Pinocchio's Christmas
Pinocchio's Christmas | |
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Based on |
The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi |
Written by | Romeo Muller |
Directed by |
Jules Bass Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
Starring |
Todd Porter George S. Irving Alan King Bob McFadden Allen Swift Paul Frees |
Theme music composer | Maury Laws |
Country of origin |
United States Japan |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) |
Jules Bass Arthur Rankin, Jr. Masaki Iizuka (Associate Producer) |
Running time | 49 minutes |
Production company(s) | Rankin/Bass Productions |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | December 3, 1980 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | The New Adventures of Pinocchio |
Pinocchio's Christmas is a Rankin/Bass Christmas television stop-motion special that is a holiday adaptation of The Adventures of Pinocchio.[1] The special was originally aired on ABC on December 3, 1980. It airs annually during the Christmas season on ABC Family.
Synopsis
It's Pinocchio's first Christmas and he wants to buy his father a Christmas present. He tries to get a job to earn money, and The Fox and the Cat trick him out of the money he has; convincing him to "plant" the coins in order to grow a "money tree." The con is accompanied by a song in which the pair promise their story is true, "or may lighting strike me dead" in which lighting repeatedly strikes the characters.
In the end, he meets Lady Azora, a fairy who planted the tree which he came from. She helps him to see that Christmas is not about the gifts, but instead about being together with family.
Cast
- Todd Porter - Pinocchio
- George S. Irving - Mister Geppetto
- Alan King - Maestro Fire-Eater
- Bob McFadden - Talking Cricket
- Allen Swift - The Fox
- Pat Bright - The Cat
- Diane Leslie - Lady Azora
- Gerry Matthews -
- Ray Owens -
- Tiffany Blake - Child
- Carl Tramon - Child
- Alice Gayle - Child
- Paul Frees - Santa Claus, Sleigh Driver, Mr. Cherry
See also
- The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1960–1961), also produced by Rankin/Bass
References
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