Invader Zim Goes Ludicrous Speed in Spaceballs! (Talkin' Toons w/ Rob Paulsen)

Richard Horvitz channels Invader Zim and others in a scene from Spaceballs in this clip from Talkin' Toons with Rob Paulsen!
Rob Paulsen, one of the most accomplished and well-known voice actors of our time (voicing Animaniacs, TMNT, Rick and Morty, and many more), sits down with fellow voice actors like Maurice LaMarche (Pinky and the Brain, Futurama), Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series), and many others to discuss their experiences! And yes, of course, there'll be plenty of voice acting games from script-reading to re-enacting famous film scenes with cartoon character voices.
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[@centurax4461]

I’ve never thought of Zim and Billy being voiced by the same guy, but hearing their voices in the same video it makes so much sense

[@MegaMr46]

Centurax Zim supposed Sound menacing and Billy sounds youthful and goofy.

[@Professor_Utonium_]

News to me as well

[@ShadowBreaker52]

He was also Orthopox in Destroy All Humans!

[@redhood5894]

@@ShadowBreaker52 and kaos in Skylanders

[@creamiemilk474]

Ikr

[@cryssie660]

I love it when he accidentally says "GIR" instead of "SIR". Richard. Gotta love the man.

[@the-dullahan]

It wasn't an accident. Homie, do you not understand how jokes work, or what?

[@gamera9118]

​@the-dullahan and his comment was praise. Do you not understand how praise works?

[@mcgfn]

@@gamera9118that is not praise lol op just doesn't seem to understand that he didn't say "GIR" accidentally. maybe you haven't seen invader zim

[@gamera9118]

@@mcgfn there are so many layers to this 4yr old comment

[@177SCmaro]

The over-the-top/overly-dramatic way Zim talks is what makes the character for me, so damned funny, lol. Horvitz could read the ingredients off a bottle of shampoo in that voice and it would be hilarious.

[@MelonHere20]

@@shadowspider9 actually yeah XD I see that happening

[@DeviantRabbits]

Zim's human disguise has gotten better~

[@vernyulkisasszony4708]

Agreed. It's very life-like 😆

[@-ICITRONSI-]

@@vernyulkisasszony4708 just misses on the voice. i mean, we all know he is zim behind that oily mask.

[@WhamBlam]

😅😂😂😂

[@F0reman371]

Shame he didn't replace "Sir" with "My Tallest" during the Zim half....

[@Craftysage72]

F0reman371 wouldnt have worked

[@tzetzat]

Replacing it with “Grr” was more clever imo

[@bromodragone8405]

He's talking to Blitzo

[@christianparrish6647]

When he said Sir, it reminds me of moxxie from helluva boss.

[@LeoCantus]

I can't believe i watched both Billy and Mandy and Invader Zim, and i just realized they're the same voice actor...

[@calvinsteidel6968]

Same here, it blow my mind!

[@greenkorn69]

He did Dagget in Angry Beavers as well as Alpha 5 in MMPR. The man practically raised me lol

[@h.rtheater8321]

Well......he didn't voice Mandy. That was voiced by the same actress who voiced Azula from Avatar the last air bender.

[@Quackervoltz]

THEY ARE?

[@nathanfrench128]

@@Quackervoltz don’t forget the villain from Skylanders: KAOS!

[@Themanwithn0eyes]

"You said a naughty word; you said Bullshit!" I lost it on that part! XD I hope Richard Horvitz returns. Who here thinks that they should read lines from The Room and/or Aliens?

[@DemonicRemption]

@Themanwithn0eyes I lost it at that part too for a good few minutes. xD Also yeah hearing them cold read The Room or Aliens would be interesting.

[@archierm]

Rob Paulsen worked on Spaceballs- First time I'm hearing this.

[@kikphlip1080]

Archie Manalang he worked in the writers room. He has a great story about it on the Nerdist Podcast... well I guess it’s the ID10T Podcast now

[@looneytoon76]

According to his IMDB he was Spaceball with comb (combing the desert, I assume) and the voice of Dink (one of Yogurt's little Jawa like helpers, I think)

[@Germania9]

He had a small as a newscaster on another movie, Mutant On The Bounty.

[@gabe_s_videos]

"No sir, nothing yet." Funniest damn line in the movie! XD

[@mechajay3358]

As if he can't get any cooler, I hear this surprising new info

[@H3y_Im_Rob]

Honestly, I would've preferred if Zim was doing Dark Helmet's part.

[@SharpDesign]

Robert Perez i think it was because Sandurz does most of the talking

[@michaelboydston313]

Yes

[@DeepEye1994]

Would've been perfect if Zim was Dark Helmet and Sanders was Billy

[@lizdonath2683]

Yes

[@gabe_s_videos]

It's interesting listening to the distinctions between Richard's normal voice, his Zim voice and his Billy voice. It really shows how distinct his voices all are even if they have a similar timbre.

[@jamesgolden7317]

We NEED this movie redone in these voices. God my ribs! 😂

[@tylerbutsimon]

*_E H ?_*

[@bob_velseb783]

*_Æ_* *_H_* *_?_*

[@MisterTingles]

how is that voice coming out of that man?

[@paradoxical998]

MrTingles have you ever heard his regular speaking voice?

[@karlsingh9076]

Zim, Ooh my childhood. So many memories.

[@Djw2320]

They're remaking it!

[@kitcatastrophic0w0]

Dominique Waller No. It's just a movie.

[@kleverkolu850]

I still think Zim sounds like Kaos, but I appreciated what you think.

[@rainbowycutesy]

@@kleverkolu850they have the same voice actor

[@andrewgrimm4590]

It's got to the stage where Christopher Walken does a poor impression of himself.

[@Devils_Lair_Comics]

...is this guy also the voice of Dagget from "Angry Beavers"?

[@DrD0000M]

Yup.

[@bkachief]

And Alpha 5 from Power Rangers

[@danielsimmons8338]

And so many more.

[@SuperCatfire]

and raz from psychonauts

[@jocelynecupcake]

YES! (oh my gosh I never met anyone else who knows Angry Beavers, I love that show)

[@calvinsteidel6968]

I never realized till right now that Billy and Zim were voiced by the same voice actor! My mind is blow right now!

[@realar]

Also Daggett.

[@jerreldavidson2676]

@@realar and kaos from skylanders

[@grandgojira8182]

2:44 it's so weird hearing billy say "bullshit" but wow its hilarious

[@atbz6952]

i like chicken yeyeyeyeyeya!

[@greenmanatee3368]

My cheekbones hurt from all the smiling I got out of seeing Richard Horvitz do Billy/Zim doing Spaceballs

[@SanskarWagley]

I need a live read of the first episode of Invader Zim

[@orangeismyfavoritecolor]

Yes

[@chillatrix]

“What’s the matter, Colonel Sanders?? *CHICKEN??”* that is honestly one of the most iconic lines from that film ❤️❤️

[@lancearnold54]

1:56

[@karlsingh9076]

Zim and Billy. Wha!

[@musicalraven6078]

Karl Singh best characters and is your profile pic Kaneki?

[@Stylez_8]

dont forget dagget beaver

[@alexpollock6932]

I lost it when he got to billy, i miss that show so much

[@malikhansen95]

I kind of feel sorry for Richard Horvitz he always voiced characters that yelled or scream like hell, his throat must hurt like fucking hell.

[@DJ88Masterchief]

Meh, they should’ve switched, invader zim should’ve been Dark Helmet and Walken should’ve been Col. Sanders.

[@Chipayv]

PvtDonut DJ88 Everything you said except instead of Walken he should have been Yakko.

[@MrPjw5]

Maybe that's why Richard switched from Zim to Billy.

[@El_Legante]

It’s like zim’s actually reading a script.... trying to read a script :3

[@4robisonfamily]

Rob Paulson's impression of Christopher Walkin makes me feel so happy

[@TheSpektrum1989]

darn was kinda hoping Zim was Helmet but still great

[@thevoiceactor6978]

"was that your Walken?" *"It's my Walken Dead"* I love these two XD

[@arthurgodwin6571]

I really wish we could've heard Zim or Billy as Dark Helmet. It would've been hilarious to hear the descent into panicked gibberish during ludicrous speed.

[@femmefuntime]

The “you said a naughty word” bit had me in stitches

[@christianparrish6647]

Meanwhile moxxie from helluva boss. "ARE YOU F**KING FILMING US RIGHT NOW?

[@yung_freaks]

That bit had my ribs hurting for hours on end😂

[@klynrii]

Fun fact. This is the same guy who voiced Moxxie from Helluva Boss.

[@bob_velseb783]

𝐍𝐎 𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐘

[@Dirtfire]

Put both their voices together and you get the Candy King from "Wreck it Ralph". Great voicework, guys. 👍

[@femmefuntime]

Richard then: “ooh you said a bad word” Richard now on helluva boss: “FUCK SHIT ASS”

[@archierm]

I heard Billy from Grim adventure instead lol.

[@TheDreadedZero]

That's who he was doing for the 2nd half....

[@archierm]

I was commenting as I was watching

[@zeoalexo]

i heard Alpha 5

[@ALu-nq8rf]

Archie I can hear Billy in Zim all the time because I didn't watch Invader Zim until I was 20 but Grim Adventures was one of my all time favorite cartoons growing up.

[@dsmous]

OMG. This is the best thing I've seen... EVER! Christopher Walken as Dark Helmet. I want to see this as an actual film!

[@DemonicRemption]

@dsmous I'm tempted to animate this of Christopher Walken dressed in Darth Vader cosplay talking to Zim. xD

[@TheNewTerrific20]

Antoine from Sonic SatAM and Dr. Eggman reenacting Austin Powers!

[@Commandocheif99]

I know he was Billy and Zim before but all I hear now is Moxxie from Helluva Boss 😂

[@bromodragone8405]

Hearing him say sir reminds me of Helluva Boss. Oh right!

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

I think they should have switched it around because I think Richard as Zim should have voiced Dark Helmet (it fits his personality more) with Rob playing Sanders

[@volksdude1970]

The Invader Zim movie better have this as a reference! It just sounds too natural in Zim's voice! XD

[@cnett486]

I love , love, LOVE Zim. This made me extremely happy!

[@jocelynecupcake]

I love Invader Zim and these guys are doing a good job voicing characters! Especially Richard! I also knew he played one of the Angry Beavers

[@delta18520]

Oh, how I miss Grim adventure of Billy and Mandy.

[@orangeismyfavoritecolor]

"You used a naughty word, you said bullshit!" XD

[@jazzphotos]

I feel like Walken wasn't the right choice for this...

[@femmefuntime]

“You used a naughty word, you said bullshit” fucking killed me

[@Poltergeist138]

All I hear is Raz from Psychonauts making funny faces at Lilly lol.

[@rottenpineapple6639]

Zim died from age during the speed

[@maverickREAL]

PREPARE SHIP FOR light *SPEEEED*

[@barrybend7189]

Fast and furious but with the cast of Megas XLR.

[@SpyroTheGerudo]

I thought Billy was not supposed to repeat bad words XD

[@danielwolfpack1026]

Moxxie

[@FrankieBonsignoreMusic]

Love this guy!! Met Richard at Boston Comic Con 2018. Just as energetic, awesome and kind as he always seemed. 😊

[@Swishy_Blue]

(Zim - Evil) + stupid = Billy

[@Krystalmyth]

"EHH? Was THAT your Walken?" #shotsfired lol

[@ItsJayden07lol]

This is the voice actor of Moxie.

[@GiRR007]

invader zim flash backs ;_;

[@izukubf]

Night Raven ITS COMING BACK OML

[@kitcatastrophic0w0]

Jessica Williams It's not. They are making a movie.

[@izukubf]

Kit catastrophic ik so technically it’s coming back

[@LordofSyn]

Rob should have slowed his rate of speech down to match Walken a little more and it would have been even funnier.

[@SupermanYT.]

Billy...zim....moxie.....fucking legend

[@McBummly]

Billy and zim... my god iv missed you

[@KanWoo76]

Awesome!! I miss Zim & Gir

[@theodorecarter6601]

What if he got Johnny Yong Bosch on the show to do The Emperor’s New Groove? Johnny would play Kuzco as Lelouch and Rob would play Pacha as Jack Fenton.

[@Cayde-0006]

Ok am I the only one who heard kaos fro Skylanders academy from netflix

[@fluffs2002]

I wanna animate this, I doN't kNow how to animate. BUT I can draw pretty well. Maybe, I'll give it a try one day.

[@WickerKing2918]

Zim/Richard "Yes. Comedy. What is this filthy comedy you speak of fool?!" God, damn I love that line. 😂🤣

[@freddyfasthands8131]

Daggett, and also leader of the Furons in Destroy All Humans.

[@carolusmarkezra3141]

Zim And Billy.Eehh?

[@chelsea1062]

ZIM and Dagget all in one. Its muscular beaver, woosh!

[@TBONE_2004]

If only we could hear Zim scream "PREPARE TO FAST FORWARD!! _FAST FORWARD!!!_ "

[@royw4883]

Does anyone have a feel for moxie for doing this from helluva boss

[@malikaithehokage0607]

I actually met Richard at Anime Expo this year! He was so cool

[@pepsiman_fan6666]

he was killed by invader zim that all he can say is gir and other various things from invader zim.....MY GOD

[@bowlbuddyroses3342]

My two favorite things put together. (ﾉ´･ω･)ﾉ ﾐ ┻━┻

[@madcap3450]

Somebody animate this! NOW!!!!!

[@nathanwithrow35]

I thought Rob was going to be yakko for Lord helmet

[@VoiceOfTheEmperor]

Richard Horvitz...The epitome of "Love what you do and you'll never work a day in your life."

[@lemonchan2013]

HOLY fuck if you got EM smoke EM HAHAHAHA

[@danielrules-espinal]

I like how Richard Howartz uses the same voice for Zim and Kaos from Skylanders

[@jasper1414]

I absolutely love Richard Horvitz, I got to meet him at last year's Calgary Expo, and it was amazing! 😁😁😁

[@stratkids]

I wonder if they could eventually have Richard Horvitz use his Zim voice to say some of Peridot's quotes from a scene from Steven Universe

[@carlcjjohnson8694]

Zim should have been Dark Helmet

[@Lucasfan375]

Somebody animate this 🤣

[@tiffanyunderwood7920]

I was hoping to see ludicrous speed in because science with Kyle hill finding how fast it is but this video was amazing!

[@shad0wchateau]

I CAN JUST HEAR ZIM IN HIS VOICE EVEN WHEN HE ISNT VOICE ACTING THIS IS INSANE

[@elliottwatt5297]

Orthopox. Orthopox. Is this how you show me respect?

[@rickar-mercenary-3804]

*WHEEZE*

[@michaellopez272]

I enjoy watching Toons Talkin

[@waltersalmonscartooncrosso784]

The 2 voice actors I meet in 2019

[@egghead7596]

The fact that he mistook sir for GIR cracks me up every time.

[@forjinator1927]

All I hear is Kaos.

[@marcodiaz6322]

This was hilarious, imagine Invader Zim doing star trek

[@Launchpad05]

I was blown away when I learned that Rob Pausen was in 'Spaceballs', and just recently, I learned that Richard Horvitz was in 'Summer School' with Mark Harmon.

[@Thereal860YO]

0:44 is hilarious!!!

[@Prior2Popular]

This guy is hilarious 😆 I can’t 🤣🤣🤣

[@Animeister93]

Richard Horvitz is just amazing! The voice of Billy and Zim; 2 of my childhood favorite characters!

[@W0LFB3AT5]

Since Moxxie is his most recent voice I’ve heard in Helluva Boss, I can rarely trace back to my childhood characters like Billy, and or Zim. 🤣

[@lemonchan2013]

Fucking goDSPEED

[@GordoBondiola2002]

I like the idea of Zim and Billy working in the same ship and both being equally incompetent