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Reunion Inside the Whale's Belly
Geppetto
Pinocchio, I'm so happy to see you. Oh. So happy to see my boy.
Pinocchio
Figaro, you're here, too. And Cleo.
Geppetto
Yes, yes, we're all together again. Isn't it wonderful? Although, yeah, it is a bit strange to be inside the belly of a whale. But we will make do. It is a bit humid, though, isn't it?
Pinocchio
Father, I see your boat still floats.
Geppetto
Yes, yes. That is a good little boat.
Pinocchio
As soon as Monstro opens his mouth, we can sail out of here.
Geppetto
Well, I don't know about that, Pinocchio. I mean, look at all this junk. It looks to me like everything comes in, but nothing goes out, except the other way, presumably, but that is not a good option.
Pinocchio
Father, what's inside that lantern?
[jumps on some dust, making Figaro sneeze; gets an idea]
Geppetto
Ironically, whale oil.
Pinocchio
That's right, and I have an idea!
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A Conversation About Kids and Competition
Lampwick
Now we're talking. Am I great or what?
Pinocchio
It's awfully quiet. Where do you suppose all the kids went, Lampy?
Lampwick
They're around here somewhere. What do you care? They're all losers anyway. Four in the corner. Oh! Look at that. Another perfect shot, if I do say so myself.
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Pinocchio's Urgent Call for Help
Pinocchio
Father? Father?
Jiminy
Pinoke, you made it.
Pinocchio
Jiminy, Father looks like he's hurt. I have to help him.
Jiminy
You go. I'll catch up.
Pinocchio
Father? Father, talk to me. Say something. Father, wake up. Father, Figaro is here. And Cleo. They're all here. Don't die, Father. Please don't die.
[Random; Random; voice breaking; sobbing]
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Pinocchio's Journey from School to Fame
Pinocchio
Father, I'm sorry I didn't come home after I got kicked out of school.
Geppetto
You got kicked out of school?
Pinocchio
Yes, for being a puppet. So I joined the puppet show and became famous.
Geppetto
You became famous?
Pinocchio
Well, almost famous. I danced in a puppet show and made lots of money. But then I got kidnapped and was locked in a bird cage, so I had to tell a bunch of fibs to Jiminy so my nose would grow so I could escape. But then I got scooped up by a coach full of foolish kids, and was taken to Pleasure Island, where I learned to drink… Uh, I forget what they called it. But anyway, Pleasure Island was bad because I grew donkey ears and a tail, and was chased by the vapor creatures who wanted to sell me to the salt mines, but Jiminy helped me and we jumped off a cliff into the sea and swam to shore, where we found out you sold all your clocks to buy a boat so you could look for me. And now we're here!
Geppetto
You did all that in one day?
Pinocchio
Yes.
Geppetto
My goodness. I haven't done a fraction of that in my whole life.
Pinocchio
I'm sorry, Father. I apologize for all the trouble I caused. (But yeah.)
Geppetto
Oh, no, Pinocchio, my boy. All is forgiven. I'm just so happy to see you safe and sound. Now we can go home again and we'll be all together! We'll be one big happy…
Sofia
Monstro! It's Monstro! IT'S MONSTRO!
[fleeing away]
Jiminy
Well, I'll be. He's asleep. Wake up! My friend's in there! Open up, you big blubber mouth!
[floats all the way down to Monstro's mouth as he goes to sleep]
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The Allure of Pleasure Island
Coachman
Your conscience is the last thing you want to take to Pleasure Island.
Pinocchio
Pleasure Island? Is that where you're going?
Lampwick
You bet your sweet patootie that's where we're going. It's the greatest joy joint in the world. No cops, no parents, no rules. You can tear the place apart and nobody says a word.
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Misunderstandings About Damage and Repair
Honest John
Uh-oh. Oh, God! Oh, my, my! How clumsy of me. I am terribly sorry. I do hope you're not injured.
[picks Pinocchio up; kicks Gideon away before setting Pinocchio down]
Pinocchio
Injured?
Honest John
Damaged. Broken. Irreparably splintered beyond repair.
Pinocchio
I'm not broken.
Honest John
Thank heavens. You must be constructed of pretty sturdy oak.
[sighs in relief]
Pinocchio
I'm pine. That's why I'm called…
Honest John
Yes, pine. Well, we can't all be constructed of quality lumber. Well, well. Quite the scholar, I see. A man of letters. I presume you're on your way to lecture at the science academy?
[Laughs; tosses the apple aside after taking only one bite out of it]
Pinocchio
No. I'm going to school, so I can learn a bunch of stuff to be a real boy, and make my father proud.
Honest John
A real boy? Why on Earth would you want to be real when you can be… famous?
Pinocchio
Famous?
Honest John
Yes, famous. I'm speaking of the theater. Bright lights. Music. Applause. Fame!
Pinocchio
Fame? But I want to be real.
[starts to walk away, but Honest John holds him back with his cane]
Honest John
Yes, yes, my boy. But did you know, many people say that you're not actually real until everybody knows about you? Why, to be famous is to be real. Until then, you're just a nobody. Do you want to be a nobody? No! Nobody wants to be a nobody. Everybody who's anybody wants to be a somebody.
Pinocchio
But my father said I should go to school.
Honest John
Of course he did. All parents say that. But he doesn't recognize your genius. Who needs an education when one has such a personality, such a profile, such a physique?
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Geppetto Encourages Pinocchio to Attend School
Geppetto
Pinocchio, I have been thinking. Maybe it is time for you to go to school.
Pinocchio
Really, Father? Really?
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Lessons on School and Responsibility
Jiminy
Hold up here, Pinoke. Boy, they ought to do something about the loose gravel on this road. One of these days, a heavy wagon is gonna fling one of these rocks and hurt somebody. What in Sam Hill do we pay taxes for?
Pinocchio
What are taxes?
Jiminy
Nothing you need to worry about, especially now that you're not gonna be famous. But here's what you do need to know about school: One, pay attention. Two, obey the rules. And three, do whatever the teacher tells you to do. Got it?
Pinocchio
Got it. Aren't you coming with me?
[Jiminy hops off his shoulder]
Jiminy
Uh, no, Pinoke. Most schools don't take kindly to insects. They lump me in with wasps, cockroaches and termites. I'll be waiting for you when school lets out. Get you home by the stroke of 3:17.
Pinocchio
OK, Jiminy.
Jiminy
Whoa! See what I mean?
[to the viewers]
Jiminy
He's a good kid, right? And here's the good news: It seems Pinocchio is serious about becoming brave, truthful, and unselfish, and he listened to his conscience. I bet you were thinking I dropped the ball, but old Jiminy picked up the fumble, and it's smooth sailing from here.
[to the viewers]
Headmaster
Out! Get out! Get out, and stay out! School is for real children, not ridiculous puppets. Puppets belong in a puppet show. Get in. Come on.
[kicks him out while all the other children laugh at him; heads back inside, shutting the door behind him]
Jiminy
Well, I'll be. Hey! What's the big idea?! Get me outta here! Lemme out!
[stunned; goes to walk over to him, but Honest John traps him in a jar, as he runs over to Pinocchio, except Gideon, who looks at Jiminy with a taunting grin before following his friend]
Honest John
This is an outrage! An atrocity!
Pinocchio
I don't think that teacher likes me.
Honest John
Oh, who cares what he thinks? His pedagogy is completely outdated. Is his curriculum child-led? Brain-based for a growth mindset? I think not. He makes no room for different learning styles.
[slaps Gideon in the face]
Pinocchio
He said I didn't belong. All the kids laughed at me.
Honest John
Of course they did. Puppets make people laugh. Oh, you poor, poor misunderstood boy. Don't you see? You don't fit in a traditional educational environment. You are misunderstood, just like every great actor who ever walked the Earth. School is for ordinary, humdrum, common, boring, silly little children! Not brilliant artists like yourself. It's fame you want. Fame and fortune.
Pinocchio
But my father…
Hones John
Wanted you to go to school and you did. You went to school. You gave it the old college try. And what did the wise and learned schoolmaster say?
Pinocchio
He said I belong in a puppet show.
Honest John
Alas, a puppet show. I rest my case. Now we're talking!
[gasps; holds his hand out to Pinocchio, who reaches out for it and shakes it anyway]
Jiminy
No!
Honest John
To Stromboli's! Fame awaits!
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Figaro the Cat's Perspective on Life
Vocal effects
] (uncredited) — Figaro the Cat
[[Frank Welker]
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Choosing Responsibility Over Temptation
Coachman
Well, kids, it seems we have a doubter in our midst. A killjoy who apparently doesn't believe in having fun. I mean, who doesn't believe in transformative experiences? Shall we all turn tail and go running back to Mommy and Daddy?
Children
NO!
Pinocchio
Look, you kids go. I'll go another time.
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Desire for Integrity in Boyhood
Lampwick
Hey, Slats, there's something I've been meaning to ask you. How come you didn't bust any of them cuckoo clocks? Any real kid would love to smash those clocks.
Pinocchio
It just didn't feel right.
Lampwick
Listen to Mr. Goody Two-Shoes. Well, I guess you ain't transformed into a complete jerk yet.
[laughs; chuckles]
Pinocchio
I don't want to be a jerk. I want to be a real boy.
Lampwick
The way you're going, you might make it to half a real boy. It looks to me like you still got a conscience inside of you.
[scoffs]
Pinocchio
I wish I still did had a conscience.
Jiminy
Pinocchio!
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Invitation to Pleasure Island's Attractions
Coachman
Welcome to Pleasure Island! Come right inside, enjoy the ride, and see the show! There's so much fun here to keep you smiling. And no one is ever gonna tell you "no!
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Stromboli's Control Over Pinocchio
Stromboli
What this nonsense?! Nobody in my show performs for free! Now pack! We leave in an hour! And you… Ooh, ooh, ooh. My little Pinocchio. I was scared to death you got lost or stolen. And we wouldn't want that now, would we? In an hour we go!
[shouting in Italian, then in English; cut to him throwing Pinocchio and shuts him in a bird cage]
Pinocchio
Let me go! Let me out of here! Help!
Stromboli
There. This will be your home. Where I can find you… Always.
[locks up the cage with a key]
Pinocchio
Oh, no. No, no!
Stromboli
Yes, yes. To me you are belong.
Pinocchio
Let me go! Let me out of here! Help! Father!
Stromboli
Father? No parent wants a bizzaria like you.
Pinocchio
No, no!
Stromboli
Parents want a real kid.
Pinocchio
Jiminy. Father. Help! Help! Oh, no. Help! Please.
[whimpering]
Stromboli
My little wooden gold mine.
[puts the key on a hook next to the door; speaking in Italian; in English; laughs maliciously and closes the door behind him, locking it]
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Debate on Fairness in Competition
Pinocchio
I still say it's not right to yell right as somebody's about to make a shot.
Lampwick
Get over it. Everybody's knows psyching out your opponent is a great strategy. You gotta do what you gotta do to win.
Pinocchio
You're wrong, Lampy. I still call what you did cheating.
Lampwick
Come on. To hear you talk, you'd think something terrible was gonna happen to us. Conscience, right. What a crock.
[suddenly sprouts some donkey ears; Pinocchio gasps and pushes his root beer away; sprouts a donkey tail]
Pinocchio
Uh, Lampy, you might want to check your…
Lampwick
What do I look like to you? A jackass?
[turns and faces him, now with a donkey head; brays]
Pinocchio
You sure are…
[gasps; laughs; brays as he covers his mouth]
Lampwick
Hey, you sound just like a donkey… Did that come out of me?
[brays]
Pinocchio
Uh-huh.
[horrified]
Lampwick
Help! Somebody help me! I've been double-crossed! I've been played! Help me, please! Anybody! Anybody, please! Just call anybody! Help me, please! MAMA! MAMA!
[looks at his reflection in the mirror, seeing he's half-human and half-donkey, breathes heavily, then whimpers, finally realizing, and screams in horror; brays; rushes over to Pinocchio and grabs him; desperately; let goes of him as his hands start turning into hooves]
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Reunion and Reflection in a Dream Sequence
Geppetto
Pinocchio. My boy, you're here?
Pinocchio
Yes, Father, I'm here. We're all here.
Geppetto
Oh. Cleo? Figaro? Figaro, Cleo, you're all here. Oh, I had the strangest dream. I dreamt that we had all been swallowed by a whale.
[groans]
Pinocchio
Yes, Father. But it wasn't a whale. It was a sea monster, and we got out.
Geppetto
Oh! Yes! Yes, we did. Now I remember. You saved us. You swam faster than any clipper ship could sail. No real boy could ever do such a thing. Oh, Pinocchio, you honestly did try with all your heart and that makes you a truthful boy. And you know what else it makes you? Unselfish and very, very brave. Pinocchio, when you first came to me, I might have made you think I wanted somebody else. But it was you I was wishing for. You will always be my real boy. There isn't a single thing I would change about you. I am so very proud of you... and I love you so very much.
Pinocchio
I love you too, Father.
Geppetto
Well, well, we have come quite a long way, haven't we, son?
Pinocchio
We sure have, Father. Now let's get you home.
Geppetto
Yes, let's get home. Come on, Cleo, Figaro. But... Pinocchio, do you know the way?
Pinocchio
We'll follow that light.
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Unexpected Changes in Pinocchio's Appearance
Sabina
Pinocchio!
[gasp; chuckling]
Pinocchio
Sabina? I'm so glad it's you!
Sabina
Look. You've got new ears!
[gasp; chuckling]
Pinocchio
Uh yeah, and a new tail.
Sabina
Pinocchio, we, the members of the New Marionette Family Theater, have a very important proposition.
Pinocchio
You started your own puppet show?
Sabina
We sure did. Last night, the Carabinieri arrested Stromboli and put him jail.
Pinocchio
Wow. The New Marionette Family Theater! I like it.
Sabina
But there's more, we would be honored if you want me and your show.
Pinocchio
Really? You want me in your show?
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Unexpected Rescue in Pinocchio's Journey
Pinocchio
Figaro, Cleo, I've got Father!
[dives into the water and brings Geppetto up to the surface and on the broken half of the boat]
Jiminy
Pinoke!
[floating down]
Pinocchio
Jiminy, thank goodness! I thought you were a goner.
Jiminy
Look! He sneezed us back toward land! HERE HE COMES!
[he and Pinocchio see Monstro emerging from the ocean, angrily chasing towards them]
Pinocchio
Everybody, hold on!
[spots a cave in a cliff far in the distance]
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Discussion of a Mysterious Departure
Jiminy
All of his clocks are gone.
Pinocchio
What do you think happened to him?
Sofia
He sailed out to sea.
[squawking and appearing in sight]
Pinocchio & Jiminy
He sailed out to sea?!
[surprised]
Sofia
That's right. Sailed out to sea. Am I not speaking clearly?
Jiminy
How?
Sofia
How do you mean? In boat. He needed to get to Pleasure Island to lock for Pinocchio. So he sold all of his clocks and he bought a boat. Those clocks meant everything to him. It's his life's work.
Pinocchio
Gee. He sold his clocks to find me?
Sofia
That's right, kid. You mean more to him than his beloved clocks.
Jiminy
Moreover thanking anyone.
Pinocchio
Let's go!
[determined]
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