Continuity mistake: When everyone mourns for semi-dead Pinocchio, his head lies sideways and his donkey tail is hidden. A shot later he is facing upwards and his tail hangs loose.
Continuity mistake: Inside the whale, Figaro winds the fishing line with his tail and stares at Gepetto. A shot later the cat has swapped his position 180°. (01:14:42)
Continuity mistake: When the Coachman takes the kids away the number of kids differs notably between the wide and close-up shot, most notably Pinocchio and Lampwick, who are missing but magically appear in the close-ups (not because of the perspective of the angles, for one can notice an empty space between the Coachman's legs where the kids should be seated).
Continuity mistake: When the leaves on Pinocchio's long nose fall, an extra red leaf suddenly appears.
Continuity mistake: When Jiminy grabs the box of matches they're all stuck inside. A shot later one is standing out and a second one is slightly behind. Then another shot afterwards both matches are parallel to each other. (00:17:26)
Continuity mistake: Geppetto grabs the pocket watch and places his thumb behind the crown. In the close-up it's on top of the crown. This changes back and forth. (00:10:17)
Continuity mistake: When Geppetto finishes painting Pinocchio he leaves the brush parallel to the puppet's feet. A shot later it's by his side.
Continuity mistake: When Jiminy sees Pinocchio for the first time, there's a blue vase on the left, next to a green bottle. When Geppetto paints him, the vase has turned to red.
Continuity mistake: The first time we see Pinocchio a string runs to the left of his leg and his bow tie covers the buttons of his overalls. A shot later the buttons are uncovered and the string has moved to the right, next to his tummy.
Continuity mistake: When we first see Geppetto's place from the outside, there's a baby doll leaning against a stool. From the inside, it's changed to a Pinocchio doll with a red hat.
Continuity mistake: When Jiminy enters Geppetto's place there are chunks of coal/wood next to a shovel. A shot later they're gone.
Answer: It's not explained. This appears to be a plot hole or whatever happened somehow got edited out.
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