Year of the Villain: January 2015

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.

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Fidget

First Appearance

The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

Other Appearances

House of Mouse (2001)
Mickey's House of Villains (2001)

Voice
Candy Candido

Original Animator

Glen Keane

Friday, January 30, 2015

Scud

First Appearance

Toy Story (1995)

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Maleficent

First Appearance

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Other Appearances

House of Mouse (2001)

Mickey's House of Villains (2001)

Voice
Eleanor Audley

Lois Nettleton

Susanne Blakeslee

Original Design
Eyvind Earle
Marc Davis

Original Animator

Marc Davis

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The Shark, from Sea Scouts

First Appearance

Sea Scouts (1939)

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Mikey Muffin

First Appearance

Bonkers (1993)

Voice

Frank Welker

Monday, January 26, 2015

Cloak and Dagger

First Appearance

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Cruella de Vil

First Appearance

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Origin
One Hundred and One Dalmatians book by Dodie Smith

Other Appearances

101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997)
House of Mouse (2001)
Mickey's House of Villains (2001)
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)

Voice
Betty Lou Gerson

April Winchell

Susanne Blakeslee

Original Design
Marc Davis
Bill Peet

Original Animator

Marc Davis

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Max Hare

First Appearance

The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)

Other Appearances

Mickey's Polo Team (1936)

Toby Tortoise Returns (1936)

House of Mouse (2001)

Origin

Aesop's fables

Voice

Ned Norton

Friday, January 23, 2015

The Toon Patrol

First Appearance

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Voices

Smart Ass
David Lander
Wheezy
June Foray
Stupid
Fred Newman

Greasy & Psycho

Charles Fleischer

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Bent-Tail and Bent-Tail Jr.

First Appearances

The Legend of Coyote Rock (1945) (Bent-Tail only)

Sheep Dog (1949) (Both)

Other Appearances

Pests of the West (1950)

Camp Dog (1950)

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

The Weird Sisters

First Appearance

Gargoyles (1994)

Voice

Kath Soucie

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The Shap-Shifter, aka The Mysterious Old Man

First Appearance

Gravity Falls (2012)

Voice

Mark Hamill

Monday, January 19, 2015

Maltese de Sade

First Appearance

Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989)

Voice

Howard Morris

Sunday, January 18, 2015

The Hawk, from Birds of a Feather

First Appearance

Birds of a Feather (1931)

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Lady Tremaine

First Appearance

Cinderella (1950)

Origin
European fairy tale as collected by the Brothers Grimm and retold by Charles Perrault

Other Appearances

House of Mouse (2001)
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (2001)
Mickey's House of Villains (2001)
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)

Voice
Eleanor Audley
Susanne Blakeslee

Original Animators

Frank Thomas
Harvey Toombs