# Narrator of How It's Made-- where is he from? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 15, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185 "2011-07-15T22:10:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/1 "2011-07-15T22:10:27Z")
I ask because he keeps saying ‘robits’ for robots. He always sounded so accent-less to me before. Not that finding out where he’s from will mean anything. I remember the documentary series called The Dinosaurs which was narrated by Barbara Feldon. She drove me crazy pronouncing it ‘DinoSARZ’. She’s from Pennsylvania. I know quite a few people from there and they don’t pronounce dinosaurs that way. Maybe rural Pennsylvania? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/2 "2011-07-15T22:15:31Z")
I assume you mean [Mark Tewksbury](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Tewksbury), who is, I think, the only male narrator the show has had. He’s from Calgary, Alberta. (The show is Canadian, so you can assume the ladies are all Canadian, too, but I don’t know where any of them are from.) ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/3 "2011-07-15T22:15:49Z")
Not as bad as Jack Baur always saying “Weppinn” instead of “Weapon”. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/4 "2011-07-15T22:17:14Z")
Ah, wait, scratch that…I see that the series is dubbed with a new narrator in the US - [Brooks Moore](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Moore), who is from Maryland. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/5 "2011-07-15T22:21:56Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I ask because he keeps saying ‘robits’ for robots. He always sounded so accent-less to me before. Annoying as that is, I could give a fuck… I would not have cared if he had called them rabbits. I stopped watching because of the way he pronounced water as “warder”. AARRGGGGG!!! It drove me nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/6 "2011-07-15T22:29:12Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Ah, wait, scratch that…I see that the series is dubbed with a new narrator in the US - [Brooks Moore](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Moore), who is from Maryland. > [@](#): > > He resides in Montgomery County, Maryland and has several children, including his youngest star, Mitchelle. WTF? Is it a boy Mitch or a girl Michelle? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/7 "2011-07-15T23:40:13Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I ask because he keeps saying ‘robits’ for robots. He always sounded so accent-less to me before. > > Not that finding out where he’s from will mean anything. I remember the documentary series called The Dinosaurs which was narrated by Barbara Feldon. She drove me crazy pronouncing it ‘DinoSARZ’. She’s from Pennsylvania. I know quite a few people from there and they don’t pronounce dinosaurs that way. Maybe rural Pennsylvania? _hangs head_ I say dinoSARS. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/8 "2011-07-16T01:12:44Z")
I’m from rural PA and I’ve never heard “robits” before. The more interesting regionalisms were “ligg” for “league” or “iggle” for “eagle”, “cool” for “coal”, and “keller” for “color.” ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/9 "2011-07-16T03:34:49Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > I’m from rural PA and I’ve never heard “robits” before. The more interesting regionalisms were “ligg” for “league” or “iggle” for “eagle”, “cool” for “coal”, and “keller” for “color.” And Stillers for Steelers, right? ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/10 "2011-07-16T04:30:30Z")
> [@Candyman74](#): > > Not as bad as Jack Baur always saying “Weppinn” instead of “Weapon”. Wait, how else would you pronounce “weapon”? ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/11 "2011-07-16T11:30:37Z")
Dr. Zoidberg says “robits.” Maybe it’s a Jewish shellfish thing. ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/12 "2011-07-21T00:45:29Z")
> [@Indistinguishable](#): > > Wait, how else would you pronounce “weapon”? I’d pronounce it “weapon”. No "i"s in sight. 🙂 Don’t worry, light-hearted humour about American accents. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/13 "2011-07-21T00:59:35Z")
> [@Candyman74](#): > > I’d pronounce it “weapon”. No "i"s in sight. 🙂 > > Don’t worry, light-hearted humour about American accents. > **[Definition of WEAPON](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weapon)** > > something (such as a club, knife, or gun) used to injure, defeat, or destroy; a means of contending against another… See the full definition Is that pronunciation “weppin” to you? ---
**Author:** ![SirRay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/14 "2011-07-21T01:33:27Z")
Are you watching the Canadian Series or the US-dubbed Series? (the overuse of US Customary units is the give-away to the US series). There have been 2 US ‘dubbed’ narrators: Brooks T. Moore (Seasons 1-8, 2001–2007, 2008–present) Zac Fine (2007–2008) And serveral Canadian narrators (mostly women) Mark Tewksbury - Season 1 (2001) Lynn Herzeg [1] - Seasons 2 - 4 (2002–2004) June Wallack - Season 5 (2005) Lynne Adams - Season 6 - (2006–present) The [wiki entry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_It's_Made)may help clarify things - I see they are up to series 17 now. ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/15 "2011-07-21T01:53:16Z")
> [@Candyman74](#): > > I’d pronounce it “weapon”. This is, of course, not helpful to me in understanding how your accent differs from mine. > [@](#): > > Don’t worry, light-hearted humour about American accents. Well, I’m not worried, just curious… ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/16 "2011-07-21T02:02:44Z")
I’m sure it’s the Brookes guy. ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/17 "2011-07-21T14:31:54Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > [WEAPON Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weapon) > > Is that pronunciation “weppin” to you? Slightly, but not as pronounced as Jack Bauer. ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/18 "2011-07-21T14:33:04Z")
> [@Indistinguishable](#): > > This is, of course, not helpful to me in understanding how your accent differs from mine. Sorry, I thought I was making a droll witticism. It didn’t work, clearly! For me it’s more “weppun” than “weapin”. ---
**Author:** ![Megs42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@Megs42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Megs42)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/19 "2011-12-07T05:20:02Z")
Brooks T. Moore is currently heard on _How It’s Made_ in the US. He has a very distinctive Mid-Atlantic accent. I find it quite distracting when he hits classic M.A. sounds–such at “woutter” for water, or “roawd” for road. This accent can be heard from South Jersey/Eastern PA down as far as Kentucky/Ohio. It is also reproduced in “Valley Girl” talk, from Southern California, oddly enough. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrator-of-how-its-made-where-is-he-from/589185/20 "2011-12-07T07:41:44Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > Dr. Zoidberg says “robits.” Maybe it’s a Jewish shellfish thing. My father is not a shellfish, but he is Jewish, and my brothers and I once caught him out saying “robits” instead of “robots”. We fell on the floor laughing. Most of his accent was taught to him in classes though, because he was originally hoping to be in TV or radio (and did present a radio show for a while) so he took speech classes to give him a ‘neutral’ accent instead of the Chicago accent he grew up with. An interesting clue lies in that [a cartoon](http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/20X6_vs._1936) from Homestar Runner which is supposed to mimic a cartoon from the early era of television pronounces robots as “robits”. I wonder if maybe it’s just a relic of another era.