Top Ten Fictional Weasels
Weasels? Weasels!They are a mustelid species who are sometimes used in fiction centering around anthropormphic characters. Weasels very often play villainous roles, although rarely as main antagonists. They are often mischievous or even criminal, although their actions range from pulling off cons to sadistic violence. However, in some instances there also were positive weasel characters in which they were friends of the protagonists or are even the main characters themselves, although the latter is very rare.
Be honest: you wouldn't have guessed the number one spot on my original list, right?
Even though it might surprise you, I like Smarty Weasel quite a lot. (SPOILER: The fact that he dies in such a definite way, unlike the other four Patrol weasels whose ghosts are probably still around, is the only thing about this magnificent movie I'd change.)
He has something that's just awesomely psychotic and sadistic. Combined with his appearance as the most classy and collected of the pack, it makes him morbidly fun.
Think about this:
This guy seems like he could have been somebody in Toon Town if he weren't a weasel. He is obviously cleverer than his patrol members and can lead them. He appears more tasteful (as seen by his clothes), but he is essentially a gangster, given permission to live out his twisted mind by an official force.
But how did all of this behavior evolve? Although Jessica says in the movie's most famous line that toons aren't actually drawn but really live in this universe and have consciousness, it raises questions. If they were really drawn, wouldn't they just draw the entire cartoon instead of drawing the toon and letting them act in the movie? And why would the Patrol exist?
"Drawn" may be a toon's way of saying "born." That means Smarty might have been born/drawn into a society that never gave him a proper chance because he is a weasel. He wasn't a toon actor. He just had no other choice but to be a thug. And he grew to love it.
Greasy is like the light version of Smarty. He isn't as intelligent (though not as dumb as some others) and also not as vile. He's more like the kind of hard-boiled gangster henchman you'd expect from a film noir like "Roger Rabbit" basically is.
He lets his gun do the talking but is more direct and isn't as strategic as Smarty.
This guy is just insane. Literally. He doesn't contribute much to the movie other than looking completely mad, but this task is delivered outstandingly. The eyes, the straitjacket, the way he moves - I'm pretty sure if the movie wasn't PG, this guy would have done some pretty gut-wrenching stuff.
Out of the Toon Patrol, he's the least outstanding member and is basically there to fulfill the stereotype of smoking characters in film noirs. It's the cheerleader effect: as a group of five, the Patrol looks pretty badass. But actually, Smarty, Greasy, and Psycho are the standouts. The other two just add color.
However, Wheezy does fit in well. He's this rough, insensitive, and straightforward gangster who would instantly beat someone up to get information. He is direct yet sane, while the others are twisted.
I haven't seen the movie in a very long time, but I do remember that the new characters and the premise were somehow nonsensical in a really fun and awesome way. I do remember Buck and that I liked him for some reason, so why not include him?
Also, he's a weasel in a positive role, so points for that.
Fun fact: in the German dub of "Zootopia," Duke is voiced by "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" host Armin Assinger and is the only character with a strong Austrian accent. He's also the only one voiced by a celebrity and not a professional voice actor.
He definitely had too little screen time. Like Flash, he's a scene-stealer, mostly because they made good use of him being a weasel in the chase scene, which looks three times as furious as it would with a non-mustelid species.
Another minor character who deserved more screen time. He appears in only one episode, but his vile and blissfully creepy nature made him a memorable villain.
This was a last-minute addition as I googled fictional weasels to make sure I didn't forget anyone. I didn't know Dunglap was supposed to be a weasel. I assumed he was a rat. But nevertheless, he's a nice, harmless side character who is even somewhat of a wallflower, which is rare with weasels, so I'll just add him for that.
Even though he is only half-weasel, he still counts. He is hilarious, and it's nice to see a heroic weasel for a change instead of the same 'minor villain' role that most fictional weasels have had for years.
Okay, this show was among the funniest series I knew. It was trashy, cartoonish, and over the top, and it celebrated every second of its own silliness.
The weasel constantly appears with Gordy chasing it to get it out of the school, even though it became something like the school's unofficial mascot.
This is the only non-anthropomorphic weasel on my original list.
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