Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Responding to Sound - Spongebob Squarepants "My leg"


There is a running gag in Spongebob Squarepants which involves a faint sound of a male voice shouting "my leg" whenever an extra or a large group of extras is somehow harmed off-screen. The guy is actually voiced by Mr Lawrence, the voice actor for Plankton, who stands out as a rather deep-voiced guy. Spongebob predominantly tends to use Hanna-Barbera sound effects, with some original sounds as well, but the one that stands out to fans of the show is Mr Lawrence yelling "my leg". I think the reason that one stands out so much is because the voice is very distinctive beyond the other groaning extras, or often it's the one sound effect used, sort of like the famous Wilhelm scream, but it's mainly that it just sounds funny because of the way Mr Lawrence delivers the line. 

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