He will have been voicing Fred in Scooby for 50 years (49 this year) since September 13th of 1969, that is one heck of a legacy.

@hypershadix1

5 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Seitz what surprised me is that he did a lot of the parody versions of Fred also. I counted three times he didn't voice Fred which were in a pup named Scooby Doo, Robot Chicken and Mad (CN version)

@hypershadix1

5 жыл бұрын

Will N another thing I forgot to mention is that Frank also voiced Scooby in the CN live action Scooby Doo origins movie which I thought was pretty neat. By the way I do know that Frank is the current voice of Scooby in the cartoons also.

@SpoonLegend

5 жыл бұрын

fucking legends man

@FanSeitz

4 жыл бұрын

@@hypershadix1 And on MAD it was just one segment.

@hypershadix1

4 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Seitz yeah the Downton Abby spoof

His normal voice is almost exactly like Fred.

@jeffolsen7566

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah i hear it

@Scooby_Doobie_Doo

2 жыл бұрын

No it's not, at all.

@chrismichaelis7259

2 жыл бұрын

@@Scooby_Doobie_Doo he even says it himself that it's his normal voice lol

@Scooby_Doobie_Doo

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrismichaelis7259 Nope.

@NotSoMagicMerlin

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's him after 5 cups of coffee

Mad props to Frank Welker, this guy is a living legend.

What a lovely, wholesome man he is. Hard to believe the voice of our favourite villains were voiced by someone so kind.

Honestly, the dreaded day we lose Frank, I'm not sure what's going to happen to the SD franchise.

@adamc7987

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Lillard, who played Shaggy in the live-action films, took over from Casey Kasem as the voice of Shaggy. Who knows? Maybe Zac Efron, who's voicing Fred in the upcoming 3D computer-animated film, will take over from Welker. The film looks promising. My only problem with it is that Welker will be the only cast member from the franchise to be in it, namely as Scooby. Matthew Lillard and Grey Griffin, the longtime voices of Shaggy and Daphne, respectively, claimed that they had not been contacted about the decision to recast their roles. Efron's casting as Fred also marks the first time the character will not be voiced by Welker, not counting the times the character was a child or portrayed in live-action.

@assembledremnant

4 жыл бұрын

Oh dear lord, imagine the voices for Megatron and Soundwave! Damn hes such a great person... thats a nightmare of a day tbh-

@chancelewis1846

4 жыл бұрын

I'll tell you what'll happen if Fred goes away: the entire Scooby Doo franchise is gonna be in so much trouble.

@KKomalShashank

4 жыл бұрын

What's going to happen is: Warner Bros., in true corporate fashion, will replace him, dedicate an episode or movie to him and then move on with making more money. This is not a diss at Warner Bros. I have an exponentially better opinion of them than I have of Disney. But that's just how the corporate world works.

@chancelewis1846

4 жыл бұрын

@@KKomalShashank, yeah. Try making Frank's millions of fans understand that.

They don't call Frank Walker the King for nothing.

@CROSSTATT

4 жыл бұрын

Jonny Boy He's the greatest voice actor ever! I wish I could be as successful as him and keep a low profile.

@Scooby_Doobie_Doo

2 жыл бұрын

Welker.

He's the King of Cartoon Voice Acting 👑

@whydoesthethebrainignoreth6273

5 жыл бұрын

And of voicing fred jones

@pikppa

5 жыл бұрын

Voice God is more like it

@Feras_Ahmed661

4 жыл бұрын

And mark hamil

@marcustrice3246

4 жыл бұрын

Uh hello? What about Mel Blanc? He's been voice acting since the 30s.

@danielkingjr197

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcustrice3246 Blanc and Welker are both Kings of Cartoon Voice Acting

Fun fact: Frank Welker voiced THAT cat sound when anything is thrown offscreen.

@AmberTheFangirl

4 жыл бұрын

really?!

@rydercartoonanimations

4 жыл бұрын

@Amber The Fangirl Yeah

"I AM MEGATRON, LEADER OF THE DECEPTICONS"- the legendary Frank Welker!!!

@christopherho9258

2 жыл бұрын

He also voice soundwave

@KAC426

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherho9258 he voiced wheelie and rumble too lol

1:36 Holy balls. it still sounds good.

@CalicoJackal

6 жыл бұрын

He still does Megatron you know.

@Leidon00

6 жыл бұрын

@@CalicoJackal I know, but the new cadence is different. Less cheesy

@CalicoJackal

6 жыл бұрын

@@Leidon00 He goes back to cheesy Megatron when the situation calls for it, like in the game Transformers Devastation.

Frank Welker should be globally praised for what he does! Hopefully, one day, the world will know who he is!

This man has so much talent as a voice actor he doesn't get enough credit for all the voice animes he's done the guy is a genius and he is the king of voice acting what an extraordinary voice actor thank you Frank Welker for many wonderful childhood memories

Frank is a true living legend.

@zazaranger5

4 жыл бұрын

A True National Treasure

@caxzrockz

3 жыл бұрын

I love him

@therealcushandchefmonkeyshow

3 жыл бұрын

@@caxzrockz same! Frank Welker is amazing!

I was really lucky to have met him in Dallas Fan Expo in May of 2019 along with Peter Cullen!

The greatest living voice actor!

@thegamedudeguy

5 жыл бұрын

easy there.

@red_five3325

5 жыл бұрын

What about Kevin Conroy?

@michaelrussell3890

4 жыл бұрын

Along with Rob Paulsen

@bongoking5850

4 жыл бұрын

Frank is more varied

@jennikifm2

3 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest living voice actors.

Is it me or does his normal modern voice sound like Mark Hamill's modern voice? 😅😅 Love this guy either way!!

@jennikifm2

3 жыл бұрын

I love both either way! ^.^

@chrismichaelis7259

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Just to note: Lorenzo Music originated the voice of Garfield, but Frank took over when he died.

@AbsurdHorror

5 жыл бұрын

I miss lorenzo

@CROSSTATT

4 жыл бұрын

Absurd Boy I do too, but he and Welker were both leads on "Real Ghostbusters".

@SuperTS1TV

6 ай бұрын

@@CROSSTATTRay & Peter

Garfield, Scooby-Doo, Fred and George. The list goes on and on for this guy.

@jennikifm2

3 жыл бұрын

He voiced Garfield too?! :O :D

@indominusreags2278

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget megs

@Mrcharles.

3 жыл бұрын

@@indominusreags2278 Meg Griffin? No you’re thinking of someone else.

@indominusreags2278

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mrcharles. megs? Megatron lol, leader of the decepticons?

@TDKiller415

2 жыл бұрын

Jeremiah Surd was another underrated gem of his

It's crazy how when you become an adult and realize that these voice actors literally shaped your childhood. We all had our favorite characters as kids, but never really gave any thought to the VA. Voice actors are the true "unsung heroes".

I've been watching Scooby-Doo since I was 3, and I still love it, because it's so entertaining and funny.

In addition to Frank's legendary vocal contributions to the Scooby Doo franchise I love the voices he did on the "Super Friends". He voiced Marvin and the Wonder Dog in the first season of that series in addition to other minor characters. Later on he was the voice of several villains: Toyman, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Darkseid, Kalibak, and a villain exclusive to the series, Doll Man.

The pupil of Mel Blanc

@ShogunX11

5 жыл бұрын

Funny how he starred in some shows with him. He played a young Mr Spacely in one Jetsons episode

if there was a Mount Rushmore for the greatest voices of all-time, Frank Welker and Mel Blanc would be up there no question about it, the next 2 is up for debate, I feel June Foray should be included as well.

@theblueknight1215

5 жыл бұрын

initiatorhater0688 Paul Frees maybe?

@jamesenglebert9149

5 жыл бұрын

I'd give Foray the third spot followed by Either Tara Strong or Rob Paulsen

@fasthitter8736

5 жыл бұрын

Troy baker, Nolan north, laura bailey

@pokemaster123ism

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely David Hayter. The man is iconic as Snake but has also done tons of other roles you couldn’t tell it was him

@ACcountryFan

4 жыл бұрын

I think there should be two Mount Rushmore of voice actors. The Classic Era (Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Don Messick, Paul Frees, and June Foray) and Modern Era (Frank Welker, Jim Cummings, Tress MacNeille, Corey Burton, and Rob Paulsen). Yes, I know that Frank could easily be placed in the Classic era, too, given how long he's been in the business but if I were to put him there I'd have to remove one of the pioneers from the my Classic Mount Rushmore...but, of course, I could easily have a sixth face on Classic Mount Rushmore...but Frank is still voicing characters in contemporary series and so I put him in the Modern category.

Happy 50th Anniversary Scooby great job Frank voicing Fred

Love Frank Welker, the actor for doing animal and growling sounds and cartoon talent voice since Scooby Doo from 1969 through Today. Great talent actor.

Great guy with a great voice.

Fred's his real voice! Awesome!!

You know I never realized how similar Garfield and Fred sound until now.

A voice that spans literal generations.

Let's head for the Malt Shop!

Jesus this guy is a treasure. When his time comes the community won’t be able to handle it.

Happy 78th birthday Frank Welker 🥳

I find it sad that Frank Welker is the only original cast member of Scooby doo who’s still working on the franchise.

gotta love frank....I always laugh when he says 'treasure' because he says 'tray-sure', so I knew he was from in or around colorado!...I'm an OG fan of scooby doo because I was 6 in 1969 and have been a fan since day one! god bless ya frank!

Why did they choose Zac Efron for the voice of Fred in SCOOB! Frank Welker, in my opinion is the only voice of Fred.

@lumpylumpyloo

3 жыл бұрын

Marketing

@hsd287

3 жыл бұрын

They have to start casting others too they can't go with frank always

@BenjiDarius

3 жыл бұрын

Money

@devontehuntley6274

3 жыл бұрын

@@hsd287 Um yes they can. He's been voicing Fred this whole time (minus the Puppy Days show for obvious reasons since Fred was a little kid), and he's still voicing Fred in the current show "Guess Who" and the direct-to-video movies. Frankly, he's going to be voicing Fred until he dies, so there's no reason why they couldn't cast him in the Scoob movie along with the other cast members that's been voicing the characters for ages that are still doing so other than the makers just wanted to be stupid. They bring him back as Scooby though? That makes no sense.

@jennikifm2

3 жыл бұрын

Idkw. I like Zac Efron but he’s not fit to voice Fred. And I agree. Frank Walker is the only voice for Fred. (Well, teenage boy friend and not the little boy Fred from A Pup Named Scooby Doo)

Megatron will always be my favorite voice he did.

Damn living legend 👏🏽.

Frank Welker is such an amazing voice actor, and some of my favorite characters he has played are Garfield, Fred Jones, and Scooby Doo!!!

He's a legend!

❤ Frank. Don't ever leave us.

I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME GADGET!!!

He does kind of sound like Garfield.

Happy Birthday, Frank! 🎉

I pray and hope I get a chance to meet him someday, Frank Welker making a convention appearance is no longer out of the question now or just no longer impossible, although it is still difficult to persuade him or convince him to attend a convention because I hear his appearance fees are very high but it mainly took the influence of Peter Cullen to get him to start coming out to meet the fans or just make convention appearances because for many years he was known to be very private and reserved or quite reclusive

@bustyrandit

4 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to meet Frank this year (2024) at Megacon in Orlando FL. He was such fun to talk with and he answered my question about appearing as a tourist in "The Golden Child" as well as voicing "The Demon". He also signed a glove box lid for a 66 Chevy G-10 Sportvan that I'm restoring into "The Mystery Machine. He truly is a G.O.A.T !!! "Greatest Of All Time. voice actor. Thanks for posting.

@nobodysperfect06

4 ай бұрын

@@bustyrandit I got to meet him in Vegas in 2019 and that's the only time I've met him

Holy crap, his Smokey the Bear voice sounds almost like Optimus Prime.

I wish I can go back on time when Frank is in high school and maybe meet Fred

I just hear Garfield the whole time.

Wow when he did megatron i thought he was talking into a voice changer but thats his voice. Hes just an icon

This man is this generations Mel Blanc.

@michaelpowell5266

3 ай бұрын

Jim Cummings pointed out in the animation voice-over industry that Mel Blanc was their Sinatra and Frank is the Beatles, when explaining the progression of each era of animation voice-overs!!!

Frank Welker was my youth and he resumed to do roles of animals

I'm so happy to hear that hes still doing scooby and Fred's voices

Happy Birthday Frank Welker the legendary voice of Fred Jones Megatron abu Scooby-Doo plus more

I am 16 and i still watch scoobydoo my most fav

@rebeccacruz5697

4 жыл бұрын

Zahid Butt I’m 25 and will still watch Scooby doo till I die lol

@jennikifm2

3 жыл бұрын

I’m 30 now. (I turned 30 a couple days ago) and I still watch Scooby Doo too. Older shows and the current show Scooby Doo and Guess Who? And the movies too, animated and live action. I too, will watch Scooby Doo until the day I die. Anyway, here are all my fav Scooby Doo shows and movies in no order: A Pup Named Scooby Doo Scooby Doo On Zombie Island Scooby Doo Where Are You? Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School What’s New Scooby Doo? The New Scooby Doo Movies Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show 13 Days of Scooby Doo Scooby Doo and the Boo Brothers Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost Scooby and the Reluctant Werewolf Scooby Doo and the Alien Invaders EDIT: Scooby Doo live action movies too. Scooby Doo and Guess Who? Be Cool, Scooby Doo

@bustyrandit

4 ай бұрын

I'm 51 and will be watching Scooby Doo for the rest of my days while cruising in my Mystery Machine replica.

When this man dies, so does the scooby doo franchise

@michaelpowell5266

Жыл бұрын

Warner Bros. had to been busy, enlisting potential successors to Frank, as he'll turn 77 in March!!!

Frank is the undeniable king of voice actors!

@jamespaulmccartney4206

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your beautiful committe

@CROSSTATT

3 жыл бұрын

That's for sure! Frankie, Frankie, who? Where are you? You need to do those voices!

@jamespaulmccartney4206

3 жыл бұрын

@@CROSSTATT how are you doing today

His regular voice to me sounds like Garfield is giving the interview

This man is a legend.

Frank is the reason why G1 Megatron is my favorite Transformers villain.

1:05 its today folks!

He’s coming to fan expo 2020 in Toronto I absolutely have to meet him

Fun fact, Frank Welker played Darkseid in superfriends and darkseid was a horny character wanting to marry Wonder Woman throughout his appearances in the show.

@jennikifm2

3 жыл бұрын

O_O that’s not the Darkseid we know.

Omg sooo cute I can’t believe they change their voices new movie scoob

He's also Dr. Claw (Inspector Gadget) and The Cave of Wonders (Aladdin (the animated version, not the crappy live-action one). He works alongside Peter Cullen a lot. Cullen has a load of credits to his own name, including Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh and Optimus Prime.

@michaelpowell5266

3 ай бұрын

You can also tell that both Peter Cullen and Frank Welker helped bring out the best in their Transformers co-stars, like both Rob Paulsen and Jim Cummings. Peter and Frank even worked alongside their proverbial predecessors, Don Messick and John Stephenson!!!

The man, the myth, the legend

Don't forget, he also voiced Ray Stantz and Slimer in The Real Ghostbusters.

He, and Mark Hammill are the last of the truly great voice actors, since Mel Blanc, who do a real range of voices that you can't tell are all done by the same actor. Whereas nowadays, voice actors just do their own voice for every role, and it's usually just a celebrity actor. Like how every role Patrick Warburton plays is totally obvious. Or in the Toy Story movies, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are just Tom Hanks and Tim Allen as toys.

@jennikifm2

3 жыл бұрын

They’re some of the last truly great voice actors. Others are Tom Kenny, Jim Cummings, Joe Alaskey, Billy West and some more.

You gotta love this guy for his dedication to this franchise. He’s almost always Fred Jones.

Another of the great voices of my youth thanks Frank.

I Love Frank Welkers Voice Roles as Scooby Doo, Fred Jones, Megatron, Curious George, Soundwave in Transformers, Garfield, Nibbler In Futurama, Jabberjaw in Speed Buggy, Sneezly Seal, Mushmouse Azrael in The Smurfs, and Also in Movies Like How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Godzilla, and 101 Dalmatians.

@jennikifm2

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget and Abu from Aladdin. ^_^

@jongauthier9289

Жыл бұрын

Ray Stantz and Slimer from the Real Ghostbusters too!

@bustyrandit

4 ай бұрын

he also voiced Iceman/Bobby Drake and Flash Thompson in the 80s "Spider Man and His Amazing Friends"

I forgot he was the voice of Garfield.

He also did the voice of Bo Sheep, Booker, and Sheldon on Garfield and Friends. I heard him once as Garfield, after Lorenzo Music died, and I found Frank sounded quite a lot like Lorenzo. In the Garfield and Friends episode "The Bo Show", Bo dresses himself up as Garfield, and he sounds just like him. Keep up the good work, Frank.

@FriskDreemurrOfBiggCityPort

Ай бұрын

Don't forget, he also voiced Ray Stantz and Slimer in The Real Ghostbusters.

My hero

He voiced g1 megatron and AOE Galvatron

LEGEND!!!!

Mind blown!

Legendary!

Happy Birthday Frank Welker. UR amazing legend man. Transformers 2 Revenge Of Fallen, 3 Dark Of The Moon, 4 Age Of Extinction, & 5 The Last Knight r super awesome. Same for Independence Day, that movie is totally awesome. Scooby-Doo And The Alien Invaders, And The Loch Ness Monster, In Aloha, Scooby-Doo!, Pirates Anoy! And In Chill Out, Scooby-Doo r great. Teen Titans Go, Codename Kids Nest Door, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Futurama, The Powerpuff Girls, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Simpsons, Lilo & Stitch, The Adventure Of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius and Robot Chicken r great shows. Seriously! The Little Mermaid 1, 2 Return to the Sea, Mulan 1, 2, Aladdin, Pocahontas 1, 2 Journey to a New World, Aladdin, Mickey's once upon a Christmas, Tarzan, Lady and the Tramp 2 Scamp's Adventure, Cinderella 2 Dreams Come True, 3 A Twist in Time, and Toy Story 2, & 3 r great romance, action, adventure, comedy, fantasy, and drama Disney movies. The Little Mermaid is more romantic. Gremlins 1, 2 The New Batch, Deep Blue Sea, Godzilla, Spawn, Mortal Kombat, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 The Secret of the Ooze, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Mr. Popper's Penguins, The Smurts 1, 2, and Shrek r great movies. Soace Jam is incredible, love playing basketball. The Road to El Dorado, The Any Bully, Tom and Jerry Blast off to Mars, and Mars Attacks is not bad. Tom and Jerry were hilarious. Still, I hope the new Transformers movie shows. Full support for u Frank! May the Peace be with u Frank Welker. From Harlingen Texas. March 12, 1946 March 12, 2024 though March 12, 3024

This man deserves all the hugs 🫂

Hail, Lord Welker!

This guy voiced my childhood 😂 I had no idea that he voiced Megatron. I literally dropped my phone out of surprise 😅

I hope to meet Welker someday. :D

@CROSSTATT

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

when he kind of studdered on the "i" toward the end of the video i REALLY really heard the "Fred" in his natural speaking voice. God i love these kinds of interviews. so cool

Wow! Fred just got a lot cooler in my book.

Who would've suspected that this guy would eventually become freaking MEGATRON!?

All I heard was Fred.

Frank Welker definetly should've voicing Shaggy and Scrappy-Doo.

Using the voice actors on shows that don't quit it gave me entertainment

Frank Welker, the modern day Mel Blanc...

Awwww, man! Frank is...PERIYOT!

Happy birthday frank welker

He's Voiced Duck Hunt Since The Smash Bros Games

The Greatest Voice Ac.. God Of All Time!

Would Frank Welker do the voice of Vader by the time that James Earl Jones dies?

This man is the KING 👑

Remember that dog that made you all cry in Futurama? That was also him.

@dannythomas417

3 жыл бұрын

Seymour and Nibbler. And Guenter in Curious George mode.

Legend

The true Voice God.

@therealcushandchefmonkeyshow

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

"You're right, Scoob. We're dealing with one sick son of a bitch." -Fred Jones, Family Guy (voiced by Frank Welker)

god i love him

Following Mel Blanc, Paul Frees & Don Messick, Frank Welker ascends to the throne of the king of voice-actors- as we all know, it wouldn't be long before Jim Cummings would eventually follow Frank as the voice-over king!!!