Richard Karn Makes Cartoon Debut in 'Disney's Recess' This Saturday, November 18 on ABC
Richard Karn Makes Cartoon Debut in 'Disney's Recess' This Saturday, November 18 on ABC
'Home Improvement' Star Creates His First Cartoon Character Voice In 'Beyond a Reasonable Scout' Episode Airing Within 'Disney's One Saturday Morning' on ABC
When Gus and Mikey hear of their friend Phil's exciting scouting tales, the boys of "Disney's Recess" (9:30 AM, ET/8:00 AM, PT) are ready to enlist in "Beyond a Reasonable Scout," airing Saturday, November 18 within "Disney's One Saturday Morning" on ABC. The episode features Richard Karn ("Home Improvement") in his cartoon debut as the voice of Edmond P. Edmonton, founder and national troop master of the Wild Screaming Woodchuck Scouts.
Impressed by the wilderness survival skills Phil has gained as a scout, Gus and Mikey are eager to take the scouting oath -- but Phil seems mysteriously unwilling to let them join his Woodchuck troop. Perplexed by his behavior, the boys send an angry e-mail to the national headquarters of the Woodchuck Scouts. When national troop master Edmond P. Edmonton (Karn) comes to town looking for an explanation, the gang learns that Phil doesn't want to share his scouting experiences for fear he will no longer be special. Edmonton teaches Phil that even the famed lone wolf travels in a pack.
Best known as Al Borland, Tim Allen's faithful sidekick on ABC's "Home Improvement," Karn said he was a "little nervous" entering his first animated role, but good direction steered him in the right direction. "Our director told me she wanted him big and outdoorsy, but kind of quiet like Clint Eastwood," he said.
Karn admits his motivation for taking the animated role stemmed from a youth spent sitting in front of the television watching cartoons.
"I learned a lot of my comic timing from cartoons," he said, adding he looks forward to watching the "Recess" episode with his 8-year-old son, Cooper. "Working with the microphone, you can do things with your voice that you might not even need to do on TV or film. It's a very satisfying medium to work in."
"And now that I'm entering (Cooper's) domain, I might just show it to him and not tell him it's me. The voice is a little different, so he probably won't believe it."
"Disney's Recess" is produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Executive producers and creators of "Recess" are Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere.
-- Posted November 16, 2000
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