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->''"Once upon a time not so very long ago, there was a little wooden puppet named Pinocchio... but alas, this is not his story. This is the story of that important but overlooked character, Geppetto. That's me, Pinocchio's dad."''

''Geppetto'' is a ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents Wonderful World of Disney]]'' TV musical released in 2000, starring Creator/DrewCarey, Creator/BrentSpiner and Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, with songs by Creator/StephenSchwartz. As the title suggests, it retells the story of ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' from its maker's perspective.

After watching parents interacting with their children, Geppetto the toymaker (Drew Carey) muses how many of the mothers and fathers don't seem to be doing a good job of bringing up their kids. That evening, after closing his shop up for the night, he wishes how his newly-made puppet was a real boy, and that night, the Blue Fairy (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) appears in his shop and grants his wish.

Geppetto finds that parenthood is [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor much harder than it looks]], and after an argument, Pinocchio runs away, provoking Geppetto to go after him. Along his journey, Geppetto finds out what it means to be a parent.

The film was eventually converted into a stage musical entitled "My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale".

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!!This film provides examples of:

* AdaptationalAttractiveness:
** Stromboli's book counterpart, Mangiafuoco, is described as being an incredibly ugly character, while his animated counterpart is ugly ''and '' a FatBastard. Brent Spiner's version has neither of these traits.
** In the animated film, Pleasure Island was run by the creepy old Coachman. Here, the owner is a dashing ringleader played by none other than Music/{{Usher}}.
* AdaptationalComicRelief: Spiner's Stromboli is ''much'' hammier and more comedic than previous iterations of the villain. The Blue Fairy also has a snarkier edge to her this time around.
* AdaptationalDyeJob: While Disney’s Blue Fairy is a blonde, and her book counterpart is quite literally “The Fairy with Turquoise Hair”, Julia Louise-Dreyfus retains her dark hair for the role.
* AdaptationalJerkass: On top of being much [[DeadpanSnarker snarkier]] than previous versions of the character, Geppetto expresses disappointment in his new son when he refuses to pursue toy making (a career that he actively tries to force on Pinocchio), and even tells the Blue Fairy that the kid is "defective". He eventually learns to accept Pinocchio for who he is throughout his journey.
* AdaptationalKarma: While Stromboli got off scot-free for his actions in the previous Disney version, he isn't so lucky here. He gets totally humiliated at Pleasure Island, and the ending sees him running off in defeat while the Blue Fairy zaps him with magic.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Whereas Stromboli is a ThresholdGuardian in other adaptations, he becomes the BigBad here by spending the duration of the film seeking out Pinocchio and trying to get him back into his traveling show.
* AdaptationExpansion: Goes into more detail about Geppetto's personality than [[Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio the original book]] or animated Disney film.
* AdaptedOut: Jiminy Cricket is nowhere to be found in this version, save for a brief name drop by Buonragazzo. The Fox and the Cat (AKA Honest John and Gideon) have also been omitted entirely.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Idyillia is an ''entire village'' of these that take things up to eleven. Which is kind of the point because they are all ArtificialHumans created by Professor Buonragazzo to give the adults perfect children.
* AnAesop:
** Always allow your child the freedom to pursue their own goals, and never pressure them into pursuing your own.
** Lampshaded by the Blue Fairy in her song "Just Because it's Magic": Magic is not always the answer to solving one's problems.
* AgeLift: Geppetto is an old man in the original story, but is portrayed by the much younger Drew Carey here.
* AmbiguousSituation: Lezarno was actually [[spoiler:working with the Blue Fairy to help teach Geppetto about parenting]]. It's never specified if he was ''actually'' a struggling magician or if the entire thing was just an act.
* BackForTheFinale: Geppetto's neighbors/residents of Villaggio return to sing the final chorus of "Since I Gave My Heart Away". Also doubles as a CurtainCall.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Geppetto goes through this…the hard way.
* BigShutUp: PlayedForLaughs. During “And Son”, Geppetto steps outside just to yell “QUIET!” at an off-screen rooster who crows three times, each time rising in pitch.
* CanonForeigner: Lezarno the magician, Signora Giovanni, the Buonragazzos and the ''entire'' town of Idyllia are exclusive to this version of ''Pinocchio''.
* CompressedAdaptation: Since it's a 90 minute made-for-TV film, this was pretty much inevitable. Most notably, the Monstro sequence is ''quickly'' wrapped up in about three minutes.
* CharacterTitle: Being a PerspectiveFlip of the traditional ''Pinocchio'' tale, the film is named after Geppetto.
* DarkReprise / SofterAndSlowerCover: After the newly donkey-fied Pinocchio is shipped away, the Ringleader and his goons bid Geppetto farewell with a very slow and bittersweet reprise of "Pleasure Island".
* DeadpanSnarker: This version of Geppetto has shades of this, courtesy of the naturally-snarky Drew Carey.
-->'''Pinocchio:''' Wow, I slept like a log!\\
'''Geppetto:''' You ''are'' a log. Get dressed.
* DecompositeCharacter: The Coachman has essentially been split into two characters here: the Ringleader (played by Usher), who serves as the bona fide master of Pleasure Island, and a non-speaking coachman who picks up Pinocchio and the other boys.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: The Blue Fairy makes this clear in the "Just Because It's Magic" number:
-->''"Happy is the man who's finally learned''\\
''Happy endings must be earned!"''
* IronicEcho:
** At the beginning, Geppetto boasts that all his toys are 'satisfaction guaranteed'. Later in the film, he stumbles across the town Idylia, where Professor Buonragazzo claims that [[spoiler: all the children he creates in his machine]] are 'satisfaction guaranteed'.
** Another one: When the Blue Fairy animates Pinocchio, she says, "For what good is a real father if he does not have a real son to come home to?" Right at the end, after turning Pinocchio into a real boy, she says, "What good would it do making Pinocchio a real boy, if he did not have a real father to come home to?"
* IWantSong: "Empty Heart" for Geppetto, who sings about his desire to have a child of his own.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: As Geppetto sings a song about how much he loves Pinocchio and how Stromboli can take his whole shop and everything in it, Stromboli actually looks touched, and after the song, tells Geppetto that it was very sweet, but than states he's only interested in Pinocchio and takes him anyway.
* KarmaHoudini: Averted with Stromboli, but not the Ringleader. Just like the Coachman, the Ringleader and his minions get away with their wicked scheme at Pleasure Island, and never receive any comeuppance. They even spend their final scene mocking Geppetto with a SofterAndSlowerCover of "Pleasure Island".
* LargeHam: Stromboli, Buonragazzo, Lezarno, the Ringleader, pretty much everyone except Geppetto and Pinocchio.
* LiveActionAdaptation: Despite the creative liberties, ''Geppetto'' is very much a retelling of Disney’s [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} animated film]], predating the [[Film/Pinocchio2022Disney Disney+ version]] by about 22 years.
* MythologyGag: Geppetto yells “QUIET!” at a crowing rooster, just like how Jiminy Cricket yelled at some noisy clocks in the animated film.
* PerspectiveFlip: It's a retelling of the classic Pinocchio story, told from the perspective of Geppetto.
* PleaseIWillDoAnything: A variation near the end.
-->'''Geppetto:''' Isn't there anything I can do?\\
'''Stromboli:''' No!\\
'''Geppetto:''' You can take anything.\\
'''Stromboli:''' No!\\
'''Geppetto:''' Take everything!
* PostClimaxConfrontation: After Pinocchio and Gepetto escape from Monstro, they return home only to find Stromboli there to make one last attempt to force Pinocchio back to his show.
* StageMagician: Wayne Brady's character, Lizardo. He's pretty terrible at magic, but he has no choice but to pursue it in order to carry on the family legacy (this reflects Pinocchio's own struggle when Geppetto pushes him to be a toymaker).
* StepfordSuburbia: Or rather village due to being in 19th century Italy, but the point remains as Idyllia has their children made via a machine and they come out being absolutely perfect both in terms of being more well behaved than what his considered any type of normal to all of them being some kind of [[ChildProdigy prodigy]].
* TokenMinority: Usher's character, the Ringleader, and Lezardo, played by Wayne Brady, are the only persons of color in the main cast.
* VillainSong: "Bravo Stromboli" for Stromboli, "Pleasure Island" for the Ringleader (Usher) and his cronies.
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