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This article is about the cat from Pinocchio. For the Gravity Falls character, see Li'l Gideon.

Gideon

Background information
Feature films	Pinocchio Mickey's House of Villains
Television programs	House of Mouse
Video games	Pinocchio Originally set to appear in Kingdom Hearts 258/2 Days (scraped)
Park attractions	Pinocchio's Daring Journey Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams Celebrate a Dreams Come True Parade
Portrayed by
Portrayed by
Animators	Norman Ferguson John Lounsbery Hugh Fraser
Voice	Mel Blanc Frank Welker (current)
Performance model
Designer
Inspiration	The Cat from the original story of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Dopey Harpo Marx
Honors and awards
Character information
Full name
Other names	Giddy
Personality	Stupid, uncaring, greedy, clumsy, crafty, drunk, silly, giddy, bumbling, comic, unkempt, happy-go-lucky, a scoundrel, a half-wit, a bit crude and brutish
Appearance	Short and slender cat, crimson fur, both tan face and neck, cream muzzle, green eyes, dirty yellow shirt, white opera gloves, purple pants, old gray top hat
Birthday
Occupation	Honest John's sidekick
Affiliations	Bad
Goal	To become rich
Home	The Village Also may have stayed in The Red Lobster Inn
Relatives
Pets
Allies	J. Worthington Foulfellow, Stromboli, The Coachman
Minions
Enemies	Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket
Likes	Beer, drinking, smoking
Dislikes	Getting his head hit by his boss, The Coachman's wicked smile
Powers and abilities
Weapons	Mallet
Fate	His fate is unknown in the film, though a deleted scene reveals that he is arrested along with Honest John.
Quote	Drunken hiccups

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Gideon (or "Giddy") is the tertiary antagonist and the punch-drunk, dim-witted mute cat sidekick of J. Worthington Foulfellow the fox in Disney's 1940 film Pinocchio. He and Honest John are the first two antagonists featured in the film. 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.

Gideon's wardrobe describes that he is dimwitted, compared to Foulfellow. Although the attire of both crooks are equally ragged and worn-out (patches on their pants and elbow sleeves, and tearings on their hats, gloves, and capes, etc.) Gideon wears long, baggy clothing while Foulfellow wears more proper and civilized clothing.

Appearances

Pinocchio

In the film, Gideon 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 Gideon was passed off as a puppet to swindle Stromboli. After the duo spot Pinocchio. Honest John insists they use the live puppet to earn money. While Gideon believes they should knock 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, Gideon attempts to steal out of Pinocchio's pocket. Gideon along with Honest John walk Pinocchio to Stromboli. When their plans are almost thwarted by Jiminy Cricket, Gideon attempts to squash him, but misses and hits Honest John on the head, causing his head to get stuck in his hat, which moves Gideon to hit him once more in the head in order to free him.

Gideon 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.

Fun and Fancy Free

Gideon and Foulfellow were originally set to make an appearance in the Mickey and the Beanstalk segment of the film as con artist who sell Mickey the magic beans. However, since Walt Disney felt the scene was irrelevant, the scene was dropped.

House of Mouse

Giddy makes numerous cameo appearances in the animated series, House of Mouse, usually alongside Foulfellow. He was seen in Jiminy Cricket, sitting alongside Lampwick and Foulfellow as the former begins to transform into a donkey. He was also seen in one of the crowd shots in Mickey's House of Villains.

Kingdom Keepers

Gideon and Foulfellow make in appearance in the fifth installment of the series Shell Game. Here, Giddy and Foulfellow are part of the Disney Villains legion known as The Overtakers, and battle Finn in chapter six.

Once Upon a Time

In the ABC fantasy/drama, Gideon don't appear. However, the costume design for Myrna (portrayed by Carolyn Hennesy), a swindler and the mother of Jiminy before he was transformed into cricket, is reminiscent of Gideon.

Disney Parks

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, Magic Kingdom and Epcot. 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

In Carlo Collodi's story, Gideon is an unnamed cat and is also the sidekick of the sly Fox. He pretends to be blind, but later gets his comeuppance by going blind for real.
Giddy was originally planned to appear alongside Foulfellow in the video game Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. For unknown reasons Giddy was cut from the final game.