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Serpentorslair Staff · August 29, 2026

Honoring the Voice That Transformed a Generation

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s cartoon voice actors, Gen X pop culture icons, Hasbro concert Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen legacy, Peter Cullen Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen tribute, Peter Cullen voice acting career, Till All Are One tribute, Transformers The Movie 40th anniversary, voice of Optimus Prime0 comment

By: R.A. Rayne It’s weird to think that just over a month earlier, I was standing on the balcony of the House of Blues in San Diego, talking to Samantha Newark, another iconic voice from the 1980s, as we prepared to honor the 40th anniversary of the animated Transformers movie at Hasbro’s concert wake for Optimus Prime. Hasbro Coachella, a term my daughter coined, featured Britta Phillips (the singing voice of Jem), Cold Slither, Andy Selway (KMFDM), Francesco Cavalieri (Wind Rose, V.B.O.), Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers), Mark Osegueda (Death…

From the Hall of Justice to G.I. Joe Headquarters: The Secret Voice-Cast Connection That Built an ’80s Cartoon Legend

July 18, 2026July 18, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s cartoon voice actors, Arthur Burghardt Destro, B.J. Ward Scarlett, Black Vulcan voice actor, Buster Jones Doc, Frank Welker G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe and Super Friends connection, G.I. Joe cartoon history, G.I. Joe voice actors, Hall of Justice, Hanna-Barbera Super Friends, Jack Angel Wet-Suit, Mary McDonald-Lewis Lady Jaye, Michael Bell Duke, Peter Cullen G.I. Joe, Saturday morning cartoons, Sunbow G.I. Joe cartoon, Super Friends cartoon history, Super Friends voice actors, Wally Burr voice director, William Callaway Beach Head, YO JOE1 Comment

Long before Duke shouted, “Yo Joe!” and Cobra Commander began screeching about world domination, many of the voices behind G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero had already saved—or threatened—the world on Super Friends. This was not simply a case of two cartoons hiring one or two of the same performers. The recording booths of Super Friends became something of a training ground for an entire generation of voice actors who later gave G.I. Joe its personality, humor and larger-than-life sense of adventure. The most recognizable connection may be Michael Bell.…