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GALAXY HIGH INTERVIEWS!




HAL RAYLE (voice of Doyle Cleverlobe) shares his memories of working on Galaxy High!

Hal Rayle's Website


-How was it being one of the starring characters of the show?
   This was a dream come true. Since the time I was 3 years old and saw my first   
   puppet show. I knew I wanted to do voices for characters. In particular, 
   animated characters. I was a comic book nut and an impressionist all of my 
   young life. The role of Doyle Cleverlobe is in many respects the dearest to 
   my heart. I love being the voice of the Hal-9000 for Universal Studio's as 
   well as the voice of Alfred Hitchcock. I've done a lot of voices for a lot of 
   things but Doyle was my first series lead.

-Is Doyle's voice similar to your own natural voice?
   Yes & no. Doyle was a trademark of mine. The kind of register I have but, 
   I've always considered him more of an Elroy Jetson grown to late teens. I 
   studied with Daws Butler the creator of Elroy Jetson and we both shared that 
   same timbre. That Henry Aldrich glitch without the pitch change.

-Are you and Susan Blu still in contact? What about any other members of the cast?
   I left Hollywood 12 years ago to embark on the digital highway. Since then, 
   sadly I don't get to see a lot of my friends and co-stars. Susan Blu is an 
   excellent animation director in her own rite and remains very much a part of 
   animation. I recently saw Nancy Cartwright (Gilda Gossip / Bart Simpson). 
   She's such a sweetheart. My wife (Maggie Roswell) is still on 'The Simpsons' 
   (18 years) but, we do it from our home studio now.

-I think Doyle should have hooked up with Aimee. Did you think it would have happened 
given the series was to be renewed?
   They left a lot of hints in that direction. I look at it like the series 
   'ED'. It's much more interesting to keep them close to getting together and 
   then something always happens. They don't share a lot of the same interests 
   but, chemistry has a way of overcoming such things.

-What other characters did you voice during the 80s?
   A lot. A personal favorite was to play Prince Crotan the son of Ming the
   Merciless on 'Defenders of the Earth' also Max on 'Spiral Zone'. I 
   recommend you go to my web site www.audiornr.com and peruse for yourself. The 
   80's were a fun time but I would hardly call that my high water period. The 
   things I'm doing now...today are much more exciting and rewarding. However, 
   working in Hollywood taught me a great deal about the differences between the 
   show and the business.

-What did you think of the quality of the animation and music when you first saw the show?
   I loved it. A lot of bright colors and crazy fun characters. Howard Morris 
   whom I dubbed the 'Godfather of Comedy' is a gas to work with. I learned so 
   much about how to standup under pressure...real pressure. Look at the lions who 
   were in the room. Pat Carroll, John Stevenson, Howard Morris, Henry Gibson, 
   Gino Conforti & Nancy Cartwright there were some very talented people in this 
   room and I'm the lead?! At first it scared the be-jesus out of me. Howard 
   Morris has a way of coming over like a rough ol' cob but, I got to know his 
   softer side. He's a wonderful fellow when he lets you in. I was lucky enough 
   to be awarded that privilege.

-How come you and everyone else at GHS could breathe in space!?
   Of course this is speculation, you'd have to ask Chris Columbus the real 
   story but, I suspect it's because we were animated and they let it go at 
   that. Also, many of the buildings were under a dome of some sort.

-What is your favorite episode?
   The Attack of the 50 foot Doyle ('It Came From Earth'). I haven't seen it but 
   it was great fun to do.

-What was your favorite character, besides Doyle of course?
   I loved Danny Mann as the Creep, David L. Lander as Milo. He always had his 
   nose in a book or the paper. It seemed he had no idea where he was in the 
   script but he did know. He was foxy that way. Of course Susan Blu's Aimee. 
   Who couldn't fall for her sweetness. Gino Conforti as Reggie, Henry Gibson as 
   the lockers & everything Howard played. His Luigi as a gas to watch. Really 
   though, everyone who was a part of the cast was excellent at their job and 
   wonderful to work with. 

-How were the recording sessions? Did you have alot of fun at them?
   Kenny Burgen's B&B Studio's. The greatest place to work in the world at that 
   time. Kenny passed away and believe me the world will never see his like 
   again. The sessions were as much fun as you can have with your clothes on. 
   Absolutely a blast! Howard used to close the sessions with: 'God love you and 
   lick you all over!' Truly a great time. 

-Did you ever meet Chris Columbus, the TMS people, Don Felder or any of the 
writers of the show?
   I met some of the writers but never any of the biggies. The folks at TMS were 
   very wonderful to me. From the top on down. Just a great place to work and 
   good people to work for. Unlike some places they were very generous.

-What other characters do you remember voicing in the show besides Wolfgang?
   That's about it really. I played 65 extra characters on Back to the Future 
   (the series) but, they kept me on pretty much for Doyle only.

-Why do you think Galaxy High was not renewed for a second season?
   This was the time of the big 3 remember. We were submarined. All focus went 
   to Pee-Wee's Playhouse and we were constantly being pre-empted by sporting 
   events and other commitments the network had. As a result we really never had 
   much of a chance for a ratings climb.

-Do you remember if the ratings were good?
   They were good when we weren't pre-empted.

-Do you think Galaxy High could be redone today as either a new animated series or movie?
   I'd like to see both actually. I'm still spry enough to do the voice (hint, 
   hint who ever is out there). I've always thought Chris Columbus did a great 
   job on the story line and characters...so really, except for the possibility 
   of contractual and financial restraints I can't see why it couldn't happen.

-Would you work on a new GHS series if it happened?
   Absolutely, I'd love to. However, I'd have to do it remotely. Given today's 
   global worldâĦI don't see why that should be a problem. My wife does the 
   Simpsons from our home. I remember doing the Hal-9000 with Kier Doulet 
   (Dave). I was in Los Angeles, Kier was in New York, the client was in Texas & 
   the agency was in Chicago. It's a whole new ball game these days. Many stars 
   are working remotely.

-Is Galaxy High your favorite show you worked on?
   One of them yes. 


-What are you up to these days?
   I am C.E.O. of Roswell & Rayle Inc. a multi-media company specializing in 
   comedy advertising for a variety of mediums and C.E.O. of BaboonTunes.com a 
   mobile entertainment company specializing in ringtones, ringbacks and 
   messaging for your cel phone. This is very, very fun. I get to take all the 
   things I've ever done and re-tool it for cel phones where I maintain 
   ownership of content and control what it is I do. I am also working with Rich 
   Moyer a really talented animator here in Denver, Colorado. He designed the 
   BaboonTunes log. We're doing a variety of animated features for Clear Channel 
   Radio, Starz Encore as well as developing Mobisodes for your cel phone. In 
   the event your not sure what a Mobisode is they're 30 second to 60 second 
   animation bits to be shown through mobile devices. Check us out on the web.

-Your going to get the DVDs right?
   Holy Kremola! Of course I am. It sounds gweechy!

-What do you think of the Galaxy High Website?
   I must admit. It's really spectacular. One thing though. The yellow font is
   hard to read. (I toned the yellow down later.)  Other than that it's really 
   very well done. On behalf of the cast, crew, writers and creators...Thank you!

Thank you so much Mr. Rayle!
July 8, 2006



  

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