Gizmo (Gremlins)

Gizmo

“Film: Gremlins (1984)

Played by: (voice) Howie Mandel

Distinguishing features: Brown and white fur; meltingly adorable brown eyes; large pointy ears; lovely singing voice; tendency to reproduce if wet.

Sample quote: “Mogwai”

What we’d get him for Christmas: A wetsuit.

Depending on your viewpoint, Gizmo the Mogwai is either the best Christmas present of all time, or the worst. The best, because the little fella is almost unbearably cute, selfless, lovable and loving. The worst, because he’s a true one of a kind, and comes with a set of rules so stifling (you know what they are by now, surely) that failure to adhere to them will unleash an army of tiny, scaly, mischievous mega-bastards who could monopolise the brilliant website,�” read more