User blog:A Heroic Smurf/Opinion Poll: Favorite/Not-So-Favorite Voice Actors

Alright, lads & lassies. This'll just be a quick return as I have very limited Internet access and I just wanted to hear your opinions: The Voice Actors for the Smurfs (and Supporting Characters) in Mainstream Media. I came up with this idea just recently while sketching a few of my Smurf characters in hope of improving my artistic skills (it's getting there, but not too much. I'm using the tips that 404 gave me a long time ago as motivation to continuously improve my art.)

Anyway, to the poll. Who are your favorite/not-so-favorite voice actors?

Here's mine:

Papa Smurf -- I'm stuck between the late Don Messick & Jonathan Winters as my favorite voice for Papa, both of them fit the character perfectly, but to me, Jonathan Winters did give Papa that little bit more. Jack Angel did a good job for the specials, but his voice did tend to go a little raspy in some areas.

Gargamel -- I can't decide between Paul Winchell & Hank Azaria, but more so towards Paul Winchell since he made him sound more menacing in some episodes of the show, nothing towards Hank Azaria; he does a fantastic voice for Gargamel and I honestly feel that he is the modern Gargamel. So I'm 50/50 on this one.

Smurfette -- This is a pretty obvious one: Lucille Bliss. She was the true voice for Smurfette, she just gave her that extra bit of cuteness & charm. Melissa Sturm was a good voice for Smurfette in the specials which was why I have as the desired voice for Wonder. Katy Perry, while I enjoy her music, I feel sorta 50/50 on her, she did sound cute in some scenes in the films; sometimes she went a bit too raspy for me.

Hefty Smurf -- Here's the thing, to me, I kinda liked the actors for Hefty. Frank Welker did an amazing job in the cartoon series, Gary Basaraba did a reasonable job for him; he gave Hefty that deep voice that kinda suited him, but I really feel Hefty should've been given a bigger role in the films to maybe further develop the film series' interpretation of him.

NOTE: I will expand on this blog the next time I get Internet access, but it's a good start.