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April 10, 2026
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"Oh! Oh, no. I... I haven't given him a name. How can I call to him when it doesn't even have a name?"
"What's a family, Papa?"
"(Realizing his love for Gepetto) I love you, Papa..."
"Hellooooo..."
"(Catchphrase) Excuse me, coming through!"
"I like bugs..."
"(To Lorenzini) I love being a star!"
"(On his ambition) I don't think I'll ever become a real boy."
"(On meeting Pepe) Who said that?"
"(To the boys at Terra Magica) Come here! Over here! No, this is all wrong! You gotta believe me! Look, they're trying to trick you! They want us to behave badly. Don't go on the ride, please! We've been acting like jackasses, so that's what we turn into!"
"Geppetto made them! I won't let them burn!"
"(To Geppetto) But... I want to be with you."
"(Lying to save them from Lorenzini) I hate you, Papa. I never ever missed you. I wish I'd never found you. I never wanted to be your son, I want to stay a puppet!"
"(Inside Lorenzini's sea monster form) Lorenzini, he must be the sea monster."
"Long, long ago, in a far-away land, a young woodcarver took secretly to the forest. His name was Geppetto, and he was shy, and quiet, oh, and very much in love."
"Miracles don't grow on trees! Miracles are made in the heart!"
"(To Pinocchio, regarding Lorenzini) That's not love, he's fooling you! He's got evil plans in the works, and he's using you to make them come true!"
"No pain, no gain!"
"(Regarding Pinocchio's dilemma concerning Geppetto) The human dilemma. Or is it, the puppet dilemma? You've still got cake on your face. Say, you always squash someone before you're properly introduced?"
"Allow me to introduce myself! The name is: Pugnacio Eleguzio P. Elegante! Give me a P., and give me an E., give me a P., and another E.: Put them all together and call me...Pepe!"
"When the heart is full, and the heavens are listening...magic...is bound to happen"
"We can't all be called Pinocchio."
"I carve this heart for dear Leona, while in this peaceful meadow. With dreams of hope, my love endures. Forever yours...Geppetto."
"(On Pinocchio) Tino, am I going crazy?! I have no idea how this happened! They're gonna burn me at the stake!"
"No, no, I'm not your Papa!"
"(Whilst chasing the puppet throughout the town) Ooh, ooh - Come down right now! What are you doing?! Come down this instant young - man! Come down here! I'm not going to go chasing after you!"
"Leona, please don't tell me about the forest - I've been coming out here for years with my brother Enzio - may he rest in peace - since I was a little boy!"
"(To Leona) In this case, this is why you should have never married my brother! Because you should have married me! The day I carved that heart in the tree, you accepted my brother's proposal!"
"Listen closely. Next week's puppet show must be the most spectacular ever. Every single child must be in attendance."
"The honour is mine to call again, my good man."
"Felinet. Looking for employment?"
"(On Pinocchio asking what is a family) My goodness...such a heart-breaking question! One no one should ever have to ask. Pinocchio...I can give you a life, other little boys only dream of."
"(To Geppetto) I am making my grandest production ever, and I am going to purchase... Your newest creation. Whatever it may be. Heh."
"(To Pinocchio, after he has destroyed Lorenzini's theatre) Come here, you little... (Gets struck by fire) Ah!!"
"I see gold out there...little pieces of gold!"
"Stand by for fireworks. (Munches chili peppers)"
"(To Volpe and Felinet) I will kill you if you don't bring me that puppet."
"Act like a jackass, if you have the nerve. Drink up the water, get what you deserve. Be wicked, be naughty, come drink from my fountain. Then I will be rich, King of the Mountain!"
"(To Pinocchio) I'll break you into firewood...PUPPET!!!"
"A new angle on the classic tale... and that's no lie!"
"The classic tale comes to life."
"Martin Landau - Geppetto"
"Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Pinocchio"
"David Doyle - the voice of Pepe,"
"Geneviève Bujold - Leona"
"Udo Kier - Lorenzini"
"Bebe Neuwirth - Felinet"
"(First words) Papa? Papa? Papa?"
"Corey Carrier - Lampwick."
"Dawn French - the Baker's Wife"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.