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Fräulein Rottenmeier, also known as Miss Rottenmeier or simply Rottenmeier, is the main antagonist of Hanna-Barbera's 1982 animated film Heidi's Song, which is based on the 1881 novel Heidi by Johanna Spyri. She is the wicked governess of the mansion of the rich family that Heidi was forced to move to, who becomes very spiteful and oppressive towards Heidi upon her first arrival.

She was voiced by the late Joan Gerber, who also voiced Mrs. Fussy in Hanna-Barbera's Charlotte's Web and Gotcha Grabmore in Tiny Toon Adventures.

Biography[]

When Heidi first arrives in the city of Frankfurt to help the rich family after her Aunt Dete moved her away from her grandfather, Fräulein Rottenmeier shows her disapproval towards the girl for being too "drab", and belittles her by calling her a "nothing" with her accomplice Sebastian, the butler. However, Klara, the handicapped daughter of the family, insists that Heidi stay because she needs her help, so Rottenmeier reluctantly allows Heidi to stay until Klara's father, Herr Sessman, returns from a business trip and the maid Tinette prepares their guest for bed, which upsets Heidi.

Some time later, a man with a monkey and music box visits the children, but chaos breaks loose when the animal runs around the house, enraging Rottenmeier. Despite the fact that Rottenmeier forbids pets, Heidi cheers up Klara by giving her a litter of four kittens. Later, during a thunderstorm that night, Rottenmeier is awakened by the scurrying kittens. Before she could find the kittens, Heidi distracts her by draping a curtain over her head and howling like a ghost. Once the next day arrives, Rottenmeier becomes furious at discovering the kittens and wrongfully locks Heidi in a rat-infested cellar, nearly leaving her to be killed by a gang of vicious rats led by Head Ratte. Fortunately for Heidi, her friend Peter and his animal friends would come to her rescue.

After Heidi and Peter leave the city with Klara accompanying them, an angry Herr Sessman complains to Rottenmeier and Sebastian after returning from his business trip as he shows them a goodbye note left to him by Klara, so he leaves to search for his daughter. Finally having enough, Rottenmeier and Sebastian pack their bags and move out. Rottenmeier was last seen throwing her briefcases down on Sebastian in a fit of rage.

Trivia[]

  • While her original novel counterpart was already spiteful and dismissive, the movie would make her a bigger villainess.
  • Despite being the movie's main antagonist, Rottenmeier didn't appear until the second half.
  • Other version of the character show her as antagonistic then evil, some version of herself do show remorse and redemption while this version is more sadistic and more evil.

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