Didn't know until yesterday that Hal was also one of the voices of Whit on Adventures in Odyssey.

@garrisonmjones

3 жыл бұрын

He was the first voice. I love Adventures in Odyssey still listen to it 🔥

@samuelbales8149

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! He was the very first voice of whit! Still listen to it to this day!

@dvferyance

Жыл бұрын

Yep for the first 7 years of the show.

@ezcleghorn4025

2 ай бұрын

He was the original, Mr. Whitaker playing the part from the very first test pilot episode of a series called family portraits which later morphed into Odyssey, until he passed away in 1994.

@scottralitz42

2 ай бұрын

The Mortal Coil was recorded just after Hal's wife past away. Part of Hal's speech at Focus on the Family after his wife died was later used as part of Mr. Whitaker's farewell in "Gone" & "Not Forgotten"!

Who didn't love Otis? My hero !!!

@newmanoutdoors1564

5 жыл бұрын

Other then Barney He was my 2nd favorite on the show .

In his later years, he was incredibly well-known to most evangelical millennials as the voice of John Avery Whitaker on the incredibly successful children’s radio drama Adventures in Odyssey. It’s one of the most famous radio shows created since the 1950s and in this country it’s probably the most successful one. he was just, incredible and made such an impact on the lives of so many children and of course his work on Andy Griffith is legendary.

I love that Mr. Whittaker's actor big break was being the town drunk.

Otis ( Hal ) never drank in real life. Love Otis❤

In real life Hal never drank. He was happily married but after his wife passed away in 1992, Hal's health took a turn for the worse and he passed in 1994.

@aaronking7326

Жыл бұрын

And advocate for...MADD..A great man

I loved Otis , he passed away in 1994 .

Hal smith was a director,was on a ghost and mr chicken,some voice overs McDonald's, Flintstones etc

I saw the episode about Otis being the descendant of the founder of the town. Barney also claimed to be a descendant so I joked about Otis and Barney being cousins.

There's our favorite 77 year old Owl actor!

OMG!! THIS WAS WONDERFUL/ NOW IM CHECKING OUT ALL OF THE CHARACTORS Like Ernest T. Bass

@blueyedmedic911

9 ай бұрын

Ernest was actually 1 of the producers of the show actually.

I watch Andy Griffith on my channel called “Me TV”. I love it, it they just show it from 1960 until 1965. And NEVER show any of the Andy shows from fall of 65 and on!! I think those years were the best ones!! ( The ones with Barney in them). No doubt about it!! But I still would like to see the remaining years, at least some of the time!! Does anyone else have Chanel’s that have Andy Griffith on that just show the first 5 years??

Thank you bart Love Otis

He also did the voice of Goliath on a animated children’s Christian TV show named Davey & Goliath. I used to watch when I was a kid back in the 70’s.

WHIT!!!!!

Hal Smith mentioned that he was doing voices of Disney characters in 📽️ cartoons, but it would've been nice if he had given a tip of the hat 🎩 to original voices such as Sterling Holloway's 🐻 Winnie the Pooh, and (Ukelelli Ike) Cliff Edward's Jiminy Cricket. 🦗

That AGS theme song version they played at 1:18 was just terrific.

What’s ridiculous is that they cut his character towards the end of the series because he portrayed a drunk but they didn’t say anything about Dean Martin all those years he acted as if he were drunk on stage in reality he was drinking apple juice in fact he rarely drank but they didn’t pick on him the Hypocrisy of our society astounds me

@foofookachoo1136

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing fair about that!!!!!

He was a very talented actor any played in lots of commercials

Ralph had a snobby "Air" about him. I just didn't care for him. I liked Otis (Hal Smith) though!

John Avery Whittaker!

John Dunsworth probably learned a few things from Hal in the art of playing a drunk person.

@ISLAVERDE29

2 жыл бұрын

Winds of sh*t!

Why did Piglet stare into the toilet bowl? He was looking for Pooh.

Fun fact: Otis was not only the town drunk but he also didnt wipe well...He always smelt like dried poop, pickled pig feet and sweaty scrotum.

😊

Otis would have been here sooner, but he ran into some evil companions

Is he actually drunk?

@mets2128

7 ай бұрын

No it’s just a character Hal was usually sober

After watching the full clip I have mixed feelings on the host calling him Otis all the time even when he was out of character I think it would’ve been more respectful to call him Hal when appropriate

This is awful because his character was never this de shelved. He was a respectable citizen with a drinking problem not a homeless hobo

@billhosko7723

11 ай бұрын

Yes. Sorry, they did this to him.

This is almost sad to see. This is 20+ years later and it's the same old shtick. He didn't look this bad in the 1960's. I guess type casting truly is a bitch. :-/ The 3 airheads sitting next to him is a riot. 8:23 Reminds me of Kartrashcan sisters of today, just a different mold.

@theeouroborobelisk5477

5 жыл бұрын

Apparently you are not familiar with Hal's career or the extent of his impressive resume & body of work. You should remedy that by doing some research.

@chadmiller7876

5 жыл бұрын

Of course he didnt look that bad it was 20+ years earlier... He voiced alot of characters in case you didn't watch whole video. He had a great career !