Before he goes to bed, Geppetto wishes upon the evening star that Pinocchio would become a real, live boy. Geppetto has just made a little wooden puppet called Pinocchio, whom he loves dearly ("Little Wooden Puppet"). Opening up a storybook of "Pinocchio", he explains how he came to the house of woodcarver Geppetto and his pets Figaro the cat and Cleo the fish. Addressing the camera, he starts to tell the audience why he believes in such a thing. The film opens with Jiminy Cricket sitting in a library singing "When You Wish Upon A Star".
The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Pinocchio now sets about behaving like a real boy, with Jiminy as his guide and conscience, but the novelty of being a wooden boy soon attracts the attention of some unscrupulous characters. He has made a toy puppet, Pinocchio, and wishes that the puppet was a real boy. Geppetto is old and his only company is his cat, Figaro, and goldfish, Cleo. Jiminy Cricket finds himself at the home of Geppetto, a simple carpenter and toy-maker. His final challenge comes when he figures out his father goes missing by getting swallowed by the massive whale Monstro and must go find and save him.
With help from tiny Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio comes across challenges of temptation such as a sly fox and his cat sidekick and a greedy puppeteer. Pinocchio learns that he must prove himself worthy in order to make his father's wish come true. A kindly Blue Fairy appears and grants his wish thus making Pinocchio come alive. Toymaker Gepetto creates a wooden puppet toy named Pinocchio and wishes on a star that he would be a real boy.
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