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** "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E74DeathsHeadRevisited Deaths-head Revisited]]". Former SS captain Gunter Lütze is told by the ghost of one of his victims that sentence is about to be passed on him. Lütze lets out a vicious, cruel laugh as he mocks the ghost for thinking that he can judge Lütze.
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-->"Ahhahaha hahaha hahah-- ''(cough, pause)'' [[SomethingCompletelyDifferent And now for something completely different]]."

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* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': The nerd trio in season 6 : "We're like... supervillains. Mwahahahaha!" (The script notes "It needs some work"). In the season finale their leader tries this in a demon bar, and belatedly realises they're laughing at him, not with him.

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* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': The nerd trio in season Season 6 : "We're like... supervillains. Mwahahahaha!" (The script notes "It needs some work"). In the season finale their leader tries this in a demon bar, and belatedly realises they're laughing at him, not with him.



** The most complete counter-example is the ''Buffy'' season 3 uber-villain, the Mayor. His chuckles and general good humour are completely sincere and natural.

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** The most complete counter-example is the ''Buffy'' season Season 3 uber-villain, the Mayor. His chuckles and general good humour are completely sincere and natural.



* ''Series/HellsKitchen'': Strangely enough, Jen in season 4 actually does a LaughingMad version of this after her former team lost. Check it out ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igY7KXw71Gk#t=01m43s 1:43]]).

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* ''Series/HellsKitchen'': Strangely enough, Jen in season Season 4 actually does a LaughingMad version of this after her former team lost. Check it out ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igY7KXw71Gk#t=01m43s 1:43]]).



* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': Barney does an evil laugh at times (notable in season 6 episode 23); [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog then again, he has been working with a vocal coach.]]

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* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': Barney does an evil laugh at times (notable in season Season 6 episode Episode 23); [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog then again, he has been working with a vocal coach.]]



-->"Ahhahaha hahaha hahah- ''(cough, pause)'' [[SomethingCompletelyDifferent And now for something completely different]]."

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* ''Series/MyHero'': In the episode "Nemesis", Piers, possessed by Rovi, laughs several times. When George asks him why he keeps laughing, he replies "It underscores my evil - it's a flourish."

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* ''Series/MyHero'': In the episode "Nemesis", Piers, possessed by Rovi, laughs several times. When George asks him why he keeps laughing, he replies "It underscores my evil - -- it's a flourish."
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*** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] humorously when [[spoiler: he's disguised as Dexter, the doorman of the 13th floor in the "Apartment 3B" saga,]] and realizes the evil laugh doesn't work with this face.

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*** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] humorously when [[spoiler: he's disguised as Dexter, the doorman of the 13th floor in the "Apartment 3B" 13B" saga,]] and realizes the evil laugh doesn't work with this face.
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** [[UpToEleven One-upped]] by [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Gorog]] during "Wizards of Angels". When he laughs, his voice is amplified and projected like an echo to make him sound more terrifying.

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** [[UpToEleven One-upped]] by [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Gorog]] during "Wizards of vs. Angels". When he laughs, his voice is amplified and projected like an echo to make him sound more terrifying.
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** [[UpToEleven One-upped]] by [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Gorog]] during "Wizards of Angels". When he laughs, his voice is amplified and projected like an echo to make him sound more terrifying. [[LamphadeHanging Lampshaded]] humorously when [[spoiler: he's disguised as Dexter, the doorman of the 13th floor in the "Apartment 3B" saga]] and realizes the evil laugh doesn't work with this face.

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** [[UpToEleven One-upped]] by [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Gorog]] during "Wizards of Angels". When he laughs, his voice is amplified and projected like an echo to make him sound more terrifying. [[LamphadeHanging
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Lampshaded]] humorously when [[spoiler: he's disguised as Dexter, the doorman of the 13th floor in the "Apartment 3B" saga]] saga,]] and realizes the evil laugh doesn't work with this face.

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* ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'':
** Mrs. Dabney has been practicing her evil laugh for years, making her sound deeper as she does it.
** Gabe also has an evil laugh in "Appy Days".




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* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'':
** Dr. Evilini has a habit of snickering evilly while dramatic music plays in the background. This, along with her MeaningfulName, is proof that she's ObviouslyEvil.
-->'''Dr. Evilini:''' (laughs) [[EvilGloating Oh, that sounded mysterious!]]
** [[UpToEleven One-upped]] by [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Gorog]] during "Wizards of Angels". When he laughs, his voice is amplified and projected like an echo to make him sound more terrifying. [[LamphadeHanging Lampshaded]] humorously when [[spoiler: he's disguised as Dexter, the doorman of the 13th floor in the "Apartment 3B" saga]] and realizes the evil laugh doesn't work with this face.

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* As ''Franchise/KamenRider'' is about [[MadScientist villains]], [[EvilIsHammy monsters]] (and heroes of course), this is to be expected every so often.

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* As ''Franchise/KamenRider'' is about [[MadScientist villains]], [[EvilIsHammy monsters]] (and heroes of course), this is to be expected every so often.''Franchise/KamenRider'':



*** Emu, of all people, would have a small psychotic chuckle upon [[spoiler: being possesed by Parado, who is PerpetualSmiler, but usually leaves the laugh to [[BigBadDuumvirate Kuroto]]]].

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*** Emu, of all people, would have has a small psychotic chuckle upon [[spoiler: being possesed by Parado, who is PerpetualSmiler, but usually leaves the laugh to [[BigBadDuumvirate Kuroto]]]].Kuroto]]]]. It turns into full blown sinister, unhinged laugh later on.


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** Storious, the story [[MonsterOfTheWeek Megid]] of ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' notably averts this. He is not prone to gloating or any other tradiotionally villainous antics and just mantains a [[SoftSpokenSadist polite]], professionally pleasant attitude. What makes him even more eerie of an appearance are his [[EvilIsHammy hammy]] co-villains' and an [[NotSoAboveItAll occasional]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness indulgence]] that signifies that stuff is about to hit the fan.
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** The blooper reel has several outtakes of Jerry doing his evil laughing while Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus keeps cracking up at him and ruining the take. Jerry eventually starts choking on all the cigar smoke on set in the middle of one of his evil laugh takes. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments It's hilarious.]]

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** The blooper reel has several outtakes of Jerry doing his evil laughing while Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus keeps cracking up at him and ruining the take. Jerry eventually starts choking on all the cigar smoke on set in the middle of one of his evil laugh takes. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments It's hilarious.]]hilarious]].
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*** Emu, of all people, would have a small psychotic chuckle upon [[spoiler: being possesed by Parado, who is PerpetualSmiler, but usually leaves the laugh to [[BigBadDuumvirate Kuroto]].]].

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*** Emu, of all people, would have a small psychotic chuckle upon [[spoiler: being possesed by Parado, who is PerpetualSmiler, but usually leaves the laugh to [[BigBadDuumvirate Kuroto]].]].Kuroto]]]].
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** When Chase is transformed into evil elf in the second Christmas episode of ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'', he cackles like this every so often. Somehow it's hilarious without being narmy.

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** When Chase is transformed into an evil elf in the second Christmas episode of ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'', he cackles like this every so often. Somehow it's hilarious without being narmy.
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-->[[spoiler:Agatha Harkness/Agnes]]: "[[AndYourLittleDogToo And I killed]] [[spoiler:[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Sparky, too]]]]! HAHAHAHAHA!!!"

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-->[[spoiler:Agatha Harkness/Agnes]]: "[[AndYourLittleDogToo -->'''[[spoiler:Agatha Harkness/Agnes]]:''' [[AndYourLittleDogToo And I killed]] [[spoiler:[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Sparky, too]]]]! HAHAHAHAHA!!!"
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* At the end of the ''Series/WandaVision'' episode [[Recap/WandaVisionEpisode7BreakingTheFourthWall "Breaking the Fourth Wall"]], TheReveal of the actual villain is capped off by a comically over-the-top cackle.
-->[[spoiler:Agatha Harkness/Agnes]]: "[[AndYourLittleDogToo And I killed]] [[spoiler:[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Sparky, too]]]]! HAHAHAHAHA!!!"
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** Kemur Man from ''Series/UltraQ'' started the trope off in the Ultra Series; when the size of a human, he utters an extremely deep example taken from the eponymous mushroom people of the Creator/{{Toho}} horror film ''Film/{{Matango}}'', then reversed.

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** Kemur Man from ''Series/UltraQ'' started the trope off in the Ultra Series; when the size of a human, he utters an extremely deep example partly taken from the eponymous mushroom people of the Creator/{{Toho}} horror film ''Film/{{Matango}}'', then reversed.with some of his laughs being reversed and others seemingly original in nature.

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** Baltan from the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' had a [[EvilSoundsDeep deep and menacing]] "Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho", While very popular with fans, it was actually borrowed from the eponymous mushroom people of the Creator/{{Toho}} horror film ''Film/{{Matango}}''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9lcMOLJnPw Listen to it here.]]

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** Kemur Man from ''Series/UltraQ'' started the trope off in the Ultra Series; when the size of a human, he utters an extremely deep example taken from the eponymous mushroom people of the Creator/{{Toho}} horror film ''Film/{{Matango}}'', then reversed.
** Baltan from the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' had a [[EvilSoundsDeep deep and menacing]] "Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho", While very popular with fans, it was actually borrowed from the eponymous mushroom people it's another example of the Creator/{{Toho}} horror film ''Film/{{Matango}}''.Mushroom People's laughter in ''Matango''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9lcMOLJnPw Listen to it here.]]

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* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': In the episode "The Executive's Executioner", Norm gets saddled with the soul-crushing job of "office hatchetman"; in the end, he uses his new boogeyman-status to get revenge on the executive who inflicted it on him: "This is NORM PETERSON! ''MUHAHAHAHA!"''

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* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': ''Series/{{Cheers}}'':
** Carla has a particularly evil cackle she lets out from time to time. Usually when she knows something someone else doesn't.
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In the episode "The Executive's Executioner", Norm gets saddled with the soul-crushing job of "office hatchetman"; in the end, he uses his new boogeyman-status to get revenge on the executive who inflicted it on him: "This is NORM PETERSON! ''MUHAHAHAHA!"''


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** in ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'', Ryan during his evil phase has one that is a match for Tommy's. Must be an evil Ranger thing.

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* ''Series/Batman1966'': Frank Gorshin's evil, high-pitched chuckle as ComicBook/TheRiddler in the Adam West series.

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* ''Series/Batman1966'': Frank Gorshin's evil, [[GigglingVillain high-pitched chuckle chuckle]] as ComicBook/TheRiddler in the Adam West series.


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** And let's not forget: [[ComicBook/ThePenguin "Waugh waugh waugh!"]] This was an invention of Creator/BurgessMeredith -- in the original comics the Penguin had an [[GigglingVillain effeminate giggle]]. The [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking cigarettes]] Meredith had to smoke for the role irritated his throat, producing a laugh that just so happened to resemble a penguin's squawking.
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* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'': [[spoiler:Michael]] lets out one when Eleanor discovers that he's actually evil.

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[[spoiler:Michael]] lets out one when Eleanor discovers that he's actually evil. evil.
** [[spoiler:Eleanor and Michael]] share one when [[spoiler:the rebooted Chidi]] reaches the same realization.
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*** Her human accomplice Lance Bennett has a more subdued one.

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*** Her human accomplice [[spoiler: Lance Bennett Bennett]] has a more subdued one.
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* ''Series/{{Batman}}'': Frank Gorshin's evil, high-pitched chuckle as ComicBook/TheRiddler in the Adam West series.

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* ''Series/{{Batman}}'': ''Series/Batman1966'': Frank Gorshin's evil, high-pitched chuckle as ComicBook/TheRiddler in the Adam West series.
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*** If you're ''exceptionally'' lucky, you're listening to an Audio Drama[[note]]There's no page to put it on, hence why it's here.[[/note]], most likely ''Davros'', where the aforementioned character gives ''a full-tilt psychotic cackle!''

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* ''Series/EerieIndiana'': In the pilot episode, the evil neighborhood woman who has been retaining her youth forever does a rather over the top one (complete with lightning strikes) when Marshall and Simon escape from her house.

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In the pilot episode, "Foreverware", Betty Wilson, the evil neighborhood woman who has been retaining her youth forever forever, does a rather over the top one (complete with lightning strikes) when Marshall and Simon escape from her house.house.
** In "Reality Takes a Holiday", Dash X does one after he and the ''Eerie, Indiana'' writer José Schaefer tell Marshall that he is going to be killed off.
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* ''Series/{{Batman}}'': Frank Gorshin's evil, high-pitched chuckle as ComicBook/heRiddler in the Adam West series.

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* ''Series/{{Batman}}'': Frank Gorshin's evil, high-pitched chuckle as the Riddler in the Adam West series.

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* ''Series/{{Batman}}'': Frank Gorshin's evil, high-pitched chuckle as the Riddler ComicBook/heRiddler in the Adam West series.
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** And, [[CaptainObvious of course]], Creator/CesarRomero's manic laughter as ComicBook/TheJoker.

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** And, [[CaptainObvious of course]], And Creator/CesarRomero's manic laughter as ComicBook/TheJoker.
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** [[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride "The Runaway Bride"]]:
*** The Racnoss Empress has a very hammy one: "AK-akakakakaka!"
*** Her human accomplice Lance Bennett has a more subdued one.
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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E7TheIdiotsLantern "The Idiot's Lantern"]]: The Wire indulges in a bit of this as it gets closer to its endgame.
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* ''Series/AshesToAshes'': Jim Keats has a seriously creepy giggly one. [[spoiler: And in the finale, when he's implied to be none other than {{Satan}} himself, he combines it with a weird hissing noise that's pure NarmCharm]].

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* ''Series/AshesToAshes'': ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'': Jim Keats has a seriously creepy giggly one. [[spoiler: And in the finale, when he's implied to be none other than {{Satan}} himself, he combines it with a weird hissing noise that's pure NarmCharm]].

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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''. In "The Jeopardy Room", the Soviet commissar uses a particularly nasty laugh at the end of the taped message he leaves for the defector he's toying with.

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** Pip lets one out in "A Nice Place to Visit" when he reveals to Valentine [[spoiler:that he's not in Heaven as he originally presumed, but actually in Hell.]]

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