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The Mean Old Miser |
The Miser is a character who appeared in the Fleischer Studios 1934 animated cartoon Little Dutch Mill. A variation on the story of Hansel and Gretel, with a Miser (instead of a witch) as the villain.
The Miser hates humanity, crushes flowers poses as a blind beggar to collect money from people who pass him. He is the owner of the "Little Dutch Mill" and has a huge bag of gold. Two Dutch children peek through his window and see his bag of gold, he dives at them and chases them around the mill.
He finally catches them, but they are saved by their parents who throw the villain in a bath, clip his nails, cut his hair and comb it, shave his face, and dress him in formal wear.
The women scrub the walls of the mill and they curtain his windows with bloomers and beat the rugs. The Miser decides he likes what he sees and decides to share his wealth with the townsfolk.
Later, the Miser made a reappearance as the primary antagonist in the 2001 Flash game Betty Boop Big City Adventures: The Ultimate Game of Pursuit, where he had adopted his former habits.
Quotes
- Miser: "I hate things right and gay."
- Miser: "I hate all neat-and-cleans!! I'm dirty, and I'm mean!!"
- Miser: "Jingle! Jingle! Glittering gold! Precious power and strength unfold!"
- Miser: "Reap it! Keep it! Hold it well! Bold as blood, as life itself!"
- Miser: "Hah hah hah hah hah!" (Betty Boop Big City Adventures: The Ultimate Game of Pursuit)
Trivia
- The character is similar to the Old Man of the Mountain, he's a loner and everyone fears him.
- He's a child snatcher.
- The Miser repents for his vulgar crimes at the end of the cartoon.
- His name is "The Mean Old Miser" in Big City Adventures.[1]
- The Miser briefly has a new uncredited voice actor in the 2001 Adobe Flash game.