When I was younger, there were many movie and television stars that had great voices. Impressionists like David Frye and Frank Gorshin could make us laugh by using those distinctive voices in unlikely scenarios. I’d like to compare some of those great voices of yesterday to the great, or at least distinctive voices of today.
YESTERDAY
Ed Sullivan: “Tonight, right heere on our shtage, we have a really big shoe!”
Groucho Marx: “This morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never figure out.”
W.C. Fields: “Yesh indeed, yesh indeed. Anyone who hates children and small dogs can’t be all bad!”
Chico Marx: “You can’t fool me, there ain’t no sanity clause!”
Jimmy Stewart: “Well, uh, uh, uh, now that’s an interesting question, you see, uh, …”
Harpo Marx: ” ”
Burgess Meredith: “You know what you ain’t got, Rock? You ain’t got management!”
Marlon Brando: “Why do you come here on the day of my daughter’s wedding?”
Mae West: “Is that a pistol in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”
James Earl Jones: “The Force is strong in this one!”
Rodney Dangerfield: “I get no respect—no respect at all.”
TODAY
James Earl Jones: “This is CNN.”
Gilbert Gottfried: “Aflac!” [“You’re fired!]
Fran Drescher: “Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!”
The Simpsons don’t count because I’m only including real people’s real voices.
awesome
Thank you.
Or should I say,
“Thenk you. Thenk you very much!” a la Elvis.
well played.