Pinocchio's Christmas
| Pinocchio's Christmas | |
|---|---|
| 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
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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
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