It was thought that viewers would be reassured by Godfrey's grandfatherly tone and folksy manner. McCulloch's grandfatherly tone was quintessentially 'old-school' BBC. Keaton warmed up to the cast of younger actors, dispensing grandfatherly advice and chocolates freely. The "Associated Press" stated that the former logo was "a smiling, grandfatherly Chinese man". Richard Vernon, noted for his portrayal of "grandfatherly types", was chosen as Slartibartfast. His age and soft-spoken speech gave him a warm grandfatherly image. This "purebred" of pigs is a kind, grandfatherly philosopher of change. Die Gartenlaube's masthead depicted a grandfatherly figure reading aloud to a family around a table. Master Physicker, an older professor described as having a "grandfatherly" appearance.