Toon Talk Special: Disney's 50 Most Wanted Villains - Part 2 - Oct 31, 2005

Toon Talk Special: Disney's 50 Most Wanted Villains - Part 2
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CAPTAIN HOOK

Film: Peter Pan (1953)
Voice Actor: Hans Conried
Animator: Frank Thomas
DVD: Available

Humiliated by that blasted boy Peter Pan time and again, Hook seethes with unbridled fury at the mere mention of his name. Remember, it was Pan who fed Hook’s dismembered hand to that accursed Crocodile, who enjoyed that little appetizer so much he keeps coming back for seconds. The elegant captain wants nothing more then to exact revenge on that Pixie Dusted punk once and for all.

Partners in Crime: Mr. Smee and the rest of the pirates.
Gotta Sing-Sing: “The Elegant Captain Hook�? “
Quote: “‘Good form,’ Mr. Smee? Blast good form! Did Pan show good form when he did this (raises hook) to me?�?
Final Verdict: Last seen swimming for his life, the Crocodile chomping hungrily in his wake.

SHERE KHAN

Film: The Jungle Book (1967)
Actor: George Sanders
Animator: Milt Kahl
DVD: Available

The regally intimidating Shere Khan will not put up with the hated humans (with their frightful “red flower�? - fire) invading his domain. So upon catching word of a man cub in his jungle, he sets out to find him - and eat him. Talk about your “Wrath of Khan�? …

Partner in Crime: Kaa, a not so trusty informant.
Quote: (To Kaa) “I have no time for such nonsense … at the moment I’m searching for a man cub.�?
Final Verdict: Grabbing the tiger by the tail, Mowgli ties a flaming tree branch to it, sending a terrified Shere Khan fleeing for his life.

JUDGE DOOM

Film: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Actor: Christopher Lloyd
DVD: Available

There s something a bit … off about His Honor the Judge. His walk is a little stiff, his voice is a monotone and … hey, did his eye just fall out? Could a deep seated hatred for his own kind be behind all of his diabolical schemes, such as the dreaded Dip and all that crazy talk about a freeway … humph, imagine a freeway in Los Angeles …

Partners in Crime: The Weasels (a.k.a. The Toon Patrol).
Quote: (Sucking on the helium tank) “Remember me, Eddie? When I killed your brother, I talked just … like … this!�?
Final Verdict: Doom is revealed to be a Toon himself and is “liquidated�?, Wicked Witch-style, by a blast of his own Dip.

SID PHILLIPS

Film: Toy Story (1995)
Voice Actor: Erik von Detten
DVD: New Special Edition now available

Every toy’s worst nightmare: a kid with an overactive imagination, a magnifying glass and seemingly easy access to a lot of explosives. Sid is the schoolyard bully we all know from childhood, easily dismissed by us adults, but all those poor burned, battered and blown-up toys would beg to differ.

Partner in Crime: His pet pit bull, Skud.
Quote: (Reading label on rocket) “‘Extremely dangerous. Keep out of reach of children.’ Cool!�?
Final Verdict: Spooked by Woody, Sid appears to be easily on his way to years of therapy for an irrational fear of plastic playthings.

SHAN YU

Film: Mulan (1998)
Voice Actor: Miguel Ferrer
Supervising Animator: Pres Romanillos
DVD: Available

Forget Attila, this guy is one honey of a Hun. A monstrous figure in act and deed, Shan Yu leads a blood-thirsty band to invade China in response to the challenge he infers from the construction of the Great Wall. Devilish in appearance and devious of mind, nothing but total genocide of the offending country will please him.

Partners in Crime: His army of Huns.
Quote: “Tell your Emperor to send his strongest armies … I’m ready.�?
Final Verdict: Thanks to the cleverness of Mulan, he is rocketed into a powder keg of fireworks.