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I've got no strings to hold me down, to make me fret or make me frown.

— Pinocchio (Richard Percy Jones)

7 seconds sound clip from the Pinocchio (1939) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:24:47 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- And by special permission of the management... that's a-me, too...

- Is presenting to you something you will absolutely refuse to believe.

- Introducing... the only marionette who can sing and dance absolutely without the aids of strings! I hope so.

- The only-and-one Pinocchio!

- What a buildup. Go ahead, Pinoke. Make a fool of yourself. Then maybe you'll listen to your conscience.

- I've got no strings to hold me down, to make me fret or make me frown.

- I had strings, but now I'm free. There are no strings on me.

- Heigh-ho the merry-o, that's the only way to be.

- I want the world to know nothing ever bothers me.

- I've got no strings, so I have fun, I'm not tied up to anyone.

- They've got strings, but you can see, there are no strings on me.

[...]

Pinocchio (1939) Sound Clip

Pinocchio (1939)Quotes with sound bites from The Lux Radio Theater's play of Pinocchio which pre-dates the first release of Walt Disney's feature, with the original voice-cast. First broadcast on December 25, 1939 (Christmas Day).

Actors: Richard Percy Jones (Pinocchio), Cliff Edwards (Jiminy Cricket), Christian Rub (Geppetto), Walter Catlett (Honest John), Evelyn Venable (The Blue Fairy), Charles Judels (Stromboli), Frankie Darro (Lampwick)

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