c. 1960 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVESArthur Rankin, Jr. working on the last five episodes of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO with a character named Willy Nilly, who was able to go back in time. These episodes lead to the premise of their feature film WILLY McBEAN & HIS MAGIC MACHINE (1965).
