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Hey there, hi, they're how there. And welcome to episode 258 of the

Diz Unplugged connecting with Walt Podcast. I am your host and Diz historian Michael Bowling.

And I am joined by my guest co-host and dear friend Nancy Johnson. Nancy, how are you today?

I am wonderful, Michael.

Thank you so much for having me on the show.

It's just, it's so much from the listen to you guys.

And I've caught up at all the Pinocchio, so I am ready to go.

That's great.

I know you did a lot of preparation for this episode. I really appreciate it.

It's why we were all such a good team on the old Disneyland show. We try. It's important to try.

I agree. I absolutely agree with you. Well, today we are continuing our series of Walt Disney's animated features.

In the past, we've covered the Alice comedies, Oswald, the Lucky Rabbit series, the silly symphonies,

the careers of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, and the making of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

In episodes 253 and 254, we explored the early development of Pinocchio, including

several of the scenes and characters that were deleted in the process.

Walt and his team went through to develop the main characters.

In episode 257, we talked about the development of some of the secondary characters, including the villains.

In this final installment, we are going to learn about how the soundtrack and special effects contributed to the film's storytelling and take a look at the film's release and its legacy.

Nancy, do you have a favorite song from Pinocchio?

Ooh, that one's tough. That one's really tough.

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