to-video DC Animated Movie Universe film, Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay. And even that one, I haven't seen all the way through as of yet, though I definitely plan to check it out someday. As such, I really only know of his performance through YouTube clips. But from watching them, I can say little but the fact that Slater did a good job voicing the character, delivering the lines with the same attitude you'd expect from Lawton.

Beyond that, it seems Slater was also the voice of Moses in a 2007 animated movie of The Ten Commandments, one of the a scientists' assistants on Igor, and the narrator for two separate documentary series - Dinosaur Planet on the Discovery Channel and the second season of Prehistoric Planet.

As I mentioned previously, I do think that Slater could do a bit more voice work. It cannot be denied that Slater has a good voice for animation that brings life to some pretty cool characters. I would love to see Slater play a straight-up villain. Maybe not a supervillain, but maybe he could be some kind of enforcer for the main villain of a show. You might say that he's already played a villain, having played Deadshot, but I think it would be interesting to hear Slater play a character that is still enjoyable as a villain, but less sympathetic. Other than that, I'd say more anti-heroes for Mr. Slater.

FernGully: The Last Rainforest is available for rent on Vudu, Fandango Now, Google Play, Apple TV, Redbox, and Amazon Prime Video.

Rick and Morty, and Archer are both available for streaming with a Hulu membership.

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FERNGULLY: THE LAST RAINFOREST - Movie CLIP

Christian Slater's New ‘Archer’ Season | TODAY

Quote of the Day

"The right choice is usually not the easy one."

- Commander Shepard (voiced by Mark Meer or Jennifer Hale), Mass Effect

Character Spot - Pikachu

Time for this week's Character Spot.

If Mario was not the mascot for Nintendo, I think this lovable little furball probably would be. But Pikachu is the mascot for his franchise, Pokémon.

The franchise revolves around a world inhabited by creatures known as Pokémon. In this world, people live side-by side with these creatures, oftentimes catching them and training them to do battle with one another, becoming what are known as Pokémon Trainers. Pokémon Trainers travel the world with their Pokémon, facing the elements, encountering wild Pokémon, battling fellow Trainers, and challenging Pokémon Leagues in the hopes of becoming Pokémon Masters.

The Pokémon themselves come in numerous different varieties and species. When the franchise was first introduced, there were only 150 different species of Pokémon. That was back when you started in the Kanto Region in Pokémon Red Version and Blue Version. Then, when Pokémon Gold and Silver Version were released, another 100 were added in. With each new "Generation" of games, another number of Pokémon were added to the mix. As of today, there are almost 900 species of Pokémon known to exist. (898, if you want to split hairs.)

Since the creation of the franchise, it has become a worldwide phenomenon. And arguably the most recognizable Pokémon ever created is Pikachu. If you've heard of Pokémon but are not totally familiar with it, you are probably not aware that the name Pikachu refers to a particular species of Pokémon.

Pikachu is number 25 in the encyclopedia of Pokémon known as the Pokédex, which lists it as the Mouse Pokémon. Pikachu is an Electric type Pokémon. The average Pikachu measures 1'04" (0.4m) in height, and 13.2lb (16kg) in weight. 

As an Electric type Pokémon, Pikachu is weak against Ground-type moves, and its Electric-type moves are ineffective against Ground-type Pokemon and only do half damage to Dragon, Grass and fellow Electric-types. However, its Electric-type moves are strong against Flying- and Water-type Pokémon and the Pokémon itself is resistant to Electric-, Flying- and Steel-type moves.

Like most Pokémon, Pikachu hatches from an egg, but when it does, it is a Pokémon called Pichu, which evolves into Pikachu when it develops enough of a friendship with its trainer. Pikachu can then evolve into one called Raichu when exposed to the radiation of an artifact called a Thunder Stone. Pikachu and its entire evolutionary line are Electric types, but when Pikachu evolves with a Thunder Stone in the Alola Region of the Pokémon world, it becomes a dual-type Electric and Psychic Pokémon. You can tell the difference between a male and a female Pikachu by looking at the end of its lightning bolt-shaped tail. If the end is flat, the Pikachu is male. If the end has a couple of heart-shaped curves at the end, it's female. A "shiny" Pikachu will take on a dark-yellow to orange shade rather than the usual yellow.

Don't let Pikachu's cuteness fool you. While it is by no means the strongest Pokémon of all, its attacks can pack quite the punch. Those red cheeks aren't just for show, either. Those are actually pouches where it stores electricity.

It mainly relies on its speed in battle, having a fairly good speed stat among Pokémon, but many of the attacks it can learn also do a respectable amount of damage. Its Thunder attack is not very accurate, but when it hits, look out! Its speed also makes it a good candidate for the move, Electro Ball, which does damage dependent on how much faster it is than its opponent. Pikachu's evolutionary line also has a high-risk, high-reward signature move called Volt Tackle, which does the same amount of damage as Thunder and is more accurate, but causes damage to Pikachu equal to 1/3 of the damage the opponent took.

Pikachu has become somewhat synonymous with the Pokémon franchise, being used in all kinds of promotional materials for it. It has been used as the mascot for Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, a third game added to the first generation of games which were released for the Nintendo Game Boy. Yellow was essentially the same game as Red and Blue, with some key differences - the main one being that, rather than choosing between the Fire-type Charmander, the Water-type Squirtle and the Grass-type Bulbasaur, the player is given a Pikachu as their Pokémon partner. 

Furthermore, almost every time a Pokémon is used in something, Pikachu is inevitably included. Now, maybe you do, but I can't remember a single time the Pokémon franchise took part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Pikachu was not featured. Pikachu has also consistently been one of the playable fighters in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series, in which you can engage in a battle royale between a BUNCH of different Nintendo legends, including the eponymous hero of Donkey Kong, Link from Legend of Zelda, Fox McCloud from Star Fox, Samus Aran from Metroid, and of course the eponymous brothers of Super Mario Bros., further demonstrating that Nintendo is not complete without Pikachu. In fact, Pikachu is one of the original 12 fighters for the original Nintendo 64 Super Smash Bros. game, who have all been in every single installment of the series.

The most well-known Pikachu would most likely be the one belonging to the Pokémon Trainer, Ash Ketchum, the main human character of the Pokémon anime series. Compared to most members of its species, this particular Pikachu is incredibly powerful despite - or perhaps even because of - having never evolved. While Ash and his Pikachu had a rough start, a few trials allowed the duo to become fast friends, and his Pikachu has been the one consistent Pokémon Ash has used in every single region of the world he's traveled.

This Pikachu is voiced in both Japanese AND English by Japanese voice actress Ikue Ōtani. She has voiced Pikachu ever since the show's introduction. While you wouldn't think that you could squeeze much of a career out of simply saying a name over and over again (unless that name happens to be Hodor), Ōtani actually says that she does new lines for the character with every appearance. Every time Ash's Pikachu has to speak, Ōtani is told what it is saying, and then says it in Pikachu. I don't know about you, but I'd love to just sit in a room with her and have her tell me some of the things that Pikachu says under certain circumstances. Ōtani may mainly voice Ash's Pikachu in the anime, but she has also voiced other versions of Pikachu outside of the show. She has voiced Pikachu for the video games, including Pokémon Yellow, but only really starting to voice the character in the core series starting with Generation VI of the handheld games, i.e., Pokémon X Version and Y Version. However, she has also voiced the Mouse Pokémon for numerous other games in the Pokémon franchise, and even provides the voice for the Super Smash Bros. version of it.

Ryan Reynolds
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Recently, the world became familiar with a totally different version of Pikachu, which has been shown talking - Detective Pikachu. Detective Pikachu was the star of his own video game of the same title, and later, a movie titled Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. I can't say much about the game, which had voice actor Kaiji Tang as the speaking voice of the character. What I can say is that many in the fandom wanted to have our little pint-sized detective played by Danny DeVito. While they didn't get their wish, I think that most of us were satisfied having him played by Ryan Reynolds. Even though it was toned down significantly, I feel that Reynolds brought the same kind of humor to voicing Pikachu as he did to playing Marvel's Merc With a Mouth, Deadpool - having the character be hyper, smart-mouthed, and something of a nuisance to anyone on his side of the Fourth Wall. I don't know about any of you, but it would not surprise me even a little if it turned out that Reynolds took the role of Detective Pikachu at least partially so that he can joke about it in Deadpool 3.

Select seasons of Pokémon and Pokémon movies can be found on Hulu, Netflix and the official Pokémon website, Pokemon.com.

Various Pokémon video games are available for purchase in physical format for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS, and in digital format through the Nintendo eShop.

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is available for purchase on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital copy, and for streaming on HBO Max.

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PIKACHU's Voice Actress IKUE OTANI (eng sub)

All Ash's Pikachu moves

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) - Mr. Mime Interrogation Scene (2/10) | Movieclips

Quote of the Day

"The world could always use more heroes."

- Lena Oxton, AKA "Tracer" (voiced by Cara Theobold)

In Memoriam - John Hurt

You guys have probably all seen this guy in something, but he had a good voice for animation.

John Hurt
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John Hurt had an impressive career spanning almost six decades. Some people might remember his on-screen performances as Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man, or Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four. Personally, the live-action performances I remember him best for were his role as Garrick Ollivander the wandmaker from the Harry Potter movies, Professor Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm from Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy movies, and Chancellor Adam Sutler from the film adaptation of Alan Moore's V for Vendetta.

Setting aside his British accent, Hurt also had a medium-ranged, scratchy-sounding voice that was very easily recognizable. Many other famous Brits worked with Hurt as well, including Tim Curry, John Cleese, Hugh Laurie, Alan Rickman, Anthony Daniels, Nigel Hawthorne and Arthur Malet.

The first voice performance I ever heard from Hurt was when my mom bought The Black Cauldron for me and my brother. (Good Lord. Children watched that movie?) In this movie, Hurt played the primary villain, the Horned King, an evil sorcerer who sought the evil power of eponymous artifact in order to raise an army of undead warriors he would use to conquer the world. Many of Hurt's lines in the movie were delivered in a low growl or a hushed tone, which managed to make the Horned King one of the scariest Disney villains ever.

I learned of a few other voice performances by Hurt when I was in college. I don't think that I knew before that time that another Lord of the Rings movie existed - an animated one, no less. In this particular movie, Hurt played the character Aragorn, the long-awaited new King of Gondor. Nobody quite understood what exactly was going on with the design of Aragorn in the animated movie, but most fans agree that John Hurt was a great choice for voicing the character. In one of his videos, The Nostalgia Critic made a comparison of the old and new The Lord of the Rings movies and said that the animated movie did a better take on the character of Aragorn. I tend to agree that the character in Ralph Bakshi's movie was closer to the depiction of Aragorn in the books. One thing I will say about Hurt's performance of the character was that he managed to make the character sound fierce and tough. I would also say that his performance as Aragorn sounded close to his natural speaking voice.

Some of the other highlights of Hurt's career in voice work include voicing the rabbit Hazel on Watership Down along with fellow The Lord of the Rings voice actor Michael Graham Cox, Mr. Mole on Thumbelina, Snitter on The Plague Dogs, the Great Dragon Kilgharrah on BBC's Merlin and narrating The Tigger Movie.

Hurt passed away on January 25, 2017. He was 77 years old.

For his services in the entertainment industry, Hurt was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2004 and a Knight Bachelor in 2015. While he didn't win, he did also receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the movie Midnight Express.

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Black Cauldron- The Horned King monologue

Aragorn at the Prancing Pony - Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings 1978

The Black Cauldron and The Tigger Movie are available for streaming on Disney+.

Merlin is available for streaming on Netflix.

Quote of the Day

"Listen to my story. This...may be our last chance."

- Tidus (voiced by James Arnold Taylor), Final Fantasy X

Quote of the Day

"The heart may be weak, and sometimes it may even give in. But I've learned that deep down, there's a light that never goes out!"

- Sora (voiced by Haley Joel Osment), Kingdom Hearts

Quote of the Day

"Pay a man enough, and he'll walk barefoot into Hell."

- David Xanatos (voiced by Jonathan Frakes), Gargoyles

Voice Actor of the Week - Rob Paulsen

Time for the Voice Actor of the Week.

Rob Paulsen
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I can just about guarantee you've heard this guy in something. Rob Paulsen has been acting in animation since the late 1970s. Some of the things I remember him for are Animaniacs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, Pinky and the Brain, Loonatics Unleashed, and Lilo & Stitch: The Series. He also used to do Honda commercials as "Mr. Opportunity."

It's hard to describe Paulsen's range, though it's an impressive one. He has a delivery that is perfect for "wise guy" types of characters. This, combined with his natural mid-range voice, tends to be played for comedy. This alone gives him a wide variety of characters that he can and has played successfully, from rude hotheads like Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to silly dunderheads like Pinky from Pinky and the Brain. These tendencies also made his performance as Yakko Warner on Animaniacs more enjoyable.

Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
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Though some of you might be used to the newer versions of the character played by Sean Astin, Alan Ritchson, Nolan North or even Greg Abbey, Paulsen is the one who actually originated voice acting for our red-masked, temperamental, sai-wielding ninja turtle, Raphael, voicing the character from 1987 to 1996 - almost a decade. Anyone familiar with Ninja Turtles knows that out of the four, Raphael was the most abrasive - the hardest to get along with. However, while later versions of the character tended to be aggressive and have a huge chip on their shoulder, Paulsen's Raphael was actually fairly tame. Really, the worst you could really say about this version was that he was rude. A lot of his character was typically making sarcastic quips, which made Paulsen perfect for the role. According to Wikipedia, Paulsen has also said that his voice for Raphael is close to his natural speaking voice. He used a somewhat similar voice when playing the titular hero of Mighty Max.

One of the things I remember Paulsen best for is playing Experiment 625, AKA "Reuben" on Lilo & Stitch: The Series. As his name implies, Reuben is another one of the "Experiments" created by self-proclaimed evil genius Jumba, just like Stitch. In Jumba's own words, Reuben has all the powers of Stitch, but is unfortunately a lazy coward. A running gag in the show and the source of the experiment's name come from his strange obsession with sandwiches. The character always seemed to be eating, making or doing something or other with multiple different kinds of sandwiches. An odd, but interesting thing about the character is that he is one of the only members of his kind to speak perfect English upon introduction.

Paulsen's use of a Brooklyn accent can additionally be found in his portrayals of Steelbeak from Darkwing Duck, and when he played crime boss Salvatore Maroni in Batman: Gotham Knight. It seems to be something of a trademark of his, as the use of the accent seems to...well, accentuate a character's snarky, wise guy tendencies. If Yu-Gi-Oh! ever got some kind of episode that showed the characters a decade or two in the future, I would almost say that Paulsen might make a good replacement for Wayne Grayson as the English dub voice for Joey Wheeler.

When playing Pinky from Pinky and the Brain, Paulsen gave the character an exaggerated Cockney British accent (or as I like to call it, "Mockney") and a heightened voice. Pinky is one of the less intelligent characters played by Paulsen - quite possibly the least intelligent. As such, it seems Paulsen was practically given license to be as silly as possible, and he delivers in spades for that character. 

But Paulsen is surprisingly not limited to those kinds of characters, either. In Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, the Nintendo Gamecube remake of the first Metal Gear Solid game, he was one of the only changes to the cast, replacing Greg Eagles as the mysterious Cyborg Ninja. (Eagles still got to play the DARPA Chief, Donald Anderson.) Paulsen gave the character a raspy voice and really made the character sound like one that had been through God-knows-what. On a side note, the game also utilized fellow Ninja Turtles alumnus Cam Clarke. Clarke had been the voice of Leonardo in Ninja Turtles, and voiced the game's main villain Liquid Snake.

Given a lot of the above performances, I think that Paulsen would make a pretty good contender for the voice of Wade Wilson, AKA Deadpool in some future Marvel franchise. I think that the jokes his characters make are often similar to the kind of humor Deadpool is known for. One of my nicknames for Deadpool is "The Bugs Bunny of Marvel Comics," and I think that Paulsen would be able to bring that out of the Merc with a Mouth.

Paulsen has also demonstrated an impressive singing voice. In the animated movie Batman and Harley Quinn, Paulsen voiced the characters of Max and Min, twin brothers who worked as henchmen to supervillain Harvey Dent, AKA Two-Face. The brothers appeared in the movie at a bar for villains' henchmen, where they sang a duet of "Don't Pull Your Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds.

According to Wikipedia, Paulsen has been nominated four times for an Annie Award due to his role as Pinky. Of those times, he won the award in 1996, 1997 and 1999. For the same role, he also won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1999.

Paulsen also deserves kudos for kicking stage III throat cancer to the curb. He was diagnosed in 2016, but has since gone into remission and written a memoir about his experiences as a voice actor AND with cancer, titled Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life. The book is available in audio format as well, and is praised with testimonials from fellow voice actors Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, Nancy Cartwright, Billy West, and even his Pinky and the Brain co-star, Maurice LaMarche!

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) - Raphael regains his former personality

Reuben Gets BIG!

Pinky and the Brain being the most iconic duo

Rob Paulsen Don't Pull your Love

You can follow Paulsen himself on Twitter @yakkopinky.

Stitch! The Movie, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Leroy & Stitch, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop and A Goofy Movie and its sequels can all be streamed on Disney+.

Paulsen's memoir, Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life can be purchased on Amazon.

Quote of the Day

"The world isn't perfect. But it's there for us, trying the best it can. That's what makes it so damn beautiful."

- Col. Roy Mustang "The Flame Alchemist" (voiced by Travis Willingham), Fullmetal Alchemist