Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-gary-owens-20150213-story.html">http://www.latimes.com/local/o...ory.html</a> Most famous as the announcer of Laugh-In and the voice of Space Ghost. And he was the narrator for World of Motion. A big reason why I loved that attraction
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-gary-owens-20150213-story.html">http://www.latimes.com/local/o...ory.html</a> Most famous as the announcer of Laugh-In and the voice of Space Ghost. And he was the narrator for World of Motion. A big reason why I loved that attraction
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA World of Motion! Yes! And I was almost going to write that he narrated 'Superstar Limo' but I'm feeling like it was a sound alike.
Originally Posted By Disneylandfan85 He also appeared in a special about dinosaurs with Eric Boardman, who appeared in various short films about Disney theme parks on the Disney Channel in the late 1980s. In the dinosaur special, Owens slowly turns into a dinosaur himself! He also hosted several Disney cartoon specials such as this one about vacationing (called "Vacationing with Mickey and Friends" or something) and another about Goofy called "The Roots of Goofy". In any case, rest in peace.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I'm sure it's because I was just a kid when Laugh-In came on, but looking back now I didn't realize how young some of that cast was (when you're in the single digits, most adults seem middle-aged, I guess). But when Laugh-In premiered, he would only have been 34. (And Ruth Buzzi only 32, Jo Ann Worley only 31...) Maybe it was me being a kid, maybe it was because they often played older than they were (and Owens was intentionally made to look like an old-fashioned radio guy), but they always seemed older than their early 30's, even at the time.
Originally Posted By danyoung He was also the afternoon guy on Los Angeles radio station KMPC back in the 60's and 70's when I lived in SoCal. Great voice - he will be missed!
