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My friend and voice of Wildcat, Pat Fraley, has offered to answer your fan questions in an exclusive interview.

Please write your questions here below.

Thanks,

Nikkifan1

Awesome. Here's a few:

'What was your favorite time doing voicework?'

'What if Wildcat met Krang?' (silly, but I think it's kinda cute and funny).

Hey, that's great news! How has he become a friend of yours, exactly?

Here are mine :

- How did you come up with the voice of Wildcat? Did you 'invent' it yourself, based on his personality?

- What was it like, working on TaleSpin?

- If it were to happen, would you agree to voice Wildcat again for a future project? (do you still have a contract with Disney for that voice/character?)"

Also, don't forget to show him the site!

I used to interview voice actors in my spare time. I would love to talk to you about my other animation source contacts, Steet.

Favorite Character Of His: Wildcat(Talespin)
Favorite Character NOT Of His: Yakko Warner(Animaniacs-Rob Paulsen)

Question: What was it like playing Marshall Montana on Cowboys of M.O.O. Mesa? How did it feel being cancelled?


It was fun and I never feel bad about a job ending.

Hey, awesome! I can't let an opportunity like this pass by. I have a couple of questions I'd like to ask Pat Fraley.

-I know this is going back 20 years, but do you have any favorite Wildcat lines and/or episodes?

-Do you prefer playing comedic characters or more serious characters?

Here are the questions you wanted answered, but he won't be able to answer any more except Ann's because he is busy.

- How did you come up with the voice of Wildcat? Did you 'invent' it yourself, based on his personality?

I reacted to the request by the producers/casting for a dumb character by making Wildcat naive and child like instead. Attached is my audition for the role.


- What was it like, working on TaleSpin?

Just wonderful. Ginny McSwain, the best animation director ever, gave me a lot of freedom with Wildcat, and the cast was a joy to work with.


- If it were to happen, would you agree to voice Wildcat again for a future project? (do you still have a contract with Disney for that voice/character?)"

In a NY minute. No, no contract with Disney on it.


I can't believe I am putting it out there, but someone asked: What if Wildcat met Krang? My question: Are you really gonna answer this question?

Krang would be confused and be defeated.

-Nikkifan1

Great answers! Thanks! Didn't expect him to remember Krang with all this time
I'll post a news about it as soon as he will have answered the rest, then.

I knew Krang would be no match for the awesome might of Wildcat. XD

Still a shame Pat didn't reprise the role in the TMNT film: Turtles 4ever.

Here are the final answers and I think it is cool that he answered these questions. I showed him the site, but he didn't say anything about it.

-I know this is going back 20 years, but do you have any favorite Wildcat lines and/or episodes?


There was one where Wildcat gets lost in a house for the whole episode, which I liked doing, and another where he told a story around the campfire. I haven't seen more than a couple, however.



-Do you prefer playing comedic characters or more serious characters?

Comedic. PF

-Nikkifan1

Thanks for posting Pat Fraley's replies. It surprised me that he hadn't watched more than a couple of TS eps. If I'd worked on something, I'd like to see the finished result, but maybe it would be too weird to hear yourself on TV.

There are a lot of artists who don't watch the shows they participated into...I also don't understand this. Especially considering how good it is.