Tony the Tiger has died.

[Archae]

His voice. :-(

Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Tony the Tiger, dies at 91

The Orange County Register

SANTA ANA, Calif. - (KRT) - Thurl Ravenscroft of Fullerton, Calif., whose voice was known worldwide through his work in movies, TV and at Disneyland, died Sunday from prostate cancer. He was 91.

Tony the Tiger?

That was Ravenscroft.

Disneyland? Too many voices to mention, but Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion and the Enchanted Tiki Room were all graced by Ravenscroft's pliable, unique voice.

Movies? How about "Cinderella," "Dumbo" and "Lady and the Tramp"?

"Disneyland wouldn't have been, and wouldn't be, the same without him," said former park President Jack Lindquist. "It's all part of the experience. You can't go home with a ride, but you can go home with a memory, and part of that is the audio - the sound part of it. His voice was one of the things that made it all come alive."

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/11719657.htm

[bridgit]

1. that's sad, great voice...

didn't he do the songs in 'the grinch' as well?

[Archae]

3. Yes he did.

The one about the Grinch being so nasty.

"You're a mean one, Mr Grinch..."

[bridgit]

indeed so...

You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch.
You really are a heel.
You're as cuddly as a cactus,
You're as charming as an eel.
Mr. Grinch.

You're a bad banana
With a greasy black peel.

You're a monster, Mr. Grinch.
Your heart's an empty hole.
Your brain is full of spiders,
You've got garlic in your soul.
Mr. Grinch.

I wouldn't touch you, with a
thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole.

You're a vile one, Mr. Grinch.
You have termites in your smile.
You have all the tender sweetness
Of a seasick crocodile.
Mr. Grinch.

Given the choice between the two of you
I'd take the seasick crockodile.

You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch.
You're a nasty, wasty skunk.
Your heart is full of unwashed socks
Your soul is full of gunk.
Mr. Grinch.

The three words that best describe you,
are, and I quote: "Stink. Stank. Stunk."

You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch.
You're the king of sinful sots.
Your heart's a dead tomato splot
With moldy purple spots,
Mr. Grinch.

Your soul is an apalling dump heap overflowing
with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable
rubbish imaginable,
Mangled up in tangled up knots.

You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch.
With a nauseaus super-naus.
You're a crooked jerky jockey
And you drive a crooked horse.
Mr. Grinch.

You're a three decker saurkraut and toadstool
sandwich
With arsenic sauce.

dr. seuss, as sung by: Thurl Ravenscroft

[Taxloss]

9. Amazing writing.

And an amazing voice.

[dhinojosa]

13. My poem....

"You'll show them your a tiger,
Show them what you can do,
the Taste of Tony's Frosted Flakes,
brings out the Tiger in you"

[Sannum]

2. He was grrrrreeerrreat

someone had to say it.

[hfojvt]

5. quoth the Ravenscroft

Nevermore

[Kire]

6. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. I. P.

:shrug:

[Taxloss]

7. LOL

A sad loss, but LOL

[MrScorpio]

4. Fred Fintstone one week and Tony the Tiger the next

I'm losing all of my icons

[Taxloss]

8. Icons? Hell, he was a role model.

[Seabiscuit]

10. When I was running on empty, he put a tiger in my tank!

He was Grrrrreeeeaaaaat!

[UrbScotty]

11. If Bill hadn't fooled with Monica, he'd still be alive.

Hey, I haven't blamed Clinton for anything in a while.

[Enraged_Ape]

12. One of the all-time great voice artists

When Ken ("Taster's Choice Coffee") Nordine and Dick ("Lost in Space Robot") Tufeld go, I don't know what I'm going to do. These guys are my heroes.

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. Tony will live on, as long as there are still people who will wear this:

[Roland99]

15. He sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"!