History Literature / TheAdventuresOfPinocchio

* GreenAndMean: The Green Fisherman, a ghastly green skinned and green haired fellow with a big appetite for fish who catches Pinocchio from the sea and attempts to fry him believing that he's some sort of rare fish, even though Pinocchio tells him he's not and begs for his life. He also responds aggressively when Alidoro comes to his cave hoping to get a fried morsel. Thankfully TheDogBitesBack upon noticing Pinocchio in peril.

In [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1940,]] Creator/{{Disney}} made an animated film based on this story, simply called ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}.'' It scores somewhere between a 1 and a 2 on the SlidingScaleOfAdaptationModification, retaining only a handful of characters (but altering the personalities of most of them drastically) and a few basic plot elements. In 1936, Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy published his retelling of the ''Pinocchio'' story in the Soviet Union called ''Literature/TheGoldenKeyOrTheAdventuresOfBuratino''. An Italian animated adaptation was made in 1972 called ''WesternAnimation/UnBurattinoDiNomePinocchio'' (''A puppet named Pinocchio''), which is noteworthy for being [[TruerToTheText the most book accurate]] adaptation of Collodi's story, probably helped by the fact that the author's grandchildren--Mario and Antonio Lorenzini--advised the production. For other adaptations, see [[Franchise/{{Pinocchio}} here]].

In [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1940,]] Creator/{{Disney}} made an animated film based on this story, simply called ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}.'' It scores somewhere between a 1 and a 2 on the SlidingScaleOfAdaptationModification, retaining only a handful of characters (but altering the personalities of most of them drastically) and a few basic plot elements. In 1936, Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy published his retelling of the ''Pinocchio'' story in the Soviet Union called ''Literature/TheGoldenKeyOrTheAdventuresOfBuratino''. An Italian animated adaptation was made in 1972 called ''WesternAnimation/UnBurattinoDiNomePinocchio'' (''A puppet named Pinocchio''), which is noteworthy for being [[TruerToTheText the most book accurate]] adaptation of Collodi's story, probably helped by the fact that the author's grandchildren--Mario and Antonio Lorenzini--advised the production.

* AlasPoorVillain: Pinocchio has a sad reaction to Lampwick's death. He is a very bad boy, but his comeuppance is really sad.

* AlasPoorVillain: Lampwick's death. He is a very bad boy, but his comeuppance is really sad.

* AnAesop: The book tries to make clear through Grimm Tales-like ScareEmStraight scenarios that the world ''IS'' a dangerous place, especially for young unexperienced children that don't know better. The outcome of Pinocchio's misdeeds and poor judgment shows the reader what happens when one refuses to build a productive, responsible life from an early age and is a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter. Even the [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Disney movie]] didn't shy away from having Pinocchio get kidnapped and involved in horrible situations for being merely naïve.

** The chapters related to anything related to the land of toys and the donkey transformation are meant to teach that if you actively avoid school and refuse to improve your education, you'll end up ignorant as a donkey [[note]]The donkey transformation was used to parallel to the famous donkey-eared cap used in the late 1800s schools to humiliate dumb students[[/note]] and won't go far in life, having to do grunt work in order to make a meager living, as shown when Pinocchio finds Lampwick dying, beaten, and sick after having worked for the rest of his life as a donkey in a farm.

* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of the story [[spoiler: the Cat eventually got blind for real, the Fox was forced to sell his own tail for a living, and now they're both alone and miserable. They try to ask Pinocchio help, but he reminds them all what they did to him and that they had it coming.]]

In [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1940,]] Creator/{{Disney}} made an animated film based on this story, simply called ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}.'' It scores somewhere between a 1 and a 2 on the SlidingScaleOfAdaptationModification, retaining only a handful of characters (but altering the personalities of most of them drastically) and a few basic plot elements. In 1936, Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy published his retelling of the ''Pinocchio'' story in the Soviet Union called ''Literature/TheGoldenKeyOrTheAdventuresOfBuratino''. An Italian animated adaptation was made in 1972 called ''Animation/UnBurattinoDiNomePinocchio'' (''A puppet named Pinocchio''), which is noteworthy for being [[TruerToTheText the most book accurate]] adaptation of Collodi's story, probably helped by the fact that the author's grandchildren--Mario and Antonio Lorenzini--advised the production.

''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (''Le Avventure di Pinocchio,'' AKA ''Storia di un Burattino'' ("The Story of a Marionette") is probably UsefulNotes/{{Italy}}'s most famous FairyTale, first published in 1883. Its author, Carlo Collodi (PenName of Carlo Lorenzini), wrote a great deal for children, but ''Pinocchio'' is the only one of Collodi's tales to have been translated into the English language.

* PlotHole:
** At the start, Pinocchio doesn't know how to read, but later he can read perfectly the marker of the Fairy's grave. How did he learn to read? The [[Series/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio Luigi Comencini miniseries]] fixes this by having a peasant read it to Pinocchio, while the Creator/RobertoBenigni version has him reading an ABC book while in prison.
** When Pinocchio first runs away from Geppetto's house, a little after he's created, it's stated that he has no ears because Geppetto "had forgotten to make them!" Later in the story are several references to Pinocchio's ears, especially when they turn into donkey's ears.
** Pinocchio cries in pain when his foot gets caught by the trap placed in the grape field, despite the fact that previously he could sleep in peace while his feet were burning.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: The Blue Fairy has this vibe due to her rescuing Pinocchio from the hanging and having a lot of different animals that gladly serve her.

%%* FriendToAllLivingThings: The Blue Fairy.

* FoulMedicine: While Pinocchio was sick in bed, the blue fairy tries to give him some medicine. Pinocchio really doesn't like the taste of the medicine and decided not to drink it. The blue fairy [[ImpliedDeathThreat summons some rabbits carrying a coffin to put him in if he doesn't take his medicine]]. This seems to work on him.

* CrapsaccharineWorld: The Land of Toys the Little Man takes Pinocchio, Lampwick and other children to is presented as a [[PleasureIsland playground utopia]] where kids don't have to study and instead can indulge themselves and play all day long every day. It's all fine and dandy until five months into the lifestyle of this place transforms Pinocchio and the others into donkeys that are sold to workers and circuses, revealing it to be essentially an AmusementParkOfDoom the Little Man set up to make a profit out of lazy children.

* MeaningfulName: Pinocchio means "pine nut."

* MistressAndServantBoy: The relationship between Pinocchio and the Blue Fairy has shades of this, since he is a young and naive boy, and she is his mistress who takes care of him, and occasionally also teases him and gives him {{Prank Punishment}}s. There is no romantic angle though, since he considers her more of a mother-like figure.
* MoralityPet: The Fairy is this to Pinocchio.
* MuggleInMageCustody: The relationship between Pinocchio and the Blue Fairy is of this kind. He lives with the Fairy in her house, she takes care of him, but when he misbehaves, she often resorts to {{Prank Punishment}}s like making his nose grow for lying or giving him fake food.

* BalefulPolymorph: The children who turn into donkeys in the Land of Toys. [[spoiler: They are sold to unsuspecting adults who think they're buying normal donkeys.]]

In [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1940,]] Creator/{{Disney}} made an animated film based on this story, simply called ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}.'' It scores somewhere between a 1 and a 2 on the SlidingScaleOfAdaptationModification, retaining only a handful of characters (but altering the personalities of most of them drastically) and a few basic plot elements. In 1936, Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy published his retelling of the ''Pinocchio'' story in the Soviet Union called ''Literature/TheGoldenKeyOrTheAdventuresOfBuratino''. An Italian animated adaptation was made in 1972 called, ''Animation/UnBurattinoDiNomePinocchio'' (''A puppet named Pinocchio''), which is noteworthy for being [[TruerToTheText the most book accurate]] adaptation of Collodi's story, probably helped by the fact that the author's grandchildren--Mario and Antonio Lorenzini--advised the production.

** The chapters related to anything related to the land of toys and the donkey transformation are meant to teach that if you actively avoid school and refuse to improve your education, you'll end up ignorant (donkey = the famous donkey-eared cap used in the late 1800s schools to humiliate dumb students) and won't go far in life, having to do grunt work in order to make a (meager) living, as shown when Pinocchio finds Lampwick dying, beaten, and sick after having worked for the rest of his life as a donkey.

* AnAesop: The book tries to make clear through Grimm Tales-like ScareEmStraight scenarios that the world ''IS'' a dangerous place, especially for young unexperienced children that don't know better. The outcome of Pinocchio's misdeeds and poor judgement show the reader what happens when one refuses to build a constructive, responsible life from an early age and is a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter. Even the [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Disney movie]] didn't shy away from having Pinocchio get kidnapped and involved in horrible situations for being merely naïve.
** The land of toys is meant to be this: If you actively avoid school and bettering your education, you'll end up ignorant (donkey = the famous donkey-eared cap used in late 1800s schools to humiliate dumb students) and won't go far in life, having to do grunt work in order to make a (meager) living. This is further shown when Pinocchio finds Lampwick dying, beaten, and sick after having worked for the rest of his life as a donkey.
* AesopAmnesia: Each chapter Pinocchio gets hit on the head with a lesson and vows to keep to the straight and narrow, from which he invariably strays again in the next.