Astro voice actor here

[jeffbert]

Thanks, that answers my question about Lilly's voice actress.

However, I still cannot find any data about the Frankenstein episode.

Take your time, though; I prefer quality to quantity or promptness. irate:

[jayrath]

"Frankenstein"

I did this before, but it seems to have been lost. I'm sorry. Try watching 25 and 1/2 hours of DVD in a few days, rewinding frequently, typing as you go, thinking back many years, trying to check your spelling, and still do your day job -- and you will make mistakes, too.

But it's important that a record be made of what we did. We have all been invisible to you until now.

So . . . here we go. "Frankenstein." Another extremely early show. I remember the first episodes and last episodes the best; I think because the first ones were so exciting to me, and later because as we shut down production I knew a special family would soon disperse. Doing this series was so hard, like fighting a war, and we were bonded. I wanted to remember this time in my life. I was so proud, and I thought it would never end. But then it did.

Dave is my sidekick here -- Rich did him in every other show; an unusual slip-up in our otherwise regular casting. I am Skunk. Bad voice work from me, because Del, our director, wanted me to sound "hooty." I never knew what he meant then, and I still do not know now. We went back and forth over it, and I never pleased him. All I knew is that it made the characterization change from show to show, and that was bad, and I have always been embarrassed by it. Later, I got my way -- pure Skunk is full, deep, and throaty. This sounds lisping.

But children here still ask me to do the Skunk laugh -- really!

You hear the quaver in my voice? That is what I picked up from Harold Peary, a great radio 1930s actor I have mentioned above many times. I tried to be friends with him, but he was shy.

Brian is not so good as Elefun -- he had not yet arrived at the full characterization. As I have stated before, he is probably the finest actor I have ever known; this just was such an early show.

HAHAHAH! I remember completely doing these lines as I see the monster the first time!

YAY! Pointy Livian! Undressed yet again. Can someone buy her a sweathirt? Let's start a Livian clothing collection fund.

The "diamonds" alarmist is Dave. All regular cast are the same (Gumshoe, McLaw, Theodore, Alvin). Announcer is Del Lewis, our director.

Robot chef is Kahlei. She is also the big, bald moustached boss who fires everyone.

Ha! Rich as Alvin beats up on Astro's dad. Paul voices dad here. Another odd slip-up! Rich was always dad otherwise. This show is all over the map.

I am the butler. Alvin's dad is Rich. Rich is the car driver in the wreck.

[jayrath]

Does that answer everything? Do you need "Astro's First Love" yet?

[jeffbert]

Thanks; that completes my thirst for knowledge until I actually watch the episodes.

[Astro Forever]

Does that answer everything? Do you need "Astro's First Love" yet?

I'd read with interest.

I thought you were on vacation or something. I just couldn't believe how fast you went through all the episodes! Thanks!

After having watched them again, which one is your favorite? Are there any you had forgotten but liked anyway this time?

But damn! You better all complain and get me voice work in the new movie!

I'd really love it if you worked on it. It's too bad you weren't in the 2003 series.

[jayrath]

Well -- and I haven't seen it since I did it, so I don't know -- my favorite is the lost pilot. I enjoyed being Skunk the best, and he had a huge and important role in that episode. I wish I had had it dubbed down years ago. I just got a few clips from the whole series as work samples when we were all done; they total perhaps five minutes.

As for my surprise favorite in watching the DVDs, I think it is "Urane Falls in Love." I think it is a happy coincidence of the best writing, the best message, and my best acting in the show.

Let me know what else I can do for you?

[mikedemark]

I recall one episode that we recorded that had a scene, or multiple scenes , aboard a train. Our producer, Carl Battaglia was not at the session for some reason, and so we played a little joke on him. At one point, the conductor was announcing stops on the train's PA system, and we changed the name of one of the towns to Battaglia, but with the accent on the third syllable, instead of the second, as in Carl's name. So, the conductor said, "Next stop, Bat-ta-GLEE-a." We were very amused with ourselves.

Do you remember that, Jay?

[jayrath]

Hi, Mike. I didn't recall that until you mentioned it! I think that's the episode where I do the Ed Wynn impersonation. The fans can check. But there are lots of episodes with our own names in them. We did like those little tricks.

[DrFrag]

Haha, I always though it said Montaglia! It was in Astro's First Love.

"Next stop, Battaglia. All passengers getting off at Battaglia must go through a security check."

[AstroBoyGF]

where is the recording being done?