Top 11 Funniest Disney Villains - Nostalgia Critic
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We're familiar with who the meanest Disney villains are, but how about the ones that make us laugh the most? Nostalgia Critic gives his thoughts on this animated rogue's gallery.
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WHY TOP 11??!?!?!? Who do you think is the funniest Disney villains?
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Because he likes to go one step beyond
Some Disney Villains have their funniest moments they're usually fun for a laugh & remember when you wish upon a star... evil will find you!
Unshaven Doug just looks so odd ...
Not Bad, but that's just not how he's supposed to look, yk?
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Fun Fact: The role of Hades is one of James Woods' all-time favorite characters. So much so, any time Disney needs him to reprise the character for any cartoon show and video game, such as Hercules (1998) or Kingdom Hearts, he has agreed to do so. When this film was about to go over-budget, he offered to refund his salary and finish the film for free. Disney decided against this, and finished the film anyway.
James Woods did a great job in making Hades a good villain compared to other villainous versions of Hades
Sadly we never got the proper depiction of Hades in the Disney Plus series of Percy Jackson either
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Hercules (1997), actually.
the only year that Disney didn't have an animated film that isn't Disney renaissance is Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas from 1993, unless you wish to consider it a Disney renaissance film.
The only time he didn’t voice him was for a single singing line in Mickey’s House of Villains where Rob Paulsen subbed, but then he did Hades’s other singing line in the song. Kinda weird since both lines are just speak-singing anyway (and James isn’t a singer) but oh well.
I heard this.
One the funniest Disney lines will forever be:
"Give us the talking llama, and we'll burn your house to the ground."
"Uh. . .don't you mean or?"
"FINE! Give us the talking llama *or* we'll burn your house to the ground."
"Well, which is it? That seems like a pretty crucial conjunction."
Complete with Yzma jamming her *eyeball* through the doorhole.
"That's is, Kronk! Break the door down!"
"Break it down? Are ya kidding me? This is Hand-carved mahogany"
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
So excited somebody still remembers Schoolhouse Rock!
The fact she looks back at Kronk while saying “or” in that sarcastic ‘happy now?” way just makes it even funnier.
Cruella's response to "how are you?" being "MISERABLE, darling as usual, perfectly WRETCHED" kills me everytime
Imagine how she'd say she is if she worked retail.
No lie, Cruella's answer briefly enters my mind whenever I am asked this question 😆
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
"i got 24 hours to get rid of this bozo or the entire scheme i have been setting up for 18 years goes up in smoke and you are wearing HIS MERCHANDISE?!"
best iconic villain line in disney history. lol
My sister and I quote that line all the time!
And probably a bit meta considering that Hades was partially modeled after Jeffrey Katzenberg, who had just cofounded Dreamworks around that time. Katzenberg would later get back at them with Lord Farquad in “Shrek” being modeled after Micheal Eisner.
Thirsty?🥤
My favorite line ever😂😂😂
"Somebody call IX - I - I !"
James Woods as Hades and Patrick Wharburton as Kronk are national treasures we need to preserve
Didn't Woods have some... controversy for something he said a while back?
Idk
Agreed
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@@louisduarte8763lets no go there and enjoy the comedy alright?
Despite Kronk and Yzma being the best underrated Disney villains, we can all agree that they had the most funniest moments from Emperor's New Groove thanks to the talented voice actors Patrick Warburton and Eartha Kitt.
"Riiiiiiight"
"Oh yeah! It's all coming together."
"wrong lever" is a classic moment
"By all accounts, it doesn't make sense"
"Oh, that's it! [cocks pitchfork like a shotgun] She's going down"
Kronk Devil: Reason Number 2, look what I can do! *does a handstand*
Kronk: What? What does that have to do with anything?
Kronk Angel: No, no. He's got a point.
"He's tryin' to lead you down the "path of righteousness"! I'm gonna lead down the path that rocks!"
You forgot the funniest Jafar line:
Sultan: "This is my royal vizier, Jafar. He is delighted too!!
Jafar: (dripping sarcasm) Ecstatic
Hook screaming Smee while skipping across the water was the funniest thing I knew as a child.
My brother and I almost broke our VHS because if hiw many times we kept rewinding JUST for that moment. I was about to be mad that Critic wasnt bringing that up, then cracked up hearing it again, AND the number of layers of how funny that is.
ALSO...I never noticed the Hook and George were the same voice--and I'm the one in my family that can pick out all the voices/faces!!!
Honestly, that was the main reason I could never take Disney's Captain Hook seriously, compared to Tim Curry's Captain Hook.
Where smee knocks him to the bottom of the pond with the oar as he's screaming blood murder is the best part ever
Smee has the droopy voice because he is voiced by bill Thomson which he used that voice on radio as Wallace Wimple who was the inspiration for droopy and went so far to hire bill Thomson to do the voice of droopy
@@Nick-ty9us I think he also voiced the park ranger in those Humpfry the Bear cartoons, as well as the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland?
Gilbert Gottfried’s line delivery of “You got a problem pinky!?” always makes me laugh
R.I.P Gilbert Gottfried
My favorite would be when him & Jafar are outdoing their evil giggles/ laughs.
@@platypusbunneh327 Yeah
Honestly, I always thought he said "P.J." not pinky.
My favorite line from that character is in one of the sequels "Alladin and the 40 thieves"
"Meet your match, zorro!"
"Good birdie. Polly want a littl-"
"Say 'cracker' and I'll let you have it ON PRINCIPLE!"
You forgot something with the Queen of Hearts. In her intro, before she's spoken a word, she sees paint dripping from the roses, and her angered scowl morphs into a sadistic grin. That moment perfectly encapsulates her character because she's delighted at the chance to ruin someone's day.
It's funny how Hades is straight up evil in the movie, but out of the gods in Greek Mythology, is arguably the most chill and maybe even pleasent out of the gods.
Also, probably the only male god who doesn’t try to fuck any human female he sees
Yeah, he always gets a bad rap these days because he gets associated with Satan, Hell, etc. by modern standards.
If anything, he's one of the only ones who actually just does his job, lmao
And keeps faithful @@NeoAke92
He's the only Greek god that you could even remotely say is Lawful Good.
Hades is my number 1 just for the
"He's so honest and sweet."
"Please 🙄"
"He would never do anything to hurt me."
"He's a GUY."
Hades is my favorite too. An interesting comparison between him and Hercules I always found ironic was that Hades keeps every deal he makes with Hades but Hercules breaks the only deal he makes with Hades, so Hades acts more heroic than the supposed hero of the story in this regard atleast.
@@mikecabral2420THAT’S an interesting point…you’ve actually stumbled across the peculiar notion of what “heroism” is, in general.
Is it sticking to your word no matter what?
Admirable…if your intentions are noble. But then, what is “noble”?
Is it achieving worthy deeds? Something no one has done before?
That’s the classical notion.
Is it going against your own ideals; if it means protecting those who can’t? Or it is destructive to yourself?
I like the subtle theme of that particular movie…a series of flawed people; making flawed decisions.
Hades has a HUGE chip on his shoulder because he got an unenviable job of wrangling dead people…and his brother is sort of a jerk about it.
Megara was betrayed by her infatuation with an unfaithful man; and now she’s got trust issues.
Hercules has never fit in; and desires adoration so that people accept him.
…what makes the people “heroes” are their capacity to overcome their particular “beefs” in healthy ways.
Hades chose to unshackle horribly destructive forces, and arrange the murder of his brother’s child.
Megara chose to allow herself to trust again.
Hercules came to realize the difference between being a celebrity; and self-sacrifice. The difference between power vs. strength.
That scene alone sells me. I’ve even seen it recreated with Idia from Twisted Wonderland.
I mostly burst out laughing when Hades blows his top.
Like when he says: I'm about to rearrange the cosmos... and the one schlemiel who can louse it up... is waltzing around IN THE WOODS!
hercules didnt so much break the deal, more like found an (unintentional) loophole, but that is a fun observation@@mikecabral2420
Can we all agree that we just miss villains who are not just evil and imposing but can also be funny
Yes!😅😢
Yes
Absolutely yes! As someone who watched a lot of anime in his life, I'm sick of villains being written as so unlikable, that the viewer just wants them dead!
Bring back more complex, sympathetic and comedic villains!
@@nine_tails137 As you can tell by my user name, me too
I do think both can work. We want heroes to win because the villains makes us want to root for them
And the same time we don't want our villains to be generic and 1D. Especially in more complex story telling. Let them be funny, have moments of sadness, etc
I can't even remember the last time we got a Disney villain who was JUST evil and imposing. Probably Mother Gothel from Tangled.
Fun fact: In the original ending of Great Mouse Detective, Basil was supposed to distract Ratigan with a pop quiz. Basil would notice the clock about to strike, figure out that it'll kill Ratigan, and stall him by asking him a barrage of trivia questions. Like the capital of Siam. And even in his bloodthirsty mode, Ratigan couldn't help himself because he needed to prove he was smarter than Basil.
That’s actually awesome!
Keep in mind that Ursula isn't JUST voiced by Pat Carol. She's also voiced by Jodi Benson (Ariel) when she takes the human form of Vanessa, so Benson got to play both the princess and the villain and you can just tell how much fun she had with the latter!
Hades is the funniest villain in Disney's catalog, hands down. The voice, the deliveries, the animation, it's all absolutely perfect. I get so many laughs out of any scene he's in and Hercules wouldn't be the same without him. James Woods truly blessed us, and we need more villains like him.
You got that right.
He truly is the best. Just down right amazing
There is a reason he is a villain in almost all the KH games, he just works off the craziness that is KH 😂 I even think he is coming back for the 4th one.
Even if I am not a fan of James Woods the person (no I won't get into it), he is irreplaceable as Hades.
@@ChannelAwesome hades personality reminds me of the dragon king. From the monkey king especially the henchmen
Hades may be the funniest villain in a Disney MOVIE, but if you count TV shows, nobody beats Doofenshmirtz.
What about drakken and shego
I dunno, Lord Hater would give Doof a run for his money.
Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated. 🎶
Doofenshmirtz always got huge laughs out of me. He was great.
Don’t forget Bill Cipher
The Iago line that always gets me: “We gotta get out of here! We gotta start packing! Pack the knives, the guns, the weapons, and how about this picture? I dunno, I think I’m making a weird face.”
Still cracks me up that that was an adlib. Why did they even bother with a script?
@@ashleightompkins3200 Even better, I heard that it was kept in because it made Robin Williams laugh.
@@glowworm2 That's right
Warburton and Eartha Kitt reprising their roles for Emperor’s New School shows just how much comedic chemistry those two had. Every time I see them I die of laughter cuz they’re just that good.
Hades, Yzma and Kronk are what being a millennial adult is like in 2024. You're grumpy, angry, even vengeful at times, and the only thing that gives you happiness is food.
The year had just started though.
Hell-freakin-yeah!
Food and those brief moments when things go right.
I can see these three hanging out together and I need this crossover in my life.
Relatable 😂
What's a Disney villain without a little comedy! These particular Disney villains always knew how to make the audience laugh when the timing was right!!!
Exactly
@@chasehedges6775 Says the guy who agreed with a jerk last time this guy commenting on this channel.
Good description of this list, Mr. Dragon. 😊
@@kenterminateddq5311 Meh, Nope not really.
I think Scar should be on this list somewhere. He's so flamboyantly devious it's just so hard not to laugh. Especially when he's throwing his brother's statements back in his face ie: "oh, I shall practice my curtsy", and the most memed 'I'm surrounded by idiots"
Scar is one of my Honorable mentions for this list, for his hilariously sarcastic bantering, particularly for the scene when young Simba is bragging to him about being the future king ("Oh, goody." "Yes, well, forgive me for not leaping for joy; Bad back, you know.").
My other Honorable Mentions include McLeach, Stromboli, and King Candy.
@@Adamguy2003 oh hellyeah! I forgot McLeach! Can't go wrong with George C. Scott.
"I didn't make it all the way to the third grade for nothing!"
That, “nothing whatever!”
“THATS VERY IMPORTANT!”
Always gets me
Especially when the music blasts with the Queen's lines!
Me too!
I consider that almost certainly the Queen's funniest moment in the entire movie, I'm so glad the Critic I cludes it when talking about her in this!
People forget that the other half of why Hades is funny is because Megara is such a sarcastic dry-humor counterpart. Having them both sarcastically riff on each other is the like polar opposite to Kronk and Yzma but it works because they're both the smartest characters in the film.
“I'm a damsel, I'm in distress, I can handle this. Have a nice day.”
Her delivery is just dripping with pure sarcasm, it’s so good.
Patrick Warburton and Eartha Kitt stole the entire show as Kronk and Yzma. You could tell that they were having a blast recording their dialogue.
👍
Great performances from them.
I'm still pissed they removed this comedic scene in the actual movie:
"Pull the lever Kronk! WRONG LEVER!!!!
I would’ve put them at number two but they’re in the top five so I’m not too mad. 😂
The fact as well that Aladdin and Hercules tv show got a crossover episode which meant Jafar and Hades work together to defeat the heroes made for some ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS dynamic between the villains. 😂
Hades: What's with the laughing, huh? Who does it help?🤨
Jafar: Oh, it punctuates my evil. *Continues to cackle*😂😈
Hades: .....You are such a freak...😒
I think my favorite bit is when Hades asks Jafar if they're having a budget cut when he's wearing his old man disguise from the first movie.
You know Jafar is a special kind of evil psychopath when even Hades, Lord of the Underworld, feels unsettled by him
@@glowworm2 Pfffftt, I totally forgot he said that! 😂🤣 Ah I love that!
@@EmperorShaoKahn123 Ehh, I wouldn't say unsettled or intimidated per se. Hades was more annoyed by Jafar's eccentric personality. Like you said, he's the Lord of the Underworld, he could destroy Jafar in a heartbeat. And actually, while they were talking to each other about their nemesis, Hades was making fun of Jafar for losing to a "mere mortal". Jafar confronted him yelling "Insolent cur! In battle Aladdin would shame and humiliate you!" But Hades was having NONE of that and was like, "First off, this is MY home. I'M the one that does the VOICE RAISING AROUND HERE!" So no, Hades doesn't take shit from anyone. Just because he's a funny smooth talker doesn't mean he's a push over. 😉
And then they laugh together
Honestly Goob/Bowler Hat Guy from Meet the Robinsons deserves to be on this list too, his combination of intimidating and being a complete screw up is hilarious
"They all hated me" will always be funny to me
“Take responsibility for my own actions, or blame you? BLAME YOU WINS, HANDS DOWN”
YES!!!!
Goob was just so hilarious in a way that also emphasized the message of the movie so much. His lingering on ONE bad situation as a kid that, in retrospect wasn't more than a hiccup and most would let go, ultimately ruins his life. So what does he do? Completely blames Louis and sets out to destroy him 😂😂 I love the way he so in deep with his own self-pity that he's inherently baffled why things go wrong for him. He just never correlates yelling at potential adoptive parents or ignoring his classmates to his loneliness- its all because Louis made him miss a ball in a little league game. In a way Goob just never grows up 😂 Then to couple him with a non-verbal but brilliant villain like Doris, who has to keep working in spite of him solely to remain inconspicuous, it's just a fantastic combination
"Hey Goob"
"How's it going Goob?"
I remember reading an interview with the head animator on Gaston. He said that when the character was being described to him, he thought, "I know such people! Los Angeles is full of them!" LOL
Yeah, fair.
Another Fun Fact: The King of Hearts in the original novel is a force of moderation in the reign of his wife. He quietly pardons many of the subjects the Queen has ordered to be beheaded when the Queen is not looking. This guarantees few people are actually beheaded.
Hades is PERFECT! The scene where he sees Pain and Panic with Hercules's merchandise is comedy gold. "What... are... THOSE?!" lmao
Fun fact: in the Spanish version of Emperor's new groove, Kronk says: "I don't know, Yzma. I don't think it was thanks to the magic of cinema".
I missed when Villians were allowed to be funny instead of Tragic sad depression angry evil like the most recent funniest villian in movies I can think is Jack Hornet from Puss in Boots the last wish 😢❤
Cricket: Are you really gonna shoot a PUPPY, Jack? 😰😰😰
Jack: Yeah, in the face, why? 😈😈😈😈😈
* Jack Horner
Yea it's like that evil bc it's fun type of villain is sorely missed. Sure it's one note but if you NAIL that note it doesn't matter
The fact that Vincent Price cited Ratigan as one of his favorite roles to do makes it even better. He did such a great job
Very True!
Fun trivia about Mad Madam Mim: So beloved was she that the Disney comics kept her around in stories well past her movie coming out. In these, her comedic side is more played up, and she's a chaotic neutral wild card whose most notable feat is being besties with Magica DeSpell.
Amusingly, Mim's voice actress was NOT June Foray, who voiced Witch Hazel and Magica for Disney even though Doug implied it was and it sure _sounds_ like her. If Foray HAD voiced Mim, that would have just made it funnier!
i remember James Woods describing his role as Hades as acting like a car salesman trying to convince you he's providing a good deal you'd be hard pressed to pass up. i think in the scene where he's getting Herc to give up his strength, he could've improvised some auctioneer speed talk, and the scene would still look good
An underrated Disney Villain is *Percival C. McLeach* from *"Rescuers: Down Under"* .
He may not be funniest, but he's definitely one of the most genuinely scary DV's & George C. Scott had a lot of fun playing him🤣
You can just tell the actor George C. Scott had the best time playing that character.
@@iamtriston666 "Did you eat one of my eggs?" 🤣
@@LivinMyJeffLife " 😊Joanna... 😊 Did you know there was a razorback in my truck? 😊 😠 did ya?! 😡 DID YA?! 🤬 THERE WAS A RAZORBACK IN MY TRUCK!!!"
These are not Joanna eggs
Seriously underrated and badass threat. I have no idea why he's no more beloved.
25:53 Gotta respect Doug for embracing the Hercules Vegas bit that Oney made popular.
Unlike a certain other critic
Doug definitely has a good sense of humor at being g made fun of.
@@mrcritical6751 Why do I suddenly have a craving for M&Ms of the green variety?
Big respect for the Nostalgic Man.
Bimmy would seethe at being made fun of.
The "by all accounts it doesn't make sense" scene is so much better in Dutch. "I don't know, the writers are still figuring it out."
Fun fact: James Woods also voice Lex Luthor in Justice League Action. I could not separate him from Hades and seeing Mark Hamill as the Joker try to work off him is a lot more hilarious than I give it credit for.
OH THAT IS PERFECT
🎶NO ONE'S VAIN LIKE GASTON,
CAUSES PAIN LIKE GASTON,
NO ONE FALLS TO THEIR DEATH IN THE RAIN LIKE GASTON!🎶
🎶I FIND HIS DEMISE QUITE CAPTIVATING...🎶
Fun fact: Hades was originally written to be more dark and sinister like the other past Disney villains and even both Jack Nicholson and John Lithgow were considered for the role before James Woods came in and improvised most of his lines.
My favorite comedic moment with Ratigan was when he was threatening Mr. Flaversham.
After Flaversham refused to cooperate, Ratigan brooded for a moment before telling him that he was bringing his daughter here as well; as he winds up the toy, Flaversham made for her birthday. As the toy dances, Ratigan makes a thinly veiled threat to him about his daughter's safety, and gently picks up the toy. Then to emphasize the threat, Ratigan grits his teeth and squeezes the toy until it breaks.
Ratigan then makes this mockingly sad look at the broken toy, looks at Flaversham with the same expression, and then erupts "FINISH IT, FLAVERSHAM!!!". Defeated, the toy maker goes back to work; while Ratigan walks away, humming to himself, and then quips "Oh, I love it when I'm nasty!".
Yes! Oh my gosh, his facial expressions at that part had me laughing. There was such a whiplash of emotions between the sad look and the sudden cutthroat demand that Flaversham complete that robot for him.
I love how Ursula and Hook are actually friends with their sidekicks, as opposed to most villains who just abuse them.
Hook did hit and yell at Smee a few times. But yeah it was both funny and touching to see Ursula mourn her eels.
You know it's a terrific day when The NC makes a new top 11 list!
One Last Fact: Chuck Jones once commented that only Walt Disney would make an animated film about one hundred and one dalmatians: "if I had tried to make One Dog Named Spot for Leon Schlesinger, he would not let me do it. Spots cost money."
Especially considering every Dalmatian has a unique spot structure. No two are alike.
Shut up
Xerox cameras came in mighty handy. And we have Ub Iwerks to thank for that.
@@geoffreyrichards6079 It was Iwerks? Wow. I thought it was Max Fleischer (he invented Rotoscoping)
@@Soufriere84 Oh, no. He didn’t invent the process, he merely introduced it into the studio’s system of film production.
Honestly, I love Hades (wow, that didn’t sound right), but Yzma and Kronk are my favorite! It’s super rare for a villain to make me burst out laughing!
“Pull the lever, Kronk.”
*falls to her supposed death*
“WRONG LEVEEEEEEEER!!!”
I absolutely love the captain hook skipping scene, it is genius and hilarious.
I also like the scene from HOOK where he holds a gun to his head and very quickly goes from "don't stop me smee" to "why aren't you stopping me smee!" In like 20 seconds
What I find most interesting about Hades’ design is how his flaming hair works. It’s no secret that fire and heat is often connected to anger in fiction. Heck, Anger the emotion from Inside Out literally blows his stack when he rages.
But what’s funny about Hades is that he’s actually getting colder when he’s angry because blue flames are hotter than yellow/orange flames. It’s a very ironic emotional feature.
My personal theory is that he hates having to constantly project 'cool and composed'; that he's angry all the time and not allowed to show it, so his rage just keeps burning hotter under the surface until something snaps because there's nowhere for him to safely vent.
My theory is that when he gets angry, his flames spread out across this body instead of being concentrated in one spot, which could spread out the heat and thus make the flames less hot. You can think about it as blue flames being him in control as you mostly see blue flames in controlled settings, like a science lab or kitchen, compared to when they spread and turn red and orange, like wild fires, when he loses his temper. While the blue flames in a lab or kitchen are hotter, they're less dangerous than wild fires.
@@SangoSon12 That’s an interesting theory. I like it.
Another Fun Fact: Patrick Warburton improvised when Kronk hummed his own theme song when he was carrying Kuzco (David Spade) in the bag to the waterfall. Disney's legal department had Warburton sign all rights to the humming composition over to them.
I love that Alice in Wonderland doesn't really have a plot. It's just a little girl walking through a weird world and meeting strange creatures and people.
11:25 That’s my favorite scene from Peter Pan too! The skipping Hook just makes me roll on the floor with laughter until I’m purple in the face 😂
While not the main villain, Snoops from the Rescuers always made me laugh
Snoooops! What’s wrong?!?! 😆
@@tayloredwards1675SHOTGUN BLAST
Rest in peace, Ursla's voice actor..
Pat Carroll will be missed…
But, she had a very long life (died at 95) and managed to voice Ursula one last time for that Disney-verse game…
It's pretty incredible to be able to voice a character for 30 years when you're already not-at-all young to start with
The way old Disney animates and allowing characters like Ursula and Hades to have all these Jim Carrey level expressions just adds to how great all these characters are. Hook, Hades, Red Queen and Yzma are my favorites from this list
It helps when they let a lot of the voice actors improvise and just copied their expressions.
OLD old Disney mostly used veteran radio actors to voice characters. Those men and women knew what they were doing and rarely ad-libbed -- they didn't have to because the writing was there so they could focus on acting.
There's a neat video (in color!) I saw of the Lady & The Tramp voice actors recording a scene in 1954
While I love Hades, I would argue that it's his interactions with Megara specifically that are so intrinsically funny. They switch between the roles of instigator and straight-man so fluidly that it is just a joy to watch. Of course James Woods is great on his own, but it's Hades and Meg together that just bring that effortless chemistry we all love. It's much like Kronk and Yzma in my opinion - two characters who are each played and animated perfectly in their own right, yet reach new comedic heights when paired together.
The second I saw the title, i thought, "No way Hades doesn't take the no. 1 spot." After I was recuperating from a small procedure a few weeks ago, I discovered the "Hercules" animated series on Disney Plus and every time Hades popped up, I'd laugh a storm up because of what James Woods would do. The "Aladdin" cross-over episode that had him and Jonathan Freeman work off each other was especially divine.
Shame it's not available on UK Disney Plus.
Woods and Lisa Kudrow as Aphrodite were just perfect additions
I think Scar from Lion King should've gotten an honorable mention for those moments of his great Sarcasm or should i say......... Scar-casm 🥁 Seriously though For how evil he is Scar did have a few funny moments
Yes. I was very disappointed in this list. Especially since he referenced "be prepared."
His response to Simba about being "a monkey's uncle" has made me laugh for years.
My list:
11. Bowler Hat Guy (Meet the Robinsons)
10. Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
9. Professor Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective)
8. Turbo (Wreck-It Ralph)
7. Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
6. Madam Mim (The Sword in the Stone)
5. Scar (The Lion King)
4. Prince John (Robin Hood)
3. Jafar (Aladdin)
2. Yzma (The Emperor’s New Groove)
1. Hades (Hercules)
Solid choices!
@@ChannelAwesome thx so much! 😊 love u NC!
@@stewarde17 wreck it ralph isn’t pixar.
@@streamingservices2469 was responding to a now deleted reply.
@@EyeOfArgus gotcha thx
Anyone else think Prince John was just wearing his brother's clothing along with his crown? I noticed when I was older that the clothes he wore looked several sizes to big for him except for his underwear.
One antagonist I’m surprised wasn’t on the list is “Bowler Hat Guy” from Meet the Robinsons. He’s got some great lines and can just be so pathetic it makes him a joy to watch. But this WAS a good list. :)
Another Fun Fact: Despite her obsession with decapitations, the Queen of Hearts is not depicted as a villain in the original novel. She is however depicted as the lead villain in many of the adaptations.
"Why Top 11? Because [sudden thunders and evil laughs]"
Not gonna lie... that jumpscared me. Like, literally, I even hopped from the chair
I'm right there with you. On the floor because *pop* right out of the chair.
Eartha Kitt is a phenomenal performer, and her performance as Yzma only further proves it. Just basic dialogue would make me smile because I can visualize how Eartha is actually delivering it in the sound booth.
A shame Disney nowadays don't make movie villains like these anymore.
Only in movies there tv shows are where villains shine now
Agreed, as an anime watcher, I hate how one-dimensional most villains are. So much so that the viewer just wants them dead!
But Disney Villains like Hades and even Power Rangers villains like Rita and Lord Zedd crack me up! Give us more villains like that please!!!!
Agreed. Nowadays rhey have to be drop
Dead serious with no comedy at all.
@@mediakira6621 in fairness wasnt the Horned King a serious villain
@@nicholassims9837 Well... yeah he was. However, most modern anime villains are less cool and fun to watch, and are just unlikable jackasses you want to see dead.
Also maybe it's just me, but I've noticed a lot of modern villains are written with the stereotypical bully personality. Saying lines like: "Aww, are you gonna cry?!" Basically talking down to the hero, rather than enjoying being evil.
Another Fun Fact: Walt Disney had been trying to buy the film rights to J.M. Barrie's play since 1935, having been smitten by a traveling production of the play when he was a child. The hold-up in negotiations was because Barrie had bequeathed the rights to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London. Disney finally secured the rights in 1939.
Pretty much. They started planning the movie out shortly afterwards as well, but WWII forced them to shelve the film temporarily till they had enough money to resume production in the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. It’s interesting looking into the early stages of the film - certain elements like the character designs and scene beats were largely kept for the final film, but the story and atmosphere were a lot darker, somber, and more sinister; more comparable to “Pinocchio”.
@@geoffreyrichards6079 And then Walt nearly lost his shirt on Pinocchio (and Fantasia), mostly because the War meant he couldn't distribute in Europe where those two films would be more popular, forcing him to go with the more upbeat "Disney" tone we know today. Any time he went outside the box (Sleeping Beauty), it backfired on him. Not sure how he got away with 101 Dalmatians -- I guess everyone loves puppies?
Persephone: 🎶Who put comedy in comedian?🎶
All of the underworld:🎶 h a d e s🎶
17:47 He's one of my favorite Disney villains based on his personality alone, and The Great Mouse Detective is one of my fave Disney movies, too. He's literally the guy who snaps like a twig at anyone that pisses him off, but will rub everything he has off in the hero's/victims' faces in such an elegant manner. Especially with Vincent Price giving him that additional charm as well. 😂
Hades will never fail to crack me up.
Honestly i think Peter Pan and the sequel deserve an episode of Nostalgia Critic. But thats up to you.
Yeah 👍
The way the animators were able to sync so well with James Woods’ fast talking is masterful.
I know Hades is definitely an all-time classic, and I can't be mad that he's number 1 here, but for me, Yzma and Kronk will always be the funniest Disney villains. I can't even talk about how funny one is without talking about the other because the comedy is so codependent between Eartha Kitt and Patrick Warburton. Every single comedic moment they share gets a laugh out of me every time I watch the movie. I love them
Hades is the funniest Disney villains and possibly my favorite villain, because his jokes make me laugh and he’s not straight up evil like other villains, he’s characteristically smart!
This is a good list, My top 4 are Hades, Yzma, Ratigan, and Captain Hook.
An interesting creative direction Disney took was making Ratigan a Rat. He wasn't in the source material; just a large mouse who operated out of the sewers and had that name. That's why he was so sensitive to being called a rat orgionally. I feel the angle Disney went with works so much better considering his personality. Deep down he is just a crook but he needs to build himself up as some grand being, greater than everyone else. Seeing him overreact in such a manner when just forced to face the reality of his species not only deepens the psychological aspects of his character but lends to some amazing comedy! Especially the few times where he just nearly loses it but straitens himself out to just say or do something malicious in a fake calm tone. It's SO funny and fitting! He "composes" himself just to do what you'd expect of a rat..but with an air of sophistication.
An extra fun detail to hammer in the fact that Ratigan is indeed a rat is that all the mice characters have 4 fingers. Ratigan has five.
@@glowworm2 That's cool but I think you missed the point.
George Sanders performance as Shere Khan in The Jungle Book deserves an honorable mention. Though perhaps more droll than funny.
Thanks, as usual, for the memories 😊
Hades is amazing don't get me wrong, but Kronk and Yzma's comedic duo makes them my favorites.
The cartoonish style really works for that humour, an exaggerated slapstick. Take the sequence of Yzma being booted from the house, she’s tarred, feathered and piñata’d, and it’s absolutely hilarious that Pacha’s kids are doing this to her. Kronk is on his own level, too stupid to grasp what Yzma is really going for but completely loyal to her whilst off in his own world. He elevates the Angel vs devil on the shoulder gag by showing Yzma, Kuzco and Pacha, and by extension the audience, what he looks like conversing with them and they’re not present. All three have WTF reactions.
I'm kinda surprised Scar didn't make the cut.
Scar is definitely one of the top tier Disney villains in general for sure and he’s great, but in terms of the funniest, he isn’t exactly the most hilarious/humorous of the villains.
@Lauren_210 I find his over dramatic sarcasm and dry wit very funny, I personally would have considered him above at least Ursula, maybe Jafar
Honorable mentions: Mcleach from The Rescuers down under, Alameda Slim from Home on the Range and Bowler Hat Guy from Meet the Robinsons.
I do wish there was an honorary shout out to Percival C. McLeach and Joanna from Rescuers Down Under, the egg scene is one of the best comedy bits in all of Disney history and the chemistry between George C Scott and Frank Wenkler, even though he’s just making noises, are brilliant, McLeach is definitely more terrifying than funny but his funny bits with the lizard really do stand out in an already stellar film
4:46, 4:56 and 6:07 god, Jafar's evil high-pitched laughs. *chef's kiss
The way Disney keeps making remarkable villains for as long as they have really shows just how good Disney is at making Villains so good for the most part
Fun fact: Hades and The Genie have the same Latin Spanish voice actor
"Pull the lever Kronk... Wrong Lever!!!"
Still cracks me up that line
Kronk is the absolute GOAT
Yep!!
Kronk so loved he got his own movie and won Mr /co/ in 2019
The Emporer's New Groove is one of Disney's absolute greatest and underappreciated films
Captain Hook made my gut hurt laughing when he's screaming from the crocodile 🐊 😂
Eartha Kitt as Yzma is 100% also a character who's voice role is perfect.
I still think Hades as a villain can never just be replicated just because of the great energy James Woods brought to that role
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YES
Childhood memory unlocked, we played that- no joke- like 10 times in a row crying laughing at that exact skipping scene.
I finally watched The Great Mouse Detective in its entirety for the first time a few weeks ago, and Ratigan had me in stitches. His facial expressions alone when he's pissed off and about to have a frickin' aneurism are gold! 🤣 One of my favorites is when he's leaning upside down while declaring one of his rules of taxing the parasites, which includes little children--that gleeful grin at that point at that poor kid!🤣
Many of these are 100% truly funny Disney Villains. But I'm surprised you don't have any honorable mentions. I would've included:
.Tamatoa- from Moana (2016)
.Duke of Weaseltown, I mean Weselton- From Frozen (2013)
.Dr. Facilier- from The Princess and the Frog (2009)
.Edgar-from The Aristocats (1970)
Was looking for this comment, I wish there was more of the modern Disney villains haha tamotoa for sure. I would probably just add mother gothel as an honorable mention too haha
Hades is easily my favorite villain. James Woods’ voice acting is perfect 🤩
James Woods really has perfect comic timing as Hades. A terrific performance. Although my favorite is probably Vincent Price as Ratigan. Great performances.
100%
I think we can all agree that we all come back to watch Disney's great classics solely for the villains. Because they're not here to be misunderstood or preach a message for modern audiences or tell you how to feel and should feel. They're here to make you laugh and enjoy how evil they can be. Raise a glass to the greatest rogue's gallery of movie history!!!
Zeus: Congratulations brother
Hades: gee thanks
(That was accurate to how they sometimes talk)
Also why do you think Persephone loves Hades?
I kind of like that Disney makes their characters funny and they don't add stale jokes or cameos or references that will be dated in 20-30 years and nobody will remember them when rewatching them again
Hmmm, they maybe do it a little less but they're hardly blameless. The genie in Aladdin in particular does tons of impressions which are funny enough on their own but I have no idea who they're impressions of.
Ratigan is number one for me, forever. The scene in the Buckingham Palace is just pure comedic gold
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I'm pretty sure that Gaston has 2 villain songs.
"Gaston" and "Kill the Beast" aka the Mob Song