Thurl Ravenscroft, Rest In Peace.
The voice of Tony the Tiger died on Sunday (I know, I'm a little late. meh). I never heard his name before, and neither did most people reading this, I'm sure. I also never knew that the same voice that pitched breakfast cereal to me throughout my youth was the same voice that sang, "You're a mean one, Mister Grinch..."
A moment of silence please...
I started to wonder what's going to happen to Tony in future commercials . I remember what happened to Kermit when Jim Henson died. The new voice was just a cheap knock-off, and I think a part of my childhood died when I first heard the bastardized speech of the muppet imposter. However, I guess you only need so many takes of, "They're Grrrreat!" before you've got enough material to work with. Perhaps they won't need a new Tony.
Though Tony was just an evil advertising creation seared into my brain as a child, it would disturb me too much to hear a replacement. What can I say, I watch too much TV, way too much (obviously).
posted by Skrambled Egghead Reborn @ 7:15 PM
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