Mel Blanc, the voice of Buggs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig
and Woody Woodpecker, was asked to provide the voice of Gideon the Cat in
Disney’s Pinocchio. Several lines of dialog were recorded for the part of the
loveable bad guy’s sidekick. “The Man of a Thousand Voices” decided to portray
Gideon as a drunk, a bit like a character he’d created in 1937 for the short, “Picador
Porky.” But Walt disapproved, and instead made Gideon mute. The only part of
Mel Blanc’s performance you’ll hear is three inebriated hiccups toward the end of the
movie. Another famous voice actor, Thurl Ravenscroft, was also involved in
Pinocchio. The voice of Tony the Tiger and the singer of “You’re a Mean One,
Mr. Grinch” was also Monstro the Whale. No, Monstro has no lines, but he roars
and he wheezes. Walt himself voiced the four Russian marionettes in Pinocchio,
who only shout, “Hey!” Pinocchio was released in theaters February 23, 1940.
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