Howie Mandel said that he accidentally created the voice that would be later used to voice Bobby when he was choking on a piece of cake. Two of Mandel 's friends Jim Fisher and Jim Staahl signed an agreement with the Fox Corporation 's then newly created television division in 1989. Fisher and Staahl asked Mandel to join them in creating a show based on Mandel 's Bobby character and voice. Mandel said that he believed Fox did not think his stand - up routines were "family entertainment. '' He, Fisher, and Staahl (co-producers) recalled stories from their childhoods as they discussed the formation of the show. Mandel stated "that was the seed of Bobby 's World. '' Later stories from the childhoods of writers Dianne and Peter Tilden along with Mitch Schauer were used as the basis of many of the stories. The other characters on the show were mixes of characteristics of the creators ' parents ' friends and relatives. Specifically, Uncle Ted was based on Fisher and Staahl 's former comedy partner in a comedy trio formed by the three after leaving Chicago 's Second City, called The Graduates. Amazingly, that partner Tino Insana read for and won the part of Uncle Ted.
who voiced uncle ted on bobby's world
Tino Insana