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I don't know if anyone else will find this interesting, but when I recently watched Pocahontas II, I was surprised at how much John Smith sounded like Mel Gibson, then when I saw on the credits that the voice was done by Donal Gibson, I thought, "A-ha! It's a secret name! He doesn't want to be recognized as doing a direct to video project!"

So I checked on IMDB.com (one of my most used sites) and found out that Donal Gibson is actually Mel Gibson's younger brother. Hence the similar sounding voice.

So, I was wrong, but I was close! I guess.

Don't worry, you weren't the only one who thought that. I knew that it sounded slightly different, but I was almost sure it was Mel. Then I found out it wasn't. They sure do sound alot alike.

I remember when it first came out they had a promo on the Disney channel and they said how they couldn't get Mel Gibson and they got his brother. I remember thinking that was so cool.

I saw that special too... I think. I knew about it since its release too and I saw it on TV on the Family Channel so it probably was the same special.

Don't feel bad. I thought Eddie Murphy did the voice of Mushu in Mulan II. I knew it was some other guy but I kept thinking it was Eddie Murphy. Don't know why. Mel has alot of Brothers. The show Complete Savages was based on him and his family growing up.

Didn't a similar thing happen with Woody on the Buzz Lightyear movie? Tom Hanks' brother was cheaper to work with, LOL!

I never knew they changed zazus voice on Lion King 2 the first time I watched it i found out afterwards, i don't like when they change the voice acting, like on Aladdin 2 whoever did the genie sucked Robbie Williams does the genie best

Mushu2083 wrote:Don't feel bad. I thought Eddie Murphy did the voice of Mushu in Mulan II. I knew it was some other guy but I kept thinking it was Eddie Murphy. Don't know why. Mel has alot of Brothers. The show Complete Savages was based on him and his family growing up.

I think the guy who played Mushu on Mulan 2 did a good job on sounding like Eddie Murphy

I think the guy who played Mushu on Mulan 2 did a good job on sounding like Eddie Murphy[/quote]

He really did. I thought it was eddie the first time I saw the trailer for Mulan 2.

Dan05 wrote:I never knew they changed zazus voice on Lion King 2 the first time I watched it i found out afterwards,

WHAT?!?! I never even noticed! Speaking of Lion King II and voice work, I thought Matthew Broderick was singing "We Are One" but it wasn't. The guy who did sing it was really good.

Anyhow, for Mulan II, I knew it wasn't Eddie Murphy but sometimes I forgot it wasn't him and didn't even care. Mark Moseley (I think that's his name) did a great job and really became Mushu. I understand with Genie that it was a little TOO different, but it still seemed like the character Genie, but just a second one. I think it was the same guy in Return of Jafar in the tv series so I got used to a new Genie. Does that make sense? lol.

Kram Nebuer wrote:WHAT?!?! I never even noticed! Speaking of Lion King II and voice work, I thought Matthew Broderick was singing "We Are One" but it wasn't. The guy who did sing it was really good.

I thought it was Matthew Broderick too, but it was Cam Clarke, who I know from the old Ninja Turtles cartoon and Snoopy's singing voice. He has also done a lot of other stuff though. Yeah, he did a really good job. That's one of my favorite disney songs.

I never knew about Donal Gibson, though, I barely paid attention to the movie when I saw it on Toon Disney. I don't like it too much. I think it's funny though that they used Mel's brother .

Dan05 wrote:I never knew they changed zazus voice on Lion King 2 the first time I watched it i found out afterwards, i don't like when they change the voice acting, like on Aladdin 2 whoever did the genie sucked Robbie Williams does the genie best

Mushu2083 wrote:Don't feel bad. I thought Eddie Murphy did the voice of Mushu in Mulan II. I knew it was some other guy but I kept thinking it was Eddie Murphy. Don't know why. Mel has alot of Brothers. The show Complete Savages was based on him and his family growing up.

I think the guy who played Mushu on Mulan 2 did a good job on sounding like Eddie Murphy

I don't mind the voice change of the Genie but then again I'm not a huge fan of the Genie as moist people seem to be. The Genie's voice in 'Return of Jafar' and the tv series was performed by Dan Castellaneta who is better known as the voice of Homer Simpson! (...and Krusty... and BArney... and so on and so on...)

orestes. wrote:

Dan05 wrote:I never knew they changed zazus voice on Lion King 2 the first time I watched it i found out afterwards, i don't like when they change the voice acting, like on Aladdin 2 whoever did the genie sucked Robbie Williams does the genie best
I think the guy who played Mushu on Mulan 2 did a good job on sounding like Eddie Murphy

I don't mind the voice change of the Genie but then again I'm not a huge fan of the Genie as moist people seem to be. The Genie's voice in 'Return of Jafar' and the tv series was performed by Dan Castellaneta who is better known as the voice of Homer Simpson! (...and Krusty... and BArney... and so on and so on...)

D'OH!

orestes. wrote: I don't mind the voice change of the Genie but then again I'm not a huge fan of the Genie as moist people seem to be. The Genie's voice in 'Return of Jafar' and the tv series was performed by Dan Castellaneta who is better known as the voice of Homer Simpson! (...and Krusty... and BArney... and so on and so on...)

I never knew the guy who played Homer played the Genie I like Homer and all but i'm a big fan of the Genie and i think Robbie Williams did a much better job

I didn't know about the guy who voices Homer Simpson voicing Genie in Return of Jafar for a looooooooong time. I swear I even thought that he voiced Genie for the TV series! But this is coming from the girl who was completely oblivious to the fact that the street vendor in the beginning of the Aladdin movie was also done by Robin Williams. d:

Naturally, I thought John Smith in Pocahontas II was voiced by Mel Gibson, but then again the last time I saw the dreck-to-video was when it first came out on video... I only saw it once and never saw it again too.

Hm, usually I'm quite good with recognizing voices. I don't know why Disney leaves me floored every time.