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wonderfulworldofmichaelford · 2 years

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On my recent super-popular post about how Lilo & Stitch has no villains, there’s one comment that reoccurs the most (aside from the one about how the real villains are colonialism or the United States government):

So you know what? Let’s do it. Here we go with

Psycho Analysis: Dr. Jacques von Hamsterwheel

"It's Hämster-viel!”

Oh, sorry. My bad. Let’s try that again:

Psycho Analysis: Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel

(WARNING! This analysis contains SPOILERS!)

This diminutive bastard certainly looks like a harmless little critter, but don’t let looks fool you; he is the unholy union of that French asshole from Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Dr. Habitrale from the video game Stitch: Experiment 626 and is every bit the card-carrying villain Jumba is. However, while Jumba is all talk when it comes to being evil due to being a genuinely nice and extremely gay alien, Hämsterviel is just completely without redeeming qualities (and even worse, he’s heterosexual). He’s a nasty, miserable little bully, and quite frankly is just what the series needed.

Oh, and he was only in the DTV sequels and series, not the first movie. That’s why he wasn’t in the original post, guys. I was talking about the original film.

Motivation/Goals: This guy, in true evil scientist fashion, wants to conquer the galaxy. To this end he sends out Gantu to do his dirty work and acquire the 625 experiments who aren’t Stitch. If you’re looking for depth, Hämsterviel is not your guy.

Performance: No, that’s not John Cleese there; that is Jeff Bennet, the professional voice actor you might know as the titular character of Johnny Bravo, Petrie in the DTV Land Before Time sequels, Dexter’s dad on Dexter’s Laboratory, Brooklyn on Gargoyles, the one and only Candlejack from Freaka

...Sorry, don’t know what happened there. Anyway, as you can see from just that tiny sampling of his career, the dude is insanely talented and is able to pull off a lot of voices. Is it any wonder he’s killing it in this performance as an evil alien “hamster” with an ego as big as he is small?

Final Fate: Hämsterviel was a fool to think he could stand up to the power of family. Lilo, Stitch, and everyone else (including Gantu and Reuben) team up and beat his ass, sending him right back to jail… only this time, there’s no one who’ll be willing to bust him out. For a so-called evil genius, he really didn’t think this through very well.

Final Thoughts & Score: I think it is really easy to just write Hämsterviel off as an unnecessary addition to a franchise that didn’t need a cartoonish villain to cause conflict, and who sullies the tone and message of the original film. This just goes to show that sometimes doing what is easy is fucking stupid, because Hämsterviel rules.

Okay, he’s not the greatest or most complex villain who has ever existed. In fact, he’s fairly simplistic, but considering he’s the villain of a “Monster of the week” show that is a lighthearted continuation of a slightly heavier sci-fi drama, this is acceptable. He has enough quirks and characterizations that he is immensely fun to watch and, what’s more, watch him eat a big serving of humble pie nearly every episode. He’s like Rita Repulsa, except less sexy.

And honestly, I think even if the series is lighter and goofier with him in it, he provides a nice balance while reaffirming the core found family values of the series by acting as the antithesis to Lilo’s family. Hämsterviel is just completely, irredeemably evil; he refuses to change, and even when he’s finally defeated and hauled off in Leroy & Stitch, he hasn’t changed his tune. His cruel, abrasive attitude caused him to belittle and backstab Gantu and Reuben so much that both of them ended up betraying them, and the guy also threw Jumba under the bus. He’s just horrible, and he fails almost every single time. And do you know why? Because he ain’t got the power of family, baby!

Yes, Hämsterviel showcases the sort of miserable, unpleasant failure you’ll become if you’re a self-absorbed, self-reliant prick who thinks you’re above such silly things as “Companionship” and “love” and whatever. Even if Lilo’s family is a bit messy and at odds sometimes, they all love and care about each other to the point where, when given their life dreams and scatter across the galaxy, they decide that being a big stupid family together on Earth is way cooler and more important, and you know what? They’re right, because they save the world and send Hämsterviel to the space pokey. He is literally the only kind of villain who could possibly work in the series: An arrogant jackoff who is incapable of even understanding what it means to have a family.

As far as fun, Saturday morning cartoon-style villains go, Hämsterviel is a fun little villain, and definitely one of the most memorable parts of the sequels. I almost thought about giving him a 7, but honestly I think he’s iconic enough to get an 8/10. I think he can stand aside some of the great Disney villains as a fun comedic villain.

Oh, and did you know he actually had a cameo in the first film?

Maybe I should have mentioned him in my original post after all...

#Psycho analysis #Lilo & Stitch #Stitch #Dr. Jacques von Hamsterviel #Hamsterviel #Hamsterwheel #Jeff Bennet

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questionable-disarray · 7 months

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#community #jeff winger #britta perry #abed nadir #troy barnes #pierce hawthorne #shirley bennet #annie edison

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gamoraswonder · 5 months

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Happy december 10th!

COMMUNITY | “Comparative Religion”

#community #communityedit #sitcomedit #usersitcom #dailyflicks #userbbelcher #tvedit #december 10th #shirley bennet #jeff winger #character development of the century<3 #happy december 10th<3 #my gifs

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xelarale · 4 months

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we as society should talk more about this great cultural piece

#i podt too little about community here #jeff winger #annie Edison #dean pelton #community #community nbc #nbc community #abed nadir #troy barnes #pierce hawthorne #shirley bennet #britta perry

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kaitcake1289 · 2 years

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feeling sooo normal about their return

#ik this is mainly mythic quest acc but i know most if not all of you watch community too #community tv #nbc community #community #kaitsart #frankie dart #ben chang #dean pelton #craig pelton #elroy patashnik #(there should be more elroy fanart hes better than hickey and pierce combined)#troy barnes #abed nadir #troy and abed #ig #jeff winger #britta perry #annie edison #shirley bennet

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genderdoe-sly · 1 year

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inspired especially by @lesbianwithchainsaws and @troybarnesbabygirlconfirmed

Community as Onion news titles

And two episode specific ones:

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i-looove-dillydallying · 6 months

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I love Abed Nadir

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victorianchildwithinternet · 6 months

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Jeff and shirley should've fucked and post

#community nbc #jeff winger #shirley bennet

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the-chaotic-snek · 15 days

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abed nadir was right, sometimes you just gotta shut down

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truth-is-relative · 4 months

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Personally I'm rooting for Shirley or Abed, specifically Abed telling Jeff to fuck off at some point when he's being ableist

#community fandom #community show #community tv show #abed nadir #britta perry #jeff winger #troy barnes #shirley bennet #frankie dart #elroy patashnik #ben chang #craig pelton

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greendalean · 2 months

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My Community Headcannons (part 1)

- Professor Duncan pays for online courses (like Andrew Tate's Hustler's University)

- Troy definitely makes 69 jokes because it's the funny meme number (even though he doesn't know what it means)

- Britta owns a beach waver

- Abed has a wikipedia account where he edits the Inspector Space Time wiki to be accurate to the original series

- Pierce is schizophrenic

- Dean Pelton is a trans femme pansexual

- Annie loves DIY tiktok hacks like those peel and stick tiles

- Dean Pelton always swipes right on Jeffrey on Tinder

- Shirley is the kind of mom who bakes cupcakes for her sons to bring to school on their birthdays

- Jeff asks for face ratings on reddit

#community #abed nadir #professor duncan #troy barnes #annie edison #britta perry #shirley bennet #pierce hawthorne #jeff winger #community nbc #greendale #dean pelton

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sphericalbee · 9 months

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community text posts

#community #ben chang #shirley bennet #abed nadir #troy barnes #jeff winger #britta perry #text post #i made this stuff pls don't steal it ;-;#nobody by blue.d is the most perfect song everyone go check it out #community nbc #nbc community

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aintinacage · 1 year

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Jemma Simmons & Daisy Johnson

550 Followers Celebration | @jewish-fanboy

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stampgwifeyera · 18 days

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found this old community headcannon image

and yknow what i stand by this

#community tv #abed nadir #community #troy barnes #ben chang #shirley bennet #annie eddison #jeff winger #pierce hawthorne

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lazyasexual · 3 months

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Thinking about which of the main 7 from Community I’m more like is weird, cause I realize I’ve got a little bit of all of them: Britta’s activism, Abed’s difficulty in interacting with people, Troy’s ingenuity but also the importance he puts in his friendship’s, Annie’s perfectionism, Shirley’s judgement (although that’s something I try to keep to myself), Pierce’s fear of being left behind, Jeff’s sense of loneliness.

I guess that’s the good thing about having well-rounded characters (although many of them were not given enough time to develope well, like Shirley, became an exageration of themselves, like Britta, or lost a good chunck of their development as the last two seasons came, like Abed)

#community tv #community #nbc community #abed nadir #troy barnes #britta perry #shirley bennet #pierce hawktorne #jeff winger #annie edison

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buckyytorres · 4 months

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#jeff ward #chloe bennet #agents of shield

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