What realistic, plausible voice actor or star would you have on the show?

[Magic Man 222]

I recognize a similar topic has already been posted here, and what it's about is all in the title, but the significant difference I want to emphasize here is that the actor who you want to appear as a guest star has to be someone who could REALISTICALLY and FEASIBLY BE a guest star on the show. Some of the suggestions on the other topic range from realistic to simply impossible; Morgan Freeman has been brought up as a guest star more times than I can count, and someone even suggested former President Bill Clinton!

 

No, this has got to be someone who the studio and writers could seriously get to lend their voice to an episode. Say, for example, Tom Kenny, a veteran voice actor who has voiced many comedic and villiain characters, including Spongebob and the Ice King to name two. Now if someone said he was going to appear as a guest character or even a recurring character, say like a Changeling or better yet, Chrysalis' Brother, Prince Weevil, I could buy that and not think it's someone trolling me.

 

Or say Tim Curry playing an over-the-top big bad, or John DiMaggio as a Diamond Dog, or Charlie Adler as, well... whatever character, I'll take it, the guy's hilarious. But the thing is, these guys are well-known voice actors with roles in previous or current shows that would make FiM a possible route for them. I mean, hell, even George Takei, given that he's been doing some voice over work as of late would make him a much more believable candidate than say, Freeman, Lady Gaga or Daniel Radcliffe.

 

Bottom line, if you have an idea for a guest star or voice for a recurring character, please do share, but just be realistic.

 

Also, if you could share what kind of character they could voice, that'd be cool too.

Edited April 17, 2013 by Magic Man

[Yes-Man 597]

Thurop Van Orman. He's voiced Flapjack from the Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, and Gideon Gleeful from Gravity Falls. I could see him playing, say, Trixie's cousin or something similar.

(Or... I his name is something like that. I just got it off Wikipedia.)

Edited April 13, 2013 by Yes-Falafel

[Jokuc 8,174]

How about David Tennant making a voice for Dr Whooves in just one episode? That would be like.. Amazing.

 

Then, it can be discussed how realistic this idea is..

[Yes-Man 597]

  On 2013-04-13 at 7:55 PM, Jokuc said:

How about David Tennant making a voice for Dr Whooves in just one episode? That would be like.. Amazing.

 

Then, it can be discussed how realistic this idea is..

As much as I would love for this to happen, I'm not sure hot realistic this is. I could sort of seeing it happen, though.

 

 

 

I'll also try and think up some more voice actors.

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,695]

Lauren Faust.

 

Imagine her as a new villain who claims she created Equestria and must take it back from Celestia and Luna. The fandom would explode from awesomeness overload.

[RazzyJam 1,519]

Weird Al Yankovic. Need I say anything more?

 

Some other ideas

• David Tennant. Does not even need to voice Doctor Whooves, just having him on the show somewhere would be badass
• George Bush. Dont ask why, it would just be cool
• Neil De Grasse Tyson. He has guest starred on things like Big Bang Theory, it could be plausible.
• Me. Thats right. Sign me up
• Steve Carrel. Just think about it for a few seconds... yeah, you know it would be epic

[Magic Man 222]

  On 2013-04-13 at 8:14 PM, WingedRatchet said:

 

Weird Al Yankovic. Need I say anything more?

 

Some other ideas

• David Tennant. Does not even need to voice Doctor Whooves, just having him on the show somewhere would be badass
• George Bush. Dont ask why, it would just be cool
• Neil De Grasse Tyson. He has guest starred on things like Big Bang Theory, it could be plausible.
• Me. Thats right. Sign me up
• Steve Carrel. Just think about it for a few seconds... yeah, you know it would be epic

 

 

Okay, you obviously did not even bother to read the requirements for this thread, with perhaps Weird Al being the only candidate within the realms of possibility.

 

 

 

  On 2013-04-13 at 8:13 PM, TailsIsNotAlone said:

Lauren Faust.

 

Imagine her as a new villain who claims she created Equestria and must take it back from Celestia and Luna. The fandom would explode from awesomeness overload.

 

Whilst having Lauren on the show guest voicing would be great, has she had any previous voice work? I don't know personally, but if she has, then maybe, but if not, then I doubt it.

[3005 332]

  On 2013-04-13 at 8:53 PM, Magic Man said:

Okay, you obviously did not even bother to read the requirements for this thread, with perhaps Weird Al being the only candidate within the realms of possibility.

 

 

 

 

Whilst having Lauren on the show guest voicing would be great, has she had any previous voice work? I don't know personally, but if she has, then maybe, but if not, then I doubt it.

Are you just going to nitpick everyone's responses or...?

 

  On 2013-04-13 at 8:14 PM, WingedRatchet said:

 

Weird Al Yankovic. Need I say anything more?

 

Some other ideas

• David Tennant. Does not even need to voice Doctor Whooves, just having him on the show somewhere would be badass
• George Bush. Dont ask why, it would just be cool
• Neil De Grasse Tyson. He has guest starred on things like Big Bang Theory, it could be plausible.
• Me. Thats right. Sign me up
• Steve Carrel. Just think about it for a few seconds... yeah, you know it would be epic

 

OH MY GOD STEVE CARRELL <33333 would love that. 

 

Personally, I would like to have Jesus guest start. 

 

loljk.

 

Lady Gaga. It honestly isn't all that unrealistic, I can see her doing something like MLP:FiM. 

[Akemi Homura 7,680]

I've got three underrated, yet potentially game-breaking voice actors on board that could alter the landscape of FIM for the better.

 

 

1. Patrick Stewart as Star Swirl the Bearded: Because Star Trek actors deserve some more limelight. I realize Stewart may be a bit more famous than John de Lancie (who played Q, let's not forget!) but during a flashback episode featuring the tales of Equestria's past, Stewart being thrust into the role of Star Swirl seems like a match made in heaven. To top it all off, you'd have a bit of a reunion going on with Stewart and de Lancie: Discord and Star Swirl would be something along the lines of Q and Picard interacting with each other! Just think how positive the reception would be for that!

 

Onto the more technical aspects of Star Swirl's character though: I find it plausible to believe that his character can be inspired from Jean-Luc Picard himself. A wise, majestic man in command seems to fit the bill for Star Swirl's characterization even though he hasn't been mentioned a whole lot, aside from being the subject of someone's banter. What better person to give the role to than Stewart?

 

2. Michelle Ruff: Ruff is one of the most popular/famous VA's out there, and DHX covets VA's who've been known to do voices for English-dubbed animes. For a season finale (or any two-part episode, if the time comes), they would get a lot of value from Michelle Ruff. Given her status as a premier VA, her signing would not only spark a lot of interest in the community but she gets right into her character no matter the series. This is a win-win for everyone. In the end you'd have a potentially iconic figure among MLP (villain or otherwise), but also give Ruff a huge boost in her own fanbase. She's given voices in Bleach (lead role), Naruto, Code Geass, a few Digimon adaptations, Zatch Bell!, and the ever-famous Gurren Lagann (lead role). Video games? Try Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and Street Fight IV on for size. She's quite the hit among studios, and she will not disappoint. In fact, some current voice actresses in FIM (most notably Cathy Weseluck and Tabitha St. Germain) had been signed for the same series to provide voice acting for, so you know this can be established.

 

3. Khary Payton: The voice actor of Cyborg from Teen Titans. Not as popular as the first two that I've talked about, but he's worked with Tara Strong in two series (Ben 10 and Teen Titans) and seems like a good fit for a new supporting character in the near future. What always stood out about Cyborg, however, was his comic-relief role (along with Beast Boy) and his accent -- it may not be a terrible idea to implement something like this to give Pinkie Pie some help in the comedy department.

[Magic Man 222]

  On 2013-04-13 at 9:00 PM, Supreme Strawberry said:

Are you just going to nitpick everyone's responses or...?

 

OH MY GOD STEVE CARRELL <33333 would love that. 

 

Personally, I would like to have Jesus guest start. 

 

loljk.

 

Lady Gaga. It honestly isn't all that unrealistic, I can see her doing something like MLP:FiM. 

 

No, I'm trying to keep the focus of the topic onto what it's about as some people here seem to be choosing to completely skip the written out requirements for their suggestions. This particular topic is tailored to voice actors and guest stars who within the realm of the possible genuinely could appear on the show. Voice actors like Grey De Lisle, Dee Bradley Baker, yeah, that could maybe happen. But Steve Carrel, David Tennant, Lady Gaga, yeah the prospect sounds fantastic, but they're almost never gonna happen. If one of them suggested they are interested in voicing for the show in the past, then sure maybe, but as is, I'm gonna have to chalk them  up as a big no.

[Addem Up 246]

Within the realms of possibility? How about George Takei? He's done lots of voice acting work, and his voice is amazing.

 

Also, could we have NPH in here? He voiced the Music Meister. Imagine what amazing songs we could have!

[HOi i'm tEMMIE 178]

Steve Blum should be the voice actor of a new villain in season four. Either him or Mark Hamill. That would be amazing. Anyone else agree?

[RazzyJam 1,519]

  On 2013-04-13 at 8:53 PM, Magic Man said:

Okay, you obviously did not even bother to read the requirements for this thread, with perhaps Weird Al being the only candidate within the realms of possibility.

What? How are those people (except for me and W.) Not plausible? Give me one good reason as to why they would not appear on the show?

[Scootalove 10,689]

Willem Dafoe, even though some say he doesn't count as a voice actor. It would be good if he voiced as a villain, that came to take over Ponyville. He might not be the best actor to some, but he can pull off a good villain.

Edited April 13, 2013 by ~Chaotic Lightning~

[Dzastur 1,719]

Dan Castellaneta as Derpy's well-meaning but dimwitted father. (Maybe one line, two at most.)

 

Michael Buffer as a bee-napper, who goes after the bee hive in Twilight's tree ("Let's get ready to bumbllllllllle!"). Or a fight announcer, natch.

 

Billy West as a pizza delivery pony.

 

Frank Welker as all of Fluttershy's animals, or as a talking parasprite.

 

Chris Hanson as an intervention leader to cure Pinkie Pie of what others perceive to be out-of-control happiness, ("Why don't you take a seat...")

 

LeVar Burton as a librarian.

 

Jennifer Grey as a dance instructor pony.

 

Sheriff John Bunnell as a pony sheriff, who would narrate a police video of someone stealing Pinkie's cupcakes.

 

Jim Parsons as a science teacher at the school.

 

Tress MacNeille as a crazy old pony.

 

Matthew Broderick as a pony who tries to get the CMCs to skip school.

 

Kelsey Grammer as Discord's "opposite brother", who would be a sensible goat without mismatched body parts.

 

Meryl Streep as a fashionista who intimidates the heck out of Rarity. (My biggest reach, but stars do have a history of voicing cartoon characters to make their grandchildren happy.)

 

June Foray as a friendly mystic, capable of magic. (Before doing spells, she'd go "Now he's something I hope you'll really like!"), or as whoever she darn well pleases.

[Akemi Homura 7,680]

  On 2013-04-13 at 9:28 PM, WingedRatchet said:

What? How are those people (except for me and W.) Not plausible? Give me one good reason as to why they would not appear on the show?

 

I assume they'd be big reaches at best considering they might not even have connections with current VA's from the show, or just have no real interest in signing up for the prospect of providing voices for FIM. Or maybe some characterizations would appear to be unoriginal and a rip off -- like David Tennant and Doctor Whooves as his VA. It's true that Q and Discord are similar (they even have the same VA), but both of them have distinguished traits that creates separation. One is an inspiration, and the other just seems like a rip-off (no offense to the idea, of course).

 

it also appears a bit too obvious to have Tennant voicing Time Turner (Doctor Whooves), because the prospect of it has been tossed around for a long time. Hence the unoriginality.

[Orablanco Account 3,707]

Maurice LaMarche, the voice of Brain on Pinky and the Brain. Apparently he's friends with Tara Strong.

 

Imagine him as Starswirl.

[Homura Akemi 974]

Morgan Freeman-narrated-voice pony. Make it happen. NOAW.

 

Um. Maybe Jess Harnell. Really cool voice actor for Roger Rabbit, Br'er Rabbit, and Yakko Warner.

Edited April 13, 2013 by тwιℓιgнт ѕραякℓє

[Flutterdasher 115]

I wish/want them to get Johnny Depp to guest star. He's done a lot of kids shows including Spongebob because its something he can do that his own kids can watch, so it wouldn't be that much of  a stretch to get him to do this one I don't think.

[Dzastur 1,719]

  On 2013-04-13 at 9:07 PM, Alfonzo Dennard said:

I've got three underrated, yet potentially game-breaking voice actors on board that could alter the landscape of FIM for the better.

 

 

1. Patrick Stewart as Star Swirl the Bearded: Because Star Trek actors deserve some more limelight. I realize Stewart may be a bit more famous than John de Lancie (who played Q, let's not forget!) but during a flashback episode featuring the tales of Equestria's past, Stewart being thrust into the role of Star Swirl seems like a match made in heaven. To top it all off, you'd have a bit of a reunion going on with Stewart and de Lancie: Discord and Star Swirl would be something along the lines of Q and Picard interacting with each other! Just think how positive the reception would be for thatt!

 

I could absolutely see this happening. I fully expect Star Swirl the Bearded to show up in Season 4, and wouldn't be surprised in the least to see Patrick Stewart voicing him.

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  On 2013-04-14 at 2:55 AM, John Mellenclop said:

I could absolutely see this happening. I fully expect Star Swirl the Bearded to show up in Season 4, and wouldn't be surprised in the least to see Patrick Stewart voicing him.

I always thought he'd make a good king character. His voice just immediately commands respect without even trying.

 

Either way, if his character never meets up with Discord, I'd be incredibly disappointed.

[Megas 27,787]

I actually think Mick Foley and Weird Al would be pretty hilarious to see as far as actual celebrities go, plus they actually shouldn't be hard to get. For actual voice actors, I'd wand Peter Cullen and Steve Blum

[Zenuth98 1]

  On 2013-04-13 at 8:13 PM, TailsIsNotAlone said:

Lauren Faust.

 

Imagine her as a new villain who claims she created Equestria and must take it back from Celestia and Luna. The fandom would explode from awesomeness overload.

Brilliant idea, however I think it would be more likely that the fandom would implode because its safe to look at them. But I agree with this idea all the way.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,803]

Weird Al is really the only one I can think of under these requirements. I do not think of this very often actually. I am not too fond of 'celebrities' but more voice opportunities couldn't hurt.

[hawkflame 3,310]

I would love to hear Robert Picardo ( the doctor from Star Trek Voyager) involved in some way. He already has a connection to MLP in that he helped financially bail out the guest talent at the debacle known as Las Pegasus Unicorn. I think this would be a nice way to pay him back.