Alameda Slim Background information Feature films Home on the Range Television programs Video games Park attractions Portrayed by Portrayed by Animators Dale Baer Doug Frankel Voice Randy Quaid Performance model Designer Inspiration Shere Khan Hades Captain Hook Professor Ratigan Peg Leg Pete Wario from the Super Mario Bros. video game franchise Honors and awards Character information Full name Other names Uncle Slim Yancy O'Del Personality Rude, greedy, arrogant Appearance Obese, long dark red mullet-style hair, thick red eyebrows, short red goatee on his chin, long angularly mustachioed, large gray bags under his murky-green eyes (in his traditional form): Large brown coat, orange sparkly shirt, red frills, blue tie, both tan gloves and chaps, both brown pants and leather belt with gold buckle, gray Stetson hat with black band around on its brim (in his Yancy O’Del form): Purple top hat with blue band around on its brim, purple suit coat with 3 black buttons lined vertically, black spectacles, plum suit pants, blue bowtie, black cravat, white dress shirt with both a collar and cuffs, white gloves, black shoes with white spats on them, black cane with gold hooked head (in his prisoner form): White gag Birthday Occupation Cattle rustler Rico's boss Affiliations Bad Goal To buy every territory in the Old West (a deleted scene shows his old plot was to invade the White House with an army of cows) Home Relatives Pets Allies Minions Rico, Junior the Buffalo, The Willie Brothers, Wesley Enemies Maggie, Grace, Mrs. Calloway, Buck, Lucky Jack, Jeb, Ollie, Piggies, Audrey, The Chicks, Pearl Gesner, Sheriff Sam Brown, Rusty Likes Cow thefts, territory purchases Dislikes Willie Brothers' stupidity Powers and abilities His hypnotic yodeling skill Weapons His guns His rope Fate Gets arrested by the Sheriff. Quote "When you're talkin' revenge, every last acre counts."

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Alameda Slim is the main antagonist in Disney's 2004 feature film Home on the Range, voiced by Randy Quaid.

Development

Alameda Slim was present in the early drafts of the film, when it was to be a supernatural western called Sweatin' Bullets. In this version, he was an undead cattle rustler who plotted to run numerous herds of cattle off cliffs to their deaths in revenge for having been trampled down in life. When this version of the film was canceled and reworked into Home on the Range, Alameda Slim was reworked into the master yodeler, though his original scheme was to storm Washington, D.C. with an army of hypnotized cows in an attempt to become president.

He originally appeared in a 1942 Donald Duck short called Cattle Rustlers.

Background

Alameda Slim is a cattle rustler said to be capable of stealing 5000 cattle in one night. He has the ability to entrance cows through his yodeling, which he utilizes in his thefts. Slim has a buffalo named Junior, Rico and Wesley as his assistants, and the Willie brothers as his nephews.

Personality

Slim is a rude, greedy and arrogant man. He only cares for money and power, and doesn't care for others loses, as he steals cows and buys their land.

Slim takes pride in his yodeling which he uses to hypnotize cows for theft and gets angry if anyone, including his nephews, disrespects his talent. He also compared that why isn't yodeling isn't a form of singing, as birds sing.

Slim's also has a short-fuse when it comes to his plans failing, and his nephews vast stupidity because they mistake him for his Yancy O'Del disguise and interrupting when he's counting the cows.

Physical Appearance

Slim is an obese man with long dark red mullet-style hair, thick red eyebrows, short red goatee on his chin, long angularly mustachioed, and large gray bags under his murky-green eyes.

In his traditional outfit, he wears a large brown coat, orange sparkly shirt, red frills, a blue tie, both tan gloves and chaps, both brown pants and leather belt with gold buckle, gray Stetson hat with black band around on its brim. He's mostly seen stealing cows and selling them to Wesley.

In his disguise outfit, he wears a purple top hat with blue band around on its brim, purple suit coat with 3 black buttons lined vertically, black spectacles, plum suit pants, blue bowtie, black cravat, white dress shirt with both a collar and cuffs, white gloves, black shoes with white spats on them, black cane with gold hooked head. He takes the name as Yancy O'Del as a disguise to buy peoples lands after stealing their cows. No one can tell Slim and Yancy are the same person, even his idiot nephews get fooled easily.

Talents

Hypnotic Yodeling: Slim has this special talent to hypnotize cows by yodeling, he uses this to steal and lead them to his prison hold.

Weakness

Tone-deaf: Cows who tone-deaf are fully immune to his talent, Grace was the only one to be immune and she also doesn't find his yodeling (singing) very well.

Gag: If someone gags Slim, he is unable to yodel and his hypnotic trace is broken.

Role in the film

At the beginning of the film, Alameda Slim targets the Dixon Ranch, home of Maggie. All of the cattle disappear in one night, leaving only Maggie. As a result, Mr. Dixon is forced to sell Maggie to a small farm called Patch of Heaven, and heads out west for a new start. Later, Mr. Dixon's ranch is bought by a Yancy O'del. As a result of his numerous thefts, it is revealed that a $750 reward is out for the capture of Slim, which Maggie and two other cows, Mrs. Calloway and Grace, decide to claim in order to save their home from foreclosure.

Later, Alameda Slim commits another theft, and his unique technique is revealed. Alameda Slim is able to hypnotize cattle through yodeling. He captures all the cattle, and takes them to his hideout, located in an old mine named "Echo Mine". At the mine, he reveals his plan. Slim had once been a talented farm hand, but had been repeatedly fired. (It is hinted that this was because his employers hated his yodeling ["singing"]). As revenge, Slim has been using his abilities to steal the cattle of his former employers, and sells them. When the ranches are put up for auction, he uses the money to buy the property, under the name Yancy O'del. At that moment, one of his henchmen moves from his spot, revealing the location of the Patch of Heaven farm on his map of ranches. (The farm is shown to be the exact shape of the minion's head, and had never been seen before because it was always blocked.) Slim decides to buy the farm under his alter ego's name.

However, Slim is captured by Maggie, Grace, and Mrs. Calloway, who? plugged their? ears to avoid his yodeling. The cows attempt to take Slim to the Sheriff, but Slim escapes thanks to Rico. Slim attends the auction of Patch of Heaven under his O'del identity, and is about to buy the farm. However, the cows are able to expose him, and Alameda Slim is arrested.       

Trivia

• Slim is the first villain in the Disney animated canon to have his own song since Claude Frollo in 1996's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. That is, unless you count Yzma, who sings "Snuff Out The Light" on the Emperor's New Groove soundtrack.
• His features, look and appearance seem to be based on Dallas' J.R.
• His voice actor Randy Quaid has recentley been evicted out of America and Canada
• His title, Uncle Slim, is obviously inspired by Uncle Sam.
• All through the film Slim is known for an annoying giggle when he signs the papers and when the chickens run through his clothes he also does this during his song.
• He's one of the villains to hypnotize characters like Jafar does with his snake staff.

Gallery

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