Oh yeah. Listen to some of the stuff in the sound archive at the site Joe K linked to. There’s a “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” for starters.
Also at that link, there’s “Asleep in the Deep”! http://members.aol.com/allthurl/ram/deep.ram
It wasn’t a cereal killer who got him, was it?
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[li]First off, I’m not the first one to make that joke, I’m sure.[/li][li]Why does everyone have to be a comedian?[/li][li]So inappropriate… I got nothing against the guy… [/li][li]I love Frosted Flakes… almost as good as Peanut Butter Crunch…[/li][/ul]
What an amazing piece of Americana he was.
His work as Tony, on the Grinch, and so much else.
June Foray better live forever.
Did anybody see Letterman’s “tribute” last night?
Paraphrased:
“Services for Mr. Ravenscroft will be held in such-and-such church after which he’ll be buried in a grrrrrrrrave.”
And his coffin won’t have a lid, it will have a boxtop.
Quoting myself, above:
From this page, from the link provided by Joe K: http://members.aol.com/allthurl/disneyfilm.htm
Kinda hard to believe. When my father heard that (when the film first came out) he said “I didn’t know George Sanders’ voice went that low!” He apparently didn’t use it much in films, though. From the IMDB site (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001695/bio ):
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Curiously, the IMDB page for Thurl Ravenscroft does credit him with singing Sanders’ part (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0712391/ ):
I note that his page has been updated to include his recent demise.
You’re a mean one, Mr. Death.
I saw an interview with him a few years ago, and he said that when people found out that he was Tony the Tiger, they’d always ask him to do, “They’re grrrreeeaaat!” and I thought that was the lamest thing ever. I always vowed that if I ever met him, I’d ask him to sing You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, now I’ll never get that chance.
THURL RAVENSCROFT
With a name like that he should have been sacking the great cities of Europe.
I had him in the Death Pool. He was a unique choice. I always thought my choices would ensure life. Huh. I even figured the Pope would hang in there, if I picked him.
I’ve been acquainting myself with a sampling of the man’s work since clicking on that great site Joe K linked. It’s easy to see why the commercial for Chicago’s Z-Frank Chevrolet (featured on this page) stayed on the air for over two decades. Another highlight is Boll Weevil, the last selection on this page.
I remember reading how he used to go down the cereal isle and when a kid would pick up a box of Frosted Flakes he would do the voice.
Saturday mornings will not be the same without him.
I saw it, and I was disgusted. Nothing is sacred anymore, not even someone’s life.
Somebody has to mention his work as Kirby the Vacuum Cleaner in The Brave Little Toaster, a very underappreciated movie, especially for the music. While we’re all remembering “Grrreat” and “Mr. Grinch”, please have a thought for “I just *know * I’m going to regret this.”
I think it’s funny myself. My personal theory is “All good humor is going to offend somebody.” And regarding people’s lives not being sacred: Thurl isn’t the first dead person to have a joke made after him immediately after he dies. Dead celebrities are often joked about in all aspects of the media, even here on the Dope. When a famous singer who was satirized in recent years by Dave Chappelle died, a number of threads appeared with the title “Rick James is dead, bitch!” When the Gidget actress who was name-checked in a song from Grease died, we got “Look at me, I was Sandra Dee.” And I have no idea how to end this post, since I’m planning on writing another one right now, so there you go. In conclusion, dead people are often satirized.
Nice cartoon about Thurl’s passing can be found here.
Thanks for the archive, that was beautiful!