The Rob Paulsen Effect

*MikeandRaph87* · 12-23-2018, 06:34 PM

When I think of Raphael I think of Rob Paulsen because I grew up with the '87 cartoon. Raphael is more of a sarcastic jokester in the '87 cartoon and even broke the fourth wall a few times. This take on Raphael seems largely isolated to the 1987 cartoon version with exception of the Archie Adventures because it began as an offshoot of the 1987 cartoon. Rob voiced Raphael less than any of the other three VAs did in the series, but seemed to inject his personality into Raphael and use hus own approach to define the character for the show. While what Townsend brought to Michelangelo would evolve or devolve rather in future iterations what Rob brought to Raphael made him popular,but it was kept isolated to the one incarnation. This caused a problem for me when the 2012 cartoon began because most of what I loved about Raphael came from Rob Paulsen. So when I heard his voice I think "Raphael" much like I thought "Joker" when I heard Hobgoblin in Spider-Man:TAS. It seems that Nickelodeon noticed that Rob Paulsen injects life into his characters and makes them stand out in a good way. So they wanted to take arguably the least favorite of the quartet and have him do what he did with Raphael and bring the sarcastic jokster personality that seems to carry with him in the various characters he has played. I heard two Raphaels and no Donatellos in the 2012 cartoon since Rob used the same voice and the same approach with a twist. Do you all think there is a Rob Paulsen effect that he brings to his characters? Was it successful with 2012 Donatello like it was 1987 Raphael? Does anyone else to this day heard Raphael coming out of Donatello in the 2012 cartoon? Rob Paulsen is a wonderful voice actor and brings such charisma to his characters. I was wondering if he injects a specific personality into every character that makes them stand out which is why Nick recruited him and I was wondering everyone else's thoughts.

12-23-2018, 06:34 PM	#1
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,185	The Rob Paulsen Effect When I think of Raphael I think of Rob Paulsen because I grew up with the '87 cartoon. Raphael is more of a sarcastic jokester in the '87 cartoon and even broke the fourth wall a few times. This take on Raphael seems largely isolated to the 1987 cartoon version with exception of the Archie Adventures because it began as an offshoot of the 1987 cartoon. Rob voiced Raphael less than any of the other three VAs did in the series, but seemed to inject his personality into Raphael and use hus own approach to define the character for the show. While what Townsend brought to Michelangelo would evolve or devolve rather in future iterations what Rob brought to Raphael made him popular,but it was kept isolated to the one incarnation. This caused a problem for me when the 2012 cartoon began because most of what I loved about Raphael came from Rob Paulsen. So when I heard his voice I think "Raphael" much like I thought "Joker" when I heard Hobgoblin in Spider-Man:TAS. It seems that Nickelodeon noticed that Rob Paulsen injects life into his characters and makes them stand out in a good way. So they wanted to take arguably the least favorite of the quartet and have him do what he did with Raphael and bring the sarcastic jokster personality that seems to carry with him in the various characters he has played. I heard two Raphaels and no Donatellos in the 2012 cartoon since Rob used the same voice and the same approach with a twist. Do you all think there is a Rob Paulsen effect that he brings to his characters? Was it successful with 2012 Donatello like it was 1987 Raphael? Does anyone else to this day heard Raphael coming out of Donatello in the 2012 cartoon? Rob Paulsen is a wonderful voice actor and brings such charisma to his characters. I was wondering if he injects a specific personality into every character that makes them stand out which is why Nick recruited him and I was wondering everyone else's thoughts. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!