I’m not trying to upstage anyone or make anyone else feel “old”, but at 65, I still remember with fondness and fun these voices and cartoons. Mel was definitely a humble and class act whose work still brings smiles and chuckles to us all.
indeed. When i was kid, i remember being let down by the new cartoons with the cheaper technique, i didnt know what was happening, but i felt the magic had gone
This is why AI will never completely replace us. Like handmade furniture, handmade cartoons are more beautiful than machine-made in their imperfections. Computer-generated cartoons are boring in their perfection and evenness.
Its crazy seeing this video from 1982, and hearing the host say that even back then, most adults grew up with the voice of this man. I grew up with the voice of this man and I was born in '93. Really puts into perspective how many generations he inspired.
Yep, I had this same realization back when I was a kid in the 80s, and my mom, who grew up in the 50s, would always comment that they still play the same cartoons as when she was a kid. I guess the saying "they don't make things like they used to" rings true once again, I can't see any of the nonsense from today surviving through generations and time
Undisputed greatest voice actor of all time. Every voice actor past present and future forever will view this man as the ultimate benchmark and legend.
Mel Blanc was a SUPERSTAR of voice characterizations. Others may have created the cartoon characters, but it was MEL BLANC that. gave them their personalities . R.I.P. Mel...We miss you !
90s born kid here. I grew up watching many of the cartoons that this man voiced in the retro block on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Very few people are talented as this man was.
When I was a kid I imitated a lot of people and of course all the cartoons. Only years later I paid attention to the credits and realized that it was one man doing all the voices 😮🤯 Mel Blanc was my inspiration to do voices and after years of working as an audio engineer, I got my chance to audition and then voiced several projects including Arthur, Little Lulu, Ripley's Believe it or Not and whole bunch of random voices in radio and tv ads. Thank you Mel for being my mentor ... Rest in Peace 🙏 💖
There were other voice actors used here and there, but Mel Blanc was the only one with a screen credit in his contract. That said, he did provide most of the voices in the cartoons.
This is the first time I've ever seen Mel Blanc. I would have never guessed when I was a kid growing up in the 80s and early 90s that all of those characters were voiced by the same person. Absolutely amazing. R.I.P. Mel Blanc ❤
He was literally one in a million. I read that during WW2, in addition to all his cartoon work for both Warner and Universal, he starred on 18 radio shows - every week. It's impossible to think anyone would have that kind of work ethic today.
Thank you for posting this! About a decade ago I started spending four years of listening my way through The Jack Benny Show during my late evenings and Mel was such a great part of the cast. Nobody will ever be able to do what he did throughout his career
After Mel died I saw a cartoon picture of his gravestone with his obituary on it, and every single character he voiced was gathered round it, wearing a gag and weeping.
I grew up with that man. The most talented voice over actor ever known. I remember the 1,001 Rabbit Tales from when I was 10. The parts where Bugs says the name “Hansel” numerous times and pretending that he suffocated when the guard threw him down the hole outside the desert were the best parts.
The greatest of all time. One man. As a Gen X'er, I grew up with Mel giving life, emotions and depth to all his characters. I also remember the news the day he passed on when 15 years old. There will never be another. RIP Mel.
Mel Blanc and the Looney Tunes artists made incredible, dynamic and funny as hell cartoons!! I loved the manic craziness that always went on in their productions. Mel is a true and unique legend. RIP!!
Mel blanc was just a legend, I'm in awe of this mans talent, I don't know of any modern counterpart I think because you had to be so talented back then in the 40's - 50's without today's technology.
Wow what an awesome life he must've had. We have no idea how much happiness and smiles he put on millions of children and adults the same. Thanks for making my childhood such an entertaining one. 👍💗What a guy.
Man, what a cool dude... such a legend at voicing cartoon characters. So many memoral characters, and so well thought out with how he comes up with them too. I love his personality in this interview too. Seems like he was a pretty cool guy.
Mel Blanc was so talented and I loved growing up watching all those cartoons. A man with a thousand voices, and when he passed they had to find numerous people to replace him.
LOL! I loooove Foghorn Leghorn 🤣 Also, I apparently hate limited animation, and prefer full animation because I never watched Hanna Barbera stuff, hated its cheap look with those backgrounds etc.
Absolutely. Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett and the rest of the WB animators represent the high water mark of animation. The amount of effort put into those cartoons is astounding. Even the music….Carl Stalling composed an average of one entire musical score per week for over 20 years.
I still watch all those classic looney tunes, he was one of a kind and I still remember the cover of Life magazine when he passed, it showed all the cartoon characters in the background and a empty microphone and the caption read “voiceless”. RIP Mel Blanc.
I am so proud that my grandfather was his first cousin! I met him once and my cousins were lucky enough to stay at his house. He is and was an American Treasure!
What a joy to see this man. I grew up with these hilarious cartoons even if I didn't get the joke at the time I knew it was funny. ❤ Daffy is my favorite but they are all priceless characters.
One of the funniest moments in television is the Jack Benny episode where he's Christmas shopping and Mel Blanc is a salesman that Benny drives completely insane. At one point Benny himself is laughing so hard at Mel Blanc's performance that he has to hide his face from the camera. Just thinking about it now brings tears to my eyes. Mel Blanc was an extraordinary talent.
@@vladpadowicz5946 Noel Blanc doesn't do ANY of Mel's voices. Others such as Jeff Bergman, Bob Bergen, Joe Alaskey (RIP) and Eric Bauza are the official voice cast.
He only did his father's voices very rarely on shows like animaniacs and tiny toons. Supposedly he did elmer fudd in a cutaway gag on family guy.@DocDoccus
@4:40 -- I read that the idea of voice first, and animating to match the voice, was Walt Disney's invention early in the talkies era. Prior to that, with silent cartoons, there was no sound track, and when they added voices in the talkies era, it was natural to literally add them. But it was impossible for voice actors to sync well with the animations and audiences didn't like it. Then along came Walt Disney with the inspiration to do the voices first and animate to match them.
At 54 I still love those old cartoons and Mel Blanc is the master at doing voices, RIP Mel and thanks for the years of entertainment and to everyone else peace and love to you all
Sin duda alguna, Mel Blanc , como uds dicen, es un ícono de la cultura estadounidense. Su talento lo puso en el primer lugar y dió voz a personajes que alegraron la vida de varias generaciones de niños de habla inglesa. Pero yo que soy uruguayo, o sea, hablo español, estos personajes entrañables, que también alegraron a generaciones de niños latinoamericanos , tuvieron la voz de alguien que, seguramente, no fue Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc hubo uno sólo, pero me gustaría hacer, desde varios kilómetros de distancia un reconocimiento a esa persona, cuyo nombre desconozco que dió voz en la versión en español.
Wow, Warner Bros really did a great job going the extra mile for their cartoons making them very authentic especially with Mel Blanc doing the voice overs! 👍
One day, soon, AI will cover our lives like a bedsheet. This is when people will be able to return here and realize the meaning of human talent and geniusness
I was thinking the same thing in 50 years there will be fake old A I video's pretending to be from the past and people won't know what is real anymore.
I can do 38 simpsons voices as well as Dan or Harry can, Marvin the martian, and Buster and Babs bunny and love making people doing Babs, Flanders, Apu, or Mr Burns, I could probably do Gadget mouse if i practiced and cant quite do homer due to a certain nuance to that voice i cant pin down.
There will never be another Mel Blanc. The voice(s) of my childhood.
Mel Blanc = LEGEND
Billy West is my Mel Blanc.
@@ShawnFerrell I think that anyone born up to about 1980 remembers, "The Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies", ... as their
U R Not Alone! there Bob! hahaha!
The man had astonishing talent.
I watched All these cartoons since I was a young child, I'm 52 soon, Mel Blanc was the forerunner of everything you hear today. A True Legend. RIP
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Dont worry, the young generation stil carries on his legacy, im 23 and grew up on warner bros.
Me to I'm 55 grew up with cartoons
58! Loved the early WB and Disney cartoons!
I’m not trying to upstage anyone or make anyone else feel “old”, but at 65, I still remember with fondness and fun these voices and cartoons. Mel was definitely a humble and class act whose work still brings smiles and chuckles to us all.
Such a humble gentleman. Not one drop of arrogance despite his immense talent.
2024 he's be ticked to see how offended certain people are getting over the certain characters ex. porky for stutterers
That's ONE reason to love and admire all he was about!
This man was a treasure. So talented. Rest in peace Mel!
They all do
The cartoons where each frame is drawn and coloured are works of art, so much work as gone into them.
Nothing can compete with the smoothness and coloring of cartoons from that period. Today's products are boring.
indeed. When i was kid, i remember being let down by the new cartoons with the cheaper technique, i didnt know what was happening, but i felt the magic had gone
This is why AI will never completely replace us. Like handmade furniture, handmade cartoons are more beautiful than machine-made in their imperfections. Computer-generated cartoons are boring in their perfection and evenness.
His headstone reads “That’s All, Folks!”
I’m not joking.
Also "Man of 1000 voices"
Its crazy seeing this video from 1982, and hearing the host say that even back then, most adults grew up with the voice of this man. I grew up with the voice of this man and I was born in '93. Really puts into perspective how many generations he inspired.
Yep, I had this same realization back when I was a kid in the 80s, and my mom, who grew up in the 50s, would always comment that they still play the same cartoons as when she was a kid. I guess the saying "they don't make things like they used to" rings true once again, I can't see any of the nonsense from today surviving through generations and time
@@terterman8585 Nah, everything today is made to be consumed quickly so everyone moves on to buy the next new thing
This video is older than me.
but now woke took over and Soros wants our kids to be braindead so they made all those shows new again.
@@Topg1it’s older than most of us lol
Every Saturday morning with a bowl of my favorite cereal. Bugs Bunny and Road Runner Show.
I watched religiously
Damn right. Me too
Always loved the road runner show. Such hilarious violence. Bugs, Daffy, Porky and Elmer were great as well.
Saturday mornings watching cartoons, what memories ❤
I’m 42 years old and those voices still bring back many fond happy memories. With much love from Stu in the 🇬🇧.
Mel Blanc has over 75 years caused every child in America to smile..what price can put on that.
Not just America we loved him in Britain too. 😊
It wasn’t just America my friend, it was a global smile all over the place
Great thought! And true.
Americans think America is whole world , 90% Americans dont have passport.
His voice is still making all of us smile an American icon
One of the most talented people who ever lived.
Him and Walt Disney might be tied.
who was the baby at the start
@@KrystalHarwood-z1b Himself. It was his first voice.
@@KrystalHarwood-z1b lol, you cant be serious?
@@jamiew1664 no i know it was mel but what character, sorry i should have been specific
Total GOAT of voice acting, HANDS DOWN!
I'm 61 years old and I grew up watching all those great Bugs Bunny,Porky Pig,Road Runner, cartoons , what talent to be able to do all those voices.
Me Too
Yup.
We are the same age. So true!!!
If you're interested, Mel Blanc was born on May 30, 1908 and died on July 10, 1989.
The interview was 42 years ago! (as of 2024)
Thnx ❤
Mel Blanc and Chuck Jones taught me everything I needed to know.
Voices?
A true legend… the voice of my childhood ❤
Undisputed greatest voice actor of all time. Every voice actor past present and future forever will view this man as the ultimate benchmark and legend.
Mel Blanc was a SUPERSTAR of voice characterizations. Others may have created the cartoon characters, but it was MEL BLANC that. gave them their personalities . R.I.P. Mel...We miss you !
90s born kid here. I grew up watching many of the cartoons that this man voiced in the retro block on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Very few people are talented as this man was.
These vintage clips are utterly amazing to revisit. Mel Blanc, the legendary voice that boomers (and others) grew up with and loved ❤🎉
When I was a kid I imitated a lot of people and of course all the cartoons. Only years later I paid attention to the credits and realized that it was one man doing all the voices 😮🤯
Mel Blanc was my inspiration to do voices and after years of working as an audio engineer, I got my chance to audition and then voiced several projects including Arthur, Little Lulu, Ripley's Believe it or Not and whole bunch of random voices in radio and tv ads.
Thank you Mel for being my mentor ...
Rest in Peace 🙏 💖
There were other voice actors used here and there, but Mel Blanc was the only one with a screen credit in his contract. That said, he did provide most of the voices in the cartoons.
This is the first time I've ever seen Mel Blanc. I would have never guessed when I was a kid growing up in the 80s and early 90s that all of those characters were voiced by the same person. Absolutely amazing. R.I.P. Mel Blanc ❤
He's a true legend! LOVE that man! I LOVE cartoon voice actors!
David Letterman was very stiff in this interview. He just went through the motions with a brilliantly talented and funny icon.
@@kirbygene I agree, this was a terrible interview. Mel had to carry it. I felt embarrassed for Dave and a bit ashamed.
It could be that David was starstruck. Seems like he admired Mel quite a bit.
David was probably nervous.
@@laurapalka3685 Johnny Carson's interview was much better.
Why? 🤔
He was literally one in a million. I read that during WW2, in addition to all his cartoon work for both Warner and Universal, he starred on 18 radio shows - every week. It's impossible to think anyone would have that kind of work ethic today.
In addition to being a genius voice artist Mel Blanc was a genuinely funny guy.
How is he funnY? Is he there to amuse you? Is he a clown?
@@lynnturman8157I am since i voice Krusty the clown for fun and it sounds dead on.
@@lynnturman8157 Mel was well known for being a chill guy and having a great sense of humor.
@@lynnturman8157you sound like a clown
Ok Karen. I think your period has started
Part of my childhood and so hard to replicate Mel Blanc. Awesome video.😊
Mel Blanc, the man of a thousand voices. He sure was talented! He sure made my childhood awesome.
Recently bought a Loony Toons boxset and been reloving these classics, and Mel Blanc has been the voice generations grew up loving. Such a sweet man.
The man was a gift to millions!!! A true one of a kind!!! R.I.P Mel
What an unbelievable talent. Never equaled, never surpassed.
Not a good interview. Mel was having fun and Dave was a wet blanket.
seriously! who put sand in his vajayjay???
Letterman was flat and humorless here, wonder if he wasn’t feeling well.
Exactly! So was the audience!
Ya the audience absolutely sukd
I think no one wanted to miss a word of Mel, they were listening.
Thank you for posting this! About a decade ago I started spending four years of listening my way through The Jack Benny Show during my late evenings and Mel was such a great part of the cast. Nobody will ever be able to do what he did throughout his career
This gentleman is the voice of probably 5 generations of people's childhoods.
After Mel died I saw a cartoon picture of his gravestone with his obituary on it, and every single character he voiced was gathered round it, wearing a gag and weeping.
R.I.P. 🙏🙏🙏
Every person in that studio was in awe and in a childhood trance with this legend.
Crazy talented. 400 voices, that's amazing and I've heard a ton of them.
The man that voiced an entire generation... Is greatly missed
Wow. Had no idea one man did all those voices. Such variety. Amazing
I grew up with that man. The most talented voice over actor ever known. I remember the 1,001 Rabbit Tales from when I was 10. The parts where Bugs says the name “Hansel” numerous times and pretending that he suffocated when the guard threw him down the hole outside the desert were the best parts.
Would have loved to seen the montage, it's obvious his stories are as prolific as the voices he portrayed. Legend.
The greatest of all time. One man. As a Gen X'er, I grew up with Mel giving life, emotions and depth to all his characters. I also remember the news the day he passed on when 15 years old.
There will never be another. RIP Mel.
Such a great part of Jack Benny's shows! One of the greats.
Man! This is my childhood! Such a legend!
Mel Blanc and the Looney Tunes artists made incredible, dynamic and funny as hell cartoons!! I loved the manic craziness that always went on in their productions. Mel is a true and unique legend. RIP!!
I had no idea that Mel was the voice of Barney Rubble!
Mel was actually seriously injured in a car wreck and did one season of the Flintstones voicing Barney from his bed because of his injuries
He was the voice of just about everyone.
Trouble
He did Dino too and it strained the hell out of his throat.
I thought Daws Butler took over for Mel for part of Season 2 as he was recovering.
Dave and The Man Of A Thousand Voices! This is perfect.
Mel blanc was just a legend, I'm in awe of this mans talent, I don't know of any modern counterpart I think because you had to be so talented back then in the 40's - 50's without today's technology.
Wow what an awesome life he must've had. We have no idea how much happiness and smiles he put on millions of children and adults the same. Thanks for making my childhood such an entertaining one. 👍💗What a guy.
Listening to him do these voices is SIMPLY, AMAZING!!!
Mel's an iconic voice actor and actor in general his l9ng and legendary career will never be forgotten.
I’m 47 and i’m still love and watch bugs bunny
Wow so many voices and not only that, he's funny too
His cartoons still stand the test of time. Some date back to the 1940s.
Some even earlier than that!
Man, what a cool dude... such a legend at voicing cartoon characters. So many memoral characters, and so well thought out with how he comes up with them too. I love his personality in this interview too. Seems like he was a pretty cool guy.
Mel Blanc was so talented and I loved growing up watching all those cartoons. A man with a thousand voices, and when he passed they had to find numerous people to replace him.
To say Mel Blanc was brilliant would be an understatement!
I never knew that all characters were just one guy! What a legend. I watched those all through the 80's.
Thank You For All The Wonderful Ever Lasting Memories Mr Mel Blanc ❤️💙
My brother and I use many of the characters lines to this day to make each other laugh and we are in our sixties.
That’s great!!!!❤❤❤
Absolutely the best cartoons ever and this man is exceptional, without him nothing would be possible.
Mel Blanc the man of 1000 voices!! seeing him doing his looney tunes voices here cracks me up cartoon voices of my childhood RIP Mel.😆😆
"A-biddiah-biddiah-biddiah - That's all, folks!" -I must have heard over 500 times as a little kid (I'm 71). Ain't I a stinker?
Mel was a hero. A man a child will be forever grateful for
Part of my childhood. What a brilliant guy, what talent!
LOL! I loooove Foghorn Leghorn 🤣
Also, I apparently hate limited animation, and prefer full animation because I never watched Hanna Barbera stuff, hated its cheap look with those backgrounds etc.
Absolutely. Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett and the rest of the WB animators represent the high water mark of animation. The amount of effort put into those cartoons is astounding. Even the music….Carl Stalling composed an average of one entire musical score per week for over 20 years.
I still watch all those classic looney tunes, he was one of a kind and I still remember the cover of Life magazine when he passed, it showed all the cartoon characters in the background and a empty microphone and the caption read “voiceless”. RIP Mel Blanc.
Mel Blanc was a comic genuis he had so many voices and he was great*** Love Mel Blanc..
Love Mel Blanc but Letterman couldn’t have been any duller.
So much enjoyment given to millions of us over the years RIP Mr Blanc
I am so proud that my grandfather was his first cousin! I met him once and my cousins were lucky enough to stay at his house. He is and was an American Treasure!
The OG of Voice acting.
Man, this guy is my cartoon hero. 48 now. Imagine this guy was your grandfather.
Wow this is bringing back childhood good times.
Mel Blanc will never know who I am but god bless him for making me the happiest kid on Earth. 🥺🤝Still love his voicing on cartoons! 🐐🙌
What a joy to see this man. I grew up with these hilarious cartoons even if I didn't get the joke at the time I knew it was funny. ❤ Daffy is my favorite but they are all priceless characters.
What an honor to meet Mel Blanc. And I love David Letterman!
Rest in peace Mel! You have touched so many hearts. :)
And filled them with laughter and Happiness!
We will miss you..
I charmed the woman who eventually married me with my ribald imitations of Yosemite Sam. She LOVED Mel Blanc-- We both did.
Thanks for making my childhood Saturday mornings awesome Mr. Blanc!
One of the funniest moments in television is the Jack Benny episode where he's Christmas shopping and Mel Blanc is a salesman that Benny drives completely insane. At one point Benny himself is laughing so hard at Mel Blanc's performance that he has to hide his face from the camera. Just thinking about it now brings tears to my eyes. Mel Blanc was an extraordinary talent.
Today's Looney Toons doesn't hold a candle to the classics
A lot of the voices are done by Mel's son.
@@vladpadowicz5946 Noel Blanc doesn't do ANY of Mel's voices. Others such as Jeff Bergman, Bob Bergen, Joe Alaskey (RIP) and Eric Bauza are the official voice cast.
He only did his father's voices very rarely on shows like animaniacs and tiny toons. Supposedly he did elmer fudd in a cutaway gag on family guy.@DocDoccus
The voice acting GOAT
@4:40 -- I read that the idea of voice first, and animating to match the voice, was Walt Disney's invention early in the talkies era. Prior to that, with silent cartoons, there was no sound track, and when they added voices in the talkies era, it was natural to literally add them. But it was impossible for voice actors to sync well with the animations and audiences didn't like it. Then along came Walt Disney with the inspiration to do the voices first and animate to match them.
mel blancs influence is huge. chuck jones too, both the top of their field
I remember seeing Mel Blanc in the credits of like every cartoon I watched as a kid, the old days when just a handful of people did everything
Dave’s energy is that of a happy child watching his hero.
Undisputed King of voices
At 54 I still love those old cartoons and Mel Blanc is the master at doing voices, RIP Mel and thanks for the years of entertainment and to everyone else peace and love to you all
Mel Blanc was such a phenomenal talent! 👌
Man I am digging the looney tunes sweater!
What an amazing talent. His normal voice is a pleasure to listen to as well
Sin duda alguna, Mel Blanc , como uds dicen, es un ícono de la cultura estadounidense. Su talento lo puso en el primer lugar y dió voz a personajes que alegraron la vida de varias generaciones de niños de habla inglesa. Pero yo que soy uruguayo, o sea, hablo español, estos personajes entrañables, que también alegraron a generaciones de niños latinoamericanos , tuvieron la voz de alguien que, seguramente, no fue Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc hubo uno sólo, pero me gustaría hacer, desde varios kilómetros de distancia un reconocimiento a esa persona, cuyo nombre desconozco que dió voz en la versión en español.
How fortunate he was to breathe life into history like that.
Wow, Warner Bros really did a great job going the extra mile for their cartoons making them very authentic especially with Mel Blanc doing the voice overs! 👍
GOAT. And I bet his Goat would've been amazing!
Loved all those WB Cartoons. Still obsessed
Mel
Thank you !
One day, soon, AI will cover our lives like a bedsheet. This is when people will be able to return here and realize the meaning of human talent and geniusness
I was thinking the same thing in 50 years there will be fake old A I video's pretending to be from the past and people won't know
what is real anymore.
I can do 38 simpsons voices as well as Dan or Harry can, Marvin the martian, and Buster and Babs bunny and love making people doing Babs, Flanders, Apu, or Mr Burns, I could probably do Gadget mouse if i practiced and cant quite do homer due to a certain nuance to that voice i cant pin down.
There was supposed to be a Kaboom.... 😉@@Rocketcow-dx1jd
This dude was probably so funny in person. Just a naturally funny guy.