R4-P17 - a personal distraction

I have heard something in R4-P17's voice. Something that seriously distracts me everytime I watch AOTC. See, he sounds different from R2. A lot different. For R4-P17 sounds almost exactly like Sweep.

Now, I'm not sure if you Americans have Sooty and Sweep/Sooty and Co/Sooty and whatever. Suffice it to say for anyone who doesn't know what it is, it's a kids' show with handpuppets. It has Sooty (a yellow bear with a magic wand), Sweep (a grey dog) and usually Sue (a panda bear). On a side note, you should have already stopped reading about 3 lines ago.

For anyone who has seen it but hasn't yet made the connection, here's a brief snip of our friendly bodyless droid.

Does anyone know how they did this voice and what makes it rather different from other astromechs we know and love? Did they just stick the guy who did Sweep's voice into the hull of the Jedi Starfighter?

This is distressing me, I haven't been able to take the asteroid chase seriously since! Every time I see it, I imagine Ewan saying "Izzy, wizzy. Let's get busy!"

 

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa???????

........You made my day. That was hilarious. (I am not flamming.)

 

Now, I'm not sure if you Americans have Sooty and Sweep/Sooty and Co/Sooty

Ok I really have no idea as to what you are talking about

 

Sooty, Sweep and Sue (and little cousin Scampy too )!! Yeah!

Sweep was the greatest!

[image=http://www.soft-toy.co.uk/acatalog/sweep-handpuppet.jpg] [image=http://www.soft-toy.co.uk/acatalog/1sooty-handpuppets.jpg]

 

"See, he sounds different from R2."

I just have to interupt this topic to make a correction. Arfour is a she, not a he.

Ok, carry on.

 

I hated Sooty and his/her friends. I will never be able to look at R4 again.