The Adventures of Pinocchio: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Old Jeppet the carpenter is terribly lonely, and yearns to have a son of his own. One day, a puppet he is carving out of wood begins to speak even before he has finished shaping it. The old man names the puppet Pinocchio, and treats him as the son he never had. The puppet is dreadfully naughty and causes trouble for the old man, but his heart is in the right place and he earns Jeppet's love as though he were a human son. However, tragedy befalls the pair. Pinocchio is deceived by the wicked fox Dino and his sidekick, the cat Witch, while on his way to school. Pinocchio and his friend Gina the duck are sold to the master of a puppet show, with little hope of ever reuniting with kind old Jeppet. The naughty puppet eventually runs away in order to search for his surrogate father, and finds himself in the middle of adventure after adventure, matching wits with the crafty Dino and Witch. His efforts to stay out of mischief never seem to work, and misfortune always seeks out our wooden hero. If Pinocchio can only manage to stay out of trouble, his ultimate wish will be granted and his dre

Series details

• Title: The Adventures of Pinocchio
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Children
• Premiere date: 1976-04-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 1977-05-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 48596
• IMDb ID: tt0204102
• TVDB ID: 308283

Cast and credited roles

• Masako Nozawa — Piccolino
• Junji Chiba — Geppetto

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1976-04-27; final listed air date 1977-05-31; episode order: 52.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Adventures of Pinocchio on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.