Jiminy Cricket is a male anthropomorphic cricket.
Description[]
Jiminy Cricket is a small anthropomorphic cricket. Although he has a good heart and is far from lazy, Jiminy was a homeless wanderer until he was randomly called upon by a fairy to become a friend and advisor (an incarnate conscience, in point of fact) for her new creation, a puppet to whom she had given life — Pinocchio. This was a hard task but Jiminy proved a very apt conscience, and remained with Pinocchio ever since — for the most part; the travelling bug has been known to bite him again now and then. Cricket also acted as a host for numerous TV specials featuring some of the friends he had met on his travels, such as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse.
Behind the scenes[]
Jiminy Cricket was created for the 1940 feature film Pinocchio, based on a nameless Cricket character in the book the film was based on. He actually debuted a few days earlier, on December the 24th, 1939, in a comic-strip adaptation of the film.
Voice Actors[]
- Cliff Edwards (Classical voice from 1940 to 1971)
- Eddie Carroll (Classical voice from 1973 to 2010)
- Phil Snyder (Classical voice from 2010 to 2014)
- Joe Ochman (Classical voice since 2014)
Notes and References[]
- ↑ According to Disneystrology.