Jiminy Cricket
fictional character from Disney's Pinocchio
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Summary
Jiminy Cricket is a fictional cricket[1]. It has worked as a teacher[2] and conscience[3]. It draws 5,698 Wikipedia views per month (fictional cricket category, ranking #1 of 2).[4]
Key Facts
- Creator: Ward Kimball[5]
- Sex or gender: male[6]
- Instance of: animated character[7], character from Disney[8], Disney core universe character[9]
- Owned by: The Walt Disney Company[10]
- Named after: minced oath[11]
- Based on: Talking Cricket[12]
- Performer: Joe Ochman[13], Carlo Romano[14], Roger Carel[15], John Price[16], Ove Sprogøe[17], Pablo Palitos[18], Georg Thomalla[19], Masashi Ebara[20], Kaneta Kimotsuki[21], Joseph Gordon-Levitt[22]
- Commons category: Jiminy Cricket[23]
- Given name: Jesper[24], Jiminy[25]
- Pseudonym: Ghost of Christmas Past[26]
- Contributor to the creative work or subject: Ward Kimball[27], Bernard Wolf[28], Wolfgang Reitherman[29], Don Towsley[30], Milt Kahl[31], Fred Moore[32], John Elliotte[33], Paul Busch[34], Tom Oreb[35], David Swift[36], Berk Anthony[37]
- Inspired by: Talking Cricket[38]
- From narrative universe: Disney's Pinocchio universe[39]
- Present in work: Pinocchio[40], Fun and Fancy Free[41], The Mickey Mouse Club[42], Pinocchio's Daring Journey[43], I'm No Fool[44], Mickey's Christmas Carol[45], Disney Sing-Along Songs[46], Disney's House of Mouse[47], Kingdom Hearts[48], Disney's Villains' Revenge[49]
- Native label: Jiminy Cricket[50]
- Name: Timmy Gresshoppe[51]
- First appearance: Pinocchio[52]
- Narrative role: narrator[53], supporting character[54]
- Media franchise: Pinocchio[55]
- P14750: 935C-34EF-571C-5620-E6CA[56]
Why It Matters
Jiminy Cricket has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]