The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 1977 and The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 1988-1991

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 1977 and
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 1988-1991

“The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” is a feature-length musical comedy film that was released by Buena Vista Distribution in 1977. It was based on three of A.A. Milne’s stories that had been released as animated shorts:
Ø Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
Ø Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
Ø Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! (1974)

This was Disney’s animated feature starring Sterling Holloway as Winnie the Pooh’s voice, John Fiedler as Piglet’s voice, Ralph Wright as Eeyore’s voice, Paul Winchell as Tigger’s voice, Barbara Luddy as Kanga’s voice, Clint Howard as Roo’s voice, Junius Matthews as Rabbit’s voice, Howard Morris as Gopher’s voice, Bruce Reitherman and Jon Walmsley and Timothy Turner both played Christopher Robin. Music was written by Buddy Baker, Richard M. Sherman, and Robert B. Sherman. And the theme song "Winnie the Pooh" is the theme song for the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

“The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” is a TV series that aired on Disney Channel and then on ABC from 1988-1991. Cast of characters are Pooh (voiced by Jim Cummings), Piglet (voiced by John Fiedler), Tigger (voiced by Paul Winchell), Rabbit (voiced by Ken Sansom), Eeyore (voiced by Peter Cullen), Gopher (voiced by Michael Gough), Kanga (voiced by Patricia Parris), Roo (voiced by Nicholas Melody), Owl (voiced by Hal Smith), and Christopher Robin (voiced by Tim Hoskins, and later Edan Gross in Christmas Too in 1991). "Pooh Bear" is the song that opened every episode of "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (with the exception of Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too). The performers of "Pooh Bear" were George Michael (1988-1989) and Jim Cummings (1988-1991). Music and lyrics were written by Steve Nelson.






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