At this instant, the Coachman reveals his true evil face, and Honest John and Gideon are both horrified and are reluctant but still agree to go along with their new boss's plan, as he has promised to pay them handsomely. Foulfellow also uses Pinocchio as a means to distract villagers while the former steals their valuables. He convinces him he is ill and tells him to take some time off at Pleasure Island. He most often appears with Gideon by his side, but can occasionally be found alone.
Honest John is how many foxes are portrayed: as sly and sneaky. Honest John's persuasive words of the "easy road" to success convince the puppet and they head off to Stromboli's caravan in a parade-like march, with the fox singing "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee" on the way.
He is also not immune to being swindled himself, as Honest John is remarkably persuasive and can convince almost anybody to do what he wants. The Fox claims that the key to becoming a real boy is to become famous through the theatre. At first glance, they take no notice, but soon enough, they suddenly rush back to observe an oblivious Pinocchio from a distance, astonished at the sight of a puppet that walks without strings. Despite this, Gideon is smart enough to think of a way to get Honest John unstuck from his hat (especially after he was the one who got him into it to begin with). The job is to collect "stupid little boys" and gather them up to the Coachman to take to Pleasure Island. Come, on to the theater. Honest John first appears with Gideon, taking a stroll in the village while observing a group of nearby children heading to school, with Honest John admirably commenting on their dedication to their studies.
Honest John was voiced by the late Walter Catlett, and Gideon was voiced by the late Mel Blanc. Being a persuasive, he can convince anyone to do what he wants.
They quickly tail the wooden boy, getting ahead of him to stage an unexpected encounter by "accidentally" tripping him. Later, the Fox attacks Jiminy and tells Pinocchio that she went ahead. Terrified, the poor couple forfeits most of their possessions to pay for the "cure" Jiminy's parents have.
This prompts Honest John to cook up a new get-rich-quick scheme, namely selling Pinocchio to Stromboli. Together, Foulfellow and Pinocchio run off with a stolen a coach and horse and sell a product called "Honest John's Magic Mixture". After regaining composure, the two con men find Pinocchio and convince him again to come with them to Stromboli's caravan, where they succeed in selling the boy to the puppet master. He further emphasizes this success by flaunting off the proceeds he made out of it before finally asking the Coachman about his plan. Named by the Adaptation: Honest John and Gideon were known as "the Fox and the Cat" (originally "the Cat and the Fox") in the book. Gideon is one of the main antagonists of Disney's 2nd full-length animated feature film Pinocchio, which is based on the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by the late Carlo Collodi.He is the silent minion of Honest John and is far less intelligent than his partner.
Or my name isn't Honest John!" John typically dons a old greenish gray top hat with light gray band, green shirt with gold buttons and light gray patches on his elbows, both light gray high collar and cuffs with white cufflinks, cream gloves (with a hole on its right pinky), black cravat, teal stirrup pants with gold linings and both light gray patches on his knees, blue and red cape with gold brooch. Honest John and Gideon would appear on the original Disney storybook and record of In the Disney adaption of the story, Honest John and Gideon swindle Honest John appears in the fifth installment of the popular book series. Once he rushes back into their home to save them, he finds the couple magically transformed into puppets. He has light brown feet with light gray soles and gray prints. He has taken the "easy way" to success and is somewhat undereducated, despite his appreciation for school as a "noble institution". They are the parents of Jiminy (before he became a cricket) and were, like in the film, con artists.
―Honest John to Gideon.
10 images (& sounds) of the Pinocchio cast of characters. Photos of the Pinocchio (Movie) voice actors. Unfortunately, however, it has no effect. However, they are represented by the characters Martin (portrayed by Harry Groener) and Myrna (portrayed by Carolyn Hennesy). Hi-diddle-dee-dee and actor's life is gay.
Gideon was going to be voiced by the legendary voice actor Mel Blanc, but the company decided to delete all of his lines preferring a mute sidekick performance though he hiccups three times in the film, all voiced by Mel Blanc, for which he did receive payment (quipping afterwards that is it was the most expensive hiccup he ever recorded).
Along the way, Jiminy Cricket, rushes through town to find Pinocchio (apparently having slept in) until he notices the boy with Honest John and Gideon. However, he reacted in horror to the Coachman's plans to force the children into slavery and to go far beyond the limits of the law, revealing that his immorality had a certain limit.
Like Honest John, however, Gideon has followed the 'easy road', but with no education and thus cannot read or write. ""Yes, that happy land of carefree boys, where every day is a holiday! He usually sits with Gideon. Honest John: Pinocchio! ""Why, of course you can go.
Seeing this, Martin and Myrna laugh cruelly at the fate that befell the family, coming out victorious.