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Every Disney movie needs a sidekick. It’s basically the law.

The sidekick is supposed to lighten the mood, crack jokes, and keep kids entertained while the parents quietly question their life choices. Most of the time, it works. Other times, the sidekick talks too much, screams too loud, or completely derails the emotional tone of the movie.

Over the years, Disney has given us some absolute legends. They have also given us characters that made audiences mutter, please stop talking, under their breath.

With some modern additions stirred in, here’s a look at the most annoying Disney sidekicks ever:

1. Gurgi from “The Black Cauldron” (1985) still sits comfortably at the top. The voice, the whining, the third-person speaking, it was a lot. Even by ’80s standards, Gurgi tested patience.
2. The gargoyles from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1996) are next. Voiced by Charles Kimbrough, Jason Alexander, and Mary Wickes, they felt wildly out of place in a movie about isolation, faith, and tragedy. The tonal whiplash was real.
3. Koda from “Brother Bear” (2003) means well, but his nonstop chatter wore thin fast, especially in a movie already heavy on emotional themes.
4. B.E.N. from “Treasure Planet” (2002), voiced by Martin Short, is chaos in robot form. Loud, frantic, and relentless, he is either hilarious or unbearable depending on your tolerance level.
5. Zini from “Dinosaur” (2000) brought constant sarcasm to a movie about extinction. That choice still confuses people.
6. Phil from “Hercules” (1997), voiced by Danny DeVito, is beloved by many, but his gruff humor and endless yelling pushed him into annoying territory for others.
7. Terk from “Tarzan” (1999), voiced by Rosie O’Donnell, leaned hard into late-90s comedy that hasn’t aged especially well.
8. Mushu from “Mulan” (1998), voiced by Eddie Murphy, is iconic but polarizing. Loud, fast-talking, and always on, he either made the movie for you or drove you nuts.
9. Hei Hei from “Moana” (2016) earns a special mention. He barely speaks, yet somehow manages to be exhausting. His entire joke is that he should not be alive, and Disney commits to that bit hard.
10. Olaf in “Frozen 2” (2019) pushed his quirky charm to its limits with extended monologues and existential rambling.
11. Sisu from “Raya and the Last Dragon” (2021), voiced by Awkwafina, divided audiences with modern humor that clashed with the movie’s epic tone.
12. Valentino from “Wish” (2023), voiced by Alan Tudyk, brought fast-talking animal sidekick energy that felt very familiar, and for some viewers, very tiring.

Love them or hate them, these sidekicks did their job. They were memorable. Just not always for the reasons Disney probably intended.