http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/arts/television/17fernandez.html
Peter Fernandez, who provided the rat-a-tat voice of Speed Racer when that animated Japanese television series came to the United States — and who wrote the American lyrics for the show’s theme song — died Thursday at his home in Pomona, N.Y. He was 83.
Fans relished Mr. Fernandez’s rapid-fire delivery. “A lot of syllables were used in Japanese, and to match the mouth flaps, he filled in the English dialogue with as many words as were needed.”
ohmanthat'ssosadIusedtowatchthatshowallthetimeasakid
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7/20/10 3:17 p.m.
wowspeednowwhatarewegoingtodowho'sgoingtodrivethemach5inthebigracetomorrowhaha?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdA0tasZVqI
i am going to race you fast hahaha
It turns out they have complete episodes of the original show on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mach5media#p/u
All hail the Mammoth Car!
Weird thing..I actually prefer the "old school" rapid-fire dub to the "Maybe we should at.........tack the en.......emy" pauses in modern ones. RIP, Mr. Fernandez.
It doesn't get noted very much, but he was actually in pretty much every facet of the production process in the animation industry over the years, except actually drawing.
I had the pleasure of meeting this guy, a real class act. He lived long enough to see all of the kids now going to conventions, and the movie re-make (which he was in.)
There's not too many figures that can be traced back like this guy as being at least partly responsible for import of Japanese culture, from animation to cars, that would become what it is today.
...and Abe Vigoda is still alive.
racerfink wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdA0tasZVqI
"Dexter's Laboratory" Speed Racer parody:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x687m6_cartoon-network-dexters-lab-speed-r_fun
This makes me very sad. Speed was created the year I was born and I have been a fan ever since.
friedgreencorrado wrote:
"Dexter's Laboratory" Speed Racer parody:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x687m6_cartoon-network-dexters-lab-speed-r_fun
Haha I was thinking of linking to that but I thought it would be too hard to find!
My daughter and I love watching this little Speed Racer / Scooby Doo cross marketing thing the Cartoon Network put out a while back:
"Dogs should not drive"
