July 29, 2025 and ninety years ago on this day in 1935, voice actress, Joan Gerber, was born in Detroit, Michigan. Her hundreds of voice roles on hundreds of cartoons, include her role as Queen Nemone on the animated Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle television series. Some websites say that she was born in Jacksonville, Florida.
Pretty much everything there is to know about the animated “Tarzan Lord of the Jungle” television show is available at: https://www.erbzine.com/mag0/0014b.html
Joan said that her most challenging voice role was "all the children in a Japanese train wreck" for a Godzilla television episode.\She voiced Freddy the Flute and other characters for H.R. Pufnstuf, and identified Freddy as a favorite role. She also voiced Ozma, the Queen of Oz, in the TV special Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz. She was described as talented and possessing a "golden throat" and a "splendid singing voice". She also voiced a syndicated series of roughly one-minute radio spots, "The Story Lady," that parodied children's programming.
The 100-word drabble for today, “Sounds Like Teen Spirit,” was inspired by Joan Gerber’s career.
Joan’s boyfriend, Regis, said, “I heard that you recorded voices for four different cartoon shows this morning.”
“Sounds like me. How did you hear that?”
“The studio called and said you forgot your headphones.”
“Doesn’t sound like me.”
“Let’s go pick them up. I’ve drive. We’ll can have sushi for lunch.”
“Sounds like something I’d like.”
“Does sake sound good.?”
“Sake doesn’t sound like anything. It just sits in the glass.”
“Joan, it sounds like you’re being a bit of a smartass.”
“Good to know that I’ve still got it. I like to think I can sound however I want”
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