Line #62 ReferencedBy/Pinocchio


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4	''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' has been ReferencedBy
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7	[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
8	* ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' have Pinnochio as one of it's many, many FracturedFairyTale parodies, with Shin-Chan as Pinocchio. When his nose starts growing after lying to the comic's Geppeto-expy, Pinnochio!Shin-Chan then peeps down his pants to see if "something else" started growing too.
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11	* ''Art/MysticalMedleysAVintageCartoonTarot'': The puppet body, hat, donkey ears, and bindle on "The Fool" are references to the film. The last two, in particular, allude to when Pinocchio runs away from home and gets transformed into a donkey as a consequence of foolish behavior.
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13	[[AC:[[ComicStrips Comic Strips]]]]
14	* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''
15	** [[https://assets.amuniversal.com/9c6a0510dece013171ac005056a9545d After a lie that Calvin tells his mom fails to fool her]], Hobbes calls Calvin "Pinocchio".
16	** Another comic has Calvin trying to wish upon a star for a million dollars. After the wish doesn't come true, he says "If Jiminy Cricket was here, I'd skoosh him".
17	* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'': One cartoon shows an entomologist singing "When You Wish Upon a Star" as a dead Jiminy Cricket floats in a jar of formaldehyde labeled "field cricket".
18	* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark'': Mark Parisi is apparently very fond of Pinocchio, considering how often the film is referenced in the strip...
19	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2011-07-17C-500x259.gif "I think I spotted a lie! Did you see that subtle eye movement?"]]
20	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2000-12-23B-240x331.gif Santa Claus believes]] that Pinocchio looks very, very knotty.
21	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2000-04-20B-240x331.gif Geppetto experiments with acupuncture]].
22	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2000-03-01B-240x331.gif Pinocchio's adventures have definitely warped him]].
23	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/1997-08-04B-240x331.gif Pinocchio gets a trim]].
24	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/1996-10-08B-240x331.gif Jiminy Critic]].
25	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2015-03-15C-500x259.gif Pinocchio and Jiminy take a selfie]].
26	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/1998-06-22B-240x331.gif "Now THIS is convenience... a meal that comes with its own toothpick..."]]
27	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/1995-06-13B-240x331.gif Pinocchio's own brand of pest control]].
28	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2002-10-05B-240x331.gif In a tough job market, Pinocchio takes what he can get]].
29	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/1996-04-14C-500x259.gif Pinocchio gets audited]].
30	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/1995-04-15B-240x331.gif Speaking of Pinocchio getting audited...]]
31	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2002-05-04-240x331.gif Pinocchio takes a Wood Shop class]].
32	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2014-08-19B-240x331.gif Pinocchio is working on his profile for some website]] - and even when he's doing it on the internet, lying causes his nose to grow!
33	* ''ComicStrip/MotherGooseAndGrimm'':
34	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/properties/grimmy/art_images/cg5c17a5aec0f11.jpg In a bar, Pinocchio orders]] "a furniture polish on the rocks".
35	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/properties/grimmy/art_images/cg5bd63f9c35f7c.jpg Pinocchio decides that maybe]] he and WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker should stop seeing each other.
36	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add.php?iid=152641 "He wouldn't stop licking his termite cream."]]
37	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/properties/grimmy/art_images/cg57412f3c4a8d9.jpg "Nothing yet, Chief, we're still questioning him."]]
38	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add.php?iid=108913 "Do those legs go all the way up?"]]
39	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add.php?iid=92755 It's not a tattoo, it's just woodworking."]]
40	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add.php?iid=5301 Pinocchio at Tennis Camp]].
41	* ''ComicStrip/SpeedBump'': [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/properties/speedbump/art_images/cg56ee3a6f6c7a3.jpg A Swedish folktale]].
42	* ''ComicStrip/FrankAndErnest'':
43	** [[https://assets.amuniversal.com/1b828ab0c788012e2f9000163e41dd5b Pinocchio is a member of the Wonderland Football League]] - he's their nose tackle.
44	** [[https://assets.amuniversal.com/7566e99a5031102dbf94001438c0f03b At the Wonderland Race Track]], the winner is Pinocchio by a nose.
45	* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': [[https://assets.amuniversal.com/f202c3f0f874013014e0001dd8b71c47 In this strip]], Charlie Brown brings up "Pinocchio" as a book that Linus has read - and can discuss intelligently.
46	* ''ComicStrip/StrangeBrew'':
47	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/properties/strangebrew/art_images/cg565a15ef52fe4.jpg Pinocchio's All-Wood Furniture]].
48	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/properties/strangebrew/art_images/cg555eaae0b6e8a.jpg Pinocchio gives his nose to a pirate in need of a peg-leg]].
49	* ''ComicStrip/{{Mutts}}'': [[https://mutts.com/product/strip-051705/ An entry in the Mutts Book Club is this]].
50	-->'''Chipmunk:''' What's that about?
51	-->'''Mooch:''' A puppet who tells lies.
52	-->'''Chipmunk:''' Ooooo... political intrigue.
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54	[[AC:[[FanWorks Fan Works]]]]
55	* ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'': When Jewelius sentences the heroes to exile/slavery, the Mane Five try to beg for mercy, only for him to silence them before adding "You foals have had your fun, now pay for it!"
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57	[[AC:[[AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]]]
58	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'':
59	** In the original movie, when Aladdin tells Genie that he'll use his third wish to set him free, Genie, thinking he's lying, his head into Pinocchio's.
60	** In ''[[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar The Return of Jafar]]'', as Iago has a moral crisis after Aladdin saves his life, Genie appears besides him as Jiminy Cricket and tells him "Always let your conscience be your guide".
61	* ''Anime/{{Paprika}}'': At one point while running away from Osanai, Paprika turns into a mermaid and swims away in the ocean, only to be swallowed by Dr. Inui, in the form of a freakish whale, who then jets her out through his blowhole and she has now gained a Pinocchio-looking appearance.
62	* ''WesternAnimation/QuestForAHeart'': Near the beginning, a talking bug named Billy the Bug appears as a parody of Jiminy Cricket, except he tries to teach Rölli to do wrong instead of right. He quicky gets eaten by Buttercup the pig.
63	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'': Pinocchio (or at least a wooden puppet who looks exactly like him) can be seen in the pub of the thugs, during the "I've Got a Dream" song. Specifically, when Big-Nose thug starts singing his refrain (the 2nd of the song) while Shorty thug is hung on a hook and swung around--Pinocchio can be seen near the roof, above Flynn.
64	* ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'': The film opens with a recreation of the scene where Pinocchio comes to life, with Spot in the puppet's place, symbolizing his desire to become a boy.
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66	[[AC:[[{{Film}} Films — Live-Action]]]]
67	* ''Film/Aquaman2018'': Arthur gets the idea of hiding in a whale from the story. When Mera learns it's a children's book, Arthur tells her that he was actually talking about the movie.
68	* ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'': Ultron, a robot who has broken free from his master's control, ominously quotes the first verse of "I've Got No Strings" throughout the movie.
69	* ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'': Early in the film, Roy tries to encourage his family to see ''Pinocchio'' at the drive-in. Later in the climax, the melody of "When You Wish Upon a Star" is incorporated into the film's score.
70	* In ''Film/DavidsMother'', David watches ''Pinocchio''. Sally comments that he hasn't seen it in a few days.
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73	* ''Literature/InTwoWorlds'': As Anthony's communication skills improve, he feels other parts of his mind waking up and developing, and everyone treats him differently. He feels like he's finally become a real boy, like a modern-day Pinocchio.
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75	[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
76	* ''Series/TheMuppetShow''
77	** The episode with Kris Kristofferson features an act in which Fozzie and Rowlf perform "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee".
78	** The episode featuring the stars of ''Franchise/StarWars'' ends with the cast performing "When You Wish Upon a Star".
79	* In the ''Series/ThePuzzlePlace'' episode, "Spud Buds", Leon, Ben, Julie, Jodi, and Kiki watch an episode of ''The Movie Critic Show'', where a pair of Series/SiskelAndEbert-esque critics review the movie. The Gene Siskel-esque critic gives the movie a positive review, praising the acting and the special effects of Pinocchio's nose growing, while the Roger Ebert-esque critic gives the movie a negative review, criticising the plot, Pinocchio being a wooden puppet, Jiminy's singing voice, Monstro's attitude, and the boys turning into donkeys.
80	* ''Series/SesameStreet'':
81	** Pinocchio appears in a News Flash sketch, where Kermit, in his reporter outfit, asks him to demonstrate his talent. Unfortunately for Kermit, Pinocchio gets carried away, and tells lots and lots of absurd lies, snagging Kermit with his nose, pushing him through the wall and about a mile over the forest outside.
82	** In another episode, during an "Series/ElmosWorld" segment about noses, Elmo appears as "Pinocchielmo".
83	** In an "Abby's Flying Fairy School" segment, Blogg tries to bring his puppet to life so it can dance, but accidentally turns himself into a puppet. In order to turn Blogg back to normal, Abby and Gonnigan have to guide him through the Pinocchio Process by hopping with a cricket, dancing with a donkey, and swimming with a whale.
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85	[[AC:{{Music}}]]
86	* Music/KateBush quotes the opening lines of "When You Wish Upon a Star" at the end of "In Search of Peter Pan", itself a nod to [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan another famous Disney film]].
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89	* In the Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland versions of ''Ride/ItsASmallWorld'', Pinocchio makes a cameo during the scene depicting Italy.
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91	[[AC:VideoGames]]
92	* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'': In the battle against King Dice, he pulls a NightmareFace that was modelled after the Coachman's face in the "They don't come back... as BOYS!" scene.
93	* Stromboli appears as an enemy in ''[[VideoGame/TheBugsBunnyCrazyCastle Mickey Mouse II]]'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy.
94	* Jiminy Cricket and Pinocchio appear in ''Mickey's Memory Challenge'' as two of the characters who can be matched.
95	* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfIllusion'', when you jump out of the fishbowl in the fourth level, Cleo can be seen swimming inside it. Cleo appears a few times throughout the third level as well.
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97	[[AC:WebAnimation]]
98	* In ''Webanimation/RedVsBlue'', Sarge sings "I just wish that Grif was dead, put a bullet through his head..." to the tune of "When You Wish Upon a Star".
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100	[[AC:WebVideo]]
101	* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''
102	** In his review of ''Film/EndOfDays'', Critic watches a scene where Jericho Cane hangs from a rope while fighting bad guys. He calls the scene a puppet show proceeds to sing "I've Got No Strings" while doing his Schwarzenegger impression.
103	** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsMovieIIANewGeneration'', Critic snarks at Darkheart's joy at being at becoming a "real boy" and assumes Pinocchio had the same backstory.
104	-->'''Pinocchio:''' I'm a real boy! ''(demonic snarl)''
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106	[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
107	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius''
108	** In "Journey to the Center of Carl", as he and Sheen try to escape Carl's body through his nose, Jimmy takes a cue from ''Pinocchio'' and tries to make Carl sneeze them out.
109	** In "The Incredible Shrinking Town", Jimmy gets the idea to turn Space Bandits against each other by pretending to be their consciences. When Sheen asks what a conscience is, Carl explains "It's a cute little cricket with a hat, and he sings and hangs out with puppets".
110	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': In "Brains, Brains and Automobiles", Stan ventures through Roger's mind and meets his conscience, a familiar-looking cricket, who is locked in a cage and dying from neglect.
111	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''
112	** Near the end of "Moby or Not Moby", [[Literature/MobyDick Captain Ahab]] gets swallowed by Moby-Dick and encounters Pinocchio inside the whale's stomach.
113	** "The Presidents Song" contains the lyric "UsefulNotes/JamesMonroe's colossal nose was bigger than Pinocchio's".
114	** At the end of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock", after Skippy wishes on a star for Slappy to return, Slappy appears and says "Hey, Pinocchio. I ain't the Blue Fairy, but I think your wish just got answered."
115	* ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'': The episode "A Pig Boy and His Dog" opens with Jay and Jeremy watching a version of ''Pinocchio''...with [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Arnie]] voicing Geppetto. "I'll be back".
116	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
117	** In "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein", Peter wishes upon a star for help with his money troubles, and he sings the song "I Need a Jew".
118	** A CutawayGag in "North by North Quahog" depicts Geppetto trying to get Pinocchio to tell a lie so that Pinocchio's nose can penetrate his anus. To his chagrin, the puppet insists on telling the truth.
119	** In "Roasted Guy", Jiminy appears on Peter's shoulder, but Peter gets frightened and squishes him. The scene then cuts to Jiminy's widow setting a place for him at the dinner tabble, and her friend tries to cheer her up by claiming he hit on her at their wedding.
120	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
121	** At one point in "That's Lobstertainment!", Bender calls Zoidberg "Monstro".
122	** In "Mobius Dick", the gang is swallowed by a four-dimensional space whale, and Fry says it's like "[[Literature/BookOfJonah that Bible guy who got swallowed by a whale]]...[[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure Pinocchio!]]".
123	* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': In "A Matter of Conscience", a bug named Ichabod Cricket offers to be Garfield's conscience and, for reference, gives him a copy of the book ''Pinocchio''.
124	-->'''Garfield:''' ''(reading)'' "And so, the puppet who wanted to be a boy adopted the cricket as his conscience, and--"
125	-->'''Ichabod:''' ''Shhhh--!'' Don't read too much. [[YouWannaGetSued You want to get one of those letters from the lawyers at Disney?]]
126	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': Pinocchio appears as a villain in "Nursery Crimes" and "Billy Ocean", obsessed with trying to eat Billy's flesh to become a real boy.
127	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}}'': In "WesternAnimation/HockeyHomicide", a clip of Monstro jumping out of the water is used during the riot at the end.
128	* WesternAnimation/KimPossible is called this by Wade after she's caught out lying.
129	* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': In ''Acrobatty Bunny'', Bugs Bunny finds himself in the mouth of a lion and calls "Pinocchio!!" down its throat.
130	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mad}}'':
131	** A sketch from "Super 80's / Captain America's Got Talent" is a trailer for the [[{{Sequelitis}} direct-to-video sequel]] ''Pinocchio 2: Boy, Oh Boy, Real Life is Hard''.
132	** In the final sketch from "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus / Adjustment Burro", Lampwick appears as a member of a group of donkeys [[Film/TheAdjustmentBureau wearing fedoras]].
133	* In the ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'' episode, "The Great Muppet Cartoon Show", Piggy draws the story of "Pignocchio", featuring her as the title character, Gonzo as the Blue Fairy, and Kermit as "Jeremy Kermit".
134	* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'' is entitled "Gonzonocchio". In this episode, Gonzo borrows a book of ''Pinocchio'' from the library, and when he loses it, he lies about someone stealing it, causing his nose to grow.
135	* Pinocchio appears in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' episode "Puppet Bride" as one of the puppets in Li'l Acorn's puppet army.
136	* On ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Norm the giant robot man occasionally wishes he were a real boy. He's even got a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohWsgGba220 hip-hop song]] about it.
137	** In "Unfair Science Fair", Doofenshmirtz has lost every science fair to a baking soda volcano, including the one made by [[https://phineasandferb.fandom.com/wiki/File:Volcano_Science_Fair_Judges.jpg this kid.]]
138	** Pinocchio is one of many characters that the Good Witch sends along the Yellow Sidewalk in "The Wizard of Odd".
139	* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''
140	** The episode "Jimminy Lummox" involves Stimpy letting Ren borrow his conscience (voiced by Creator/StanFreberg).
141	** The episode "Egg Yolkeo", in which Ren creates a boy out of eggs, is a parody of this film.
142	* ''[[WesternAnimation/TheScoobyDooAndScrappyDooShow The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show]]'': In the ''Scooby-Doo'' episode "Scooby-Nocchio", Shaggy and the dogs are watching ''Pinocchio'' at the movie theater, and Scooby dreams that they get whisked away to a carnival and are turned into donkeys.
143	* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': A sketch from "Joel Hurwitz" involves Pinocchio's first day at school as a real boy, which [[GoneHorriblyWrong goes horribly wrong]] when he suffers from a peanut allergy, gets a staph infection due to his underdeveloped immune system, and dies from a seizure.
144	* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': In the FracturedFairyTale from "Yarnbenders", Cinder-Heffer is turned into a wooden puppet from eating an enchanted after-dinner mint. He is brought back to life when Hansel (Rocko) gives him a kiss, and Heffer shouts, "I'm alive -- and a real boy!"
145	* Pictured above from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "Itchy & Scratchy Land", an excerpt from Itchy & Scratchy's ''Pinitchio'' is shown as part of the film ''The Roger Meyers Story''.
146	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "Patnocchio", Plankton convinces Patrick that he's his conscience so he can get him to steal the Krabby Patty formula for him.
147	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'':
148	** The short ''Bunnocchio'', from the episode "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E49FairyTalesForThe90s Fairy Tales for the 90's]]", is a spoof of this film.
149	** In the episode, "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E21GangBusters Gang Busters]]", when Judge Whopper sentences Buster and Plucky while grinning wickedly, the way he's animated is very similar to the scene in the movie when the evil Coachman smiles after telling his cronies what he plans to do to the boys on Pleasure Island.
150	** In the short ''Once Upon a Star'', from the episode "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS2E6ToonPhysics Toon Physics]]", when Elmyra wishes upon a star that her [[Franchise/{{Barbie}} Barbette]] doll was real so they could play together, a talking cockroach sings a parody of "When You Wish Upon a Star" until Elmyra squishes him with a fly swatter.

Context ReferencedBy / Pinocchio