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Edit: Medusa and Mr. Snoops are from The Rescuers. I would have mentioned that in the title, but it wouldn't fit.

Here we have Medusa and Mr. Snoops (does he have a first name ) as teenagers. It's funny: every person I showed this to remarked how adorable the characters were as teens. I guess this is before the mean streak really took root, although the interest in diamonds and crocodiles was already there, as you can see

In my mind, Medusa is one of the worst of the Disney Villains. Villains like Ursula and Cruella DeVille often hog the spotlight due to their flair for the dramatic. But Ursula only preyed on a rebelliousness that Ariel already possessed, and Cruella's cruelness was directed at animals.

To me, however, there is nothing more chilling than hearing little Penny cry out, "The water's coming in! Please pull me up!" and having Medusa shout back, "Not until you get the diamond!" And she aims a shotgun blast at the girl later, when Penny and the Rescuers are trying to escape. It misses the child by inches.

Mr. Snoops puts up with an awful lot of abuse (both verbal and physical) from his... employer? Co-conspirator? Their relationship is never fully explained. While greed is obviously his motivation, he also seems very trusting of her at times. (The "how to handle children" dialogue comes to mind.)

I often wonder how their collaboration started. Why did Medusa pick Mr. Snoops to help her, and why did he agree? And what circumstances and life choices led them both to a place where they could put a minor in harm's way without feeling the slightest compunction or prick of conscience?

I guess we will never know...

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Edit: Medusa and Mr. Snoops are from The Rescuers. I would have mentioned that in the title, but it wouldn't fit.

Here we have Medusa and Mr. Snoops (does he have a first name ) as teenagers. It's funny: every person I showed this to remarked how adorable the characters were as teens. I guess this is before the mean streak really took root, although the interest in diamonds and crocodiles was already there, as you can see

In my mind, Medusa is one of the worst of the Disney Villains. Villains like Ursula and Cruella DeVille often hog the spotlight due to their flair for the dramatic. But Ursula only preyed on a rebelliousness that Ariel already possessed, and Cruella's cruelness was directed at animals.

To me, however, there is nothing more chilling than hearing little Penny cry out, "The water's coming in! Please pull me up!" and having Medusa shout back, "Not until you get the diamond!" And she aims a shotgun blast at the girl later, when Penny and the Rescuers are trying to escape. It misses the child by inches.

Mr. Snoops puts up with an awful lot of abuse (both verbal and physical) from his... employer? Co-conspirator? Their relationship is never fully explained. While greed is obviously his motivation, he also seems very trusting of her at times. (The "how to handle children" dialogue comes to mind.)

I often wonder how their collaboration started. Why did Medusa pick Mr. Snoops to help her, and why did he agree? And what circumstances and life choices led them both to a place where they could put a minor in harm's way without feeling the slightest compunction or prick of conscience?

I guess we will never know...