09/05/2008 (1:02 pm)
Name that villain
So Decker’s really into identifying the villains in every story lately. He’s pretty good at it, overall. Typical conversations in the car go something like this:
Decker: Hey Mom - you know who’s the villain in Jungle Book? SHER KAHN!
Me: That’s right, dude.
Decker: And who’s the villain in Cars? CHICK HICKS!
Me: Uh huh
Decker: And who’s the villain in Toy Story 2? AL and PROSPECTOR! and Toy Story #1? SID!
Me: That’s all true, D! Hey, how about we name all the kids who will be your class this year? I’ll start - Jaden! Ok, your turn!
Decker: And, um…the villain in Ratatouille is CHEF SKINNER and ANTON EGO! Except they kinda turn nice at the end - hey, Mom why do they turn nice at the end?
Me: Gee, I guess they got tired of being grumpy all the time. Hey Decker -
Decker: And who’s the villain in Wall-E, Mom?
Me: I dunno - pollution, I suppose…
Decker: Oh! I know - Otto! Isn’t that funny that he hangs from the ceiling?
Me: Yes, just like you hang from the monkey bars at school…
Decker: Uh huh. Hey, who’s the villain in Blue’s Clue’s?…
So there you go. A future career in law enforcement? Or maybe he’ll be the next serial novelist? (Every good drama needs an antagonist of some sort, even if it’s an auto-pilot robot who hangs from the ceiling). And maybe he’s got a point…maybe Blue’s Clues COULD use a villain…