Biff Bonzo: Difference between revisions
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Veteran voice actor Bob Nelby said that Biff’s trademark “surfer” voice was based on the vocal tics of a raving vagrant that he encountered in a San Francisco laundromat in 1976, but “slightly more tubular.” | Veteran voice actor Bob Nelby said that Biff’s trademark “surfer” voice was based on the vocal tics of a raving vagrant that he encountered in a San Francisco laundromat in 1976, but “slightly more tubular.” | ||
== Appearance and == | == Appearance and personality == | ||
Biff Bonzo is a | Biff Bonzo is a chimpanzee with a strong “radical” attitude, similar to other popular contemporary characters like Blart Lumpsman or Gareth the Very Fast Pangolin. He was rarely seen without his surfboard, swim trunks, and oversized sunglasses. | ||
In the short-lived 1998 reboot series, his personality was tweaked to be even more irreverent and he was fitted with a pair of cavernous jeans. Also, his catchphrase was changed from the relatively innocuous “Hang ten, simians!” to the slightly more crass, “Huff my juff, slapnuts!” | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||