A Note for the Nit-Pickers

A note for the nit-pickers: it may be argued that I've stretched the definitions of both "Disney" and "villain" in certain cases here, and I call blogger's privilege. Some purists may object to the inclusion of Pixar characters, but I think far more will be disappointed by their omission. There are no Marvel (with the possible exception of Big Hero 6), Star Wars, or Muppet characters. That would be stretching things too far. Also, yes, some may say that some of the characters are too nice to be here, for example: Mr. Smee may seem like an okay guy on the surface, but he's still made some questionable decisions when it comes to the company he keeps, so for the purposes of this blog, he, and others like him, do not get a pass. Neither do villains who redeem themselves or reform. If you still feel like picking at my nits, I advise you to step back, relax, and check back tomorrow. Remember that, first and foremost, this is for fun. Enjoy.

Friday, February 28, 2014

Lucifer

First Appearance
Cinderella (1950)

Other Appearances
House of Mouse (2001)
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)

Voice
June Foray
Frank Welker

Original Animators
Ward Kimball
Wolfgang Reitherman
John Lounsbery
Norm Ferguson

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Stromboli

First Appearance
Pinocchio (1940)

Other Appearances
House of Mouse (2001)
Mickey's House of Villains (2001)
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (2001)

Origin
Pinocchio (book) by Carlo Collodi

Voice
Charles Judels
Jim Cummings

Original Animator
Bill Tytla

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Pluto's Devil

First Appearance
Mickey's Pal Pluto (1933)

Other Appearances
Mickey's Elephant (1936)
Lend a Paw (1941)
Mickey Mouse Works (1999)

House of Mouse (2001)

Voice
Unknown in early shorts
Penn Jillette, 1999-present

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

The Sheriff of Nottingham

First Appearance
Robin Hood (1973)

Other Appearances
House of Mouse (2001)
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (2001)

Origin
English folkore

Voice
Pat Buttram
Bill Farmer

Original Animator
Milt Kahl

Monday, February 24, 2014

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Captain Gantu

First Appearance
Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Other Appearances
Stitch! The Movie (2003)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003)
Leroy & Stitch (2006)
Stitch! (2008)

Voice
Kevin Michael Richardson
Unshô Ishizuka
Keith Silverstein

Original Animator
Theodore Ty

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Duke Igthorn

First Appearance
Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985)

Voice
Michael Rye

Friday, February 21, 2014

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Pain and Panic

First Appearance
Hercules (1997)

Other Appearances
Hercules TV Series (1998)
Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
House of Mouse (2001)

Voices
Pain
Bobcat Goldthwait
Panic
Matt Frewer

Original Animators
Pain
James Lopez
Panic
Brian Ferguson

Both
Allison Renna
Steven K. Thompson
Marc Eoche-Duval



Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Monday, February 17, 2014

Lumpjaw

First Appearance
Fun & Fancy Free (1947)

Origin
Little Bear Bongo (children's story) by Sinclair Lewis

Voice
Candy Candido

Sunday, February 16, 2014

The Big Bad Wolf

First Appearance
The Three Little Pigs (1933)

Other Appearances
The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
Three Little Wolves (1936)
Mickey's Polo Team (1936)
The Practical Pig (1939)
The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) 
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Bonkers (1993)
House of Mouse (2001)
Mickey's House of Villains (2001)
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (2001)

Origin
Folklore

Voice
Billy Bletcher
Tony Pope
Jim Cummings

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Coming Soon!

On February 15, 1925, a character that would become Disney's first major animated villain was introduced in the short Alice Solves the Puzzle. Beginning on February 16, 2014 The Cartoon Character Hall of Fame celebrates with 365 of Disney's animated "rascals, scoundrel, villains, and knaves" ending on February 15, 2015, the 90th anniversary one of Disney's earliest and most prolific ne'er-do-wells.