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    [edit] General

    Twas reading about Doug, and other classic Nicktoons, feeling all nostalgic, and read that Doug's middle name was Yancy. Because I'm also in part a Futurama Geek, I know that Fry's brother's name is Yancy. Does Billy West like the name, or know someone close with the name? Or is this just a case where I'm making connections where there really aren't any? (For instance, Lincoln and JFK were assasinated for political reasons that would make Hideo Kojima's idea of the Patriots likely. Those people have tons of "Evidence" to prove their clames...) But I digress, to extreme points. So, Billy West knows a Yancy, or not? 65.96.98.74 02:59, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] Birthday

    www.billywest.com cites Billy West's date of birth as 1952, but this article says 1950. I guess this is the one that's incorrect? -- Supermorff 15:17, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

    It used to say 1952, but was changed when someone noticed that imdb.com lists his birthyear as 1950 [1]. So the question is which of the two sources are more credible: imdb or billywest.com. Haakon 23:11, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
    i think billy west knows his own birthday and he has control over the site since he posts on the forums, ill e-mail billy and see if i can get this solved Kingpomba 12:13, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] Cleanup

    How does one tag this for clean-up? I'll bookmark this one myself for later purusal but this page really blows. I know what you're thinking then do something about it yourself. Sveden 14:55, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

    Totally agree, often you'll find an article in need of surgery but you don't have time to deal with it at the moment. The tag is {{cleanup}}. "Cleanup" is pretty vague, so if there are more specific problems, list them here. 12.22.250.4 23:24, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] his work

    Why aren't his roles alphabetized? It's kind of useless as is. ABart26 06:28, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

    See above, the article needs a lot of help. The list could also be organized better, maybe nested lists with the productions at the top level and the individual roles subtending from them. This will make a really long list, but something must be done. 12.22.250.4 23:26, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] Phil Hartman and Futurama

    "West's roles in Futurama include Philip J. Fry, Professor Hubert Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg and Zapp Brannigan (all of which, except Zoidberg, were set to be played by Phil Hartman)."

    Where is this from?? I am pretty sure only Zapp Brannigan was going to be played by Phil Hartman.

    I'm not an avid Billy West fan, so I can't comment to be sure, but if you think that's true then I recommend editing it to be so. It would also help to have a cite or reference to this trivia. SGreenwell 01:54, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
    This made me react as well. I've never heard anyone involved in the show suggest Fry and Farnsworth were to be voiced by Hartman, so claiming this without sourcing it won't do. Pjalne 11:51, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
    "Billy West states that the voice itself of Zapp Brannigan was an imitation of Phil Hartman, but that the actual vocalizations of the character were based on old-time radio announcers." This makes absolutely no sense to me, I recall West saying on a commentary that he was NOT doing an impersonation and had come in with his own thoughts on the character, and that the voice of Brannigan was more along the lines of a "DJ that loves the sound of his own voice." This may or may not be true, I require some more time to research this.JohnnyRush10 07:04, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
    I, being a big fan of Billy West, pay attention to all the interviews and such that he does. He has been asked about this in nearly every interview. His answer has changed a bit a couple times. In my opinion, I believe the sound of the character's voice was intentionally close to Phil Hartman's voice, and the actual way the character speaks and acts and his persona were based on DJs/radio announcers. In the interview linked, though, West says (verbatim) "I was imitating Phil Hartman". So, given the apparent contradiction, it is unknown. Since the current information is sourced with an interview of the man himself, it should be taken as reliable. Chickenmonkey 20:20, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Hartman as Fry Part Two

    Okay, after having seen it reverted back and forth several times, I've come to the conclusion that the information about Hartman originally being pegged to play Fry must be sourced somehow. Where is this assertion coming from? Pointing toward the character Fry's Wikipedia page isn't helpful, since it is also unsourced on THAT page as well.

    If nobody can find a credible source for this "fact," then I think we should remove it. I'd consider a credible source either an episode transcript, a commentary from one of the DVDs, an interview with one of the show's creators or something in an established news outlet (New York Times, etc). SGreenwell 02:46, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] Last Name

    I have a very credible source that indicates that Billy West was known as Billy Warstein when he was playing guitar in a rock band in Boston in the early/mid 1970's. Unfortunately, this credible source is not suitable for encyclopedia citation, and of course, the source may be wrong. Does anybody have any irrefutable evidence of his actual last name?

    I've never heard this, but I'm not a huge Billy West fan. Regardless, you would need some sort of citation to support the claim, as you mentioned. It's possible that he went as Billy Warstein for only the band, as well. SGreenwell 23:21, 29 December 2006 (UTC)


    [edit] Ren & Stimpy Lost Episodes

    Say, is there any info on why Billy West did not do work on the "Lost Episodes" of Ren & Stimpy (besides the obvious reason that they weren't that good)? I'd like to know if there were any official statements from Mr. West regarding his absence. Twineball 00:00, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

    In at least one of the interviews that are linked in the article now, Billy talks about that. Basically, he knew they were gonna suck, because he knew they'd all just be focused on the characters being gay. Chickenmonkey 09:13, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Brandy and Mr. Whiskers

    What is the basis of thought of Billy West voicing Whiskers on Brandy and Mr. Whiskers? The Brandy and Mr. Whiskers article even has a contradiction of this fact. Billy West isn't listed on the Brandy and Mr. Whiskers IMDB page (which doesn't really mean much as IMDB has been known to be incorrect). I've only seen Brandy and Mr. Whiskers once and that one viewing was clearly Charlie Adler voicing the character of Mr. Whiskers. I won't remove it, but I'd just like to know where this thought comes from.Chickenmonkey 06:30, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

    I tagged the page as contradicting that page although upon closer inspection it does seem to indicate that the VA changed at some point. I've inquired at that talk page for more details. Stardust8212 00:37, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
    I noticed that in the infobox it indicates Billy West took over for Andre Sogliuzzo, but not Charlie Adler. Then in the article it says West took over for both of them. I, personally, would take the word of those who are fans of the show, but I haven't been able to find anything other than their word that says West joined the show. Chickenmonkey 01:08, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Disambiguation Page

    Does this need a disambiguation page? I would argue that the other Billy West is not prominent enough to cause confusion. There is not even any article linked for him, and the Primrose article is pretty minor.--DrewSears 07:11, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

    First, I moved this to the bottom of the page because that's where people usually expect new material to be. This way people looking will be more likely to see this question, no biggie. To answer your question; no, I don't think this really needs a disambiguation page for the same reasons that you listed. Chickenmonkey 11:44, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
    I agree, I was very confused by it when it was created as well but now I think most of the links have been corrected so I'm not sure if it is necessary to remove it. Stardust8212 15:40, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

    I nuked the dab page as pointless. (At one point, there were two blue links and three entries but no longer so it's gone). —Wknight94 (talk) 00:19, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    Billy West DOES NOT do the voice of Master Shake, Dana Snyder is the voice of Master Shake. Who ever got the idea that its Billy West. I am deleting all ATHF and Master Shake references.

    [edit] Template

    This article doesn't need a template. All the template's info is in the article

    [edit] The old days

    Billy did a great Larry Fine on 'BCN. You just can't beat a good Stooges impression. MarkinBoston 04:43, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Would you like to ask Billy West a question?

    I am interviewing Billy West, voice of Philip J. Fry, Professor Hubert Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg and Zapp Brannigan, next Thursday, November 15. If you have questions for West, leave them on my talk page. --David Shankbone 22:22, 8 November 2007 (UTC)