# Which cartoon voice do you wish you could pull off? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 19, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616 "2007-12-19T20:38:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/1 "2007-12-19T20:38:57Z")
I find myself quoting cartoons a lot. It seems Family Guy and Futurama are the most popular. I can actually do some of the voices pretty well. My Zoidberg is acceptable, my Mr. Garrison is pretty good, and I do an almost flawless Glen Quagmire (I spent months practicing the “giggidy giggidy giggidy” part). But there is one voice I wish I could do and there is no possible way I’ll be able to reproduce it faithfully. That is the voice of Dr. Weird from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Actually, I don’t want the whole voice, just the maniacal laugh! HAHAhaahahah! Alas, not even fucking close. It would come in SO useful. Every feat of accomplishment, every epiphany, every absurd utterance could be followed by that laugh. But it is not to be. So, what say you Dopers? Who do YOU wish you could mimic. _I also wish I could do “creepy old guy” from Family Guy but I can’t whistle my “sss”. And Unicron, I wanna be able to speak like Unicron._ ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/2 "2007-12-19T20:43:50Z")
Bender, from Futurama, and for the same reason. I want the maniacal laugh. And I do a perfect Herbert from Family Guy. Creeps my wife out **and** makes her laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/3 "2007-12-19T20:47:14Z")
I am told that I can sometimes pull off a fairly accurate and somewhat disturbing rendition of Spongebob’s laugh. As for wishes, I’d like to be able to do a proper **Mentok the Mindtaker** from Harvey Birdman. And along somewhat similar lines, I’d love to pull off an impression of the Venture Brothers’ [**Dr. Orpheus**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Byron_Orpheus) - that would just never get old. ---
**Author:** ![St\_Ides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@St\_Ides](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Ides)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/4 "2007-12-19T20:56:28Z")
Brain. Of Pinky and the Brain. Specifically, the way he says “Yes!” ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/5 "2007-12-19T21:04:09Z")
Popeye hands down… “_UG, UG, UG, UG_” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Aioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Aioua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aioua)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/6 "2007-12-19T21:23:10Z")
I can do a reasonable JFK (from _Clone High_), but he’s pretty easy. I can also do a wicked Homestar, but Strong Bad… forget it. I wanna do Strong Bad ☹ ---
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/7 "2007-12-19T21:28:44Z")
Chumley from the old Tennessee Tuxedo cartoons. I do a mean Pete Puma from Bugs Bunny. You know, the “how many lumps do ya want?” guy… ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/8 "2007-12-19T21:36:13Z")
I can do the creepy old guy from Family Guy and that’s pretty much it. I’d love to be able to the voice of Optimus Prime and Venger. It sounds even cooler now that the voice guy is older. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/9 "2007-12-19T21:55:08Z")
Daffy Duck. I once heard a guy in a bar deliver Hamlet’s monologue (To be, or not to be … the whole thing) in a perfect imitation of Daffy Duck’s voice. It was hilarious 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/10 "2007-12-19T22:23:02Z")
I love doing voices and do have a bit of talent at it. I can usually nail any voice if I work on it long enough (which I do in the car back and forth from work) but there’s one guy that I’ll never, ever, ever, evereverever be able to replicate. Chris Latta did both Cobra Commander and Starscream and that combonation of gravelly screechiness is almost impossible to nail dead on. He was the master. ---
**Author:** ![Qazzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@Qazzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qazzz)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/11 "2007-12-19T22:30:51Z")
I’m absolutely terrible at doing voices. I would like to be able to do Stewie from Family Guy really well. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/12 "2007-12-19T22:57:35Z")
I used to be able to do a terrific Starscream/Cobra Commander, both being the same voice, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/13 "2007-12-19T23:25:42Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] I used to be able to do a terrific Starscream/Cobra Commander, both being the same voice, of course. [/QUOTE] You can do Cobra Commander? I’d like to hear that! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/14 "2007-12-19T23:34:19Z")
[QUOTE=Phlosphr] You can do Cobra Commander? I’d like to hear that! [/QUOTE] I _used to do_ Cobra Commander. It’s been years. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/15 "2007-12-20T00:22:03Z")
Never hearts to try. Unless you’re trying a Cobra Commander voice which, you know, causes physical pain when done correctly. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/16 "2007-12-20T00:44:05Z")
Any of those generic big, booming, echoey Evil Overlord voices: **SO, PUNY HU-MAN!! YOU DARE TO…** etc. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/17 "2007-12-20T00:45:59Z")
I can do an impeccable Squidward. Can’t do Spongebob for shit. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/18 "2007-12-20T00:59:14Z")
Reagan, but nobody knows who he was anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/19 "2007-12-20T01:29:10Z")
I used to do a near perfect Simpson “Doh…!”. But still, there’s one voice I can still pull off. “C is for cookie, that’s good enough for meeee… OH, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with _looks both ways_ C…!” ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616/20 "2007-12-20T01:53:25Z")
[QUOTE=Count Blucher] I used to do a near perfect Simpson “Doh…!”. But still, there’s one voice I can still pull off. “C is for cookie, that’s good enough for meeee… OH, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with _looks both ways_ C…!” [/QUOTE] Howzabout the Sesame Street Fever version? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cartoon-voice-do-you-wish-you-could-pull-off/430616.md?page=2)