Goob: The Abandoned Villain

Don't move back, keep moving forward.

[derekdean]

I love the fact that his past self didn't even recognize him after his rant. People talk about not recognizing the person they've become, but it's literal here.

This movie is brilliant, a real gem from the 2000s

[SpammytheHedgehog]

Imagine turning evil, because your roommate wanted to be a scientist.

[SpammingY]

A very important aspect of Goob is that it was all his own mind. Nobody abandoned him, nobody hated him, it was all in his head because he couldn't move on from his mistake and getting beat up for it. The kids he walks by in the flashback compliment his binder and invite him to their house- he was WRONG to believe he was hated. People would only leave him because he'd lash out at them, trying to explain/justify his own issue, which they didn't remember or know about at all, and it didn't matter anymore. He kept himself stuck in his past, quite literally in the same room and in the same clothes. Good one, Disney.

[ivanbluecool]

Well he's not a villain at the end. That timeline doesn't exist anymore since goob was saved and won the game.

But honestly I feel he'd have been saved regardless when the dad came home and heard goob was around. He'd definitely find him eventually and force him to be a family member and goob would definitely want it. He just felt he wasn't worthy

[HezrouDhiaga]

I really like Goob because he's not even a villain. He's just a tragic victim :<

[LunaP]

It’s interesting how Bowler created a time paradox by interacting with his past self. He told present Goob to hold on to his grudge like he did, but Goob ended up telling him to let it go instead. His ranting and raving might’ve had an affect on his past self to the point where he promises himself to never turn out like that. This also effectively erased the Evil Goob timeline (and Lois erased the timeline where Evil Goob met his past self).

[FREECIVVIE]

I still wish they went with the original ending, where Lewis takes Bowler hat guy back in time to the ball game and he wakes up Goob to catch the baseball. He then continues the running gag "This plan was NOT well thought out" as he realizes that rather then fixing his life, he devoted his time and energy to ruining other lives of others.

[滋榎本]

He serves as a dark side to Lewis; both were obsessed with some events from the past (Lewis with his failed inventions, including the Memory Scanner; Bowler Hat Guy from his blundered baseball game while as a child). However, Lewis knew when to mature himself from any failure of his, while the Bowler Hat Guy wasn't able to let go of how his past screwup affected him (at least, initially). Had Lewis not learned to leave the past behind and keep moving forward, he could have ended up becoming just like the Bowler Hat Guy.

[MarcAntoineHamelin]

i remember going to the cinema one afternoon as a kid to watch this.
i was the only one in the whole room and it was a surreal experience...

[kolonarulez]

The first time he pulls out that unicorn notebook always takes me out laughing. The ??? during the last notebook scene always makes me tear up.

[christianbishop]

I just recently rewatched this film for the 25th+ time. One of my favorites

[frudthegamer]

Meet the robinsons was truely underrated.
The simple story of Moving along the time, not letting the hardships of the past hold us down.
Where a villain is a sadistic calculative bowler hat topping the fear of hal or recently Am.
But also the most sympathetic puppet formed into a boy grown up dwelling on hatred.

[whysosleepyjoe]

I love the goob scenes it seems small but it does make a big impact

[EChacon]

Personally Bowler Hat Guy (Michael Goob Yagoobian) is easily one of the best Twist villains Disney has done along with King Candy/Turbo, and I say he’s a perfect example on how you do a Disney Twist Villain when compared to Hans and those released after him, even I don’t forgive *cough*Cellspex*cough* for putting Hans above Bowler Hat Guy in her Disney/Pixar Twist villains rankings

​​⁠Not to mention we also had DOR-15 (Doris) being the actual Twist villain of the film that a few people didn't saw coming cause we thought DOR-15 was the intelligent robotic sidekick but was more like HAL and Skynet in terms of enslaving humanity. I honestly would've preferred if Bowler Hat Guy being an Adult version of Goob would be the only plot twist in the film instead of adding another plot twist (DOR-15).

[electrobob]

I do hate that they didn't even have Goob show up at the end in the changed future.
To show that they became close in contrast to the original future.
Maybe even imply that one of his inventions help goob, like after a baseball game as an adult or teen he broke his leg or spine in such a way that Lewis would take it upon himself to help in. As his friend.

[Simbala-bqvy]

Goob is such an underrated Disney villain. He deserves more love!

[Whyiseveryhandletaken]

Goob:

Made by Disney
2007
Pointy face
Tragic backstory
Barely a Villain

Doof:

Made by Disney
2007
Pointy face
Tragic Backstory
Barely a Villain

[blindtreeman]

calling the movie a "classic" is really making me feel old. for some reason my brain cant handle the fact that the movie came out in 2007

[slookipos]

imagine writing one of the most compelling story ever then you name one of the villains "Goob" which is also as compelling as the plot

[AimlessSavant]

It is an interesting thing that Goob, under the manipulations of Doris, never considered just going to the past to fix his own childhood. It was only Lewis' fault.