Whiplash is the
stereotypical villain in the style of stock characters found in
silent films and earlier stage
melodrama, wearing black clothing and a
top hat and with a
handlebar moustache. Whiplash's
henchman, Homer, usually wears a
tuque. He is the
antithesis of Do-Right, who is the archetype of goodness and a
Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman (RCMP). On one occasion, typical of producer
Jay Ward's sense of humor, Whiplash and Do-Right changed hats; Do-Right became the criminal
supervillain who actually succeeds at crime and Whiplash became the RCMP hero for capturing the evil Do-Right. This role reversal is repeated in the 1999 film adaptation. ==References==