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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> | |||
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. | |||
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. | ||
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|description1 =A scene from ''Pinocchio'' featuring two of Blanc's hiccups. | |description1 =A scene from ''Pinocchio'' featuring two of Blanc's hiccups. | ||
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*[[The Incredibles (found online promotional trailers for Pixar animated film; 2004)]] | |||
*[[Pixar (partially lost early CGI animated commercials from animation studio; 1989-1998)]] | |||
===Animation (Disney)=== | |||
*[[Alice in Wonderland (partially lost original draft of Disney animated film; 1939)]] | |||
*[[Aladdin (found Howard Ashman treatment of Disney animated film; 1988)]] | |||
*[[American Dog (partially found original version of "Bolt" Disney animated film; 2007-2008)]] | |||
*[[The Black Cauldron (partially found deleted scenes of Disney animated film; 1985)]] | |||
*[[Chanticleer (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 1940s-mid 1960s)]] | |||
*[[Chicken Little 2 (partially found production material of cancelled sequel to Disney animated comedy film; 2006)]] | |||
*[[Disney Circle Seven Animation (partially lost production material of cancelled Pixar sequel films; 2004-2006)]] | |||
*[[Dumbo II (partially found production material from cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2000s)]] | |||
*[[Fantasia 2006 (partially lost production material for cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002-2004)]] | |||
*[[Fraidy Cat (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2004-2005)]] | |||
*[[Frozen (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 1937-2012)]] | |||
*[[Gigantic (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2013-2017)]] | |||
*[[The Jungle Book (lost Bill Peet version of Disney animated film; 1963-1964)]] | |||
*[[Kingdom of the Sun (partially found original version of "The Emperor's New Groove" Disney animated film; late 1990s)]] | |||
*[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (partially found production material and deleted scenes of Disney animated sequel film; 1995-1998)]] | |||
*[[Maleficent (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2003-2005)]] | |||
*[[Music Land (lost Disney animated anthology film; 1955)]] | |||
*[[My Peoples (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-early 2000s)]] | |||
*[[Phineas and Ferb (lost production material of cancelled theatrical film of Disney Channel animated series; 2010s)]] | |||
*[[The Search for Mickey Mouse (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2002)]] | |||
*[[The Seven Dwarfs (partially found production material of cancelled direct-to-video prequel to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Disney animated film; 2000s)]] | |||
*[[Tangled (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 2001-2010)]] | |||
*[[Tinker Bell (partially found first draft of Disney animated film; 2007)]] | |||
*[[Treasure Planet II (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002)]] | |||
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*[[Zootopia (partially found pre-rewrite version of Disney animated film; early 2010s)]] | |||
===Animation (Pixar)=== | |||
*[[A Tin Toy Christmas (lost production material of cancelled Pixar animated Christmas TV special; early 1990s)]] | |||
*[[Cars 3 (lost deleted scene of Pixar animated sequel film; 2017)]] | |||
*[[The Good Dinosaur (lost original version of Pixar animated film; 2011-2013)]] | |||
*[[Inside Out (lost original Bing Bong death scene of Pixar animated film; 2015)]] | |||
*[[Made in Point Richmond (found miscellaneous content from Pixar DVD; 1986-2000)]] | |||
*[[Newt (partially found production material of cancelled Pixar animated film; early 2010s)]] | |||
*[[Toy Story (partially found early test footage of Pixar animated film; 1992)]] | |||
*[[Toy Story 4 (found original script of Pixar animated sequel film; 2013-2017)]] | |||
*[[Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (partially found intermissions for 3D double feature re-release of Pixar animated films; 2009)]] | |||
*[[Toy Story "Black Friday Reel" (partially found rough cut of Pixar animated film; 1993)]] | |||
*[[Toy Story "Jessie" (found Patsy Montana Award acceptance speech animation of Pixar character; 2000)]] | |||
*[[WALL·E (partially found original treatments of Pixar animated film; 1994-2008)]] | |||
===Audio=== | |||
*[[Enchanted (lost deleted song from Disney live-action/animated fantasy comedy film; 2007)]] | |||
*[[Fantasia (partially lost original audio of Disney animated film; 1940)]] | |||
*[[Jack Wagner (partially lost Disney Park background music collection from American actor; 1970s-2001)]] | |||
*[[Mars Needs Moms (found Seth Green vocal performance of Disney motion-capture animated film; 2011)]] | |||
*[[The Nightmare Before Christmas (lost original Vincent Price audio of Disney stop-motion animated film; early 1990s)]] | |||
*[[Toy Story 2 (partially found Bullseye dialogue test footage from Pixar animated sequel film; late 1990s)]] | |||
===Live Action=== | |||
*[[101 Dalmatians (found "Spotted Landmarks" teaser trailer of Disney live-action film; 1995-1996)]] | |||
*[[Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (found deleted scenes from Disney live-action film; 1993)]] | |||
*[[Sleeping Beauty (partially found live action reference material for Disney animated film; 1959)]] | |||
*[[Something Wicked This Way Comes (lost original cut of Disney dark fantasy film; 1982)]] | |||
*[[Walt Disney (lost physical Mickey Mouse animation reference footage of animator; late 1930s)]] | |||
===Short Films=== | |||
*[[Alice Comedies (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1920s)]] | |||
*[[Blowin' in the Wind (found Pixar animated short film; 1985)]] | |||
*[[Lafflets (lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1922-1923)]] | |||
*[[Language Arts Through Imagination (found series of Disney educational short films; 1988-1989)]] | |||
*[[Mickey and Minnie Mouse (lost unauthorized pornographic animated short film; existence unconfirmed; 1936)]] | |||
*[[Mickey's Man Friday (partially found production material of unproduced remake of Disney animated short film; 1939-1941)]] | |||
*[[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1927-1928)]] | |||
*[[Poor Papa (found "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" Walt Disney animated short film; 1927)]] | |||
*[[The Princess Academy (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated short film; 2009)]] | |||
*[[Short Subject aka "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" (found unofficial animated short film; 1968)]] | |||
*[[Tales from Radiator Springs "To Protect and Serve" (lost episode of "Cars" animated miniseries; 2015)]] | |||
*[[Totally Twisted Fairy Tales (partially found Disney animated short series; 1997)]] | |||
*[[Uncle Walt (lost unauthorized Disney short film; 1964)]] | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Lost audio]] | [[Category:Lost audio]] | ||
[[Category:Lost films]] | [[Category:Lost films]] | ||
[[Category:Completely lost media]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:53, 15 August 2023
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
See Also
Advertisements
- The Incredibles (found full version of McDonald's Happy Meal commercial for Pixar animated film; 2004)
- The Incredibles (found online promotional trailers for Pixar animated film; 2004)
- Pixar (partially lost early CGI animated commercials from animation studio; 1989-1998)
Animation (Disney)
- Alice in Wonderland (partially lost original draft of Disney animated film; 1939)
- Aladdin (found Howard Ashman treatment of Disney animated film; 1988)
- American Dog (partially found original version of "Bolt" Disney animated film; 2007-2008)
- The Black Cauldron (partially found deleted scenes of Disney animated film; 1985)
- Chanticleer (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 1940s-mid 1960s)
- Chicken Little 2 (partially found production material of cancelled sequel to Disney animated comedy film; 2006)
- Disney Circle Seven Animation (partially lost production material of cancelled Pixar sequel films; 2004-2006)
- Dumbo II (partially found production material from cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2000s)
- Fantasia 2006 (partially lost production material for cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002-2004)
- Fraidy Cat (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2004-2005)
- Frozen (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 1937-2012)
- Gigantic (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2013-2017)
- The Jungle Book (lost Bill Peet version of Disney animated film; 1963-1964)
- Kingdom of the Sun (partially found original version of "The Emperor's New Groove" Disney animated film; late 1990s)
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (partially found production material and deleted scenes of Disney animated sequel film; 1995-1998)
- Maleficent (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2003-2005)
- Music Land (lost Disney animated anthology film; 1955)
- My Peoples (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-early 2000s)
- Phineas and Ferb (lost production material of cancelled theatrical film of Disney Channel animated series; 2010s)
- The Search for Mickey Mouse (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2002)
- The Seven Dwarfs (partially found production material of cancelled direct-to-video prequel to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Disney animated film; 2000s)
- Tangled (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 2001-2010)
- Tinker Bell (partially found first draft of Disney animated film; 2007)
- Treasure Planet II (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002)
- Wild Life (lost production material for cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-2000)
- Zootopia (partially found pre-rewrite version of Disney animated film; early 2010s)
Animation (Pixar)
- A Tin Toy Christmas (lost production material of cancelled Pixar animated Christmas TV special; early 1990s)
- Cars 3 (lost deleted scene of Pixar animated sequel film; 2017)
- The Good Dinosaur (lost original version of Pixar animated film; 2011-2013)
- Inside Out (lost original Bing Bong death scene of Pixar animated film; 2015)
- Made in Point Richmond (found miscellaneous content from Pixar DVD; 1986-2000)
- Newt (partially found production material of cancelled Pixar animated film; early 2010s)
- Toy Story (partially found early test footage of Pixar animated film; 1992)
- Toy Story 4 (found original script of Pixar animated sequel film; 2013-2017)
- Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (partially found intermissions for 3D double feature re-release of Pixar animated films; 2009)
- Toy Story "Black Friday Reel" (partially found rough cut of Pixar animated film; 1993)
- Toy Story "Jessie" (found Patsy Montana Award acceptance speech animation of Pixar character; 2000)
- WALL·E (partially found original treatments of Pixar animated film; 1994-2008)
Audio
- Enchanted (lost deleted song from Disney live-action/animated fantasy comedy film; 2007)
- Fantasia (partially lost original audio of Disney animated film; 1940)
- Jack Wagner (partially lost Disney Park background music collection from American actor; 1970s-2001)
- Mars Needs Moms (found Seth Green vocal performance of Disney motion-capture animated film; 2011)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (lost original Vincent Price audio of Disney stop-motion animated film; early 1990s)
- Toy Story 2 (partially found Bullseye dialogue test footage from Pixar animated sequel film; late 1990s)
Live Action
- 101 Dalmatians (found "Spotted Landmarks" teaser trailer of Disney live-action film; 1995-1996)
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (found deleted scenes from Disney live-action film; 1993)
- Sleeping Beauty (partially found live action reference material for Disney animated film; 1959)
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (lost original cut of Disney dark fantasy film; 1982)
- Walt Disney (lost physical Mickey Mouse animation reference footage of animator; late 1930s)
Short Films
- Alice Comedies (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1920s)
- Blowin' in the Wind (found Pixar animated short film; 1985)
- Lafflets (lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1922-1923)
- Language Arts Through Imagination (found series of Disney educational short films; 1988-1989)
- Mickey and Minnie Mouse (lost unauthorized pornographic animated short film; existence unconfirmed; 1936)
- Mickey's Man Friday (partially found production material of unproduced remake of Disney animated short film; 1939-1941)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1927-1928)
- Poor Papa (found "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" Walt Disney animated short film; 1927)
- The Princess Academy (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated short film; 2009)
- Short Subject aka "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" (found unofficial animated short film; 1968)
- Tales from Radiator Springs "To Protect and Serve" (lost episode of "Cars" animated miniseries; 2015)
- Totally Twisted Fairy Tales (partially found Disney animated short series; 1997)
- Uncle Walt (lost unauthorized Disney short film; 1964)
References
- ↑ Chicago Tribune autobiography of Mel Blanc that mentions his Gideon voiceover work. Retrieved 24 Mar '20