It has come to my attention that Janet Waldo sadly passed away on Sunday. She was 96. May she rest in peace.

Thanks for sharing, KT. It feels like it's all slipping away...

Oh no... R.I.P Janet, you'll be missed.

That is a picture of me (dressed up at Ken/Mark) with Ms. Waldo. I was fortunate to meet her in 2010 at San Diego Comic Con. She was every bit as sweet as her voice. I gave her a picture that I had drawn of Princess with a note on the back. She asked if I was going to be an animator (or something like that). She also told me I was pretty in that Princess-y voice of hers . I was so excited! She signed my copy of Jason's BOTP book telling me to have a "Happy Life". She will certainly be missed!

Originally posted by ElectricWhite Thanks for sharing, KT. It feels like it's all slipping away...

I agree. It's very depressing. You were lucky to have met her, Springie! I always thought she seemed like a nice woman

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If there is any comfort in this, it's that she lived a long, full, and joyful life. RIP :'(

Thanks for sharing with us, James.

Jason, thanks for giving us some more details. It is so sad to see these icons from our childhood slipping away, but I am thankful that she had a long, (hopefully) happy life.

I'm very sorry to hear that, but it sounds as if she had a long, good life. Is Ronnie Schell the only one left now?

Hi all,

Originally posted by Becky Rock I'm very sorry to hear that, but it sounds as if she had a long, good life. Is Ronnie Schell the only one left now?

Yes, he is the last of the main credited actors. There are still a number of actors credited either in the pilot, or not at all, who are still with us though. Alan Dinehart (the voice director's son who dropped the "jr" from his name), Takayo Fischer, David Jolliffe, Alan Oppenheimer, William Woodson, Wendy Young and possibly a couple others. Best, The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

I finally read her obituary and discovered a kind of "six degrees" scenario -- she had been on several episodes of "The Red Skelton Show", and I had a distant cousin who worked through the whole series. Unfortunately, he passed a couple of decades ago. Otherwise, I would've been bugging him for stories!

Just read this now -- very sorry But thank you everyone, and especially Jason, for the stories!

I found out that Ms. Waldo passed away just as I was getting ready for work and I spent the whole day trying not to cry. Like Casey, her voice figured in a large part of my childhood. To lose her only a few weeks after Alan Young (and just a couple of days before the second anniversary of Casey's passing) just made it that much harder to bear. I love your pictures, Springie, and it is really great that you were able to meet her. What a wonderful memory to have! My condolences to her family.

I heard of this while I was away. It was very sad news, as she had such an influence on me during my formative years. She will be missed.