Blogdramedy saved me from writing about a pooch I had absolutely no knowledge about when she allowed us the opportunity to substitute Astro, George Jetson’s troubling pooch instead of Wesley Crusher’s Blacktoe. To be honest, even though I watched many Star Trek the Next Generation episodes I do not remember ever seeing anything that resembled a dog. Of course I will say i saw a video of Riker not too long ago on Facebook that showed he always threw his leg over a chair before sitting and I never noticed that before either.
Getting to the subject of this post however, I bring you an unknown truth about the Jetson’s pet Astro. Unknown to us outside the industry Astro was actually very well-spoken. So much so he almost did not get the part, but he was so dashing they could not deny him the role.
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“I tested for the part and the dialogue they gave me was atrocious,” Astro said.
“Atrocious?” the reporter said.
“Something Scooby-Doo might say,” Astro replied.
“What was the solution, I mean obviously you got the role.”
“There was this fellow, a young actor who came in and did all the voice-overs. He mastered the dialogue with no trouble. The dubbing was worse than watching a bad Japanese monster movie.”
“They dubbed all your lines?”
“Yes siree!”
“Oh, by the way you said you had a voice actor do your lines?”
“That’s right!”
“What was the name of the actor?”
“Jones, James Earl Jones. I think he did Darth Vader after that.”
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Other dogs from the pound.
Other accomplices in the Dog Days of Summer.
Blogdramedy – think of me as the alpha dog
1pointperspective – circus dog (inside joke that’s not so inside if you go over and read his blog)
SteveBetz – in for a Penny, in for a pound (I AM good!)
Jtailele’s Blog – the unknown element
MC’s Whispers – speaks five languages (not including puppy-speak)
Shouts from the Abyss – he knows how to sit up and beg
H.E. Ellis – he likes pithy and, for some reason, Chevy Impalas
Lenore Diane – peanut butter & bananas sandwiches make her day
Fix it or Deal – Amy’s into robots so she building her own mechanical dog
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I hear that James Earl Jones’ Astro voice-overs where what impressed the Star Wars casting agents.
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Oh! A Star Wars reference in a post originally aimed at Star Trek. Ballsy.
Blacktoe was Will Riker’s dog but he’s easily confused with Wesley. 😉
Great job with the pinch hitter, Astro. And the voice choice…brilliant.
I need to go back and watch some TNG. I never remember seeing any dog on the show.