About this season
Mokku of the Oak Tree, also known as Mokku Woody the Oak Tree, or Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio in the United States, is a 52 episode anime series by Tatsunoko Productions first aired on Fuji Television in 1972. The story is based on the novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Italian author Carlo Collodi. Unlike the more cheerful lighter tones of the Disney Version and Nippon Animation's version Piccolino no Bōken, this series has a distinctly sadistic darker theme and portrays the main character, Pinocchio, as suffering from constant physical and psychological abuse and freak accidents.
Episodes (52)
1. The Puppet is Alive!
Aired 4 January 1972 • 26 min
2. I Don't Wan't to be a Puppet
Aired 11 January 1972 • 26 min
3. Mind Your Father!
Aired 18 January 1972 • 26 min
4. Who Can I Trust?
Aired 25 January 1972 • 26 min
5. What is a Heart?
Aired 1 February 1972 • 26 min
6. Devil living in my mind (Part 1)
Aired 8 February 1972 • 26 min
7. Devil living in my mind (Part 2)
Aired 15 February 1972 • 26 min
8. A bad fairy is calling
Aired 22 February 1972 • 26 min
9. I'm a pitiful devil man
Aired 29 February 1972 • 26 min
10. When my nose gets longer
Aired 7 March 1972 • 26 min
11. I want to know motherly love
Aired 14 March 1972 • 26 min
12. I won't be tricked any more
Aired 21 March 1972 • 26 min
13. I've got dreams too
Aired 28 March 1972 • 26 min
14. My oak tree is still there
Aired 4 April 1972 • 26 min
15. Tree limbs are alive too
Aired 11 April 1972 • 26 min
16. Please teach me, monkey
Aired 18 April 1972 • 26 min
17. My hopes are flying away
Aired 25 April 1972 • 26 min
18. Dolls are special too
Aired 2 May 1972 • 26 min
19. Don't lose! The magic violin (Part 1)
Aired 9 May 1972 • 26 min
20. Don't lose! The magic violin (Part 2)
Aired 16 May 1972 • 26 min
21. The treasure I found
Aired 23 May 1972 • 26 min
22. Goodbye, professor Sadness
Aired 30 May 1972 • 26 min
23. Let's grow a money tree
Aired 6 June 1972 • 26 min
24. The dream that disappeared with the mermaids (Part 1)
Aired 13 June 1972 • 26 min
25. The dream that disappeared with the mermaids (Part 2)
Aired 20 June 1972 • 26 min
26. Don't die, grandpa
Aired 27 June 1972 • 26 min
27. Thank you for giving my heart wings
Aired 4 July 1972 • 26 min
28. My legs are growing roots!
Aired 11 July 1972 • 26 min
29. Stand in front of the mountain bandits!
Aired 18 July 1972 • 26 min
30. I'm not a pierrot!
Aired 25 July 1972 • 26 min
31. Escape towards freedom
Aired 1 August 1972 • 26 min
32. Farewell ship bound for the dark continent
Aired 8 August 1972 • 26 min
33. Toys get mad too!
Aired 15 August 1972 • 26 min
34. I'm Mokku, God's child!
Aired 22 August 1972 • 26 min
35. Monster forever protecting the grave
Aired 29 August 1972 • 26 min
36. My magic is bravery and wisdom
Aired 5 September 1972 • 26 min
37. Throw your bad dreams away in the desert!
Aired 12 September 1972 • 26 min
38. I'm sick of the circus
Aired 19 September 1972 • 26 min
39. Fly away, bubble! To my old home
Aired 26 September 1972 • 26 min
40. Trounce the fire-eating circus master
Aired 3 October 1972 • 26 min
41. Stand up, genie of the great tree
Aired 10 October 1972 • 26 min
42. Goodbye, bad fairy
Aired 17 October 1972 • 26 min
43. Break out of the fortress of death
Aired 24 October 1972 • 26 min
44. Burn me!
Aired 31 October 1972 • 26 min
45. Snow woman, rest in peace
Aired 7 November 1972 • 26 min
46. Chase off the bounty hunters
Aired 14 November 1972 • 26 min
47. All trees are my friends
Aired 21 November 1972 • 26 min
48. Confront the anger of the sea devil
Aired 28 November 1972 • 26 min
49. The island of hell is dead
Aired 5 December 1972 • 26 min
50. Come back to life, island of hell
Aired 12 December 1972 • 26 min
51. Eve's bell of sadness rings
Aired 19 December 1972 • 26 min
52. Dream upon a shining star
Aired 26 December 1972 • 25 min