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Welcome Back Jack/Alan

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Welcome back to Jack Allen/Alan Young. I've missed him (them?) on AIO for too long. I've always felt he more aptly replaced Whit/Hal than Paul did. Nothing against Paul at all because I do like the fact that Whit came back and I think he's a fine voice actor but Allan and the character of Jack just has the gentleness and warmth that I felt Hal brought in earlier AIO.

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Your post gives me another opportunity to spread the message that JACK ALLEN is the best character on Odyssey, and deserves more episodes!

Why?
- Alan Young is probably the highest-caliber actor on the show (perhaps Jess Harnell or Corey Burton is better)
- He is that grandfatherly figure so key to Odyssey (no offense to Paul Herlinger)
- He's a nice guy/good guy, so probably harder to write for. But even these role-model characters have their flaws... Jack's haven't been explored nearly enough

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Yeah, I've always liked what Jack adds to AIO. He does remind me of Hal as Whit, although Paul is very good at doing Whit. I think Jack should be in more shows. \:D/
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J-man wrote:Yeah, I've always liked what Jack adds to AIO. He does remind me of Hal as Whit, although Paul is very good at doing Whit. I think Jack should be in more shows. \:D/
I agree. :D
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I've been listening to Jack's first albums like 22-24 lately and I really do enjoy him as a character. He's got such knowledge and love and I do agree that he should be placed in more episodes if possible.
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Post by Kairi »

Funny, I could never like (old) Jack. He just grates on my nerves.
*fully expects to have tomatoes thrown at her*

But Alan Young is very cool! Donovan (that's his name, the head of the NSA, right?) is pretty neat. ^_^
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Na, being you're a hobbit...we'll gently toss apples hoping you catch them for your 2nd breakfast. :)

Estel wrote:Funny, I could never like (old) Jack. He just grates on my nerves.
*fully expects to have tomatoes thrown at her*

But Alan Young is very cool! Donovan (that's his name, the head of the NSA, right?) is pretty neat. ^_^
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shasta wrote:- Alan Young is probably the highest-caliber actor on the show
AIO has a lot of good ones but I agree—Alan Young is a very high caliber actor and nice guy. I'm glad he's on the show. :)
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