In one of her final roles, White plays the role of Bitey White, Bonnie's old toy. She returns for the spinoff series, Forky Asks a Question, to give Forky some advice on what love is. The segment is helped by the other old toys, which have cute names for their actors, like Carl Reineroceros, Carol Burnett, and MelBrooks. If you want to see old TV actors get caught in a love square as children's toys, it's a good way to spend 7 minutes.
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The news of Betty White's death on New Year's Eve threw one final gut punch to a year that had taken several talented folks from us. The vaunted actor passed away just a few weeks before her 100th birthday, leaving behind a lengthy career. She had a number of roles that she jumped into with gusto. She was fun all of them for the time she was in them.
Let us know what your favorite Betty White role is.
This may be the big one. White was in the season two premiere of "Anthropolgy 101" as June Bauer. She already makes a strong impression when she casually uses a blowgun on Starburns, but then she shoots a homemade gun at Jeff and tries to choke him out. It gets better when she raps with Troy and Abed to close the show.
Billy andMandy was a strange show that had a strange supporting cast that helped carry it to cult classic greatness. White only showed up for an episode in the first season, but she is a lot of fun for the limited time she has. She is strange in a way that would later help define the show, and her knack for beating the Grim Reaper demanded more episodes. Her laugh is still chilling to this day.
White was one of the celebrities in Ponyo, a 2008 film by Studio Ghibli. She voiced one of the senior citizen members who takes a shine to young Ssuke and Ponyo. Yoshie was a charming character in the films. White's voice was a perfect fit for the warmness of the movie, and he played off of Toki and Noriko very well.
In 1996, White voiced Mrs. Claus in a CBS animated special, and in 2010 she reprised that role for a Disney short. The short is pretty good, but there is something fun about hearing White's voice transition from a sweet old lady to giving a mission briefing like she's in a spy thriller. She has the perfect voice for both of them, and it is a shame she only got to do this role once.
There was a two-season series for Hercules back in the day. As the Goddess of Family and Hearth, White had a take on Hestia that was that of a domestic housewife who took pride in her extravagant cooking. It would get ruined somehow because it was the 90s.
Tina Fey's workplace comedy was always weird and larger than life takes on the celebrities that graced the series. Things took a turn for the worse when Tracy Jordan said she would outlive White if she were the third celebrity to die. It was a fun rivalry.
The 2003 made-for-TV film based on the original 60s Batman series was both a spoof and celebration of the characters that Adam West and Burt Ward inhabited for two years. The Dynamic Duo were given a verbal lashing when the film brought in White to give them a wall climbing scene. She is the only one who could get the two to leave the building.
Steve Miner's 1999 horror film about a big ass crocodile in a Maine lake is an absurd cult classic you can't help but love. As Mrs. Bickerman, White brings a strangeness to the movie as she treats the croc like a pet. Is feeding bread crumbs to baby crocodiles safe? You could argue that the movie helped White endure as a piece of pop culture through the 21st century. One thing that is true is that her back talking to the cops is great.
In one of her final roles, White plays the role of Bitey White, Bonnie's old toy. She returns for the spinoff series, Forky Asks a Question, to give Forky some advice on what love is. The segment is helped by the other old toys, which have cute names for their actors, like Carl Reineroceros, Carol Burnett, and MelBrooks. If you want to see old TV actors get caught in a love square as children's toys, it's a good way to spend 7 minutes.
Wondering where our feed went? The new one can be picked up here.
