Downsized out of her cushy position as the Emperor’s advisor, Yzma seeks revenge by poisoning him and usurping his rule. Alas, the plan backfires with a little potion mix-up, which turns the spoiled Kuzco into a llama who (thanks to her muscle-headed henchman) escapes. To remain Empress, Yzma must take matters into her own bony hands.

Annie Wilkes got nothin’ on this “number one fan�?. It all started years ago when Buddy Pine saw his career as “Incredi-Boy�? cut short when he was rejected by his idol, Mr. Incredible. Buddy’s hero worship turned to hatred, fueling his warped genius into adulthood; his path littered with the bodies of real supers, Mr. Incredible is next on his list.

Lust? In a Disney film? Sure, when the bad boy (or girl) wants want he can’t have, i.e.: the good girl (or boy).

In all their many years of courtship, Mickey has only had one rival for the affections of his Minnie, and that was Mortimer Mouse. Smug, egotistical and just plain obnoxious, Mortimer is the exact opposite of our main mouse, and his cowardly nature is revealed when Minnie is endangered. Mickey, of course, comes to the rescue.

What’s a glamorous socialite-slash-gold-digger to do? She’s hooked a handsome and (more importantly) rich ranch owner, and just as she’s reeling him in to the altar, not one but two bratty daughters arrive to keel haul the whole deal. Then, to make matters worse, the ex-wife shows up - and she’s not quite the spinster hubby-to-be made her out to be. And now what - camping???

The leering would-be lothario Barnaby wants Mary Contrary all for himself. There’s just one problem: she is to marry Tom Piper, a problem easy enough to resolve: he dispatches his dim-witted lackeys to dispose of the boy. Naturally, the plan fails, and Barnaby must face off with a shrunken Tom and an army of toy soldiers in Toyland.

He’s the golden boy of his provincial town, an ace hunter whom all the girls go ga-ga for and, oh yes; every last inch of him is covered with hair. So why can’t Gaston nab the beautiful Belle for his bride? (Must be all that reading she does.) No matter, with an ego the size of his pecs, he is certain he’ll win her over … or else.

The poster boy for “Disney lust�?, Frollo has his beady eyes on the voluptuous Esmeralda, a “burning desire�? that haunts his very soul. He finally finds a use for his abused “foster son�? Quasimodo, manipulating him into finding the gypsy for him - so he can burn her at the stake. What better way to show a girl you love her?

Toon in this Monday, Halloween, for Part 2 of Poor Unfortunate Souls: Disney’s 50 Most Wanted Villains.

• The sky is falling in Disney’s first fully computer animated feature, Chicken Little (November 4^th).
• Voldemort rises in Warner Bros.’ newest adventure of the boy wizard from Hogwarts, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (November 18^th).
• December 6^th brings wave 5 of the Walt Disney Treasures series, with Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts, Legendary Heroes: Elfego Baca and Swamp Fox, The Adventures of Spin and Marty and The Chronological Donald, Volume 2.

• Christmas is coming a little early for Disney DVD fans, November 1^st to be exact, with the releases of Disney Channel Holiday, A Very Playhouse Disney Holiday, Disney Princess: A Christmas of Enchantment and the Wal-Mart exclusive The 3 Wise Men, plus two new DVD games ready for gift-giving, Disney’s Princess Fantasy and Disney Channel Showdown. Also available, just in time for its big screen debut, is Chicken Little: Sing Along Songs, plus the newest documentary from James Cameron, Aliens of the Deep.
• First season sets of some favorite Disney television series become available November 8^th: DuckTales, Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, Five Mile Creek and Tales from Avonlea.
• On November 15^th, Old Yeller returns in a DVD two-pack along with its sequel, Savage Sam, plus the second season of Scrubs and Winnie the Pooh stars in two new Disney Learning Adventure DVDs: Shapes and Sizes and Wonderful World of Words.
• Even more TV series sets on November 22^nd, with the third seasons of The Golden Girls and Home Improvement, plus the best of season one of Extreme Make-Over: Home Edition.
• Celebrate Kermit the Frog’s 50^th anniversary with four of his films: The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island (November 29^th).
• Sky High flies onto DVD November 29^th, along with several television titles including the complete mini-series Empire, the first season of Project Runway and Their Eyes Were Watching God, starring Halle Berry in her Emmy-nominated role.
• Two Disney Channel favorites are coming to DVD on December 6^th: The Proud Family Movie and That’s So Raven: Raven’s House Party. Plus: volume one of season two of the animated cult hit, Gargoyles.

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