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 appearanceWhen We Were Very Young (1924)
Created byA. A. Milne
Voiced bySterling Holloway (1966-1977)
Hal Smith (1983-1986)
Jim Cummings (1988-)
Brock Baker (South Park)
GenderMale

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".

The original Winnie the Pooh stuffed animals.

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

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