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Snowbell is the main antagonist of the 1945 novel Stuart Little, the deuteragonist of its 1999 film adaptation and the tritagonist of its two sequels. He also appears as one of the main characters of the animated TV show, Stuart Little: The Animated Series. He’s the Littles' pet cat and Stuart Little's and Monty's best friend and Smokey's former client.
He was voiced by Nathan Lane (who later voiced Preed in Titan A.E. and Hamegg in the 2009 Astro Boy film) in the first film and the second film, Kevin Schon in the third film and Quinton Flynn in the TV series.
Biography[]
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Film Continuity[]
Early life[]
It’s unknown about Snowbell's past but he has been in the Little family longer than George. He at some point met Monty and the two became best friends, despite Monty's mockery of his status as a house cat.
Stuart Little (1999)[]
When Stuart was adopted by the Littles, Snowbell tried to eat him, thinking he was a normal mouse that got in the house but was forced to spit him out by his owners who clarified Stuart was family and thus off-limits for his predation. Later at night, a frustrated and resentful Snowbell laid out his hatred of Stuart and jealously of his more privileged position as his owner, refusing to acknowledge him as part of the family he also warned him not to get in trouble with cats because otherwise they will find out that Stuart is technically his owner and thus ridicule him.
The next day, Stuart was trapped in the washing machine and Snowbell came across him but refused to help shut off the machine, claiming the washing process to be his "favorite show", he then left Stuart to drown or be maimed by the machine but luckily the mouse survived after being saved by Mrs. Little.
The morning after, Snowbell found his friend, Monty, on the window looking for food. Despite Snowbell trying to keep Monty out, the street cat got in anyways and began looking for food but found Stuart. After Stuart revealed himself to have been adopted by the Littles and thus counts as a family member like the humans, Monty made fun of Snowbell and unwittingly provoked the cat into attacking and trying to kill Stuart, though Snowbell failed and fell into a trash can instead. After watching Stuart bond with George and frustrated by him repeatedly surviving, Snowbell sought out help from the Alley Cats led by Smokey, after the latter heard of Snowbell's situation, he chose to aid him so word wouldn't get out to the world of a mouse being a cat's owner and threaten the "natural order".
Eventually Smokey's plan was sprung when he coerced two street mice, Reginald and Camille Stout, into posing as Stuart's biological parents and taking him away from his home right after he won the boat race with George. After Stuart fell for the con and tearfully bid goodbye to his adopted family, Snowbell enjoyed going back to being the center of attention but was horrified when the Littles found out the ruse and sought to find Stuart with the help of the police. Snowbell ran to the cats for help who changed their plans to outright kill Stuart, despite Snowbell fearing for his own safety if his involvement behind the disappearance of Stuart was discovered.
The Stouts would eventually reveal Stuart the truth and let him take the car back to the Little House. Once Stuart avoided the Alley Cats' attack, he tried entering the Little House but found Snowbell who told Stuart that the Littles hated him and were celebrating his departure, using his photo being ripped out of the family portrait as proof. However, upon seeing Stuart cry, Snowbell began to regret his decision and moreso when he sincerely bid goodbye to him. Once the Littles began to fall into despair after Stuart's continued disappearance, Snowbell couldn't take it anymore and had a change of heart, so he went out to find Stuart and bring him home, as well as beat the other cats to him.
After Snowbell found Stuart at the park and pretended to try and catch him to eat, he took him to a safe spot to tell him that the Littles missed him and that he had lied all along about them hating him, clarifying that only he hated Stuart. An overjoyed Stuart forgave Snowbell for the lie and was happy to find out that the cat did care about him after all, embracing him. Snowbell's change of heart was ridiculed by the other cats upon being found out, but he finally got payback on them (Monty included) and broke a branch they stood on to fall into a river, forcing them to retreat. While he celebrated, Smokey approached him from behind to kill him for his betrayal, but Stuart saved Snowbell by using a tree branch to hit Smokey in the face while he was distracted and sent him plummeting into the cold waters. After Smokey was defeated, Stuart and Snowbell went back home and reunited with the other Littles, who were overjoyed to see the whole family back together. Snowbell then fully embraced Stuart as his family, turning into one of his friends and finally setting aside his one-sided enmity and hatred.
Personality[]
In the novel, Snowbell is a malevolent and manipulative villain who’s prepared to find a way to kill Stuart and Margalo that wouldn't endanger his status as the family's pet in the process. In the films, Snowbell is seen as a friendly and thoughtful animal but hidden by an aloof and cowardly exterior.
In the first film, Snowbell disliked Stuart at first. And then, he wanted to kick him out of The Littles' house. First, he appeared when he tried to devour Stuart, but Mr. and Mrs. Little demanded him to spit him out. But then, they reprimanded him not to harm Stuart, because he’s a family member now. He becomes very caring towards Stuart when he feels remorse for lying to him to send him away and then cements his growing care when he saves him from The Alley Cats. Afterwards he remains snippy and cowardly, but with some encouragement he concurs to assist him with fighting the Falcon and rescue Margalo from Falcon at last.
Differences[]
- In contrast to the first film, where Snowbell reformed and he became friends with Stuart, his novel version kept his hostility toward Stuart.
- Snowbell's best friend in the films and TV series is a film-original male cat Monty, while his best friend in the novel is the female Angora Cat (who wasn't adapted but her role was split between Monty, Smokey and Falcon in the secuel).
Villainous Acts[]
- In the novel, he was ready to slaughter Stuart Little and Margalo and he didn’t care about their safety. It was also implied that either Snowbell or one of his friends slaughtered Margalo.
- In the first film, he was ready to slaughter Stuart Little and he hired Smokey to crucify him.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In the novel, it was implied that either Snowbell or his friend, Angora Cat, killed Margalo.
External Links[]
- Snowbell on the Heroes Wiki
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