Pinocchio's Christmas

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Pinocchio's Christmas

TV-G

1980

50m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

Musical

Animation

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Pinocchio joins a puppet show to earn money for Geppetto's Christmas gift.

Emily St. James

Vox

It's confused and more than a little boring. And the Christmas connection is very nebulous.

Dec 4, 2018

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

It has elements of the Disney classic but none of the magic.

Rated: 3/10

Apr 17, 2019

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Ryan Voyles

Paste Magazine

[Rankin/Bass] took one of the most iconic figures in children's literature and forced a Christmas theme onto him, creating a weird and clumsy feature known as Pinocchio's Christmas.

Dec 4, 2018

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Matthew Jackson

Syfy Wire

It's far from the most heartwarming thing the studio ever came up with.

Dec 4, 2018

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People Staff

People Magazine

A charming spin-off tale of boyhood misadventures, this animated tape is also noteworthy for a breezy sound track and such witty touches as putting Pinocchio's dad, Geppetto, in an ill-fitting Beatle wig.

Dec 4, 2018

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Tessa A

Pretty wholesome, but kinda all over the place. Rankin Bass has definitely done better than this.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Jack's A

Easily one of my personal favorites from Rankin/Bass

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/23

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Audience Member

Worst excuse for a Christmas...err any movie I've ever seen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

Like a bag full of splinters.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

A film of childhood memories. not the best Rankin/ Bass Stop Motion film, but still has heart.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Stupid, stupid, stupid plot.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Jules Bass

Director

Arthur Rankin Jr.

Director

Alan King

Maestro Fire-Eater

George S. Irving

Geppetto

Robert McFadden

Cricket

Todd Porter

Pinocchio

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Synopsis

Pinocchio joins a puppet show to earn money for Geppetto's Christmas gift.

Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Producer: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Screenwriter: Carlo Collodi, Romeo Muller
Rating: TV-G
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy, Musical, Animation
Runtime: 50m