Stars: 4 out of 5
Pros: Great sculpt and good idea for full sized Jiminy, light
effect
Cons: Still too out of
scale for the series
The Bottom Line:
Out of series scale
But still a nice ornament
With "lighting" candle
Jiminy Cricket is Out of Scale as the Ghost of Christmas Past
When Hallmark first introduced the Mickey's Christmas Carol
series, some fans immediately began to wonder what they would do with some of
the ghosts since their sizes are so different from the main cast. Well, the first of those ghosts have
appeared, and the answer is they aren't worrying about scale, although they've
done some things to help Jiminy Cricket in his role as the Ghost of Christmas
Past.
See, the ornament isn't just Jiminy. He is sitting on the handle of an old
fashioned candle lamp. The lamp is the
majority of the ornament, with a flame on top of the candle. Wax from the candle is melting down and
almost spilling off the sides of the stand it is on. The rest of the holder is free from wax.
As I said, Jiminy is sitting on the handle of the lamp. He's dressed smartly in his best suit and top
hat. He's holding an umbrella in his
right hand, and he's pointing up with his left hand.
The thing that makes this ornament very special is the flame
of the candle. You guessed it - it
actually glows. Okay, so it only glows
if you stick a light from a Christmas tree light string in the bottom of the
base of the lamp. You have to really
stick the light up there, too. Even
then, it's not a strong glow, but it is noticeable and a very nice touch.
Because the base of the ornament is the opening for the
light string, the 4 in a Christmas tree is raised into the back of the ornament
instead of being on the bottom. You'll
also find the copyright information back there.
The ornament doesn't stand up when you set it on a table,
but that's because of the balance issues.
Jiminy is obviously the heaviest part of the ornament, and he causes it
to tip over.
However, the ornament is perfectly balanced for
hanging. The hook is on the back of
Jiminy's hat, and it's the perfect place.
Granted, if you do put a light string in the candle, that will have a
lot of do with how straight the ornament hangs, but it starts out that way.
The problem is that compared to the others in the series,
the ornament is out of proportion.
Jiminy himself is at least half the size Goofy was last year, and
probably fairly close to Mickey's size in the first ornament in the
series. The candle is also rather big as
a result. Compared to each other, they
look fine, but if you group this series together, you'll definitely notice how
big this one is.
Check out the rest of the Mickey's Christmas Carol series
Original Price: $17.95
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