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As of 2010, the majority of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' voice cast [[http://blogs.sega.com/2010/07/15/out-of-the-mouths-of-hedgehogs/ was replaced]], with the sole exception of Mike, as Sega felt that none of the other auditions could match his impression of Eggman.
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As of 2010, the majority of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' voice cast [[http://blogs.sega.com/2010/07/15/out-of-the-mouths-of-hedgehogs/ was replaced]], replaced, with the sole exception of Mike, as Sega felt that none of the other auditions could match his impression of Eggman.
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* FlipFlopOfGod: He states that his Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]] but ''[[VisualNovel/BigsBigFishingAdventure3TheTrial Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3]]'' which, despite SEGA's marketing team promoting it, is an entirely independent fan project (but started as an OfficialParody). He also reprised his role in the fan-made radio show ''Sonic and Tails R'', although so did virtually every other pre-Studiopolis Sonic voice actor... although a subsequent pay dispute led to Pollock decisively stating, once and for all, that he would no longer appear in fan projects.
* IAmNotSpock: Downplayed. While Mike loves his role as Eggman, he has repeatedly expressed irritation at how little attention his other work receives, and is ''constantly'' having to remind users on Twitter that they're not talking to Eggman, just the actor who plays him.
* IAmNotSpock: Downplayed. While Mike loves his role as Eggman, he has repeatedly expressed irritation at how little attention his other work receives, and is ''constantly'' having to remind users on Twitter that they're not talking to Eggman, just the actor who plays him.
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* FlipFlopOfGod: He states that his Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]] but ''[[VisualNovel/BigsBigFishingAdventure3TheTrial Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3]]'' which, despite SEGA's marketing team promoting it, is an entirely independent fan project (but started as an OfficialParody). He also reprised his role in the fan-made radio show ''Sonic and Tails R'', ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'', although so did virtually every other pre-Studiopolis Sonic voice actor... although a subsequent pay dispute led to Pollock decisively stating, once and for all, that he would no longer appear in fan projects.
projects. He however did make an appearance in the English dub of the ''Sonic'' fan-film, ''WebVideo/ProjectShadow'', but as part of the Air Shoes commercial that Gerald showed to Shadow and Maria as a quick cameo.
* IAmNotSpock: Downplayed. While Mike loves his role as Eggman, he has repeatedly expressed irritation at how little attention his other work receives, and is ''constantly'' having to remind users on Twitter that they're not talking to Eggman, just the actor who playshim.him.
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* IAmNotSpock: Downplayed. While Mike loves his role as Eggman, he has repeatedly expressed irritation at how little attention his other work receives, and is ''constantly'' having to remind users on Twitter that they're not talking to Eggman, just the actor who plays him.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: His most iconic role is a tyrant who uses animals as batteries. That said, he, himself, is chill enough to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yzGVzLjIcQ do small interviews with fans]].
* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings:
** After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous "Snooping as usual" line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Creator/LongJohnBaldry's inflection of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a $5 Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal inflection on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's infamous "announcement" from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFandub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.
** As a result of constantly being mocked for his involvements in various poorly-received projects (''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining the struggles of getting consistent work as an independent voice actor, and how he doesn't regret working on those projects because [[MoneyDearBoy they put food on the table]].
** In 2023, as a result of an apparent pay dispute between himself and the creators of ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'', Pollock announced that he would no longer be appearing in fan projects of any kind.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: His most iconic role is a tyrant who uses animals as batteries. That said, he, himself, is chill enough to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yzGVzLjIcQ do small interviews with fans]].
* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings:
** After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous "Snooping as usual" line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Creator/LongJohnBaldry's inflection of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a $5 Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal inflection on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's infamous "announcement" from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFandub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.
** As a result of constantly being mocked for his involvements in various poorly-received projects (''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining the struggles of getting consistent work as an independent voice actor, and how he doesn't regret working on those projects because [[MoneyDearBoy they put food on the table]].
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* IAmNotSpock: Downplayed. While Mike loves his role as Eggman, he has repeatedly expressed irritation at how little attention his other work receives, and is ''constantly'' having to remind users on Twitter that they're not talking to Eggman, just the actor who plays him.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: His most iconic role is a tyrant who uses animals as batteries. That said, he, himself, is chill enough to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yzGVzLjIcQ do small interviews with fans]].
* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings:
** After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous "Snooping as usual" line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Creator/LongJohnBaldry's inflection of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a $5 Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal inflection on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's infamous "announcement" from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFandub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.
** As a result of constantly being mocked for his involvements in various poorly-received projects (''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining the struggles of getting consistent work as an independent voice actor, and how he doesn't regret working on those projects because [[MoneyDearBoy they put food on the table]].
** In 2023, as a result of an apparent pay dispute between himself and the creators of ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'', Pollock announced that he would no longer be appearing in fan projects of any kind.him.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: His most iconic role is a tyrant who uses animals as batteries. That said, he, himself, is chill enough to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yzGVzLjIcQ do small interviews with fans]].
* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings:
** After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous "Snooping as usual" line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Creator/LongJohnBaldry's inflection of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a $5 Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal inflection on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's infamous "announcement" from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFandub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.
** As a result of constantly being mocked for his involvements in various poorly-received projects (''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining the struggles of getting consistent work as an independent voice actor, and how he doesn't regret working on those projects because [[MoneyDearBoy they put food on the table]].
** In 2023, as a result of an apparent pay dispute between himself and the creators of ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'', Pollock announced that he would no longer be appearing in fan projects of any kind.
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Michael B. "Mike" Pollock (born March 9, 1965 in Roslyn Heights, New York), sometimes credited as Herb Lawrence, is an American voice actor based in New York, where his distinctive voice makes him instantly recognizable. He has appeared as the narrator for 4Kids shows like ''Pokémon'' and some promos on the original Fox Box and 4Kids TV. He is also well-known as the current voice actor for Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series. He has also become somewhat of a part of the New York-based Creator/WadjetEyeGames' ProductionPosse.
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Michael B. "Mike" Pollock (born March 9, 1965 in Roslyn Heights, New York), 1965), sometimes credited as Herb Lawrence, is an American voice actor based in New York, where his distinctive voice makes him instantly recognizable. He has appeared as the narrator for 4Kids shows like ''Pokémon'' and some promos on the original Fox Box and 4Kids TV. He is also well-known as the current voice actor for Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series. He has also become somewhat of a part of the New York-based Creator/WadjetEyeGames' ProductionPosse.
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* FlipFlopOfGod: He states that his Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]] but ''[[VisualNovel/BigsBigFishingAdventure3TheTrial Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3]]'' which, despite SEGA's marketing team promoting it, is an entirely independent fan project (but started as an OfficialParody). He also reprised his role in the fan-made radio show ''Sonic and Tails R'', although so did virtually every other pre-Studiopolis Sonic voice actor.
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* FlipFlopOfGod: He states that his Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]] but ''[[VisualNovel/BigsBigFishingAdventure3TheTrial Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3]]'' which, despite SEGA's marketing team promoting it, is an entirely independent fan project (but started as an OfficialParody). He also reprised his role in the fan-made radio show ''Sonic and Tails R'', although so did virtually every other pre-Studiopolis Sonic voice actor.actor... although a subsequent pay dispute led to Pollock decisively stating, once and for all, that he would no longer appear in fan projects.
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** As a result of constantly being mocked for his involvements in various poorly-received projects ( ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining the struggles of getting consistent work as an independent voice actor, and how he doesn't regret working on those projects because [[MoneyDearBoy they put food on the table]].
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** As a result of constantly being mocked for his involvements in various poorly-received projects ( ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining the struggles of getting consistent work as an independent voice actor, and how he doesn't regret working on those projects because [[MoneyDearBoy they put food on the table]].table]].
** In 2023, as a result of an apparent pay dispute between himself and the creators of ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'', Pollock announced that he would no longer be appearing in fan projects of any kind.
** In 2023, as a result of an apparent pay dispute between himself and the creators of ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'', Pollock announced that he would no longer be appearing in fan projects of any kind.
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** ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' - [[spoiler:THE END]]
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He is known for being genial and open with his fans. While the majority of the 4Kids ''Sonic'' cast is fairly secluded, Mike Pollock has conducted a number of interviews for those who have approached him. It is likely helpful to his friendly nature that he has avoided much of the backlash his colleagues, such as Creator/JasonGriffith, have received.[[note]]This is partially attributed to the fact that two of Eggman's previous actors, Deem Bristow and Long John Baldry, are dead.[[/note]]
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He is known for being genial and open with his fans. While the majority of the 4Kids ''Sonic'' cast is fairly secluded, Mike Pollock has conducted a number of interviews for those who have approached him. It is likely helpful to his friendly nature that he has avoided much of the backlash his colleagues, such as Creator/JasonGriffith, have received.[[note]]This is also partially attributed to the fact that two of Eggman's previous actors, Deem Bristow and Long John Baldry, are dead.[[/note]]
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** As a result of consistent occurrences of being lashed out for his involvements on various negative-acclaimed projects (e.g. ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining on the struggles of gaining consistent work as an independent voice actor and the professionalism of him being [[MoneyDearBoy paid accordingly by his clients lead him no regrets on working said projects]].
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** As a result of consistent occurrences of constantly being lashed out mocked for his involvements on in various negative-acclaimed poorly-received projects (e.g. ( ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining on the struggles of gaining getting consistent work as an independent voice actor actor, and the professionalism of him being how he doesn't regret working on those projects because [[MoneyDearBoy paid accordingly by his clients lead him no regrets they put food on working said projects]].the table]].
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** Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik and Prof. Gerald Robotnik in ''Anime/SonicX''. Later on, he took on both roles for the video games themselves. He's also the only Sonic voice actor to have his contract renewed, thus making him the only 4Kids voice actor still working in the ''Sonic'' games, despite the dubbing of the games being moved to the L.A-based Creator/{{Studiopolis}} since 2010.
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** Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik and Prof. Gerald Robotnik in ''Anime/SonicX''. Later on, he took on both roles for the video games themselves. He's also the only Sonic voice actor to have his contract renewed, thus making him the only 4Kids voice actor still working in the ''Sonic'' games, despite the dubbing of the games being moved to the L.A-based Los Angeles-based Creator/{{Studiopolis}} since 2010.
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Infliction and inflection are very different things.
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** After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Music/LongJohnBaldry's inflection of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a $5 Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's [[MemeticMutation infamous "announcement"]] from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFandub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.
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** After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Music/LongJohnBaldry's inflection of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a $5 Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction inflection on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's [[MemeticMutation infamous "announcement"]] from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFandub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.
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Fandub not "Fan Dub".
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** After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Music/LongJohnBaldry's infliction of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a 5$ Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's [[MemeticMutation infamous "announcement"]] from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFanDub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.
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** After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Music/LongJohnBaldry's infliction inflection of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a 5$ $5 Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's [[MemeticMutation infamous "announcement"]] from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFanDub'' ''WebVideo/RealTimeFandub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.
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He is known for being genial and open with his fans. While the majority of the 4Kids ''Sonic'' cast is fairly secluded, Mike Pollock has conducted a number of interviews for those who have approached him. It is likely helpful to his friendly nature that he has avoided much of the backlash his colleagues, such as Creator/JasonGriffith, have received.[[note]]This is partially attributed to the fact that two of Eggman's previous actors, Deem Bristow and Long John Baldry, are dead[[/note]]
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He is known for being genial and open with his fans. While the majority of the 4Kids ''Sonic'' cast is fairly secluded, Mike Pollock has conducted a number of interviews for those who have approached him. It is likely helpful to his friendly nature that he has avoided much of the backlash his colleagues, such as Creator/JasonGriffith, have received.[[note]]This is partially attributed to the fact that two of Eggman's previous actors, Deem Bristow and Long John Baldry, are dead[[/note]]
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* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Music/LongJohnBaldry's infliction of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a 5$ Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's [[MemeticMutation infamous "announcement"]] from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFanDub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.
** As a result of consistent occurrences of being lashed out for his involvements on various negative-acclaimed projects (e.g. ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining on the struggles of gaining consistent work as an independent voice actor and the professionalism of him being [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoneyDearBoy paid accordingly by his clients lead him no regrets on working said projects]].
** As a result of consistent occurrences of being lashed out for his involvements on various negative-acclaimed projects (e.g. ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining on the struggles of gaining consistent work as an independent voice actor and the professionalism of him being [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoneyDearBoy paid accordingly by his clients lead him no regrets on working said projects]].
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** After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Music/LongJohnBaldry's infliction of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a 5$ Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's [[MemeticMutation infamous "announcement"]] from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFanDub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.
** As a result of consistent occurrences of being lashed out for his involvements on various negative-acclaimed projects (e.g. ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining on the struggles of gaining consistent work as an independent voice actor and the professionalism of him being[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoneyDearBoy [[MoneyDearBoy paid accordingly by his clients lead him no regrets on working said projects]].
** After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Music/LongJohnBaldry's infliction of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a 5$ Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's [[MemeticMutation infamous "announcement"]] from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFanDub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.
** As a result of consistent occurrences of being lashed out for his involvements on various negative-acclaimed projects (e.g. ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining on the struggles of gaining consistent work as an independent voice actor and the professionalism of him being
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** As a result of consistent occurrences of being lashed out for his involvements on various negative-acclaimed projects (e.g. ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''WesternAnimation/Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining on the struggles of gaining consistent work as an independent voice actor and the professionalism of him being [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoneyDearBoy paid accordingly by his clients lead him no regrets on working said projects]].
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** As a result of consistent occurrences of being lashed out for his involvements on various negative-acclaimed projects (e.g. ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', ''WesternAnimation/Caillou'', ''Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining on the struggles of gaining consistent work as an independent voice actor and the professionalism of him being [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoneyDearBoy paid accordingly by his clients lead him no regrets on working said projects]].
