Minor villains and one-shots in Belch Dimension

The following are a list of fictional one-shot or minor villains in the comic book, The Belch Dimension. The list contains villains who only faced off a single time with The Treehouse Warriors, either as a whole or as individual members, or were the focus of only one short story or story arc. It does not count nameless thugs, minions, henchmen, goons, lackeys, bootlicks, or villainous pets.

Abdul Ahmai Sobah
First appearance: What A Drag! (Feb 2007) Persian Goof (Oct 2005) A diminutive Saudi Arabian dressed in the customary long robe and turban of the region, the militant Sobah first encountered the Trio of Trouble when they took a wrong turn on the way to Miami Beach and popped up in the middle of the desert. Jon, Ben, and Jon hid out in an abandoned fortress, whereupon Sobah launched bombs at them; they retaliated in kind. Since Sobah wouln't relent until President Hussein announced the end of the first Persian Gulf War (which was in 1992, 15 years before this issue's release), Jon used his morphing power to turn into the Iraqi dictator and fool Sobah into marching into a dry well. Sobah has a long-suffering camel named Clyde (a reference to Ray Stevens' song "Ahab the Arab"), who leaves willingly with the Trio in the last panel.

Adolf Hitler (deceased)
First appearance: Nutzi Nazis (Jun 2006) A man who perhaps needs no introduction, The Trio of Trouble and Angela encountered him during a trip back in time to Germany, 1942. Tony Moneran, who is a huge fan of Der Fuhrer, accidentally stowed along for the ride, and after attempting to get Hitler's autograph during a public rally, was jailed. Hitler's men confisgated the Time Couch, and the gang had to get it back before the Nazis learned to time-travel and destroyed the universe. Josh started a fight with cream-cakes, pelting Hitler and his lieutenants, and bashed together Martin Borrmann and Dr. Ludwig Stumpfegger's heads (a nod to the Three Stooges, whom the three men are drawn to resemble). Der Fuhrer began cursing in German, whereupon Ben gave him an atomic wedgie.

Count Dracula (deceased)
First appearance: Whacky Dracky (Apr 2006) Known as "Vlad the Impaler" and "Vlad Tepes", this legendary vampire was no match for the Trio the time they spent a stormy night in his foreboding Transylvanian castle. Between the antics of Gort (who sat in for Ben in this story) and some garlic on a take-out pizza, Dracula could get nowhere near his intended victims all night. Finally the Trio commits the ultimate sacrilege by cleaning out the hallowed grave dirt in his coffin and accidentally sucking him (in bat form) into a "Bust-Duster" mini-vac. Dracula fled outside and deliberately exposed himself to the rising sun's light, destroying himself. This version is modeled after Gary Oldman's Tepes from the 1992 film, with a large butt-shaped hairdo.

Duke X. Machina
First appearance: What A Drag! (Feb 2007) A local crime lord and a hideous half-man, half-metal monstrosity, Machina has two prosthetic limbs, a plastic, hip, facial disfiguration, and part of his skull exposed following a grisly assualt on him by a rival gang. He met with fellow crime lord Reginald Montenegro to discuss working together to combine their holdings into a criminal juggernaut. Montenegro expressed mild interest until Gort and Ben, dressed as cocktail waitresses and taping their talk, messed things up. Machina's artificial leg fell off when Gort kicked him in the knee, then his cybernetic arm accidentally got wet and burst into flame. He and Montenegro were arrested at the end. Machina is seen in issue #29 as one of the inmates in Apex Asylum. His prosthetic arm has been removed and his empty sleeve is pinned up. His name is a pun on deus ex machina, or "god in the machine".

Dr. Nicholas Gregory
First appearance: Family Ties (March 2007) See Rasputin.

Dupont Sandburg
First appearance: Junk Bonds (Dec  2007) A junk dealer from Watts, California, whom the Trio met on their way to Knott's Berry Farm. His father and business partner is Jed T. Sandburg. The boys purchased Sandburg and Son's entire stock, and paid generously--unfortunately, a misunderstanding caused them to not just take the shop stock, but the furniture, TV, personal knickknacks, and all the money in the house! Sandburg's elderly father clutched his heart and announced he was having "the big one"; though the old man was prone to faking, this one turned out to be quite real. Sandburg, now broke--having spent all the money on his Pop's funeral--vowed revenge....

He is modeled after Demond Wilson's character Lamont Sanford from Sanford and Son.

Jed T. Sandburg (deceased)
First appearance: Junk Bonds (Dec  2007) The father of Dupont Sandburg and proud owner of an "empire" and a "dynasty", which he calls his junk shop. He likes to say the T in his name stands for all manner of things, like "total package" or tolerant". He calls his son a "dummy", threatens violence against everyone, and argues with his ugly sister-in-law Hester. He planned to cheat the boys by overcharging them with a severe 300% markup (perhaps his only real wicked act). He died of a massive heart attact after the shock of seeing their house cleaned out by the Trio, who thought the furniture and personal effects were on sale too.

He is modeled after Redd Foxx's character Fred Sanford from Sanford and Son. His death scene parallels Foxx's real-life fatal heart attack in 1991.

Forsythe J. Montague (deceased)
First appearance: Un-Civil Warriors (Nov  2005) The great-great grandfather of Tony Moneran, whom Jon and Josh met on a time-travel adventure while doing research on the Civil War for a school assignment. Montague (pronounced mon-TAH-gwuh), resembles his decendant in face, height and temperment, though has bright red hair rather than blonde. He mistakes Jon and Josh for a pair of "dang Yankee" soldiers and keeps trying to take them in. Jon disguises himself as President Lincoln, and Josh as a black slave boy, and accuse Montague of beating his slaves, whereupon he is arrested by the MP's. This alters history, as Montague is no longer a decorated war hero, but a pariah who dies poor. Monty fails the assignment, as he seems unaware of the altered timestream, and presumably wrote his paper on his hero ancestor. It's also quite possible that Jon and Josh, by virtue of their actions in 1863, are ironically responsible for the poverty-stricken fate of the whole Moneran family today.

Hester Sanderson
First appearance: Junk Bonds (Dec  2007) Homely sister-in-law to Jed Sandburg; aunt to Dupont Sandburg. Prone to striking folks with her handbag when she gets angry. Ben got her back for hitting him by slipping live TNT in her Bible and setting it off.

She is modeled after La Wanda Page's character Esther Anderson from Sanford and Son.

Malice Nathaniel Jiggs (deceased)
First appearance: Jiggawatt! (Sep 2007) See Jiggawatt.

Reginald Montenegro
First appearance: What A Drag! (Feb 2007) A local crime lord, he is a powerfully-built black man with a luxurious, greying beard. He met with fellow crime lord Duke Machina, who suggested they pool their resources. Montenegro expressed mild interest until Gort and Ben, dressed as cocktail waitresses and taping their talk, messed things up. He grabs Ben's wrist, who used his teeth to crush a grapefruit's burning juice into his eyes and escape--or try to; he tripped on the hem of his dress and knocked a pitcher of ice water into Machina, causing his cybernetic arm to short out and burst into flame. He and Machina were arrested at the end.

His name is Spanish for "black mountain".

Rhea Borstein
First appearance: SweetTart (May 2007) Rhea Nell Borstein is the corpulent, corrupt faculty advisor of the Sonny Tufts Junior High Harbinger, who has arranged the deaths of at least four staffers (including one of Jon's former girlfriends). Despite this tenebrous connection, she is one of the few foes in the series to not actually have any direct confrontation with Jon or any of his team, being primarily the enemy of SweetTart and the employer of her alter-ego Kathryn "Kitty" Tartakoff.

Borstein ordered the murders of former managing editor Mack Burke, former Harbinger columnist Johnny Tewes, and Megan Nyce, photo editor. It is revealed she also had Johanna Ralson, Jon's junior-high crush, killed by planting explosives under her car two years earlier. She had doctored photographs in her desk of the school principal having sex with an eight-year-old girl, with the intent of ruining his reputation so that he will be fired and she will be voted in as principal by the school board.

The sychophantic and sadistic Tom Little, Harbinger copy editor, is her 14-year-old lover. He is responsible for executing at least two of the murders.

When SweetTart confronts Borstein--over Little's unconcious, bleeding body--she bolts from the Harbinger office and tries to escape. SweetTart gives chase, but finds her crumpled at the foot of the stairs, alive but out cold (thanks to Jon).

Borstein is charged with numerous counts, including sex with a minor, and her fate is presently unknown--though she has presumably been fired from the junior high, and the Harbinger has been shut down.

Her nickname, given to her by Mack Burke and often privately used amongst the staff to refer to her, is "Diarrhea". This--and the fact that he promoted the hated Tewes--is to her backwards and diseased mind ample justification for having him beaten, killed and dumped in the river.

Borstein is modeled after Bonnie L. Thrasher, the faculty advisor of the Arkansas State University Herald. Her name comes from both Family Guy writer, producer, and voice actress Alex Borstein and from anagramming the name "Bonnie Thrasher", with h and n left over.

Sitting Bull (deceased)
First appearance: Once Upon a Time Warp'' (Jan 2007)

The great leader and repected medicine man of the Sioux tribe. The Warriors encountered him on an unforeseen detour on the Time Couch, when they were trying to rescue Jon, Josh, and Angela's younger selves from Hiss Hole. Sitting Bull captured them and ordered Little Jon, Josh and Angela burned at the stake to appease their gods. This almost erased the older Jon, Josh and Angela out of existance. Benjamin--who had escaped into the time stream earlier--reappeared and saved them all, and everything was put back to rights.

Sitting Bull is not especially portrayed as villianous, but simply old, tired, and sick of war. Though, ironically, he perhaps has come closest to killing Jon and his friends than any of their regular rogues, hence his inclusion here.

The FartKnocker
First appearance: The Foul Stench of Doom! (Nov  2006) See FartKnocker.

Tom Little
First appearance: SweetTart (May 2007) Richard Thomas Little is one of the few foes in the series to not actually have any direct confrontation with Jon or any of his team, being primarily the enemy of SweetTart and the coworker of her alter-ego Kathryn "Kitty" Tartakoff.

Tom edited copy for the Sonny Tufts Jr. High Harbinger. He was Rhea Borstein's underage lover and accomplice in her scheme to take over the school. She promised him a promotion to editor-in-chief in exchange for filing fake plagiarism charges against staff writer Johnny Tewes. His childhood friend and and unwitting accomplice to one of the murders, editorial editor Lyle Turncoate, describes Little as "schitzo" and says he was that way since childhood, though being mixed up with Borstein has only exacerbated it.

A sociopath who seems to enjoy inflicting pain on others, Tom Little killed Johnny--of whose success he was jealous--by dropping a trash can on him from a fourth-floor window, under Rhea's orders. He later injected photo editor Megan Nyce with a lethal dose of sodium pentathol while attempting to force her to tell him where a photo of him at Tewes' apartment was (Kitty had it). Lyle was present when Nyce's heart gave out from the strain, and freaked out. Little pulled a pistol and threatened to kill him if he talked.

When SweetTart confronted him with Nyce and Tewes's murders, he struck her in the face, inadvertently unmasking her. They fought briefly, and Kitty managed to flip Tom into a glass light table, shattering it and cutting him quite badly. When paramedics took him away, he was doped up and babbling about a "new world order" he and "Ree" wished to create. Kitty is understandably afraid because not only is he very disturbed, but he knows her alter-ego.

Tom is seen in issue #31 as one of the inmates in Apex Asylum.

Tom is modeled after Philip Scott Mitchell, the onetime copy editor of the Arkansas State University Herald who accused Sweet of plagiarism and cost him his job. His name comes from anagramming "Scott Mitchell", with c, c, h and s left over.