Knowing the star of Pinocchio had to be appealing, Walt
Disney directed his artists to “win the audience to the
little guy.” The lovable living puppet was enhanced
with vocal artist Dickie Jones, who Walt
said, had a “typical nice boy’s voice.”
Walt also created a cricket sidekick,
but reported, “At first we made
Jiminy sort of a pompous fellow
– kind of a windbag,” but voice
artist Cliff Edwards’ performance
had “so much life and fun in it
that we altered the character to
conform to the voice. Thus Jiminy
comes to the screen... lively and full
of quips.”Jiminy (the cricket-sized
sculpture is bronze) wants the
little woodenhead to call on
him any time, so as the little
conscience cheerfully chirps,
all Pinocchio needs to do is
give a little whistle.
4019507 Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket: "Anytime you need me, you know, just whistle!"
Numbered Limited Edition 750
Plussing: Bronze Jiminy Cricket Miniature.
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