Astro Boy: The Abridged Series
MarcusShawVA for Mr. Dippindot
Mr. Dippindot, originally Daddy Walrus (but there was no WAY I was keeping that name), is Astro's schoolteacher and bishop, and a good friend of Dr. Elefun's. Mr. Dippindot has a mighty temper and is considered a blunt control freak. He certainly has a soft side, and adopts it in praising his student, Astro, for a good battle. Dippindot can be crazy, but is still very charismatic and likeable.
After Episode 4, he is so recurring that he is practically a lead.
I am seeking a very dynamic, heavy, gruff, and deep voice for Mr. Dippindot. Imagine an intense, stubborn gym teacher who won't let you stop doing push-ups until you can do at LEAST seven good ones.
DIPPINDOT: ...W-WELL, Astro, that was certainly… *ahem*... INTERESTING. But you realize we weren’t looking for POLITICAL ALLEGORY in The Boy Who Cried Wolf… JUST surface reading. Come back to me when you’re studying Liberal Arts at Pomona College.
DIPPINDOT: Anyways… today marks our monthly School Shooter Screening for Cuddly Bunnies Elementary. RAISE YOUR HAND if ANY of you have suspected that another student is plotting something suspicious…
DIPPINDOT: Oh, wow!! I can’t WAIT to hear the juicy details!!
[various chatter]
JONAH: *uncertain* Uhh… uh…
DIPPINDOT: Jonah Hill! You seem awfully nervous about something. DO share with us.
DIPPINDOT: Good heavens, boy. I didn’t ask if YOU were planning to shoot up the school. Just if you KNEW SOMEONE who was. Gracious.
DIPPINDOT: It’s literature time! Now, here’s an excerpt from my FAVORITE poem:
[Read slowly, NOT rapping, and dramatically:]
DIPPINDOT: His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin'
What he wrote down, the--
ASTRO: ...Whole crowd goes so loud!
DIPPINDOT: *GASP!*
*dramatically* He’s chokin’, how, everybody’s jokin’ now
The clocks run out, time’s up, over, blaow...
BEANIE: Mr. Dippindot, I would HIGHLY appreciate it if you would STOP saying I look like Jimmy’s dad from Jimmy Neutron.
DIPPINDOT: WHAT---??? Wha, wha… *whispers, cracking up* Khalil-from-Veggie-Tales-lookin’-egg!
BEANIE: KHALIL, you say! WELL, he’s a pretty hot caterpillar, actually, so I’ll give you a pass for that remark.
DIPPINDOT: OH my gosh--! And your daughter looks JUST LIKE Quasimodo, from Hunchback of Notre Dame!
HAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!
DIPPINDOT: Okay, I’m joking. I just figured you haven’t seen a mirror in years and tried to play a little trick.
BEANIE: ...Yeah, I don’t know if she could tell you were talking to her… erm…
True! Any luck rustling up some bail money for my wife?
DIPPINDOT: You mean the wife that looks like Selena Quintanilla? ROWR!! I’LL pay ALL the bail money just to see HER out on the streets again.
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Well goodness, i'm really glad you like it! Figured I had to try my best on someone with that much authority, no doubt! I'm really glad that you took quite a liking to it, means a lot to hear! Also yeah, I kinda wanted to use a filler voice to kind help with the flow of the audition with Beanie! Using Hugh's voice was completely intentional, since he be looking like Jimmy's dad. Thought that'd be pretty comical as well, and i'm glad it played out well!
Congrats!