to ▁is ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁made - for - tele vision ▁musical , ▁port rayed ▁by ▁D rew ▁Care y , ▁who ▁is ▁open ly ▁embar rass ed ▁about ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁project . ▁He ▁dear ly ▁wishes ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁father ▁until ▁one ▁night , ▁the ▁Blue ▁Fair y ▁appears ▁in ▁his ▁work shop ▁and ▁brings ▁Pin oc chio ▁to ▁life . ▁At ▁first , ▁Ge ppet to ▁is ▁happy ▁that ▁his ▁wish ▁came ▁true , ▁but ▁runs ▁into ▁problems ▁with ▁Pin oc chio ▁asking ▁persistent ▁questions ▁when ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁sleep , ▁wand ering ▁off ▁and ▁getting ▁into ▁m isch ief ▁when ▁introdu cing ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁town spe ople ▁of ▁Vill ag io , ▁lying , ▁and ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁being ▁a ▁to ym aker . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Ge ppet to ▁sends ▁Pin oc chio ▁off ▁to ▁school , ▁telling ▁him ▁to ▁just ▁act ▁like ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁children ▁and ▁he ' ll ▁be ▁al right . ▁However , ▁Pin oc chio ▁gets ▁sent ▁home ▁from ▁school ▁after ▁he ▁gets ▁into ▁a ▁fight ▁for ▁im it ating ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁children , ▁disappoint ing ▁Ge ppet to . ▁On ▁their ▁way ▁home , ▁they ▁meet ▁St rom bol i ▁the ▁pu pp ete er ▁who ▁is ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁Pin oc chio ▁and ▁thinks ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁worth ▁a ▁fortune ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁att raction ▁in ▁his ▁pu ppet ▁show . ▁After ▁a ▁brief