Many Voices of Will Ryan (Land Before Time / Teddy Ruxpin / G.I. Joe ... AND MORE!)

[@ellieadkinson3657]

I just saw this on Twitter, and I broke down into a weeping mess. My inner child is totally heartbroken… RIP, Will Ryan. Fly high, Petrie… 😭

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

I feel the same way. 🥺

[@tdickensheets]

Sad day

[@elyssarose8192]

Will Ryan’s best role I think we can all agree was Eugene Meltsner. He will be greatly missed 😢😭

[@almaceljo2855]

Will Ryan

[@jacobdehaan4114]

Definitely. Adventures in Odyssey was my introduction to Will Ryan

[@92JazzQueen]

He's really an underrated voice actor. He seemed to have more work in the 80's and 90's. And I am surprised he's still alive, since he's going to turn 80 this year.

[@nancyniparko3158]

not true, IMBD and Wikipedia have his wrong birthdate & year!

[@michaelguerrieri3486]

@@nancyniparko3158 he just passed away just now.

[@AmberTheFangirl]

@@michaelguerrieri3486 Nancy is his wife. I think she already knows.

[@hopatrol9475]

@@nancyniparko3158 I am so sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family

[@BenFowler-yh3rq]

R.I.P. Will Ryan (11/13/1939 - 11/19/2021)

[@janpi2]

Will Ryan died today , November 19, 2021 from Pancreatic Cancer. Cut down in his prime. Words cannot express my sorrow. RIP

[@janpi2]

He was 72 years young. IMDB had his birth year wrong & Will could not figure out how to get them to correct it

[@cockerspanielfan56]

Will was a good man.

[@ethanwashington9332]

Thank you for including Adventures in Odyssey

[@elijahbrown5179]

Yeah! Thanks! :)

[@merch7736]

you are the best

[@joshwilliams7692]

It’s so strange that people so often pass over Odyssey. Even here, it’s mentioned only in passing. 30 years of work, and it’s barely recognized by the media.

[@rebeccam4397]

@@joshwilliams7692 It's not well known outside of fundamentalist Christian circles.

[@galaxypaintbrush9310]

Yes Eugene is my favorite character he voices

[@BumblestoiseExE]

Just heard of his passing! He will be missed😔

[@arilevitt2385]

Me too.

[@diaryofagoat-lass1023]

HOLY CRUD!! It's Eugene Melsner from Adventures in Odyssey! 0_0 What a wide range! It's almost as good as Paul Frees!... I want to see Paul Frees next!

[@FilmmakeroftheFuture]

Diary of a Goat-Lass Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnXQc4GEf9mUqtE

[@mrtelevision]

Frees, not Freese

[@aaromotivestudio3869]

And toad is voiced by Sam Wyatt, who voiced as Mr. Whitaker

[@michaelstrong5383]

Never realized that, besides Petrie, Will Ryan was in most of Don Bluth's movies.

[@josephzielinski8817]

And Eugene in Adventure in Odyssey.

[@alexisclinton717]

Well it’s because Don Bluth was a friend Walt Disney and Mr. Ryan was expanding his career.

[@FandubWorld]

Along with Dom DeLuise, who also appeared in a good deal of Bluth movies. Apparently DeLuise was considered to voice Petrie in The Land Before Time, but he was doing Oliver and Company so his schedule was difficult. Stephen Spielberg's son Max then wanted Ryan to voice Petrie, having imagined the character to sound like Digit from An American Tail. You might notice they both sound similar, but Digit's voice is higher in pitch.

[@nicholasdruce5346]

@@josephzielinski8817 Eugene kind of sounds like Floyd from Grand Theft Auto 5.

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Indeed. I’ve always loved Don’s gorgeous animation style mixed in with Will’s adorable voice. 🥰

[@michaelstrong5383]

I only known him as Petrie from the original Land Before Time movie and as the seahorse from the Little Mermaid. As much as I love Jim Cummings, I think Will Ryan captures Billy Bletcher's performance as Peg-Leg Pete a lot more. He even voiced the character for a bit in the Mickey Mouse short "Get a Horse".

[@marcusblackwell2372]

Who's Billy Bletcher?

[@stephenholloway6893]

@@marcusblackwell2372 Will Ryan. He voiced Pete in that short.

[@BenFowler-yh3rq]

Can we please add him after Maurice LaMarche?

[@stephenholloway6893]

I was talking about Christmas Carol.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Bletcher was the long time voice of Pete in the original shorts.

[@SuperBoy-ps9dz]

Rip Will Ryan 🪦

[@tanmartselby6937]

I’m truly impressed by this actor’s reel. His Goofy was really good too! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

So am I. His takes on Tigger and Rabbit weren’t bad either.

[@dinkyrobb9993]

In loving memory of Will Ryan (1939-2021)

[@nicholasdruce5346]

1949

[@nicholasdruce5346]

@@BenFowler-yh3rq He was 72, not 82.

[@AmberTheFangirl]

My heart is broken in two. I’ll miss u dearly Will😭

[@BokanProductions]

What’s worse is that he couldn’t afford the help he could’ve gotten.

[@AmberTheFangirl]

@@BokanProductions what???

[@BokanProductions]

@@AmberTheFangirl I'd advise you to read the whole thread.

[@AmberTheFangirl]

@@BokanProductions what thread??

[@BokanProductions]

@@AmberTheFangirl The tweets that came after the one I posted.

[@EpicTop1Gaming]

The first time I heard his voice was in The Adventures in Odyssey as Eugene which the show is still going on today

[@andywap3]

Billy Gilbert, the original voice of Willie the Giant, must be congratulating Will in heaven now for a job well done. R.I.P.

[@tdickensheets]

He will be missed

[@BobbyBickert-z6s]

@andrewpotts I didn't know that Billy Gilbert was the original voice of Willie the Giant. I only knew him as the voice of Sneezy. (And for his live action work like "The Music Box".)

[@andywap3]

@@BobbyBickert-z6s If you compare the two, they do sound similar. They both even have Gilbert use his famous sneeze gag that he was famous for.

[@GNAWalker1992]

May his soul be at peace while watching over his friends, fans, and family from the heavens above us all.

[@maniacaldude]

Rest In Peace to a truly versatile and underrated talent.

[@joyunicycle]

Eugene in Adventures in Odyssey! Yay!

[@alexisclinton717]

This proves when you’re a voice actor you don’t actually work for just one company although some do tend to keep you at one place because they know how great you are. Can you a video about Phil Baron’s voices? Please?

[@browniebites1933]

R.I.P. Will Ryan (1949-2021) 😢

[@BenFowler-yh3rq]

1939-2021

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Here is a hug I send to heaven. 🤗

[@CartoonCritter1985]

Wow! So many of these characters I grew up with and didn't realize they were voiced by the same person! Thanks for sharing!

[@animegeek2478]

I first knew Will Ryan because he voiced the weasel in "Mouse Soup" and Morris in "Morris Has a Cold" that also included Hal Smith as Boris the Bear

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

I’m pretty sure they were made by the same people that made the Frog and Toad films, right?

[@rickmartinez3268]

Goodbye Will Ryan you'll be missed😢

[@smartycom]

r.i.p. Will Ryan May he be united with Hal Smith

[@jorgeramery4123]

1:25 I didn’t know he voice Pete from Ducktales. Though he sounds more like Goofy.

[@jessiebeck8891]

R.I.P. Will Ryan. He died on my 27th birthday at the age of 72, which was on November 19, 2021. Strange, considering if you switch 2 and 7 around. Other than that, rest in piece, beloved voice actor.

[@scottthomas4153]

I’m a big fan. 1 of my favorite characters is Eugene Meltsner.

[@davidwiley4953]

That is one hell of a voice range.

[@elchanchopato9601]

Ryan also voiced Lippy the Straw Pig in the 1994 stop-motion movie "Three Little Pigs Sing a Gig".

[@fozzieatdetourbillnye5514]

Wow. The voice Petrie and Launcepad is also Tigger on Pooh Corner

[@USColdplayFan]

Until I saw this clip, I didn't realize that he was the first voice of Tigger that I ever heard! I always thought it was Jim Cummings but I heard Will as Tigger before that!

[@BobbyBickert-z6s]

@@USColdplayFan I wonder why Paul Winchell didn't voice Tigger in Welcome To Pooh Corner? It couldn't have been the grind of doing a TV series because he voiced Tigger in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. (At least until he had a stroke. Then Jim Cummings filled in as Tigger.) Not to mention all of the voicework he did for Hanna-Barbera.

[@FandubWorld]

The fact that Ryan said that Petrie was his favourite role confuses me as to why he didn't reprise his role in the MANY sequels. Also, for those who didn't know, Ryan was picked as the voice of Petrie by Stephen Spielberg's son Max, who imagined Petrie to sound like Digit from An American Tail. Hence why the two characters sound similar, but with Digit notably higher in pitch.

[@BobbyBickert-z6s]

@FandubWorld Maybe he didn't like the idea of direct-to-video sequels. (This is just a wild guess.)

[@jacobdehaan4114]

1:54: Eugene as a ghost!!!

[@christiantracey1479]

Will Ryan is a legend

[@katieulrich8445]

Definitely Eugene!! I loved Adventures in Odessey!! I still like it!!

[@martinbarnes9]

Thank you so much for this uploaded request. Oh, and one thing in The Pebble and the Penguin, he actually voice the penguin in the royal outfit, the penguin with a beard is a actually voiced by Phillip Clarke, just to let you know. Forgot to put in footage of Will Ryan in Disney Family Album and The Duck Brothers from Courage the Cowardly Dog, but still thanks for the upload. 👍

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Yes. And also Louie and the Ying Zoo prisoner (whose is actually named Feej) from the Teddy Ruxpin animated series and Prince Arin in the book and tape series, Slime from the Smurfs, Pongo from DTV Doggone Valentine, Scout from Little Dogs on the Prairie and Unwin, the Carpy King and the Carpies from the Gummi Bears. Dear Saturday Morning Rewind, you kinda left out a few of the characters that Will also voiced. Can you do an updated version like you did with Peter Cullen, please?

[@nicholasdruce5346]

R.I.P

[@BowserMovies1989]

I remember him as Petrie from the original Land Before Time, Stuey the Pig on Rock-a-Doodle, the Seahorse on The Little Mermaid, Willie the Giant from Disney, and the Goat, Hero the Dog and Reverend Rat from Thumbelina.

[@BenFowler-yh3rq]

And don’t forget Tika and King.

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Same. Very adorable characters, especially Petrie and the tiny seahorse. 🥹

[@seanmyster6]

6:12 The part I was waiting for!

[@rebeccam4397]

Too bad the Odyssey videos paled in comparison to the radio show.

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

The part everybody has been waiting for.

[@Okiedog1]

Never heard of this guy but oh man my childhood!

[@marcusblackwell2372]

0:55 I know that laugh from a show that wasn't even airing when I was a younger guy! It's Grubby from Teddy Ruxbin. Of course he's in here to so makes sense

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

How true. 😊 Thx for sharing your story.

[@melissaann1401]

Rip Grubby 😭😢

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

I know. Such a shame. 🥺 I’ve always loved that cuddly little octopede.

[@ThomasDickensheets]

@@madeleinemcgregor2855 I had WOW Teddy Ruxpin & Grubby

[@Sullykevin]

Will has impressive range!

[@BokanProductions]

Rest In Peace Will

[@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE]

WOW!!!! He did a LOT more than I knew! And the albums. Gonna give those a listen!

[@teddyruxpinchannel4906]

R.I.P Will Ryan

[@ThomasDickensheets]

Teddy Ruxpin will miss Grubby!

[@justoutofframemoviereviews656]

RIP Will Ryan, 82 yrs.

[@kelmayhill]

He was actually 72 when he died, he was born in 1949

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

72, actually.

[@KristianTVCartoonCartoons]

RIP Will Ryan!

[@jacknagel8912]

Goodbye Will Ryan (1933-2019) I will always love you.

[@elibryrob]

You scared me until I took a second to Google it, haha.

[@nancyniparko3158]

FYI.... Will Ryan is still with us. Check out his KZbin Show with Katie Leigh "Tell Ya Later"!

[@BenFowler-yh3rq]

(1939 - 2021)

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Yes. I’ve loved Will Ryan since I was a little girl. 😞

[@disneylandlover8496]

WILL RYAN WILL SURELY BE MISSED HE WILL LIVE ON IN HAVEN AND IN OUR HEARTS GOD BLESS WILL RYAN MY THE LORD BE WITH YOU.💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

[@blakegoff9283]

I love it when he played the role of eugiene

[@michellehernandez6475]

Petrie sounds like a young child when voicing Will Ryan and now he's dead yesterday and thank goodness Jeff Bennett is Petrie's current voice

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

I think they both do a remarkable job. But when Will does Petrie, it just makes you feel like you wanna give that timid little pterodactyl a big hug. 🥰

[@ProfessorUniverse95]

For some time I've known him as the voice of Petri my favourite character from The Land Before Time

[@2009Greenyphatom]

What are you waiting for? Upload "Many Voices of "Maurice LaMarche (Futurama /Animaniacs / Pinky & The Brain)" Please!

[@SaturdayMorningRewind]

Absolutely. Been working on his video for a while. Hopefully soon.

[@jackofalltrades9311]

Awesome. Love Will Ryan 😊

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Me too. Such a talented cutie.

[@ama-ri_vox]

R.I.P. Will Ryan, I know him best as The Ghost of Christmas Present & Future from Mickey's Christmas Carol, Papa Bear from Looney Tunes: Back in Action, & The Duck Brothers from Courage the Cowardly Dog

[@BobbyBickert-z6s]

@ama-ri_vox Billy Bletcher was the voice of Papa Bear in the original Looney Tunes cartoons. (Except "Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears". That's Mel Blanc.) He also was the original voice of Disney's Pete (and the Big Bad Wolf).

[@braydonroseberry]

He played Eugene in Adventures In Odyssey

[@strongdrew941]

Great Video.

[@CR-vj5rw]

In loving memory of Will Ryan.😭

[@williamcrowe2576]

Fond memories.

[@adamholland-gresock3522]

Holy crud! He was in 2 Christmas Carol specials! Multiple voices in the 2nd one!

[@josephe.parker626]

Will Ryan also voiced Bertram the goose in Mother Goose's Treasury.

[@mysticamethyst1398]

Unflippin believable who EVER would have thought so many beloved characters from my past played by one voice! I've seen like 98% of these there were only like 1 or 2 I don't recognize.

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

I know. It’s insane just thinking about it.

[@joyunicycle]

RIP Will Ryan :'(

[@powellmorris8204]

Having grown up listening to Adventures in Odyssey, I struggle to hear anyone other than Eugene Meltsner 😂😂😂

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

He really captured Eugene’s nerdiness and adorableness. 🥰

[@dustinmcclung3149]

RiP Mr. Ryan, you were a huge part of my childhood.

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Mine too. *hug*

[@justincanha6162]

RIP Will Ryan (1949-2021)

[@BenFowler-yh3rq]

(1939 - 2021)

[@josephzielinski8817]

Happy 80th Birthday on November 13th! A Troll in Central Park (1994) - Guard An American Tail (1986) - Digit Rock-A-Doodle (1991) - Stuey The Land Before Time (1988) - Petrie The Little Mermaid (1989) - Harold the Seahorse The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) - Royal, Tika Thumbelina (1994) - Hero, Reverend Rat

[@nancyniparko3158]

FYI...RE: Will Ryan's birth year, date and month are wrong throughout the internet.

[@lavatube8060]

His correct bday was 5/21/49 and he was from Cleveland, Ohio. IMDB and other sites have reported it incorrectly for years.

[@carissagonzalez21]

It’s 2024 and I JUST found out about Will! May he RIP 😭💕 he was an amazing actor

[@BenJabituya]

RIP Will Ryan. Loved him as Pete on "DuckTales".

[@maurycyoseka1057]

Now he sounds like Jim Cunnings at 4:09.

[@cmvogt5951]

R.I.P. Will Ryan (1949-2021) who Voiced Petrie in The Land Before Time, Grumby in The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Eugene in Adventures in Odyssey, and Wilie the Giant.

[@OccasionalInc23]

I just found out he passed away today and I can’t tell you how upset I am. ;( Rest In Peace, Will Ryan. Will never forget your roles as Petrie and additional voices in Mickey’s Christmas Carol. 😭

[@EpicTop1Gaming]

I didn't know he worked with Martin Short to

[@nancyniparko3158]

Martin Short joined Will's band on the David Feldman Show about 5 yrs ago

[@TerrickTerran]

Chubb from Teen Wolf but quite a voice talent. He has a diverse range.

[@marcusblackwell2372]

Fun fact: Will Ryan was also Grubby in those story cassettes for Teddy Ruxpin

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Yep. He also did the voices of the Wooly What’s-it, a furry, non-threatening Yeti like monster and Tweeg, an adorable villain wannabe who just wants to be a villain but nobody takes him seriously. Not only does Will reprise his roll as Grubby in the animated series, he is also the voice of a character called Louie, a Grunge newspaper photographer/journalist who wears a Humphrey Bogart style trench coat and fedora hat and is always spying on Teddy and the gang.

[@MasterCreator1998]

My name Petri

[@megatietie7025]

Do I know you crossover animation studios

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

I fly? I fall!!

[@tdickensheets]

I have Teddy Ruxpin cartoon on DVD.

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Same. Always loved that show and I still do to this very day.❤️ I love his take on Tweeg. 😁

[@Differentbutrational]

Rest In Peace

[@ki-pattao9030]

(RIP) Will Ryan is the best Petrie voice ever.

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Yep. Jeff Bennett’s great too, but I think Will’s Petrie sounds more cute. He’s my second favourite Land before time character next to Ducky.

[@anamateurauthor]

Eugene Meltsner forever!

[@fireflowerfilms2010]

R.I.P will ryan

[@elizabethramirezsierra3700]

RIP Will Ryan

[@DetectorCliche]

6:07 That was Pete's first appearance in decades after Disney originally retired him in the 50s.

[@BenFowler-yh3rq]

You mean Billy Bletcher.

[@BobbyBickert-z6s]

@DetectorCliche Unless there was new bridging animation in episodes of the prime time Disney series, like "Donald's Award".

[@Bacchante]

So many memories: unlocked! 😳

[@yeshualover469]

I grew up listening to him as Eugene Meltsner

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

I will always remember him as the voice of Petrie and the voice of Harold the seahorse in the little mermaid.

[@CrimsonNineTail]

Had no idea he did so much work on Don Bluth films. I only knew about Petrie.

[@BobbyBickert-z6s]

@CrimsonNineTail Dom DeLuise also did a lot of voicework for Don Bluth.

[@cannoncooley4312]

R.I.P. Will Ryan (1939-2021)

[@Turboplaysrobloxyt]

(1949-2021)

[@OleBlueEyes90]

RIP, the voice from my childhood

[@jonnyboy4289]

*phew* For a moment or two, I thought you were never gonna include Frog from Frog and Toad.

[@chrisbarone515]

Hey! That looks like Skippy from the Alien encounter! 3:40 7:07

[@cybercsarcade670]

Can you please do Tom Kenny next ?

[@baileyprovance]

You should a video of the many voices of Michael York

[@Dr170]

Didn't know he played almost half the Hundred Acre Wood gang at one point or another. His Tigger game was so-and-so, but his Pooh is pretty legit, mean-spirited Family Guy skit or no.

[@BobbyBickert-z6s]

@Dr170 They also got Frank Welker, the longtime voice of Fred Jones in Scooby Doo, to voice Fred in an early episode of Family Guy. ("Whoever did this is one twisted bastard!") That was the last straw for me. I quit watching Family Guy after that episode. (But I heard that they got Mel Blanc's son to voice Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in a later episode of Family Guy.)

[@matthewgersch1901]

Rest In Peace Will Ryan (1949-2021) You Did Good Job Voices Willie The Giant From Disney Petrie From The Land Before Time Harold The Seahorse From The Little Mermaid And Frog From Frog And Toad

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

How can you not have the Duck Brothers from Courage the Cowardly Dog? They're probably one of Will Ryan's best roles because of how funny they are with their bickering in the Liverpool accent he did.

[@marcocastillo1087]

@Saturday Morning Rewind Could you do the many voices of Marc Thompson.

[@supermarioplushboi85]

My favorite character that Will Ryan played is and always will be is Grubby from Teddy Ruxpin.

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Mine too. He’s just so lovable and huggable and cuddly. 🥰🥰 Other favourites include Digit, Petrie, the seahorse, Willie, the ogres, Eugene, Gyro, Woolly, Tweeg, Louie, Tigger and Rabbit.

[@austinnix4416]

R.I.P. to a legend.

[@maddestmike5791]

I didn't know Petrie was in G.I. Joe!!