Now Voices on The Simpsons

 

   Some people believe change is good. Some...like me, it takes time for accept the change. When it comes to voice actors...not everyone will survive. 

   In this case.... some recent voice changes have happened on the Simpsons, from black voice actors voicing black characters, to recent voice changes due to death or retiring.

  

  After Pamela Hayden left the Simpsons, a few voice actors took over for the roles for Jimbo, Milhouse, Rod and a few other characters she had voiced.

    Mo Collins, who was known on Mad TV, took over for Jimbo. When I heard her voice, it sounded as if she was trying her best, so I don't want to hate on this one. Kelly McClooud voices Milhouse. I don't know who she is.

   Harry Shearer wasn't happy leaving the voice of Dr. Hibbert, but I guess some people wanted a black actor voicing a black character. It's happening in almost every cartoon now. 

   Kevin Michael Richardson, who I have respected and is considered a great voice actor, now voices Dr. Hibbert. Yeah, it sounds different, but it's ok. Not great like Harry Shearer was, but I think he has a slight edge over Harry in certain ways Dr. Hibbert is talking. The laugh...I'll have to get used to.

   Jay Pharoah, who I have loved on SNL now voices a character who resembles Mike Tyson named Drederick Tatum. Hank Azaria voiced him in earlier seasons, but recently, his voice was changed. Do I like it? It's...fine, some getting used to.

    Drederick Tatum is considered a minor role, so Jay Pharoah isn't in it much.... but he does a great Kanye West impression. Actually, he does a lot of great impressions.

   Around the same time Dr. Hibbert's voice was changed, so was his wife. I forget who voiced her in the earlier seasons, but now Dawnn Lewis voices her as well as Janey and a few other characters.

  She had been around before the change voicing other characters. I don't know her that well, but she's pretty good at voicing characters on the show.

 

   Recently, there has been one huge change that got people divided on this. Apu's new voice. Hank Azaria, who did an amazing job, decided to retire voicing Apu, but not the other characters (except for Lou) Someone wrote something about Apu that got people upset.

     They retired the character for eight years until one Halloween episode. Apu was now voiced by Sunil Mahotra. A newcomer to the Simpsons voice acting cast. How did I think he did? He was pretty good. Yes, it will take some getting used to...but I'm going to give him a chance. And people Hank Azaria is still voicing other characters. He wanted to retire voicing Apu feeling that voicing him was offensive.

 

   After Marcia Wallace's death, Mrs. Krapple died as well. Bart had a few other teachers take over. Now....there is a permeate teacher voiced by Kerry Washington.

    Her name is Ms. Peyton. She is only seen and heard in a few episodes. I like Kerry Washington. She is also another newcomer to The Simpsons family.

   Marice LaMarche, who is known for voicing Brain in Animaniacs, has also guest voiced in The Simpsons episodes. Once voicing Orson Welles in a Treehouse of Horror episode. He even voiced a character similar to the villain in No Country for Old Men and even some Futurama characters during the crossover.

    He'll be around to voice future characters since The Simpsons are still going on. 

  This is a sad one, but in a recent episode coming out Sunday, we will hear the late Eric Bauza voice two characters.

   Eric Bauza was known for voicing Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweedy Bird and many more Warner brother characters. RIP. He died too young.

   One more voice change I want to talk about. Eric Lopez now voices Bumblebee Man. He was voiced by Hank Azria. What do I think of him? Well...he's fine. Not as great as the other voice actors are. 

   But his Bumblebee Man voice is better than the Dr. Nick voice which he did when Apu came back. Wow...and people thought Apu's voice was bad. Eric Lopez is a good voice actor, but I don't' him that well.

    The Simpsons have a lot of changes. The original voice actors for the Simpson family are still there, although Julia Kavner's voice is getting weak with age.

   People say it should have ended a long time ago so it wouldn't have gone 'WOKE'; in my opinion.... I'm hit and miss with the new episodes. Till then, enjoy the new changes. They aren't all bad.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN- POEM

 

It's that time of the year

spooky,

scary,

skeleton year

a year where the days get shorter,

and the nights,

become longer

People dress up,

some get scared,

some get candy,

some frighten others,

where trick or treating,

is the night of Halloween

becomes real

Years changes traditions,

once going door to door,

becomes a back or a car,

a safer alternative

then getting treats at a house

Where getting scared,

becomes a tradition,

this time of year,

with a movie,

or a haunted hayride

Don't be scared,

it won't hurt you one bit,

fear is worth it,

on the nights of leading to Halloween

All you need,

is to scream,

The night before,

kids cause mischief,

it could land them,

in big trouble,

or they might,

disappear

Whatever you do,

don't be afraid,

because,

what comes after this,

might frighten us all...

the Holiday seasons...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Charlie's Angels movies- Twenty years apart

 

    I've seen both Charle's Angels movies and I wanna talk about them. First off, there is a history of these movies that came from a TV show. I've talked about the history of not only the two movies and how I felt about them...but here's a better description of it.

    Charlie's Angels was a seventies tv show that starred the late Farrah Fawcett, it also starred Jacklyn Smith as well as a few other actors. Charlie was played by John Forsyth and David Doyle portrayed Bosley. 

   All I remember is the Farrah Fawcett poster almost every male had in their bedrooms including my uncle. I want to talk about the movies.

    

   Drew Barrymore produced this movie starring her, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu. This movie was...egh. Not great, but not horrible either. It was pretty much sexualized perfection for people that want to see women change costumes constantly.

  The story was about three girls who worked with Charlie and Bosley (played by Bill Murray). Their assignment was to save a scientist that had been captured. Turns out...he was the bad guy or something like that I don't know.

    Sam Rockwell portrayed the so-called evil genius scientist that wants to kill Charlie for revenge. He falls for Drew's character, almost kills her, captures Bosley and flies a plane into Charlie's home, but gets killed before doing so. 

    It was ok, but that one of the first movies I remember Sam Rockwell in, before he would go on to do better movies.

  There was some bad blood between Bill Murray and Lucy Liu. Bill would always insult Lucy and think of her as a nobody. Thankfully, Drew, Cameron and a few other people that worked on the film thought that Bill was being rude and mistreating her on purpose.

    He was replaced by the late Bernie Mac in the sequel which I never saw.

    The recent movie, starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Elizabeth Banks were...passable, but not great. It came out in 2019, but since the COVID incident, it wasn't mostly seen by many people until later after the pandemic.

    I got a chance to see it and thought...it had a different style to it.

   Naomi Scott plays a character named Elana who is a scientist that is involved with the angels, named Sabrina and Jade. There are more than one Bosleys in the story. Elizabeth Banks was one of them. Patrick Stewart was a Bosley that was set to retire, but becomes the villain later.

   One of the employers that Elana works for is considered shady. She finds out the dark truth about their product called 'Calisto' which is a robot that is programed to kill people or something.... I don't remember.

    She ends up in danger after becoming a pariah in her work, ending up having someone she likes dead and going into hiding.

    She's found and Bosley reveals that he is the one involved, thinking that Elizabeth's character was the traitor. Patrick Stewart is pretty good at being evil. Eventually, the other angels go to save her at a party where they would find not only Bosley, but a few other people they were fighting with before.

    They did something interesting with one character. In the original 2000, there was a silent assassin portrayed by Crispin Glover. They had another assassin that never talked as well.

 

  At the end of the movie, Jacklyn Smith had a cameo welcoming Elana to the Charlie's Angel's group. She also meets other women that work with the Charlie's Angels. Training her to become a new Angel.

   I read that it wasn't as strong as the 2000 one, but I thought it was pretty good. There's a new Charlie, which is really Jacklyn Smith with a voice translator.

  

   I think both movies are ok. I prefer the 2019/2020 version over the 2000 version. Love Drew Barrymore, but I just feel that Charlie's Angels movie wasn't that great, and the sequel... I never saw so I can't say anything negative about that. But... both movies are ok. Just wanted to get my point of view out.

Interesting Food Combinations

 

    Some people combine certain foods. Some good...some, I would never try. When did these food combo trends start? Why start some when people might not like them? Some I would love to talk about since I've tried them before and they are good. Some I even swear by. Here are a few that seem.... interesting. 

    You've heard of PB and J. This is PB and M.... Peanut butter and Mayo sandwich. I don't know how I feel about this one. I sparingly use mayonnaise, and mixing it with peanut butter? Yuck. I mean...peanut butter and Marshmallow's ok. But using mayonnaise? To each its own. I wouldn't try it though

   I don't drink soda, so I wouldn't do this one. Some people think that combining Coca Cola with milk. I guess it can be creamy but I'm not gonna try it. Some people swear by it. Others would put boiled peanuts in their coca cola. I think that's a Southern thing when it comes to combining salt and carbonated soda.

   This is one combination that I have tried and loved but haven't tried in a while. It's putting salty with sweet. Dipping salty French fries. I used to do it a Wendy's when I ordered a chocolate frosty. They are good, but do it fast since the Frosty does melt quick.

    I love pizza, but some people like to dip their slice into ranch dressing. I never was a fan of ranch dressing. People love to dip their pizza into it. I guess it cools it down, but the taste of it....is it worth it? I don't think so. I usually just eat the pizza the way it is.

   Chocolate sauce on vanilla ice cream.... yes. But Balsamic Vinegar?  I don't know how I feel about that. Some people swear by it. I don't know who they are, but they have strange taste buds if they love putting that on their vanilla ice cream. 

   This is not a pizza pie. This is an apple pie melted with cheddar cheese. I guess some people love the taste of cheese on an apple pie. Never was a fan of pies, except for chocolate cream. This is strange combination, but some people love it. My mom being one of them.

 

   Ok, this food combo is disgusting. Who in god's name would think pouring orange juice on their cereal is normal. It's probably the same people who put balsamic vinegar on their vanilla ice cream. I don't eat cereal and why in god's name would I want orange juice poured on it?

  First, it's Balsamic Vinegar, now.... hot Cheetos? Ok, I'm confused. Maybe it's best I stick to plain chocolate. Some people love heat and cold. I guess...I'm not one of them as I like to enjoy a normal ice cream come. No sprinkles no nouts.....no Hot Cheetos.

  People love combining sweetness and savory when it comes to pizza. This one I can get behind. Homey and pizza. On the pizza.... I don't know, but some people love to dunk the pizza crust in honey. It's a popularity in Denver with one of their pizzerias doing it. I guess it's ok. Maybe one day I'll try it.

   Salty and sweet yet again. This time with Cheez its and Nutella. I like Cheez its, but I do not like Nutella. I guess it's the same thing with the Frosty and French fry. Combining chocolate and a cheese cracker is a combination a lot of people loved.

 

   Then, for the final combo I wanna talk about.... Oreos and Orange Juice. This is one combination that I love all the time. That's why I buy a small orange juice and dip... I guess mini-Oreos into them. I still do today and I love the combo. Milk is ok, but I only drink chocolate milk and I only have that mostly for breakfast. This...is one combo that you should try. Orange and chocolate are a great combo.

 

   It's strange how these food combinations start. Some good, like the Oreos and Orange Juice and some terrible. I don't know why, but some people will do strange things to make food taste better, but there are limits to what to put on certain foods. Enjoy it while you can. I do suggest the Oreos and orange juice.

What happens at the end of Matilda

 

    When I was elven years old, over 30 years ago, there was a movie based on a Roald Dhal book called "Matilda". It was about a young girl with an amazing gift. 

      What was it? Well....first off, the book is very different from the movie I'm about to tell you. But this movie was very good, and starred a young Mara Wilson as Matilda

    The sad truth about this movie is what happened behind the scenes. Mara Wilson lost her mom to aggressive breast cancer by the time the movie was finished. 

    Danny DeVito, who was the man behind the making of the movie as well as playing Mr. Wormword and directing the movie, showed Mara's mother an early screening right before she died.

 

  Matilda doesn't fit in with her family. Loving books while they watch TV. Not knowing how special she is. Nobody, except for one person, knows of her powers.

    Her teacher Miss Honey, who also has a sad backstory. She is related to the evil Miss Trunchbull and believes her father was murdered.

   What happens near the end of the movie? Well...first off, Matilda makes friends with certain kids fast as she can't connect with her family. Even her older brother would make fun of her.

    She decides to get her revenge on everyone that wronged her.  First....with Miss Trunchbull who had frightened almost every student in Chrunchum Elementary. She learns about Miss Honey's past as well finding her father's home.

   Matilda finds a way to frighten Miss Trunchbull since she learned she was superstitious. She uses her powers to frighten her and rescue a doll that was Miss Honey's favorite.

   At school the next day...she decides to use her powers and scare Miss Trunchbull into leaving the school forever.

   Finally getting her just desserts.... she escapes the school and isn't seen again.

   She becomes friends with Miss Honey; however, her parents pick her up and say that they're moving to Guam. However,...it's a ruse that neither Mr. nor Mrs. Wormwood know as Mr. Wormword is guilty of selling illegal car parts.

   Thinking they were going to Guam, in reality, both parents were going to be placed under arrest, and Mikey would be sent to an Orphanage. Thankfully....Miss Honey adopts her.

     It ends happily for both Matilda and Miss Honey as she became the new principal of the school since Minch Trunchbull left.

    Matilda rarely used her powers, unless she was lazy to get a book from the bookshelf which is how the movie ended.

   A couple of years ago, before Covid hit, they had a reunion with every cast member, including the children who are all adults. They even talked about how amazing the movie was and did a funny skit involving one of the kids, who lost a ton of weight, to do the cake scene.

    Thankfully it was a small chocolate cupcake and it was funny. 

   Now...thirty years later, this movie is still worth seeing. Mara Wilson went into writing after leaving acting. There might be a 30-year reunion in the near future. And that's how Matilda ended.