Sewernose

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Sewernose de Bergerac is a fictional character created by The Walt Disney Company for a single episode of the late 1980s animated series Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers as a villain. He is an anthropomorphic, mentally ill alligator and he appears in the episode "A Case of Stage Blight".

As a baby, Sewernose was taken away from his mother and sold to an unknown owner. Not long after, he was cruelly flushed down the toilet and made his home in the sewers. The pair of traumatic events left him severely psychologically damaged and he developed two split personalites, represented by the two hand puppets he carries. Voltaire, the French one, represents the harsh criticism he has of himself, while the Greek one, Euripides, represents his confidence and support. In addition to these personalities, Sewernose developed an unhealthy obsession with the theater, as well as extreme cases of both narcissism and manic depression, and homicidal tendencies.

In the events of the episode, Sewernose attempts to kill the lead actor of the opera the Rangers end up seeing, and take his place so he may showcase his talents. However, his acting is less than impressive, and the audience flees when they see he is an alligator. Fortunately, the Rangers stop his potentially murderous rage by continuing the opera; Chip plays the lady love, while Dale, dressed as the rival, engages him in a swordfight. When the gator disarms him, however, Gadget and Monterey Jack attempt some psychological warfare by pretending to be Voltaire and Euripides. Taking advantage of Sewernose's confusion, the Rangers promptly flush him down the fountain, where he was never seen again.

Sewernose seems to be modeled after The Phantom of the Opera, living under a theater in bitterness (Gadget even remarks his lair is like "another world"). Another not so obvious reference is his split personality puppets, giving him some similarity to the Ventriloquist, a Batman villain (although in the latter case the man is the subordinate of the dummy).

Also, a similar villain appeared in Courage the Cowardly Dog under the name The Great Fussili.

He is voiced by Pete Schrum.

[edit] Quotes

• "There is nothing like a good melodrama...and this is nothing like one."
• (after tripping and falling into instruments) "I meant to do that! Comic relief is essential to drama!"

Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Rescue Rangers: Chip 'n Dale | Gadget Hackwrench | Monterey Jack | Zipper
Villains: Fat Cat | Professor Norton Nimnul | Aldrin Chlordane | Sewernose | Rat Capone
List of episodes: Season 1 Season 2 Season 3
Media: Video Game | Video Game Sequel | DVD Releases