How many people knew there was a Carlton the Doorman Cartoon?!?

[Brian Damage]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Your_Doorman

Carlton Your Doorman was an Emmy-award winning animated television special starring the (previously) unseen doorman Carlton from the sitcom Rhoda. As on Rhoda, Carlton's voice was provided by Lorenzo Music.

It was actually a pilot for a weekly series which never materialized. The show aired on CBS May 21, 1980 (right after the Chuck Jones special Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over).

It was revealed in this animated special that Carlton was a relatively young man, with shoulder-length blonde hair & mustache.

[catlover79]

I've heard that, but I never saw it. :( Of course, Lorenzo Music DID go on to achieve cartoon voiceover immortality later on in the decade:

[Brian Damage]

Yeah, he was also the voice of Bill Murray's character in the Ghostbusters cartoon.

[catlover79]

Yeah, he was also the voice of Bill Murray's character in the Ghostbusters cartoon.
You're right, I'd forgotten that!! How ironic that Bill Murray would voice Garfield in those (UNECESSARY) CGI flicks after Lorenzo Music passed on?

[Brian Damage]

You're right, I'd forgotten that!! How ironic that Bill Murray would voice Garfield in those (UNECESSARY) CGI flicks after Lorenzo Music passed on?

Very perceptive of you, I forgot about that.

[catlover79]

Very perceptive of you, I forgot about that.
Guess that makes us even. :lol:

[Brian Damage]

Guess that makes us even. :lol:

:lol:

[Zoneboy]

Lorenzo Music was also the voice of Larry the Crash Test Dummy, Jack Burns provided the voice for Vince.

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ncdiv/images/vinlar1.jpg

[Brian Damage]

Lorenzo Music was also the voice of Larry the Crash Test Dummy, Jack Burns provided the voice for Vince.

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ncdiv/images/vinlar1.jpg


Didn't that become a show too?

[Zoneboy]

Didn't that become a show too?

Yes, It was called The Incredible Crash Dummies

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445989/

[Brian Damage]

Yes, It was called The Incredible Crash Dummies

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445989/


Ah, I thought so, thanks for the info Charles! :wave:

[Zoneboy]

Ah, I thought so, thanks for the info Charles! :wave:

You're Welcome. :)

[catlover79]

I don't even remember that show. :eek: :lol:

[Brian Damage]

I don't even remember that show. :eek: :lol:


Certainly not one of the better ones out there. lol

[catlover79]

Certainly not one of the better ones out there. lol
Nope, it looks like it had a very short run - like the Garbage Pail Kids cartoon. :rofl:

[Brian Damage]

Nope, it looks like it had a very short run - like the Garbage Pail Kids cartoon. :rofl:


...or the Snorks!

[catlover79]

...or the Snorks!
Oh, man!!! :rofl: :brent

[TVFactFan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Your_Doorman

Carlton Your Doorman was an Emmy-award winning animated television special starring the (previously) unseen doorman Carlton from the sitcom Rhoda. As on Rhoda, Carlton's voice was provided by Lorenzo Music.

It was actually a pilot for a weekly series which never materialized. The show aired on CBS May 21, 1980 (right after the Chuck Jones special Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over).

It was revealed in this animated special that Carlton was a relatively young man, with shoulder-length blonde hair & mustache.


This is surprising-lol A cartoon based on a character that was never seen at all on a show that was cancelled 2 years before the premeire of the cartoon on CBS? HUH???-lol

[Schmoopie]

That's very cool! God, I haven't thought about Carlton the Doorman in YEARS! I didn't realize that he had done other voice overs AND the voice of Garfield! Thanks for the info!

Andrea

[catlover79]

That's very cool! God, I haven't thought about Carlton the Doorman in YEARS! I didn't realize that he had done other voice overs AND the voice of Garfield! Thanks for the info!

Andrea
Plus, Lorenzo Music and his wife co-wrote "Home to Emily", the theme song from the Bob Newhart Show. A man of many talents. :cool:

[JMFabiano524]

Yep...out of curiosity, I'd like to see it as a bonus if there ever is a Rhoda DVD (and really, they could come out with it NOW, as Season 4 of MTM was the end of Rhoda's stay there)

Also notable to me is that there's yet another rare MTM logo variation attached to this program. Which would be great to see in itself.

[OOliver]

I remember this show vaguely - I do remember watching it and knowing it was supposed to be a series after this special aired. WOW! Back in those days, we didn't have 1,000 channles of cable TV to choose from - just three networks, so I guess this was the "best bet" for the night and that's why I tuned in! I can't explain it any other way!

[JMFabiano524]

Yep...out of curiosity, I'd like to see it as a bonus if there ever is a Rhoda DVD (and really, they could come out with it NOW, as Season 4 of MTM was the end of Rhoda's stay there)

Also notable to me is that there's yet another rare MTM logo variation attached to this program. Which would be great to see in itself.

And now that the Rhoda DVDs are coming, let me repeat my want for the Carlton cartoon to be used as a bonus feature!

"Come on, say meow..." (Silence) "Damn cat..."

[catlover79]

And now that the Rhoda DVDs are coming, let me repeat my want for the Carlton cartoon to be used as a bonus feature!

"Come on, say meow..." (Silence) "Damn cat..."
:rofl: