A Disney Villains Retrospective Part 12: Captain Hook (Peter Pan)

Ahoy! This entry will focus on the villains of the Peter Pan franchise. Captain Hook will be the primary focus, along with Mister Smee and the rest of the pirate crew. So think happy thoughts, try not to smile at any crocodiles, and we're off to Never Land!
0:00 Intro
0:33 The Original Play/Book
5:49 The 1953 Disney Movie
17:49 Return to Never Land
21:06 Jake and the Never Land Pirates
25:52 Disney Fairies
29:43 Other Animation and Live Action
33:36 Comics
37:48 Video Games
45:05 Theme Parks
50:48 Conclusion
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Disney Villains' Revenge
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Adventures in Never Land
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The Legend of Never Land
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Kingdom Hearts
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• KH 358/2 Days Playthro...
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• PETER PAN | Kingdom He...
Epic Mickey
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Peter Pan's Flight
• [2020] Peter Pan's Fli...
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Fantasmic!
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• Complete Fantasmic! Sh...
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One Man's Dream
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Peter Pan to the Rescue
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Following the Leader with Peter Pan
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[@Blokewood3]

Hook has had more "famous last words" than possibly any other villain. Even his original creator wrote three different sets of last words for him: "Floreat Etona!" (The original play) "Bad form!" (The book: Peter and Wendy) "Peter Pan, no words of mine can express my utter contempt for you." (From the 1924 silent movie. Also used in the Broadway musical.) From later adaptations: "Fame, fame, thou glittering bauble, farewell." (1976 TV adaptation) "I want my mommy!" (Hook, 1991) "Old, alone, done for." (2003 film adaptation) But of course, none can compare with "SMEEEEE--EE--EE--EE--EE--EE--EE--EE--EE--EE--EE..." (Disney Film)

[@SweetOrangeGirl]

That last quote makes me lose my shit 😂.

[@disneyboy3030]

I did actually hear that there were a few follow up's to the original book where Hook returns having somehow survived or gotten out of there. The first one I heard had him disguise himself as another Pirate before reavling himself latter on.

[@sirhenrymorgan1187]

@@disneyboy3030 Yup. The British government commissioned an official sequel to Peter Pan MANY years after the original. “Peter Pan in Scarlet” features the character Ravello, who is eventually revealed to be Captain Hook. Apparently, Hook managed to escape from the belly of the crocodile after his poison vial (the same one he used to try and poison Peter) shattered and poisoned the crocodile. By the time Hook managed to cleave his way out of the crocodile’s belly, Hook had been partially digested and driven insane from the experience.

[@disneyboy3030]

@@sirhenrymorgan1187 well he probably should get some plastic surgery for that face.

[@Blokewood3]

@@disneyboy3030 At the end of the book, Wendy gives him a kiss goodnight, and he sleeps for several weeks straight. Sleep is powerful healer, and when he wakes up, he has fully recovered and become Captain Hook again.

[@megacrashthehedgehog5377]

It's weird how often I find myself rooting for Captain Hook. I know he's far from being the nicest guy, but the man is beaten by children every other Tuesday, and spends every waking moment fearing that a crocodile will appear out of nowhere and devour him whole because the croc was fed Hook's own hand! At this point I think he just needs to listen to Mr. Smee and take a good long vacation from Neverland.

[@alorapendrak9752]

personally, I'm of the opinion if hook won he'd also lose. what would he do if he killed peter pan go back to sacking ships on the Spanish main? Wouldn't that bore him after the constant challenge of having adventures in a child fantasyland? He goes from having foes who can fly and crocodiles to guys who just pee their pants when they see his pirate flag. That's if he gets to leave neverland lets be honest Tink and Tiger Lilly are going to be gunning for Hook after.

[@whoanelly2605]

​​@@alorapendrak9752he'd probably just go back to conquering other ships and the typical "pirate" stuff

[@155chipmunkz]

Especially in Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Smee is clearly the more sane one.

[@155chipmunkz]

@@alorapendrak9752Well given how he has 3 kids in the Descendants franchise, he most likely left Neverland at some point.

[@sarafontanini7051]

Fun fact: hook was used to test out the aniamtion for the prosthetic limb of ANOTHER famous pirate (albeit a very altered version): Long John Silver, in Treasure Planet.

[@kaytlinjustis5643]

Yep! Ain't it great? ^^

[@155chipmunkz]

Cool!

[@richardkirk5098]

Hook is the embodiment of the animation principal of “appeal”. He is not cute or cuddly, but extremely appealing in his role. A joy to watch.

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

I'm surprise Tink's rather villainous behavior in the first film wasn't brought up here. I mean she did try to get Wendy killed out of spiteful jealousy. Tho The Fae are usually like that.

[@danielcastillo591]

Fairies are just wacky like that 🤪

[@IronFreakV]

Speaking of the fae: i'm pretty sure that Peter Pan was the main reason we generally see fairies as kind, pretty girls rather than semi-lovecraftian assholes like they are supposed to be lol

[@shannonmcelroy8454]

I think she's also interesting in how much she furthers the theme of arrogant innocence that Peter starts. She's essentially a womanchild, preening and short-sighted in her wants and obessessions, much like a spoiled little girl. It's telling that her only friend is Peter himself, and by extension the lost boys. If it wasn't for her being a creature of Neverland, her stubbornness and poor attitude would have made her a pariah among any community she tried to fit into.

[@eliotreader8220]

I thought that the reason for Tink's name was explained in her spin off Fairie film series

[@jacks1368]

The reason given in the book was that fairies are too small to have more than one emotion at a time. So when she got jealous, she became jealousy incarnate, and that's kinda her state throughout the story.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

"His ship gets completly destroyed in the end by a octopus" So I guess a third Peter Pan movie would have Captain Hook and his crew going to Davy Jones's Locker to recover his ship and... no, wait... wrong disney movie with pirates...

[@jaggerguth4391]

Captain Hook: I Got A Jar of Dirt. I Got a Jar of Dirt. I Got a Jar of Dirt. and Gets what Inside It.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

@@jaggerguth4391 Peter Pan: So what now James Hook, We'd be two immortals locked in a epic battle until judgment day and trumpet sounds? Captain Hook : Or you could surrender.

[@captainjameshook90]

Hook is actually canon to the potc universe according to the novel called Spirit Of Freedom.

[@tergonited.8057]

@@jaggerguth4391 dirt

[@GoldAmple]

@@captainjameshook90 what’s the potc universe

[@glitchedsushi]

For me, Hook would actually be one of the few villain that would work as a main character for a live action movie, Captain Hook is an incredibly round character, and even an anti-hero at times

[@155chipmunkz]

Especially in Jake and the Neverland Pirates, considering it’s a show for preschoolers.

[@aidanhammans9337]

Now if only he could win without everyone else losing.

[@seanmyster6]

I have a feeling that Disney's Captain Hook is the progenitor of the goofy-yet-still-somewhat-intimidating cartoon villains that we'd see in the 80s and 90s, such as Skeletor and Shredder. (Shredder in particular sharing the similarity of being humiliatingly thwarted by minors)

[@austinreed7343]

Captain Hook is the grandfather of Dr. Robotnik (going from minors dressed like animals to minors who ARE animals, regaining the same color scheme).

[@Parcha64]

We actually get it in the 60's and 70's with Hana-Barbera shows. Snidely Whiplash is literally Captain Hook in a tophat.

[@bradjames891]

@@Parcha64 Dudley Do-Right wasn't Hanna-Barbera.

[@curtisleblanc5897]

Any Scooby Doo villain.

[@155chipmunkz]

And then in 2017 we got LEGO Joker, so it’s like funny villains are back in style.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

It's interesting this concept of Hook being afraid of death. It actually creates a good paralell to Peter and his friend character arc, since both the hero and the villain are fighting against a common enemy: time. They are both trying to avoid growing up and facing the things that come with the age, including natural death . The fact that Peter in end learns to accept Wendy and her brothers decision to return to London and Hook is killed by the crocodile is a great way to finish their stories, with both accepting the changes in their lifes (Hook accepting death), as well in the lifes of the people close to them (Peter letting his friends go and growing up).

[@niktri8312]

Let's not also mention how Hook is the only adult in Never Land, has purposeful parallels to the children's father in ever version of the story, and Hook's greatest fear is a literal ticking clock.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

@@niktri8312 True, which really shows how just like Peter Pan and his friends are afraid to grow up and becoming adults, Hook is afraid of what comes after it: Death. In the end both the hero and the villain are afraid of time itself (represent by the ticking clock).

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

@ Nik Tri id he an only adult? What about the other pirates and the Natives? And aren’t the fairies and mermaids adults in a way? But I haven’t red the book, and maybe you mean he is more adult than the rest metaphorically by his fear of death.

[@niktri8312]

@@sarasamaletdin4574 Yes, the Indians are adults too, but he's the only one who's very specifically emphasized to be an adult (and the adult pirates are an extension of him), as he literally stands in for the gruff authority figure (the father) who's going to tell the kids that "playtime's over" and they need to eventually mature as people. That's why, in the safe dream space of Neverland, the "adult" becomes part of the game the kids are playing, someone to be ridiculed, fought, humiliated, and ultimately defeated in a childlike manner, because that's the only way the kids know how to keep the inevitable reality of adulthood they'll eventually have to face at bay, as demonstrated by the literal ticking clock always chasing him.

[@goofyahhslimjackson1942]

Did hook ever die in the animated franchise?

[@andreavasquez4355]

Smee and Hook are probably my favorite characters in Peter Pan. They are so lovable, despite their villainy.

[@erichanson426]

I thought it was just me

[@155chipmunkz]

In Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Smee’s more of an anti-hero.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

smee is more like a sidekick or henchman to hook.

[@ThatRandomEncounterGuy]

As a random footnote, Captain Hook was the only villain featured in the short-lived Disney Adventurers toyline (which was clearly an attempt by Disney to make a boys version of the Disney Princess line, but with action figures instead of dolls); it’s likely that, if the line had stuck around a bit longer, they could’ve introduced other antagonists or possibly made brand new villains entirely but worth mentioning.

[@spiker_8029]

I remember that! The toyline was called Disney Heroes, The heroes I remember it featured were Aladdin, Peter pan, Hercules and Tarzan. It should honestly make a comeback.

[@ThatRandomEncounterGuy]

@@spiker_8029 yeah, I totally agree with that; never had the toys but it seemed like a cool idea and having a boy-centric counterpart to the Disney Princess lineup is a great concept-they don’t really stress any brands in that direction. The Disney *Princes* aren’t so much a “brand” as accessories (unless they’re the main character like Aladdin), the Disney Villains are more neutral but kinda endangered, and I can’t think of the last time they made a “boys movie” in the vein of Aladdin or Peter Pan.

[@austinreed7343]

@@ThatRandomEncounterGuy I think the last “boys movie” was either BH6 or Wreck It Ralph. Maybe even earlier with Brother Bear.

[@alexandragutierrez393]

@@spiker_8029 Pretty sure Disney Adventurers and Disney Heroes were two different toylines ....I need a Herc figure though

[@christopherwall2121]

@@austinreed7343 With Disney proper, anyway. Pixar's output still trends towards *MAN MOVIES! ABOUT MANLY MEN! DOING MASCULINE THINGS!*

[@boredwarlock5216]

I was really touched in Return to Neverland when he had that locket with a picture of his dear old mother inside. I'm surprised you didn't mention it Colin. That scene really spoke to me for some reason and made me see the character as human in way I never had before. Also who could forget Dustin Hoffman's legendary performance.

[@elmasterdezoologia6641]

I always saw that scene as him being lying.

[@AnInkStick]

I was certain that was just hook in drag lol

[@boredwarlock5216]

​@@elmasterdezoologia6641 Wait........ WHAT? LOL

[@AnInkStick]

@@boredwarlock5216 yeah I thought that was just him in drag.

[@johnnycage112]

Great video and I've really gotten into your series here. Just thought this one was slighty off for not talking about the mermaids attempting to drown Wendy.

[@25Erix]

Tick-Tock is a crocodile doing crocodile things. When I watched a particular episode of Loki (you know the one, Loki fans), I immediately went "Gator Loki just pulled a Tick-Tock on President Loki". And it was glorious.

[@DavidAnthony211]

Its also hilarious in highsight that Tom Hiddlston voiced Hook in the fairy Tinker Bell's movie

[@25Erix]

@@DavidAnthony211 I went "wait, what?" Because I had seen that movie but didn't recognize his voice

[@blitzyquartz]

Glorious purpose

[@aconsultingfangirl1258]

@@DavidAnthony211 *insert coincidence i think NOT gif from "the incredibles" here*

[@curtisleblanc5897]

@@aconsultingfangirl1258 Ernie. Don't "Ernie" me! THIS LITTLE RAT IS GUILTY!

[@danielsvetlichny5721]

Hook is one of my personal favourite Disney Villains because of how he is a good blend between funny and foreboding. His voice has a lot of personality in it and by the by, I have seen 'tis film in both languages which is of course English and Russian. The latter in which, specifically for Hook sounds just as fun as Hans Conried did.

[@LeraSvThatKemetovskaya]

He is one of my favorite characters!

[@Blokewood3]

The bit about Captain Hook being "the only man the Sea-Cook ever feared" is itself a spin on Long John Silver being the only man Captain Flint ever feared.

[@krakelwok]

If I remember correctly, Skylights in the book wasn't shot, Hook "cast anchor in him", meaning he stabbed him with his hook. His corpse is then unceremoniously dumped in the jungle to rot. You know - for kids!

[@MisterSynyster]

Hook in the book is a stone-cold killer. He has ZERO compulsion about killing someone & orders if not personally kills plenty of folks. The ONLY thing that prevents him from being a hard murderer is his obsession with good form. And even then, he still has his weak spots.

[@155chipmunkz]

Mr. Darling was a major jerkwad in the book too. He freaking poisoned Nana just for a laugh.

[@155chipmunkz]

@@MisterSynysterFor a pirate, he is pretty classy.

[@Mvmrobots4030]

I love how captain hook can find loopholes he doesn’t break a promise in the two movies

[@lycanthis9963]

3:55 "His need to be a gentleman is linked his obsession with good form." Good form, Mr Smee? BLAST GOOD FORM! DID PAN SHOW GOOD FORM WHEN HE DID THIS TO ME!!!!

[@ciarangrainger2465]

Captain Hook is a wonderful character and one of my personal favourites. He has all the trappings of a classical villain and yet how Barrie writes him makes him surprisingly deep, complex and sympathetic despite being a cold-hearted murderer. One of the aspects that’s rarely brought up about the novel is that Pan is just as bad if not worse than Hook. In my opinion, Wendy is the main character and Hook and Pan are both the antagonists in her story. Wendy fears growing up and they both are physical representations about growing up (Hook is a cold, heartless adult who lives in a constant state of paranoia and fear - I.e. what children think they’ll grow into; Pan is a childhood representation of selfishness and impulse rejection of growing up - I.e the antithesis to the lesson that Wendy needs to learn). Hook is a threat to everybody, but in a lot of ways his reason for causing harm is understandable. He’s mentally unstable due to trauma caused by Pan and the crocodile. Pan is also a remorseless killer in the book and a kidnapper. Much like Hook, Pan murders his henchmen if they displease him and is quite spiteful towards those he hates. The difference between Pan and Hook is the good form Peter presents when fighting, which Hook lacks. The two are different shades of grey when it comes to their villainy and both lose their desired goals at the end of the book. (Hook loses to Pan and gets eaten by the crocodile, Pan loses Wendy by Wendy choosing to go home instead of being his mother). Wendy ultimately conquered both the fear of becoming an adult (Hook) and her selfish, impulsive clinging childishness (Peter Pan). It’s so poetic.

[@KTChamberlain]

Since you mentioned that Hook once served alongside Long John Silver from Treasure Island and the Muppets had a take on Peter Pan, I should note that Tim Curry portrayed Captain Hook in the animated series Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates, and then in 1996 Tim Curry played Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island. Funny how these things seem to connect, whether intentional or unintentional.

[@Adamguy2003]

I have a couple more bits of info on Disney- Pan- related baddies: 1. In 'Once Upon a Time,' a couple other antagonists in the excellent Neverlajd storyline include Pan's second- in- command Felix (Parker Croft), and Pan's evil sentient Shadow (A quite frightening CGI creature who is mostly silent, but in one episode is briefly voiced by none other than Marilyn Manson). 2. In the recent 'Disney Chills' book series (A series of 'Goosebumps'- esque books in which modern- day kids and teens have frightening encounters with Disney villains which DON'T end happily ever after), Captain Hook is the villain of the third book in the series, 'Second Star to the Fright.' In it, a boy named Barrie (A clear nod to J.M. Barrie) who is on the verge of his twelfth birthday and feeling apprehensive about the responsibilities of getting older, is on a tour of Captain Hook's old ship and comes across his hook, which has a note on it claiming that whoever owns it will never grow any older. Barrie steals this, and it works, but he soon begins experiencing the negative side of his wish to never get older, and Captain Hook himself begins stalking him to both get his hook back and get revenge on Barrie. This book is a novelty both in the sense that it makes Hook a lot scarier than he usually is portrayed as (i.e. It frequently mentions that, without his hook, his left arm ends in "A bloody stump"), and in the sense that it's one of the only portrayals of Hook which doesn't end with the Croc chasing him away. The last we see of him in it is the shadow of him illuminated in the captain's cabin window of his ship as it sails off to Neverland. I highly recommend the 'Disney Chills' series to any fans of Disney villains, they're great books.

[@bennybotros2082]

i got most of the disney chills books for christmas and i just finished reading the captain hook one.it was a good read.

[@155chipmunkz]

I just read the Cruella one. It was sad.

[@MedusaLegend]

Can we just say that Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook was just perfect?

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

While this isn't my favorite adaptation of Peter Pan (or my favorite Disney movie), Hook is still such a great character and memorable villain. I don't really think there's a bad portrayal of him though (although I'm personally inclined towards Dustin Hoffman's version)

[@TorridPrime217]

Hook is basically the Skeletor of Disney

[@LeBasfondMusic]

OMG

[@Quirderph]

Either that or Team Rocket.

[@aidanhammans9337]

@@QuirderphI think that would depend on the number of partial wins Hook has.

[@juice6199]

I think the idea of Hook escaping the crocodile only to have the exact same scenario play out with an octopus is actually hilarious, looking back. It even fits his character lol the poor guys luck is so bad that even when he thinks he escaped the crocodile, he ends up having a nearly identical experience with the octopus. And the fact that it just randomly starts mimicking the clock noise, almost as if to give Hook PTSD, is so absurd and dark but also so strange that I can't help but laugh a bit. Makes you wonder if some sort of clock/time based entity is following him and represents mortality being finite, opposed to the never aging Lost Boys .. Wait.. 🙄

[@155chipmunkz]

Right on the nose.

[@xandan1668]

Ruthless pirate captain but is tolerant of hugs. I am okay with this.

[@LeBasfondMusic]

Jake and the Neverland Pirates is adorable, and there's something....surprisingly satisfying about Hook riding a skateboard.....as is having Sharon Osbourne be his mother

[@disneyrules7808]

That show shouldn't have been made.

[@trevormcclanahan7278]

@@disneyrules7808 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 How Dare You Jake and The Neverland Pirates is classic

[@disneyrules7808]

@@trevormcclanahan7278 That show is for preschoolers which also breaks the fourth wall to the viewers and shouldn't have even been made.

[@disneyrules7808]

@Mary Moon That show also breaks the fourth wall to the audience and it shouldn't have been made.

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@disneyrules7808 Dude, grow up

[@nicholassims9837]

Its kind of ironic that Hook sailed with Long John Silver as in Treasure Planet Hook was used as a model for his cyborg hands

[@cameronfield7313]

I know you only wanted to touch upon the Disney-made/Disney-owned products, but Jason Isaacs interpretation of Hook in 2003's live action Peter Pan is really really good. He was able to catch the seriousness of Hook, but still had really funny (some actually dark XD) moments and jokes.

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

11:46 He later worked on Sleeping Beauty where he acted as a live action reference for King Stefan and allegedly as the uncredited voice of the herald Lord Duke, but that remains unconfirmed due to Conried’s own replacement by Taylor Holmes for the voice of Stefan. You can also hear him as the Grinch in Grinch Night.

[@jacktoma21]

Peter Pan was my favorite Disney movie as a kid and is basically entirely because of Captain Hook. I think this is partly due to how fun the character is but also because he checked off a lot of the things I loved in a villain as a kid. Upon rewatch of this movie recently I will say it was definitely just because of Hook and is dynamic with Smee and the crocodile. Like you say Peter is a very unlikable protagonists. And I can’t say their is anything that engaging about the Darlings and the lost boys.

[@zombieguy4444]

19:59 I like the small detail that Hook's hook causes the mast to peel as he slides down it

[@maya3504]

the idea that he studied at Eton is so so important to his character!! That’s where a lot of British mps and aristocracy went to school and so his obsession with manners and overall villainous nature likely stemmed from that!!

[@155chipmunkz]

It explains the snooty preppy pretty boy persona in The Pirate Fairy as well.

[@michaeldorsey9231]

The fight in Skull Rock was one of my absolute favorite moments to play out as a child.

[@SuperLegendOf364]

Captain Hook is one of my favorites. Perfect combo of threatening and silly.

[@lassesjolundeskildsen9360]

You forgot about the 2003 Live-action Hook, which in my mind is the absolute BEST Hook we have ever had.

[@marcanthonymendez494]

that was was awesome too

[@jaggerguth4391]

But no one cares.

[@itayeldad3317]

Wasnt a Disney movie

[@nicholassims9837]

A difference between the octopus to the croc is the octopus can talk , he says " Yum " when first tasting Hook , then " Oh Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy." When he spots him again , then " Ow" when Smee slapped his tenacles and finally " Uh Oh " when the ship sinks and hes on it."

[@jaggerguth4391]

I Mean, Its a Octopus and is Bigger than a Crocodile.

[@katelynrushe9025]

"Dan Castellaneta voiced Mullins...who barely speaks in any of his appearances." D'OH!

[@maurycyoseka1057]

"Go figure."

[@maurycyoseka1057]

20:56

[@mbcmechachu]

36:20 looks like we're adding another one under the crush list. First the phantom blot now Captain Hook

[@mightyfilm]

Hook is my favorite of the Disney movie villains, or at least one of them, and he is very much the highlight of the film. Hans does such an amazing job chewing scenery. I highly suggest trying to track down the long forgotten Jay Ward cartoon, Hoppity Hooper, where he plays Uncle Waldo. A charming, conniving conman who's not too good at it, and also one of the three protagonists of the series. He also was the narrator for the pilot version of George of the Jungle. Too bad he didn't make it to series, as he gives his most hammy narration possible. Also, it's funny that Long John Silver and Captain Hook were somehow contemporaries in the original Peter Pan, as Tim Curry played BOTH. Famously in Muppet Treasure Island (where he rivaled the Muppets in scene chewery), and in a near forgotten Fox Kids' cartoon series version of Peter Pan, respectively.

[@nicholassims9837]

Even through the 2003 Peter Pan is not Disney it feels like a Live Action remake.

[@155chipmunkz]

It’s not? Who made it?

[@nicholassims9837]

@@155chipmunkz universal

[@jihef03]

30:28 : *"-Apparently when he's not fighting children in Neverland, he's a lot more effective."* Funny enough, it's close to the interpretation I hadwhen I was a kid : in any other settings, like a straighforward swashbuckle movie for example, Hook'd be threat, but in Neverland, a place where children reign supreme, his menace is brought down to a minimum and he's the adult kids get to ridicule.

[@mechapuppet2595]

For a video I’ve been waiting for I can honestly say that it was every bit as good as I hoped. Captain Hook has been my favorite Disney villain ever since I was a kid, to the point that when we went to Disney World one year I gave a Hook walkaround character a big hug and told him I loved him. The cast member’s reaction was delightfully in character and seeing something similar in Kinect Disneyland Adventures makes me very happy

[@8BitGabe]

Yes! The next part of the Disney Villains Retrospective is here. I’m excited to watch!

[@kencoleman5007]

I think that part of the "Turk" character was the long invader history of the Ottoman Turks dating back to the 1400's. The empire didn't end until its defeat in WWI, did the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire start losing land. Armenia, Greece, and other lands. Turk is the embodiment of the original "corsairs" of Northern Africa, and the Middle East who would plunder and enslave as they sailed the seas. Combatting corsairs who targeted American shipping routes was why Thomas Jefferson created the USMC. In retrospect Turk can be seen as a racist stereotype, but the same can be said about Hans Schultz, Colonel Klink, and other German caricatures. Yang and Bonito can also be seen as racist stereotypes, but there would also be the debating angles of diversifying a cast vs. vs. not representing enough stereotypical traits to not be seen as diverse enough for the time.

[@sirhenrymorgan1187]

Yeah, a lot of people tend to forget that the Ottomans/Turks count as one of the great European colonial empires. By the time of WW1, Turkey was referred to as "the lame man of Europe". Not exactly a flattering description, but one that still designates the Ottomans as a distinctly European empire. Middle Eastern pirates were such a big problem in the Mediterranean that, as you said, the United States dedicated entire wars to fighting them (the Barbary Wars). Hell, the US still battles pirates off the coast of Somalia, so clearly pirates are still a problem big enough to be labeled as terrorists. Though I personally think by this logic organized crime rings should very well be labeled terrorist organizations...

[@155chipmunkz]

@@sirhenrymorgan1187Pirates are just the mafia of the ocean.

[@rewyguy1]

32:44 OMG i would love it if you did a deep dive into once upon a time! That show is so complex! Thanks for making great videos breaking down seemingly simple characters and movies!

[@Tree_e888]

I used to watch Jake and the Neverland pirates a lot when I was three and four, I remember seeing more of hooks two henchmen than hook himself.

[@NightYoshi]

Is it wrong that even as a kid I was still cheering for Captain Hook? I always loved that guy over Peter what can I say?

[@eriksieurin334]

When I was a kid, as a Disney comic fan, I didnt really consider most film characters to be part of the same comic universe (Marvel style, you know) as Don and Mick and the critters in Big Bad Wolf's forest (even if many of them originated in movies). So I was always somewhat miffed when Captain James Hook turned up in Moby Duck stories or the like!

[@Quirderph]

Yeah, the Duck comics *usually* featured characters created to be part of the same world, so it feels a bit jarring to see them interact with Disney movie villains. (And Hook is a bit old-fashioned compared to the relatively modern setting of the comics.)

[@155chipmunkz]

You’ve never watched House of Mouse, have you?

[@nilehoruseus]

It’s funny how Hook gets angry so easily

[@DarthLink2]

Sad you didn't mention the Peter and the Starcatchers book Disney published. Hook was more intimidating in the first book, where he was Black Stache, but as they went on his desire to get back at Peter eroded his intimidation. Smee was pretty much the same.

[@austinreed7343]

There’s also Kingdom Keepers and A Twisted Tale.

[@DarthLink2]

@@austinreed7343 Read a few Kingdom Keepers books, they were pretty good. Only read one Twisted Tale, but I greatly enjoyed it.

[@SuperScratchkat]

LOVED those books as a kid. great reads, but i suppose they didnt have much in the way of visuals to be represented in the video

[@alorapendrak9752]

Personally I still thought Hook was intimadating he did get his hands on peter twice too bad he got up staged by lord Ombra. Though personally I thought a man wanting to torture/ kill a child he was obsessed with was more scary then some inhuman ultimate evl embodiment. But the books really liked the creepy mind control shadow monster.

[@ramirolosadamedina7843]

The amount of research put into these retrospectives is admirable. This video was worth the wait.

[@timrob12]

In case you didn't know it, Colin, Michael and John were actually briefly villains as well in Once Upon a Time, although it was more because Peter Pan had kidnapped Wendy and using her kidnapping to let them do their bidding. Still, it's an interesting twist in the story nonetheless.

[@joaovitorfarinabraga690]

Captain Hook is a surprisingly strong man, he can lift heavy man like smee and Turk with just one arm, lift little tigresses while she has an anchor attached to her body again with just one arm and open the jaws of a big crocodile, he’s a good opponent as he’s also good in sword fighting, the problem is that Peter is way too fast, mischievous and can fly, also Peter definitely has adult like strength as well, he should have trained more cardio to be more agile and not try to fight alone

[@Scorpionspear77]

I’ll say this about Hook in Kingdom Hearts- he may be a goof, but he’s still dangerous. In KH1, he’s the last boss before everything really goes down, and has a flurry of dangerous combo attacks to use on you. Chain of Memories makes this even tougher by removing your allies and guard command, and giving Hook the All Zeroes enemy card so he can break any card you play (and in the GBA version, his tilting ship makes him hard to hit). In Birth by Sleep, the relatively small arena limits Ventus’ mobility, making it easier for Hook to hit Ven, and since he is a late game boss, he can hit quite hard if he does make contact. Of course, skilled players can make him look like a joke, but a newer player will probably struggle their first few encounters with him.

[@NeutralDrow]

Only played the first KH, myself, but I remember him being my biggest nightmare boss until I reached Hades. Totally worth it for that part where you get to fly around Big Ben, though. I still haven't figured out why the flying in that game was so weirdly fun and satisfying...

[@Ketser1505]

I seriously don’t know how a Disney junior show got so many big names in it

[@MRDLT00]

52:30 That little derpy looking frog on the right is amusing me to no end. XD

[@heartless2147]

35:05 As a Hispanic, I kind of like that there is a Hispanic pirate rival to Hook, some might get offended but I didn't. Now his ship being the Tortilla is just stupid, there are so many cool spanish names you could use for a pirate ship, I would just go for the obvious one and call the ship El Diablo.

[@Neyebureturns]

8:25 That bottle of poison looks like the one Hades use to turn Hercules mortal.

[@ezchannel493]

What we need is a backstory on how Captain Hook aged. In the pirate fairy he looks like a college student and has very thick brown hair and in the 1953 Peter Pan he looks like he is in his 40s with black hair and his hair looks like it has been thining. I am guessing that he aged during the time he was outside of Neverland looking for pirates for his crew since all of his original crew either died, quit, or were fired by Hook because of them laughing at him when baby Tick Tock Croc was biting him.

[@GarryDKing]

watching this after chip and dale came out, it's interesting how peter pan became the villain in that movie, I'm sure Hook appreciated finally getting a break and probs more people in that universe sympathizing with him now XD

[@KCandFriendsUSA]

They should make a Peter Pan remake with everyone. More people would understand Peter and Jake are in the same universes.

[@maxordman4100]

Captain Hook is a fantastic villain. Very good job on this entry in this series. On another important note you really should stop apologizing so much. Lots of Disney villains have become very classic characters and of course have popped up again in other stories. That’s the whole reason you’re doing these videos in the first place. Anyone who is really only interested in the classic movies but the not more obscure content should really just find a different outlet or just watch those same movies over and over to their heart’s content. I personally love your long videos and your devotion to tracking down different character appearances. Never change! Return to Neverland is one of my all time favorite Disney sequels! I like the octopus a lot. So I’m going to say team Octopus! Tick tock croc Will always have a special place in my heart though!

[@sesamefan4049]

The storyboarded sequence for the deleted "Pirate Song" featured not only the peg-legged parrot but also a "blackface" pirate. Glad that character got cut out.

[@kiwikenobi]

Loved this whole video from beginning to end! I hadn't heard of Muppet Peter Pan before, but I absolutely have to go read that now! And I'm amused that preschool-audience Hook has a little rounded tip on his hook, you know, so that no one gets hurt. Disney's Captain Hook has always fascinated me since I was a kid. Yes, he's evil and totally unrepentant about it, but he's also extremely tragic, caught in this loop of endless failure. He suffers almost constantly, and while it's all done for comedy, I can't help feeling sorry for him. The man is a miserable nervous wreck. I really don't know if any other Disney villain is shown suffering quite so much. Do any other Disney villains shed tears on screen? And the fact that his rival is Peter Pan, who, by J.M. Barrie's own description is "innocent and heartless" makes one question who the real villain is, or if they're perhaps both villains, without a hero in the story at all.

[@Lionstar16]

A brilliant insight into Captain Hook, although I was a little disappointed that you didn't cover Hook's appearances in the Disney Twisted Tale 'Straight On Till Morning' and the Disney Chills story 'Second Star to the Fright'. But I guess that would have made it even longer than an hour so I understand

[@dr.polaris6423]

Always love these extended look back videos!

[@squallrowlandson8028]

Captain Hook and Mr Smee are my favourite Disney villains, as Disney's Peter Pan was my favourite Disney film as a kid (I also liked Return to Neverland, along with Bambi II and Cinderella 3). While I do like Peter Pan as a character, he is a controlling childish jerk and while I do find Hook to be a great villain who got his comeuppance at the end, I felt bad for him having being humiliated and chased by the croc all the time. I wonder what Hook, Smee and the pirates would've plot against Jane's children if a Peter Pan 3 got made (which sadly didn't)? Hook's facial design was also inspired by Vlad Tapes.

[@robynwolph3836]

Thank you for showing footage from the Mary Martin musical of Peter Pan.

[@MrKevosmin]

29:50 loved that you used Donkey Kong Country’s 2 Soundtrack for this.

[@Evyafton]

O yess I was hoping for this one for like 3 months your videos are absolutely amazing good job

[@mcstudioproductions3512]

Jake and The Neverland pirates made people forget Hook had a fucking gun in Peter Pan 1953

[@bennybotros2082]

such and aweosme retrospective. well worth the wait

[@LordM46]

One of my personal favorite Villains. Well done Colin, long time watcher, first time commentator, always great to see your videos.

[@joshh.2159]

I know today is going to be a good day because not only did you upload but it's about a great movie a great villain and it's an hour long. Thank you for all your amazing content

[@Spingerex]

I watched the movie many times,and one of my favorite scenes is where Smee wasn't paying attention and he shaves the bird's ass lol.

[@veravollebregt8484]

i really appreciate how much time and effort u put into ur videos! they're a joy to watch :)

[@ryancarless7921]

Awesome video, your research really made me appreciate all the work that goes into animation

[@bluefrosttouch9161]

Yes!! I have been waiting for this forever 💞💞💞 I love this :)

[@TheJurassicSquadYT]

Lots of live action Captain Hooks, especially from Disney, love using the Dustin Hoffman hook as their design. Both the Decendants and Once upon a Time hooks are literally just Hoffmans hook.

[@justinmillman3127]

Happy 70th Anniversary, Peter Pan.🎆🌈🌅🧚🧜

[@tracyndiyob162]

really missed opportunity in kh not having pete chased by the crocodile alongside hook. thought it was adorable in disney fairies tick tock thought rosetta was his mother(be a hilariously different scenario if it was the octopus mistaking her & getting his suction cups comically stuck to her as an affectionate "kiss".:3)/be funny & kinda heartwarming if his grown up self still thought that if they met again.

[@daniexists6]

While I love Pete the most as a baddie, and second only to Judge Doom, Captain Hook may be my favorite of the 100% feature baddies. And it's mostly due to the performance by Hans Conreid. He's the dude to get to voice likable jerks, with his work as Snidley Whiplash.

[@jordancampbell8597]

Awww, yeah! I've been looking forward to this one!

[@Dallas_Kong]

The use of music from rare games is a very nice touch considering how often they have pirates in their games

[@collinmurr3207]

Great video! Hans Conreid had such a great voice, loved his take on The Grinch too.

[@tylerwestbrook2392]

He didn't play the Grinch. Boris Karloff did.

[@collinmurr3207]

@@tylerwestbrook2392 Halloween is Grinch Night

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

Sleeping Beauty would have done better if the test audience deem Taylor Holmes’ voice too old for King Stefan and have him voice Lord Duke and have Conried voice Stefan.

[@nicholassims9837]

Strange how Hook and Strombolie got parrots that were cut more so with Hook as Pirates makes sense. Its not till Jafar where a villain gets his parrot

[@fattuscattus2200]

Technically Pete had a parrot in Steamboat Willie, even if they were never seen on screen together.

[@jaggerguth4391]

Then Again a Chinese Chef is a Much Better Sidekick Then Smee, Sorry.

[@philosophicalphil6611]

My uncle and aunt are friends with Lauren Hoskins and Kevin Hendrickson(aka Sharky & Bones).

[@glitchedsushi]

In an Italian Disney comic he even kidnapped Scrooge McDuck at one point

[@kellyntaylor8184]

I loved Hook as he had a reason to go after Peter Pan. I love his voice when he shouts as it reminded me of my dad’s shouting

[@starthefrakkfangirl6094]

One of my Disney crushes, me and my friend call him Leon alternatively.

[@johngamer-bp3pc]

love your work

[@jolliwoodstudios]

this video was well worth the wait!

[@tortillasconsal4441]

Hook was one of my favorite Disney Villains, and I always rooted for him because I really felt bad for him. I don't like characters whose whole punchline is to be humiliated, it gives me bad second-hand embarassment and makes me feel bad because I always thought there was some really good potential. Especially since Hook can be a real menace to the protagonist, being intimidating and even scary when he's depicted as a derranged man. He gives great comedy and is a good comic relief character, I'm not saying we should take that away, but at least give him something else other than "gets bullied by a kid then chased by a crocodile"

[@ArgyleGamer]

I have been anxiously checking for the newest video everyday for the past few days :) now I gotta wait till I’m done work…

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

You certainly took a lot of effort here, it took me a few days to watch this foot thorough!

[@lesleyfrolloandhooklover6615]

Captain Hook is my favorite Disney Pirate 🏴‍☠️ Captain and my second favorite Disney Villain ❤️❤️😍🏴‍☠️.

[@nicholassims9837]

In Return to Neverland I can buy Hook mistaken Jane for Wendy as one could say say It was dark and family resembles,but the real question is how did Hook know where Wendy lives ? Its amazing that Wendy lives in the same house she grew up in.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Captain Hook is my number #1 favorite Disney character of all time.

[@christopherrobbins2600]

I really appreciate the use of the Isle o Hags (Jolly Roger's Lagoon) music in the background