Pinocchio (character)

Pinocchio is the main character from the 1940 film of the same name. He is a living puppet, who must prove himself worthy to become a real boy, with the help of Jiminy Cricket as his conscience. Walt Disney and his crew used a marionette model and child actor, Dickie Jones, who voiced Pinocchio in the movie, to animate the character.

Development
One of the most challenging tasks the Disney studios went through during the making of the film, was finding the perfect Pinocchio. The animators tried and tried to get the right wooden boy. The tasks was so frustrating the Walt Disney actually ceased production on the film until they were able to find to right Pinocchio. Soon enough animator Milt Kahl created a small piece of animation that would eventually become Walt Disney's Pinocchio.

In early drafts, Pinocchio also retained his more obnoxious traits from the book, though Walt hated the direction as Pinocchio was not likeable enough. Eventually, further development lead to Pinocchio taking on the more innocent traits he has in the final film.

Personality
Pinocchio was originally planned to be a bratty and selfish know-it-all character. Much like the original story, Pinocchio was going to be rude but Walt Disney knew that was not the little wooden boy for his film. Pinocchio transformed from a brat of a kid to a truly innocent little boy made of wood. Through the course of the film Pinocchio became more and more aware of the dangers of his life and even set out to rescue his father from a legendary sea monster which would soon give him the earnings to becoming a real boy.

Pinocchio
In the film, Pinocchio was first introduced as a lifeless puppet. When it was time for bed, Geppetto caught sight of a wishing star and wished Pinocchio to become a real boy. Once Geppetto fell asleep, his home was visited by the Blue Fairy, who brought Pinocchio to life and Jiminy Cricket became his official conscience to tell him right from wrong, for, if Pinocchio proved himself brave, truthful and unselfish, he would be transformed into a real boy. Geppetto discovered his puppet is alive and celebrated along with Figaro the kitten and Cleo the goldfish.

The next morning, Pinocchio is ready for school, but is stopped by two villainous actors: J. Worthington Foulfellow (a.k.a. "Honest John") and his silent sidekick, Gideon, who trick him into working for Stromboli, a puppeteer. They tell him being rich and famous is the only way to live. Pinocchio listens, believes, and ends up following the wrong path. Jiminy tries to stop him, but is unsuccessful, so he chases after him.

Pinocchio became the star of Stromboli's marionette show. Stromboli is paid beyond his wildest dreams for Pinocchio's magnificent performance. After the show, Pinocchio and Stromboli are dining and the man's true nature is revealed as parsimonious, evil and rotten. He cages Pinocchio and threatens him to perform. Pinochio manages to escape with the help of Jiminy and the Blue Fairy.

During their trip home, Pinocchio and Jiminy race home, but Pinocchio is stopped once again by Honest John and Gideon. They tell Pinocchio he's sick and the only cure is a vacation on Pleasure Island. They take him to the Coachman, along with many other boys, including a brat named Lampwick, who Pinocchio calls his best friend.

Once the place is torn apart, everyone has vanished, except Lampwick and Pinocchio, who are smoking and drinking while playing pool. Once Jiminy confronts the two, he is so upset, he storms out. Soon, Jiminy discovers the plan; Pleasure Island has the power to transform bad boys into donkeys, which the Coachman sells into slavery, and rushes back to get Pinocchio. Lampwick's transformation is complete, but Pinocchio and Jiminy escape the island. Unfortunately, Pinocchio has grown donkey ears and a tail.

The two reach home, but realize there's no one home. They sit and wait on the steps for everyone to return. Suddenly, the Blue Fairy comes in the shape of a dove and gives them a letter which tells them Geppetto was eaten by Monstro the Whale.

The pair start searching the ocean for Monstro with very little luck. When they ask sea creatures such as clams and seahorses, they swim and hide in fear at the mention of Monstro's name. Meanwhile, after a nap, Monstro awakens and begins an eating frenzy. Everything in his path was either devoured or destroyed (including Pinocchio). Once Monstro was found, Pinocchio was able to reunite with Geppetto, Figaro and Cleo. Pinocchio soon thinks of a plan to escape Monstro by making him sneeze.

Once Pinocchio is able to get Monstro to sneeze, the enraged animal chases after him and his father. The whale destroys the raft, sending Pinocchio and Geppetto into the unforgiving sea. After witnessing his father almost drowning, Pinocchio grabs him and swims to shore as quick as he can, but it's too late. Even before he gets there, Monstro slams into a rocky wall, creating a forty foot tidal wave. Gepetto, Figaro, Cleo, and Jiminy survive. When Jiminy looks for Pinocchio, he makes a very depressing discovery. Pinocchio is lying face down in a large puddle, in which he has drowned.

Geppetto, Figaro, Cleo, and Jiminy return home and grieve over Pinocchio. Then the Blue Fairy revives Pinocchio and transforms him into a real boy because he has now proved himself brave, truthful and unselfish. Jiminy is then awarded with a certified 14-karat conscience badge.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Pinocchio makes a cameo appearance at the end of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, among the group of toons wondering what sort of Toon Judge Doom was.

Aladdin
In the 1992 film, the Genie briefly transformed his face into Pinocchio when he thinks Aladdin is lying about using his third wish to set him free.

Aladdin: the Series
In one episode, Genie briefly formed into Geppetto and was seen controlling the actually Pinocchio although his was seen as a lifeless puppet in this role.

House of Mouse
Pinocchio made numerous cameo appearances in the television series House of Mouse, where he was voiced by Michael Welch. His most prominent appearance on the show was in the episode "Jiminy Cricket", in which Pain and Panic convince him to hang out with them and ditch Jiminy. Pinocchio tries to return but he finds out that Jiminy is now Mickey Mouse's conscience instead, so Pinocchio leaves with Pain and Panic. In the end, Pinocchio speaks up and reunites with Jiminy. In another episode, Pinocchio was seen being used as a regular puppet by Geppetto. In Goofy's Menu Magic, Pinocchio and Geppetto can be briefly seen sailing on their raft in a sea of soup.

In Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse Pinocchio is seen onscreen telling Mickey what he wants for Christmas; no strings to hold him down.

Teacher's Pet
Pinocchio made a cameo appearance at the beginning of the Teacher's Pet film. During the opening sequence, Spot Helperman has a dream where he's watching Pinocchio.

Phineas and Ferb
Pinocchio makes two interesting cameos in Phineas and Ferb. The first is in the episode "Unfair Science Fair". A human boy baring a great resemblance to him is shown to be the kid Heinz Doofenshmirtz lost his first science fair to.

His other cameo is in "Wizard of Odd", where he's shown to be among the many people, including Santa Claus that Good Witch Isabella tells to take the yellow brick road. This cameo notably depicts Pinocchio baring more resemblance to a typical puppet.

Tangled
Pinocchio had a cameo inside the Snuggly Duckling during the song I've Got a Dream.

Once Upon a Time
In the hit TV series on ABC, Pinocchio is seen in fairytale land played by Jakob Davies. Before the curse happened, Pinocchio was first seen with his father Geppetto escaping the whale Monstro. Pinocchio gave his father the lifesaver and jumped into the water, while Monstro destroyed the boat. Geppetto was saved by his boy but Pinocchio died. Geppetto couldn't take it, but the Blue Fairy saw that Pinocchio made his wish come true and brought him back to life and made him a real boy. She said so long you are truthful and unselfish, you will always remain a real boy. Later on Pinocchio is seen torturing Jiminy Cricket when the Blue Fairy comes in to tell them about the Evil Queen's curse. She told Geppetto to use the last enchanted tree to build two wardrobes for Snow White and Prince Charming so they can escape the curse, but Geppetto argued and said Pinocchio should take one of the wardrobes because he knew the curse would turn his son back into wood. Jiminy argued but Geppetto told him to stay out of it and that his debt can never be paid after killing his parents. The Blue Fairy lied to the prince and Snow saying there was one wardrobe. Later on, Snow was already giving birth to Emma, and the Blue Fairy said Pinocchio can't go and flew off. Geppetto cared more about his son and told him to get into the wardrobe and he did. Geppetto told him that he must lookout for the child and take care of her. Pinocchio promised. The wardrobe took him into the real world. Pinocchio saw a plane fly by which freaked him out. Emma soon came through and he took her to a diner where they eventually went to an orphanage. Pinocchio was making sure to stay near Emma, until a boy resembling Lampwick told him that he should come with them, so Pimocchio left the orphanage and Emma. Pinocchio broke his promise and left. Years later, Pinocchio grew up and is now around 35 years old and took the name August Wayne Booth, who is played by Eion Bailey. He spent most of his time in Nepal on an island called Phaukets which means "Island of Pleasure" which is similar to Pleasure Island. Eventually he drove his motorcycle to Storybrooke where he first meets Henry and sees Emma who is now 28 years old. He became a suspicious guy that Regina told Emma to talk to him. Emma talked to August and lied about why he came to this town. He said he was a writer looking for inspiration. Later on, he took Henry's book of fairy tales and added a few more pages,which was his backstory of Pinocchio. He told Emma about a wishing well that had magical properties and she wished she could find Henry's book. August eventually put it under her car trying to make her believe. He talked to Ruby about his trips around the world and told her about lemurs. Later on, he helped Emma find proof of Kathryn Nolan's murder who is Princess Abigail, King Midas' daughter. They try to see if they can find proof Regina killed her and clear Mary Margaret Blanchard who is Snow White.eventually they find that Kathryn is alive in an alley. August wakes up with a stiff leg and calls Henry that this is gone long enough. They both go to Mr. Gold's shop who is actually Rumplestiltskin. He is trying to look for the dagger, but Mr. Gold catches him. He pretends to be Rumplestiltskin's son Baelfire so he can get the dagger. He is seen talking to Mother Superior who is actually the Blue Fairy. August eventually talks to Mr. Gold and he thinks it his son, so he gives him the dagger. August tries to control him so he can get some magic because he is sick. Mr. Gold sees that this is not his son. In order to keep from turning back to wood, he must make Emma believe. He goes back to Mr. Gold and sees his father who is now called Marco. Mr. Gold now knows August is Pinocchio because of all of the lying. August later takes Emma on a journey and tells her he is the seven year old boy who found her. Then he tells her he is Pimocchio. She thinks he is insane but he shows his leg which is wood now. She sees a regular leg which is bad. He tells her she is in denial and that she doesn't want to believe. He tells he she is the savior and she must take her place. She is freaked out and leaves. Later on August goes to Marco's and talks with him. He becomes an assisstant for him so he could be near his father. He tells him he is good at fixing things because his father taught him. Marco looks at him and tells him his father would be proud of him. Henry later goes to August and sees that the fairy tales are real after August shows Henry his wooden arm. He tells him he failed at making Emma believe and knows that eventually he will not be able to breathe. He tells him he is out of Operation Cobra because he wants to spend his last moments with his father. ==Video Games==

Kingdom Hearts series


Pinocchio is a recurring character in the popular series. He, along with Geppetto, was briefly trapped in Monstro, but eventually rescued and moved to Traverse Town until their world was restored.

Kingdom Hearts
As with the movie, Pinocchio is, originally, a wooden puppet brought to life by the Blue Fairy after his maker Geppetto wished for a son, and Jiminy Cricket has been assigned to be Pinocchio's conscience, because he's too young to know the difference between right and wrong. Unfortunately for all three, the Heartless destroyed their world, causing them to become separated.

Jiminy ends up at Disney Castle, where he becomes the Royal Scholar and is eventually assigned to travel with Donald and Goofy (and later Sora) to write down their adventures.

It is unknown where Geppetto went, but as Sora, Donald and Goofy travel throughout the different worlds, they discover Pinocchio running around Traverse Town. Without his conscience, Pinocchio has been misbehaving, but in the end, Jiminy manages to set him straight. Pinocchio promises Jiminy that he would behave from that point onwards and find his father.

Some time after Pinocchio escapes Traverse Town (currently, it is unknown how such a feat was accomplished), he's reunited with his father and both of them end up inside of Monstro.

When Sora, Donald and Goofy are on their way to Atlantica or Halloween Town (depending on the player's choice), Monstro comes and swallows their Gummi Ship whole. The trio wake up inside of Monstro's mouth and, after exploring, reunite with Pinocchio once more and finally meet his father, Geppetto.

Pinocchio, however, notices Riku (it's unknown how Riku got to Monstro, though it seems likely he used a portal of darkness to get there) from afar, running into one of Monstro's bowels. Curious, Pinocchio follows Riku but is captured by him, as Riku hopes to use Pinocchio's heart to revive Kairi's. Riku leads Sora, Donald and Goofy on a chase of hide and seek, constantly throwing taunts to his old friend. Pinocchio eventually manages to escape from Riku, but runs into a giant Heartless, the Parasite Cage, and ends up trapped inside it.

The Parasite Cage attempts to steal the puppet's heart. It's because of this that Riku and Sora team up to destroy it- but after rescuing Pinocchio, Riku kidnaps him again and eventually takes Pinocchio's heart, believing it can replace Kairi's.

Thanks to the compassion of Jiminy Cricket and Pinocchio's friends, together they manage to return Pinocchio to his former self.

After Sora, Donald and Goofy leave Monstro, it is later seen that Pinocchio and Geppetto are now living in Traverse Town in a house found for them by Leon, trying to piece their life together again. At the end of the game, during the credits, Pinocchio has become a real human boy.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Pinocchio reappears in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories as a fragment of Sora's memories. In this version, he feels guilty for getting trapped within Monstro, and so goes deeper into the giant whale's body to find a way out.

When the trio finally catch up, Pinocchio is caught inside a Parasite Cage Heartless again. After they defeat the heartless, Sora teaches Pinocchio to be brave and fight his way out. He does so and frees himself just before the monster vaporizes. Then, he gives them an idea about making Monstro sneeze to escape. After he gave them his idea, he returns to Geppetto. When the trio heroes make the monster sneeze, Pinocchio and Geppetto escape to safety.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
It has been confirmed that Pinocchio will be featured in the upcoming installment in his homeworld Prankster's Paradise. Recent scans show the Pinocchio has been reverted into a puppet.

Kinect Disneyland Adventures
Pinocchio appears as a meet-and-greet character next to Dumbo the Flying Elephant in Fantasyland and has several quests for the player, one of which includes getting some toffee apples for him and his school friends. At one point in the game, Pinocchio's school books are eaten by Monstro. Pinocchio and the player then use some pepper pots to make Monstro sneeze, thus returning the books. For a school assignment, Pinocchio asks the player to take a few pictures so that he can complete some of his books. Later on, Pinocchio is playing by the lake and accidentally loses Geppetto's lamp. To retrieve the lamp, the player uses the fishing pole given to them by Stinky Pete.

Disney Parks
In the Disney Parks, Pinocchio appears as a meetable character and is seen in parades and shows. He is a very common character. Pinocchio makes appearances in Main Street Electrical Parade, SpectroMagic and Jubilation!

Pinocchio can be found in Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Paris for meet and greets. Pinocchio also has his own spell card known as "Pinocchio's Sawdust Blast" in the attraction Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom.

Pinocchio's Daring Journey
Pinocchio appears as an audio animatronic in the dark ride at Disneyland and in the ride plays the same role as he did in the film. He can be seen performing for Stromboli as well as escaping Monstro.

Fantasmic!
In the Disneyland version Pinocchio has a small bit where he appears dancing alongside female puppets. For a few years, he also appeared on the Mark Twain riverboat, though he was removed in 2008.

In the Hollywood Studios version, Pinocchio appears in the bubble montage and is later seen riding Steamboat Willie at the end.

In the Tokyo DisneySea version, Pinocchio appears during the finale with Geppetto and Jiminy Cricket.

One Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives On
Pinocchio is seen in the opening dance number and later on during the show's finale arriving in Hollywood with Jiminy and a cast of Disney characters.

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