Lou Scheimer

Louis "Lou" Scheimer (October 19, 1928 October 17, 2013) was an American producer, one of the original founders of Filmation, an animation company, and also credited as an executive producer of many of its cartoons.

Early life and education

Scheimer (SHY-mer) was born the son a German Jew who, according to family legend, had to leave Germany in the early 1920s after punching a young Adolf Hitler in a beer-hall scuffle.

Scheimer graduated from Carnegie Tech University (now Carnegie-Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in 1952.

Career

Early in Filmation's history, Scheimer also contributed a number of guest or secondary voices for the various productions. Amongst these was the voice of N'kima, Tarzan's monkey companion in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–81).

Scheimer played a significant role in the creation of the cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Bravestarr. Aside from being the executive producer, he was also co-credited for the series' musical score under the pseudonym "Erika Lane" (which combined the names of his daughter Erika and son Lane), and it had also been used as a character name on the 1967 Filmation series Fantastic Voyage. He became a voice actor for the show (as he had done for many of his company's previous productions), going under the pseudonym "Erik Gunden". The last name was taken from his father's original surname: "Gundenscheimer" (which was later shortened to Sheimer). The first name was Lou's middle name, which he was not given by his parents, but instead by his wife Jay, who felt that he should have one. Scheimer's contribution to the cast was in fact most notable as he voiced several supporting characters, including Orko (and other characters with a similar Smurfs-voice), Stratos, King Randor and others.

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Latchmere

by: Maccabees

Swimming, swimming, swimming, swimming, swimming
Just stay in your lanes
Swimming, swimming, swimming, swimming, swimming
Just stay in your lanes
No bombing and no heavy petting
So just stay in your lanes
Verruca socks and not forgetting to
Just stay in your lanes
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Latchmere's got a wave machine
Came out of the changing room
And absolutely nothing had changed
So I stayed in your lane
Came out of the changing room
And absolutely fuck all had changed
So I stayed in your lane
Speedo, speed boy
Speedo, speed boy
Speedo, speed boy
So I stayed in your lanes
Bido bipop, bido bipop
Bido bipop, bido bipop
Bido bipop, bido bipop
Bido bipop
Bido bipop, bido bipop
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Madam's and monsieur's, please return to your cubicles
Latchmere's got a wave machine
Stayed in your lanes, stayed
Just stay in your lanes
Just stay, just stick in your lane




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