Forgive me for the lateness of this
post as I was away when the news broke. I did not want to skip this
as 2016 has brought a number of legends that have passed away. This
one affected me more than the rest which may confuse most of you that
know my age. Only being thirty eight years old I completely missed
Mister Ed by over a decade but luckily discovered it later.
Even though I am relatively young,
thanks to Nick at Night back in the 80's, a tv in my room, and
parents who went to bed early, I was introduced to a variety of older
black and white television shows. Anything from The Donna Reed Show
to Patty Duke to Dobie Gillis I loved them all. But one show caught my
young little mind and would make me laugh more than any of them.
Mister Ed is obvious as something that a child would like due to the
fact of two things. A talking horse and that theme song. Those are
two things that hooked me then I discovered Alan Young who
brilliantly portrayed Wilbur. The human of the show who commonly had
conversations with a horse and it might be odd to say but the
chemistry between the two was magic. A few years ago on ME TV I
rediscovered my love for the show when they aired it in the mornings
which happened to be right before I went to work at the time.
Another role that hooked me as an Alan
Young fan was the voice of Scrooge McDuck from as early as 1983 until
this year. Ducktales was a big part of my childhood as part of the
Disney Afternoon and his voice was absolutely perfect for the role. Mickey's Christmas Carol is still to this day one of my favorite versions of the story. Uncle Scrooge plays such a crucial role in that movie and its absolutely perfect. I
can't imagine someone else doing the voice to the money obsessed
duck. It's amazing that he voiced this character practically up until
his death at the age of 96.
The man was known for many other roles
but these are the ones that are most fond to me. Both roles still put
a smile on my face when I see him next to the horse or hear that
greedy yet lovable duck.
Thank you Alan Young for the memories
that you gave all of us. You will be missed greatly.
-R.T.
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