Heimlich Menudo

### Personality

Greedy, mean, tough, cruel, ruthless, villainous, cunning, careless, sarcastic, and opportunistic

### Description

Anthropomorphic leopard with diamond teeth and moustache-like whiskers wearing a business suit and hat, diamond rings, a pink carnation, and gloves

### Goal

To steal all the diamonds in Cape Suzette

### Enemies

Baloo, Rebecca Cunningham, Kit Cloudkicker, and the cops

### Fate

Arrested along with Weazel by the cops after his scooter crashes into the ocean; thanks to Baloo and Kit.

### Quote

"Who else but I, Heimlich Menudo, could have organized all the crooks of Cape Suzette into one crime syndicate to pull off the "Heimlich Maneuver"?"
"You fool! Didn't you see I couldn't breathe?!"
"They will rue the day that they scorned Heimlich Menudo!"
"Oh, we have been double-crossed, Weasel! Quick! Prepare my diamond-tipped rotor scooter for lift off!"
"Oh, Weazel, Weazel, Weazel! There! Are you satisfied?"
"You may have ruined my Heimlich Maneuver, but the joke is on you!"

**Heimlich Menudo** is a German leopard gangster who appears in the *TaleSpin* episode; "Vowel Play". He is completely obsessed with diamonds up to a point where he practically worships them and even has diamonds for teeth. He was voiced by the late Kenneth Mars.

## Role in the episode

Having learned of Rebecca Cunningham's latest sky writing business at Higher for Hire, Heimlich Menudo sends one of his henchmen, Weazel to have Baloo spell out messages in the sky used as codes for his thieving raccoon henchmen on what sort of tasks to carry out despite Baloo's bad spelling.

At his headquarters, Heimlich reveals to Weazel that he intends to steal all the diamonds in Cape Suzette through a highly ambitious plan he calls the "Heimlich Maneuver"; thinking this is the perfect way to avoid having the cops bugging his phone, intercepting his telegrams, or capturing his carrier beacons. Pleased with Weazel's help in the matter as reminded by the latter while examining a diamond, Heimlich rewards him with a tiny diamond; much to the latter's dismay since he never gets a bigger diamond as a reward for his help and services. After getting Weazel to choke out a diamond he accidentally swallowed due to Weazel's clumsiness, Heimlich slaps him for his slight idiocy and incompetence.

After sending Weazel to have another code message written in the sky to begin plan "Heimlich Maneuver" despite accidentally yet unknowingly leaving the code book behind at Higher for Hire, Heimlich holds Cape Suzette hostage as he announces his demands on a speaker, threatening to bomb the city using his fleet of blimps commandeered by his raccoon henchmen unless everyone delivers diamonds to his tanker in the harbor while warning them that any attempt to shoot the blimps down will lead to the city's complete destruction due to the blimps being filled with explosive hydrogen gas.

At his headquarters, Heimlich shares his dream with Weazel about buying and owning things made completely out of diamonds once his plan is completed; given his love for diamonds. Then, he receives a phone call that eventually angers him up to a point where his pink carnation wilts and his diamond teeth break as he grinds them in anger when he learns that the police have told everyone to remain indoors and refuse his demands.

In retaliation, Heimlich sends Weazel once again to Higher for Hire to sky write the message to order the blimps to blow up the city. Unfortunately for him, due to the cops having intercepted the message and Baloo having spelled a different one this time despite getting it wrong again temporarily at first (which nearly ordered the blimps to attack City Hall instead); thanks to the code book accidentally left behind by an oblivious Weazel earlier, the blimps are ordered to head for the ocean, drop off arms, and deflate. So, Heimlich decides to take matters into his own hands and has Weazel fly him in his diamond-tipped rotor scooter to reach out and order his men to return and carry out their true obejective, but instead, his men naively mistake him for ordering them to drop all the arms into the ocean and deflate the blimps as previously ordered through the intercepted message earlier; much to his anger and annoyance.

Angered more than ever, Heimlich and Weazel attack Baloo and Kit Cloudkicker plane-to-plane as a minor compensation for their loss. Luckily, Baloo and Kit manage to blind them temporarily with the smoke used to sky write, which sends both Heimlich and Weazel tumbling and crashing down into the ocean where they get picked up and arrested by the cops.

## Gallery

"Who else but I, Heimlich Menudo, could have organized all the crooks of Cape Suzette into one crime syndicate to pull off the "Heimlich Maneuver"?"Heimlich Menudo laughing evillyHeimlich examining a diamond"Ah, you shall be rewarded, my son."Heimlich choking on a diamond he accidentally swallowedHeimlich writing down a message to WeazelHeimlich using Weazel to get it outHeimlich spitting out the diamondHeimlich coughing while recoveringHeimlich slapping Weazel: "You fool! Didn't you see I...""... couldn't breathe?!"Heimlich announcing his demands to Cape SuzetteHeimlich warning everyone about any attempts to blow up the blimpsHeimlich sharing his dream with WeazelHeimlich laughing evilly againHeimlich answering the phoneHeimlich angry as his pink carnation wiltsHeimlich's diamond teeth breaking as he grinds them in angerHeimlich yelling in angerHeimlich angry when he learns that the police have told everyone to remain indoors and refuse his demandsHeimlich writing his last code message to Weazel"They will rue the day that they...""...scorned...""... Heimlich Menudo!"Heimlich watching the sky written code message"Oh, I never gave the order...""... to attack City Hall!"Heimlich watching again"Oh, we have been double-crossed, Weasel!""Quick! Prepare my diamond-tipped rotor scooter for lift off!""Oh, Weazel, Weazel, Weazel!""There! Are you satisfied?""Go back, you fools! Go back!"Heimlich angered by his men's stupidityHeimlich and Weazel attacking Baloo and Kit Cloudkicker"You may have ruined my Heimlich Maneuver, but the joke is on you!"Heimlich and Weazel smoked by Baloo and KitHeimlich and Weazel coughing"We've got to land this thing!"Heimlich Menudo and Weazel's defeats
## Trivia

* Heimlich Mundo was voiced by Kenneth Mars who also voiced Buzz in *TaleSpin*.
* Heimlich's diamond teeth break after grinding them in anger and his pink carnation wilts when he learns that the city has refused his demands, but later on, his diamond teeth and pink carnation are back intact.
* Heimlich's gloves disappear and reappear in some shots.