Editing Paul Lynde (section)

=== Voice acting ===
Between 1969 and 1974, Lynde did extensive [[voice actor|voice work]] on [[animated cartoon]]s, particularly for [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]]. His most notable roles include:
* Templeton, the gluttonous rat in the 1973 [[animated feature]] ''[[Charlotte's Web (1973 film)|Charlotte's Web]]''
* Mildew Wolf, from ''[[It's the Wolf!]]'' (a segment of ''[[Cattanooga Cats]]'')
* Claude Pertwee, neighbor on ''[[Where's Huddles?]]''
* Sylvester Sneekly ("Hooded Claw") in ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]''

Lynde's sardonic inflections added a dimension to such lines as the sly, drawn-out whine, "What's in it for ''meeee?"'' His distinctive voice remains popular among impressionists. Although it is sometimes assumed that actress [[Alice Ghostley]] based her speech patterns and mannerisms on Lynde's, according to actress [[Kaye Ballard]], "It was Paul who was influenced by Alice."<ref>{{cite news |author= Dennis McLellan |title = 'Bewitched's' Esmeralda Dies at 81 |url = http://www.zap2it.com/news/zap-aliceghostleyobit,0,7769067.story |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130729151843/http://www.zap2it.com/news/zap-aliceghostleyobit,0,7769067.story |url-status = dead |archive-date = July 29, 2013 |work = [[Los Angeles Times]] |date = September 22, 2007 | access-date = July 29, 2013}}</ref>