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You see, I'd heard about a couple of bad characters around that town - one fellow by the name of Honest John, and say, was he a bad one.

10 seconds sound clip from the Pinocchio (1939) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:15:52 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Now, here's an apple for your teacher. And you are ready to go. Now, run along.

- Goodbye, Father!

- Goodbye, son!

- Well sir, there he went, off to school.

- And where was I while this was going on? Folks, I'm ashamed to tell you. I was asleep.

- A fine conscience I turned out to be. I should have been right with him.

- You see, I'd heard about a couple of bad characters around that town - one fellow by the name of Honest John, and say, was he a bad one.

- He was as sharp as a fox. Yes sir. Looked like a fox, too. Kind of a long face like a fox and... say, come to think of it, I guess he was a fox.

- And, well you see this Honest John had a stooge by the name of Gideon, a dumb alley cat.

- And between the two of them, they were a pretty tricky pair.

- Well, when I thought about them that morning, I tell you I just shivered all over.

- Imagine, the innocent little Pinocchio on his way to school, with Honest John and Gideon roaming the streets.

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Pinocchio (1939) Sound Clip

Pinocchio (1939)Quotes with sound bites from The Lux Radio Theater's play of Pinocchio which pre-dates the first release of Walt Disney's feature, with the original voice-cast. First broadcast on December 25, 1939 (Christmas Day).

Actors: Richard Percy Jones (Pinocchio), Cliff Edwards (Jiminy Cricket), Christian Rub (Geppetto), Walter Catlett (Honest John), Evelyn Venable (The Blue Fairy), Charles Judels (Stromboli), Frankie Darro (Lampwick)

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