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The Villagers are background characters in Disney's 1991 animated feature film Beauty and the Beast.

Appearances[]

Beauty and the Beast[]

The villagers first appear in the movie during the song "Belle" to which they sing about how their life is always the same and how they're all the same and how Belle is so different from them because she likes to read books to which they call Belle a beautiful yet odd girl, and also special too. Later on when Gaston decides to propose to Belle he has the Villagers all stand outside Belle's cottage to host a wedding that will take place after Belle accepts his proposal. However Belle turns Gaston's proposal down and has him thrown out the door and into a muddy pond nearby. Later on, the villagers gather at the tavern to cheer Gaston up for being turned down by Belle. They manage to cheer Gaston up by singing the song "Gaston" and tell how Gaston is everyone's favorite guy and that there's no one in the village who can do things as good as he can. Then Belle's father, Maurice, comes into the tavern asking the Villagers to help him rescue Belle from a Beast in a castle but the villagers laugh at Maurice and throw him out of the tavern calling him crazy to which gives Gaston a plan to make Belle his wife to which is have Maurice locked in the asylum unless Belle agrees to marry Gaston, to which the villagers gave their full support.

Later on in the film, when Belle and Maurice return home, Gaston shows up with the villagers and Monsieur D'Arque the owner of the asylum and has Maurice taken away and tells Belle that if she promises to marry him everything will be cleared up but Belle turns down Gaston's proposal for the final time and manages to show the villagers that her father isn't crazy by using the Magic Mirror which shows the Beast. Gaston realizing that Belle has feelings for the Beast convinces the villagers that the Beast is a monster that will abduct their children if they don't kill him to which the villagers agree to and lock Belle and Maurice in their cellar so they can't warn the Beast. With Gaston leading the way on his horse, the villagers follow him into the woods to the Beast's Castle. Along the way, they chop down a tree to use to burst into the doors. Unknown to the villagers, Cogsworth, Lumiere, and Mrs. Potts see them entering the castle gates and warn the other objects to be prepared for battle against the villagers. Once the villagers break into the castle, they notice that everything is quiet, but when LeFou grabs Lumiere, all of the objects come to life, attacking the villagers, but Gaston manages to escape up the stairs.

LeFou and the rest of the villagers chase Sultan the stool dog but as they corner him, Chef Bouche scares LeFou and the villagers away out of the castle, and the objects celebrate their victory.

At the end of the film, they presumably continue to live a normal life after the spell is broken.

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas[]

Several of the villagers arrive at the Prince's castle for a Christmas banquet. The fact that they were allowed in the castle indicated that at least some of the villagers were pardoned for the crime of nearly killing their Prince which was set by Gaston.

House of Mouse[]

The villagers made a guest spot on House of Mouse in the episode "Everybody Loves Mickey" as the Angry Villager People (a parody of "the Village People", a disco band from the 1970s).

Beauty and the Bea​st (2017)[]

The villagers appeared in the live-action film. In this film, the villagers' memories of the Prince and his castle were removed by the Enchantress when she cast her spell because at that time, the Prince rejected the Enchantress' offer after looking at her to which she cast a spell on the Prince, turning him into a Beast as well as the other castle servants into enchanted objects.

The villagers then appear during the musical number "Belle" where Belle herself passes through a busy marketplace to which while exploring, she encounters Monsieur Jean Potts who can't remember what he lost just before feeding his donkey an apple just before she returns the book she rented to Pére Robert and as Belle is on her way, more villagers then sing about Belle's life being different than theirs just before Belle returns to Robert to return the book she is planning to return. Upon returning it, Belle continues passing by more villagers across the marketplace. Later, Gaston and his partner LeFou ride on their horses across the marketplace passing through the villagers followed by a trio of Bimbettes to which Gaston spies on Belle walking across the village as Gaston plans to marry her. Afterwards, the villagers continue to sing about Belle's life just before the musical number ends.

Later at the tavern, a group of villagers are gathered at the bar where Gaston feels upset about Belle's refusal to marry him where they plan to cheer him up after feeling upset about his failure of marrying Belle. During the musical number "Gaston", the villagers plan to cheer Gaston up where they tell each other that Gaston is their favorite guy and that there is no one better than him in the town.

Later, Gaston has led a group of villagers who have formed into an angry mob looking for the Beast. Maurice, who is looking for his daughter Belle, is in mercy of being placed into a prison carriage where two angry villagers place him inside to take him away. When Gaston asks Maurice to know if the Beast exists, he refuses to give him the evidence just as Gaston tells Monsieur D'Arque to take him away. Belle, riding on Phillipe, stops D'Arque's carriage and attempts to rescue her father, demanding D'Arque to free him to which he refuses to, despite her protests of her father not being crazy. Belle then tells Gaston and the mob that she discovered the Beast inside the castle to which Gaston explains that Belle has no proof. Belle then tells the Enchanted Mirror to show her the Beast to provide proof to Gaston and the mob who are all shocked about the Beast. Much to Gaston explaining about the Beast being a threat to the town, Belle explains that the Beast is gentle and wouldn't hurt anyone to which Gaston refuses to trust Belle, in which Gaston explains to the angry mob that the Beast is a threat to the townspeople just as Belle is taken hostage along with her father. Gaston then warns the angry mob that the Beast is a dangerous threat to them as he gives out a plan to kill the Beast. As Gaston angrily throws a torch at a carriage of supplies, the angry mob begin to ignite their torches as Gaston explains to the town that they're not safe until they kill the Beast. Gaston then leads the angry mob who are equipped with torches, pitchforks, and axes where they approach the Beast's Castle. As they stop all of a sudden, Gaston uses the Enchanted Mirror to show him the Beast's Castle to which they continue proceeding toward the castle. Lumiere suddenly feels worried where he tells the other castle servants to keep the from escaping to which Cogsworth, Plumette, Cadenza, Mrs. Potts, Chip, and Chapeau form a barricade to protect the castle from being attacked. Meanwhile, Belle and her father plan to free themselves from the carriage to warn the Beast about Gaston getting close to his castle.

Suddenly, Lumiere tells the other enchanted objects giving them a plan to fight back. As the mob enters the castle, Mrs. Potts tells the enchanted objects to attack to which they start fighting back in a plan to protect the Beast while two arms holding lanterns hit some villagers who are attempting to storm the castle to which during battle, Cadenza traps LeFou to prevent him from attacking just as Gaston plans to take on the Beast by himself. As the castle servants continue fighting the mob, Plumette humiliates LeFou (who somehow managed to escape from Cadenza), explaining that there is no one to protect him from the Beast while Chip throws some saucers at the incoming villagers. Later, the study desk arrives towards Cogsworth and Madame de Garderobe where Cogsworth summons the books to attack the villagers. Later when three villagers approach Cogsworth, Garderobe confronts the three and foils them who then retreat from the castle. Later, more feather dusters swoop around the castle attacking the mob just as Garderobe throws Mrs. Potts at the chandelier where she sprays hot tea on the villagers to which she emotionally notices her husband during the battle to which she suddenly falls onto LeFou's hands to which LeFou manages to join Belle's side rather than following Gaston's side while fending off some more villagers. After LeFou reforms, Cadenza then faces the mob to which after Garderobe leaps at the spot where Cadenza is at, the harpsichord uses his piano keys as bullets hitting the villagers while Lumiere lights a trail of black powder to cause dangerous sparkles to ward off the angry mob just as the villagers retreat from the castle while Agathe the Enchantress enters the castle. Belle suddenly runs past the villagers who are retreating the castle fearing that the enchanted objects are too strong against them just before Belle plans to check on the Beast to make sure he is safe. Having defeated the villagers, Lumiere tells Plumette that he and the other servants have defeated them but suddenly notices that Plumette has been turned into her lifeless form just as the rest of the castle servants become inanimate objects.

At the end of the film, when the spell is broken after Gaston fell to his death, their true memories are restored, and some of the villagers were revealed to be married to the Enchanted Objects, and so they reunite with their spouses in rejoice. Later during the ballroom, the villagers who are then rejoiced dance with everyone else across the ballroom just as Mrs. Potts happily reunites with her husband just as Belle reunites with the Prince who was restored back to his normal form during a reprise of the musical number "Beauty and the Beast".

Printed[]

Princess Adventure Stories: Belle and the Mysterious Monster[]

The villagers play a role in the story, where they were spooked over an apparent monster causing havoc in the village, with one of them, Farmer Florent, also fearing that it made off with his pet goat Babette. In actuality, Babette had escaped from her pen and had been responsible for the chaos at the village, which Belle deduced after investigating certain evidence and setting a pie trap and (thanks largely to Gaston's distraction) tracking the hoofprints. Their animosity towards Belle from the film was significantly downplayed in the story, even cheering on Belle for solving their problems.

Trivia[]

  • In the French dub of the movie, the villagers are heard laughing at Gaston when the latter falls into the pond courtesy of Belle.
  • The story "Belle and the Mysterious Monster" is notable for naming some of the originally nameless villagers in the film.
    • The baker that Belle interacts with at the beginning of Little Town is Monsieur Le Pain.
    • The red-headed man seen hauling a wheelbarrow full of pumpkins at the beginning of Little Town is Monsieur Marchand.
    • The thin bald mustached man seen helping set up the wedding for Gaston as well as selling eggs to a woman in Little Town is Farmer Florent.


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Media
Films: Beauty and the Beast (video/soundtrack/The Legacy Collection) • The Enchanted Christmas (video) • Belle's Magical World (video) • Beauty and the Beast (2017) (video/soundtrack)

Shows: Sing Me a Story with BelleBelle's Tales of FriendshipHouse of MouseA Poem Is...Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (soundtrack) • Chibi Tiny Tales
Books: The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's PrinceThe New Adventures of Beauty and the BeastWinter WonderlandTale as Old as Time: The Art and Making of Beauty and the BeastDisney Princess BeginningsAs Old as Time (A Twisted Tale)Royal Weddings
Marvel Comics: A Chance For RomanceWardrobe's Big SurpriseThe Wishful WalkAlmost Amour!Lyrical Love Part 1 and 2Dove Tales Part 1 and 2
Video Games: Beauty and the BeastBelle's QuestRoar of the BeastA Board Game AdventureDisney InfinityDisney Infinity: 2.0 EditionKingdom HeartsKingdom Hearts IIKingdom Hearts 358/2 DaysKingdom Hearts χKingdom Hearts Unchained χ/Union χDisney Enchanted TalesDisney Emoji BlitzDisney Crossy RoadDisney Magic KingdomsBeauty and the Beast: Perfect MatchDisney Heroes: Battle ModeDisney Speedstorm
Stage: Musical (cast album)

Disney Parks
Animated Film: Beauty and the Beast Sing-AlongCastle of Magical DreamsDisney Animation BuildingDisney Friends of the MonthEnchanted Tale of Beauty and the BeastFairy Tale ForestLe Pays des Contes de FéesMickey's PhilharMagicPrincess PavilionSorcerer's WorkshopVoyage to the Crystal Grotto

Live-Action Film: Disney Movie MagicDisney Illuminations
Entertainment: A Table is WaitingBeauty and the Beast Live on StageCinderella's Surprise CelebrationCinderellabration: Lights of RomanceDisney's BelieveDisney Dreams: An Enchanted ClassicEnchanted Tales with BelleFantasmic!Feel the MagicMickey and the MagicianMickey and the Wondrous BookMickey's Magical CelebrationMickey's Magical Music WorldOnce Upon a MouseThe PavilionRoyal Princess Music CelebrationRoyal TheatreThe Golden MickeysThe Starlit Princess Waltz
Restaurants: Be Our Guest RestaurantGaston's TavernRed Rose TaverneMaurice's Treats
Shops: Bonjour! Village Gifts
Parades: Celebrate A Dream Come True ParadeDisney's Dreams On Parade: Moving OnDisney's FantillusionDisney's Magical Moments ParadeDisney's Party ExpressDisney Carnivale ParadeDisney Stars on ParadeDreaming Up!Festival of Fantasy ParadeFlights of Fantasy ParadeHappiness is Here ParadeJubilation!Mickey's Rainy Day ExpressMove It! Shake It! MousekeDance It! Street PartyMickey's Soundsational ParadePaint the Night ParadeThe Wonderful World of Disney ParadeTokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLightsVillains Cursed CaravanWalt Disney's Parade of DreamsNightfall Glow
Fireworks: Celebrate! Tokyo DisneylandDisney Dreams!Disney EnchantmentDisney in the StarsHarmoniousIlluminate! A Nighttime CelebrationMagic, Music and MayhemThe Magic, the Memories and YouMagical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical CelebrationsMomentousOnce Upon a TimeWishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney DreamsWonderful World of AnimationWorld of ColorWondrous Journeys
Spring: Disney Color-Fest: A Street Party!Disney Pirate or Princess: Make Your Choice
Summer: Mickey's WaterWorks
Halloween: Frightfully Fun ParadeIt's Good to be Bad with the Disney VillainsLet's Get WickedMaze of Madness: The Nightmare Experiment ContinuesThe Disney Villains Halloween Showtime
Christmas: A Christmas Fantasy ParadeDisney Christmas StoriesDisney Holidays in HollywoodDisney Winter Magic CavalcadeRoyal Christmas Wishes

Characters
Original: BelleBeastLumiereCogsworthMrs. PottsThe Potts Children (Chip Potts) • Chef BoucheVillagersMauricePhilippeGastonLeFouBimbettesSultanWardrobeFifiEnchantressMonsieur D'ArqueWolvesMusic BoxCoat RackGaston's BuddiesThe BooksellerPalanquin

Enchanted Christmas: AngeliqueWall HangerForteFifeWine GlassesOrnamentsAxe
Belle's Magical World: WebsterCraneLe PlumeWitherspoonChandeleriaTubalooTresChaudePunch BowlFrappeEgg BeaterConcertinaSongbird
Deleted Characters: ClariceCharleyMargueriteBelle's SistersBelle's SuitorsBelle's Mother
Sing Me a Story with Belle: HarmonyBig BookLewis and Carol the Bookworms
Book Characters: Countess de la PerleThunderLoveDeath
Remake: CadenzaJean PottsMonsieur ToiletteThe KingThe Queen

Songs
Original: PrologueBelleGastonBe Our GuestSomething ThereHuman AgainBeauty and the BeastThe Mob Song

Broadway: No Matter WhatMeHomeHow Long Must This Go On?If I Can't Love HerMaison Des LunesA Change in MeEnd Duet
Enchanted Christmas: StoriesAs Long As There's ChristmasDon't Fall in LoveA Cut Above the Rest
Belle's Magical World: A Little ThoughtListen With Our Hearts
Remake: AriaHow Does a Moment Last ForeverDays in the SunEvermore

Locations
Beast's Castle (Library/Ballroom/The West Wing/Belle's Room) • Belle's CottageVillageThe Black ForestTavern
Objects
The Enchanted RoseEnchanted MirrorMaurice's Machine
See Also
Beauty and the Beast Jr.Disney RenaissanceOriginal Screenplay


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Chibi Tiny TalesChibiverse
Animated characters
Amphibia: Anne BoonchuySprig PlantarPolly PlantarHop Pop PlantarMarcy WuSasha WaybrightDominoBessieKing AndriasOne-Eyed Wally

Phineas and Ferb: Candace FlynnPhineas FlynnFerb FletcherPerry the PlatypusHeinz DoofenshmirtzSuper Super Big Doctor
Big City Greens: Cricket GreenTilly GreenAlice GreenBill Green
DuckTales: Scrooge McDuckMagica De SpellFlintheart GlomgoldWebby VanderquackLaunchpad McQuackHuey, Dewey, and LouieDarkwing DuckFenton CrackshellLena SabrewingBentina Beakley
Tangled: RapunzelFlynn RiderPascalCassandraLance StrongbowMaximusVarian
Moana: MoanaMauiKakamoraPuaHeihei
The Ghost and Molly McGee: Molly McGeeScratchAndrea DavenportLibby Stein-TorresThe ChairmanOliver ChenGeoffJeffPete McGeeSharon McGeeDarryl McGeeThe Ghost Council
The Owl House: Luz NocedaEda ClawthorneKingHootyLilith ClawthorneAmity BlightWillow ParkGus PorterOwlbertGhostStringbeanEmperor BelosHunter
Hamster & Gretel: HamsterGretel Grant-GomezKevin Grant-GomezHiromi Tanaka
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder: Penny ProudOscar ProudTrudy ProudBeBe & CeCe ProudSuga MamaLaCienega BoulevardezKareem Abdul-Jabbar BrownPuffDijonay Jones
Mickey Mouse & Friends: Mickey MouseMinnie MouseDonald DuckDaisy DuckGoofy
Kim Possible: Kim Possible Ron StoppableRufusShego
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: Star ButterflyMarco DiazPony Head
TaleSpin: BalooKit Cloudkicker
Goof Troop: Max Goof
Bonkers: Bonkers D. Bobcat
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: Chip and Dale
American Dragon: Jake Long: Jake Long
Gravity Falls: Dipper PinesMabel PinesBill CipherWaddlesStan Pines
Gargoyles: GoliathDemona
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Moon GirlDevil DinosaurCasey CalderonThe Beyonder
Milo Murphy's Law: Milo Murphy
Lilo & Stitch: Lilo PelekaiStitchGrand CouncilwomanCaptain GantuJumba JookibaPleakleyMertle EdmondsNani PelekaiDavid KawenaCobra BubblesIce Cream ManPudge
Hailey's On It!: Hailey BanksScott DenogaBeta
Kiff: Kiff ChatterleyBarry BunsCandle Fox
Cinderella: CinderellaJaq and GusLady TremaineAnastasia TremaineDrizella TremaineLuciferMiceBirdsPrince CharmingFairy GodmotherThe Grand Duke
Beauty and the Beast : BelleBeastLumiereCogsworthMrs. PottsChipMauricePhilippeGastonLeFouBimbettesWardrobeWolvesVillagers
Sleeping Beauty : AuroraPrince PhillipFlora, Fauna, and MerryweatherMaleficentDiabloKing StefanQueen LeahForest AnimalsSamson
Hercules: HerculesHadesPegasusPhiloctetesMegaraPain and PanicMusesZeusHeraAmphitryon and AlcmeneHydra
The Emperor's New Groove: KuzcoPachaYzmaKronkChichaChacaTipoBucky the SquirrelJaguarsYupi

Live-Action characters
Halloweentown: Marnie PiperSophie PiperDylan PiperAggie Cromwell

Descendants: MalEvieJayCarlos De VilBenJaneAudreyDougUmaHarry HookDizzy TremaineCelia FacilierFairy GodmotherHades
Zombies: Zed NecrodopolisAddison WellsBucky BuchananWilla LykensenWyatt Lykensen
High School Musical: Troy BoltonGabriella MontezSharpay EvansRyan EvansChad DanforthTaylor McKessieKelsi NielsenZeke BaylorMartha CoxMs. Darbus
Hocus Pocus: Max DennisonDani Dennison,AllisonThackery BinxBilly ButchersonWinifred SandersonMary SandersonSarah Sanderson
Hannah Montana: Miley Stewart
Lizzie McGuire: Lizzie McGuire
Wizards of Waverly Place: Alex Russo
That's So Raven: Raven Baxter
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Zack MartinCody MartinMaddie FitzpatrickLondon TiptonMarion Moseby
K.C. Undercover: K.C. Cooper

Disney Park characters
Pirates of the Caribbean: Treasure SkeletonHector BarbossaReddBeacon JoeCaptain XTreasure KeeperCarlosStupid PiratePooped PirateScalawagPrison DogSeedy PrisonersCooteBillie How
Chibiverse episodes
"Pizza vs. Fireworks" • "Bad Luck Chibis" • "The Great Chibi Mix-Up!" • "Chibi Villains Unite" • "The Chibi Quiz Challenge" • "The Chibi Couple Game"
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