The Adventures of Pinocchio The Adventures of Pinocchio The Adventures of Pinocchio ( ; ), also simply known as Pinocchio, is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. It was originally published in a serial form as "The Story of a Puppet" () in the "Giornale per i bambini", one of the earliest Italian weekly magazines for children, starting from 7 July 1881. The story stopped after nearly 4 months and 8 episodes at Chapter 15, but by popular
Pinocchio: The Series Fortunately, the Oak Fairy is able to save him by scaring away the army and transforming the boy into a fully human child, though this means she will no longer be able to appear to him. The series was adapted into English in the 1990s by Saban Entertainment under the title Pinocchio: The Series (colloquial also known as "Saban's (The) Adventures of Pinocchio"). This version was shown in the United States on weekday mornings on HBO in 1992. A separate American version was created by Jim Terry ("Force Five"). Titled The Adventures of Pinocchio, it consisted of several episodes edited