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- Jiminy Cricket serves as Pinocchio’s conscience throughout the film. In “Pinocchio,” Jiminy Cricket takes on the role of Pinocchio’s guide and moral compass, advocating for honesty, bravery, and responsibility.
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“I dub you Pinocchio's conscience, lord high keeper of the knowledge of right and wrong, counselor in moments of high temptation, and guide along the straight and narrow path. Arise, Sir Jiminy Cricket.”
―The Blue Fairy
Jiminy Cricket is the deuteragonist of Disney's 1940 animated feature film Pinocchio. He is a wisecracking, anthropomorphic cricket that is depicted donning a top hat and tailcoat, with an umbrella always on his person. Jiminy was appointed Pinocchio's official conscience by the Blue Fairy, in hopes that Jiminy can guide Pinocchio on his journey to become a real boy.
Notable for being the original performer of "When You Wish Upon a Star" (which would become the trademark song for The Walt Disney Company), Jiminy has appeared alongside Mickey Mouse and Tinker Bell as a company mascot throughout the years.
Development
Jiminy is based on the Talking Cricket from the original Pinocchio book that Walt Disney's film is based on. In the book, the cricket tries to lecture Pinocchio about his bad behavior, only to be killed with a hammer for his efforts by Pinocchio, and then come back as an equally preachy ghost. However in the film, the cricket is named Jiminy and instead of being a cameo character, he was made into a major character and joins Pinocchio on his journey to becoming a real boy. According to Walt Disney and the filmmakers, Jiminy's role in the film was meant to develop the heart of the story in the friendship between him and Pinocchio. Jiminy was animated by one of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men, Ward Kimball. In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Ward animated a scene where the dwarves were eating soup. Despite spending eight months animating the scene, it was eventually dropped as it was viewed as unnecessary, and Ward was devastated. Walt realized this and decided to give Ward the job of designing and animating Jiminy Cricket out of sympathy. Like every animated Disney character, Jiminy went through an evolution of designs. Some of the earliest ones resembled more of a realistic cricket. According to Ward, this was a disgusting sight, so he made the character more and more of a cartoonish and sweet-looking creature to the point that the audience only knows he's a cricket because the film says so. Jiminy's name is derived from "Jiminy cricket(s)!", a polite expletive euphemism for Jesus Christ. The name of the character is a play on the exclamation (which itself was uttered in Pinocchio's immediate predecessor, 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs). Another example occurs in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz when the group first enters the Wizard's chamber. Dorothy submissively starts to introduce herself, but is interrupted by the Wizard roaring "Silence, whippersnapper!" and producing smoke and huge flames. She is very frightened and quickly retreats, saying "Jiminy crickets!" (Garland also says the expression in her 1938 film Listen, Darling). It had also been used as an exclamation by the Swedish father several times in the 1930 film Anna Christie. Another time it is used is in the short 1938 cartoon starring Mickey Mouse Brave Little Tailor. That expression is also Howard Cunningham's catchphrase on Happy Days. It was also used in later media including House of Mouse, A Bug's Life (which uses the name "Jiminy H. Cricket"), Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and Up.
Personality
As an official conscience, Jiminy is famously known as a level-headed and wise figure, capable of leading Pinocchio down a righteous path. At the start, and throughout most of the 1940 animated film, however, this is not exactly the case. Instead, Jiminy is introduced as a wisecracking, feisty, yet generally humble, realist who believed very little in magic and "wishing upon stars". When introduced, he admits that his past-self initially had little faith in the idea of dreams coming true; upon hearing Geppetto's dream to someday have Pinocchio become a real boy, Jiminy comments, "A very lovely thought, but not at all practical." It is also hinted that Jiminy once saw the world as a troubled place, at one point exclaiming that "a conscience is that still, small voice that people won't listen to. That's the trouble with the world, today..." In contrast to this, he is also fairly quirky and fun-loving, as he engages in conversation with inanimate objects when wanting to chat (such as Geppetto's porcelain figures), and even goes as far as to comedically flirt with the figurines designed with a feminine mold. He also has class, despite his hermit background, and tries to carry himself with a sense of style and flair. As mentioned, Jiminy was not always as sage and devoted as he is portrayed today. He was appointed Pinocchio's conscience due to being too flustered by the Blue Fairy's beauty to refuse the offer, thus lacking any real skill in serving as a guide or caretaker. He made a legitimate effort to act as cicerone to Pinocchio, but was somewhat high-strung due to pressure, and became easily frustrated with Pinocchio's innocently uncooperative nature; so much so, that he outright abandoned the puppet out of fury on two occasions. He was also doubtful in his own worth; after Pinocchio becomes a successful actor, despite Jiminy's disapproval, Jiminy felt inadequate and left Pinocchio with the belief that an actor would want nothing to do with a conscience. However, Jiminy's loving heart gave him the strength to eventually grow and develop, notwithstanding his shortcomings (very much in tandem with Pinocchio, himself). Towards the end of the film, after facing and escaping peril prior, Jiminy came to view Pinocchio as his best friend and genuinely wanted him to achieve his goal of becoming a real boy. After previously leaving Pinocchio on his own sanction, Jiminy was offered the chance to avoid any further danger during the climax. His strengthened loyalty and care towards Pinocchio, however, motivated him to finally remain by the puppet's side through the harshest endeavors, and against their greatest adversary yet. Much like Pinocchio, Jiminy is amply rewarded for his growth and self-discovery throughout the former's journey, by becoming an official conscience (recognized by a solid gold badge, as requested). His portrayal in subsequent animated appearances shows that Jiminy has since continued to grow with age and experience, typically presenting himself with a mild-mannered, soft-spoken aura.
Family
According to the 1956 TV special, On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends, Wilbur the Grasshopper, who made his first appearance in the 1939 Goofy short, Goofy and Wilbur, is Jiminy Cricket's nephew. In The Giant Walt Disney Word Book (1972), Jiminy Cricket's family tree was published as a two-page illustration. The poster showed Jiminy's parents and siblings and all the Cricket family generations up to Jiminy's great-great-grandfather.
Pinocchio
“One night a long time ago… my travels took me to a quaint little village. It was a beautiful night. The stars were shining like diamonds high above the roofs of that sleepy old town. Pretty as a picture.” ―Jiminy beginning the story. The film Pinocchio marked Jiminy's debut. He is first seen singing "When You Wish Upon A Star" next to a book about Pinocchio. After a brief introduction to the viewers, he begins recounting the story of Pinocchio. In the actual story, Jiminy is first seen in raggedy clothing, traveling through a village late one night. He eventually comes to Geppetto's workshop, which was the only sign of life as all the other houses and businesses were dark, indicating their residents were all asleep. He sneaks inside and warms himself by the fire while admiring Geppetto's work. Jiminy then observes as Geppetto finishes the puppet he has been working on. Jiminy overhears Geppetto's wish for the puppet to be a real boy, but brushes it off as impractical, though lovely. He later finds himself unable to sleep due to all the ticking from Geppetto's various cuckoo clocks as well as the snoring from Geppetto and his goldfish Cleo keeping him up until he tells to be quiet, and they comply. Jiminy later watches in amazement as the Blue Fairy brings Pinocchio to life. After a conversation with the fairy, Jiminy is appointed to be Pinocchio's conscience (and Jiminy's ragged clothes are changed into fine attire), as Pinocchio must prove himself worthy of being made a real boy. Jiminy then teaches Pinocchio to whistle so that Pinocchio can call him. The next day, Jiminy oversleeps and rushes to find Pinocchio, who has been sent off to school by Geppetto. However, Pinocchio is instead encouraged to become an actor by Honest John. Despite Jiminy's counseling to go to school, Pinocchio becomes part of the show of Stromboli. Jiminy becomes angry, but starts to second guess himself when Pinocchio becomes popular and decides to leave believing Pinocchio doesn't need him anymore. When Jiminy decides to wish Pinocchio good luck, he discovers that Stromboli has locked Pinocchio in a birdcage. Jiminy attempts to crack the lock so they can escape, but fails (evidently because, according to him, the lock is "one of the older models"). The Blue Fairy later comes along and frees them, after teaching Pinocchio a lesson on lying when he lied to her, causing his nose to grow until it became like a tree branch, complete with a bird's nest and eggs. Before the pair can reach home, Pinocchio is dragged by Honest John and Gideon to travel to Pleasure Island, said to be a land for boys by Honest John again. Jiminy manages to sneak on the stage wagon, but ends up separated from Pinocchio. Jiminy eventually finds Pinocchio in a pool hall, where he is smoking and drinking beer with Lampwick. Jiminy attempts to get Pinocchio to leave, but is insulted by Lampwick. Offended and fed up with Pinocchio refusing to listen to him, Jiminy leaves in a huff and attempts to go home. He discovers that boys who come to Pleasure Island are transformed into donkeys, and runs off to warn Pinocchio. The two are able to leave by running over a path of rocks (which is the only way on the island that is not blocked off) and jumping into the sea, but not before the curse of Pleasure Island causes Pinocchio to grow a donkey tail and ears. Finally, at home, they learn via a message that Geppetto has gone searching for Pinocchio and was trapped by Monstro. Despite Jiminy essentially being live bait, he follows Pinocchio into the sea to search for Geppetto. However, he is separated from Pinocchio after Pinocchio is swallowed by Monstro. Jiminy is forced to find shelter in a bottle to avoid being eaten by the seagulls. After Pinocchio and Geppetto escape, Jiminy is the one who discovers that Pinocchio has died as a result while saving Geppetto from Monstro, who tried to catch them resulting in his death when he smashed into the cliff wall. At Geppetto's workshop, he mourns Pinocchio's death alongside Geppetto, Cleo, and Figaro. However, the Blue Fairy, touched by Pinocchio's sacrifice, revives the puppet as a real boy, also curing him of the Coachman's curse. Just like the others, he is overjoyed when Pinocchio is revived as a real boy. He manages to step away from the party and thanks to the Blue Fairy for helping them. As recognition of his own contributions, the Blue Fairy rewards him with a solid gold badge declaring him an official conscience.
Fun and Fancy Free
Jiminy essentially serves as the film's host and set-up for the two segments. He is shown exploring a house and comes across a record player and records Bongo. After that, Jiminy sees a party invitation from Luana Patten, who lives in the house "across the way". Joining the party are ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummies, Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. He goes to the house and listens to Bergen telling the story of Mickey and the Beanstalk. In the end, Jiminy leaves the house and watches Willie the Giant heading straight to Hollywood, looking for Mickey Mouse.
Walt Disney anthology series
Jiminy hosts many Disney television specials. Most of which included those heavily centered on the animated characters, such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Some specials include "On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends", "This is Your Life, Donald Duck", and "From All of Us to All of You".
Once Upon a Time
Jiminy (voiced by Raphael Sbarge, and Adam Young as a child) is the son of unscrupulous con artists in the ABC television series. Disapproving his parents' treachery, he desires to live an honest life, but was too weak-willed to leave his family. Eventually, he receives a potion from Rumplestiltskin that will free Jiminy from his parents. However, he inadvertently gives the potion to a young couple, transforming the pair into puppets. He wishes on a star in the hopes that the couple will be transformed back, but the Blue Fairy appears and tells him she cannot undo Rumplestiltskin's work. Instead, he wishes to make things right, and she transforms him into a cricket so that he can be free from his parents and guide the couple's son Geppetto for as long as the boy lives. He later helps the dwarves confront Snow White about her mean-spirited behavior after she drinks a potion and forgets about her true love Prince James. However, the confrontation drives her to want to kill the Evil Queen. He later tells James that the only way for her to remember James as if she remembers her true self. Much later, he is seen advising the residents of the Enchanted Forest against waging war with the Queen and urges them to find a more peaceful solution. In Storybrooke, he is Dr. Archie Hopper, the town's psychotherapist. He owns a Dalmatian named Pongo and is frequently seen carrying an umbrella-like he does as a cricket in the Enchanted Forest. He is also good friends with Marco, who is actually Geppetto. Archie is asked by Regina (who is actually the Queen) to convince Henry that his ideas about the curse and the true identities of the Storybrooke residents are "crazy." He makes little progress, and Regina becomes impatient and asks him to take a more radical approach. Although it violates his conscience, he initially complies with her demands. Archie later confides to Henry that he wants to be free to do as he wants, and Henry tells him that Jiminy Cricket was a man who took a long time deciding what the right thing to do was. Archie then stands up to Regina and threatens to declare her an unfit mother if she continues to interfere with his sessions with Henry. Archie later puts David under hypnosis to help David remember his actions during his blackouts, causing David to remember some of his memories from the Enchanted Forest. After the curse was broken, Archie reunites with the other characters and tries to help find out what to do. With Regina regaining her magic and the new curse of leaving Storybrooke, Archie becomes part of the group who attempts to leave Storybrooke and sacrifice his fairy tale memories to get away from Regina, but David's speech encourages him and the others to stay. Regina later visits him, where he encourages Regina to allow her to help him. Regina tells him she has not used magic in two days and it has become a struggle. Archie then asks Regina if there is anything she is holding onto, and she confesses that she preserved her love Daniel's corpse upon his death in the hopes that he could be brought back to life. Archie then states Regina will not be able to move on until she lets go of the past. Regina storms off, but she later returns and confesses to Archie that she used magic that same day. Archie helps her into his office. Much later, Archie is kidnapped by Cora, Regina's mother, and holds him captive in Captain Hook's ship, while leaving the body of another in his place disguised to look like him so everyone else will think he is dead. Cora plans to use him to gain information from others in the town. He is later found by Belle on Captain Hook's ship, from which he is rescued. He is transported back to the Enchanted Forest when Regina undid her curse and later transported back to Storybrooke when the curse was cast again. Shortly after their return to Storybrooke and the subsequent defeat of the Wicked Witch of the West, Archie officiated the wedding of Rumplestiltskin and Belle, with Maurice's being the only other present. After the Snow Queen nearly killed Maid Marian (secretly the Wicked Witch in disguise) and framed Elsa, Archie advised the others not to jump to conclusions, then later counseled Snow White about her son Neal. Emma Swan later visited Dr. Hopper about her visions of her dying against an unknown enemy. Following the Oracle's death, Dr. Hopper was abducted by the Evil Queen after he refused to help her take advantage of Emma's secret; during his capture, the Queen impersonated him and forced Emma to tell her visions to her family. Later, the Queen and Zelena reverted Dr. Hopper to the form of a cricket and locked him in a cage. While Regina distracted her Evil Queen counterpart and Zelena, Snow White and David rescued Archie. Later, Hook sought counseling from Archie after he decided to propose to Emma, fearing that David still did not approve of him. After Hook learned of his complicity in David's father Robert's death, Archie advised him to tell Emma the truth and seek her forgiveness. Much later, Archie officiated Hook and Emma's wedding. Many years later, during the seventh season, it is mentioned that Archie officiated many other weddings beyond Gold and Belle and Emma and Hook, though no specific couples were mentioned.
Pinocchio (2022)
Jiminy appears in the 2022 live-action remake, voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Late one night in a small Italian village, Jiminy enters the home of widowed elderly woodcarver Geppetto, and stays there to stay safe and to warm himself up. Later that night, The Blue Fairy appoints Jiminy the responsibility of being Pinocchio's conscience to teach him right from wrong. After a few days, Geppetto decides that the time has come to send Pinocchio to school. However, Pinocchio is soon approached by con-artist fox "Honest" John and his cat partner Gideon. Honest John convinces Pinocchio that he should live a life of fame in order to truly be a real boy, when he really plans to sell him to the puppet master Stromboli in exchange for money. When Jiminy, with the help of a seagull named Sofia, convinces him to continue going to school, Pinocchio is thrown out by the headmaster on account of being a puppet. Pinocchio decides to go to Stromboli's after all with Jiminy unable stop him when Honest John places a glass jar over him. At Stromboli's theater, Stromboli's coach ends up freeing Jiminy from the jar, and when he enters the coach, he manages to help Pinocchio escape when Pinocchio has him reach the keys to the lock on the cage by telling lies to make his nose grow long. Geppetto, Figaro, and Cleo go out to look for Pinocchio when he fails to come home for dinner. When Jiminy, who got separated from Pinocchio again, makes it to the island, he soon finds out that the boys and girls there get turned into donkeys and the Coachman sells them to the salt-mines with help from his fog-like henchmen. Pinocchio witnesses Lampwick get transformed himself at a billiard hall and he and Jiminy escape the island before the Coachman and his goons can get them, but not before Pinocchio gains a donkey's ears and tail. Pinocchio and Jiminy make it back to Geppetto's, but find that he's not home because Sofia gave him a flyer of Pleasure Island to let him know where Pinocchio is and that he sold all of his clocks to buy a boat to go there. While trying to find Geppetto, Pinocchio reunites with Fabiana and Sabina, who tell him that Stromboli has been arrested by the Carabinieri for the abuse of his exploited employees and they have taken over his puppet show. They offer Pinocchio to join them, but Pinocchio declines, wanting to save his father, which makes his donkey parts disappear. Sofia pulls a rope for Pinocchio to hold out to the sea, where they soon find Geppetto in his boat. Just as they reunite, they are swallowed by a giant sea monster named Monstro. They take refuge in a giant boat in Monstro's stomach, and Pinocchio gets the idea to make him sneeze by starting a fire within him. The plan is successful, and Monstro sneezes them out, but he gives a chase that ends with him and the group crashing on dry land and seemingly killing Geppetto. Believing his father has died, Pinocchio cries over him and a magic tear falls from his eye on Geppetto reviving him. Geppetto then tells Pinocchio that despite being a puppet, he has proven himself to be a true boy at heart for all that he's done and they depart for home. Meanwhile, Jiminy Cricket says in his narration that stories have been told of Pinocchio's becoming a real boy, but Jiminy doesn't confirm if they're true or not, despite a subtle hint being shown otherwise, but what matters is that Pinocchio has the heart of a real boy – brave, truthful, and unselfish – and that he's fully real to his loving, proud father Geppetto.
Disney's Villains' Revenge
Jiminy stars in the 1999 PC game Disney's Villains' Revenge. The Disney Villains change their respective stories giving them the upper hand. Jiminy travels through the stories to save the troubled heroes.
Kingdom Hearts series
Jiminy plays a generally minor role in the popular video game series. After his world was destroyed by the Heartless, Jiminy sought refuge in Disney Castle, under the care of King Mickey and Queen Minnie. He later joins Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy to guide them throughout the journey and chronicle their adventures in his journal. Throughout the series, Jiminy plays a few key roles. In the original Kingdom Hearts, he played a large role throughout the storyline following the adventures of the characters of the lore of the film Pinocchio, as when Sora and company return from Deep Jungle to Traverse Town, they find Pinocchio in the Accessory Shop, having been separated from Geppetto. The Gummi Ship is later intercepted and swallowed by Monstro, where Pinocchio, Geppetto, and Cleo are currently residing in the remains of their sailboat that Monstro had resting in his mouth. After Sora defeated the Parasite Cage Heartless in Monstro's stomach, Monstro sneezed everyone out, and Pinocchio, Geppetto, and Cleo ended up in Traverse Town, where they were provided a house by Leon, and continued to support Jiminy and Sora by providing Gummi Ship blueprints for them. He played a larger role, appearing more frequently, in the sequel, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. Notably, in Kingdom Hearts II, Jiminy's journal was greatly expanded. As far as the game's storyline goes, he made one brief appearance during Sora's awakening in Twilight Town. However, in the HD re-release of the game, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, Jiminy made a reappearance during Sora's visit to Yen Sid's Tower; home of Master Yen Sid. In Kingdom Hearts coded, Jiminy finds a mysterious entry within his journal, which he doesn't recall recording. Because of this, he immediately reports to King Mickey and explains his confusion. After a little investigation, however, it is revealed that the journal has been corrupt, and to restore it, a data version of Sora is created to enter the journal and eliminate the Bug Blocks. Jiminy returns in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and plays his first role as a supporting character within his homeworld, as opposed to a character taking part in the story's overall plot. He appears in the world of Prankster's Paradise, frantically trying to retrieve and care for a mischievous Pinocchio. Jiminy returns in Kingdom Hearts III, once again joining Sora, Donald, and Goofy on their adventure. Rather than using his actual journal, Jiminy records Sora's adventures using the Gummiphone equipped by Chip and Dale. After Sora rescues Aqua and Ventus and thereby gathering the Seven Lights, Jiminy grants them access to his journal entries to keep them up to date on the latest events. Jiminy is later present during the first half of the Keyblade War; he is Sora's only surviving companion when a Demon Tide storm of Heartless lays waste to the other heroes, scattering their hearts to the various worlds Sora had visited earlier. Jiminy guides Sora through various Disney worlds to retrieve the lost hearts of their friends before a Heartless designed after the Grim Reaper, the Lich, can claim them first and cast them into oblivion, killing them permanently. Kairi's light is able to guide Sora and Jiminy back to reality, where they are able to resume the final battle against Xehanort. During the epilogue, Jiminy is seen returning to Disney Castle alongside Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Yen Sid.
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
Jiminy plays a major role in the spin-off to Epic Mickey, where he acts as Mickey's sidekick during his journey through the "illusions."
Jiminy Cricket appears as a live character at the Disney theme parks across the world. He is usually seen alone or with Geppetto or Pinocchio. He also appears as a safety mascot along with Pinocchio and Geppetto. He also acts as a mascot of Disney's environmental initiatives in the parks, appearing on recycling cans.
•In The Return of Jafar and Season 1 of the Aladdin TV series, Genie briefly morphed into Jiminy.
•Jiminy served as an inspiration for most Disney sidekick characters, acting as a comedic guardian for the protagonists, such as Sebastian in The Little Mermaid and Ray in The Princess and the Frog.
•During the development of Elena of Avalor and Moana, Jiminy's character was kept in mind during the characterizations of Zuzo and Mini Maui, respectively.
•Jiminy is the mascot of Gideon McDuck's newspaper, the County Conscience.
•Though not appearing in Geppetto, he is mentioned by name when Professor Buonragazzo promises Geppetto a new son "Faster than you can say 'Jiminy Cricket.'"
•Jiminy is known in Spanish as "Pepe Grillo" or "Pepito Grillo." Pepe means a nickname of the Spanish name, "José", and Grillo meaning "Cricket."
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3.Pinocchio: "If I get into trouble, I just whistle for Jiminy Cricket."
4."MOANA GAMEPLAY, MINIFIGURES, JIMINY CRICKET NPC, & MORE DISNEY INFINITY PREVIEWS!". Infinity Inquirer (July 15, 2016).
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