Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear. He was created by A. A. Milne. He is based on a stuffed toy that belonged to Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne. The toy was named after "Winnipeg" ("Winnie" for short), who was a black bear at the London Zoo, and "Pooh", which was a nickname Milne and his son had given to a swan. The first book was published in 1926. Other books were published later. Walt Disney made a series of cartoons based on the books. The Walt Disney Company still owns the character.
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| First appearance | When We Were Very Young (1924) |
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| Created by | A. A. Milne |
| Voiced by | Sterling Holloway (1966-1977) Hal Smith (1983-1986) Jim Cummings (1988-) Brock Baker (South Park) |
| Gender | Male |
Pooh is a small yellow bear. He is nearly 22 inches (560 mm) tall. He wears an old red t-shirt. His favorite food is honey. The first thing he says when he gets up in the morning is "What's for breakfast?". He invented the game "Poohsticks".
Pooh has several friends. Their names are Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo, Owl, Gopher, and Christopher Robin. Piglet is a small timid pig. Eeyore is an old grey donkey. Tigger is an energetic tiger. Rabbit is a kind-hearted rabbit. Kanga is a female kangaroo. Roo is Kanga's son.
The first book, Winnie-the-Pooh, was published on October 15, 1926 by Methuen & Company. The second book was The House at Pooh Corner, which was published on October 11, 1928. The poetry book When We Were Very Young was published in 1924 and Now We Are Six was published in 1927. Return to Hundred Acre Wood was written by David Benedictus and published on October 5, 2009. The Best Bear in All the World was published in 2016 to mark the 90th anniversary of the first Winnie-the-Pooh book.
There have been quite a few series created by Walt Disney based on these books. The stories are translated into many languages.
A Disney movie about Pooh, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, was made in March 1977. Winnie the Pooh was made in July 2011. A live-action movie directed by Marc Forster and based on A. A. Milne's books, entitled Christopher Robin, was released in 2018. An Horror Film made By Rhys Frake-Waterfield titled Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey Premiered on February 15,2023.
Cast and characters in adaptations
| Characters | Films | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) |
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) |
The Tigger Movie (2000) |
A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) |
Piglet's Big Movie (2003) |
Springtime with Roo (2004) |
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) |
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005) |
Winnie the Pooh (2011) |
Christopher Robin (2018) | |
| Winnie the Pooh | Sterling Holloway | Jim Cummings | ||||||||
| Piglet | John Fiedler | Travis Oates | Nick Mohammed | |||||||
| Eeyore | Ralph Wright | Peter Cullen | Bud Luckey | Brad Garrett | ||||||
| Kanga | Barbara Luddy | Kath Soucie | Kristen Anderson-Lopez | Sophie Okonedo | ||||||
| Roo | Clint Howard Dori Whitaker |
Nikita Hopkins | Jimmy Bennett | Nikita Hopkins | Jimmy Bennett | Wyatt Hall | ||||
| Tigger | Paul Winchell | Jim Cummings | ||||||||
| Rabbit | Junius Matthews | Ken Sansom | Tom Kenny | Peter Capaldi | ||||||
| Owl | Hal Smith | Andre Stokja | Andre Stokja | Craig Ferguson | Toby Jones | |||||
| Characters | Short films | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) |
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) |
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974) |
Winnie the Pooh Discovers the seasons (1981) |
Winnie the Pooh and A Day for Eeyore (1983) | |
| Winnie the Pooh | Sterling Holloway | Hal Smith | |||
| Piglet | John Fiedler | ||||
| Eeyore | Ralph Wright | Ron Feinberg | Ralph Wright | ||
| Kanga | Barbara Luddy | Julie McWhirter Dees | |||
| Roo | Clint Howard | Dori Whitaker | Dick Billingsley | ||
| Tigger | Paul Winchell | Paul Winchell | |||
| Rabbit | Junius Matthews | Ray Erlenborn | Will Ryan | ||
| Owl | Hal Smith | Hal Smith | |||
| Characters | Television shows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983-1986) |
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988-1991) |
The Book of Pooh (2001-2003) |
My Friends Tigger and Pooh (2007-2010) | ||||||
| Winnie the Pooh | Hal Smith | Jim Cummings | |||||||
| Piglet | Phil Baron | John Fielder | Travis Oates | ||||||
| Tigger | Will Ryan | Paul Winchell (1988-1989; 1990) Jim Cummings (1989; 1990-1991) |
Jim Cummings | ||||||
| Rabbit | Will Ryan | Ken Sansom | |||||||
| Characters | Television specials | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnie the Pooh and a Christmas too (1991) |
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996) |
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998) |
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999) | |
| Winnie the Pooh | Jim Cummings | |||
| Piglet | John Fiedler | |||
| Tigger | Paul Winchell | Jim Cummings | Paul Winchell (Speaking Voice) Jim Cummings (Singing Voice) | |
| Rabbit | Ken Sansom | |||
| Characters | Educational Films | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnie the Pooh 123s (2004) |
Winnie the Pooh ABCs (2004) |
Winnie the Pooh: Shapes and Sizes (2006) |
Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure (2006) | ||||||
| Winnie the Pooh | Jim Cummings | ||||||||
| Piglet | John Fiedler | Travis Oates | |||||||
| Tigger | Jim Cummings | ||||||||
| Rabbit | Ken Sansom | ||||||||
| Eeyore | Peter Cullen | ||||||||
| Owl | Andre Stokja | ||||||||
| Characters | Video Games | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigger's Honey Hunt (2000) |
Piglet's Big Game (2003) |
Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure (2005) | |
| Winnie the Pooh | Jim Cummings | ||
| Piglet | Steve Schatzberg | John Fiedler | |
| Tigger | Jim Cummings | ||
| Rabbit | Ken Sansom | ||
| Christopher Robin | Brady Bluhm | Tom Wheatley | |
| Eeyore | Gregg Berger | Peter Cullen | Gregg Berger |
| Kanga | Tress MacNeille | Kath Soucie | Tress MacNeille |
| Roo | Nikita Hopkins | Jimmy Bennett | |
| Owl | Andre Stojka | ||
| Gopher | Michael Gough | ||
| Mr. Narrator | Sebastian Cabot | Laurie Main | David Ogden Stiers |
| Characters | Attractions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Kingdom Version (1999) |
Hong Kong Disneyland Version (2005) |
Disneyland California Version (2003) | |
| Winnie the Pooh | Jim Cummings | ||
| Piglet | Steve Schatzberg | John Fiedler | |
| Eeyore | Gregg Berger | Peter Cullen | |
| Kanga | Tress MacNeille | Kath Soucie | |
| Roo | Nikita Hopkins | ||
| Tigger | Paul Winchell | Jim Cummings | |
| Rabbit | Ken Sansom | ||
| Owl | Andre Stojka | ||
Winnie The Pooh Media
Harry Colebourn and Winnie, 1914
Sculpture at London Zoo where A. A. Milne took his son Christopher Robin to see the amiable bear that inspired Milne to write the story
A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard memorial plaque at Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, south-east England; it overlooks Five Hundred Acre Wood, the setting for Winnie-the-Pooh
Pooh listening to Christopher Robin, Winnie-the-Pooh (1926); illustration by E. H. Shepard.
Pooh at Owl's house; illustration by E. H. Shepard
Pooh and a honey ("hunny") pot, E. H. Shepard illustration from Winnie-the-Pooh (1926)
Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, London, where in 1921 Milne bought the stuffed toy for his son that would inspire the character. Pooh visits Harrods in the 2021 authorised prequel Winnie-the-Pooh: Once There Was a Bear
Other websites
Media related to Winnie The Pooh at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Winnie-the-Pooh at Wikiquote