Pinocchio Transformation Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Pinocchio.

Quote #7

JIMINY: So this is where I find you! How do you ever expect to be a real boy? Look at yourself—smoking, playing pool.

Jiminy is ticked off when he discovers Pinocchio getting all debaucherous on Pleasure Island. The Blue Fairy made one request of him—that he be brave, truthful, and unselfish (okay, three requests)—and Pinocchio completely botched it.

Quote #8

COACHMAN: And what might your name be?

DONKEY: Alexander.

COACHMAN: So you can talk.

DONKEY: Yes, sir. I want to go home to my mama!

As we learn, the coachman uses Pleasure Island as an elaborate way to transform disobedient young men into donkeys. In many ways, we can see this as a bizzaro reflection of Pinocchio's own potential transformation into a human.

Quote #9

[Donkey ears and tail sprout from Pinocchio's body.]

Although Pinocchio doesn't go full donkey, the sudden sprouting of a donkey's ears and tail shows how close he's gotten to ruination.