Pinocchio Resources

Websites

Disney Homepage

It's the online home of the Walt Disney Company, y'all—the place where dreams come true.

Puppetry in Practice

Want to learn how to make your own puppet in the hopes that it comes to life? This is a good place to start.

Book or TV Adaptations

Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio

Collodi's original telling of Pinocchio's story is a lot more brutal than the one we've just watched.

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)

There are too many adaptations of Pinocchio to count, but this one's notable because it hews closer to the original story than the Disney version.

Articles and Interviews

The Original Pinocchio

This hilarious article from Slate comments on Pinocchio's treatment in the original book, as well as analyzing how this differs from the film version.

The New York Times' 1940 Review of Pinocchio

Take a trip in a time machine and see what film critics thought about Pinocchio when it was released.

Video

An Interview with Dickie Jones

This is a wonderful talk with the late, great Dickie Jones, who provided the voice for Pinocchio.

The Making of Pinocchio

This brief documentary gives some great insight into the innovative animation techniques used in the film.

Pinocchio's Original Trailer

We love old-school trailer voice-overs. This is one of the best.

Audio

Collodi's Subversive Pinocchio

This fascinating piece from NPR looks at the socio-economic and historical realities behind Carlo Collodi's original book.

Disney Uncensored

In another piece from NPR, we learn the unwritten history of Disney's animation empire.

Images

An Early Sketch of Jiminy Cricket

This production sketch shows us that Jiminy looked a whole lot more like a cricket when he was originally designed.

The Pinocchio Game Boy Game

We're including this for no other reason than that we love the original Game Boy. The '90s were a wonderful time.