Judge Doom Doom were mostly positive. Judge Doom was ranked as one of the greatest film villains of all time by "Wizard" magazine and WhatCulture. Also the character and his plot twist reveal as a toon is placed as one of the scariest childhood moments, being ranked along characters like Large Marge from "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and the Child Catcher from "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". Judge Doom also appeared in video games, a graphic novel and a few merchandising items based on the film. When "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" first introduces Judge Doom, Lt. Santino confides to Eddie Valiant that Doom bought
Judge Doom cited as a metaphor behind the history of automobiles and the economy of the technological age by various authors such as James Howard Kunstler in the book "The Geography of Nowhere". Christopher Lloyd received praise for his portrayal of Doom by film critics. The film's plot twist of him being revealed as a toon was usually ranked as the scariest of scenes for "kids films". It is usually ranked along with characters such as Large Marge from "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and the Child Catcher from "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". His reveal as a toon character was placed as one of