The next session is an odd one. It's at a new studio that I've never been to before that is clearly set up to record music. The engineer seems to have been hired for only the day. This is a pilot for a new series which is funded by a Japanese gentleman who doesn't speak English and the session is run by folks who have no previous experience in animation. Chaos would about sum it up. I play all of the female parts and a couple of other voices as well. Five roles in all made it a lucrative session if not a, shall we say, easily experienced one. Somehow I got through it. I survived it and the subsequent ten sessions over the ensuing weeks, even though the `chaos factor' never really lifted.

After this session is over, I have one more to do, so it is back to Screen Music for more 101 Dalmatians. This runs from 4 to 6 p.m. and then it's in the car and home.

Commercials Abound: Friday
The last day of the week was more of a commercial day than the previous ones. The day starts a little later than usual -- 10 a.m. I am not an early riser by nature and any extra time to be had sleeping in the morning is hugely appreciated. My first call of the day is a quick stop to record a television spot for Mattel's Rapunzel Barbie. Apparently, Barbie now has really, really, really, long hair that she can just pull right out of her head so old Ken can climb up it and rescue her. Not to mention a castle with a turret and a cool medieval dress and shoes - that girl has everything! And I get to tell the world about it on national television. I couldn't be more proud...

Next is a radio spot at Bell Sound for Eckerd Drugs. Phil Proctor and I have been doing a campaign for Eckerd for about a year or so. We play your typical Mad About You bantering couple whose conversation seems to center around what great stuff they're going to buy at Eckerd that week and how much they're going to save doing it. Phil and I thoroughly enjoy ourselves with a lot of improvisational work which we love. Phil also plays my husband Howard on Rugrats; yet another instance of how actors' days can often intersect.

When this session wraps, I drive to Margarita Mix and do a series of commercials for Greyhound. This is a national campaign that is a new account for me. I very much enjoy working with these people. They are a different breed from most other people in their part of the industry. They are very earnest and meticulous and every possible interpretation is tried on each spot. There are some instances where this approach can be tedious and mind-numbing but with this particular group, there is such a very good feeling about the project that it proves to be inspiring and a challenge.

The final session of the week is another Disney cartoon, Recess, directed by Paul Germain. Paul was one of the original creators of Rugrats and directed all of the early episodes so we are old friends and partners in crime. This show is another that employs children playing children and the writing is superb as well. I am guessing on this show and I'm playing a sort of "dooms-day" little boy whose job is to warn all the other little kids on the playground about how awful it's all going to be. He has just seen his big brother kissing a girl for the first time and is appalled at the heinousness of the sight. He warns all of the boys that this is a terrible event that awaits them in their future. There's no escaping it. Then he describes the kiss in graphic detail, giving all the little boys terrible nightmares and hives. Paul and I have a great time with this and I get to play the thing to the hilt. We wrap at 5:30.

So, that's about the size of my week, guys. When I was a little girl, I only knew that I wanted to do something absolutely unique, be around fascinating and dashing people all day long, and never be bored. Mission accomplished.

Kath Soucie is a Los Angeles-based voice actor. Her animation credits include voice work on Disney's Beauty and the Beast, 101 Dalmatians, Jungle Cubs, Quack Pack, Gargoyles, Pepper Ann and Recess; Nickelodeon's Rugrats and Hey Arnold; DreamWorks' Invasion America and Toonsylvania; Universal's Casper, Earthworm Jim and Savage Dragon; Hanna-Barbera's Dexter's Laboratory; HBO's Spawn; Warner Bros.' Space Jam, and LucasArts games Full Throttle, Outlaws and Mortimer.