Disney's Greatest Villains

"Disney's Greatest Villains" is a 1977 episode of The Wonderful World of Disney and a sequel to "Our Unsung Villains" (1956) which originally aired on NBC on May 15, 1977. It was used to showcase Madame Medusa, the villain in the then-upcoming animated film The Rescuers.

Synopsis

The episode is hosted by Hans Conried reprising his role as the Magic Mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and other Disney television specials. The Magic Mirror explains the importance of villains and introduces clips of various villains from Disney feature films while also providing biased, yet humorous, commentary. Most of the villains received a good-sized clip from their respective films, although some were featured in very brief 30-second segments. One sidenote is that the music featured in Madame Medusa's segment was not used in The Rescuers.

"Disney's Greatest Villains" would be shown again in reruns, the last time being on the Vault Disney block of programming on the Disney Channel. In 1983, portions of "Disney's Greatest Villains" were incorporated into the 90-minute special A Disney Halloween.

Featured villains with the Magic Mirror

• Captain Hook – Peter Pan (1953)
• Edgar Balthazar – The Aristocats (1970)
• Willie the Giant – Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
• Madam Mim – The Sword in the Stone (1963)
• Shere Khan and Kaa – The Jungle Book (1967)
• The Evil Queen – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
• Maleficent – Sleeping Beauty (1959)
  • Lady Tremaine – Cinderella (1950)
  • Cruella De Vil – One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
  • The Queen of Hearts – Alice in Wonderland (1951)
• Madame Medusa – The Rescuers (1977)

See also

• "Our Unsung Villains" (1956)

External links

• "Disney's Greatest Villains" at the Internet Movie Database