Episode Title:
Down With Sneeroff.
Episode Description:
Geppetto has been doing odd jobs for Sneeroff's circus so that Pinocchio will be able to find him, despite being shocked by the neglectful way the circus is managed, however he ends up being fired when Sneeroff and the animals trip over a bucket of water he left out; Geppetto leaves without protest, but asks that Sneeroff tell Pinocchio to meet him in the village if he shows up. Shortly afterwards he does find the circus, but Sneeroff lies that he doesn't know where Geppetto went in order to keep him to perform and convinces Pinocchio to sign a contract to perform in his circus, despite Cricket's warnings, with the promise that he'll be taken care of and his father will find him easily. However the circus is shut down after the first show when all the animals are sick after having been forced to perform wearing wet costumes, now the police warn Sneeroff that the animals must be in good condition and cared for because otherwise Sneeroff will risk prison and Pinocchio works taking care of the animals, collapsing from exhaustion as a result, and soon the animals recover and the circus can open again. Though Pinocchio does not realise how poorly the animals are treated until they explain why they're dreading the re-opening and he sees Sneeroff forcing them to perform a trick with a flaming hoop, which all the animals are afraid to do. When Sneeroff tells Pinocchio that his offer to do the trick instead is not enough, he asks to work alone with the animals to get them to do it; though the animals believe he's betrayed them, Pinocchio explains his plan to stop Sneeroff by sabotaging the performance. During the re-opening Pinocchio and the animals cause the tent to catch fire and collapse, which Sneeroff is held responsible and arrested for Cruelty to animals and the animals are all put on ships to be returned to their homelands. As they bid the animals farewell, Jack and Willie confess that they knew where Geppetto went the entire time, but didn't tell him because they knew if he left nobody would look after them, leaving Pinocchio feeling depressed to the point Cricket isn't able to console him. The Oak Fairy appears and reminds Pinocchio of the good he's done for the animals, and uses her magic to give him a place to sleep for the night before he returns home to his father the next day
