No Small Parts, Only Small Voice Actors

     Within all films, there are main characters, supporting characters, villains, and there are characters that don’t play a pivotal part and are mostly for comedy relief. They are not the glue holding the plot together; the movie would not cease to exist without them and usually they get only a few minutes of screen time. Yet, more often than not, in Disney films I find that these are the characters that fill the movie and make it lighter and more enjoyable to experience. 

5. Lucifer

     The devilish cat from Cinderella was simply a menace, really only in the movie for comedy and to thwart the mice. Honestly though, what else would you expect from a cat given the name Lucifer? No matter though, one of my favorite scenes from all the Cinderella movies was when he was being made over for his feline lady friend.  So he ultimately remains one of my favorite non crucial characters.

4.  Audrey

   Audrey Ramirez is a character in Atlantis: The Lost Empire. She is spunky and inventive and not to mention when she embarks on the expedition to Atlantis she does so as the lead mechanic. It may not be realistic for the early 1900’s, but Audrey makes for a superior role model, maybe even more so than some of Disney’s main characters.

Quote: "'Bout time someone hit him. I'm just sorry it wasn't me."

3.  Dot

     Dot is the adorably feisty ant princess from A Bug’s Life. She actually does have a considerable part in the film, but she is essentially Flick’s (the main character) biggest fan.

Quote: “It's payback time... Blueberry style!"

2.  Guy with Ice Cream

   First off, it is my genuine and firm belief that Lilo & Stitch is an absolute masterpiece of a movie and needs no changes made to it whatsoever. That being said, Guy with Ice Cream made this movie. He just did. The periodically placed clips of him so helplessly drop the solitary scoop of ice cream from the top of his cone were a stroke of pure genius. The comic relief that he brought alone, amidst the high-speed alien chases and the threat of Cobra Bubbles taking Lilo away from Nani, was amazing.

1.       Abominable Snowman

     Lastly, the Yeti (AKA: Abominable Snowman) from Monsters Inc. Only, this character isn’t abomination at all. When Mike and Sulley join him in the land of banished monsters (where this character resides) one of the first things he does is offer them a snow cone, which is not an abominable thing to do. Something slightly disconcerting is that it has been hinted at that the reason for the Snowman’s banishment was because he tampered with some mail. In Monsters University, the sequel released after Monsters Inc. but set before, the Yeti had yet to be expelled from Monster society and warned Mike and Sulley that, “tampering with the mail is a crime punishable by banishment,” ultimately foreshadowing his already determined fate.

Quote: "Abominable. Can you believe that? Do I look abominable to you? Why can't they call me the Adorable Snowman, or the Agreeable Snowman, for crying out loud? I'm a nice guy."

The conclusion of this entry brings us to the realization that all Disney characters, no matter how small a role they play, have a special element to bring to their movie.