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Pinocchiogonzo

Baby Gonzo as Pinocchio

SS-Pinocchio

Pinocchio, as interviewed by Kermit as a "Sesame Street News Flash".

Punknocchio

"Punknocchio"

Pinocchio Ernie Bert

A Year of Merry Fairy Tales

Ewnose-pinocchio

Elmo as "Pinocchielmo"

1982calendar-pinocchio

The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982

Piggy as pinocchio

"The Great Muppet Cartoon Show."

MuppetBabies-(2018)-S02E16-Gonzonocchio-MrManny

The classic book on Muppet Babies in 2020.

MuppetBabies-(2018)-S02E16-Gonzonocchio-NoseGrows

Gonzo's nose after he tells a lie (Muppet Babies, 2020).

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Animal's nose after he fibs (Muppet Babies, 2020).

The Adventures of Pinocchio is a classic children's book by Italian author Carlo Collodi. Originally serialized, it was published as a novel in 1883.

The story is about a woodcarver named Geppetto and his marionette, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Geppetto becomes a father figure to the little wooden boy, but Pinocchio eventually leaves his home. Over the course of his adventures, he is reunited with Geppetto and eventually turned into a real boy by the Blue Fairy who brought him to life in the first place.

The Adventures of Pinocchio has been adapted many times, but the version that modern audiences are most familar with is Walt Disney's 1940 animated feature film Pinocchio.

Both the story and its title character have been adapted and referenced in several Muppet and Creature Shop productions.

The Muppets[]

  • Two songs from the Disney film were performed on The Muppet Show:
  • The Summer 1985 issue of Muppet Magazine features a comic entitled "Punknocchio" starring Gonzo as the main character.
  • In a Twitter posting on January 26, 2012, as part of the Ask Kermit promotion for the United Kingdom premiere of The Muppets, when asked if his favorite Disney movie was The Princess and the Frog, Kermit replied, "Pinnocchio [sic] because I love when Jiminy Cricket sings "When You Wish Upon a Star"."[1]

Sesame Street[]

  • Ernie again takes the lead role in a version of the story in the 2004 Sesame Street coloring book, Big Bird's Favorite Fairy Tales, where Big Bird plays the role of Geppetto.

Muppet Babies[]

  • The 2020 Muppet Babies episode "Gonzonocchio," features the classic book and several instances during which Gonzo's nose grows longer each time he tells a lie. Animal briefly experiences the same phenomenon.

Henson[]

Connections[]

see Faerie Tale Theatre for more connections

  • Mel Blanc provided the vocal effects of Gideon the Cat in the 1940 Disney film and voiced Pinocchio in the 1953 radio adaptation
  • John Cleese voiced the Cricket in the 2002 film (English dub)
  • Glenn Close voiced the Blue Fairy in the 2002 film (English dub)
  • Sandy Duncan played Pinocchio in the 1976 TV adaption
  • Whoopi Goldberg voiced Cyberina in Pinocchio 3000
  • Lisa Henson produced Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
  • Kevin James voiced Mangiafuoco in the English dub of the 2002 Italian film
  • Danny Kaye played Geppetto in the 1976 TV adaptation
  • Don Knotts voiced Gee Whillikers the cricket in Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
  • Queen Latifah voiced the Dove in the 2002 film (English dub)
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus played the Blue Fairy in Geppetto (2000)
  • Howie Mandel voiced Spencer the Penguin in Pinocchio 3000
  • Cheech Marin voiced the Fox in the 2002 film (English dub)
  • Regis Philbin voiced the Ringmaster in the 2002 film (English dub)
  • Chris Rock voiced Woody the Termite in the 'Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child' episode
  • Mickey Rooney played Pinocchio in the 1957 TV adaptation
  • Christoph Waltz played Count Volpe in Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

Sources[]

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