The Gang of Five
The Land Before Time => General Land Before Time => Topic started by: PWO Kristy on February 16, 2005, 08:34:58 PM
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Hello,
Did Jeff Bennett do the voice of both Petrie and Spike? Or was Rob Paulsen there?
Thank you very much!
Regards,
Kristy!
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I'm pretty sure Paulsen was Spike, but I'd wait for someone that actually has the film to verify that. :) The only one I think that Spike didn't have a credit was LBT 5...but a lot of new voices were added there so maybe it was overlooked. :unsure:
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No! It's true! Jeff Bennett DID do Spike's voice in LBT 6! It's the only time he has voiced Spike and Petrie. Dunno why Rob Paulsen didn't do Spike's voice as normal in #6. Maybe he was unavailable or something. 2 very talented voice actors though! :)
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Rob Paulsen I believe was busy with another project at the time, so Bennett filled in.
Nick
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Oooh, okay. Thanks, guys.
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I have another question. And I thought I'd ask in the topic that I already made. Cera is called a Three-horn, Littlefoot's called a Longneck, and Spike's a Spike-tail. What are Ducky and Petrie? Duck-bills, right? What about Petrie? Are they just called Flyers?
Thank you very much, guys!
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erm...there's a bit of a mix really. In #1 Ducky's a "Big Mouth" and from #2 onwards she's a swimmer. But strangely, in #5, the saurolophus breeds of dino are addressed as "Duckbills". Grandpa Longneck called the carcass a Duckbill and Mr. Threehorn promptly adds "Everyone knows how stupid Duckbills are!" I'd personally go with Swimmer as this has been used mostly but others may disagree. As for Petrie...he's a plain ol' flyer! :^.^:
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Littlefoot's right. Duckbills for Ducky and Flyers for Petrie.
Nick
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Well I found out that Littlefoot's mother before Ducky said she was a Big Mouth on the first LBT said Swimmer. I had to double check and Littlefoot's mother does say the first name of the kind of Ducky is. Swimmer.
-Threehorn
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I think that "swimmer" is more of a general term describing all the dinosaur kinds who were closely linked to the wather (e.g. Anatosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Hadrosaurus, Edmontosaurus, Saurolophus, Edmontosaurus etc. etc.) and perhaps even sea-creatures like Mo. Same as "flyer" refers to all kinds of flyers no matter their species.
Bigmouth I think is the term describing Ducky's kind and ONLY Ducky's kind. A third term to be found in LBT 5 would be duckbill. This I suppose refers to all the swimmers who sport a duck like bill, which means most, but not all of them.
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Hmm, not sure if it really counts, but I do remember Hyp referring to Ducky's kind as "Duck-feet". I think that's the only time it ever pops up, and is probably more of a joke by teenager than an actual name.
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Hyp calls Ducky "Duck-feet" in the 2nd song of LBT 3 "When you're big". Can't really see a why Hyp would call Ducky that except to tie in with the musical rhythm. That's the only reason I can think of... :unsure:
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Perhaps so, but actually duck-bill or bigmouth would have worked out just as well in the song. Maybe he was making fun of Ducky having large (duck) feet?
The main reason for me to think that this may have been his intention are a few LBT audio plays which were issued in Germany which tell some nice LBT stories that got nothing to do with the plots of the movies. In two of those stories Ducky is being teased for having big feet. It sure is a rather weak basis to found the assumption on though.
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Hmm... in the portuguese version of LBT I'm quite certain Littlefoot's mom says "swimmers" to Littleffot when she is explaining why each type of dinosaur only did stuff with their own. But when Littlefoot finds Ducky she tells him she's a Big Mouth, I don't know if the translation is correct, but I guess we should stick with original and since Ducky calls herself a Big Mouth in LBT 1 then her kind should be called Big Mouth's for respect to the original movie :unsure:
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As for Petrie...he's a plain ol' flyer!
He sure is! :)
But about Jeff Bennett apparently voicing Spike...I think it was a credits error. The fact that Bennet is credited twice individually makes me think it was a mistake. I know Bennet is a talented voice actor so it's not entirely impossible...but until we get any official comfirmation, who knows?
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No! It's true! Jeff Bennett DID do Spike's voice in LBT 6! It's the only time he has voiced Spike and Petrie. Dunno why Rob Paulsen didn't do Spike's voice as normal in #6. Maybe he was unavailable or something. 2 very talented voice actors though!
But is this true? I know Jeff Bennet is a master of voices, but I never would have guessed he voiced Spike in this film, anymore then I would have in 7 or any other film. Except 4, in which I think he did sound different then usual when he said Ducky's name. But I can't actually remember since I haven't seen 4 in almost 10 years; I just read something abut him sounding like the aflac duck :lol
But 6 was Spike's doom movie . :( The 1st half is like a ticking time bomb for him and Ducky. There's a lot leading up to it i his case: he has to cross a chasm and is scared to death to do so, nearly gets impaled by a tooth from Saurus rock, gets his tail caught in the log, and it all leades up to, as we hear...well, a horrble injury that happened offscreen that I can't pretend didn't happen, and don't think I can't not blow out of proportion
Rob Paulsen I believe was busy with another project at the time, so Bennett filled in.
Nick
Source?
Oh, and I found this:
http://landbeforetime.wikia.com/wiki/Bad_Luck (http://landbeforetime.wikia.com/wiki/Bad_Luck)
Rob Paulsen is credited here...
Also, when I asked about this someone said it was likely a credits error. Well, I'm very curious.
UPDATE: someone apparently changed the page so Jeff Bennet is now credited twice. I wonder if the fact that this seemed to come mere hours after I made this comment was a coincedence or not... :wow
Well, until someone provides an official source I'm just gonna have to assume it wasn't Rob Paulsen. So if I watch 6 in the future and I notice something's off about Spike's voice...well, I'll know what's up with that.
And by the way, who the heck voiced Spike in movie 1? :huh:
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And there was something about Spike in 6 that was off...he had brown eyes instead of purple during the part where he's crossing the chasm...but that has nothing to do w/ voice actors :huh:
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Why can't Jeff Bennett voice Spike? It's not unusual for voice actors to take on the role of more than one character. Slightly off topic, but look at someone like Seth MacFarland. He voices loads of characters from Family Guy including 3 of the main ones (Stewie, Brian and Peter). What makes you think that Jeff Bennett being credited as Spike would be a mistake? Dunno if anyone else hears it but I think Spike sounds slightly different in 6 compared to his other features. Anyway, the line up is as follows: Frank Welker voiced him from 2-4, Jeff Bennett in 6 and the Rob Paulsen in 5 and then from 7-13. Rob Paulsen isn't featured anywhere in 6, even uncredited. If multiple sources have Jeff Bennett tagged and the movie itself says so, then why would you think otherwise? I think it would be a glaring fault to get voice actors mixed up. A letter or two as a typo maybe but an entire name and casting role? Highly unlikely.
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Dunno if anyone else hears it but I think Spike sounds slightly different in 6 compared to his other features
How so? He sounded exactly the same to me. What was different? :huh:
And where did you read that Frank Welker voiced him in 2-4? And...who voiced him in 1?
We don't have an official source saying Paulsen didn't voice Spike, do we?
Rob Paulsen I believe was busy with another project at the time, so Bennett filled in.
Nick
Again, where is your source for this?
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Hopefully someone is gonna respond
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OK mis-info'ed on my part there. Frank Welker only voiced Tickles in #4. Thought he voiced Spike for some reason. Never mind!
Anyway, Jeff Bennett is credited as Spike in #6. Check it out:
Casting Credits for LBT 6 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167247/)
If Jeff Bennett is credited for taking the role of Spike, why would you need something saying that Rob Paulsen didn't voice Spike? It comes to the same conclusion just taking the back door rather than the front. That's like having to prove that Rob Paulsen didn't appear as the Terminator. He didn't because someone else did.
Spike doesn't really make much vocals in #1 so whoever offered those few grunts, giggles and squeals he does make (which are few and far between) clearly the option was taken not to credit them.
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Dunno if anyone else hears it but I think Spike sounds slightly different in 6 compared to his other features
When and how?
And you're right about 1, usually he makes his grunts and giggles throughout the film but his role in 1 was "early installment weirdness", I guess.
And why, if he voices Spike in every single other film, would Paulsen suddenly be replaced by Bennet, only to return for 7?
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Your guess is as good as mine. Could be any number of reasons. Timetable clashes? On holiday? Working on something else at the time? Don't forget that Rob Paulsen gets around when it comes to voiceovers. Both movies and animations. I doubt there was anything personal about him not voicing Spike in #6 but the fact remains he didn't for whatever reason. The only way you'd get a straight answer would be to ask the guy yourself.
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Well Nick had said this:
Rob Paulsen I believe was busy with another project at the time, so Bennett filled in.
Nick
But he hasn't provided a source... :huh:
Dunno if anyone else hears it but I think Spike sounds slightly different in 6 compared to his other features
Again, when and how? :huh:
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On the wiki, an editor named Frosted Apple wrote me this:
(The credits are all we have to base this on though. It could very well be a typo, but there is no proof. For all we know, Paulsen could have been busy that year, and had Bennett fill in for him.)
Huh? How can the credits be the only thing we have to base this on?
OK...I'm gonna go see what Rob Paulsen had going on in 1998 that may have been more important...(goes off to check wikipedia)
(Returns from checking wikipedia)
I found this:
He has also appeared at animation industry-related events such as the World Animation Celebration in 1998,
But that's not much proof. It also says this on the page:
but Spike was played anonymously in the original The Land Before Time.
I'm still bugged by this! :confused
I also looked on IMDB...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667326/ (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667326/)
Admitedly he was involved in 2 disney direct-to-videos that came out that year, though neither came out around the time LBT 6 did.
This is something we should definitely investigate on!
Oh, on another topic did any of you watch Nostalgia Chick's review of her top 10 worst disney direct-to-videos? Here, I'll post a link for those who haven't.
http://www.criticswatch.com/reviews/nostal...-disney-sequels (http://www.criticswatch.com/reviews/nostalgia-chick-top-ten-worst-disney-sequels)
She does a great job, huh? :smile
Keep up the good work, Lindsey!
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So was Bennet Spike or not? And if so, why? And Littlefoot 1616, you haven't answrered this:
Dunno if anyone else hears it but I think Spike sounds slightly different in 6 compared to his other features
When, and how? The only time I thought he sounded different was in 4. If there was a film where Spike had a diferent voice actor, I would think it would be 4.