Bill Farmer video interview – The original voice of Sam still being Goofy with his other famous cartoon canine role

• Interviews by Laura Cress
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There have been several adaptations of Steve Purcell's hilarious comic book Sam & Max since the 1993 LucasArts point-and-click classic Hit The Road, but the original video game iteration of the dog and rabbity thing detective duo still holds a special place in many adventure gamers' hearts. And with the game reaching the ripe old age of thirty this year, I was thrilled to be able to chat with Bill Farmer, the original voice behind Sam in the game, as well as the modern-day voice of another pretty well-known dog: Disney's Goofy.

With such an illustrious career in voice acting (Kingdom Hearts, Destroy All Humans and Yakuza are just some of the other games he's put his voice to, let alone the wealth of animated films and TV shows he's acted in) there was lots to discuss. We managed to cover not only what happened to the ill-fated Sam & Max sequel Freelance Police and whether Bill would still be happy to return as Sam again if there ever was another game offered up to him, but also some of the more surprising moments of his working life, including meeting Muhammad Ali.

Whilst there don't appear to be any new Sam & Max game opportunities for Bill to voice in the near future, he's keeping himself very busy with his own company, Toonhouse, which teaches aspiring voice actors the tricks of the trade. And of course, wherever Goofy is, there's Bill! It was a great pleasure to speak to one of the legends in the voice acting business – and as a special bonus, there's plenty of excellent impressions throughout to enjoy!

To watch more of Cressup’s video interviews, playthroughs and more streamed live, be sure to follow her Twitch channel.

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