Why doesn't Toad's voice sound like it used to?

Toad has a VERY distinctive voice - loud and screechy is how I'd describe it. But it wasn't always that way - so why on earth did it change so much?
PATREON - / thomasgamedocs
TWITTER - / thomasgdocs
SOURCES
• Genericon 2014: godzil... Jen Taylor talking about mimicking Japanese voice of Toad
• SacAnime 2019: Super M... Sam Kelly Talks about doing Toad voice when she was young (34:30)
• Kenny James and Samant... Sam Kelly talking about Toad voice
CREDITS
- Wario’s Woods Gameplay by TheVandal172 via World of Longplays
- Mario Kart 64 Gameplay by Mad-Matt via World of Longplays
- Footage of Isaac Marshall from • Nintendo 64 Unveiling ...
MUSIC
- All music via Epidemic Sound

[@ThomasGameDocs]

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[@BraxtonKovary]

Already followed :)

[@conan8819]

Ill do it but i gotta reinstall twitter

[@EBTheOriginalMaster]

Can you do one for Toadette? Ik she isn't that well known, but she's been becoming very popular since the 2010s being put into main series games.

[@mariomaster973]

I have been waiting for this video, NOICE

[@eebu4053]

thomas gae cocs

[@GojiTheRandoOne]

Toad before: *little kid voice* Toad now: *high pitched demonic screeching*

[@sigma-sekai]

lol

[@EBTheOriginalMaster]

He still has a little kid voice.

[@doodle276]

That's what kids are like. They're screeching little demons. I know this because I am a little demon child but I'm not so screechy

[@marlonsolleske7466]

he's just through with Toad puberty and grown himself some chest-hair...

[@Josuh]

Poor thing wasn't vaccinated in time

[@BreadMakerCTM]

Poor Toad, had a bad puberty...

[@nintony2994]

Lol!

[@MoffinMouse]

he went backwards

[@noose-db8li]

The real reason his voice changed is because after N64 era toad started smoking 10 packs a day

[@anonymousguywhoknowseverything]

Reason why: toad forgot to clear his throat for the 837472736683th time

[@rexcelsior5415]

I miss my little N64 mushroom. His voice was perfect. Hope it returns in the future.

[@anakin1082]

Current Toad: "let's decide the TURNNNNNN ORDERRRRR!!!!"

[@wefflz6862]

honestly, the voice of toad from super mario strikers reminds me of daisy's voice. loud and screechy-shouty. that kind of thing.

[@gurdi]

why on earth do they need the "breakfast" line for? like, what does it mean?

[@refriedboogie]

"Screeches that make toads voice so iconic"

[@salomeheredia9885]

I like how the movie gave him a normal voice but at times he screamed and forsed his voice to crrrash as the actual Toad The games Toad's normal voice is him growing up Then, as teens to adults they get to sound more like a mix between Marge and Maggie

[@JulianCaesaro]

Not gonna lie, Mario Kart 64 Toad voice is the best hands down. It sounds so great, and not like scratching at a chalkboard

[@eg5589]

That’s where the iconic scream came from 4:55

[@saps4060]

I was trying to do the Toad impression and my friend and I were laughing our asses off. I love Toad!

[@spaghettibird5135]

So since Peach and Toad have the same voice… that means Peach rules over a kingdom where all her subjects have her voice. That’s kinda freaky

[@gianlucahall4100]

MY VOICE SOUNDS LIKE TOADS IT LITEERY DOES BRUH BRUH IT SOUNDS LIKE TOAD SO MUCH BRUH.

[@Steve-tp9rl]

Could it be that Nintendo liked Jen Taylor's voice because it has the gruffness from the very first green toad voice?

[@JethroRogers]

Peak Toad voice is in Super Mario Sunshine

[@dropkickedmurphy6463]

Jen Taylor is one of the greatest voice actresses i have ever heard. She is brilliant.

[@trentonallen6965]

Toads voice in both games are cute and adorable

[@Napa39]

In a few years they'll just use literal gravel for Toad's voice.

[@BenMarcWilliams]

Eventually they'll cut out the middleman and just stick drills in your ears.

[@maxizredder4271]

@@BenMarcWilliams same effect XD

[@BenMarcWilliams]

@@maxizredder4271 Literally no difference, really.

[@invadermaythe1st]

Put some gravel in a metal maraca

[@SpiderTodd]

Maybe just put the sound of nails on a chalkboard

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Toad has a new voice actor for the movie and *_THE WHOLE AUDIENCE IS GONNA FEEL HIS WRATH._*

[@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621]

Yeah I wonder if he'll be able to do it

[@scoutart1508]

@@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621 as a comedian, he may give a high voice

[@LordVader066]

KENOBI!!!!!!!

[@DovahGirlie]

@@scoutart1508 I think Charlie Day did a great job impersonating Toad

[@Astralite1]

@@DovahGirlie it's keegan michael-key

[@Skul1ManEXE]

Toad became a chain smoker in the past 20 years.

[@_Tati_.]

Thats what I was thinking 💀

[@angeljones965]

If your listening to peach and daisy all day and following their demands, wouldn't you need something?

[@cindyheyne4868]

I didn’t know that 💀

[@ElYu-kn6uf]

10 years later he's gonna have a adult voice Sounding like he just smoked ciggerates💀 (I'm just saying)

[@CamTheCan]

"Extremely distinctive voice" [ LOUD SCREECHING ]

[@deez2037]

LMFAO FR!!

[@willyhamster]

kinda like poofesure

[@ForMerelyDreamingWeWereSnow]

Toad be like : AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA A A A A A A. AÆA A A A A A A A. AA A A A A A A A

[@Josuh]

Sounds distinctive enough

[@heavenly54-]

😂😂

[@thebigbadbeanman]

6:52 , I interpreted that as her saying "I did an impression of the original voice, and that's what got me the role", not her saying "in my performance you hear in the game, I'm doing an impression of the original voice"

[@temmietems5253]

i interpreted it as "i did an impression of the woman who auditioned before me" lol

[@uzmk_mato]

honestly i’m not old enough to remember it being different from the screeching

[@chloetheuni4123]

Wasn't expecting you here dang

[@kuroneco-j4n]

Hi

[@conan8819]

What's up checkmark

[@egret4393]

Oh its you. I like ur posts (:

[@WallhacksYT]

the old version was the only one I've ever known, the new screeching one is god awful

[@skipthetutorial]

The only reason I remember the original voice is because "I'm the best" is a common sample

[@3vorp]

Don’t forget about “bup” and “waaaahh”

[@mr_bone8]

Skip???

[@ichimp5438]

I was just watching your video

[@jetstreamsamsung1753]

Amogus

[@multi_425]

weirdly enough, i agree.

[@HylianShieldmaiden]

Toad's current voice is the biggest reason why I've been maining him in Mario Kart since MK7. The way he cackles when his attacks land is the best

[@NamelessGamer29]

Green Toad sounds like someone with a high pitched voice trying way too hard to go down an octave.

[@theflyingspaget]

Well, I think that's what he is.

[@thatduo4126]

Red Toad sounds like Ash Ketchum.

[@greenytoaster]

@@thatduo4126 LMAO

[@imjustgrace6515]

“Green toad has his own unique set of voice clips...” *Cut to the most generic male voice ever* “HELLLOO” Idk why but that cracked me up so much

[@BigOlSmellyFlashlight]

ironically, it's unique because it's so generic

[@botulismsauce]

I think it sounds like Arin Hansen

[@ever.4.n]

HAHAHHAAA

[@MBNJ27]

That absolutely just killed me 😂

[@aaronjames3228]

BREAKFAST

[@cosslogan1043]

That scream at 8:03 always made me laugh, especially how it trails out at the end.

[@HylianFox3]

I always killed Toad in SMA just to hear that death rattle.

[@prageruwu69]

AAAaaAAaAaaaa....

[@mandragonna]

I miss that "oh woh woh wohh" toad sound from N64

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

What about AAAAAAAHHHHH

[@zitronenwasser]

@@mariajimenafigueroa233 bup

[@catboygremlin]

genuinely wishing they'd stayed with that voice instead.

[@PiousMoltar]

@Baldhina Asnake They're talking about the specific Toad voice, not the line itself

[@PiousMoltar]

@@catboygremlin Agreed! Bring back Isaac Marshall!

[@SynoTheKing]

Nobody: Toad: *B r e a k f a s t*

[@greekmythdude9053]

Y U M

[@DreamcastSoupYT]

true

[@Josuh]

Y O W Z E R S

[@walidfakhfakh3660]

@@Josuh no

[@jonathanzavala6458]

H E L L O

[@otopharaoh]

I LOOOVE Isaac Marshall’s version. It sounds just right imo. Toad sounds so cute, happy, energetic and squishy. On top of all that, I can actually understand what he’s saying

[@BraxtonKovary]

Can't wait for the episode "Why does Goomba's voice not sound the same as it did?"

[@XX_CUTECAT_XX]

Air. To air.

[@randomericthings7506]

Goombas have voices?

[@half-dusted]

@@randomericthings7506 ...

[@akwv7521]

Nobody: Smart KZbinrs: If you are over the age of 20 you can not hear this sound. Me, an Intellectual: G O O M B A

[@Josuh]

Is its mario 64 jump sfx considered a voice?

[@mustacheman529]

As someone who can do a slightly decent Toad impression, I can confirm that it hurts. A lot.

[@eclecticsoffy]

As someone learning voice impression, Toad's voice sound painful

[@LightsJusticeZ]

Toads voice def is s gravely one. Like Dr. Girlfriend from Venture Bros.

[@Mari-sc4mg]

I can "accidentally" do toads voice and yes it always hurts and i always regret doing it

[@cathygraham4274]

I just accendently did the toad voice It did not hurt

[@mustacheman529]

@@cathygraham4274 It does after a few minutes of using it, at least for me. It also hurts my family's ears...

[@RiversLiver]

The idea of Toad sounding masculine in any kind of way is...amazing.

[@patch141]

N64 Toad was a treasure. We should have never taken him for granted.

[@argenisjimenez8118]

Yeah that's the best toad's voice impression. Mute.

[@Bootystank99659]

I honestly liked the English va guy for toad for Mario kart 64 and the va for green toad in warios woods the best I feel like they’re the best fits and don’t hurt your ears as bad like the modern day smoker screeches

[@nalitarose2681]

Yeeees he sounded so adorable

[@BestFriendBlueBerryYT]

I dont know why adults doing kids voices... To me its sounds bad to me.

[@ValiTheSaltMan]

Yeah but the MP1-2-3 and MKSC Toad is cool too

[@squiddler7731]

Considering how that initial voice actor had to voice both toad and peach, I could see the raspiness originally being her way of differentiating the two

[@aaronjames3228]

That wasn't her I don't

[@SieMiezekatze]

I know! but why on Mario kart tour toads makes my ear bleed like frenzy mode is a little bit too much

[@PentaCrab]

Not gonna lie, I love Toad's modern voice (even more than his honestly kinda bland MK64 voice). Apart from being iconic, it also manages to perfectly walk that fine line of having a raspy and high-pitched voice without going into grating territory; and it actually sounds low-key endearing. And considering how throat-aching that kind of voice is, it's something I give MAD props to. Well, except for Kelsey Hutchinson's take. No hard feelings towards her, but that one take is *LITERALLY* everything that people who hate Toad's modern voice say Toad's modern voice is.

[@ilikeflamingos69]

Time for adventure~

[@coltgun876]

Ehh I don't usually judge people's opinions harshly but the fact that you prefer his annoying voice over his MK64 voice which suited him perfectly is -kinda- questionable.

[@crimsonamogsus7351]

is this a deaf person?!

[@mindlessrover2001]

@@coltgun876 Lol

[@dothedo3667]

@@coltgun876 It's better than him sounding like a girl.

[@stanchoiyena]

not gonna lie, when he said they had a temporary voice actress for toad i was like "LESLIE SWAN???" lmaooo

[@bigboiinanut9967]

Yeah, that was a whole big line of being asked to voice peach lol.

[@JaiInklingGacha]

Plz love DoraGacha2011 and I will support you. xoxo

[@boom.kalips8003]

Yeah, umm.. I thought that too!

[@Gelasans]

​@@boom.kalips8003 you sure?

[@afreen5058]

"Toad's voice is pretty hard to recreate" Toad singing let-it-go girl: "Hold my microphone"

[@DrunkenHorseman]

It's not that hard for me to do lol and I'm a male

[@nate500]

@@DrunkenHorseman bro same

[@emo_norman9137]

Well I do the voice quite alot

[@lillian2342]

Haha, it's only hard if you're NORMAL and not BROKEN like ME

[@allanmhanson]

Toad sings Chandelier is better 😏

[@punchpineapple]

I wouldn't be surprised if Jen Taylor's gruffness with Toad was to differentiate from Peach's voice - both were quite high-pitched and maybe it was feared that they would sound too similar otherwise, coming from the same voice actor.

[@nils920]

Toad then: Energetic kid Toad now: Chain-smoking smurf

[@giatsu4229]

238th like

[@EdgyCraft]

291st like

[@fo-ef8qo]

It has been about 20 years, afterall

[@teeweezeven]

304 gang

[@aaronjames3228]

He's not blue

[@Crimson-Hat]

That MK 64 "AHHHHHHHHH" Toad scream is etched into my memory. It's nice to know who actually made that scream.

[@IknowRight-yb8rd]

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[@katsumiskytower8714]

I can hear it in my head. the "IM THE BEST" too XD

[@Vincent_Bloodstone]

ikr

[@JD7489]

great profile pic

[@TheShadowCrafter]

The “awowowowowowo” too

[@Venichie]

Favorite was the Mario Kart 64 version of his voice. Charming, joyful, and not annoying to hear after sometime.

[@Angie2343]

The same voice that is used for Toad today also voices Chef Toad in Super Nintendo World.

[@deebee5378]

Despite how much care Nintendo generally puts into sound design in their games, your documentaries have highlighted how haphazardly their voice acting has been managed

[@afsilver07]

they went with a "fuck it it's fine" approach

[@Robbie_Haruna]

If I had to guess it probably didn't get much priority because there's barely any actual voice acting in stuff.

[@channelwithout]

There aren't many actual words or sentences they need to record tbf, it's just a whole lot of screeching and "YA-HOO"-ing.

[@Anthony-fu6cl]

I feel like Nintendo just handles it like stock footage or stock recordings. They just make these actors say a bunch of things/sounds and choose whatever fits the current game and situation lol...

[@callmeobsequious]

"Fuck around and find out"

[@danaejer]

12:21 Toad becomes Marge Simpson

[@eonunas4641]

Rommie

[@mrshmuga9]

“Why has Toad’s voice changed?” Puberty… and chain-smoking. But mostly the chain-smoking.

[@floofyt2008]

Lol ya probably makes sense

[@Officially_Unofficial-1]

I think he went through reverse puberty twice and then smoked 24/7 for a full 2 years

[@finlandjourney6065]

He sounds like dried mushroom now. All crackly!

[@ShameTooShame]

He is a mushroom himself what yall expected?

[@sheikahlink302]

Toad: “winner, score” then out of the blue “breakfast!”

[@Taekaleaf]

Me when I'm hungry:

[@RobinParravel]

I won! Great! ... OK let's eat now.

[@Needlem0useInHerNeedlehouse]

Me: WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!!?? Toad: BEKAFAST!!

[@Arycke]

​@@Needlem0useInHerNeedlehouselol

[@thesparxeffect9734]

Toads voice in Mario Kart 64 is still to this day, my favorite voice for him.

[@alexsartandgameschannel3883]

I know Toad's current voice is very iconic, but I do like how he sounded in Mario Kart 64

[@amatoy23]

Witch one tomoko Maruno or Isaac Marshall Isaac Marshall’s I think is better than tomoko maruno

[@excaliber8713]

@@amatoy23 Isaac Marshall was the best

[@10crlos]

I really like the mk64 voices

[@kellinrogers9647]

Agreed

[@bamsherrod2843]

Yessssss

[@kllxenq]

I just tried the toad voice and I actually did it REALLY similar I was so surprised 😭

[@MissMidnite]

I think Jen's voice cracked while making voice lines, and now everyone knows the voice

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

Toad is a broken AI confirmed

[@128Cores]

@@IDoABitOfTrollin But Toad isn't an AI...

[@JebFromWarmDays]

@@128Cores Jen Taylor voiced Cortona from halo

[@foolishly.o]

@@128Cores called a joke pal

[@maus0liam]

Title" "why does toads voice sound different?" Me: "how interesting can it be?" *watches full 15 minute video*

[@alexandrawoof1894]

same here. i'm another person vsing this. and my "u" bvtton does't work. i had to copy and paste it. btw, i really love this channel, i only started watching it abovt a week ago, bvt, love it!

[@all4theluvofm0ney]

right he could’ve passed with “there are different voice actors” and i would’ve been fine 😭

[@deiwoah]

my exact reaction to all of his videos

[@makshudurrahman2098]

frrh

[@deebee5378]

Maybe she recorded Toad's voice after doing Peach's lines and her voice was starting to give, or doing a voice that high pitched was out of her range at the volume she needed to project. Or the original clips she was referencing had really bad audio quality and she imitated that. Or doing that voice was fun.

[@Schwarzorn]

Someone should ask her where the graveliness came from. Maybe she has a Twitter?

[@ChetDinkle2]

Yeah thats what I was thinking, it sounds like she was doing an impression of the original audio that had been compressed. I bet if you compressed the original audio and toned down the quality it would sound similair to Jen's toad voice.

[@pr0ntab]

I think it's the Muppet effect. He looks a little like a puppet, so then the tendency is to use a Muppet voice. It's like an adult trying to imitate a small thing but on purpose and then exaggerating... At least it makes sense to me

[@married2murdoc]

If a professional voice actor's voice is killed by just that much of a high pitched scream, R.I.P to the rando who sung chandiler by sia in a toad voice :omgcry:

[@BBWahoo]

man, imagine truffles and toad singing together

[@mentirosa8709]

Mario Kart 64 voice was the best out of all of them and that’s a fact!

[@dickneywithplants7377]

"For some reason, this story seems to attract mysterious individuals." Well, toad is pretty mysterious himself tbh so it makes sense...

[@amytheprettyweirdfangirl3786]

Oh crap you're right! What do we truly know about Toad? 🤔

[@GoldenYoshi1]

His legs are mysterious, I'll give you that

[@Anthony-fu6cl]

He's full of mystery! Like... is that his head? or a hat? Did we ever get a conclusive answer on that? And more importantly, why does he walk around without a shirt?

[@galaxyunicorn6936]

@@Anthony-fu6cl he walks around without a shirt cuz hes a total chad lol

[@mr.heghog858]

well he is mysterious, he doesn't have a neck

[@YorkPrime]

Toad’s voice from Mario Kart 64 is my favorite. It still stands out, even today. All the voice clips from that game are instantly recognizable, at least to me haha.

[@Oh-Ben]

Bup

[@edgard8632]

To this day I still remember her echoing cry

[@electricdancer0652]

Yeah and I also like Jen Taylor's toad from Mario golf 64 to Mario kart DS

[@boredpancake418]

I really think Toad's voice fits him a lot

[@septicsoldier1324]

Toad is a character that you cannot be quiet and subtle when doing an impression of him

[@Craigy2818]

Did you mean subtle?

[@septicsoldier1324]

@@Craigy2818 yes 🤦‍♀️💀

[@yaboimaboi2816]

Toad. Destroyer of voices.

[@_Tati_.]

Lol- 💀

[@dabsterlxgamingstudios8576]

Can you please stop saying that i heard that a 1000 times and im tired of hearing it

[@hecatia666]

@@dabsterlxgamingstudios8576 okay dude, you won't hear letters being displayed in a screen for a time

[@forest_foxie]

Fun fact: I can do a perfect toad impression

[@OrangeToadGamer]

I remember when I was able to do a perfect Toad impression *Everything changed when Puberty hit* 😔

[@tinyz7575]

Oh my god! I found Toad's 3rd uncle's cousin!

[@EdgyCraft]

damn i’m 13 and i could still do toad’s voice. it ain’t gonna be good for me soon

[@dakumata]

I could do Yoshi before puberty. Now I can do Waluigi

[@makshudurrahman2098]

OK

[@makshudurrahman2098]

SORRY

[@TeeTop_]

"What's this icky paint-like goop?" "It's moving!!" "Now now, boys. Don't touch that stuff."

[@King_Luigi]

_"Hmm? Look-a like Mario's gonna have to find a job."_

[@BBWahoo]

"A door? Another door? hello door, hello gloryhole"

[@Zonefire15]

If only more Mario games had actual voice acting.

[@midnightgamer2158]

Lol

[@Zonefire15]

@MemeManWorldMSM huh?

[@ianmcandrew7893]

7:45 i like how you say "this gruff, Marge Simpson sound"

[@doubleoof7907]

I could honestly see Mario Kart 64 toad’s Japanese voice actor as Toadette

[@TeamBlueToad]

We used to have sweet voices until the Marioro cigarretes got released in the kingdom.

[@justoad]

Yes

[@CasualSunGod42]

Ah, the Bulbous Head chain-smoking addiction is very well-recorded. My sympathy for you and your family.

[@bombytetoo]

@@justoad JUSTOAD

[@levisux9447]

It feels like Toad needs some water. He always has a weird dry throat that I hate.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Yeah.

[@fishbones92]

Smoker

[@_Tati_.]

😂😂😂

[@ejscorp]

When I was a kid playing Mario Kart 64, Toad's yelling scared my grandma one time and she rushed in the room and asked me what child was screaming.

[@djman7yogoaway]

I feel bad for her

[@anaandxander1855]

Lol 😂

[@larrygriffin4343]

lmmfgdaho

[@MonkeyMod]

Lol

[@MUSQUIZanimation]

Toad’s Mario Kart 64 voice lines are ICONIC!

[@MasterHand4444]

I’ve always been able to do Toad’s voice fairly well, screaming and all, and my throat hurts for a good while afterwards. Huge props to the people who have to do that as their job.

[@oceanbread9720]

Me too. But for me, I’m able to manipulate my throat so it doesn’t hurt as bad. I don’t know how I do it, but I would love to be a voice actress someday and toad would honestly be amazing to voice someday

[@MasterHand4444]

From one Toad voice impersonator to another, here’s hoping you’ll be able to pursue that dream someday! Voice work seems like a lot of fun, despite the challenges unique to the field.

[@onagda]

Toad's voice in 2045 is just going to be the Dial Up internet noise.

[@HylianFox3]

It could work because nobody will know what that is by then.

[@NoNo-st9bb]

Isaacs high notes are very impressive

[@kingshark422]

The answer is simple. Toad found drugs and almost always has a cigarette in his mouth unless he’s on camera. Just listen to that raspiness.

[@aquaticambience40]

Sad to see another childhood star go down that road 😔

[@vhfgamer]

Toad doesn't need drugs. He is drugs. He's literally just a walking talking shroom.

[@Rodanguirus]

I miss clear-voiced Toad...I've seen lots of nostalgia for "I'm the best" and "owowowowow!", but I'm pouring one out for the monotone "aaaaahhhh" from Mario Kart 64 NA. EDIT: Wow, thanks for the likes! YOU'RE the best!

[@orbic521]

I wanna hear Samantha Kelly try to imitate those iconic voice clips as closely as possible with the modern Toad voice. I bet it would be amazing.

[@kloud9286]

I remember mimicking the owowowow when I was younger

[@afreen5058]

Ohhh yess me and my siblings always mimicked his very apathetic and far-away sounding "ahhhhhh" lol

[@Gabz98_]

I just came here to hear that voice

[@shiny4984]

that SINGLE LINE has been memed SO MUCH

[@rainbowspongebob]

6:54 she’s saying she was mimicking the voice of the girl who went for toad before her and then she was up next

[@rainbowspongebob]

In the audition

[@auroraEMP]

Green Toad from Wario's Woods sounds like a car salesman

[@tweakPTCG]

i love how you always make these nowadays

[@ThomasGameDocs]

I'm having fun making them!!

[@tweakPTCG]

thats nice

[@mystcat3]

Variety Who?

[@shyguy6954]

I’m a bigger fan of the modern Toad voice than the original.

[@trailersic]

"I'm going to ignore the cartoons" ...because that's where the gruff voice originally came from and probably what Jen Taylor was immitating. Have you never seen the Super Mario Bros Super Show (1989) at all?

[@loupgarou95]

Lol I was just going to comment this

[@lapz]

Dude forgot his research lmao

[@projectalpha22_va]

It’s unlikely this is actually the case. Nintendo as a company has shown precedent in the past where those imitating “unofficial” iterations of voices have been asked to change their tone or outright never hired.

[@trailersic]

@@projectalpha22_va Okay you can trust precedent or your own ears.

[@projectalpha22_va]

@@trailersic I’m gonna trust precedent. Did you know that the per capital consumption of cheese marches nearly exactly the same amount of people who die by becoming tangled in their bedsheets? Causation does not equal correlation, it’s very possible that two people both looked at Toad and came to the same conclusion on how to voice him. I won’t trust my ears, I’ll trust the data, thank you very much! 😁 That’s not to say it’s IMPOSSIBLE, but it’s also a large stretch that cannot be confirmed with far more evidence to the contrary than towards your point. As a historical video, speculation could be made but it isn’t like they missed a vital fact, it was a footnote at most of something interesting.

[@DiamondFox_]

1:39 I literally said “wtf” out of shock. This voice line sounds literally nothing like toad.

[@mellwrrld9206]

"H E L L O!!"

[@ahuman292]

I MADE A HIGH PITCHED SOUND AT 2 AM BECAUSE I WAS N O T EXPECTING THAT

[@brandonmiller5104]

Sounds like Dr Phil

[@Longlivetheking3]

It’s funny going past it then coming to this comment and just hearing “HELLO!”

[@Epicdps]

​@@brandonmiller5104 I want you to start living as a gay toad.

[@soul.phrase]

1:38 He sounds like the Lego Island guy that says “Oops! You forgot to put the CD in your computer!”.

[@SuperWiiBros08]

I guess the remaining characters that used to sound different were Wario, Luigi (maybe Waluigi) and Yoshi

[@LuckySketches]

Mlem intensifies

[@ChaoticMushy]

I think Wario, Luigi and Waluigi all have the same voice actor. (Japanese Luigi was pretty wack tho)

[@2551987ezio]

Charles does the same voice for both Wario, Luigi, Waluigi besides Mario for the English voices.

[@Shinzizzu]

Daisy sounds different too. I wouldn't be surprised if every character except Mario sounds different. Wario I think has had quite a bit of differences. I think he had a German voice actor for the first Mario Party which was really deep and then his voice in Mario Kart 64 is really high and whiney. They both sound very different from the voice I hear in smash ultimate.

[@lordpsi99]

Okay, Waluigi has had the same exact voice actor since his debut in Mario Tennis, Charles Martinet. I believe Luigi and Wario were Charles in Mario Kart 64 NA and possibly EU but not in Mario Kart 64 JP, Mario Party 1, or 2. Mario Golf might have been when Charles was given the roles for Luigi and Wario permanently. Wario is Charles in Mario Kart 64 NA and Charles in Smash Bros. His Wario and Waluigi has changed a bit over the years and Wario's voice seems to be much more dynamic in Smash, going much lower in places but still going high pitch in his up-special. Audio quality is much better from the GameCube onwards so the extra bandwidth picks up and delivers more frequencies from Charles' voices. The recording sessions for Brawl must have been exciting for Charles and the engineers and they really got a great performance. The session that was done for Wario Land 4, WarioWare and then Wario World was very tinny sounding on GBA but better on GameCube (World may have been a separate recording session except the "EXX-CELL-EH-ENT!" is definitely the same take between Land 4, Ware and World, actually maybe it didn't appear in Land 4 but Ware and World came out at the same time and they definitely both have it). I've spent a lot of time thinking about these three characters' voices because I absolutely love them! Luigi became Luigi as soon as Charles gave him that voice in Mario Kart 64 NA, same with Wario. Waluigi has been so hilarious because of everything that went into his character. I wish that Alphadream could have made a Wario & Waluigi RPG. That would have been perfect!

[@letsfailgaming9850]

10:11sounds like Bowser Junior was trying his toad impressions.

[@Lcy234]

Nah it's daisy trying toads impression

[@zedc6072]

here's a real question, why do the toads say Breakfast all the time in warios woods

[@Schwarzorn]

I don’t know. Apparently I need to play more if it to hear all those sound clips.

[@floofyt2008]

I was thinking that too

[@SirMudkipGD]

Because Breakfast Is The Most Important Meal Of The Day.

[@MaoKittyMaoMao]

NAH FR

[@Jolis_Parsec]

So, let me get this straight, Cortana herself voiced not only Princess Toadstool but also her loyal subject Toad back in the day? That’s awesome by the way. 🤣

[@TheAngeyMovieCritic]

When I think of Toad I always think of Mario Kart 64. Miss the old days

[@PersonaSama]

The modern Toads always sounded like the actors doing a riff on Toad's voice from the Super Mario Super Show. Toad has a very distinctive raspy voice there and I always thought it was the oddest thing to carry over from that series.

[@jordansean18]

Honestly that voice stuck with me since I was a kid. I thought the Taylor voice was mimicking THAT voice.

[@pokepress]

@@jordansean18 I heard an interview with John Stocker (who did Toad’s voice in the Super Show and Mario 3 cartoon) a few years ago, and according to the interviewers, they asked/researched the newer voice actors and there’s no real intentional connection. Maybe it’s just the logical place to go for that character.

[@jordansean18]

Right, but I think Thomas should have at least *mentioned* the similarity since that portrayal of Toad had a similarly raspy voice.

[@EmperorMAR]

@@jordansean18 yes it's far too similar to ignore

[@retrogamingcommentary4163]

I always thought the same thing, since I used to watch that show (yes, I'm old too), and that's always been the voice I most associated with Toad (and, of course, his "squeaky toy" sound effect). But I'm pretty sure it has to be a coincidence, because Nintendo has always considered those shows to be totally unofficial. Here's an example of Toad in the cartoon: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKGwmKuMrdufmrMm20s

[@ru5tysp3cter]

I'm forever scarred by *"manly sounding toad"*

[@midnightgamer2158]

Same lol

[@SJrad]

Is this what toad with hairy long legs sounds like?

[@novastar3990]

“Groovy!”

[@pinglefaz]

*Yowzah!*

[@AlderDragon]

Breakfast!

[@usucdik]

I liked the original Toad voice. Turning him into Marge was a travesty and now we're all suffering from it.

[@brentalfloss]

Great video! Reminded me how much I liked the weird Toad voice from the Super Mario Bros Super Show

[@Hinatachan360]

Hey, boo! Haven't heard from you in a while and haven't seen you in person since Otakon. 👋👋

[@dingas5632]

I always really enjoyed that Toad voice! All of the voices in those shows were very distinctive and well put together to be honest, despite not being the traditional take.

[@Jesoysauce]

OMG I FOUND YOU OMG I USED TO WATCH YOUR MARIO MUSIC VIDEOS!!!

[@brandongaming1980]

What a coincidence! I'm watching it too for my nephew's birthday.

[@PHolger]

Screwattack flashback intensifies

[@Dan-do2pl]

Your lungs must be dying when voicing toad

[@amytheprettyweirdfangirl3786]

I love voice acting Peach and Toad for the fun of it, and can confirm, after a couple minutes, Toad DESTROYS your voice and it's hard to do Peach after ;w; MAD RESPECT to Jen Taylor and Samantha Kelly for recording these voices for hours I couldn't imagine... 0-0

[@Schwarzorn]

Lungs? No, just your throat/vocal-cords. No amount of water and honey can make that voice okay to perform. Lol

[@sonicfan6539]

No they don't when I do it they dont

[@NormlDuk]

RIP for the throats of the voice actors of toad over the years

[@KingkyLeor]

I can do it easily jsjdbdjdh

[@NormlDuk]

@@KingkyLeor Rip

[@EpicGamer-yu9qn]

@@KingkyLeor ok

[@ChrisJohnson-rx7el]

I kinda think Nintendo just went with Toad's voice sounding gruff and screechy as a play on the word TOAD. The voice often has that hoarse and croaky-sound that the expression to have a "frog (toad) in your throat" comes from.

[@newwave89]

I'll believe it

[@alanmoreno2482]

Well it sounds terrible

[@alexandrawoof1894]

maybe toad's voice isn't actvally a person, maybe it's a real mvshroom man.. why aren't there any images of Tomoko Maruno?

[@nothayden9192]

I knew that Toad originally had a boy like voice in Wario’s Woods but I never knew that there was another Toad with a...umm.... interesting voice

[@skeleboss9737]

So Toads voice is the exact same as Peach’s, literally, except with more gruff to make them seem different. Peach is also the queen of them and they all sound related. Coincidence? I think not.

[@edgarmartinez7371]

And for those voices you can thank Sam Kelly for them

[@Plasmariel]

Yeah I made that connection, I don't think it's a coincidence either!

[@DJSpang]

Him: "Green Toad has a unique set of phrases!" The Toad in question: "BREAKFAST!"

[@BassiKun99]

"He has such a way with words..."

[@anakin1082]

one of the common phrases of toad: First, we decide the TURNNNNN ORDERRRRR!!!!! (He likes to decide the turn order xD)