Pinocchio (Dickie Jones)’s Timeline and Summary

Pinocchio (Dickie Jones)’s Timeline and Summary

  • Pinocchio's brought to life by the Blue Fairy, but is told that he needs to prove his moral worth before she turns him into a human.
  • A cricket named Jiminy is made his conscience.
  • While going to his first day of school, Pinocchio is tricked by two con-men named Honest John and Gideon into becoming an actor for a puppeteer named the Great Stromboli.
  • Stromboli locks Pinocchio in a cage after his performance, and Jiminy is unable to free him.
  • The Blue Fairy rescues them.
  • While on his way home, Pinocchio is once again tricked by John and Gideon. They tell him to go to a place called Pleasure Island.
  • There, Pinocchio indulges in vices like smoking and drinking.
  • He realizes that all of the boys are turning into donkeys. A donkey's ears and tail sprout from his body.
  • Jiminy rescues him at the last minute and they swim home.
  • Geppetto isn't home, and they receive a letter saying that he was swallowed by a whale named Monstro. They head into the ocean to find him.
  • Pinocchio is swallowed by Monstro.
  • Pinocchio and Geppetto reunite and create a plan: they'll create so much smoke that Monstro will be forced to cough and expel them.
  • Their plan works.
  • Geppetto's raft is destroyed, and Pinocchio is killed dragging Geppetto to safety.
  • After they return home, the Blue Fairy brings Pinocchio back to life and transforms him into a real boy.