Voice Evolution of SPEEDY GONZALES - 68 Years Compared & Explained | CARTOON EVOLUTION

CARTOON EVOLUTION #22.5 - VOICE OF SPEEDY GONZALES
Created as a companion video to my series of CARTOON EVOLUTION videos (specifically 'Evolution of SPEEDY GONZALES Over 68 Years Explained'), I take a look at the vocal evolution of the character as I compare the voices of all of Speedy's official voice actors over time, including Mel Blanc, Fred Armisen, Gabriel Iglesias, Greg Burson, Joe Alaskey, Jeff Bergman, Eric Goldberg, Billy West, Bob Bergen, Kerry Shale, Damon Jones, Tim Dadabo, Dino Andrade, Keith Scott and Eric Bauza.
Here's my look at Speedy Gonzales' Voice Through the Years!
CLIPS & MEDIA FEATURED
SPEEDY GONZALES SHORTS
Cat-Tails For Two
Speedy Gonzales
Tabasco Road
Gonzales’ Tamales
Tortilla Flaps
Cannery Woe
Nuts and Volts
Mexican Cat Dance
Chilli Weather
Mexican Boarders
The Pied Piper of Guadalupe
Mexicali Shmoes
Pancho’s Hideaway
Assault and Peppered
Road to Andalay
A Haunting We Will Go
Mexican Mousepiece
Go Go Amigo
Snow Excuse
Fiesta Fiasco
Rodent to Stardom
The Spy Swatter
The Astroduck
Moby Duck
Chilli Con Corny
Here Today, Gone Tamale
Fiesta Fiasco
West of the Pesos
OTHER LOONEY TUNES SHORT, SERIES & MOVIES
Looney Christmas Tales / Fright Before Christmas
Daffy Duck’s Easter Egg-Citement / Chocolate Chase
Daffy Duck’s Fantastic Island
Tiny Toon Adventures
Tweety’s High Flying Adventure
Space Jam
Volkswagen Commercials
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Bah, Humduck! : A Looney Tunes Christmas
Looney Tunes Show
Space Jam: A New Legacy
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[@6godzingisgodme7o-dynamicd3]

Speedy didn’t start coming into his own until the looney tunes show. Man I miss that show. Deserves another season

[@ohnothimagen224]

I wish we could have gotten another season of loonatics unleashed. Speedy was the only one of the classic lineup that they didn't introduce a descendant for.

[@Mirrorcomics24]

Yeah, I wish it got the traction it dies today from the start, I’m one of those who has always loved it

[@ryukomatoi592]

@@ohnothimagen224 omg yes!

[@cnsayin8847]

Definitely deserved more recognition

[@fitocatso7580]

Speedy Gonzales saying "Bro" is probably a new favorite thing of mine 😂 Fluffy did an awesome job voicing him!

[@benmalsky9834]

I’d love to see Fluffy continue to voice Speedy in future projects!

[@OrbitalSnapshots2455]

Same

[@cainjake7940]

Yes he’s awesome

[@michaeloluwajuyemi4546]

Same

[@gaventovar5820]

YESssss

[@samperry5383]

Fluffy should voice him in the Tiny Toons reboot

[@andrewflashchannelgibbs5384]

I just love Mel Blanc’s energy.😂

[@cnsayin8847]

You'd be crazy not to

[@carl-henrycadet2297]

Gru

[@sqweegee5299]

men just don’t yell like they used to

[@josueortega7878]

BUT he didn't know spanish

[@andrewflashchannelgibbs5384]

@@josueortega7878 si

[@alzoraig]

"ARRIBA! MI SOMBRERO!" - Speedy Gonzales [as Performed by Gabriel Iglesias in "Space Jam: A New Legacy" (2021)]

[@jaitheminecraftgamer5046]

Also known as Fluffy

[@nickdorenkamp959]

Interviewer: what was the highlight of your career? Fluffy: voicing Speedy Gonzales in Space Jam 2 and being able to shoot hoops with LeBron.

[@AussieDragoon]

I think I like Gabriel Iglesias the most despite his limited time with the character, I hope he comes back for more since he seemed genuinely excited to land the role. Though I like Dino Andrade and Fred Armisen too, the rest (even Mel) are okay to me and very inconsistent since most of them required speed/pitch alteration to get the voice where they wanted it, and it wasn't always to the same altered to the same level.

[@jackiegonzalez6814]

Fun fact: Fred armisen, who voiced speedy Gonzales in the looney tunes show and looney tunes: rabbits run, also voiced Deborahbot 5000, one of the 2 malfunctioned PAL max robots, in the Sony pictures animation movie the Mitchells vs. the Machines.

[@GideonMadu]

Joe Alaskey does a really mean impression of Speedy, almost sounding like Mel Blanc, while Eric Bauza, Gabriel Iglesias, and Fred Armisen did a really impressive job of voicing Speedy as well

[@cnsayin8847]

Facts!

[@kootunesscrewy]

Bob Bergen's voice for Speedy sounds more like Porky and less like the actual voice.

[@KevinFanatic2020]

And Tweety Bird

[@peppyrobo7049]

Honestly they should’ve just cast Fred Armisen as his permanent voice. He just sounds so natural and fluid, it definitely doesn’t sound like he’s trying to copy someone else’s performance of force out a character voice. But oh well the studio knows best 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@jackiegonzalez6814]

I agree with you. And Fred armisen also voiced Deborahbot 5000, one of the 2 malfunctioned PAL max robots, in the Mitchells vs. the Machines from Sony pictures animation.

[@flashfunk0373]

Gabriel Iglesias did a better job than Fred.

[@anilooniacs123]

Agreed

[@DanielGomez-gw4kt]

Originally they were going to delete Speedy Gonzales from space jam a new legacy, but it looks like that the Mexican community and Looney Tunes fans alike defended the idea to Warner Brothers. Because at first when cartoon Network first came out and showed all of the cartoons of Looney tunes, they never wanted to show the Speedy Gonzales cartoons. Because they thought the character would be offensive or whatever to the Mexican community, and a lot of Hispanics. But what they didn't know is that there were a lot of hardcore Looney Tunes fans, including Hispanics and Mexicans alike that really loved Speedy Gonzales. I even found out that Speedy Gonzales became a cartoon hero for the Mexican community and Hispanics. I guess that was similar to one of the characters or the two characters maybe, from Walt Disney's three caballeros and Walt Disney's apseudo amigos. Because if the Mexican community and Hispanics alike, loved those animated movies from Disney. Years later they would get a Looney Tunes character, that would represent their culture. That would make them laugh, and of course above all out smart Sylvester and other cartoon villains, who are mainly cats. So Speedy Gonzales became the next cartoon hero for the Mexican community and Hispanic alike. And so it wouldn't be when a lot of hardcore Looney Tunes fans, including the Mexican community and Hispanics all together would beg cartoon Network to show Speedy Gonzales. and it would finally come about at some point in the mid-2000s, when cartoon Network finally showed all of the Speedy Gonzales cartoons. And all of the fans got their wish. And of course the same thing would occur that Speedy Gonzales would be deleted from space jam a new legacy, and deja vu all of the fans. Including the Mexican community and Hispanics defended the idea against Warner Brothers, and now it looks like Speedy Gonzales was brought back into space jam a new legacy. And I should say Gabriel Iglesias AKA fluffy did a good job voicing the beloved character himself. I'm also a huge fan of Gabriel Iglesias AKA fluffy, and I was very glad that he was selected to voice Speedy Gonzales. And I'm sure that Gabriel or fluffy was a big fan of the character, and I should say he got very lucky to voice the character. Just for space jam on your legacy, and who knows there could be some new projects of Speedy Gonzales. That fluffy or Gabriel Iglesias might voice the character again 👍😉

[@mightyfilm]

I just wish they did more with the character in Space Jam 2. It was great to see him there, but it really feels like there was a lot of footage cut down for the movie's runtime. I rewatched Back in Action a couple days ago, and even though the finished product only has him reacting to Porky's hard to be politically correct line, he was featured briefly in the cut Daffy Superhero alternate opening as a cop. oddly enough, with Porky. I hope Gabriel is a voice for Speedy going forward, though. If not, Eric Bauza.

[@schneisi]

Mel Blanc was a pure genius. I am a Senior Spfx Designer from Disney Imagineering 30 years already and i and my colleges made most of the spfx designes and Artwork for all Disney Parks 🙂

[@Mirrorcomics24]

Finally it’s here, thank you Dave I can’t wait for taz

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Speedy Gonzales is always the coolest guy whose friends with every bodies sisters! There isn't a voice performance I don't love from the fastest mouse in all of Mexico!

[@cnsayin8847]

I feel the exact same way

[@EChacon]

Thank you so much for doing Speedy Gonzalez voice evolution. As for my favorite Speedy González voice they are: 1. Mel Blanc 2. Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias 3. Dino Andrade 4. Fred Armisen 5. Bob Bergen Hope you get to do Taz's voice evolution soon.

[@mardireyesmedia4308]

Finally speedy is voice by a actual mexican not to say all of the previous voice artists are bad they all did a good job but we get to see proper representation for this character

[@aleciathomas5703]

I hope Gabriel voices him again he was incredible- a friend and I saw him live many years ago in Fresno CA - incredible talent

[@silenttakuza]

Dino Andrade is also of Mexican descent.

[@crimsonflame6881]

Not mention Gabriel acted as a Shield from Cancel Culture

[@seankock7649]

Sad thing is he wasnt rwally choses for representation XD he was choses so people wouldnt start talking shit, since the guy is already famous

[@suburbanTrick]

The f____ you goin on about? Snowflake

[@BrandonKohout]

He’s truly the Fastest Mouse in All Mexico.

[@michaeloluwajuyemi4546]

Yes he is!

[@niecymoss6658]

You mean the Fastest Thing Alive, besides Sonic

[@BrandonKohout]

@@niecymoss6658 Same thing! Big deal!

[@ShaunInce123]

The one downside with some of Bob Bergen's replacement voices is that they still end up sounding like Porky Pig. It's definitely the most noticeable with his voice for Speedy Gonzales.

[@noahm.contreras8357]

5:36 I kinda like Fred Armisen. I feel like he has more of an accent for Speedy.

[@mightyfilm]

I've noticed that Speedy actually does have a lot of appearances in more recent media, as well as being a merchandising darling. Seems like in the 90's they were on the fence about the character, as he did sort of appear in Tiny Toons, but didn't have that protege character featured in the show (save that brief background appearance in a very early season 1 episode). And while he did appear in Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries, his appearance was...well... odd. He only appeared as a brief cameo in the Dia De Los Muertos episode, and only as a hallucination sequence, and for some strange reason, a loud, incredibly random burp sound accompanied his appearance. I also get the feeling WB doesn't want them to use him in the Looney Tunes Cartoons series, but just like the violence level, the animators and writers revolted and used his name in reference in two episodes. One with the Dog Latin subtitles to a Road Runner cartoon (RR is referred to "Spedicus Gonzalicus" or something to that extent) and his name is on the odometer of Porky's car in Parky Pig.

[@ama-ri_vox]

Fred Armisen is my favorite voice for Speedy

[@Supermariorpg6]

Hola! Also I'm mexican, so stop being offended for us we all love this rodent.

[@animalamy8557]

Me two💖💕💖💕💖💕💖💕💖💕💖 and I really like you guys

[@cnsayin8847]

They're all REALLY good. It's so hard to choose just one as the best (even if it is by Mel Blanc)

[@officegossip]

Mel Blanc and Fluffy for me. The original voice is the classic and Fluffy gives it a fresh and contemporary but hilarious spin on it.

[@waggsmith5889]

The Looney Tunes from the 1960s were the ones I grew up on. Watching them on DVD was a joy. Especially the Speedy shorts.

[@pencilmationworldpenciledd1303]

Speedy Gonzales is actually good voices

[@tankenming4760]

One of my favorite Looney Tunes character to impersonate, the other three being Bugs, Daffy, and Pepe! Thanks for uploading, Dave!

[@jamaribonnett4699]

Yes! Thanks. The next cartoon voice evolution you should do is.. 1. panchito pistoles 2. Foghorn leghorn 3. Pepe le pew 4. Granny 5. Susie Carmichael 6. Phil and lil 7. Pebbles Flintstone And number 8. Bam Bam rubble.

[@coophouseanamation2854]

Elmer fudd

[@jamaribonnett4699]

@@coophouseanamation2854 ye, him to.

[@coophouseanamation2854]

Yep

[@EChacon]

I don't think David isn't going to do Panchito Pistoles or any of those characters for voice evolutions since their isn't much story to tell regardless of voice actor changes.

[@jamaribonnett4699]

@@EChacon I mean he did Jose.

[@matthewketcher5804]

To paraphrase Nick Fury, "About dang time!"

[@joe95883]

You know, Watching Speedy on the Virgin Media Ads. It still shocked me that the UK actually used him.

[@drevianedwardsproductions9244]

Speedy Gonzales is a really great character even though he's the fastest mouse of all of Mexico and his voice suits him really well too the man of a thousand voices Mel Blanc nailed it and even some of the other ones like Joe alaskey and maybe Bob Bergen or some other voice actor like Keith Scott and Gabriel fluffy Iglesias did a really great job voicing him in Space Jam a new Legacy here's hoping that he will appear in Looney Tunes cartoons and also one more thing by the way I did not realize that Kerry Shale voices Speedy in one of the media commercials and that is very interesting because he also voiced some of the characters in Thomas and Friends which you might do not know overall I think all of them did a really great job voicing the character can't wait for the Tasmanian devils voice evolution

[@rosaguifarro5310]

WE LOVE YOU SPEEDY GONZALES! 😁

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I'm glad Speedy didn't get cancelled.

[@normanmccultureboy6492]

Wait Speedy himself or his movie ?

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

@@normanmccultureboy6492 I meant the character.

[@normanmccultureboy6492]

@@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety oh

[@Mirrorcomics24]

I don’t really want to comment on it but how is cancel culture so sad they cancel a cartoon character?

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

@@Mirrorcomics24 There's a group that are trying to get cartoon stereotypes cancelled, but Speedy's fan base is too big for the snowflakes to cancel.

[@Mac14329]

I had no idea Fred Armisen voiced Speedy Gonzales.

[@pencilmationworldpenciledd1303]

But look at that Teen Titans Go! In: Cy and Beasty, So did Tom and Jerry References and Cameos? First, here is that Cyborg & Beast Boy watch Classic VHS References got found: Tom & Jerry in Solid Serenade, Love That Pup. And Second, Running gags Reference: Cy Inside Beasty's house from Trap Happy. If you take look at the Beast Boy's room, we can see Cyborg's Evil laugh just like Tom from Jerry and the Lion. After Cyborg wins, Then turn Beast Boy into Elephant from Jerry and Jumbo. When he toastike was chase after at Cyborg & Beast Boy from Dog Trouble. Game reference: While Cyborg & Beast Boy are room and plays video games of Tom and Jerry. Cameo: When Cyborg out of body, and he transforms electric bread into Toastike the one famous Spike The Bulldog. Theme: Remix of Tom and Jerry theme from Cy and Beasty

[@VideoHeadMan]

Do some videos on failure to launch mascot characters like Beans the Cat, Oswald, Bosco, Buddy, etc. Some are larger failures than others. I think you'd be the man you do it.

[@zacksphere6328]

He already did Oswald

[@VideoHeadMan]

@@zacksphere6328 yeah but I meant like a mini doc or supercut

[@beg1993]

Arriba arriba arriba

[@elizabethramirezsierra3700]

I like Gabriel Iglesias and Fred Armisen

[@celestiadrools9551]

I love Speedy Gonzalez! 😊👍

[@michaeloluwajuyemi4546]

Same!

[@KevinFanatic2020]

Me Too

[@nobod2567]

Now for my favorite top 3: Bronze: the late Mel Blanc Silver: Eric Bauza And Gold: Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias Note: Would the Taz voice Evolution come next?

[@mayracordero382]

Mel Blanc is wonderful as The Voice of Speedy Gonzales and so is Eric Goldberg and The Best Voice Actor for Speedy Gonzales is Gabriel Iglesias in Space Jam A New Legacy!🏀🐭♥️😍⭐🌶

[@creepslamers-blizzardactiv2673]

it's been a while since I watch these cartoons

[@ApacheTim]

Just one word, 🇲🇽¡Órale!🇲🇽

[@superexclusive452]

I love speedy Gonzales

[@isaacmm1407]

Fluffy for Speedy he NAILED

[@laylalaro618]

Are you ever gonna do the Evolution of Pepé le pew

[@JustACarnotaurus]

Yes!!!!!! Speedy Gonzalez voice evolution finally

[@jasonhanlan999]

I feel like fred armisen is the best, he's the voice I think of when I think of speedy Gonzales

[@beingstupid4101]

My boy speedy got benched for the entirety of space jam 2

[@jackiegonzalez6814]

But least he has actual dialogue in space jam 2: a new legacy unlike the first space jam movie.

[@AussieDragoon]

I guess that means Road Runner is faster.

[@jackiegonzalez6814]

@@AussieDragoon I guess you’re right.

[@antmichael2493]

Mel Blanc and Eric Goldberg are my favorite Speedy Gonzales voices

[@MrKite]

I love how you subtilty include Big Chungus in the thumbnails

[@matthewisguy7336]

Just wanted to say that I love the big chungus in the thumbnail 😂

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

😭🙏

[@yapchannel6968]

When Voice Evolution Of Tazmanian Devil?

[@lucasromualdo7003]

Finally!!

[@harrisonedmonds2380]

Can you please do the evolution of gamossamar?

[@flashfunk0373]

My list of Speedy voices from best to worst: 1. Gabriel Iglesias 2. Mel Blanc 3. Eric Bauza 4. Joe Alaskey 5. Fred Armisen 6. Jeff Bergman 7. Kerry Shale 8. Keith Scott 9. Dino Andrade 10. Eric Goldberg 11. Bob Bergen 12. Greg Burson 13. Billy West 14. Tim Dabado

[@mefiremouliom873]

I like Dino Andrade and Gabriel Iglesias, those two are the best 😀🐭🇲🇽🧀🧀🧀

[@tonyrowell9270]

Can we get the evolution of grossmer next or are you already working on it

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Yes, I’m already working in the next one (and the one after that). They won’t be Gossamer and I don’t have any current plans to cover him any time soon.

[@alfredoloaiza1186]

the only one Mel Blanc was totally nailed by Fluffy.

[@lucasromualdo7003]

I can't wait to watch the winnie the pooh evolution, DAVE

[@GM-fs6mv]

My favourite voice actor is Gabriel iglasias. A comedian known for his stage name Fluffly

[@samperry5383]

Mel Blanc and Gabriel Iglesias

[@electricsoul8624]

I'm sorry but Mel Blanc's Speedy voice was the best, followed by Joe Alaskey.

[@Caterfree10]

Dang, it took until Space Jam 2 to have an actual Mexican dude voice Speedy? About time but also, tf?

[@noahfriedman6357]

To think Gabriel Iglesias got the role because a WB executive googled “big funny Mexican guy”

[@anilooniacs123]

I have to say speedys` my favorite character

[@thegirlwhodraws38]

I wasnt expecting to see Daffy with a gun im scared now-

[@RakoonCD]

I don't know if this counts as a cartoon evolution, but could you do a Mario evolution by games and media?

[@justinperry2520]

Mel Blanc, Eric Bauza and Gabriel Iglesias

[@tammyhayes77]

I love Gabriel's version the best.

[@kaan_zel]

Andale¡ andale!

[@becketamieltkatchsergio1408]

I love your cartoon evolulion dave but, could you do pepe le pew next.

[@twinmillario1452]

(5:09) Porky: Eeh-buh-deh that B-Bo-b Bob Bergen is my vo-vo-vo-vo voice actor.

[@antmichael2493]

3:45 and 5:01

[@donbagert]

The ending year of 2020 at 1:15 needs to be updated :)

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Small error, can’t really update a video after it’s been uploaded - and I won’t be re-uploading.

[@lucasgallanipacheco7570]

Taz voice evolution

[@gregorykollarus8190]

Interesting

[@lynettenichols1590]

You should do the evolution of gossamer or Elmer Fudd

[@robertogarcia2000]

Aaaay Diablo Loco xD

[@patrickbromark3687]

Do Evolution of yogi bear

[@jakoballfather224]

Fred Armison

[@Mirrorcomics24]

What’s your favourite looney tunes movie dave?

[@55twintv39]

0:48 A haunted house 2.

[@mayaharrison3138]

speedy

[@TreyPDB]

who voiced him in spanish?

[@DrFrickenFrack]

1:40 Which cartoon is this from?

[@zacksphere6328]

Speedy Gonzales (1955)

[@railchief74]

1: Mel Blanca 2: Eric Bauza

[@juniorcesarcalaguazapata4310]

Quiero voices del gallo claudio

[@alexcarlson663]

What will be your next cartoon evolution for Auguest?

[@renroxhrd]

I'm kinda surprised he's still around bc he can be seen as racist, but I'm also glad he hasn't been taken away by the PC police

[@chuloferso23]

They did dirty speedy once again on space jam. This time he only appear on the scene with the granny and he didn't even get to play b-ball. How da f.. road runner gets to jam when he had no hands?

[@josueortega7878]

5:57 what happened to Speedy's mouth 😂

[@themvtrooper]

I knew that guy lol

[@jade1jadefriends974]

Kinda cheating a bit, but will you do a video on Kermit the Frog? Just wondering

[@zygimantaszicka3765]

Fun fact bob bergen was also the voice of porky pig

[@normanmccultureboy6492]

Now we just need Taz bla bla bla bla bla spppt

[@fundifferent1]

It's racist, but Mel Blanc did a good job with the accent and Spanish pronounciation

[@spongegenerator]

Doing Eeveelution of Elmer Fudd and his voice actor too

[@55twintv39]

1:16 1953-2021

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Is it really that hard to sit through one minute of video?

[@55twintv39]

@@DaveLeeDownUnder Am just correcting you.