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Bill the Lizard | |
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First appearance | Alice in Wonderland (1951 film) |
Created by | Lewis Carroll |
Portrayed by | Larry Grey (original film) Wayne Allwine (cameo in The Great Mouse Detective) |
Bill makes a brief appearance in the Disney film based on the book. He was voiced by Larry Grey. Here, he is portrayed as a chimney sweep with a Cockney accent who is forced by the White Rabbit and the Dodo to go down the Rabbit's chimney to pull the "monster" (Alice, made giant) out of the house. However, he is not kicked out (as in the book), as her hands and legs are sticking out outside of the house. He spreads a lot of soot, causing Alice to begin to sneeze. Hearing her inhale frantically, the White Rabbit hides and the Dodo is knocked off the roof from Alice wriggling inside as she tries to suppress the sneeze. Bill, however, cannot escape in time, and Alice's sneeze is so big it blows all the soot out of the house and rockets Bill into the sky. The Rabbit and Dodo watch him disappear and Dodo smiles, "Well, there goes Bill." Alice, recovered from her sternutation, peeps out the window and utters: "Poor Bill." He is not seen again.
A lizard identical in both appearance and voice is a member of Ratigan's gang in the film The Great Mouse Detective.
In Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Bill can be spotted in the beginning scene of the film helping someone hold a ladder.
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