Less_SpongeBob Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Assuming the show drags on long enough for another generation and assuming that we'd still be alive by that point :p.But think about it, you know Rugrats, Dexter, Timmy Turner, Jimmy Neutron, a bunch of anime dubs, they all have the main little boy voiced by a woman mainly because grown men's voices aren't as high-pitched, and suitable for the role. Do you think there's any leg room for SpongeBob to fit in that category? He has a lot of similarities to a kid, bubbling with enthusiasm with his cute yet annoying little chatterbox, and really, I don't even know if there is an appropriate replacement for the guy just wondering. Edited October 20, 2015 by Flutterbat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post illiniguy34 Posted October 20, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2015 If it sounded nearly identical to Tom Kenny (or hell, even EXACTLY like him), I'd be fine with it. It's just weird thinking about other people voicing Spongebob that aren't Tom Kenny. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Z Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I don't think so. That would be LIKE asking Mickey Mouse to be voiced by a woman! That has never happened, and barring some radical development, I don't think it ever WILL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 No. Only Tom Kenny can voice SpongeBob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Simpsons Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 It would sound out of place for SpongeBob to be voiced by a girl. Even though we don't know SpongeBob's official age, he has always sounded like a young adult. Unless there was someone who were to pull off an impressive SpongeBob impression, Tom Kenny would be the only fitting voice for the show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Snake Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I guess I would like it if the woman in question could mime Tom Kenny well (same if it was a man), but other than that, meh. It's just very difficult for me to imagine Kenny leaving SB or the show going for so long that they would need replacement voice actors for the main characters. Spongebob isn't like Looney Tunes or Mickey Mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweat Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Yeah, only if they sound really close to the original, but I doubt anybody even has a possibility of being able to reach the standards Kenny has set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I don't care about the gender as long as it's a good voice actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abisert Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 If he to, I just hope that the female who gets casts does a really great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hilaryfan80 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I'm pretty sure SpongeBob would be cancelled if Tom Kenny were to quit. I doubt he would though. SpongeBob is his biggest role, after all, and I think Viacom, being desperate, would rather grovel at his feet than to let him walk away from the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTortellini00 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I can't see Spongebob having any other voice than Tom Kenny's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBob95 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Not in this incarnation of the show. If several decades down the road the show is rebooted, obviously another actor'd be perfectly fine. For this version of the show, as with Mermaid Man, I don't think it'd be - respectful? to replace him if he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I'd be fine with it, as long as the voice remains similar or exactly the same as Tom Kenny's. Mickey Mouse, after all, has gone through several iterations of voice actors, yet the iconic voice is still there. When Jim Henson died, people worried about who would voice Kermit the Frog, yet, they found a voice that was dead up like Henson's. It's possible to find a replacement if you look in the right places. However, one of my biggest concerns is Nickelodeon / Viacom in general. I don't know if Viacom would put in the effort it takes to replace such an iconic voice. They may just settle with somebody and reboot the show as SpongeBob 2.0, probably with a similar graphical difference between Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go. Then it'll be cancelled after its first or second season for being too childish. (That is, assuming Stephen Hillenburg stops it from occurring.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBob95 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) I must say, when I saw the 51 and a half year anniversary of the Looney Tunes (I think that's what they called it) I remember being surprised they still used Mel Blancs voice on that, regarding his death a few years before the airing. However, when I looked it up, it turned out they had someone else do the voices. I was shocked because I really heared no difference at all! Edited January 4, 2016 by BeachBob95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDCB Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Tom Kenny has become so strongly associated with the character, I honestly can't picture anybody else doing SpongeBob's voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drifter Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I don't care about the gender, I only cares about whether can see imitates Tom Kenny's SpongeBob voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick's Pet Rock Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I don't care about the gender, as long as the voice is good enough I'm fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougie Williams Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) If spongebob was voiced by a woman he would be twice as annoying and at least 5 times stupider. Fact. Edited January 10, 2016 by Dougie Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG19 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Tom Kenny would be irreplaceable. No other voice actor or actress can do Spongebob's voice the way Kenny does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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