US vs. UK voices, part III

[Loreanie]

Had I watched the UK originally, I'd probably like theirs better. Just sorta depends what you start with for most things.

You'd like theirs better? Just listen to that Chorus. My ears bleed. Regular show dialog(ue) is fine, but when the puppets have to sing... oh man... you do NOT want that. They're frequently off-key, off beat, or both.

I don't know, maybe LIke I said, if it was the first thing I watched perhaps. Because I started with the US it's hard to ever imagine that though

[Edgar]

I Like Both Because Stephanie's Voice is Always th same

[Edgar]

okok

[Zokita]

Neither English version is too bad, thankfully. There are some awesome dubs (Italian, Latin American, German, and Finnish off the top of my head), then there's the bad ones (lol French). But that's a discussion for a different topic...

Anyway, I think it's awesome that most of the puppeteers are also voice actors in the US version.

[Zokita]

Maybe the UK Pixel is a woman, but I thought that Kobie Powell (US Pixel) was a man. I think someone posted a picture of (him?) somewhere once.

[Zokita]

Maybe the UK Pixel is a woman, but I thought that Kobie Powell (US Pixel) was a man. I think someone posted a picture of (him?) somewhere once.

You are correct! He was on an episode of Law and Order:SVU, too.

His PUPPETEER is a woman, sometimes (Julie Westwood).

http://lazytown.biz/the-company/prop.../kobie-powell/

Julie Westwood also voices Bessie Busybody, correct?

[Edgar]

Stephanie Loves To Dance And Sings so She Always Has A Great Voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Alaylith]

Could anybody post me Youtubes Vids with the US and UK voices?

At the moment I just saw english videos, but I don't know if they are US and UK and I can't remember ever hearing a difference in the videos.
So I can't tell anything about that. :/

[Zokita]

'Kay, here's a direct comparison:

Cooking by the Book (British English)
Cooking by the Book (American English)

They're both short clips with three of the four altered puppet voices. You'll notice that the puppets' backup vocals during Stephanie's part in the UK version, but they're hardly audible in the US version. Ziggy's lyrics are slightly changed in the UK version too.

[Alaylith]

Thx alot, so I always saw the american version. :)

And I think that's better, the voices fits more...
But Stingy's voice is good in both versions, the american one is only a little bit better. ^^

[Pipari]

I dont mind either but UK Pixel's voice sucks :)

[Ultra Magnus]

The thing is, the US versions are comedy voices (for comedy puppets), and the UK voices are more realistic, so it just depends on your preference.

In terms of speaking, I think I'd have to go UK all the way.
In terms of singing, the UK Pixel really pulls the average of the whole group down, so I'll go for US.
Plus the UK puppets are often too loud in the choruses.

I still prefer UK Stingy's singing to US Stingy's, though (on The Mine Song & I am a Prince especially).