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#10: Gutierrez - Freakazoid

Ah, Freakazoid. Such a fantastic, sadly short-lived show. Similar to MST3K, Freakazoid was one of my regulars in my younger days. My brother and cousin and I would watch it religiously and would quote it til even today. It wasn't until more recently that I became reacquainted with it but getting it on DVD and while I hate to sound like one of those nostalgia blinded people... they really don't make shows like that anymore. Literally. They don't. They stopped making the show years ago!

Gutierrez was one of those great villains that succeeded in being both intimidating and extremely funny. I always wish when I first saw the show I knew something about Star Trek, or at least Wrath of Khan, because so much of his jokes went over my head, though seeing it now, makes him even funnier. Although it was only shown once, his Freakazoid form was actually pretty cool looking, I have to admit and worked well enough to be the "evil twin" arch-type.

Probably not entirely deserving of a spot in the Top 10, if we're going by overall notoriety but... screw it! Getting to hear Ricardo Montalban say "weenie" as dramatically as he can muster is worth enough to put him in the winning spot!

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#10: Gutierrez - Freakazoid

Ah, Freakazoid. Such a fantastic, sadly short-lived show. Similar to MST3K, Freakazoid was one of my regulars in my younger days. My brother and cousin and I would watch it religiously and would quote it til even today. It wasn't until more recently that I became reacquainted with it but getting it on DVD and while I hate to sound like one of those nostalgia blinded people... they really don't make shows like that anymore. Literally. They don't. They stopped making the show years ago!

Gutierrez was one of those great villains that succeeded in being both intimidating and extremely funny. I always wish when I first saw the show I knew something about Star Trek, or at least Wrath of Khan, because so much of his jokes went over my head, though seeing it now, makes him even funnier. Although it was only shown once, his Freakazoid form was actually pretty cool looking, I have to admit and worked well enough to be the "evil twin" arch-type.

Probably not entirely deserving of a spot in the Top 10, if we're going by overall notoriety but... screw it! Getting to hear Ricardo Montalban say "weenie" as dramatically as he can muster is worth enough to put him in the winning spot!