Jim Cummings on meeting Sterling Holloway | Toon'd In! Podcast

[brianrunyon]

Grew up with them both. Amazing how spot-on Jim is with his impression of Sterling's voice.

[culpit]

I'm happy you're keeping the memory of Sterling Holloway alive by continuing his characters. Pooh, Kaa, and the Sterling sounding narrator for Animaniacs.

[NapalmWeed]

Thank you Mr Cummings and Mr Holloway you voices will always be a part of my childhood

[scientistservant]

I grew up with both Sterling and you, Jim, as Winnie the Pooh. You both mean a lot to me, and I want to thank you (and Mr. Holloway, if he’s listening 💖) for being much of my childhood.

[DanPollak-AgentDanger]

Sterling Holloway was a fantastic Disney actor. Some of the classic Disney cartoons I watched (aside from Winnie the Pooh, of course) had Sterling narrating an animated short. He also seemed like a friendly gentleman.

[ClassicTVManX]

Sterling was approached to return as Winnie the Pooh in the 1988 TV series, but at age 82-83 he could not perform Winnie's voice as well as he did before, so Jim Cummings took over.

[corvette]

I love how Winnie the Pooh was Sterling's natural voice.

[TheShortsDepartment]

Sterling also had a series of live-action slapstick comedy shorts at Columbia Pictures in the 1940's, working alongside Three Stooges co-stars Emil Sitka, Vernon Dent and Christine McIntyre.

[formerastronaut]

I have an almost identical story but it was 15 years ago and Mr Jim Cummings was the voice at the other table. I let him eat in peace.

[BenJabituya]

Hey, Jim! This is Rohan speaking. Your “Pooh voice” sounds so much like Sterling Holloway. I remember hearing your voice for the first time as Lionel from “Dumbo’s Circus” on The Disney Channel, WAY back in the days. You really were the perfect voice for Dr. Robotnik from “SATAM Sonic The Hedgehog” on ABC. Thanks for being a huge part of my childhood!

[ThatBowlerDude]

I remember watching The Twilight Zone one day about a TV that would broadcast the future and Sterling Holloway plays the TV repairman and whats great is the first time you hear his voice, hes not onscreen, and Winnie the Pooh's voice was Holloway's speaking voice, and I said oh my goodness thats Winnie the Pooh's voice. Lol. He did a few voice roles for Disney and did the narration later in his life for the short-lived TV show Roundabout. RIP Sterling Holloway

[adamgoncalves]

You know I can only imagine when Sterling wasn't able to voice Pooh again he told Jim to "Take care of my little friend for me."
And Jim kept his promise and continues to voice Pooh to this day.

[EmilyGloeggler]

Jim Cummings is incredible and is iconic for many original voices of his own but, and no offense to him for this of course, Sterling Holloway will always be my favorite Pooh, Cheshire Cat, and Kaa. Jim does him honor.

[justinscrazyworldTV]

I was just talking to a friend of mine about how all of the Winnie the Pooh voice actors have essentially been doing a Sterling Holloway impression… because that was just his regular voice:)

[mydisneyfamilyvlogs]

Speaking of the Cheshire Cat one of my theatre is doing Alice in wonderland for the summer

[EduardoLopez-pp]

And Tom Kenny John DiMaggio jeff Bennett there my favorite's voice actors too 🙏 thank you 👍 God bless 🙏 you thank you for making ❤my childhood of growing up 🥰 😁 and i work in St Anthony's hospital 🏥🙂

[EduardoLopez-pp]

My name 📛 is Eduardo Lopez I lived in Oklahoma city 🏙️🌆 good night 🥱🌉 🌃 😴💤 its been a blast and it's been a blessing it's been a honor thank you for making my childhood and growing up too you're a part of childhood 😃 and have a good day and have a wonderful day take care and take it easy 😉 and forget take good care of yourself mr. Jim Cummings sir you're a legend of voice actors in the Disney Tom Kenny is voiced legend too so John DiMaggio too and jeff Bennett Richard Steven horvitz i love all of you're cameos jim and i also love john DiMaggio cameo's and jeff Bennett cameos i love rob Paulsen too hes my favorite voice actor too Maurice lamarche too i loved rob Paulsen cameo too and Maurice lamarche cameo and i also Richard Steven horivtz cameo my favorite character of his is zim 😍 ❤️🥰😘💘💖💕🤞🙂😃