03-01-2011, 05:43 AM | #1 |
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Why was he replaced?
I hope this hasn't been asked already, but I didn't come across it anyplace. This is a question pertaining to the OT series.
I know how for the original series, that they had alternates that took over for the characters when the voice actors weren't available. The one I'm curious about is Rob Paulsen for Raph. I know of the alternate, but for the last season of the OT series, that wasn't an alternate, but just a whole other voice actor, so I don't consider Michael Gough to be n alternate. He wasn't bad, but I was wondering if anyone here knew why Rob couldn't voice Raphael for the final season of the series. |
03-01-2011, 06:24 AM | #2 |
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while i dont no the answer to this i can guess. I think maybe hes contract ended?
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03-01-2011, 06:33 AM | #3 | |
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03-01-2011, 07:50 AM | #4 |
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I heard he was holding out for a raise...and was told that he could and would be replaced...*shrugs*
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03-01-2011, 09:55 AM | #5 |
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I thought you told us, onceuponatime, that he left so the other regulars could get raises.
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03-01-2011, 09:57 AM | #6 |
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*shrugs* I dunna....I asked on Twitter, have yet to hear back. I'll give you the horse's mouth story when I do...if I do.
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03-01-2011, 09:58 AM | #7 | |
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From a Rob Paulsen interview posted on the late, great NinjaTurtlesNetwork.com:
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03-01-2011, 10:00 AM | #8 |
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Ahhh....So I was right! My Paulsen fan-ness remains intact.
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03-03-2011, 05:03 AM | #9 |
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So that's why. Well, at least he was replaced by someone decent sounding. Hal Rayle was just awful sounding. He sounded like he was trying too hard to be Rob's Raphael and failing miserably. You know, he sounded like he was doing a bad Groucho Marx impression to me. ^^;
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03-03-2011, 06:05 AM | #10 |
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I liked Hal Rayle way better than Michael Gough. He was just boring. 'Course, I was always partial to Groucho impressions. *goes to find some Glassic pickles to munch on*
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10-19-2022, 12:54 AM | #11 |
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I must watch the Red Sky eps again, I always thought Paulson still did those? But I have heard that he was replaced during those vacation episodes. I'll see those episodes someday.
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10-19-2022, 01:03 AM | #13 |
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That bad huh?
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Pure Dogsh*t.
I don't love the show like I did at 7. I admit a lot of it is bad, objectively. I think it's dumb when people try and claim that it wasn't; they're speaking from nostalgia, not sound reason. BUT. It has charm. It can be fun to watch one or two episodes of at a time. I disagree with people who say the show has no redeeming value at all. But those European Vacation episodes are just the sh*ts. Legit, I can't do a full marathon of the show BECAUSE of those episodes. Like yeah, the whole entire show is a mixed bag and incredibly inconsistent. But that set of episodes was physically painful to endure and I just don't think I have it in me to even try again. You have to LOVE that f*cking show more than Jews love Chinese food to get through the European Vacation episodes. I mean, do what you feel you must but for f*ck's sake call me before you snap and do something regrettable. I can already see the Obituary. "Whateverthef*ckhisnameis passed away this weekend. As with so many others before him, tragically, those European Vacation episodes of Ninja Turtles were simply too much to overcome. In lieu of flowers, please send a donation in his name to the Watch Literally Anything Else Foundation."
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10-19-2022, 08:48 AM | #16 |
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Ron Paulsen only isn't in Season 10. He was in all of Seasons 8-9
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10-19-2022, 09:18 AM | #17 |
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So he wasn't in the final season? Now I really gotta rewatch those.
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10-19-2022, 02:53 PM | #19 |
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I made a thread about this not much later though specifically about the European Vacation episode recordings.
https://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sh...ad.php?t=39223 One thing I don't understand is why they all had to record together. With technology even then actors I thought could record their lines separately. Obliviously it was done with Sam Riegel in the 2005 when he moved to the east coast and recorded his lines separately. Even if a decade and a half later I am sure it could have been accommodated. I have read that Rob Paulsen was not happy that their pay was cut for the final season so he mutually walked away as he was already in the prime of his recording career by then. Come to think of it even Voice Lessons did not include the departure after season 9 nor his absence from the European Vacation episodes. I think we concluded he was overbooked with voice gigs and could not make it when it was recorded. Hats off to Townsend and Cam for their perfect attendance! So, was TMNT(1987) the only cartoon that used sub actors( not replacements) during its production? It's the only one I am familiar with enough to know that did. I get on Saban for milking everything they can and penny pinching when Power Rangers was on top of the mountain, well this is an example that TMNT at least Fred Wolf Productions was not too different.
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10-19-2022, 07:07 PM | #20 |
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I actually just got done watching the Europe episodes recently. I think the guy who voiced Raph in those episodes actually sounded closer than the guy who voiced him in the final season.
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