Maurice LaMarche is the "go to" guy in animation when it comes to Orson Welles impressions. He used the voice for The Brain on both Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain, and recently played a young Orson Welles in The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror XVII." Back in the '90s, LaMarche made a few appearances on The Critic, playing the older, rotund Orson Welles who was far removed from his younger and more vibrant days, reduced to doing TV commercials and voiceovers. Unfortunate yes, but this is comedy, and the rule here is that pain and misfortune are always funnier than happiness.
After the jump, enjoy a brief clip from The Critic featuring LaMarche as Welles. It's one of my favorite moments from the series. The "green peaness" line cracks me up every time.
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12-06-2006 @ 3:12PM
Jonathan Toomey said...
The one he did for 'Mrs. Pell's Fishsticks' is even funnier.
"Oh yes! Yes! They're even better raw!"
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12-08-2006 @ 4:56PM
Kevin Kelly said...
This is based on some real outtakes from a Findus Frozen Foods peas commercial Welles did. I can't find the actual audio, but check out some of the quotes: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Orson_Welles#The_Findus_Foods_.22Frozen_Peas.22_Session_Out-Takes
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12-09-2006 @ 1:58PM
bd said...
http://ubu.wfmu.org/sound/365/03/365-Days-Project-03-01-welles-orson-frozen-peas-spot.mp3
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12-09-2006 @ 7:24PM
Fuzzball said...
Oh how I LOVE The Critic -- thanks so much for reminding me of this hilarious clip!!
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12-09-2006 @ 11:27PM
Joshua said...
Mo LaMarche is basically my hero.
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12-09-2006 @ 11:31PM
ManekiNeko said...
The truly hilarious thing is that the faux pas was repeated on an episode of Iron Chef America. I don't know if the judge intentionally referred to the Critic episode or if it was a slip of the tongue when she commented on the "peaness" of the dishes.
JR
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12-10-2006 @ 3:00AM
elf said...
Don't forget that LaMarche dubbed the voice of Orson Welles in Tim Burton's "Ed Wood." Vincent D'Onofrio played the role but his voice wasn't sufficient so LaMarche was brought in.
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