Jonathan Winters

[Xerus]

XERUS’S VOICE ARTIST FOCUS:

Today’s V/A focus is that comedian Jonathan Winters. The 84 year old comedian had performed in a lot of movies, radio, comedy albums, and TV shows over the years, like the Lennie Pike the moving truck driver in It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and Mork and Mindy’s giant sized baby boy, Mearth. Jonathan had also voiced a lot of cartoon characters, especially little old ladies like Maude Frickert, a character from his comedy albums and had appeared in a couple of Hanna-Barbera cartoons. He was the voice of Grandpa Smurf in the 80’s Smurfs cartoon and it was announced that Jonathan would be voicing Papa Smurf in the future Smurfs movie.

ALAKAZAM THE GREAT: Sir Quigley Brokenbottom
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: Tweedledee and Tweedledum
ANIMANIACS: Stinkbomb D. Basset
BEARS WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS: Charlie Compass
CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLANETEERS: Eco the Clown
THE COMPLETELY MENTAL MISADVENTURES OF ED GRIMLEY: Mr. Freebus, Robert Gustav, Mother Gustav
DR. SEUSS’S DAISY-HEAD MAYZIE: Dr. Eisenbart
FISH POLICE: Mayor Cod
FROSTY RETURNS: Narrator
GARFIELD AND FRIENDS: Berferd, Maharishi Sensei
GRAVEDALE HIGH: Coach Cadaver
I GO POGO: Molester Mole, Porky Pine, Wiley Katt
LINUS THE LIONHEARTED: So-Hi’s Mom
LITTLE DRACULA: Granny, Igor
LITTLE TROLL PRINCE: King Ulvik’s Second Head
MONSTER TAILS: Dr. Venny/Mr. Shnyde, Mother Venny/Mother Shnyde, Iggy’s Mom, Harry Muttsnatcher
POUND PUPPIES: Bigelow
SANTA VS. THE SNOWMAN: Santa Claus
SCOOBY DOO MEETS JONATHAN WINTERS: Himself, Maude Frickert
SMURFS: Grandpa Smurf
THE SMURFS MOVIE: Papa Smurf
STAR FAIRIES: Wishing Well
THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER: The Thief
TINY TOON ADVENTURES: Sappy Stanley, Wade Pig
WAIT TILL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME: Maude Frickert
THE WISH THAT CHANGED CHRISTMAS: The Owl
YOGI THE EASTER BEAR: Ranger Mortimer
YOGI’S TREASURE HUNT: Ole the Red Nosed Viking

 

[Yorick]

YES! Mr. Winters is a comedy, motion picture, tv show, cartoon, tv special, halloween (Disney where he talks to a pumpkin), christmas (Frosty Returns narrator), etc etc etc KING!

Very cool he was Grandpa Smurf! I remember him in THE COMPLETELY MENTAL MISADVENTURES OF ED GRIMLEY, Pound Puppies, and of course Frosty Returns

HOORAY for Mr. Winters!

 

[Xerus]

And also Jonathan Winters was a guest star on The Muppet Show. The episode where a gypsy put a curse on everyone.

 

[Yorick]

Looking forward to Muppet Show season 4 with Jonathan Winters

 

[Yorick]

Jonathan tells us the King Kong story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr6Yhapodvo

 

[Yorick]

Bill Cosby praises Jonathan Winters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsGoHWvcl4w
What a wonderful tribute from one great comic to another!