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[[File:Pinocchio(1940) The Coachman's Proposition|thumb|right|275px|A scene from ''Pinocchio'' in which two of Blanc's hiccup recordings are heard.]]
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For Disney's 1940 animated feature '''''Pinocchio''''', prolific voice actor Mel Blanc had recorded several lines of dialogue for Honest John's sidekick Gideon the Cat. According to one interview, Blanc had given him a drunken sort of voice and Walt Disney had disapproved of it, subsequently deciding that the character should instead be mute.
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For Disney's 1940 animated feature ''Pinocchio'', prolific voice actor Mel Blanc (best known for voicing several ''Looney Tunes'' characters) 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 is not currently known if any of the unheard recordings still exist in some form or if the reel was destroyed.
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.
 
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Revision as of 18:18, 6 May 2020

DisneyPinocchioMelBlancGideon-Infobox.jpg

Mel Blanc's character from Pinocchio, Gideon.

Status: Lost

For Disney's 1940 animated feature Pinocchio, prolific voice actor Mel Blanc (best known for voicing several Looney Tunes characters) 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

  1. ↑ Chicago Tribune autobiography of Mel Blanc that mentions his Gideon voiceover work. Retrieved 24 Mar '20
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