Cliff Edwards
Once cast as Jiminy Cricket, Walt said that Edwards’ smooth, upbeat performance was “so much fun we altered the character to conform with the voice.”
Tag Archives: Jiminy Cricket
Back to School with Jiminy Cricket and His Friends
Few cartoon characters helped us learn more about safety, math, language, manners and plain common sense than Official Conscience Jiminy Cricket, with some help from his pals.
Disney Rarities
This week, two Disney oddities in Mark Kausler’s film closet – one, a lost educational film from the 1940s, the other some rare behind the scenes footage from Pinocchio.
From All of Us to All of You
For cartoon fans of “a certain age” (like myself), one of our Christmas traditions was an annual viewing of this very special episode of the Disney’s Sunday night program.
Jiminy Cricket on Records
A look at two records by one of the most popular stars of Broadway, Hollywood and the early record industry, in the signature cartoon role he first voiced in Pinocchio.
Walt Disney and Jiminy Cricket On The Record
The only record Walt Disney made for his own label, and the edited version with Jiminy Cricket, are featured with the Disneyland 60th Anniversary on the horizon. A DAY AT…
“I’m No Fool with a Bicycle” (1955)
EDITOR’S NOTE: For the next several weeks, our colleague J.B. Kaufman will exclusively grace this site with some of his research into the nooks and crannies of Disney’s most obscure…
Animation Anecdotes #173
Don’t Ask. Don’t Tell. In the first Pepe LePew cartoon, “Odor-able Kitty” (1945), the amorous French skunk chases a MALE tomcat who has disguised himself as a skunk to avoid…
From Ukulele Ike to Jiminy Cricket: Cliff Edwards
I love the voice of Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket but unfortunately, the life of the talented performer was not a Disney fairy tale. For a brief time around 1922,…
