I had the distinct pleasure of watching Ernie work at ABC studios in Hollywood. What a ballbuster Ernie was. Hilarious! This is typical of his recording sessions. On top of that, he would be working on a crossword puzzle and he would put it down literally one second before they would roll tape. He was something else.
This just ruined my childhood in the best possible way. LMAO!!! Oh man, I laughed so hard I almost choked to death. "I told you you'd hate me if I got sober." Mr. Anderson, I could never hate you. And after listening to this, I adore you and miss you more than ever. RIP.
Ernie Anderson was a very creative and prodigiously gifted man. The language may be the expression of frustration on the part of a perfectionist. He wanted to do a good job. I doubt he ever expected his outtakes to be made available to the public, and were he alive today he might not be too happy about it. Swearing aside, he was human - and truly amazing. What a wondrous voice.
What a deity this talent was. I got to watch him work. The "outtakes" were standard procedure, not just with the talent (in most every production house), but this room (other people in there) he worked in. It's just the way you frustratingly work through copy like this.
this is GOLD........ I miss hearing Ernie's voice Best quotes of this track: "Someone's got to give a shit---- NOT ME!" "Cock-a-doodle-dick/shit" "Moose Fuck Opening" "If I had a horse, I'd buy it oats and fuck it" "Nothing to it, Sweetheart"
'What an angry man.' The tuth I think is, he was a guy with so much experience, he knew shitty copy when he smelled it. Trying to read shit copy well...that's what Ernie was always so pissed about.
This is...this is amazing. He defines the 80s for me and hearing this, with such a sterling voice, is amazing. I want to do this for a job. Just to cuss.
As someone whose childhood was formed (warped?) by Ernie's three year stint as Shock Theater host Ghoulardi on WJW 8 in Cleveland all I can say is, expletives aside, that's the crazy man we all remember. God bless, RIP, and cool it with the boom-booms.
I get a sense that the guy was a perfectionist and had to work with a lot of poorly written material. Half the time some 20 year old twit is writing the copy with no sense of verbal fluidity or flow..........
Spot-on. Do you know how much I would trade that POS series "America's Funniest People" for Ernie to still have quality Movie of the Week VOs available in 4K today?
And this, ladies and gentleman is how we got the genius of Paul Thomas Anderson. "Dad, can I go to work with you?" And find out he's the voice of ABC? Mind blown.
this sounds like a hang over morning with no coffee for Ernie XD. "Somebodies gotta give a shit. not me" "There is no special guest. hes just a guest, fuck em" "yknow what, its all a fuckin kiss my ass mish mash, its a fucking moose fuck opening" "If i had a horse id buy it oats and fuck it" "im gonna listen to this show..and find out what happened to me." too many good quotes to choose from, thanks for the laughs Ernie
he was in the bar drinking at the start of his kid show the ghoul in cleveland then run in . there is about 1 million 60 plus year old people he raised as kids . the rock and rock city took him in there hearts
Does anybody know where to find an old Ernie Anderson clip where he's trying to do a thing for a Seattle radio station and says "shitballs" a bunch of times?
So this explains a lot about Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography. Essentially played by Jason Robards in Magnolia. Pretty much dead on like him. Also a guy with a smooth, charismatic persona who was actually a little cruel beneath the surface. Not unlike Daniel Plainview? Minus, you know, the homicidal traits? Also this sounds suspiciously like a guy who is hungover. Apparently he was a big drinker. Just like Daniel Plainview. Just like Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Master...... Also Gary in Licorice Pizza is an actor who reads promos.
When I started in tv news in 1997, there were still characters like this. Older guys who had seen everything but were kinda burnt out with the everyday bs. Total pros but only when dealing with other pros. Heaven forbid you were new & trying to learn. I don't see people like this today. More politically correct time.
