 Because Bakshi wanted the voices to sound organic , he experimented with improvisation , allowing his actors to ad lib during the recording sessions . According to James Bates , the voice of Snowflake , " I said , ' How about a little Wolfman Jack , Charles Nelson Reilly , Pearl Bailey and a little Truman Capote ? ' Ralph couldn 't believe it . We ad @-@ libbed a lot , and he usually got what he wanted in three or four takes . We worked hard and not for much coin , but it was a blast . " 
