don't bring around a cloud to rain on my
parade
hey everyone i'm rebecca and welcome to
watch mojo today we're counting down our
picks for the top 10
robin williams impressions this is
elmerford
singh bruce friendstein
and i realized that would scare even a
hyperactive child
not so funny when it's your mother is it
for this list
we're looking at some of this comedic
legends most memorable moments of
mimicry throughout his career
this includes performances on various
talk shows bits from his stand-up
specials
or major motion picture roles so be sure
to let us know in the comments which
robin williams impression puts a smile
on your face
alright let's get into it number 10.
golf and the scottish robin williams
live on broadway
who else could lament our lack of
understanding of the scottish accent
while simultaneously reenacting the
invention of golf in all its absurdities
here's my idea for a sport
and knock a ball in a gopher hall known
for poking fun in many different
cultures
williams seemed to have an affinity for
parodying the scots
a whackleball that goes in a gopher hall
oh you mean like crooked from mrs
doubtfire's beloved glaswegian-esque
accent
to this featured bit from his 2002
one-man show live on broadway
there's no denying it all came from a
place of love walking away and each time
you miss you feel like you're gonna have
a stroke
sources state that robin had genuinely
developed an affection towards scotland
after first visiting in the 1970s
cultivating great respect for the people
and culture
in the sun number nine julia child to
margaret thatcher
des o'connor tonight and combine them
and got this gentle gentle voice
of mrs duffer who can still say get away
fleshing out a character takes
months of research and various attempts
at voice and mannerisms
for robin it was initially playing
around with the distinctive accents of
two of the world's most influential and
imposing women that helped him
eventually settle on the sweet yet
commanding scottish speech of mrs
doubtfire
i first started doing the voice was very
much like that
like julia childs and i realized that
would scare even a hyperactive child
during a guest spot on the british
variety show des o'connor tonight
williams explained how he first started
with a voice similar to julia child
before bringing the intensity down to
what he called margaret thatcher on
steroids
so i had to kind of tune it down and i
got more like margaret thatcher on
steroids and i went
down
if these imitations aren't enough to get
a chuckle out of you our next entry
definitely will number eight barbara
streisand
mrs doubtfire could you make me a woman
honey i'm so happy
this isn't the first and it definitely
won't be the last time we mentioned this
beloved 1993 family classic for this
list i do a great impression of a hot
dog
although the film is chock full of
amazing scenes showcasing the leads
talent for voices
it is a specific moment during a
makeover montage that is truly gut
busting
when father daniel hillard plans to pose
as a nanny to spend time with his
children
he seeks the help of his makeup artist
brother to turn him into a woman
i feel like gloria swanson you look like
a mother
i'm ready for my close-up mr damir cue
the
campy nails a latex nosed bubby and a
shockingly accurate looking barber
streisand
not only is this one of the funniest
things you will ever see
it only gets better when he starts
breaking out in a rendition of her hit
don't rain on my parade
don't tell me not to live to sit in
potter life's candy and the sun's a ball
of butter
don't bring around a cloud to rain on my
parade
number seven hollywood director whose
line is it anyway
it comes as no surprise that a show
entirely dedicated to improvisation
would be right
up the comedian's alley i'd like to
welcome the special guest
robin williams how about pronouncing
that correctly welcome to the show
thank you thank you dude nice to be here
william's lightning speed
quick-witted off-the-cuff comedic style
served him well during
an appearance on whose line is it anyway
one of the standout moments would
arguably be during the show's recurring
game hollywood director where the cast
is given a film scene to play out while
continuously changing their performance
style according to the director's
suggestions
i'm really having a hard time staying in
character i know you are
not only are robin's impressions of
italian and river dancing
chefs hysterical it also gives audiences
a chance to see him play off of others
for a change
and share the spotlight try to
concentrate and work hard okay fine work
hard
work hard all right you know what last
night you didn't say that
number six heads up the ellen degeneres
show for me the knowledge that does
certain shows french
out of all the games on this popular
talk show the producers managed to find
one that was
clearly tailor-made for this accent
impresario
basically a souped-up version of
charades the object of heads up is to
guess the word on the hidden screen
while a partner is either voicing or
acting it out and surprise surprise
robin pulled it off mostly without a
hitch from his spot
on french accent to a pretty decent
chair to
probably one of the best miley cyrus
imitations ever it seemed like there was
nobody he couldn't recreate
all half breed uh sheriff yeah
the only snag came with his attempt at
rosie perez's accent
which just goes to show that even the
greats have off days too tell me right
now i want to do my quick
before i bring out duty of roberts
uh elmore fudd number five jack
nicholson
the graham norton show according to a
2013 reddit ama
it was revealed that out of robin's vast
arsenal of celebrity impersonations
his absolute favorite to perform was
that of good friend
jack nicholson all right sparky here's
the deal
if you want to court the little lady you
gotta be a straight shooter do you got
it
this comes as no surprise with williams
not only
nailing the legendary actor's voice but
his distinctive facial mannerisms as
well
i had to go outside for a little
medication when fellow guest star elijah
wood offered up an anecdote about jack
during
an episode of the graham norton show the
funny man immediately started shifting
into his famous impression
and ended the bit with a zany story of
his own regarding the three-time oscar
winner
we're standing backstage because they're
just about to take you to the press
conference and he goes
you know robbo now i have one for every
decade
number four french siri the ellen
degeneres show
remember when siri was the height of
smartphone technology
it wasn't that long ago and that's
exactly what was on the famous san
franciscan's mind when he sat down with
ellen in 2011.
i tried to use it in france and it was
like siri name me a fine french
restaurant
robin i can't find restaurants in france
at that point i give up okay
after discussing the newest feature on
the apple iphone 4s
williams decided to answer his own
question by acting out what he thought a
french siri would sound like
i wish it had a french accent called
sorry what do you do what do you care i
don't know
apparently sorry as he called it would
sound pretty much like his standard
french impression
complete with snarky condescending
remarks disdain for the american user
and being just generally unhelpful
you're in france walk outside
walk down a block look around you idiot
sucker blue
live your life taking pictures with your
phone look
look and then paint number three all the
voices
mrs doubtfire i do voices
what do you mean you do voices when
i do voices most of us have probably
wondered at one time or another what it
would have been like to catch a glimpse
inside the mind of robin williams
yes we've come to this planet looking
for intelligent life oops we made a
mistake we're happy to be in america
don't ask for a green card well we think
it would look a little something like
this iconic scene from mrs doubtfire
when williams daniel hillard shows off
his voice acting skills to social worker
mrs sellner
i want you in the worst way well this is
certainly a rough meeting and it's not
going
very well for me i'll tell you that hey
boss give it a chance she's going to
loosen up any moment the audience is
treated to a lightning round of
impressions
including aliens a silly double 07 sean
connery
look at me right now money penny i want
to do that bow and get to know you a
charmingly
threatening humphrey bogart don't make
me smack you sweetheart i'll do it
and possibly the most amazing of all an
imitation of a hot dog
i do a great impression of a hot dog
although the social worker looks less
than amused in the end
we suspect that even she probably got a
secret chuckle out of that
mr hillard do you consider yourself
humorous i used to
there was a time when i found myself
funny
but today you have proven me wrong
number 2. elmer fudd
an evening with robin williams this is
elmerford
singh bruce springsteen it takes a
special kind of person to combine two
seemingly separate and opposite entities
and bring them together to create
something pretty darn awesome
that is exactly what you can find in the
1983 comedy special
an evening with robin williams in the
form of elmer fudd
serenading the audience with bruce
springsteen's fire
you say no this performance
really got the audience and us all fired
up not only is it a perfectly skillful
display of mimicry on william's part
but it's also a testament to the
artist's creativity and pure fun
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i don't know about you but that elmer
fudd one is super memorable
for me in fact you might say it's fire
but i guarantee you will agree with our
number one pick so
let's look through some hysterical
honorable mentions and then
we will name our top robin williams
impressions
news anchor walter cronkite robin
williams weapons of self-destruction
the father goes oh my god
and little timmy says not so funny when
it's your mother
is it the french again robin williams
live on broadway
and every year the french go he's on
chemicals i'm going it's chemotherapy
you little toad sucker
okay he has one testicle he's
aerodynamic
everybody cut off your balls you'll be
quicker do it arnold schwarzenegger the
62nd golden globe awards
a governor in california who talks like
this
a man who said california a true
american
christopher walken robin williams
weapons of self-destruction
there's one guy who could do porn and i
think we all would watch that guy
is chris walken oh god yes oh my god he
would be amazing
chris will be up there going i'm inside
you
ronald reagan saturday night live in the
middle of his speech
he got into nuclear weapons started
talking about well nuclear weapons are
basically where people have an image of
it's about a man while you're pushing a
button and a lot of places blow up
my son said that i'd keep him back a
year in school you know what i'm saying
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number one the genies celebrity
impressions
aladdin ever impressive if re-watching
this
doesn't take you back to a happy place
we feel very sorry for your inner child
right here for your very much wish
fulfillment thank you
arguably one of his most beloved
characters ever robin's seen
scene-stealing performance as genie was
just another excuse for him to flex his
improvisational chops
and show off his numerous celebrity and
pop culture impressions
uh almost there are a few uh provisos
a couple of quid pro quo even though
many of us didn't know at the time who
william f buckley
rodney dangerfield or even robert de
niro were his funny voices
sharp dialogue and effervescent presence
were enough to make genie's crazy
characters
an unforgettable part of our childhood
excuse me
are you looking at me did you rub my
lamp did you wake me up
did you bring me here and all of a
sudden you're walking out on me
i don't think so the genie might be my
favorite disney character
bar none so what about you what's your
favorite robin williams impression
or which one do you think is his best be
sure to let us know in the comments if
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