Janet Waldo

Janet Waldo
Years active at Hanna-Barbera	1962-2000
Characters played	Judy Jetson Penelope Pitstop Josie Mrs. Slaghoople

Janet Marie Waldo Lee was an American radio and voice actress. She is perhaps best remembered for lending her voice to numerous Hanna-Barbera characters, including Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop, Josie, and many others.

Waldo died on June 12, 2016 from a brain tumor at the age of 97.

Roles

20th century

• The Jetsons (1962-1963; 1985, 1987)
  • Judy Jetson
• The Flintstones (1963-1966)
  • Mrs. Slaghoople
• Loopy De Loop (1963-1964)
  • Rhonda (Habit Rabbit, 1963)
  • Esmerelda (Habit Rabbit, 1963)
  • Emmy Lou (Bear Hug, 1964)
• Jonny Quest (1964)
  • Stewardess ("Riddle of the Gold," 1964)
• Precious Pupp (1965-1966)
  • Granny Sweet
• Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (1966)
  • Alice
• The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
  • Roberta
• The Space Kidettes (1966)
  • Jenny Jet
• A Laurel & Hardy Cartoon (1966-1967)
  • Additional voices
• Shazzan (1967-1969)
  • Nancy
• Space Ghost
  • Nancy ("The Final Encounter," 1967)
• The Abbott & Costello Cartoon Show (1967-1968)
  • Additional voices
• Fantastic Four (1967)
  • Princess Pearla ("The Micro World of Dr. Doom," 1967)
• Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)
  • Princess Serena
• Wacky Races (1968-1969)
  • Penelope Pitstop
• The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968)
  • Anointed Maden of the Sacrifice ("The Gorgon's Head," 1968)
  • Princess Pam ("The Castle of Evil," 1968)
  • Marna ("The Curse of Thut," 1968)
• The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969-1970)
  • Penelope Pitstop
• Cattanooga Cats (1969-1971)
  • Jenny Trent
• Josie and the Pussycats (TV series) (1970-1971)
  • Josie McCoy
• Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971-1972)
  • Pipsqueak
• The Funky Phantom (1971-1972)
  • Widow Wilson
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972-1973)
  • Grandmama Addams ("Scooby-Doo Meets the Addams Family," 1972)
  • Josie McCoy ("The Haunted Showboat," 1973)
• Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space, 1972)
  • Josie McCoy
• The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik (1972)
  • Old lady
• A Christmas Story (1972)
  • Timmy's mother
  • Girl
• Jeannie (1973)
  • Mrs. Anders
• Inch High, Private Eye (1973)
  • Additional voices
• The Addams Family (1973-1974)
  • Morticia Addams
  • Grandmama
• The Tom & Jerry Show (1975)
  • Snow bunny ("The Ski Bunny," 1975)
• The Great Grape Ape Show (1975)
  • Rosie O'Lady ("The Indian Grape Call," 1975)
• The Scooby-Doo Show (1976-1978)
  • Beth Crane ("The Headless Horseman of Halloween," 1976)
  • Gertrude Crane ("The Headless Horseman of Halloween," 1976)
  • Lisa Vanaugh ("Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats," 1977)
  • Scooby-Dee ("The Chiller Diller Movie Thriller", 1977)
  • Mary Jane ("The Chiller Diller Movie Thriller," 1977)
  • Aggie Wilkins ("The Ozark Witch Switch", 1977)
  • Ghost of Witch McCoy ("The Ozark Witch Switch," 1977)
  • Arlene Wilcox ("To Switch a Witch," 1978)
  • Ghost Witch of Old Salem ("To Switch a Witch," 1978)
• Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977-1980)
  • Additional voices
• Gulliver's Travels (1979)
• Yogi's First Christmas (1980)
  • Cindy Bear
  • Sophie Throckmorton
• The Smurfs (1981-1989)
  • Hogatha
  • Additional voices
• Heidi's Song (1982)
  • Tinette
• Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982)
  • Mrs. Jones
  • Lady on the Street
  • Bus depot PA
• The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983)
  • Additional voices
• The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984)
  • Additional voices
• The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
  • Judy Jetson
  • S.A.R.A.
• Rockin' with Judy Jetson (1988)
  • Judy Jetson
• Dink, the Little Dinosaur (1989-1990)
• Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
  • Robot secretary
• I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993)
  • Pearl Slaghoople
• Droopy, Master Detective
  • Wildmouse's mother (1993)
• Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993)
  • Pearl Slaghoople

21st century

• Wacky Races: The Video Game (2000)
  • Penelope Pitstop
• The Flintstones: Bedrock Bowling (2000)
  • Pearl Slaghoople
  • Lulubelle

Behind the scenes

• During the production of Jetsons: The Movie, Waldo's voice was replaced with pop artist Tiffany in the hopes that her name would generate more interest in the film. Despite the change, some of Waldo's performance remains in the finished movie; likely as a mistake. Voice director Andrea Romano expressed that the executive decision was "a huge mistake on so many levels," and asked to have her name to be removed from the credits. Romano received a number of hate mail despite her stance on the casting change.
  • Gordon Hunt, another voice director of the movie, reportedly asked Tiffany to sound more like Waldo.