Pinocchio

Pinocchio is the first south park movie theater video and the first episode of season one
 * synopsis

a living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy
 * Plot

Jiminy watches as Geppetto finishes work on a wooden marionette whom he names Pinocchio. before falling asleep, Geppetto makes a wish on a star that Pinocchio be a real boy. during the night, a blue fairy visits the workshop and brings Pinocchio to life, although he still remains a puppet. she informs him that if he proves himself brave, truthful, and unselfish, he will become a real boy, and assigns jiminy to be his conscience

Geppetto discovers that his wish has come true, and is filled with joy. however, on his way to school, Pinocchio is led astray by honest john the fox and his companion, Gideon the cat, who convince him to join Stromboli's puppet show, despite jiminy's objections. Pinocchio becomes Stromboli's star attraction as a marionette who can sing and dance without strings. however when Pinocchio wants to go home for the night, Stromboli locks him in a birdcage. jiminy arrives to see Pinocchio, and is unable to free him. the blue fairy appears, and asks Pinocchio why he was not at school. jiminy urges Pinocchio to tell the truth, but instead he starts telling lies, which causes his nose to grow longer and longer. Pinocchio vows to be good from now on, and the blue fairy returns his nose to it's original form and sets him free, while warning him that this will be that last time she can help him.

encounting Pinocchio on his way home, they convince him that he needs to take a vacation on pleasure island. on the way to pleasure island, he befriends lampwick, a delinquent boy. without rules or authority to enforce their activity, Pinocchio and the other boys soon engage in smoking tobacco, gambling, vandalism, and getting drunk, much to jiminy's dismay. later, while trying to get home, jiminy discovers that the island hides a horrible curse: the boys brought to pleasure island are transformed into donkeys for their misbehavior and sold into slave labor. jiminy runs back to warn Pinocchio, only to discover that lampwick has transformed into a donkey; Pinocchio manages to escape, only partially transformed.

upon returning home, Pinocchio and jiminy find the workshop vacant. they soon get a letter from the blue fairy as a dove, stating the Geppetto had ventured out to sea to save Pinocchio from pleasure island, but was swallowed by a terrible giant whale named monstro, and is now living in his belly. determined to rescue his father, Pinocchio jumps into the sea accompanied by jiminy. Pinocchio is soon swallowed by monstro as well, where he is reunited with Geppetto. Pinocchio devises a scheme to make monstro sneeze, giving them a chance to escape. the scheme works, but the enraged whale-monster chases them and smashes their raft. Pinocchio pulls Geppetto to safety in a cave before monstro crashes into it. Geppetto, Figaro, cleo, and jiminy are washed up safely on a beach, but Pinocchio is killed.

back home, the group mourns Pinocchio. the blue fairy, however, decides that Pinocchio has proven himself brave, truthful, and unselfish, that he is reborn as a real human boy, and everyone celebrates. jiminy steps outside to thank the fairy, and is rewarded with a solid gold badge that certifies him as an official conscience.

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characters

Pinocchio, a wooden puppet carved by Geppetto, and turned into a living puppet by the blue fairy

jiminy cricket, a cheerful and wise cricket, who acts as Pinocchio's conscience

mister Geppetto, a kind and elderly woodcarver, who creates Pinocchio, and wishes for him to become a real boy

Figaro the cat and cleo the goldfish are Geppetto's pets. Figaro is a spoiled cat who is prone of jealousy. cleo is a flirty little goldfish with a habit of being Figaro's counselor.

honest john Worthington foulfellow, a sly anthropomorphic red fox who tricks Pinocchio twice in the film

giddy Gideon the cat, honest john's mute, crafty, and anthropomorphic feline sidekick

Stromboli, a large sinister, bearded Italian puppet-maker, who forces Pinocchio to perform onstage in order to make money. he speaks with an Italian accent, and curses in itian when he gets angry

the blue fairy, who brings Pinocchio to life, and turns him into a real boy at the end of the film

lampwick, a naughty boy that Pinocchio befriends on his way to pleasure island. he is turned into a donkey on pleasure island