Male Supporting Characters

[howilu]

Has anyone noticed that most of the male supporting characters other than Mr. slate and the Great Gazoo sound like Phil Silvers? Examples include a TV producer and a con artist.

[W.J. Griffin]

Has anyone noticed that most of the male supporting characters other than Mr. slate and the Great Gazoo sound like Phil Silvers? Examples include a TV producer and a con artist.

Well, that's not entirely true...Joe Rockhead sounds an awful lot like comedian Joe E. Brown, and a number of supporting characters also sounded like W.C. Fields, Jimmy Durante, James Cagney and Carey Grant, not to mention the supporting actors who REALLY were celebrities...Hal Smith, Howard MacNear and Howard Morris from "The Andy Griffith Show" and Frank Nelson from "The Jack Benny Show" and "I Love Lucy". And let's not forget that Alan Reed and Mel Blanc also did a number of supporting characters in addition to Fred and Barney, as did H-B standbys Daws Butler and Don Messick.

[howilu]

Since you mentioned Frank Nelson, I believe he was the voice of the confused caterer in the episode where he mixed up Pebbles' birthday party and a Water Buffalo Lodge party. He sent the Boulderettes to The Flintstones and he sent the clown to the lodge.