Ernie Anderson, Ken Nordine, Don Pardo, Gary Owens and many others of that time period. Unforgettable instantly recognizable voices that were everywhere all the time. Their voices are like comfort food for the ears.
I was living in Cleveland in 65-66 and Ernie was really big! His Ghoulardi character was loved by so many and his voice-over work is legendary. Ernie was a special cat and I'm glad he had the success he deserved.
I have that album that Ernie & Tim made way back when. What a hoot! Miss those days of Hoolie, Big Chuck, Li'l John, and Ernie. And going across networks to Captain Penny, Barnaby, Gibber, Jim Graner, Harry Jones, Herb Score, Jimmy Dudley. Sigh! Let's enjoy Joe Tait while we can!
Those who grew up with Ernie Anderson as Ghoulardi in Cleveland will always love him. As for a foul mouth, well the pressure of putting words into tight little spots would be hard for any guy with a high-octane personality. He was very talented and we as kids sensed that in the early 1960's.
Have you noticed that today’s crop of voice over males all have similar sounding voices about a half octave higher than the previous generation’s crop,-Ernie, Don LaFontaine (In a world...), etc. I’ll bet smoking had a lot to do with lowering men’s voices. Don Pardo, Fred Foy (The Lone Ranger), and dusk jockeys like Robert W Morgan, Charlie Tuna, Larry Lujack, Dan Ingram, all smoked like fiends and many have died of smoking related causes. I smoked for 18 years from ‘62-80 and I can imitate Fred Foy perfectly, too. And, yes... I’m a V/O guy, too.
Ernie was a guy FAMOUS (as was the notorious Orson Welles) for bitching about the clumsiness of the copy--bad writing, bad grammar, bad pacing, bad rhythm, etc. always find themselves at the mercy of good voice actors (and man, will they bitch)....
Ernie Anderson was arguably the best voice over talent who ever cracked the microphone and weaved magic with words. R.I.P.
Gotta love Ernie Anderson's voice on all those ABC promos and the Sunday Night Movies.....man I really miss the old ABC!
Man, Ernie is and probably always will be one of my top voice talent heroes / icons in all of broadcast history. "The Loooove Boat."
No more announcers like him. As a teen in the 70s he molded ABC 😂
Ernie Anderson, Ken Nordine, Don Pardo, Gary Owens and many others of that time period. Unforgettable instantly recognizable voices that were everywhere all the time. Their voices are like comfort food for the ears.
A 1970s iconic voiceover...he was to ABC as was Danny Dark to CBS and Casey Kasem to NBC!
Danny Dark was to become Mr. NBC after Casey Kasem
I was living in Cleveland in 65-66 and Ernie was really big! His Ghoulardi character was loved by so many and his voice-over work is legendary. Ernie was a special cat and I'm glad he had the success he deserved.
If you’re a kid from the 70s & 80s: “The Loooove Boat!”
If you’re a kid from the 90s (like me): “Ladies and Gentlemen, Bob Saget!”
I have that album that Ernie & Tim made way back when. What a hoot!
Miss those days of Hoolie, Big Chuck, Li'l John, and Ernie. And going across networks to Captain Penny, Barnaby, Gibber, Jim Graner, Harry Jones, Herb Score, Jimmy Dudley. Sigh!
Let's enjoy Joe Tait while we can!
Those who grew up with Ernie Anderson as Ghoulardi in Cleveland will always love him. As for a foul mouth, well the pressure of putting words into tight little spots would be hard for any guy with a high-octane personality.
He was very talented and we as kids sensed that in the early 1960's.
Director Paul Thomas Anderson with the pool cue for the win!
I always think of his " The Winds of War " voiceover when I hear his namementioned
Paul Thomas Anderson, director of 'Boogie Nights', 'Magnolia', and 'Punch Drunk Love', is in fact Ernie Anderson's son.
The title cards for this show are almost Python-esque in their quality.
Paul Thomas Anderson, one of the greatest filmmakers of the past 30 years…
Came from this guys balls.
Think about that for a minute
Two announcing legends now gone: Ernie Anderson and Don LaFontaine. :(
I remember this show
I'd like to see that Nimoy interview.
5:55 that little boy directed one on my fav movies "boogie nights " ..
Everyone is a Captain Kirk with orders to identify, verify and classify
Clevelands broadcast history!
The Looooooooooooooove Boat!!!
This originally came from me!
must be Paul Thomas Anderson @ 5:45 holding the pool cue.
RIGHT ON !!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you noticed that today’s crop of voice over males all have similar sounding voices about a half octave higher than the previous generation’s crop,-Ernie, Don LaFontaine (In a world...), etc. I’ll bet smoking had a lot to do with lowering men’s voices. Don Pardo, Fred Foy (The Lone Ranger), and dusk jockeys like Robert W Morgan, Charlie Tuna, Larry Lujack, Dan Ingram, all smoked like fiends and many have died of smoking related causes. I smoked for 18 years from ‘62-80 and I can imitate Fred Foy perfectly, too. And, yes... I’m a V/O guy, too.
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Smoking definitely creates lower voices.
5:56. Paul in the tie?
he looks like eisenhower
You have to be high to get this opening. "Title cards" = business lingo. The intro...
Ernie was a guy FAMOUS (as was the notorious Orson Welles) for bitching about the clumsiness of the copy--bad writing, bad grammar, bad pacing, bad rhythm, etc. always find themselves at the mercy of good voice actors (and man, will they bitch)....