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What kind of wood was Pinnochio made from?

Question #29924. Asked by ASH.
Last updated Jul 30 2019.

kerry8888
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kerry8888
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Pine. The name Pinocchio is a variant of common "pinolo" (pine seed).
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio

Response last updated by zorba_scank on Aug 20 2016.
Mar 16 2003, 5:22 AM
Siskin
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Siskin

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At the beginning of the film, Jiminy Cricket plainly says that Pinnochio is made from oak.

Anyone want to argue with an insect? LOL!!

Mar 16 2003, 12:47 PM
Andy
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Andy
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I'll argue with a cricket. Pinocchio was made out of pine wood. In fact, the name Pinocchio means 'pine eyes' or 'pine head'.

Mar 16 2003, 2:44 PM
Allergic2Life
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Allergic2Life

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In the book, Pinocchio is created from enchanted wood by a lonely woodcarver who, when he finds his creation can walk and talk, adopts him as his own son.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Pinocchio

Response last updated by nautilator on Dec 29 2016.
Jul 24 2006, 9:12 PM
Arpeggionist
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Response last updated by nautilator on Dec 29 2016.
Jul 25 2006, 2:44 AM
Jcapicy
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Jcapicy

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Original Question:
What kind of wood was Pinocchio made from?

Trivia about today’s trivia: Is he oak or pine?

In the original book that Disney based the movie on by Carlo Collodi (born Carlo Lorenzini) the “Oak” Fairy and the cricket both call Pinocchio a boy of oak.

In the Disney version Jiminy Cricket calls him a boy of oak.
But, the "Blue" Fairy calls him a boy of pine.
But, Geppetto makes him from a piece of enchanted oak per the story.

In the Saban version of the cartoon all characters refer to him as oak and Geppetto makes him from a fallen oak branch.

Pinocchio is Italian for “pine eyes” but pine is a soft wood and this could have been chosen as his name to imply he had soft eyes, as he was kindhearted and grew a branch from his nose if he lied.

Funny enough European Oak and Italian Stone Pine both grow in Italy.

It is also thought that Carlo Collodi wrote the book based on the biblical life of young Jesus of which there are references to Joseph being a carpenter like Geppetto and God being the Great Oak of which man was made.

Being the Disney version is a remake and the original work by the original author refers to him as oak I am going with oak as the answer.

Jun 07 2007, 10:33 AM
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Pinocchio (I cannot find any Pinocchino) was made from pine, as the name suggests.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio

Mar 19 2010, 4:18 PM
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Certainly Pine; Pinocchio is Italian for pine nut.

link http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_type_of_wood_is_pinocchio_carved_from

Mar 25 2010, 11:40 AM
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nautilator
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In the original book, it is not mentioned what type of wood he is made of.
link https://books.google.com/books?id=rnMXAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Jul 30 2019, 3:25 PM
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