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Pinocchio
Pinocchio
	(L-R) Flip Wilson as Fox, Sandy Duncan as Pinocchio, Liz Torres as Cat
Directed by	Ron Field; Sid Smith
Based on	The Adventures of Pinocchio; by Carlo Collodi
Produced by	Bernard Rothman; Jack Wohl
Starring	Sandy Duncan; Danny Kaye
Edited by	Jerry Greene
Music by	Billy Barnes
Production; company	Vidtronics
Distributed by	CBS (original telecast); VCI Entertainment (DVD)
Release dates	March 27, 1976 (TV); October 24, 2000 (DVD);
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Pinocchio is a 1976 made-for-TV musical starring Sandy Duncan in the title role and Danny Kaye as Geppetto. It was first broadcast March 27, 1976 on CBS and rerun on April 18, 1977.^[1]

Plot summary

Framed by the story of a young theater girl's desire to study and work apart from her father, the classic 1883 children's story of Pinocchio is presented as a subplay with the young girl (Sandy Duncan) as Pinocchio and her father (Danny Kaye) as Geppetto.

Cast

Sandy Duncan ... Pinocchio
Danny Kaye ... Geppetto
Clive Revill ... Coachman
Don Correia ... Candlewick's Mate
Ben Lokey ... Dancer
Gary Morgan ... Candlewick
Roy Smith ... Candlewick's Mate
Liz Torres ... Cat
Flip Wilson ... Fox

Musical numbers

"Talking to Myself" - Geppetto
"What's That?" - Pinocchio, Geppetto and ensemble
"I Like It" - Pinocchio and ensemble^[2]
"The Money Tree" - Fox and Cat
"M-O-R-E" - Fox, Cat and Pinocchio
"Look at Me Now" - Geppetto and ensemble
"If I Could Start All Over, Would I?" - Pinocchio^[3]
"Fun, Fun, Fun" - Pinocchio and ensemble^[4]
"I Want to Go Home" - Pinocchio and Geppetto

Reception

Pinocchio won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming, one for Costume Design (Bill Hargate) and another for Videotape Editing. It was also nominated for Emmys for Outstanding Children's Special and Outstanding Makeup (designed by Stan Winston).

Production notes

In 1976, this was the first of two TV musical adaptations of a children's classic starring Danny Kaye and costarring a female as a young boy. On December 12, 1976, NBC telecast Peter Pan with Kaye as Captain Hook and Mia Farrow in the title role.

Ron Field was choreographer.

Home media

Pinocchio was released on DVD on October 24, 2000.^[5]

References

^ "Pinocchio" - CBS press release for rerun of 18 Apr 1977
^ "I Like It" sung by Sandy Duncan, YouTube
^ "If I Could Start All Over, Would I?" sung by Sandy Duncan, YouTube
^ "Fun, Fun, Fun" sung by Sandy Duncan and ensemble, YouTube
^ Pinocchio (1976 TV musical) at Amazon

External links

Pinocchio (1976 TV musical) at IMDb

[1] "Pinocchio" - CBS press release for rerun of 18 Apr 1977

[2] "I Like It" sung by Sandy Duncan, YouTube

[3] "If I Could Start All Over, Would I?" sung by Sandy Duncan, YouTube

[Fun-4] "Fun, Fun, Fun" sung by Sandy Duncan and ensemble, YouTube

[5] Pinocchio (1976 TV musical) at Amazon

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+{{more citations needed|date=December 2018}}
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 | name           = Pinocchio
 | image          = File:Flip Wilson Sandy Duncan Liz Torres Pinocchio 1976.jpg
 | caption        = (L-R) [[Flip Wilson]] as Fox, [[Sandy Duncan]] as Pinocchio, [[Liz Torres]] as Cat
-| director       = [[Ron Field]], Sid Smith
+| director       = [[Ron Field]]<br/>Sid Smith
-| producer       = Bernard Rothman, Jack Wohl
+| producer       = Bernard Rothman<br/>Jack Wohl
-| writer         = Based on novel by <br/>[[Carlo Collodi]]
+| based_on       = {{based on|''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''|[[Carlo Collodi]]}}
 | starring       = [[Sandy Duncan]]<br/>[[Danny Kaye]]
 | music          =  [[Billy Barnes (composer)|Billy Barnes]]
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 | studio         = Vidtronics
 | distributor    = [[CBS]] (original telecast)<br/>VCI Entertainment (DVD)
-| released       =  March 27, 1976 (TV)<br/>Oct 24, 2000 (DVD)
+| released       = {{Film date|1976|03|27|TV|2000|10|24|DVD}}
-| runtime        = 73 mins.
+| runtime        = 73 minutes
 | country        = United States
 | language       = English
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 }}
-'''Pinocchio''' is a 1976 made-for-TV musical starring [[Sandy Duncan]] in the title role and [[Danny Kaye]] as Gepetto. It was first broadcast March 27, 1976 on [[CBS]] and rerun on April 18, 1977.<ref>[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/8/85/20111007030341%21Flip_Wilson_Sandy_Duncan_Liz_Torres_Pinocchio_1977.JPG "Pinocchio"] - CBS press release for rerun of 18 Apr 1977</ref>
+'''''Pinocchio''''' is a 1976 made-for-TV musical starring [[Sandy Duncan]] in the title role and [[Danny Kaye]] as Geppetto. It was first broadcast March 27, 1976 on [[CBS]] and rerun on April 18, 1977.<ref>[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/c/cc/20111007030341%21Flip_Wilson_Sandy_Duncan_Liz_Torres_Pinocchio_1976.jpg "Pinocchio"] - CBS press release for rerun of 18 Apr 1977</ref>
 ==Plot summary==
+Framed by the story of a young theater girl's desire to study and work apart from her father, the classic 1883 children's story of ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio|Pinocchio]]'' is presented as a subplay with the young girl (Sandy Duncan) as Pinocchio and her father (Danny Kaye) as Geppetto.
-Framed by the story of a young theater girl's desire to study and work apart from her father, the classic children's story of ''[[Pinocchio]]'' is presented as a subplay with the young girl (Sandy Duncan) as Pinocchio and her father (Danny Kaye) as Geppetto.
 ==Cast==
 * [[Sandy Duncan]] ... [[Pinocchio]]
-* [[Danny Kaye]] ... [[Mister Geppetto|Gepetto]]
+* [[Danny Kaye]] ... [[Geppetto]]
 * [[Clive Revill]] ... [[The Coachman|Coachman]]
-(alphabetically)
 * [[Don Correia]] ... Candlewick's Mate
 * Ben Lokey ... Dancer
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 ==Musical numbers==
+# "Talking to Myself" - Geppetto
+# "What's That?" - Pinocchio, Geppetto and ensemble
-# "Talking to Myself" - Gepetto
-# "What's That?" - Pinocchio, Gepetto and ensemble
 # "I Like It" - Pinocchio and ensemble<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_4fTqDEg0 "I Like It"] sung by Sandy Duncan, YouTube</ref>
 # "The Money Tree" - Fox and Cat
 # "M-O-R-E" - Fox, Cat and Pinocchio
-# "Look at Me Now" - Gepetto and ensemble
+# "Look at Me Now" - Geppetto and ensemble
 # "If I Could Start All Over, Would I?" - Pinocchio<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb1gOdDUt-g "If I Could Start All Over, Would I?"] sung by Sandy Duncan, YouTube</ref>
 # "Fun, Fun, Fun" - Pinocchio and ensemble<ref name=Fun>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrFtLu0eUEA&t=111s "Fun, Fun, Fun"] sung by Sandy Duncan and ensemble, YouTube</ref>
-# "I Want to Go Home" - Pinocchio and Gepetto
+# "I Want to Go Home" - Pinocchio and Geppetto
 ==Reception==
 ''Pinocchio'' won two [[Emmy Awards]] for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming, one for Costume Design ([[Bill Hargate]]) and another for Videotape Editing. It was also nominated for Emmys for Outstanding Children's Special and Outstanding Makeup (designed by [[Stan Winston]]).
 ==Production notes==
+In 1976, this was the first of two TV musical adaptations of a children's classic starring [[Danny Kaye]] and costarring a female as a young boy. On December 12, 1976, [[NBC]] telecast ''[[Peter Pan (1976 musical)|Peter Pan]]'' with Kaye as Captain Hook and [[Mia Farrow]] in the title role.
-In 1976, this was the first of two TV musical adaptations of a children's classic starring [[Danny Kaye]] and costarring a female as a young boy. On December 12, 1976, [[NBC]] teleast ''[[Peter Pan (1976 musical)|Peter Pan]]'' with Kaye as Captain Hook and [[Mia Farrow]] in the title role.
 [[Ron Field]] was [[choreographer]].
 ==Home media==
+''Pinocchio'' was released on [[DVD]] on October 24, 2000.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Pinocchio-Sandy-Duncan/dp/B00004W5VF Pinocchio (1976 TV musical) at Amazon]</ref>
-"Pinocchio" was released on [[DVD]] on October 24, 2000.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Pinocchio-Sandy-Duncan/dp/B00004W5VF Pinocchio (1976 TV musical) at Amazon]</ref>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:1976 television specials]]
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 [[Category:CBS television specials]]
-[[Category:Children's fantasy films]]
+[[Category:CBS original programming]]
+[[Category:1970s children's fantasy films]]
 [[Category:Musicals based on novels]]
-[[Category:Musical television films]]
+[[Category:American musical television films]]
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+[[Category:Musical theatre television specials]]
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-[[Category:Television programs based on fairy tales]]
+[[Category:Television shows based on fairy tales]]
+[[Category:Television shows based on The Adventures of Pinocchio]]
+[[Category:1970s English-language films]]
+[[Category:American fantasy adventure films]]
+[[Category:American television films]]
+[[Category:1970s American films]]

v t e Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio
Characters	Pinocchio Candlewick The Coachman Fairy with Turquoise Hair The Fox and the Cat Geppetto The Green Fisherman Mangiafuoco Talking Cricket (Jiminy Cricket) The Terrible Dogfish
Films	The Adventures of Pinocchio (1911) The Adventures of Pinocchio (1936; unfinished) Pinocchio (1940) Pinocchio in Outer Space (1965) Pinocchio (1967) Pinocchio (1968) The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972) The Adventures of Buratino (1976) Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) The Magic Riddle (1991) The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) Pinocchio's Revenge (1996) The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999) Geppetto (2000) Shrek (2001) Pinocchio (2002) Pinocchio 3000 (2004) Shrek 2 (2004) Shrek the Third (2007) Shrek Forever After (2010) Pinocchio (2012) Pinocchio (2019) Pinocchio: A True Story (2021) Pinocchio (2022; live-action) Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Television	Pinocchio (1957 TV musical) The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1960) Pinocchio: The Series (1972 anime series) The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972 miniseries) Pinocchio (1976 TV musical) Piccolino no Bōken (1976) Pinocchio's Christmas (1980) Pinocchio (2008 TV film) Scared Shrekless (2010) Once Upon a Time (2011–2018) Pinocchio (2014 TV series)
Disney music	Soundtrack (1940) "When You Wish Upon a Star" "Give a Little Whistle" "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee" "I've Got No Strings" Soundtrack (2022)
Stage	The Adventures of Pinocchio (Dove opera) Disney's My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale (2006) Pinocchio (2017 play) Pinocchio (Boesmans opera)
Other media	The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Buratino (novel) Pinocchio's Daring Journey (attraction) Disney's Pinocchio (video game) Pinocchio (Fables comics) When You Wish Upon A Star: A Twisted Tale (novel) Lies of P (video game)
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