Our Unsung Villains was a one-hour television special that aired in 1956 as part of Walt Disney Presents. The program has Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...

 handing over the hosting duties to the Magic Mirror

Magic Mirror

Magic Mirror is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher which was first printed in January, 1946.It depicts a mirror standing vertically on wooden supports on a tiled surface. The perspective is looking down at an angle at the right hand side of the mirror. There is a sphere at each...

, who promptly decides to do a show devoted to the Disney Villains. Hans Conried

Hans Conried

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 plays the role of the Magic Mirror and would reprise the role in many Disney television specials, including the 1977 update/sequel Disney's Greatest Villains

Disney's Greatest Villains

Disney's Greatest Villains was a one-hour television special that first aired on May 15, 1977 on The Wonderful World of Disney. It was a somewhat updated version of 1956's Our Unsung Villains, and was also used to feature Madame Medusa, the villain in the then-upcoming Disney animated film The...

. In this program, the Magic Mirror only focuses on four Villains, whereas he covers twelve in Disney's Greatest Villains.

Featured villains

The characters featured in the special were, in order of appearance:

• The Big Bad Wolf - Three Little Wolves
• The Evil Queen - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
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• Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear
  Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear
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   - Song of the South
• Captain Hook - Peter Pan
  Peter Pan (1953 film)
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