Voice Evolution of SCROOGE MCDUCK - 72 Years Compared & Explained | CARTOON EVOLUTION

[@MiniflickATC]

Alan young and David Tennent for the win

[@Bransbow]

MiniFlickATC Yeah I love them both almost equally!

[@DayDreamBeliever9951]

Same with me. 😊👍

[@trekkiexb5]

THIS is truth

[@AlexMartinez-gv7hy]

Agreed

[@jacobkusnerik8809]

Agreed! Alan was my childhood and I really liked David's version.

[@kaitlynrose4097]

I feel like most of the voices after Young passed were trying too hard to imitate him and thus don't sound natural. Tennant, however, has a perfect delivery and has successfully made Scrooge's character his own. Alan Young and David Tennant 4 life!!!

[@ElJorro]

Agreed...Tennant is doing his own thing.

[@FreeSpiritPaulette]

@@davidchidester1609 that’s…that’s great kid

[@AnInkStick]

@@davidchidester1609dude shipping real people is freaking creepy.

[@minicle426]

I find Tennant doesn't sound old enough in the role honestly.

[@RomLoneWolf23]

Hearing Alan Young's Scrooge again makes me think that it's a tragedy he never lived long enough to get a guest spot on the new Duck Tales. He could've voiced Scrooge's father Fergus.

[@King-jm7wm]

this was REALLY fascinating. I was so accustomed to Alan Young I didn't realize how VARIOUS and DIFFERENT Scrooge has sounded over the years with the different VAs!

[@Elementa2006]

it's certainly hard to imagine any other voice actor who's not Alan Young playing the character (though I think Tennent's Scrooge is great too), pretty much like how no matter how many VA's Bugs Bunny gets, we automatically think Mel Blanc when it comes to that lovable screwy rabbit

[@Karmy.]

@@Elementa2006 agreed

[@DoraeArtDreams-Aspy]

Alan Young and David Tennant are my favorite Scrooge voices!

[@mevb]

Young I agree but Tennant.. no, just no. He doesn't even SOUND like Young at all, unlike Kassir.

[@DoraeArtDreams-Aspy]

David is awesome!

[@GreNadeMusicNL]

Tennant doesn't sound like young, but I still really like him. Imitations of young are never as good as new interpretations in my opinion

[@Quinhala11]

@@mevb It isn't supposed to be a imitation of Alan Young, but a interpretation of Scrooge

[@mevb]

@@Quinhala11 It's a bad one, non the less.

[@cnsayin8847]

Alan Young and David Tennant are hands down Scrooge's best voices. And Alan Reid is the most unfitting voice for Scrooge.

[@calebkuti7897]

i like the current voice by David Tennet

[@williamfairchild7439]

Yeah same

[@lazlow8788]

RIP Alan Young. We all miss you dearly.

[@DrLilo]

Alan Young, accept no substitutes.

[@AIakazam]

"There's more to life than just money" i cant believe that he ever said that

[@harciongaming9122]

The first signs of dementia setting in

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

Probably followed by “like.. more money”

[@froggygalaxy]

@@thegoodthebadandtheugly579 no no he did not

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

GalaxyEscliping They cut it out cuz it’s Disney..

[@SB-ker-my8ot]

You left out an important and interesting little fact about Scrooge’s current Ducktales voice, David Tennant was not only one of the actors who played the Doctor from Doctor Who, he is also Scottish, which gives Scrooge a more authentic background as a Scotsduck…

[@KasumiKenshirou]

Alan Young's accent was authentic, too. His father was Scottish and he lived in Scotland as a child.

[@FoxMan_FF]

I'm certainly going to miss Alan Young. He was the greatest- but having him be voiced by the Crypt Keeper is a pretty great replacement, that's for sure!

[@raphaelmarquez9650]

I'm so use to Alan Young, but I've been warming up to David Tennent at an instant (he's one of the Doctors after all).

[@alstarspass]

Young and Tennent hands down 👏🏾

[@talkaboutcinema3304]

Alan Young’s really the only one that seems to capture the personality of the Scrooge from the comics with his voice. At one moment he could be a greedy old miser and the next a thrill-seeking adventurer. RIP. David Tennant is pretty good too at capturing the adventurous aspect of the character as well as bringing emotion to the role (something Alan could do too). However, he does sound a bit too young for the role. John Kassir’s a decent replacement for Alan Young. Bill Thompson was also fine, but Scrooge really wasn’t anything more than a Scottish version of Ludwig Von Drake in that short. All the other voices sound too deep or too gruff. Thanks for making these voice videos Dave. They’re great references for comparing interpretations of characters side-by-side.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Alan Young was superb as Scrooge. Though David Tennent and Bill Thompson was good as well. The rest was ok.

[@mevb]

Tennent GOOD?! He's awful, bad, lame, crap, shit! He doesn't even SOUND like Alan Young a bit. Rather John Kassir cuz he really sounds like Young.

[@talkaboutcinema3304]

Mats Berglinn Tennant isn’t supposed to sound like Young. He’s doing his own thing with the performance and is doing a pretty good job at it. I will agree that David does sound a little too young for the part and John Kassir does do a decent Alan Young imitation. However, since he’s not trying to imitate Young, David’s able to be more creative with the role, rather than aspire to be Alan Young. I’d recommend watching “Last Crash of the Sunchaser,” which is one of his finest works as Scrooge.

[@snapmyneck8818]

Mats Berglinn Boi if you don’t get on outta here 🙄🙄

[@Elementa2006]

@@mevb sheesh calm your bagpipes ladie.

[@sideshowsniket]

Fun Fact! Alan Young was actually Scottish himself. When he immigrated from Scotland to Canada, he did his best to hide it and to get rid of it, although if you listen when he tries to whisper, especially in Mister Ed, his accent slips out. David Tenant is a good Scrooge but he just isn't Uncle Scrooge without Alan Young.

[@Nick-ty9us]

So Alan Young casting him as excludes does make sense when he realize he was Scottish himself, so doing the boys schools, McDuck kind of let him to do real accent

[@diamond_dynamo2214]

I can't argue with Alan Young, he's the classic and really defined the role. But I absolutely adore David Tennant's take on the role. I think he fits the tone of Ducktales 2017 perfectly, and I can't see anyone else (including Young) doing that version of Scrooge any better. Also, fun fact, apparently they have Tennant come up with the exclamations for the show (curse me kilts, bless me bagpipes, etc., although I can't say for certainly that those specific examples came from him)

[@NightRainPanda]

Dude you're such an awesome youtuber. I love these vids. Also, David Tennant is one of my favourite actors of all time and I can appreciate the little clip in there.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@NightRainPanda]

@@DaveLeeDownUnder No prob. Watching your vids has gotten me super interested in Disney lore, and has also gotten me to watch Ducktales (2017), I get so excited when your vids go up.

[@koramagna]

Fun fact about Polish voice of Scrooge: we had just three voice actors for this character: Eugeniusz Robaczewski (to his death in 2003), Jerzy Złotnicki (new dub version of Ducktales from 1987) and Marek Robaczewski (since 2015-now).

[@matheusesv2268]

I envy that. Here in Brazil we had a LOT of 'em. My favorite is José Santa Cruz, that voiced Scrooge in Mickey Twice Upon a Christmas. But I like Antônio Patiño, his voice in the original Ducktales series, and Hélio Ribeiro, that worked in the Ducktales Reboot. At least, other characters have more """"""consistent"""""" voices, that aren't changed all the time.

[@EChacon]

Alan Young is my favorite Scrooge McDuck voice. But I do enjoy David Tennant, John Kassir and Enn Reitel's performances as Scrooge.

[@LordSumSums]

"We wanna be rich and selfish too!"

[@lianah6372]

It's so fun to get to hear Alan Young as he gets more and more comfortable with scrooge's voice.

[@mechajay3358]

Alan Young as always been my Scrooge McDuck, RIP. Tennet does a solid job too.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Fantastic list! Anything that involves Scrooge McDuck is always a treat! Thanks for your hard work in creating this!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank *you* for watching!

[@tinashegamer6926]

My ranked: 1. Alan young 2. David Tennant 3. Bill Thompson 4. John kassir 5. Will Ryan 6. Eric Bauza 7. Enn Reitel 8. Dallas Mckennon 9. Alan Reid 10. Unknown Voice..... I miss Alan Young He the one Who is official voice of Scrooge Mcduck Over About 42 Years until he died in 2016 But still I thinking about money 💴 💵 💰

[@sherripotasky2440]

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[@herculescelular3278]

Alan Young was a legend.

[@Commander30]

Definitely Alan Young for me! Thanks for another great video, I really appreciate all the time and research that goes into these. :)

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks for watching!

[@Cazz8203]

There is no Scrooge without Alan young

[@tonymata8070]

Alan Young will forever be one of my favorite depiction of Scrooge McDuck, but I’m not gonna lie I really enjoyed David Tennet in the DuckTales reboot, also John Kassir (Crypt Keeper) and Eric Bauza (Tiger Claw in TMNT 2012) did him at one point?! Awesomeness!!!

[@calebkuti7897]

he is kinda like a scottish mr krabs

[@DanzigFan-vq3zf]

Caleb Kuti Dals Voice sounds like Mr Krabs

[@calebkuti7897]

Kinda yeah

[@OnslaughtRM]

Nah, Mr. Krabs is like a underwater Scrooge McDuck.

[@gentlerat]

So Scrooge deliberately put his money on the moon. If that happened in current DuckTales, there'd be issues.

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

It'd also be kinda weird in the video game

[@gentlerat]

@@ArendAlphaEagle the money he put on the moon earlier is the money he finds there in the video game.

[@joshcain1032]

It would have solved a lot of problems. Della would have had all the gold she needed years in advance.

[@Daouz1]

Another video!!! This made my day, I was feeling a bit sad today.

[@banjoplayingbison2275]

Alan Young (R.I.P.) and David Tennent are the best voices for Scrooge!

[@ImmenseDefencecemre]

Dallas’ Scrooge sounded so weird, I couldn’t imagine that voice in Ducktales.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

I. feel. in. a party moood.

[@ImmenseDefencecemre]

Dave Lee Down Under WHY. NOT. ME. BOY.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

TIS.FREEEE.

[@ImmenseDefencecemre]

GULD DARN ROCKET AND GET IT TO THE MOON

[@ratmankey]

ngl, Tennant sounded weird to me at first because Alan Young's voice is just so iconic. But he grew on me REAL fast. That show's entire cast is so brilliant.

[@user-cl8xh6bc9y]

Just read your 'blurb' ... didn't realise there were so many Scrooges! I look forward to watching this and learning more. Thank you again for doing these videos. They're brilliant :) PS Thank you for including Scrooge's roles in Mickeys Mouseworks. He does well performing in a Shakespeare play :)

[@TreyPDB]

2:32 RARE Spongebob 1960's pilot

[@popcornchat766]

last disney evolution for a while, boy this was a great series. Can't wait to see WB character evolution!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks mate

[@TylerRakstis]

John Kassir is definitely a great replacement for Alan Young, it's almost spot on.

[@judibickford5306]

I know that Tennant is Scottish but Kassir has it!

[@Quinhala11]

It's too "YDHSHSVDIDU" He screams and tries to be Alan Young too much

[@TylerRakstis]

@@Quinhala11 What?

[@agustinhernandezrivas-jp7jk]

Fun fact: David Tennant reprised his role as Scrooge McDuck in the 2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie. However, since Scrooge made a short cameo, David just made a laugh.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

In that case, I’m guessing it would’ve simply been a recycled archival recording.

[@theumpireofthebottomlesspit]

9:28 Nice try, Daddy. Sorry I couldn't help myself. That line is just too precious for me.

[@mysticamethyst1398]

Alan is the most Iconic and longest serving there is no other. Period.

[@harrypotterfanreviews2724]

Awesome video like always!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you!

[@harrypotterfanreviews2724]

Dave Lee Down Under your welcome.

[@jamesmalik3355]

I was introduced to scrooge through the 2017 ducktales reboot and I love david tennant

[@Cazz8203]

I remember when the remastered game came out...I was so excited to hear Alan young voice Scrooge. I had not heard him since DuckTales the movie. I never seen of those other shows

[@Bastion90]

I liked Bill Thompson and Will Ryan best, but I also like Alan Young and was surprised to like David Tennant's voice for the character too.

[@Edward_YT_WEC]

I can tell David Tennent is the next official Scrooge voice

[@ThomasK96]

I Think Eric Bauza is the best voice post Alan Young! And I'm also surprised how much I like Bill Thompson's voice.

[@Jaynopoly]

“He walked whiskers, but who loved whiskers?”

[@briansivley2001]

Besides Alan Young for obvious reasons I think John Kassir is a decent replacement for Alan Young as Scrooge McDuck because he actually tries to imitat the voice that Alan Young used just give him time to get used to voicing the character and I'm sure he'll improve.

[@lazlow8788]

No one can ever replace Alan Young or do the voice as good as he did.

[@jazzyjplair]

Alan young 1987-2016 RIP ❤️❤️😔❤️

[@josephlowry4320]

Alan Young was legendary as the voice of scrooge mcduck and my favourite Voice artist to voice Scrooge McDuck is David Tennant since he play the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who.

[@lauralynnmartin1130]

Jack Allen, Eugene Meltsner, and 10 gave voice to Scrooge at one point. I love this.

[@gstone8255]

There was actually an earlier lp of Mickey’s Christmas Carol” where Bill Lee is the voice of scrooge.

[@talkaboutcinema3304]

Bill Lee was actually voicing Ebenezer Scrooge on that record, not Scrooge McDuck. The confusion comes from the fact that both of Disney’s “Christmas Carol” records had the same cover (which did feature Scrooge and the classic Disney characters, even though none of them appeared on the earlier record).

[@gstone8255]

Dallas Mikennon as scrooge sounds like Mr Krabbs.

[@PianoDisneygal10]

And here I thought Scrooge McDuck was invented to be Ebenezer in Mickey’s A Christmas Carol, and not that he existed for a long while before that.

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

No-one will ever surpass Alan Young as the voice of Scrooge McDuck. The other voice actors are nowhere near as good.

[@RomLoneWolf23]

Well, David Tennant is a close second, mainly because his scottish accent is genuine.

[@sideshowsniket]

@@RomLoneWolf23 Alan Young's accent was real too...He explained whenever he immigrated from Scotland to Canada, he did his best to hide his accent and to get rid of it but when they said Scrooge was Scottish, he let his natural accent out.

[@DayDreamBeliever9951]

I like both Alan Young and David Tennant as Scrooge 😊👍

[@Worldtour1994]

I know it’s tough to judge with such a short line, but I think Bauza came pretty close to matching Alan Young’s tone and delivery.

[@mechasaurus]

God rest the soul of Alan Young.

[@CooperGal24]

Why did Dallas McKennon's version of Scrooge reminded me so much of Mr.Krabs?

[@floweringfawn]

Going to e biased but I love Alan Young and David Tennant's voices.

[@cnsayin8847]

So do I

[@SaiyanGamer95]

David Tennant is totally the best Scrooge. It might be because he himself is Scottish, but his voice for Scrooge sounds the most natural. Not to mention he sounds old without being crusty and non-active like your average old person. Old, yet spry.

[@MarcKloos]

Can't wait for the voice evolution of Donald, the triplets, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Have done them all already, you can find them in the Explaining Disney playlist on my channel 😊

[@davidswanson5669]

Alan is my Scrooge. Forever.

[@Recessbiru]

I'm just cracking up with editing of 1974 recond version at 3:33 - 3:39 "You're eighteen minutes late" and immediately followed by "I'm going to give you a raise!"

[@falchionofeternity433]

Alan Young will always be Scrooge to me, but I do also love Bill Thompson in anything he does, from Jacques in Lady and the Tramp to King Hubert in Sleeping Beauty. I didn't know Will Ryan voiced Scrooge at one point.

[@vicentemancilla]

Do the Voice Evolution of PLUTO next, Dave! I Love it

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

It would be 10 minutes of a guy barking and not very interesting. Unlikely I’ll do one.

[@vicentemancilla]

@@DaveLeeDownUnder Ok, Sorry that Pluto the Dog is barking.

[@melissacooper4282]

I don't blame him for not doing a voice evolution on Pluto. All Pluto does is bark, growl, or whine. I don't think I want to sit through 10 to 15 minutes of that!

[@bebecranney8740]

Hearing Scrooge say Sora is a trip

[@PinkAgaricus]

Donald's response to Scrooge asking if he's been a menace. "[Disappointedly] Why'd you have to say that" I feel like it's referring to Donald's bad job at healing Sora.

[@epicdave2896]

Love your vids!!! Please do another Star Wars comic timeline!! :)

[@TripKangaroo]

Loved it! The Life & Times Scrooge showing up was a *nice* surprise, gotta say. Wasn't expecting something that obscure to be here, but just goes to show how much is put into these videos! Question, where'd you find an unsubtitled, English version of Sport Goofy? All I've ever seen floating around has been the one with captions. Did you have to combine the audio with video from elsewhere?

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Yeah, I have two versions. The English subbed version and a French version with no subs. I combine the French version with the audio from the English clip

[@RoadrunnerMoose]

Ha! You added the Life and Times album to the mix. Very nice. Did you give it a listen?

[@곤고-w3f]

I might be late... But can you do this series for Josè Carioca? I believe he is one of the most unique yet underrated character in Disney history.

[@antmichael2493]

6:15

[@mightyfilm]

I think that entire Donald Duck and Friends Scrooge's Rocket skit is still up on KZbin. You could make a drinking game out of how many times he says "Beagle Boys" and be passed out on the couch by the end of it.

[@AlexandruCatrina-bk6jg]

9:42 Eric tries to do a scottish accent for scrugy

[@antoniofrancescopiredda6499]

It goes without saying but I'm saying that anyway: Alan Young RULES as Scrooge (it's amazing how still fit and energetic he was in his last voice performances) but David Tennant is a great replacement and I hope he will voice him more often after Ducktales 2017 ❤ He has the right amount of heart, passion and excentricity the role requires! As for the others, I don't think they were bad but, in my opinion, they didn't leave much of a personal impact on me

[@martinefrensoquigomez7835]

Not to mention: Bill Thompson is also... Droopy!

[@GTAZockTV]

My Ranking: 1. Alan Young (1919-2016) 2. David Tennant 3. Bill Thompson (1913-1971) 4. John Kassir 5. Enn Reitel 6. Eric Bauza 7. Dallas McKennon 8. Will Ryan (1949-2021) 9. Alan Reid 10. Unknown Voice

[@bmhedgehog2]

its interesting that both McDuck and VonDrake almost have the same design. Love both Young, may he rest in peace, and Tennent

[@jazzyjplair]

David Tennat well I have to say he’s an incredible actor and a voice actor so I give them a golden star for that and I think Alan Young would be very proud of him keep up the good work

[@toonirl6675]

Wait, the Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck album is official Disney material?

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

No, not official, but wanted to include it for a bit of fun.

[@TreyPDB]

the older Alan Young got the best of the voice was rest in peace

[@baybvgo2.058]

Can you make the evolution of Ludwig Von Drake?

[@valenzuelasstudios1838]

The new voice seems really good.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Soccer mania, feel like I commented on how weird the voice was in another video.

[@joshuacritchfield3564]

Alan Young will always be Scrooge McDuck to me. I grew up watching DuckTales and Christmas Carol they are part of my childhood. (I also grew up with the Money short). However, I love what they're doing with the reboot show and David is a good replacement since Alan can no longer be with us.

[@williamfairchild7439]

I really like David Tennant as the voice of Scrooge McDuck in the 2017 to 2021 reboot of DuckTales and he's my favourite character

[@Hb1290Logos]

As much as I love Eric Bauza as a voice actor, he can’t do a Scottish accent to save his life. That sounded more like a bad Australian accent

[@hugeluigifan2236]

Professor von drake please

[@Buffy8Fan]

My first thought was, "who besides Alan Young and the current Ducktales David Tennant have ever voiced him? Those two are the only ones I have ever known. I don't even recognize any Scrooge cartoons, so I still have no idea who Bill Thompson is outside of seeing his name in the credits of early Disney animated movies and reading about him on Wikipedia for this video. All the others meant even less than that to mename-wise.

[@diannekelley2307]

Why is nobody talking about Bill Thompson's take on Scrooge?

[@ThomasK96]

In the 1960 movie The Time Machine Alan Young plays a Scottish man with spectacles red hair and beard and he uses his Scrooge voice it's almost like watching human version of Scrooged .

[@jazzyjplair]

There will never be a better Scrooge McDuck than the voice of the Alan young 1987-2016 ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️ Reston peace ☮️

[@No-hd4cg]

Alan Young was actually born in 1919

[@vincentfranklin17]

I love Alan Young, David Tennant, and Bill Thompson as $crooge!

[@warnerbrosanddisneyvhsdvdb9015]

Can you do the evolution of the Road Runner And Wile E Coyote next

[@profilepicture1847]

I feel like Dallas McKennon's Scrooge sounds too harsh, it sounds too much like a Scottish Pirate (if you know what I mean) Alan Young's voice I feel like is the perfect Scrooge, his Scrooge has a soft Scottish accent.

[@davisbowe8668]

I love David Tennant but Alan Young will always be MY Uncle Scrooge.