# RIP Bob Dorough (Schoolhouse Rock)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 24, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047 "2018-04-24T16:38:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/21 "2018-04-25T00:09:58Z")

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Well, damn! Their voices are so similar.

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/22 "2018-04-25T00:15:32Z")

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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> Well, damn! Their voices are so similar.

😕

Aherns is a woman, and the [Preamble has always been in her voice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHp7sMqPL0g).

Dorough has some great vocal stylings ([this Math Rock performance is one of his best](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6yPulo0FuM)) but is definitely a man.

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