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HufflepuffBatboy — Am I the only one to notice this?

Published: 2016-11-23 05:56:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 2928; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 3
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Description Let me provide some context; the season 15 episode Surprise, Surprise was Stanley's first speaking role in the CGI series. For the US, he was voiced by Ben Small, and it carried over onto Day of the Diesels. Three (or four, depending on who you ask) years later, in Samson at Your Service, he was voiced by David Menkin. Not too long after came The Truth About Toby, where he was voiced by Rob Rackstraw, which carried over onto Saving Time. In the same season as Saving Time (20), Stanley's voice changed a third time, and he was voiced by John Schwab in Pouty James. In the UK? Stanley had been consistently voiced by Matt Wilkinson in all his appearances barring The Truth About Toby.

But what's this gotta do with Sweetie Drops/Bon Bon from MLP? Well, in the first two seasons, her voice changed consistently in episodes like Call of the Cutie, Green Isn't Your Color, Lesson Zero, The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000, and Putting Your Hoof Down. We don't know who voiced Bon Bon in each of those episodes, mostly because it was always the main voice actors credited in the end credits for seasons one and two.

My point is that what Stanley and Bon Bon have in common is that they're voice shifters (or as I like to call it, Bonbonitis), changing their voices depending on the episode. However, in the case of Bon Bon and her human counterpart, beginning with Slice of Life, she appears to have Andrea Libman as her permanent voice actress. So, if a background pony is able to get a permanent voice, why can't they give Stanley a permanent voice of his own? That's probably his most frustrating quirk in the CGI series (at least for the US dub) - the inability to find a good enough voice for him.

Not meant to cause anyone offense; just something I wanted to point out.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to ??? [2023-05-29 23:33:48 +0000 UTC]

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jimmyhook19202122 [2019-01-03 23:37:17 +0000 UTC]

"mostly because it was always the main voice actors credited in the end credits for seasons one and two."

I always do wonder though why Hasbro/DHX Media had that limited during that time until Season 3 rolled around.

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ARandomGuy235 [2018-07-20 05:26:11 +0000 UTC]

I think the problem with Stanley is that he a minor character which might explain why his voice gets changed a lot.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to ARandomGuy235 [2018-07-20 05:31:04 +0000 UTC]

If they're going to give him prominence, why not make his voice more consistent?

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ARandomGuy235 In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2018-07-20 05:32:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah

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ESLM-Studios [2018-01-14 18:13:35 +0000 UTC]

They just can't decide on voice actors these days, can they.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to ESLM-Studios [2018-01-14 21:19:26 +0000 UTC]

Nope.

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ESLM-Studios In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2018-01-14 22:09:21 +0000 UTC]

Maybe we should be in charge of cast.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to ESLM-Studios [2018-01-14 22:10:19 +0000 UTC]

Maybe.

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Puppetstreamers [2017-05-20 03:25:38 +0000 UTC]

By the way, what do you think of Rob Rackstraw playing James for both dubs?

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to Puppetstreamers [2017-05-20 03:35:10 +0000 UTC]

I like it.

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Puppetstreamers In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2017-05-20 03:38:17 +0000 UTC]

Me too! I think they did a smart move there.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to Puppetstreamers [2017-05-20 03:52:15 +0000 UTC]

Yep.

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Rail-Brony-GXY [2016-12-20 19:55:41 +0000 UTC]

No, I noticed it too. I just chalked it up to him being a background character with few of any speaking roles per season.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to Rail-Brony-GXY [2016-12-20 20:05:29 +0000 UTC]

I see.

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senshi05 [2016-12-03 21:29:00 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I always thought they got one of the main VAs to do bit characters consistently.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to senshi05 [2016-12-03 21:29:42 +0000 UTC]

I see.

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lenny457 [2016-11-23 22:13:26 +0000 UTC]

That reminds me, what do you think of Rob Rackstraw voicing Donald now?

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to lenny457 [2016-11-23 22:16:00 +0000 UTC]

I guess that was done to give the twins their own personalities.

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lenny457 In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2016-11-23 22:29:13 +0000 UTC]

I think Joe Mills did them both well. Max and Monty are getting the same treatment. I just hope they don't do the same with Bill and Ben.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to lenny457 [2016-11-23 22:30:28 +0000 UTC]

No, they wouldn't do that.

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Puppetstreamers [2016-11-23 19:32:05 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, Sharon Miller just can't make up her mind with him.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to Puppetstreamers [2016-11-23 19:37:06 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, especially since she wrote for him quite well in The Great Discovery and then neglected him afterward.

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Puppetstreamers In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2016-11-23 21:48:14 +0000 UTC]

That's because he wasn't as marketable as Misty Island and the logging losers were.

I can't believe it actually got a mention in The Way She Does it. So funny!

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to Puppetstreamers [2016-11-23 22:10:29 +0000 UTC]

Me neither.

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SF64Rules91 In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2016-11-23 22:19:28 +0000 UTC]

Unfortunately, I hope this isn't to foreshadow their...(gulp) return.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to SF64Rules91 [2016-11-23 22:30:35 +0000 UTC]

Same here.

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TheMrtraintrack [2016-11-23 17:40:11 +0000 UTC]

Welcome Bon-Bon.

BTW, that meme was never funny.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to TheMrtraintrack [2016-11-23 19:05:25 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, and it formed all because of the delivery of one line of dialogue.

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MNich92 [2016-11-23 13:51:44 +0000 UTC]

Believe me, you're not the only one

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to MNich92 [2016-11-23 16:59:18 +0000 UTC]

You heard from someone else? (Apart from me, of course.)

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MNich92 In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2016-11-23 18:36:44 +0000 UTC]

Not necessarily; I meant to say that I noticed it myself

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to MNich92 [2016-11-23 19:04:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I see.

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MNich92 In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2016-11-23 19:25:24 +0000 UTC]

In all seriousness, remember my idea for a Thomas voice cast if it was dubbed by DHX/Ocean Dub?

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SF64Rules91 In reply to MNich92 [2016-11-23 19:39:10 +0000 UTC]

What is your voice cast, Mike?

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MNich92 In reply to SF64Rules91 [2016-11-23 20:22:45 +0000 UTC]

I'll tell you via notes

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to MNich92 [2016-11-23 19:36:27 +0000 UTC]

I do.

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MNich92 In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2016-11-23 20:23:19 +0000 UTC]

I had a new idea recently: Brad Swaile as Stanley. (And unlike the actual series, this would be permanent)

What do you think?

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to MNich92 [2016-11-23 20:27:51 +0000 UTC]

Better than constantly switching voices every two or three appearances; I like it.

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SF64Rules91 [2016-11-23 12:28:24 +0000 UTC]

I see what you mean, Zack.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to SF64Rules91 [2016-11-23 16:59:44 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I'm surprised nobody brought that up.

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SF64Rules91 In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2016-11-23 17:41:35 +0000 UTC]

Well, if I were a part of HiT Entertainment, I would have kept Ben Small around as Stanley.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to SF64Rules91 [2016-11-23 19:05:06 +0000 UTC]

I see. Why'd they bother removing him when they could've kept him as other characters?

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SF64Rules91 In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2016-11-23 19:35:24 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. HiT could have renewed his contract to play other characters, but no, they decided to just drop him.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to SF64Rules91 [2016-11-23 19:36:20 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, very much.

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SF64Rules91 In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2016-11-23 19:39:36 +0000 UTC]

Pretty bad if you ask me.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to SF64Rules91 [2016-11-23 19:49:19 +0000 UTC]

Yep.

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TheDreweMaster [2016-11-23 06:36:21 +0000 UTC]

Interesting.

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HufflepuffBatboy In reply to TheDreweMaster [2016-11-23 06:42:38 +0000 UTC]

Yep.

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TheDreweMaster In reply to HufflepuffBatboy [2016-11-23 08:00:58 +0000 UTC]

In fact, speaking of MLP, I'd say that Daisy is the 'Rarity' of Thomas and Friends.

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