Subject: D&D Cartoon On-Line Fan Club Newsletter Spring 1999 -- Front Page News!


D&D CARTOON ON-LINE FAN CLUB NEWSLETTER
SPRING 1999


Special SECOND ANNIVERSARY announcement!
Hey guys!  In celebration of the extra special second anniversary summer
issue, I'd like to include a section for your favorite D&D Cartoon memories.
Did you run around in your backyard with your friends, re-creating your
favorite episodes?  Did you write up your own episodes?  Did ya make little
comic book versions and drawings of the gang?  Play the D&D Cartoon boardgame?
You get the idea.  So if you want to feel REALLY old, and take a walk down
amnesia lane, please send your favorite recollections to me at
IllyanaAM@aol.com by May 10th.  And did I mention that one person who responds
and sends in their memories will be picked at random to win two D&D CARTOON
TAPES with eight episodes on them (including Prison Without Walls, The Box,
and Quest of the Skeleton Warriors) to celebrate the newsletter's second
birthday?  So what are you waiting for?  Send in your E-Mail TODAY!

Spring 1999 D&D CARTOON POLL
Here?s another good one for y?all:  Since the beginning of time (well, at
least for the past two years or so), everyone seems to disagree with everyone
else about just how old the kids were supposed to be in the series.  Okay, we
all know Bobby was ten, but as for the rest of ?em, my guess is as good as
yours.  Some of you think they were junior high aged, others thought they were
much older.  So whattya waiting for?  Cast you vote below.  The results will
be tallied and presented in the Summer issue, coming out in May, so PLEASE be
sure to return your votes to me at IllyanaAM@aol.com by MAY 10th.

(1) Hank was probably:
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.
(e) 18.
(f) Other (please specify)

(2) Eric was probably:
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.
(e) 18.
(f) Other (please specify)

(3) Diana was probably:
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.
(e) 18.
(f) Other (please specify)

(4) Sheila was probably:
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.
(e) 18.
(f) Other (please specify)

(5) Presto was probably:
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.
(e) 17.
(f) Other (please specify)

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Interview with KATIE LEIGH!

Woo hoo!  Imagine my surprise when I was able to get an interview with Katie
Leigh, the voice behind my favorite character, Sheila!  As you can imagine, I
had a billion questions, but I tried to limit myself to the ones below. :)
Thank you again to Katie for providing us all with this look into how the show
worked behind the scenes in the recording studio!
Enjoy boys and girls!

How did you get started?
When I was in college in San Francisco, I made a rude VO demo tape. I managed
to get a job there that entitled me to join SAG. After graduation I called an
agency in LA and (long story short) got an agent.

What did you like the best about playing Sheila on the Dungeons and Dragons
cartoon?
It was like my first real "acting" part. I remember doing (a) show with Laura
O'Brien and our characters had conflict and was so real for me. (ED NOTE: This
was the Karina episode, ?Citadel of Shadow?.)

Did you all work together at the studios when recording the voices for the
Dungeons and Dragons cartoon, or was it done separately?
All together.

If it was together, did the group dynamic influence any of the scenes in any
way?   Who in the group did you most enjoy working with and why?
I loved the director. I liked Willie and Adam a lot. Tonya was a bodybuilder
and I found her fascinating. But I guess Donnie and Willie I talked with the
most.

Do you have a favorite episode or moment in the D&D series?  If so, what was
it?
I think I answered that above. Maybe you can remember the name of the episode.
Actually I haven?t seen any shows in so many years...but I do have them on
tape from off of the TV. Since I discovered (the Realm) web site, I'm feeling
inclined to watch the shows again and maybe see the episodes through new eyes.

What would you have liked to see developed in Sheila?s character, or any new
stories with the character,  had the show continued?
Do you realize how long ago that was? ;> I wished Sheila could be a bit
stronger and have more opportunities to explore who she was and not just
Bobby's sister.

I know you have worked on many other cartoon shows, such as playing Rowlf on
Muppet Babies.  What are some of your favorite characters you have played and
why?
Rowlf definitely is my favorite next to a long running character I play on a
Christian radio series entitled "Adventures in Odyssey." Rowlf, because 1) I
was the biggest Muppet fan before we ever did that show and getting the part
was the most thrilling news I ever received,  2) meeting Jim Henson, 3)
getting to sing in a studio like everyone's fantasy gig. Then Connie on
Odyssey, because that show has touched many lives and families for God, and
the characters have significant value to a lot of listeners.

Do you have any advice for someone who might want to get into cartoon voice
overs and voice acting?
Really want to do it and go for it. You never know how your career will
develop. Just keep getting educated and do what you like to do.

Thank you so much again to Katie for doing this interview!  I hope you guys
enjoyed it as much as I did! :)

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