Long John Silver (Muppets)

NOTE: This article is about the incarnation of Long John Silver from the 1996 film. The mainstream version can be found here: Long John Silver.

Evil-doer
Full Name	Long John Silver
Alias	Silver Long John Mr. Silver Johnny
Origin	Muppet Treasure Island
Occupation	Cook Pirate Leader of the pirate crew
Powers / Skills	Leadership Cunning Manipulation
Hobby	Searching for treasure.
Goals	Find Flint's treasure. (succeeded for a while).
Crimes	Piracy Attempted murder Kidnapping Theft
Type of Villain	Manipulative Pirate

“	Easy, Jim. T'is all in good fun. Pleased I am to initiate you into our enterprising... um... company... which entitles you to all the benefits thereof.	„
	~ Long John Silver to Jim Hawkins.

Long John Silver is the ship's manipulative and treacherous cook and the main antagonist of the 1996 film Muppet Treasure Island.

He was portrayed by Tim Curry, who also played Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the Lord of Darkness in Legend, Wadsworth in Clue, Pennywise in the It television miniseries, Thaddeus E. Klang in TaleSpin, Taurus Bulba in Darkwing Duck, Hexxus in FernGully: The Last Rainforest, the Evil Manta in The Little Mermaid television series, Cardinal Richeliu in The Three Musketeers, Farley Claymore in The Shadow, Kilokahn in Super Human Samurai Syber-Squad, Drake in The Pebble and the Penguin, Dr. Anton Sevarius in Gargoyles, Simon Doonan in the Titanic TV movie, Maestro Forte in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, Slagar the Cruel in Redwall, Dr. Slicer in Recess, Ben Ravencroft in Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost, Big Brother in Johnny Bravo, the Mouse King in Barbie in the Nutcracker, Professor Calamitous in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Scarlet Fever and Nick O' Teen in Ozzy & Drix, Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck in Monk, Belial in The Legend of Atlantis, El Maléfico in ¡Mucha Luca!: The Return of El Maléfico, Von Talon in Valiant, Anatoly Cherdenko in Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3, Philippe in Barbie and The Three Musketeers, Billy Flynn in Criminal Minds and Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Role in the film

Silver befriends young Jim Hawkins. One night, after Silver asks Jim how old he was when his father died, Jim replies, "Seven." Silver is touched by the revelation, and says, "I were eight when my father died at sea. First mate, he was."

However, Silver is actually planning a mutiny amongst the crew of the Hispaniola, so as to seek Captain Flint's treasure himself. He first tricks Sam Eagle into leaving the ship and giving him the keys to the safe, which Kermit put the map into for safekeeping. Faking Sam’s death, Silver secretly plans to overthrow Kermit. He is a deceptively charming man at first, until he is overheard by Gonzo, Rizzo and Jim as he reveals his dastardly plans to his fellow pirates aboard the Hispaniola.

During Silver's siege on Treasure Island, it is suggested that Long John Silver and Miss Piggy share a romantic history. Though he and his posse manage to find the treasure, they end up having a brawl against Hawkins and his friends. After the defeat of Silver's crew, Silver surrenders, and he and his crew are locked up in the brig to await trial for their crimes.

At the end of the film, Silver makes off with whatever treasure he can in what is later revealed to be a leaky lifeboat — but not before saying a rather touching goodbye to Jim Hawkins. He declares he could "never hurt" Jim, because he is "honest and brave and true" — something he himself isn't. On Jim's tearful words, Silver rows away, never to return. His boat later sinks however, and he is left marooned on Treasure Island.

Quotes

“	Tell the truth lad, do you really think the captain and the squire are planning to share the treasure with the likes of us? Can't hear ya. No? And we being the rightful owners. Flint's own crew, who shed our blood getting here! Join us, lad. Donate your compass to the treasure hunt and get a full share!	„
	~ Long John offering Jim to join him.

“	Silver: The Black Spot. You dare to give me the Black Spot. Clueless Morgan: (fearful, points to Polly Lobster) He-he told me to. Polly Lobster: Shut up, will ya?! Silver: And it's drawn on a page from the Bible! You tore a page from the Holy Scriptures to make a pirate's death sentence? Mad Monty: (holding the Bible, turns to another pirate) Here. Silver: OOOOHHH, the red-hot GATES OF HELL are creeping open! SATAN is heatin' his pokers for you, you blasphemous HEATHENS! Fall down on your KNEES, and BEG for deliverance from DAMNATION! (after the pirates do just that) Very good. (rolls eyes) You're forgiven. Now untie me! And let's go find the treasure!	„
	~ Long John to the pirates.

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Videos

Muppet Treasure Island - Professional Pirate

Trivia

• Tim Curry was a fan of the Muppets and said playing Long John Silver was one of his favorite roles.
• Tim Curry is also known for his memorable voicing of another famous fictional pirate.
• Tim Curry also made his appearance in Muppet Treasure Island CD-ROM by Activision in which he guides the player in the game.

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