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For Disney's 1940 animated feature ''Pinocchio'', prolific voice actor Mel Blanc recorded '''several lines of dialogue''' for Honest John's sidekick, Gideon the Cat. According to one interview, Blanc had given him a "drunken" voice. Walt Disney disapproved of his interpretation and ultimately decided to have Gideon be mute.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-08-21-8801240362-story.html Chicago Tribune autobiography of Mel Blanc that mentions the Gideon audio.] Retrieved 24 Mar '20</ref>
For Disney's 1940 animated feature ''Pinocchio'', prolific voice actor Mel Blanc recorded '''several lines of dialogue''' for Honest John's sidekick, Gideon the Cat. According to one interview, Blanc had given him a "drunken" voice. Walt Disney disapproved of his interpretation and ultimately decided to have Gideon be mute.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-08-21-8801240362-story.html Chicago Tribune autobiography of Mel Blanc that mentions his Gideon voiceover work.] Retrieved 24 Mar '20</ref>


In the final film, all that remained of Blanc's recordings were three hiccups. It's unknown if Blanc's other recordings are still in possession of Disney or if they even exist anymore.
In the final film, all that remained of Blanc's recordings were three hiccups. It's unknown if Blanc's other recordings are still in possession of Disney or if they even exist anymore.

Revision as of 23:39, 24 March 2020

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Mel Blanc's character from Pinocchio, Gideon.

Status: Lost

For Disney's 1940 animated feature Pinocchio, prolific voice actor Mel Blanc recorded several lines of dialogue for Honest John's sidekick, Gideon the Cat. According to one interview, Blanc had given him a "drunken" voice. Walt Disney disapproved of his interpretation and ultimately decided to have Gideon be mute.[1]

In the final film, all that remained of Blanc's recordings were three hiccups. It's unknown if Blanc's other recordings are still in possession of Disney or if they even exist anymore.

Gallery

A scene from Pinocchio featuring two of Blanc's hiccups.

Reference