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Frank Welker voiced our childhood

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Frank Welker voiced our childhood
Transformers: Megatron, Soundwave Real Ghostbusters: Ray, Slimer Scooby Doo: Fred Muppet Babies: Kermit, Skeeter, Beaker Inspector Gadget: Dr. Claw, Brain, Mad Cat Aladdin: Cave of Wonders, Rajah the Tiger Ducktales: Bigtime Beagle, Baggy Beagle Gremlins/Gremlins 2: Stripe, Mohawk Ninja Turtles 2: Tokka, Rahzar

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Exact-Conclusion9301@reddit

Missing Optimus
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MegaRadCoolDad@reddit

That's Peter Cullen
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Exact-Conclusion9301@reddit

Oh shit you’re right never mind
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garygnu@reddit

Our generation's voice actor Rushmore: Frank Welker, Peter Cullen, Tress MacNeille, Jim Cummings.
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ryhoyarbie@reddit (OP)

Don’t forget Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche.
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SpaceLemur34@reddit

Rob is going to help Maurice carve his face on there tonight.
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kthejoker@reddit

As a Xennial I will not tolerate Muppet Baby Kermit erasure
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basiden@reddit

And Nibbler from Futurama, his animal and speaking voices. Basically if you have an animal making a noise, there's an extremely good chance it's FW. Man's a legend
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SpaceLemur34@reddit

More recently those animal roles are going to D. Bradley Baker
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EdwardRoivas@reddit

Nibbler is on soundwaves left shoulder.
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BrattyTwilis@reddit

Yeah, he also does Abu and Raja
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dewihafta@reddit

The man is a genius with animal voices. 
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jikt@reddit

Curious George and Totoro?
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SpaceLemur34@reddit

He did a LOT of animal sounds through the 80's and 90's.
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usernames_taken_grrl@reddit

He looks like Totoro
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Taupenbeige@reddit

The most famous grunts in Hollywood
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SpaceLemur34@reddit

I recently saw a video of Frank Welker and Peter Cullen and they were asked to do Optimus Prime and Megatron, but to do the one the other originally voiced. The other interesting thing about that video was that it from a convention the weekend before COVID lockdowns started.
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BBWDLLUVER@reddit

Dr. Claw
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originalbrowncoat@reddit

Jesus dude I thought he died!
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FoofaFighters@reddit

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big_ringer@reddit

He turned 80 this week.
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myrddin013@reddit

I was sonfriggin worried! I oughta smack ya!
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NGSHogs@reddit

For real. You can't be posting stuff like this out of context.
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Zeqhanis@reddit

Too many people have died recently. It startled me too. Present perfect tense: "Frank Welker has voiced our childhood." is what would have been an appropriate title.
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TenBear@reddit

Our? Mel Blanc voiced mine
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BlindGuy68@reddit

i always wondered who was the Schmoo
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thunderlips36@reddit

He was in the G I Joe movie too. Hell, bro was in Caddyshack 2
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Sandkat@reddit

Motherfucking Jabberjaw! 🦈
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ironic-hat@reddit

Him and Jim Cummings were in EVERYTHING.
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cityshepherd@reddit

Santos L Halper??
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tommytraddles@reddit

I mean, somebody had to do the noises for when he was having sex with She's the Fastest.
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Cheezslap@reddit

Last I checked, his IMDB listed like 620 credits. What category is there beyond "Absolute Prolific Fucking Legend"?
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Lord-Curriculum@reddit

Just to be seriously clear... He has two types of Megatron voices. The Gen 1 raspy version, and the deeper one that Hugo Weaving uses in the Michael Bay movies.
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-Benpachi-@reddit

Not my Garfield...that was Lorenzo Music.
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TheLastStarMaker@reddit

Also Real Ghostbusters: The Boogeyman
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WolvesandTigers45@reddit

And I’m scared without a stable of cartoons for voice actors, the profession might die out
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big_ringer@reddit

"Basically, if you haven't seen a cartoon with Frank Welker in it, then that's because you've never seen a cartoon in your entire life." -His entry in the Transformers Wiki
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maggie320@reddit

Why do they show Garfield though? That was Lorenzo Music unless I missed a Frank Welker Garfield.
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ryhoyarbie@reddit (OP)

He was the voice of a couple of side characters on that show including: Bo Sheep, Booker, and Sheldon.
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maggie320@reddit

Ohh, ok now that you say that I do remember seeing his name for US Acres/Orson’s Farm.
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BrattyTwilis@reddit

He did Garfield in the CGI series
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dewihafta@reddit

When i was little, i had a crush on both Fred from Scooby doo and Hefty Smurf. They were my very first ones, when i was three and four years old. Only a few years ago did I find out why: Welker voiced them both! It explains so much. Ive been in love with this man’s voice for most of my life!
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ollie81578@reddit

I’d say Danny Dark
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moe_saint_cool@reddit

Frank Welker superior, Soundwave inferior
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wetfloor666@reddit

Small list. This guy has voiced a character in almost every mainstream cartoon series or movie made in the last 40+years. Whether it is a monsters growl or full on characters. He is in everything.
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probablyatargaryen@reddit

Straight up. I think of an animation and I’m like, which character did Welker voice? Same for Tudyk in animated movies for last 15 years
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itadapeezas@reddit

I don’t believe it! I mean, I do, but wow! That’s so many characters!
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IAteAnotherVegan@reddit

Spike, Tyke, and Droopy!
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OppositeRun6503@reddit

Who doesn't remember a classic tom and Jerry episode featuring spike and tyke?
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SubMikeD@reddit

Also the name is my high school vice principal lol
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