If there were two things that dress-wearing Momodo loved to do was run around naked, and cry. And poor Debi had to cry through what seemed like most of them. Not that we didn’t get along, we loved each other! But they had a LOT of lines every episode. But for the leads, it was a different story. We laughed a lot while recording Zatch Bell. And Wally Wingert as everyone! So many other great performances, too many to list! Brago,one of Wally Wingert’s million characters. Dave Wittenberg as Ponygon and Parco Folgore. Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Suzie, and Ponygon’s mom. Jamie cast the leads, Debi Derryberry, and Jason Spisak, two great, funny people! And he brought in tons of funny people for the multiple guest stars. But Zatch Bell was better than going broke! Zatch Bell Casting Everyone was taking a pay cut on this show. Viz Media was great, but they weren’t Fox Kids. And the budget for Zatch was not the budget for Digimon. But VIZ Media gave me a free hand in casting funny people, so that part was very enjoyable.īut it wasn’t “WAHOO, my troubles are over!” My spirit was still pretty broken. But artistically, it didn’t do much for me. I wrote him a few pilots, and then Zatch Bell came along, and he picked me to voice direct. I ran back to anime with my tail between my legs. So I called up my old friend Jamie Simone at Studiopolis, and told him I was available again. Zatch Bell Video Game The Start of Zatch Bell A decision was made that I had to go back to anime, just to pay my rent. I portrayed this part of my life in my film Fame-ish. And I worked my way up to become a real player in showbiz. As a starving artist in the early 90’s, I would’ve killed for Zatch Bell! I struggled so badly, at one point I had to live in my car. And after 3 years, I was out of money, and at my lowest point ever. You see, when you try to get projects together, no one pays you until you actually sell the idea, or script.

I wanted to work in live-action so badly, I quit a very lucrative career in anime.ĭumb move. In 2001, I came off a very successful run that included 2 seasons of Digimon and a major motion picture.

Before Zatch Bellīefore Zatch Bell, I was a big shot. Here’s the thing about showbiz when you get paid, you get paid A LOT! But the hard part, is getting paid OFTEN. You see, back in 2004, yours truly needed a job. Maybe it was my state of mind back then, which was insanity. Of course with a turd like Zatch Bell, you can only polish so much.” I got a big laugh, so I guess people enjoy my Zatch Bashing.īut now I’ve had some years to reflect… and maybe I’m slightly more enthusiastic about it. In fact, the first question I ever got at a con was, “What do you do when you have to dub a show you hate?” I answered,“I try to polish that turd as hard as I can to make it more entertaining. I’m known for my lack of enthusiasm about a certain show about Momodos.

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