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Disney weasels besides the ones in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Weasels in stories taking place before, during or immediately after 1947: (Note: The criteria here is that any of these weasels could’ve easily lived in the same time period as the Toon Patrol. It is not based on the chronological order of their appearances in our world. It’s difficult to say precisely when any of these characters, save for a few, were created/born in the WFRR world.) “Slithy” (named by Fatal) The Resurrection of Doom This sneaky, amoral weasel conceives the plan to bring Judge Doom back from the dead, of all things. It’s unknown why he decides to do this exactly, and it makes one wonder how loyal the weasels were to Doom. After all, would he not be more concerned bringing back the Toon Patrol? It suggests that he would get a better result with Doom than with his “brothers”, as he calls them. The idea that all the members of the Toon Patrol and these three new ones are all literal brothers smacks too much of the Koopalings (that is, they all look really darned different from each other), so it can be assumed that he means “brothers” in the sense of “brother weasels”, or that he considered them to be like brothers, as in “I love you like a brother”. Because there seems to be the suggestion that he wants revenge (presumably because of his “brothers’” death), and is willing to revive someone as dangerous and demented as Doom, I get the impression that he’s slightly deranged. One problem this comic has is that it appears that they were in fact not making a sequel to the movie, but instead making one to the graphic novel adaptation. This is supported by the fact that Judge Doom has pink skin instead of yellow, like the comic instead of the suggested color he has in the movie, and that Slithy refers to his “brothers” as if they all died of Dip, instead of just Smarta**. Luckily, nothing seriously contradicts the film, so this comic can still be considered canonical. His most distinctive features are his long, drooping nose that hangs down in front of his mouth, and squinting, wrinkled eyes. His hair is (usually) black and messy. He wears an oversized purple zoot suit and fedora, including loose pants and large awkward shoes. He resembles Smarta** somewhat, which seems to indicate that whoever created him in our world wasn’t trying to be original. If you look closely, Slithy’s close-ups reveal that he has actual irises instead of the traditional pupil-only look that a large majority of toons have, and they’re colored a bright blue (one panel makes them lime green). This makes him the only known weasel to have an actual eye color instead of just black dots- besides Wheezy, who has (slightly darker) blue irises as well. “Doofus” (named by Criswell) The Resurrection of Doom Big, tall and dumb, Doofus represents the first of two big dumb weasels created after WFRR that fall into the same category as Stupid. If his appearance wasn’t evidence enough, he only speaks in simple sentence fragments. Other than that, one gets the impression that he’s in awe of everything. He’s unusually tall for a weasel (among the tallest), making it appear that he has considerable strength, and sports a red shock of hair and large round eyes that look on in fascination. He wears a bright green jacket and buttoned shirt, lime green pants, a (usually) blue-green tie, all baggy, and a grey bowler. Again, he resembles Stupid somewhat, further proving that whoever designed these guys took direct inspiration from the Toon Patrol. “Al” (named by Weasel Freak) The Resurrection of Doom A short, bald, and weird-looking weasel who resembles a cross of Psycho, Flasher and Peter Lorre- most likely the artists were thinking of Psycho. He’s rather obviously mentally damaged, evidenced by his large, mostly vacant bulging eyes, and his constant panting and hanging out of his tongue. He rarely (if ever) speaks, so it makes it nearly impossible to tell what he’s thinking, if anything. His wide grin suggests that he enjoys observing everything, and his eyes occasionally shift back and forth as if he’s keeping an eye out for intruders, but that’s the most you get from him. His head is mostly smooth (besides the usual brown fur) except for some black (or red) hair springing out of the back of his head. His only clothing is a large, Silly-Putty-pink trench coat. Why he wears this exactly is unknown, but it’s interesting to notice that he has nothing underneath it and is always clutching it close to himself, like he has something to hide. This is the main reason he reminds me of Flasher. He’s named after Ed the Hyena, whom he strongly resembles, which is why he has a proper name instead of the usual descriptive one. It is generally preferred that unnamed weasels get the latter because of the Toon Patrol, but when a Disney weasel actually gets an official name, it’s usually a proper one (like Wally and Winnie). For the most part, though, what their names are, if they have any at all, is unknown. “Perfesser” (named by Fatal) “The Weasels’ first very own solo story!” This tall, white-bearded, and grey-furred weasel apparently teaches other weasels how to be evil, sneaky, and conniving by means of his “Weasel Tech” school, which in this story he sets up in a small brick building in place of an art school that went out of business. A certain Eugene Rabbit (who, despite all claims, is really the star of this story) unwittingly becomes his “first pupil” (whatever that means), and gets treated as if he were a strange-looking weasel for God knows what reason. Eugene isn’t much better, since he doesn’t recognize them as weasels until the word “weasel” is mentioned and doesn’t really question whether or not anything he’s being taught has to do with learning how to draw. Perfesser wears a bright blue graduation gown and cap, which shows that he obviously wants to appear smart. It’s doubtful how smart he actually is (especially since he doesn’t immediately recognize Eugene as a rabbit), but he has experience being a weasel, as proven by his clear authority over the others. Who the others are exactly isn’t clear- that is, whether or not they’re his students or part of his gang or staff. What this story proves is that weasels deliberately make themselves bad guys, and even have it down to a science, or maybe even an art or philosophical way of life. Things like slinking, having shifty eyes, seeing darkness and evil everywhere, and having evil in everything you do are all requirements of being a weasel. Perfesser also includes learning to take a beating as part of it, stating that “in the comics and cartoons, we always take a beating.” This is somewhat confusing because it implies that toon weasels are much more common than they actually are, and frequently get beat up. Looking at all known examples of Disney weasels, nearly all of them do endure physical abuse, but there aren’t really enough Disney weasels in the first place, and non-Disney ones even rarer, and far too much time in between their appearances to really make such a statement and have it be true- or at least be treated as if it was common knowledge. The beating they take is never as extreme as the one Eugene gets, either. Perhaps the oddest thing about this story is its very purpose- to give “The Weasels” a solo story. Not only does it fail to do so, but the phrase “The Weasels” seems to imply that we know who they’re talking about. It’s like they’re saying, “You know... The Weasels! Those guys you’ve been seeing in these comics? Yeah, we’re totally not making them up.” Of course, we hadn’t seen them before or since. “Punkin” (named by Weasel Freak and Fatal) “The Weasels’ first very own solo story!” This fellow is extremely short and appears to be goofy and hillbilly-like. His costume consists of a black and orange striped shirt and a large orange hat, reminiscent of Jed Clampett. He’s the first to question Eugene’s weaselyness, so he can’t be terribly stupid. He’s also one of three weasels in this story who has a much shorter and fatter muzzle than your usual weasel, which makes them all look very strange in comparison to the others, especially since Perfesser and Ezra have the standard muzzle (more or less). All three of them also have very large round eyes- even larger than Doofus. “Tricky” (named by Criswell) “The Weasels’ first very own solo story!” This guy’s about as tall as Perfesser, and wears a lime green trench coat with an orange shirt underneath and an orange belt buckle, and a lime green hat to match. He’s the second of three to have short fat muzzles and big eyes. He agrees with Punkin concerning Eugene’s doubtful status as a weasel. He seems about as goofy as Punkin as well, except in a wide-eyed sort of way instead of a droopy-eyed way like Punkin. “Red” (named by Lynx/Sunraye) “The Weasels’ first very own solo story!” Short, with a red and yellow beanie and red turtleneck sweater, and dark brown fur.

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