Panchito Pistoles is an anthropomorphic Mexican rooster that first appeared in Disney's 1945 animated feature film The Three Caballeros. He is a bombastic, trigger-happy caballero that becomes instant friends with Donald Duck and José Carioca, with whom Panchito forms the titular group.
Panchito lives in Mexico and rides on a horse called Señor Martinez.
Name[]
Panchito's full name has been given three times over the course of three different series, and slightly different in variation each time. In the House of Mouse episode "Not So Goofy", Panchito's full name is given in the song "My Name is Panchito" as Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Francisco Quintero Gonzalez. Later, in the Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures episode "Mickey's Perfecto Day!", Panchito's full name is the same as in House of Mouse, but with a "III" ("the third") added to the end: Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Francisco Quintero Gonzalez III. In the Legend of the Three Caballeros premiere episode "Dope-a Cabana", Panchito introduces himself as Panchito Romero Miguel Francisco Quintero Gonzalez III, this time omitting "Junipero" while keeping "III".
Panchito or Pancho, as well as Paco or Paquito, are nicknames for Francisco, which is a part of his name. The unusually large name is a loving nod to how, in many Spanish speaking countries, people use two last names (which, in some cases, are composed of two or more words) and commonly have more than one middle name. In some cases, like Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez-Rulfo Vizcaíno's or María del Rosario Mercedes Laura Jennifer Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza's, such names as these are pretty large. Quintero Gonzalez is Panchito's last names; per Spanish naming, Quintero would be his father's last name and Gonzalez his mother's.
As there is no reference to his surname "Pistoles", some people assume that it is merely a nickname. While the word "Pistoles" does not exist in Spanish, the word "Pistolas" does means "guns", specifically handguns or pistols. Presumably, the -E in "Pistoles" was a phonetic adaptation to ease pronunciation for non-Spanish-speakers in the United States. His surname "Pistoles" is based on the fact that he is armed with two handguns in some scenes of The Three Caballeros.
Personality[]
Panchito is extremely boisterous, fast-talking and fun-loving. He can be described as something of a party animal, with a love for fiestas, dancing, and women. Panchito’s kinetic energy often leads to over-the-top shenanigans for himself and his friends. Even more so than Donald or José, Panchito is highly animated and exhibits cartoonish abilities akin to magic.
Despite his loud and rambunctious demeanor, Panchito has displayed a reverence for his home country, Mexico. He is well-learned in Mexican history and tradition, including those of the religious variety. When sharing these customs with his friends, Panchito’s disposition is solemn and mild-mannered.
Physical appearance[]
Panchito is a rooster covered with auburn feathers, which are white on his hands and upper arms. He normally wears red charro pants, a short bolero jacket, spurs, and a belt with holsters, all topped off with a giant sombrero. He is the tallest of the three Caballeros and is also the most slender of the three. In more recent renditions, his holsters and guns are often absent.
Panchito is first introduced when he bursts out of Donald Duck's final birthday present. Making a dazzling entrance, he presents Donald and José Carioca with sombreros to create the Three Caballeros. After performing a musical number, Panchito explains the origins of the piñata to Donald, referencing its connection to the Mexican traditions of Christmas. He later takes Donald and José on a tour of the country using a magical flying serape, in which they partake in parties and encounter beautiful women with whom Donald attempts to court. Panchito takes the time to teach Donald and José popular Mexican dance moves and other customs. After returning from their tour, Panchito caps off the film with a mock bullfight and a fireworks finale.
Panchito appeared in the House of Mouse episode "The Three Caballeros", where he is asked to perform as part of the Three Caballeros. However, problems arise when Donald realizes that no one remembers that he is part of the group. To this end, Donald takes various measures meant to ensure that he isn't forgotten, such as changing his name and identity to The Duck Formerly Known As Donald. Finally, Mickey calls upon José and Panchito to solve the problem. The duo plays their favorite brand of tricks on Donald, and he soon comes around.
In most later episodes, Panchito can be seen in certain crowd shots with José. He later appears again in the episode "Not So Goofy" to perform another song with José and Donald, titled "My Name is Panchito", which featured the first version of his full long name.
Panchito appears alongside his fellow Caballeros in "Mickey's Perfecto Day!". The group reunites for a performance only for Donald to lose the ability to do so, leading to Daisy taking his place. He also appears in the episode "Super -Charged: Daisy's Grande Goal" alongside José.
Alongside Donald and José, he is one of the Three Caballeros, distant descendants of three knights that defeated Lord Felldrake. Panchito first meets Donald and José when the three inherit the adventurer cabana of Clinton Coot, due to their direct kinship with the original trio. Inside the Cabana, they discover a magical book that when opened releases a goddess named Xandra. The goddess explains that it was their ancestors who long ago traveled to stop the evil sorcerer Lord Felldrake from taking over the world and ultimately sealed him in a magical staff. Meanwhile, the staff containing Felldrake is discovered by his descendant Baron Von Sheldgoose, and as Sheldgoose sets out to revive Felldrake, the new Three Caballeros must learn to become heroes to save the world from disaster.
Compared to his previous appearances, Panchito is more dimwitted here, and makes fourth-wall-breaking observations like Donald's tail being frozen because he does not wear pants and the fact that they can't fly because "they're not birds". Similar to his portrayal in the original film, he is portrayed as a daredevil and enthusiastic thrill seeker. Panchito also has an alter ego named "El Gallo Loco", a famous masked wrestler. In the episode "Mexico à Go-Go", the Mexican natives revere and worship Panchito as a mighty warrior before throwing him into a ritualistic wrestling match against Sheldgoose.
Panchito, along with José, made his debut in this show's second season episode "The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!". Here, he is a member of the DuckTales incarnation of the Three Caballeros, which was a band that Donald was part of in college. Like his initial incarnation, Panchito has holsters but carries smartphones in them instead of pistols, albeit twirling them around in a similar fashion. He at first claims to be a famous superstar who is constantly getting called by his agent before revealing that he only performs at birthday parties for children. He renews his friendship with Donald and José to defeat the Drosera occidendum.
Panchito later returned in the Season 3 episode, "Louie's Eleven!", along with José. Throughout the episode, he, José, Donald, and the nephews plan to crash Glamour's party in order for them to perform in the museum. During the plan, Panchito, José, Donald, and the nephews perform a scheme. However, when Glamour is shown to have been working for Falcon Graves, Donald and Daisy arrive and stop Glamour for her true identity revealed. With the problem solved, Panchito, José, and Donald perform on stage.
Other appearances[]
In Minnie's Bow-Toons, Panchito made a special appearance in the episode "Fiesta Follies", where he was the host of a fiesta in Mexico, which happened to be visited by Minnie, Daisy, and Clarabelle.
In Mickey Mouse, Panchito appears alongside José and Donald in "¡Feliz Cumpleaños!", as part of the band hosting Mickey's birthday party.
Printed media[]
Comics[]
Panchito appeared in many comic book stories, most notably his own series of newspaper comics drawn by Paul Murry. His comic debut, as well as one of his very first printed adventures, was a self-titled 1943 story in which he met and fell for Clara Cluck. A few months earlier he appeared in a text story titled La Piñata. More recently, Panchito appeared in Don Rosa's The Three Caballeros Ride Again and The Magnificent Seven (Minus 4) Caballeros.
Panchito appears as an extremely rare meet-and-greet character in the United States, but he can be found regularly at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. In recent years, Panchito tends to appear semi-regularly throughout the year at various parks around the world, always alongside José.
Panchito also appears daily in Mickey's Soundsational Parade at Disneyland. He and José join Donald as they dance along the parade with female dancers. Panchito carries a long stick for breaking pinatas.
In World of Color: Season of Light, Panchito leads a performance of "Feliz Navidad", accompanied by Donald and José.
In the former attraction, Mickey Mouse Revue, Panchito joined Donald and José in the former animatronic show as a part of the Caballeros.
Panchito appears in Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros at Epcot, along with Donald and José. In the ride, The Three Caballeros plan to perform a concert in Mexico City. When Donald goes missing, Panchito and José go on a search for their missing friend. After a wild tour through the sites of Mexico, the Caballeros are reunited just in time for their big show.
Panchito's likeness is also featured at Disney's All-Star Music Resort and Disney's Coronado Springs Resort (which also features a gift shop called Panchito's Gifts & Sundries).
In 2016, Panchito appeared as an articulated character in the holiday castle show Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration, where he and José were Donald's invited guests for the holidays. In 2018, he and José made appearances during Discovery Island Carnivale at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
In 2017, Panchito appeared in the Disneyland park Halloween attraction Goofy's Skeletoons Street Party.
In 2018, Panchito and José were amongst Max Goof's invited musical guests as the Three Caballeros (minus Donald) in the Disney FanDaze Inaugural Party show, Max Live!.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
As mentioned above, variations of Panchito's full name from the House of Mouse song "My Name is Panchito" have carried over into both Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures and Legend of the Three Caballeros[3] over a decade later. In both cases, a "III" ("the third") is added to the end of his name. This is due to a misconception that Panchito spoke this part at the end of his name as the song's final lyric, when in actuality the final line of the song is "That's me!", sung immediately after the last time Panchito sings his full name. Because "That's me!" was commonly misheard as "The third!",[5] this misunderstanding carried over into the other two series. And more strangely, Legend of the Three Caballeros omits the "Junipero" part of his name entirely, creating three different variations of the name in total.
In "Panchito", a 1943 comic book story (see W WDC 38-03 on I.N.D.U.C.K.S.), Panchito's full name is El Gayo (or Gallo) José Francisco Alisandro de Lima y de la Loma Pancho Alegre, with "Panchito" being the diminutive of his middle name, Francisco.
Due to the sensitive nature of weapons in animation, Panchito's pistols are often omitted from his depictions in his subsequent appearances. This extends to his surname "Pistoles", which is either left out or swapped for another last name, such as "Panchito Gonzales" in Legend of the Three Caballeros.
His pistols do not at all appear in Legend of the Three Caballeros.
Although Panchito's pistols are revolvers, which typically carry only six rounds of ammunition, Panchito is typically shown to fire many shots in excitement far past the capacity of any possible revolver.
In Legends of the Three Caballeros episode “Mexico à Go-Go”, his height is revealed as 3'8.
Panchito's alter ego "El Gallo Loco" in Legend of the Three Caballeros, is actually Spanish for "The Crazy Rooster."
Producers and directors:Walt Disney • Burt Gillett • Wilfred Jackson • David Hand • Dick Huemer • Jack Hannah • Jack King • Jack Kinney • Clyde Geronimi • Charles A. Nichols • Bill Justice • Tad Stones • Roy E. Disney • Bobs Gannaway • Paul Rudish
Saludos Amigos:Donald Duck • Llama • Pedro • Mama Plane • Papa Plane • Signal Tower • Condor • Aconcagua • Goofy • José Carioca • Strange Birds The Three Caballeros:Panchito Pistoles • Pablo • Penguins • Aracuan Bird • Burrito • Flying Gauchito • Gauchos • Yaya • Toy Bull
Members of the Saludos Amigos Artist Tour:Walt Disney • Frank Thomas • Lee Blair • Mary Blair • Norman Ferguson • Charles Wolcott • Jack Cutting • Lillian Disney • John Rose • James Bodrero • Janet Martin • William Cottrell • Herbert Ryman • Ted Sears • Larry Lansburgh • John P. Miller • Hazel Cottrell • Webb Smith Legend of the Three Caballeros:Xandra • Daisy Duck • April, May, and June • Baron Von Sheldgoose • Lord Felldrake Sheldgoose • Leopold the Horrible • Baroness Von Sheldgoose • Humphrey the Bear • Eugenia Ferdinand-Ferdinand • Clinton Coot • Pete • Donald's Kettle • Larry the Minotaur • Astro Mummies • Moon Bots • Jupiter, Venus, and Mars • Termites • Apollo • Moai Commander • Lava Lizards • Moai • King Vomit • Goblins • Baydoodior • Spike the Bee • Dapper Duck • George Washington • Abraham Lincoln • Thomas Jefferson • Teddy Roosevelt • Mono • Hanzy • Clementine • Priestess • Gods of Life and Death • Karasu Tengu • Sheldgoose's Ancestors • King Arthur • Lancelot, Galahad, Kay, and Bors • Merlin • Tyrone • Gary • Yeti Staff • Mr. Spirit • Blazebeak
Objects
Caballeros' Amulets • Felldrake's Staff • Felldrake's Ring • Spark of Life • Magic Mirrors • Xandra's Atlas • Mystic Barrier • World Fruit • Xandra's Bow
Episodes
Legend of the Three Caballeros "Dope-a Cabana" • "Labyrinth and Repeat" • "Pyramid-Life Crisis" • "World Tree Caballeros" • "No Man Is an Easter Island" • "Stonehenge Your Bets" • "Mount Rushmore (or Less)" • "Nazca Racing" • "Mexico à Go-Go" • "Mt. Fuji Whiz" • "Thanks a Camelot" • "Shangri-La-Di-Da" • "Sheldgoose Square Dance"
Songs
Saludos Amigos:Saludos Amigos • La Blanca Paloma • Escravos de Jó • Aquarela do Brasil • Tico-Tico no Fubá The Three Caballeros:Baía • Have You Been to Baía? • Pandeiro & Flute • Os Quindins de Yayá • The Three Caballeros • Las Posadas • Mexico • Jarabe Pateño • Lilongo • You Belong to My Heart • La Zandunga • Jesusita en Chihuahua Legend of the Three Caballeros:Moai Vacation • Goblin Jail • Draw the Line • Shangri-La-Di-Da Others:We Are The Three Caballeros • My Name is Panchito • Pagode na Disney
Video Games:Video game (HD remake/Soundtrack) • DuckTales 2 • The Quest for Gold • Scrooge's Loot Comics:Comic Books (IDW) Books:Dinosaur Ducks • The Secret City Under the Sea • Dinosaur Valley • Launchpad's Daring Raid • Welcome to Duckburg • Sphinx for the Memories and Sir Gyro Gearloose • The Great Lost Treasure Hunt • Scrooge McDuck and the Big Surprise • Dinosaur Ducks and Jungle Duck • The Hunt for the Giant Pearl • Scrooge's Treasure Hunt • Christmas at the North Pole • Armstrong the Robot and Earthquack • Silver Dollars for Uncle Scrooge • Webby Saves the Day
1987 series:Scrooge McDuck • Huey, Dewey, and Louie • Launchpad McQuack • Webby Vanderquack • Bentina Beakley • Duckworth • Chief O'Hara • Shedlock Jones • Gyro Gearloose • Little Helper • Yardarm • Doofus Drake • Fenton Crackshell • Donald Duck • Gladstone Gander • Bubba the Cave Duck • Abominable Snowwoman • Tootsie the Triceratops • Skittles • Blackjack • Poupon • Gene the Genie • Glittering Goldie • Mad Dog McGurk • Feathers Galore • Burt Quackarach • Major Courage • Micro Ducks • Admiral Grimmitz • King Homer • Queen Ariel • Shawebizad • Gandra Dee • McPapa • McMama • Robotica • Beagle Boys • Ma Beagle • Pete • Flintheart Glomgold • Phantom Blot • Dijon • Argus McSwine • Magica De Spell • Minima De Spell • Poe De Spell • El Capitan • Joaquin Slowly • Merlock the Magician • Cinnamon Teal • Dracula Duck • Dr. NoGood • Millionara Vanderbucks • Fritter O'Way • Lawrence Loudmouth • Bruno Von Beak • Armstrong • The Sirens • Circe • Harpies • Yuckalinda • Queen Griselda • Djinni • Terra-Firmie King • Overlord Bulovan • Solego • GICU-2 • Magica's Shadow • The Fear Demons
2017 series:Della Duck • Lena • Captain Peghook • Manny the Headless Man-Horse • Pixiu • Gabby McStabberson • Hack and Slash Smashnikov • Roxanne Featherly • Toad Liu Hai • Mark Beaks • Falcon Graves • Amunet • Sabaf • Toth-Ra • Zeus • Selene • Storkules • Briar and Bramble • Darkwing Duck • Gosalyn Mallard • Megavolt • Don Karnage • Quackerjack • Liquidator • Black Heron • Zan Owlson • Fisher • Mann • Drosera occidendum • José Carioca • Panchito Pistoles • Fethry Duck • John D. Rockerduck • Jeeves • Gavin • Grandpappy Beagle • Violet Sabrewing • Unicorn • Percival P. Peppington • Paddywhack • Negaduck • Daisy Duck • Goofy • Chip and Dale • Monterey Jack • Zipper • Gadget Hackwrench • Kit Cloudkicker • Taurus Bulba • Molly Cunningham • Lieutenant Penumbra • General Lunaris • Neighbor Jones • Steelbeak • Indy and Ty Sabrewing • Emma Glamour • Inspector Tezuka • Akita • Strongbeard • Jormungandr • Lorelai Birdgess
Episodes
1987 series
Season One: "The Treasure of the Golden Suns" • "Send in the Clones" • "Sphinx for the Memories" • "Where No Duck Has Gone Before" • "Armstrong" • "Robot Robbers" • "Magica's Shadow War" • "Master of the Djinni" • "Hotel Strangeduck" • "Lost Crown of Genghis Khan" • "Duckman of Aquatraz" • "The Money Vanishes" • "Sir Gyro de Gearloose" • "Dinosaur Ducks" • "Hero for Hire" • "Superdoo!" • "Maid of the Myth" • "Down and Out in Duckburg" • "Much Ado About Scrooge" • "Top Duck" • "Pearl of Wisdom" • "The Curse of Castle McDuck" • "Launchpad's Civil War" • "Sweet Duck of Youth" • "Earth Quack" • "Home Sweet Homer" • "Bermuda Triangle Tangle" • "Micro Ducks from Outer Space" • "Back to the Klondike" • "Horse Scents" • "Scrooge's Pet" • "Catch as Cash Can" • "Merit-Time Adventure" • "The Golden Fleecing" • "Ducks of the West" • "Time Teasers" • "Back Out in the Outback" • "Raiders of the Lost Harp" • "The Right Duck" • "Scroogerello" • "Double-O-Duck" • "Luck o' the Ducks" • "Duckworth's Revolt" • "Magica's Magic Mirror" • "Take Me Out of the Ballgame" • "Duck to the Future" • "Jungle Duck" • "Launchpad's First Crash" • "Dime Enough for Luck" • "Duck in the Iron Mask" • "The Uncrashable Hindentanic" • "The Status Seekers" • "Nothing to Fear" • "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck" • "Once Upon a Dime" • "Spies in Their Eyes" • "All Ducks on Deck" • "Ducky Horror Picture Show" • "Till Nephews Do Us Part" Season Two: "Time is Money" • "Super DuckTales" Season Three: "The Land of Trala La" • "Allowance Day" • "Bubbeo & Juliet" • "The Good Muddahs" • "My Mother the Psychic" • "Metal Attraction" • "Dough Ray Me" • "Bubba's Big Brainstorm" • "The Big Flub" • "A Case of Mistaken Secret Identity" • "Blue Collar Scrooge" • "Beaglemania" • "Yuppy Ducks" • "The Bride Wore Stripes" • "The Unbreakable Bin" • "Attack of the Fifty-Foot Webby" • "The Masked Mallard" • "A DuckTales Valentine" Season Four: "Ducky Mountain High" • "Attack of the Metal Mites" • "The Duck Who Knew Too Much" • "New Gizmo-Kids on the Block" • "Scrooge's Last Adventure" • "The Golden Goose"
2017 series Season One: "Woo-oo!" • "Daytrip of Doom!" • "The Great Dime Chase!" • "The Beagle Birthday Massacre!" • "Terror of the Terra-firmians!" • "The House of the Lucky Gander!" • "The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks!" • "The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!" • "The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest!" • "The Spear of Selene!" • "Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!" • "The Missing Links of Moorshire!" • "McMystery at McDuck McManor!" • "JAW$!" • "The Golden Lagoon of White Agony Plains!" • "Day of the Only Child!" • "From the Confidential Casefiles of Agent 22!" • "Who is Gizmoduck?!" • "The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck!" • "Sky Pirates...in the Sky!" • "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!" • "The Last Crash of the Sunchaser!" • "The Shadow War!" Season Two: "The Most Dangerous Game...Night!" • "The Depths of Cousin Fethry!" • "The Ballad of Duke Baloney!" • "The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!" • "Storkules in Duckburg!" • "Last Christmas!" • "What Ever Happened to Della Duck?!" • "Treasure of the Found Lamp!" • "The Outlaw Scrooge McDuck!" • "The 87 Cent Solution!" • "The Golden Spear!" • "Nothing Can Stop Della Duck!" • "Raiders of the Doomsday Vault!" • "Friendship Hates Magic!" • "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!" • "The Duck Knight Returns!" • "What Ever Happened to Donald Duck?!" • "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!" • "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!" • "The Golden Armory of Cornelius Coot!" • "Timephoon!" • "GlomTales!" • "The Richest Duck in the World!" • "Moonvasion!" Season Three "Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!" • "Quack Pack!" • "Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!" • "The Lost Harp of Mervana!" • "Louie's Eleven!" • "Astro B.O.Y.D.!" • "The Rumble for Ragnarok!"
