The “Other” Me…Me As The Sheriff On ‘Squidbillies’
Most of you may not know this, but I am a cartoon voice actor too. It occurred to me that I had not mentioned this here in quite a while, so, since I’m going into Atlanta this morning to record another ‘Squidbillies’ episode, now seems to be a good time to let you in on our little secret. Here’s another clip of me “in uniform”.
The embedded video clip of me in the booth is from a couple of years back but the “bulldog” joke shot was from one of our first sessions in 2006. I was forty pounds heavier then. Our 8th season debuts in September and thankfully, we are received each year with open arms and ratings that top all the other Adult Swim shows. We’re quite well known in the younger demos.
‘Squidbillies’ is a legacy show of sorts. We are the third longest running show on Adult Swim, just behind ‘Space Ghost’ and ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’. Hopefully we’ll have another eight years on the air. You can’t imagine how much fun doing this show is. I laugh till I cry most days and my ribs are sore from laughing for a few days after each session.
I was not the original Sheriff, but was chosen to replace the great character actor Charles Napier after the first few episodes of season one were recorded. I was shocked to hear how similar we sounded in tone and timber. As a real Georgia boy, the accent comes naturally but I do add just a tad extra. Enjoy and Share! Bobby Ellerbee
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