Mel Blanc Appreciation Thread

[DLVH84]

Since today would've been his birthday today, I'd like to make an appreciation thread to one of the most legendary comedians and voice actors of all-time...MEL BLANC!!!

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[Seth82]

Him and Jack Benny were great together

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[DLVH84]

They were amazing together. I especially loved the one where they did the "Si...Sy...Sue" with Mel being the Mexican.

[DLVH84]

Here's a rare promotion video for Capitol Records in 1951, featuring Mel as a record store owner.

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[JimmyMess]

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[Mercenary]

I can pull off a pretty good Yosemite Sam, and Taz grunts. I'm still working on Elmer Fudd. This guy was a genius voice actor.

[DLVH84]

The one thing I've always admired Mel for was on "Rabbit Fire," he can easily pull off a character imitating another character with ease, when Daffy imitated Bugs and Bugs imitated Daffy. No other voice actor or actress could pull that off flawlessly.

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

That was without question one of his best works, if I was a voice actor I could never pull something like that off. Mel Blanc was one of the best ever.

[DLVH84]

I can pull off a pretty good Yosemite Sam, and Taz grunts. I'm still working on Elmer Fudd. This guy was a genius voice actor.

I can pull off a great Taz as well. I'm trying to work on my Mr. Spacely.

[Juan]

Tempted to post my favorite Looney Tunes clips in here

[Requiem]

Do it. Looney Tunes are fantastic.

[DLVH84]

Tempted to post my favorite Looney Tunes clips in here

Be my guest.

[Nicky Fives]

Maurice LaMarche is this generation's Mel Blanc.....

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Joey was always my second favourite character on Friends!

[parkmania]

Maurice LaMarche is this generation's Mel Blanc.....

If it's not LaMarche, then the honor falls to his Pinky and the Brain co-star, Rob Paulsen.

[Nicky Fives]

NARF!