Geppetto
Geppetto | |
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The Adventures of Pinocchio character | |
First appearance | The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) |
Created by | Carlo Collodi |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Family | Pinocchio (son) |
Nationality | Italian |
Geppetto ().
Role
Geppetto is introduced when carpenter Mister Antonio finds a talking block of pinewood that he was about to carve into a leg for his table. When Geppetto drops by looking for a piece of wood to build a marionette, Antonio gives the block to Geppetto.
Geppetto, being extremely poor and thinking of making a living as a puppeteer, carves the block into a boy and names him "Pinocchio." Before he is even built, Pinocchio already has a mischievous attitude; no sooner is Geppetto finished carving Pinocchio's feet then the puppet proceeds to kick him. Once the puppet has been finished and Geppetto teaches him to walk, Pinocchio runs out the door and away into the town. He is caught by the carabiniere. When people say that Geppetto dislikes children, the carabiniere assumes that Pinocchio has been treated poorly and imprisons Geppetto.
The next morning, Geppetto is released from jail and finds that Pinocchio's feet have burnt off. Geppetto replaces them with new feet. When Geppetto feeds him three pears, Pinocchio promises to go to school. Because Geppetto has no money to buy school books, he sells his only coat.
Geppetto is next seen when Pinocchio believes that the
Geppetto is not seen again until Pinocchio is himself swallowed. Pinocchio and Geppetto escape the Dogfish and are thence conveyed to shore by a tuna.
After several months of hard work supporting the ailing Geppetto at a farmer's house, Pinocchio goes to buy himself a new suit, and Geppetto and Pinocchio are not reunited until the puppet has become a boy. Geppetto is seen healthy again and resuming woodcarving.
Adaptations
Disney version
In the 1940 Disney animated film, Geppetto is introduced as a shopkeeper finishing
Geppetto appeared the following year in the short
Disney's version of Geppetto has also made appearances in House of Mouse as well as in the Kingdom Hearts series of video games in the "Monstro" world. The character also made a cameo appearance alongside Pinocchio in the episode "Wonders of the Deep" of the Mickey Mouse TV show.
Tom Hanks plays Geppetto in the 2022 live-action/CGI adaptation of the film.[4] This version was shown to have a son who died.
Television musical
Geppetto is the
After a brief confrontation with the Blue Fairy doesn't go well, Geppetto returns home, only to find out that Pinocchio ran away to live with Stromboli, who keeps him under a contract he had him sign. When Geppetto arrives after the show, Stromboli says Pinocchio left, claiming that he wanted to see the world, only to find Pinocchio running off to
Fables
Geppetto is a major villain in the
References
- ^ "Geppetto". Dizionario d'Ortografia e di Pronunzia. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ^ "Fairy Tale Police Department - Episode 1 - Pinocchio: Puppet in Peril". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-8475-1.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (December 10, 2020). "'Pinocchio' With Tom Hanks, 'Peter Pan and Wendy' to Skip Theaters for Disney Plus". Variety. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- OCLC 213309015