That's just the effect of aging on his voice. Sometimes time isn't so kind to the voices of certain people, and many singers and voice actors sounded a lot different in 1999 than they do in 2022. I think Tom Kenny's voice has stood the test of time very well though, especially considering how high-pitched and fairly demanding SpongeBob's voice is when compared to that of Squidward or Patrick.
He’s 60, been doing SpongeBob’s voice and laugh for 23 years now I bet his voice is lowering due to it. Fatigue could also play a part since Kamp Koral and new movies are set to come out. All in all I think Tom Kenny’s talent is still present, I really like the way SpongeBob sounds in these later seasons. He sounds more sophisticated but in a perfect cartoony way to not feel detached from the character.
you know, i kinda like spongebob's voice now. it shows that the character is getting old as he goes on. it sounds like spongebob in season 1 episode 1 was a 9 year old. and now, he sounds like a 13-20 year old. it just shows that spongebob ages unlike most cartoon characters who seem to not age.
That's a good way of seeing it and I have to say I agree with you. The only thing that really bothers me about modern SpongeBob - is that it over exaggerates the facial expressions and body movements.
I have agree with all of these comments. Yes Spongebob has changed his laugh because of what they say it's aging. Tom Kenny voice of Spongebob is phynominal he has voiced narrator, Spongebob extras and also Gary patchy the pirate. Also he has been doing cat and dog and etc. I also can agree he is 60 years now . I don't how many years if he will retired from spongebob but can we all respect the legend one and only tom kenny. no one will ever play spongebob like that and I have so much respect to the voice actors so Yeah do you agree with me ?
Still eternally grateful for how much work Tom Kenny put into voicing SpongeBob for so long. I can only imagine how strained his voice must be for doing this for over two decades, and with him getting older. He‘s still trying his best !
I think you're totally right. Tom has been doing this for over twenty years, so he's been kind of slowing the energy down a bit. I don't blame him at all.
This is a simple fact of life , we all age including our voices - look at amazing singers who can no longer sing like they used to . Tom Kenny has worked hard for many years to give us a gift we will always treasure , he IS SpongeBob and nothing will ever change our love for that man ❤
The day Tom Kenny stops voicing SpongeBob is the day I end up dying on the hospital from a heart attack. I do understand though. He’s literally been voicing a high pitched character for 20 years straight.
Voice changes due to age happens to everyone, Tim Burtons voice in his 20s compared to now is vastly different, Eminems voice is one of the most famous points to this subject, Mark Hamills voice, Al Pacino, you, me, the little old man down the street it’s impossible to avoid, its a little sad but we just have to accept it as a part of life.
So they can use archival recordings to keep Ernest Borgnine alive for one more episode, but Tom Kenny loses the ability to do the iconic laugh and all of SpongeBob’s character has to be thrown in the dumpster. JUST REUSE THE OLD AUDIO, YA BARNACLE HEADS!
It should also be noted he voiced various characters a few years on "Dexters laboratory" before spongebob started to air, probably been voicing long before dexter too.
Tom Kenny is 62, and he is still doing SpongeBob’s voice. 25 years of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny first Voiced SpongeBob when he was 37 years old. You’re not hallucinating, his voice changed a lot
Tom Kenny is a legend and an icon! I just saw a Tom Kenny & Jill Talley (Tom's wife, Jill voices Karen) interview on TH-cam a couple months ago! I highly recommend, the host of the interview and Tom & Jill were amazing together! If you're curious, the interviewer's channel is called JZProductions26!
Older VAs tend to lower the intensity of voice acting that involves high pitched voice. Norio Wakamoto for example can't do a high pitched voice when voicing Cell in recent years unlike in the 90s
No wonder Spongebob’s voice sounded a bit deeper in newer episodes. It was much higher in the older episodes… Of course… that’s why SpongeBob can’t high pitch scream anymore. Tom can’t do it anymore.
Before even watching. It's obviously his age and how much that noise can strain your vocal cords. It's like the old rock singer that had very raspy tones and eith age lost it like bon Jovi as an example
I noticed his voice change the most, when playing Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, as the game originally came out in 2003 which is during the time of the older seasons when his voice sounded like it did, but then I played the Cosmic Shake and his voice sounds much different as it's his current voice not his original voice and it does sound off as all the other characters around him sound like they used to when the show came out, but SpongeBob's voice is slightly different. Though this is due to Tom getting older and doing this voice for over 20 years now so there's nothing you can do about it sadly.
as a voice actor I can relate to this, and voicing Snow White is extremely difficult for me. it made my throat extremely sore. but I lowered the tone down so It won't hurt.
IT’s sad they kept making him do that motion, when they could literally just record a few different versions of the laugh and then reuse them. Like for pikachu
I've always preferred his laugh and voice from the older seasons.. something about his voice and laughter during around season 6 to season 9 just bugged me
Well, I mean he was in his mid-30s when he started the role, and now he’s 61. He’s also done several roles that require raspy voices and/or lots of screaming. I think that plus natural loss of range that comes with age has effected him. That being said, he’s still super talented!
I would think his vocal cords are probably getting strained after all these years. This is slightly off topic but Gordon Ramsay is another example of temperament and voice change. In the early seasons of Hell's Kitchen all he does is scream and shout and get angry. Now he's toned it down a lot. I think too much. I don't why but it could be the fact the Fox told him to cool it a little. Also why does Tom Kenny's hand move like that? Is he just getting into it?
Still remember the first time I saw this on a singer. Tony Kakko of Sonata Arctica lived in the high notes. But their prime was late 80’s and 90’s. I’ll never forget when I saw them live in 2008. Tony just couldn’t hit the same heights I had heard him hit 100’s of times before, anymore. It was kinda sad. But just the way she goes as we age.
Aging is a totally normal progress that happens to all of us. I'm just happy that we still have Tom Kenny voicing SpongeBob, because nobody can play SpongeBob better than him ❤️
Did you notice a difference in Spongebob's laugh?
Yes
Maybe
I do
Yes
Kinda
Spongebob hits puberty, that's whats happening
sheesh, he's a late bloomer
@@vurooo omg XD
@@that_sally_starlet_simp Bruh He Was Right To Say That
@@Sonic_minecraft_and_more I know, it's a joke.
@@Sonic_minecraft_and_more that's why I put "XD"
That's just the effect of aging on his voice. Sometimes time isn't so kind to the voices of certain people, and many singers and voice actors sounded a lot different in 1999 than they do in 2022.
I think Tom Kenny's voice has stood the test of time very well though, especially considering how high-pitched and fairly demanding SpongeBob's voice is when compared to that of Squidward or Patrick.
*spongeteenager*
@@Protracier He aged backwards in your logic 😋😋
No no noooo not my voice to this sucks 😨
@@randomfunnymomentsalert4301 Ok
Fun fact, tom kenny uses helium to help him do the voice
He’s also getting older. I’ll be devastated when Tom stops being the voice over for SpongeBob.
same
True but I hope he doesn't retire soon
I hope once he’s done voicing SpongeBob, the show will end.
I won’t he needs a break this man been doing SpongeBob for long enough. Since 96 bro let that man live his life out without SpongeBob
@@TrillShvt he loves what he's doing though
He’s 60, been doing SpongeBob’s voice and laugh for 23 years now I bet his voice is lowering due to it. Fatigue could also play a part since Kamp Koral and new movies are set to come out.
All in all I think Tom Kenny’s talent is still present, I really like the way SpongeBob sounds in these later seasons. He sounds more sophisticated but in a perfect cartoony way to not feel detached from the character.
I thought he was in his 40s
He left a legacy that’s for sure
But hey at least he’s voiced by the same voice actor as of today.
For real tho. In germany nearly all of the og voice actors died or left. Only spongebob and sandy is still the same.
@@DigitalPyro_OfficialAs a german, can confirm, all sound different except sandy and spongebob
@@maestro_is_back richtig.
Protect Tom Kenny at all costs. 😭
yea
If he retires and the show continues, I ain’t watching it anymore
If dumbas makes a video about him, *PROTECT HIM AT ALL COSTS*
YESS❤❤❤❤❤
he's gonna die eventually
Dont forget that during the early seasons tom kenny was in his late 30s early 40s. now he is 60. his voice has change.
Off topic. Is that a GWA loco as your profile pic?
@@iwenttobunnings7868 yea its my favourite diesel loco
Short answer: Tom Kenny getting old💀
Yess bro
That was what I was gonna say but yea he's 20 years older from when he started
lol yea
He is ded
@@tictokvids8987 What ?! No it’s not true
They could have audio-copied SpongeBob's laugh from the past episodes and used it as a loop.
Yeah! That would be easier
Not a bad idea, but I think it would sound weird. SpongeBobs overall voice is deeper. Same with Squidward.
what an awful idea, that'd get annoying. and quick
Ngl, that could feel off.
you know, i kinda like spongebob's voice now. it shows that the character is getting old as he goes on. it sounds like spongebob in season 1 episode 1 was a 9 year old. and now, he sounds like a 13-20 year old. it just shows that spongebob ages unlike most cartoon characters who seem to not age.
SpongeBob season 1 age: 14-15 SpongeBob Age Now: 20-22
@@snoterack actually, spongbob is 34
Cartoon logic
@@snoterack spongebob is supposed to have kids now lol
That's a good way of seeing it and I have to say I agree with you. The only thing that really bothers me about modern SpongeBob - is that it over exaggerates the facial expressions and body movements.
I have agree with all of these comments. Yes Spongebob has changed his laugh because of what they say it's aging. Tom Kenny voice of Spongebob is phynominal he has voiced narrator, Spongebob extras and also Gary patchy the pirate. Also he has been doing cat and dog and etc. I also can agree he is 60 years now . I don't how many years if he will retired from spongebob but can we all respect the legend one and only tom kenny. no one will ever play spongebob like that and I have so much respect to the voice actors so Yeah do you agree with me ?
Short answer: Tom kenny is aging.
If Tom Kenny leaves the SpongeBob business I am going to die who else could voice SpongeBob like Tom
@Cartmans Trains -cartman46- yes exactly
Me
@Cartmans Trains -cartman46- times cartman was actually right
he said he wont be quitting anytime soon, he loves his job
@@birdnerd5669 when he does. I’m done with the show if it still continues. His voice is iconic for SpongeBob
Still eternally grateful for how much work Tom Kenny put into voicing SpongeBob for so long. I can only imagine how strained his voice must be for doing this for over two decades, and with him getting older. He‘s still trying his best !
people age and the spongebob laugh hurts Tom Kenny's throat,
in other words, people age.
2:42 "Tom Kenny *might be* getting older." What's the alternative possibly, that he's a vampire?
Lmao
Tom Kenny is still going strong, despite the fact he has been doing this for over 2 decades
I think you're totally right. Tom has been doing this for over twenty years, so he's been kind of slowing the energy down a bit. I don't blame him at all.
Wow, it's so dark that voicing SpongeBob gave him a scar.
Actually it wasn’t from spongebob
It was something else
Lol
The scar is not from spongebob ok its from something else.
Pretty sure he was kidding
3:02 the way he said larynx made me almost spit my drink out lmao
the larryainxe
Tom Kenny left a legacy already ❤ thank you for making SpongeBob our childhood
I like Spongebob's old laugh and I miss his old laugh too😭
Me too but Tom Kenny is getting older So SpongeBobs Voice and Laugh have Changed Alot!
This is a simple
fact of life , we all age including our voices - look at amazing singers who can no longer sing like they used to . Tom Kenny has worked hard for many years to give us a gift we will always treasure , he IS SpongeBob and nothing will ever change our love for that man ❤
The day Tom Kenny stops voicing SpongeBob is the day I end up dying on the hospital from a heart attack. I do understand though. He’s literally been voicing a high pitched character for 20 years straight.
Spongebob gives out a different feeling after Season 8
agreeed
I thought I was the only one who thinks that. 😭
Actually he's getting older in the show as it should
And even after the first 3/4 seasons
Voice changes due to age happens to everyone, Tim Burtons voice in his 20s compared to now is vastly different, Eminems voice is one of the most famous points to this subject, Mark Hamills voice, Al Pacino, you, me, the little old man down the street it’s impossible to avoid, its a little sad but we just have to accept it as a part of life.
4:23 man this just had the vibe that he's being forced to do this or be murdered lmao
Have you every learned that your voice develops the older you get? This is why he sounds diffrent..
listen. spongebob grows just like the rest of us. his laugh change as he progress reaching the older state.
“They might be getting older!”
*OH COME O-*
Bro chill man
So they can use archival recordings to keep Ernest Borgnine alive for one more episode, but Tom Kenny loses the ability to do the iconic laugh and all of SpongeBob’s character has to be thrown in the dumpster. JUST REUSE THE OLD AUDIO, YA BARNACLE HEADS!
We started to experience that change in the third season.
I heard the Tom Kenny throat really hurt badly from hitting it for 23 years and I feel bad for him and it’s killing his throat
I feel bad for Tom. He's in his 60s now.
It should also be noted he voiced various characters a few years on "Dexters laboratory" before spongebob started to air, probably been voicing long before dexter too.
Regardless of tom kenny's voice changing the old spongebob laughs just hits
Tom Kenny is 62, and he is still doing SpongeBob’s voice. 25 years of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny first Voiced SpongeBob when he was 37 years old. You’re not hallucinating, his voice changed a lot
Tom Kenny is a legend and an icon! I just saw a Tom Kenny & Jill Talley (Tom's wife, Jill voices Karen) interview on TH-cam a couple months ago! I highly recommend, the host of the interview and Tom & Jill were amazing together! If you're curious, the interviewer's channel is called JZProductions26!
Thank you
Older VAs tend to lower the intensity of voice acting that involves high pitched voice. Norio Wakamoto for example can't do a high pitched voice when voicing Cell in recent years unlike in the 90s
No wonder Spongebob’s voice sounded a bit deeper in newer episodes.
It was much higher in the older episodes…
Of course… that’s why SpongeBob can’t high pitch scream anymore. Tom can’t do it anymore.
He still sounds pretty dang good for doing the same voice for over 20 years. Of course the voice is going to change over time
They could easily insert any of the hundreds, probably more like thousands of previously recorded laughs. I wonder why they dont
2:00 you didnt see the whole video, it states that he was just kidding, and it was from something else.
He still uses the laugh of the season
Tom Kenny is getting older but he will always voice SpongeBob. 👍 (Edit: I subscribe to you Calobi Productions.)
Pretty sure SpongeBob became older than a turtle and forgot what his laugh was like
I think thats a specific kind of laught for that specific scene
Tom’s just getting older, his voice becomes lower as he grows. Technically tom and SpongeBob are aging together.
Before even watching. It's obviously his age and how much that noise can strain your vocal cords. It's like the old rock singer that had very raspy tones and eith age lost it like bon Jovi as an example
Yeah spongebobs voice used to be lower pitched but once later season 1 hit, his voice was pitched higher although it was probably nick’s decision
Tom’s now the voice director though, he took that position a couple years ago, it’s back to how it used to be in the early seasons now.
they did it to more childish
Spongebobs old actor (Stephen hennesburg) died and now he got a new actor. Im really sad for that news.
They should just take old audio of him laughing and add it in to the new versions so he won't have to do that
Is this a Thomas Game Docs reference? If so, that's amazing.
I agree
Bro just copied his series
I noticed his voice change the most, when playing Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, as the game originally came out in 2003 which is during the time of the older seasons when his voice sounded like it did, but then I played the Cosmic Shake and his voice sounds much different as it's his current voice not his original voice and it does sound off as all the other characters around him sound like they used to when the show came out, but SpongeBob's voice is slightly different.
Though this is due to Tom getting older and doing this voice for over 20 years now so there's nothing you can do about it sadly.
Watch the full Tom Kenny interview. 1:50
That’s not the reason why he has that scar
Smh he even said in that video he was joking
as a voice actor I can relate to this, and voicing Snow White is extremely difficult for me. it made my throat extremely sore. but I lowered the tone down so It won't hurt.
WAIT YOU VOICES SNOW WHITE
@@ultralolxD no her impression
@@StitchGirl94 oh ok
YOU SED IN THE GUMBALL VIDEO THAT HIS VOISE NEVER CHANGED
“Preserve this man”😂😂
IT’s sad they kept making him do that motion, when they could literally just record a few different versions of the laugh and then reuse them. Like for pikachu
the older spongebob was goated never forget
I've always preferred his laugh and voice from the older seasons.. something about his voice and laughter during around season 6 to season 9 just bugged me
at 0:58 its pretty obvious that was just for comedic affect
Bro it's just Slightly different each time kinda makes it better
Blud think he thomas game docs💀
bro im glad im not the only one that noticed. i loved his old laugh 😍😍
Nice video keep it up 😋
Soon, there will be a puberty episode where spongebob will get older
Haven’t watched SpongeBob since 2016
Me to
They Simply just take the clip of him laughing for SpongeBob and add it and it will be the same
I miss the doi doi doi noises SpongeBob used to make
Show has been out for over 20 years something was bound to change
They could have used stock SpongeBob laughs
Why can’t they just take the audio from SpongeBob laughing years ago and add it to the new episodes??
Kenny is older it happens to the best of our VAs such as Mark Hamil with Joker and Trey Parker with Cartman
It’s not just SpongeBob, it’s everyone.
Wow that was such a “dark secret”
“Mom, can we get Thomas Game Docs?”
No, we have Thomas Game Docs at home.
Thomas Game Docs at home:
I don't know if this ruins my childhood or not.
Well, I mean he was in his mid-30s when he started the role, and now he’s 61. He’s also done several roles that require raspy voices and/or lots of screaming. I think that plus natural loss of range that comes with age has effected him. That being said, he’s still super talented!
this is an """"parody"""" to thomas game docs why doesn't [insert character] [voice or looks] like it used to.
i can tell from the thumbnail
god damn bootleg.
It's been like 23 years. Tom Kenny isn't as young as he used to be. His energy is gonna lack a bit
I would think his vocal cords are probably getting strained after all these years. This is slightly off topic but Gordon Ramsay is another example of temperament and voice change. In the early seasons of Hell's Kitchen all he does is scream and shout and get angry. Now he's toned it down a lot. I think too much. I don't why but it could be the fact the Fox told him to cool it a little. Also why does Tom Kenny's hand move like that? Is he just getting into it?
Tom is getting old that's why his laugh doesn't sound like it used to
The scar is a joke! He said that later in the interview, right in the video.
The kid that says “I REMEMBER WHEN SPONGEBOB LAUGHED LIKE THAT MAN I HATE SCIENCE”
Does this man even know what’s the word growing up is
Still remember the first time I saw this on a singer. Tony Kakko of Sonata Arctica lived in the high notes. But their prime was late 80’s and 90’s. I’ll never forget when I saw them live in 2008. Tony just couldn’t hit the same heights I had heard him hit 100’s of times before, anymore. It was kinda sad. But just the way she goes as we age.
“I think I have found out what happened to SpongeBob’s voice”
*Does and 8 min long video explaining*
Me: He is human
I love your videos so much keep up the good work man
Tom Kenny can still do the laugh
Skibidi toil- wait, I'm not commenting this on a spongebob video. It's a great video, man. Congrats
Tom needs to take a brake 😭 atleast for 3 months
I once saw some people who overuse their voice need to get surgery, one of the common effect is voice slightly change.
I never thought much about it so really i don't notice much of a difference from spongebob laugh and voice
I don’t know if I’m wrong, but the voice actor got older I think thats why😮
WOW HE’S GETTING OLDER 😮😮😬😬😬😬😮😮😧🫤😧😧😧🙀🙀🙀🙀😰😰🫣🫠🥶🤬😓😥🥶🥵😏☹️😏😒😣😣
oh my god! oh my god! oh my god! oh my god! oh my god! 🎃👹🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
You gotta chill with the emojis.
@@BlueHairedLegoGuy it's a joke
Short answer: Tom Kenny is getting older. : )
At the new seasons,is he still doing the trick of laughing?
Aging is a totally normal progress that happens to all of us. I'm just happy that we still have Tom Kenny voicing SpongeBob, because nobody can play SpongeBob better than him ❤️