Gideon

Gideon (or "Giddy") is one of the minor antagonists and the punch-drunk, dim-witted mute cat sidekick of J. Worthington Foulfellow the fox in Disney's 1940 film Pinocchio. He was going to be voiced by Mel Blanc, who voiced Dopey in the 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs but the company decided to delete all of his lines preferring a mute sidekick performance though he has 3 hiccups in the film, all voiced by Mel Blanc, for which he did receive payment. He is said to be inspired by Harpo Marx, the silent member of the Marx Brothers.

Personality
Unlike his buddy, Gideon is very dimwitted and foolish. Without his boss Honest John, Gideon would most likely be performing petty theft and pick-pocketing. Like Honest John, however, Gideon has followed the 'easy road', having barely attended school and thusly cannot read or write.

Giddy's wardrobe describes that he is dimwitted, compared to Foulfellow. Gideon wears long, baggy clothing while Foulfellow wears more proper and civilized clothing.

Pinocchio
In the film, Giddy is walking along the crowded streets of the village. In the village the duo find out their old friend, Stromboli, is back in town. In the conversation, it is revealed that Giddy was passed off as a puppet to swindle Stromboli. After the duo spot Pinocchio. Honest John insist they use the live puppet to earn money. While Giddy believes they should knock him out and kidnap the boy, Honest John decided that there were more cunning methods of abduction. While Honest John persuades Pinocchio to join the world of showbiz, Giddy attempts to steal out of Pinocchio's pocket. Giddy along with Honest John walk Pinocchio to Stromboli. When their plans are almost thwarted by Jiminy Cricket, Giddy attempts to squash him, but misses and hits Honest John on the head.

Giddy reappears later on in the Red Lobster Inn with Honest John, enjoying their pay from the scam, and helps Honest John kidnap Pinocchio (and many other boys) to take him to Pleasure Island.

House of Mouse
Giddy makes numerous cameo appearances in the animated series, House of Mouse, usually alongside Foulfellow.

Kingdom Hearts
Giddy was originally planned to appear in the video game Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. For unknown reasons Giddy was cut from the final game. Recent interviews suggest Giddy will appear in the series very soon.

Disney Parks
{C Gideon can be found at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as a meetable character. Some of the most usual places to find him would include Disneyland and Magic Kingdom. He is always seen with Foulfellow. He also makes a few appearances at Disneyland Paris.

Pinocchio's Daring Journey
Gideon makes a cameo in the dark ride based on the original film as an audio animatronic.

Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade
In the Magic Kingdom parade, Gideon can be seen with Honest John and the donkey boys following behind Mickey Mouse's float and right before Pinocchio/Snow White's.

Epcot
In Epcot, Gideon can be found on occasion at the World Showcase pavilion with Honest John at the American Adventure pavilion

Tokyo Disney Resort
Gideon can also be found here for meet and greets at the World Bazaar and in Tokyo DisneySea at the Mediterranean Harbor.

Trivia

 * Foulfellow and Gideon were originally planned to appear in the Mickey and the Beanstalk sequence of Fun and Fancy Free as the con-artists who sell Mickey the magic beans.

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