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| Mr. Smee | |
|---|---|
| Peter Pan character | |
%2c_facing_p._186.jpg) Captain Hook (center) with Cecco (left), Mr. Smee (right) and his other men capturingthe Lost Boys andWendy watching them. | |
| First appearance | Peter Pan (1904) |
| Created by | J. M. Barrie |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Boatswain |
| Nationality | Irish |
Mr. Smee is a fictional character who serves asCaptain Hook'sboatswain inJ. M. Barrie's 1904 playPeter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and 1911 novelPeter and Wendy.
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Mr. Smee seems an oddly genial man for a pirate; Barrie describes him as "Irish", the onlyNonconformist amongCaptain Hook's crew, and "a man who stabbed without offence" – and is portrayed in the multiple pantomimes or movies ofPeter Pan as a rather stupid but entertaining man. He is more interested in loot, rather than Hook's more evil pleasures. Smee typically represents a humorous side to pirating, often portrayed as a portly man with a bulbous nose and red cheeks, although Barrie hinted at a darker side.
When captured by Captain Hook, every child in the brig loves Smee – he cannot lay a fist on them and does their darning – despite his belief that they fear him. Hook considers that Smee has good form without knowing it, which is of course the best form of all. He almost tears into Smee for this, but knows that clawing a man for having good form is very bad form. Smee offers to saveWendy Darling from the plank, if only she promises to be his mother – an offer she refuses, in Barrie's words, "Not even for Smee".
Smee's position on theJolly Roger crew is presented inconsistently (in a sense, it could be said that "no two 'Smees' are alike"). InPeter and Wendy, he is identified as the ship'sboatswain. He is one of two pirates (the other being Starkey) who survive the final battle between the children and the pirates, and "henceforth wandered about the world in his spectacles, making a precarious living by saying he was the only man that Jas. Hook had feared".
InPeter Pan in Scarlet (2006) by British authorGeraldine McCaughrean, Smee has moved into the Underground Home of the Lost Boys. He leaves Neverland by the end of the book, and opens up a shop in London that sells souvenirs collected from Neverland.
Mr. Smee appears inWalt Disney's 1953 animated film version ofPeter Pan voiced byBill Thompson, and in the 2002 sequelReturn to Never Land voiced byJeff Bennett. In this version, he serves asCaptain Hook'sfirst mate.[1] He is also Hook's assistant, although he is sometimes referred to as the cook. In the first film, he is never referred to as the first mate but consistently acts as one to Captain Hook (though with varying degrees of personal loyalty).
Mr. Smee appeared in theKingdom Hearts video game series voiced byJeff Bennett. He appears inKingdom Hearts,Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, andKingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep as an inhabitant of Neverland.[2]
He appears as one of the main characters in theDisney Junior TV showJake and the Never Land Pirates. He also appears in a cameo in theDisney Fairies filmThe Pirate Fairy.Jeff Bennett reprises the role as Smee's voice actor in both productions.
Mr. Smee appears in theDisney Parks and Resorts as ameetable character alongsideCaptain Hook alternating betweenFantasyland andAdventureland.[3]
Mr. Smee is played by actor Faustino Di Bauda inDisney Channel's live-action filmDescendants 3. In the film he has twin sons, Squeaky and Squirmy. In the novelThe Isle of the Lost he also has a son called Sammy.
In the 2023 Disney live-action adaptation,Peter Pan & Wendy, Smee is played byJim Gaffigan.
Smee makes a cameo appearance in theLego animated specialLego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest, voiced again by Jeff Bennett.
In theFox Kids seriesPeter Pan and the Pirates, Mr. Smee (voiced byEd Gilbert with an Irish accent) is Hook's right-hand man. His weapon is named Johnny Corkscrew. He is small, but not thick, has grey hair and pale blue eyes. His biggest difference from the other pirates is that he is clumsy and not able to capture one of the Lost Boys (as seen in "Slightly Duped" and "Play Ball").
In Steven Spielberg's 1991 filmHook, Smee (played byBob Hoskins) and Hook's relationship takes on an almost intimate tone, at times even resembling an old married couple or a master/servant arrangement. Smee is allowed access to Hook's private quarters, is seen preparing meals for the Captain and even helps him disrobe before bed. When Hook threatens suicide, he makes it obvious that he expects Smee to stop him, to which Smee replies "not again". Hook also confides all of his darkest and most personal thoughts and concerns to Smee, seemingly exclusively. When Hook claims (untruthfully) that he wants to die, Smee embraces the captain and kisses him on the cheek to dissuade him. He also talks Hook into trying to persuade Peter's children, Jack and Maggie, to remain inNeverland permanently by using their father's repeated broken promises and prolonged absences as examples. Though Hook is successful with Jack, Maggie refuses to be swayed and retains her faith in Peter. Smee eventually abandons Hook when he realizes how much Peter loves his children. Near the end of the film, a man bearing a striking resemblance to Smee is seen sweeping garbage in Kensington Gardens, to Peter's surprise, but whether or not he is the real Smee is left unclear.
Richard Briers portrays Smee in the2003 live-action adaptation ofPeter Pan.
Bob Hoskins reprises the role of Mr. Smee in the 2011 miniseriesNeverland.
| William Smee | |
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| Once Upon a Time character | |
| First appearance | "The Crocodile" (2.05) |
| Last appearance | "Leaving Storybrooke" (7.22) |
| Portrayed by | Chris Gauthier |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation |
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Mr. Smee appears asWilliam Smee in the television seriesOnce Upon a Time, played byChris Gauthier.
William Smee is a man capable of procuring objects that are hard to find. In the Enchanted Forest, he makes a deal withRumplestiltskin in order to get his life extended: a magic bean for his age reversal.Captain Hook, then the pirate Killian Jones, manages to intervene and kidnaps Mr. Smee to obtain the magic bean. He later becomes a crewman on Hook's ship (like the originalPeter Pan story) as the ship sails off toNeverland where he and his crew will never age.
In Neverland, Mr. Smee serves as an adviser to Hook, assisting in his murderous aspirations to kill Rumplestiltskin and his aspirations to obtain information and raise the newly arrived Baelfire. He worries of the crew being murdered by the Lost Boys who are searching for Baelfire whom the pirates had rescued from drowning.
In Storybrooke, Mr. Smee appears as a homeless man who kidnapsBelle under the orders of Moe French (Maurice). When Mr. Gold (Rumplestiltskin) captures Mr. Smee to learn where Hook is, he states that he wasn't able to find Hook in Storybrooke. Mr. Gold later uses him as a guinea pig for a spell that would enable anyone to cross the border to Storybrooke without losing their memories again. When Hook does get to Storybrooke, Smee immediately begins following orders; he gives Hook Gold's most prized possession: Baelfire's shawl. In retaliation, Gold turns Mr. Smee into arat.
Following the Dark Curse's being undone, Mr. Smee was restored to human form as he was seen in the company of Hook and his pirates when they were robbing a stagecoach. However, he still has some side effects of being in rat form. Hook volunteers Smee to sail Henry to New York when Henry wants to run away from Storybrooke to go home.
Smee appears in the filmPan, portrayed byAdeel Akhtar.[4] His real name isSam Smiegel, shortened to Smee.
Smee is played byNed Dennehy in the 2020 movieCome Away.
In the 2024 Star Wars live-action television show,Skeleton Crew, the droid "boatswain" is named SM-33, a nod to Smee. Although he has moments of threatening behavior, he is primarily a good-natured and competent assistant to the self-appointed "captain."
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