Top 10 Best Cartoon Villains of the 1980s

Who is the most evil cartoon villain? The 80s have some great cartoons, and 80s cartoon villains like Dr. Claw and No Heart are as evil as they come, but can anyone defeat The Shredder? Join WatchMojo as we count down our picks for the top 10 cartoon villains of the 1980s.

00:50 #10. Flintheart Glomgold
01:45 #9. No Heart
02:44 #8. Cyril Sneer
03:32 #7. The Hunter
04:17 #6. Dr. Claw
05:17 #5. Shredder
06:17 #4. Gargamel
07:26 #3, #2 & #1: ????

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[SonGoku-rfwy]

Megatron is number 1! ALL HAIL MEGATRON! LEADER OF THE DECEPTICONS!!!

[markfalls]

Mumm Ra was just an honorable mention? wow - Thundercats was a huge 80's hit!

[kevindagame]

I don't think Mumm-Ra should be a honorable mention. He deserves a Top 10 spot

[apedreitor]

ALL HAIL MEGATRON!!!! I was ready to complain but seeing Megatron on first place make my day

[MTTT]

Why was the Shredder so awesome? Because he was played by Uncle Phil!

[makydsdaddy]

SERIOUSLY? So you mean to tell me that an aardvark, from some cartoon about raccoons that I've never even heard of makes the list...but Mumm-Ra, the Ever Living only gets an honorable mention??? He was one of the most terrifying cartoon villains of all time, from one of the most popular cartoons of the 80's!

Very upsetting, Watchmojo.

[MDthornton]

I find it funny that they say that Gadget's niece is doing everything on her own, when in fact its both her and the dog Brain who do all the work for Gadget. People don't give Brain enough credit it seems.

[civilwildman]

Some interesting facts appropriate for this video:
1) Dr. Claw and Megatron were both voiced by veteran voice actor Frank Welker, best known for voicing Fred Jones in the Scooby Doo since the beginning.

2) The Shredder was originally voiced by James Avery, best known as Uncle Carl on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Later on, he was most famously voiced by veteran voice actor Jim Cummings, among others.

3) Cobra Commander was voiced by Chris Collins, also best known for voicing Starscream
among other characters in the original Transformers cartoon.

4) Skeletor was voiced in the original He-Man cartoon by Alan Oppenheimer, who had numerous voice roles in the 1980s Transformers cartoon and also voiced Merlin in The Legend of Prince Valiant. "Skeletor" was also the nickname of Detective (later Sergeant) John Munch on Law & Order: SVU.

5) Gargamel was voiced by veteran actor Paul Winchell, who was the original voice of Tigger in the Winnie the Pooh franchise. He also had medical training and is credited for creating a mechanical artificial heart. Hank Azaria (of The Simpsons fame) portrayed Gargamel in the live-action Smurfs film.

[coderedtonio]

How y'all Leave MUM-RA from THUNDERCATS off this list crazy

[salnal]

Mumm-Ra should have been in the top 5. As a kid, he was the only cartoon villain to scare me. I remember first being scared of him when watching the intro lol.

[mrblue]

Dr. Claw was my favourite growing up. Even still today I wonder what he looks like

[poisonempress]

I wasn't born in the 80s but I still love these shows, watched most of them as a kid myself. Thank you channel I can't remember for playing them on TV when I was a kid!

[DougsArtandAnimation]

You forgot Mon*Star from SilverHawks, Quellor from The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Big Boss from COPS, Duke Igthorn from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears and FatCat from Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers.

[gorillagroddtherd]

Mumm-Ra is only a honourable mention? I call Total BS, he should be at least in the top 3. Oh and where's Venger from Dungeons and Dragons!? Way cooler and iconic than the likes of Mother Brain and Cyril Sneer.

Sigh, its so nice to rant about shit that really matters. Instead of getting carried away with the culture wars of SJW's vs Alt Righters and the likes. 80's cartoon rants is where its at.

[Chaosfox]

I wish Mum-Ra was placed higher than an honorable mention. As much as Gargamel was pretty cool, I think he was rated too high.

[scottyrob]

Fun fact: Uncle Phil from the Fresh Prince was the voice of the Shredder.

[BigTymerz]

Cobra Commander squirming in the snow shouting "I WAS A will forever be remembered

[vincegiangiulio]

Shredders voice actor would later play Uncle Phil on Fresh Prince of Bel Air

[Wastingsometimehere]

Ahh the cartoons of my youth. Everyone 35 - 40 knows all these well.

[pikapro]

Lets me honest Gargamel has been trying to capture the smurfs longer than Team Rocket trying to capture Pikachu