Mr. Smee is Captain Hook's bo'sun in J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan, or the Boy
Who Wouldn't Grow Up and the novel Peter and Wendy.
History Mr. Smee seems an oddly genial man for a
pirate; Barrie describes him as "Irish", the only Nonconformist among Hook's
crew, and "a man who stabbed without offence" – and is portrayed in the
multiple pantomimes or movies of Peter Pan as a rather stupid but entertaining
man 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 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 save Wendy
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 the Jolly Roger is
presented inconsistently. In Peter and Wendy, he is identified as the ship's
bo'sun. He is one of the two pirates 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." In Peter Pan in Scarlet, he has moved
into the Underground Home of the Lost Boys. He leaves Neverland by the end of
the book and opens up a shop that sell souvenirs collected from Neverland.
Adaptations = Disney version=
Mr. Smee appears in Walt Disney's 1953 film version of Peter Pan voiced by Bill
Thompson. Mr. Smee appeared in the 2002 sequel
Return to Never Land voiced by Jeff Bennett.
Mr. Smee appeared in Kingdom Hearts voiced by Corey Burton.
Mr. Smee appeared in the Disney Junior TV show Jake and the Never Land Pirates
voiced by Jeff Bennett. Mr. Smee appeared in the Disney Fairies
film The Pirate Fairy voiced by Jeff Bennett.
In most Disney storybooks Smee is said to be first mate, which explains why he
is addressed as "Mister Smee" by Captain Hook, although sometimes referred to as
the cook. In the film. he is never referred to as the first mate. However,
he consistently acts as Captain Hook's "left-hand man".
= Peter Pan and the Pirates= In Peter Pan and the Pirates, Mr. Smee
is Captain Hook's right-hand man. His weapon is named Johnny Corkscrew. He is
small, but not very thick, has grey hair and pale blue eyes. His biggest
difference from the other pirates is that he is often clumsy and not really
able to capture one of the Lost Boys. = Hook=
In Steven Spielberg's 1991 film Hook, Smee 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 admits 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 in Neverland 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 but
whether or not he is the real Smee is left unclear.
= Peter Pan= Richard Briers portrays Smee in the 2003
live-action adaptation of Peter Pan with Jeremy Sumpter and Jason Isaacs
= Neverland= Bob Hoskins reprises the role of Mr.
Smee in the 2011 miniseries Neverland. = Once Upon a Time=
Mr. Smee appears as Mr. William Smee in Once Upon a Time played by Chris
Gauthier. William Smee is a man capable of
procuring objects that are hard to find. In the Enchanted Forest, he makes a deal
with Rumplestiltskin in order to get his life extended....a magic bean for his
age reversal. Captain Hook manages to intervene and kidnaps William Smee to
obtain the magic bean. William Smee later becomes a crewman on Hook's ship
as the ship sails off to Neverland where he and his crew will never age.
In Neverland, William 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, William Smee appears as
a homeless man who kidnaps Belle under the orders of Moe. When Mr. Gold
captures William Smee to learn where Hook is, William Smee 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 Captain Hook does get to Storybrooke,
William Smee immediately begins following orders. William Smee gives
Hook Gold's most prized possession: Baelfire's shawl. In retaliation, Mr.
Gold turns William Smee into a rat. Following the Dark Curse being undone,
Mr. Smee was restored to human form as he was seen in the company of Captain
Hook and his pirates when they were robbing a stagecoach. Of course 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 Storybroke to go home.
= Pan= Smee appears in the film Pan, portrayed
by Adeel Akhtar. References
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Pearson, Ridley and Dave Barry.. Peter and the Shadow Thieves
Spielberg, Steven.. Hook.