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[[Image:Ssnews.pinocchio.jpg|thumb|300px|Pinocchio, as interviewed by Kermit as a "Sesame Street News Flash".]]
  
[[Image:Ssnews.pinocchio.jpg|thumb|300px|Pinocchio, as interviewed by Kermit as a "Sesame Street News Flash".]]
 
[[Image:Ewnose-pinocchio.jpg|thumb|300px|Elmo as "Pinocchielmo"]]
  
[[Image:Ewnose-pinocchio.jpg|thumb|300px|Elmo as "Pinocchielmo"]]
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[[File:1982calendar-pinocchio.jpg|thumb|300px|''[[The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982]]'']]
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[[Image:1982calendar-pinocchio.jpg|thumb|300px|''[[The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982]]'']]
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[[Image:Piggy_as_pinocchio.JPG|thumb|300px|"The Great Muppet Cartoon Show."]]
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'''''The Adventures of Pinocchio''''' is a classic children's book by [[Italy|Italian]] author Carlo Collodi. Originally serialized, it was published as a novel in 1883.
  
'''''The Adventures of Pinocchio''''' is a classic children's book by [[Italy|Italian]] author Carlo Collodi. Originally serialized, it was published as a novel in 1883.
   
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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.
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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.
   
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''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' has been adapted many times, but the version that modern audiences are most familar with is [[Disney|Walt Disney's]] 1940 animated feature film ''Pinocchio''.
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''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' has been adapted many times, but the version that modern audiences are most familar with is [[Disney|Walt Disney's]] 1940 animated feature film ''Pinocchio''.
   
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Both the story and its title character have been adapted and referenced in several [[The Muppets|Muppet]] and [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop|Creature Shop]] productions.
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Both the story and its title character have been adapted and referenced in several [[The Muppets|Muppet]] and [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop|Creature Shop]] productions.
   
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==[[The Muppet Show]]==
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==The Muppets==
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In [[Episode 508: Señor Wences|episode 508]], a [[Pinocchio (Muppet Show)|Muppet Pinocchio]] sings "[[Puppet Man]]" with [[Pops]] as Geppetto. Pinocchio also appears in the episode's [[Veterinarian's Hospital#508|Veterinarian's Hospital]] sketch.
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* In ''The Muppet Show'' [[Episode 508: Señor Wences|episode 508]], a [[Pinocchio (Muppet Show)|Muppet Pinocchio]] sings "[[Puppet Man]]" with [[Pops]] as Geppetto. Pinocchio also appears in the episode's [[Veterinarian's Hospital#508|Veterinarian's Hospital]] sketch.
   
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Two songs from the Disney film were performed on the show:
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* Two songs from the Disney film were performed on ''The Muppet Show'':
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*"[[Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me)]]" on [[Episode 301: Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge|episode 301]] (reused as the [[UK Spot (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]] on [[Episode 305: Pearl Bailey|episode 305]])
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:*"[[Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me)]]" on [[Episode 301: Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge|episode 301]] (reused as the [[UK Spot (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]] on [[Episode 305: Pearl Bailey|episode 305]]).
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*"[[When You Wish Upon a Star]]" on [[Episode 417: Star Wars|episode 417]]
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:*"[[When You Wish Upon a Star]]" on [[Episode 417: Star Wars|episode 417]].
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* In ''[[The Muppets Go Hollywood]]'', [[Paul Williams]] recalls the process of writing music for ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' with [[Kenny Ascher]]. He cites Jiminy Cricket singing "[[When You Wish Upon a Star]]" to open ''Pinocchio'', and hoped to create something similar for Kermit.
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* The [[Muppet Magazine issue 11|Summer 1985 issue]] of ''Muppet Magazine'' features a comic entitled "Punkocchio" starring [[Gonzo]] as the main character.
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* In a [[Twitter]] posting on January 26, 2012, as part of the [[Ask Kermit]] promotion for the [[United Kingdom]] premiere of ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'', when asked if his favorite Disney movie was ''The Princess and the Frog'', Kermit replied, "''Pinnocchio'' because I love when Jiminy Cricket sings "When You Wish Upon a Star"." <ref>[https://twitter.com/#!/DisneyMoviesUK/status/162587474424635392 Twitter posting for January 26, 2012]</ref>
   
 
==[[Sesame Street]]==
  
==[[Sesame Street]]==
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[[Reporter Kermit|Kermit]] interviews a [[Lavender]] [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]] version of [[Pinocchio (Sesame Street)|Pinocchio]] (performed by [[Frank Oz]]) in a [[Sesame Street News Flash#pinocchio|Sesame Street News Flash]] sketch. {{eka|0878}}
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* [[Reporter Kermit|Kermit]] interviews a [[Lavender]] [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]] version of [[Pinocchio (Sesame Street)|Pinocchio]] (performed by [[Frank Oz]]) in a [[Sesame Street News Flash#pinocchio|Sesame Street News Flash]] sketch.
   
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* [[Ernie]] takes the lead role in a version of the story in the 2004 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' coloring book, ''<span class="plainlinks">[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sesame_Street_coloring_books_%28Bendon_Publishing%29?file=Bigbirdsfavoritefairytales.jpg Big Bird's Favorite Fairy Tales]</span>''. [[Big Bird]] plays the role of Geppetto.
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In the ''[[Elmo's World]]'' episode "[[Elmo's World: Noses|Noses]]," an [[Anything Muppet]] version of [[Geppetto]] appears alongside [[Elmo]] as [[Elmo Variants|Pinocchielmo]].
  
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* An episode of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' features [[Andrea Martin]] as a fairy, whom [[Telly]] believes is going to turn him from a puppet into a real boy.
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* In the ''[[Elmo's World]]'' episode "[[Elmo's World: Noses|Noses]]," an [[Anything Muppet]] version of [[Geppetto]] appears alongside [[Elmo]] as [[Elmo Variants|Pinocchielmo]].
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* On an episode of ''[[Abby's Flying Fairy School]]'', [[Blögg]] gets turned into a wooden puppet and must undergo the "Pinocchio Process" to become normal again. {{eka|4188}}
   
 
==[[Muppet Babies]]==
  
==[[Muppet Babies]]==
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A [[Photo Puppet|photo puppet]] of [[Muppet Babies (puppets)#babygonzo|Baby Gonzo]] as Pinocchio (in a costume modeled after the Disney animated version) appears in the [[Muppet Babies Storybook Calendar 1990]].
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* A [[Photo Puppet|photo puppet]] of [[Muppet Babies (puppets)#babygonzo|Baby Gonzo]] as Pinocchio (in a costume modeled after the Disney animated version) appears in the [[Muppet Babies Storybook Calendar 1990]]. The same photograph appears in the book ''[[Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales]]''.
   
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* [[Baby Piggy]] appears as Pinocchio, [[Baby Gonzo]] as the Blue Fairy, and [[Baby Kermit]] as Jiminy Cricket in the episode "[[Episode 210: The Great Muppet Cartoon Show|The Great Muppet Cartoon Show]]".
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The same photograph appears in the book ''[[Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales]]''.
  
   
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==[[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]]==
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==Henson==
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The Creature Shop provided the effects and CG animation for the title character and his cricket companion for the [[1996]] film adaptation ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''.
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* [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] provided the effects and CG animation for the title character and his cricket companion for the [[1996]] film adaptation ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''.
   
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* In 2008, it was announced that the [[the Jim Henson Company]] was producing a stop-motion animation adaptation, with Guillermo del Toro executive producing.<ref>"[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995936.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Guillermo del Toro plots ''Pinocchio'']", Dave McNary, ''Variety''. November 14, 2008.</ref> Project stills were released in 2011.
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==Miscellaneous==
  
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* ''[[Muppet Magazine]]'' ''[[Muppet Magazine]]'' [[Muppet Magazine issue 11|issue 11]] features a comic entitled "Punkocchio."
  
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==Connections==
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* [[Ernie]] takes the lead role in a version of the story in the 2004 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' coloring book, ''[[Sesame Street coloring books|Big Bird's Favorite Fairy Tales]]''. [[Big Bird]] plays the role of Gepetto.
  
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*[[Mel Blanc]] provided the vocal effects of Gideon the Cat in the 1940 Disney film and voiced Pinocchio in the 1953 radio adaptation.
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* In 2008, it was announced that the [[the Jim Henson Company]] was producing a stop-motion animation adaptation, with Guillermo del Toro executive producing. <ref>"[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995936.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Guillermo del Toro plots ''Pinocchio'']", Dave McNary, ''Variety''. November 14, 2008.</ref>
  
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*[[John Cleese]] played the Cricket in the English dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
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* An episode of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' features [[Andrea Martin]] as a fairy, whom [[Telly]] believes is going to turn him from a puppet into a real boy.
  
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*[[Glenn Close]] played the Blue Fairy in the English dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
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* In a segment of ''[[Abby's Flying Fairy School]]'', [[Blögg]] tries to turn his marionette into a real boy, but accidentally turns himself into a puppet. To turn him back, he must go through "The Pinocchio Process", in which he must hop with a cricket, do the "Dance of Joy" with a donkey and swim with a whale.
  
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*[[Sandy Duncan]] played Pinocchio in the 1976 TV adaption.
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*[[Whoopi Goldberg]] voiced Cyberina (based on the Blue Fairy) in ''Pinocchio 3000''.
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*[[Kevin James]] played Mangiafuoco in the english dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
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*[[Danny Kaye]] played Geppetto in the 1976 TV adaptation.
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*[[Don Knotts]] voiced the Cricket in ''Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night'' (1987).
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*[[Queen Latifah]] played the Dove in the English dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
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*[[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] played the Blue Fairy in ''Geppetto'' (2000).
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*[[Howie Mandel]] voiced Spencer the Penguin in ''Pinocchio 3000''.
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*[[Cheech Marin]] played the Fox in the English dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
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*[[Regis Philbin]] played the Ringmaster in the English dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
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*[[Carl Reiner]] played Geppetto in the "Faerie Tale Theatre" episode.
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*[[Paul Reubens]] played Pinocchio in the "Faerie Tale Theatre" episode.
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*[[Chris Rock]] voiced Woody the Termite (based on the Cricket) in the 'Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child' episode.
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*[[Mickey Rooney]] played Pinocchio in the 1957 TV adaptation.
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*[[Will Smith]] voiced Pinocchio in the 'Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child' episode.
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*[[John Tartaglia]] played Pinocchio in ''Shrek: the Musical''.
   
 
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Revision as of 10:01, 20 April 2016

Pinocchiogonzo

Baby Gonzo as Pinocchio

Ssnews

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

Ewnose-pinocchio

Elmo as "Pinocchielmo"

1982calendar-pinocchio

The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982

Piggy as pinocchio

"The Great Muppet Cartoon Show."

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 "Punkocchio" 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 because I love when Jiminy Cricket sings "When You Wish Upon a Star"." [1]

Sesame Street

Muppet Babies

Henson

  • In 2008, it was announced that the the Jim Henson Company was producing a stop-motion animation adaptation, with Guillermo del Toro executive producing.[2] Project stills were released in 2011.

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 played the Cricket in the English dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
  • Glenn Close played the Blue Fairy in the English dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
  • Sandy Duncan played Pinocchio in the 1976 TV adaption.
  • Whoopi Goldberg voiced Cyberina (based on the Blue Fairy) in Pinocchio 3000.
  • Kevin James played Mangiafuoco in the english dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
  • Danny Kaye played Geppetto in the 1976 TV adaptation.
  • Don Knotts voiced the Cricket in Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987).
  • Queen Latifah played the Dove in the English dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus played the Blue Fairy in Geppetto (2000).
  • Howie Mandel voiced Spencer the Penguin in Pinocchio 3000.
  • Cheech Marin played the Fox in the English dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
  • Regis Philbin played the Ringmaster in the English dubbed version of the 2002 adaption.
  • Carl Reiner played Geppetto in the "Faerie Tale Theatre" episode.
  • Paul Reubens played Pinocchio in the "Faerie Tale Theatre" episode.
  • Chris Rock voiced Woody the Termite (based on the Cricket) in the 'Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child' episode.
  • Mickey Rooney played Pinocchio in the 1957 TV adaptation.
  • Will Smith voiced Pinocchio in the 'Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child' episode.
  • John Tartaglia played Pinocchio in Shrek: the Musical.

Sources

  1. ↑ Twitter posting for January 26, 2012
  2. ↑ "Guillermo del Toro plots Pinocchio", Dave McNary, Variety. November 14, 2008.
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