


Jiminy Cricket's appearance differs somewhat from that of actual crickets, which range from black to light brown and have long antennae and six legs Jiminy Cricket has short antennae, a greenish-brown hue, and four limbs like most Disney characterizations, he is bipedal. In the film, he sings " When You Wish Upon a Star", the Walt Disney Company's signature song, and " Give a Little Whistle". Originally an unnamed, minor character in Collodi's novel who is killed by Pinocchio before returning as a ghost, he was transformed for the Disney adaptation into a comical and wisecracking partner who accompanies Pinocchio on his adventures, having been appointed by the Blue Fairy (known in the book as the " Fairy with Turquoise Hair") to serve as Pinocchio's official conscience. Jiminy Cricket is the Disney version of the " Talking Cricket" ( Italian: Il Grillo Parlante), a fictional character created by Italian writer Carlo Collodi for his 1883 children's book The Adventures of Pinocchio, which Walt Disney adapted into the animated film Pinocchio in 1940. Joseph Gordon-Levitt ( live-action remake).Raphael Sbarge (Cricket form Once Upon a Time).
