The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre |
Musical Comedy Adventure |
| Created by | A. A. Milne (characters) |
| Written by |
Mark Zaslove Dev Ross Bruce Talkington Carter Crocker Rich Fogel Doug Hutchinson Larry Bernard David Silverman Len Uhley |
| Directed by |
Karl Geurs Charles A. Nichols Terence Harrison Ken Kessel Jamie Mitchell |
| Creative director(s) | Mark Zaslove |
| Voices of |
Jim Cummings John Fiedler Paul Winchell (Seasons 1 & 2) Ken Sansom Peter Cullen Patricia Parris Hal Smith Nicholas Melody Michael Gough Tim Hoskins |
| Theme music composer | Steve Nelson |
| Opening theme | "He's Pooh Bear (The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Theme Song)" performed by Greg and Steve |
| Ending theme | "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" |
| Composer(s) |
Steve Nelson Thom Sharp |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 50 (82 segments) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Karl Geurs |
| Editor(s) | Mark Zaslove |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Walt Disney Television Animation TMS Entertainment (Season 1) Walt Disney Animation Australia (Seasons 2-4) |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television (Then known as Buena Vista Television ) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
The Disney Channel (January 17 – April 10, 1988)[1] ABC (November 12, 1988 – October 26, 1991) |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | January 17, 1988[1] – October 26, 1991 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh |
| Followed by | Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is an American Saturday morning original animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television that ran from January 17, 1988 to October 26, 1991, inspired by A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories. It has been released on VHS and DVD.
Overview
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh first aired in January 1988 on The Disney Channel.[1] The show moved to ABC in September of that same year. For the 1989-90 season, it was paired with Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (which had moved from NBC) as the Gummi Bears-Winnie the Pooh Hour. After the final regular episode was shown in October 1991, reruns continued to air on ABC until September 4, 1993. On December 9, 1995, before Disney took over ABC's Saturday Morning programming, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was brought back in reruns (except for a brief period in the 1996-97 season), in which it aired until September 7, 2002. The Disney Channel began reruns of the series on October 3, 1994,[2] which continued to air until September 1, 2006. The show also aired on Playhouse Disney from 1999 to 2005, as well as on Toon Disney from the channel's launch in April 1998 until November 2007. In the UK, the program aired from 2000 to 2011 on Playhouse Disney. Although the series is set in Ashdown Forest/Hartfield in East Sussex, there are various Americanisms. Starting February 2017, reruns of the show are currently being aired on Disney Junior in such countries in Europe such as: Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Russia, France and Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. Reruns of the show in Germany, Croatia and Czech Republic are being broadcast in HD, with optimization of 16:9 ratio on Disney Junior HD.
In some countries, this show had been a part of The Disney Afternoon lineup.
The show featured a number of original songs, including "Here We Go Floating" from the episode "Balloonatics".[3]
Voice cast
- Jim Cummings: Winnie the Pooh and Tigger (in the episode "King of the Beasties" in season 1, and in season 3 [except for "Oh Bottle", "What's the Score, Pooh?" and "Eeyi Eeyi Eeyore"] & season 4 [except for "Christmas Too"]), additional voices
- John Fiedler: Piglet
- Paul Winchell: Tigger (in seasons 1 and 2 (except in "King of the Beasties"), and three episodes of season 3; he returns in "Christmas Too" in 1991)
- Ken Sansom: Rabbit, Stan the Woozle, Piglet Look-Like, Store Clerk
- Peter Cullen: Eeyore
- Michael Gough: Gopher
- Patricia Parris (credited as Patty Parris): Kanga, Christopher Robin's Mother
- Nicholas Melody: Roo
- Hal Smith: Owl
- Timothy Hoskins (is credited as Tim Hoskins): Christopher Robin (except in "Christmas Too")
- Edan Gross: Christopher Robin (in "Christmas Too")
- Chuck McCann: Heff Heffalump, Vacuum Head, additional voices
Other appearances
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger were two of the cartoon characters featured in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue.
Additionally, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet, Gopher, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo, Owl, and Christopher Robin were featured in House of Mouse and Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse.
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 22 | January 17, 1988 | March 4, 1989 | |
| 2 | 10 | September 9, 1989 | December 2, 1989 | |
| 3 | 10 | August 18, 1990 | November 10, 1990 | |
| 4 | 8 | September 7, 1991 | October 26, 1991 | |
Home media
VHS releases
From 1989 into the 1990s, various VHS tapes were released in the United States each containing 2 to 4 episodes. Several more were later released in the 2000s. Other countries had their own exclusive VHS releases. There were 10 volumes under the title "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," released in the United States between 1989 and 1992 through Walt Disney Home Video and "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," released in the United States between 1988 and 1999 through Walt Disney Home Video.
| VHS Name | Episode Titles | Release Date | Stock Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Honey Pot Robbery | "The Great Honey Pot Robbery" "Stripes" "Monkey See, Monkey Do Better" | September 8, 1989 | 903 |
| The Wishing Bear | "The Wishing Bear" "The Piglet Who Would Be King" | September 8, 1989 | 920 |
| Newfound Friends | "Find Her, Keep Her" "Donkey for a Day" "Friend, In Deed" | September 8, 1989 | 902 |
| There's No Camp Like Home | "There's No Camp Like Home" "Balloonatics" "Paw and Order" | May 3, 1990 | 916 |
| Wind Some, Lose Some | "Gone with the Wind" "Nothing But the Tooth" "How Much Is That Rabbit in the Window" | May 3, 1990 | 917 |
| All's Well That Ends Well | "All's Well That Ends Wishing Well" "Bubble Trouble" "Where, Oh Where Has My Piglet Gone" | June 7, 1991 | 1182 |
| King of the Beasties | "King of the Beasties" "Tigger's Shoes" "Up, Up, and Awry" "Luck Amok" | February 27, 1992 | 1320 |
| The Sky's the Limit | "Pooh Skies" "Rabbit Takes a Holiday" "Owl in the Family" | February 27, 1992 | 1321 |
| Everything's Coming Up Roses | "Eeyi Eeyi Eeyore" "My Hero" "Honey for a Bunny" "Owl Feathers" | February 27, 1992 | 1322 |
| Pooh to the Rescue | "Oh, Bottle" "The Old Switcheroo" "The 'New' Eeyore" "Good-Bye Mr. Pooh" | February 27, 1992 | 1323 |
This list is for VHS releases in the UK, Australia and New Zealand from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
| VHS Name | Episode Titles | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Honey Pot Robbery | "The Great Honey Pot Robbery" "Stripes" | November 7, 1988 (UK) |
| Wild West Winnie | "Paw and Order" "Fish Out of Water" | 1990 (UK) |
| Birds of a Feather | "Find Her, Keep Her" "Donkey for a Day" | November 7, 1988 (UK) |
| Hundred Acre Hero | "Pooh Oughta Be In Pictures" "Trap as Trap Can" | April 3, 1989 (UK) |
| Up, Up and Away | "Balloonatics" "The Piglet Who Would Be King" | April 3, 1989 (UK) |
| The Masked Marauders | "The Wishing Bear" "The Masked Offender" | 1990 (UK) |
| Bubbles and Troubles | "Cleanliness Is Next to Impossible" "Luck Amok" | 1990 (UK) |
| Pooh Bear's Big Surprise | "The Rats Who Came to Dinner" "My Hero" "Owl Feathers" | 1990 (UK) |
| The Great River Rescue | "Oh Bottle" "The Old Switcheroo" "Tigger's Shoes" "Eeyi Eeyi Eeyore" | March 18, 1993 (UK) |
| Goodbye Mr. Pooh | "All's Well That Ends Wishing Well" "Bubble Trouble" "Goodbye Mr. Pooh" | March 18, 1993 (UK) |
The following were released under the title "Winnie the Pooh: Learning".
| VHS Name | Episode Titles | Release Date | Stock Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Making Friends | "Cloud, Cloud Go Away" "Tigger's Houseguest" "The Bug Stops Here" "Tigger is the Mother of Invention" | May 6, 1994 | 2457 |
| Sharing and Caring | "Lights Out" "The Rats Who Came to Dinner" "No Rabbit's a Fortress" | May 6, 1994 | 2458 |
| Helping Others | "Owl's Well That Ends Well" "A Very, Very Large Animal" "Caws and Effect" "To Dream the Impossible Scheme" | May 6, 1994 | 2459 |
| Growing Up | "Home is Where the Home is" "Grown But Not Forgotten" | July 21, 1995 | 3943 |
| Working Together | "Shovel, Shovel, Toil and Trouble" "Tigger's Shoes" "Easy Come, Easy Gopher" | July 17, 1996 | 6765 |
The following were released under the title "Winnie the Pooh: Playtime".
| VHS Name | Episode Titles | Release Date | Stock Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboy Pooh | "The Good, the Bad, and the Tigger" "Rabbit Marks the Spot" "The Masked Offender" | February 18, 1994 | 2198 |
| Detective Tigger | "Tigger, Private Ear" "Sham Pooh" "Invasion of the Pooh Snatcher" "Eeyore's Tail Tale" | February 18, 1994 | 2199 |
| Pooh Party | "Party Poohper" "A Bird in The Hand" "A Pooh Day Afternoon" | February 18, 1994 | 2200 |
| Fun 'N' Games | "What's the Score, Pooh" "Prize Piglet" "Piglet's Poohetry" | July 21, 1995 | 3941 |
| Happy Pooh Day | "April Pooh" "Tigger Got Your Tongue" "The Wise Have It" | July 17, 1996 | 6764 |
The following were released under the title "Winnie the Pooh: Friendship".
| VHS Name | Episode Titles | Release Date | Stock Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clever Little Piglet | "Where, Oh Where Has My Piglet Gone?" "Gone with the Wind" "My Hero" "Owl Feathers" | February 18, 1997 | 9802 |
| Pooh Wishes | "The Wishing Bear" "Good-Bye, Mr. Pooh" "Balloonatics" | February 18, 1997 | 9799 |
| Tigger-ific Tales | "All's Well That Ends Wishing Well" "Stripes" "Luck Amok" | February 18, 1997 | 9800 |
| Imagine That, Christopher Robin! | "Pooh Skies" "Oh, Bottle" "Up, Up, and Awry" | March 3, 1998 | 11030 |
| Three Cheers for Eeyore and Rabbit | "Eeyi Eeyi Eeyore" "The 'New' Eeyore" "Honey for a Bunny" "Rabbit Takes a Holiday" | March 3, 1998 | 11031 |
Other releases include the following.
| VHS Name | Episode Titles | Release Date | Stock Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too | "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too" "Magic Earmuffs" | November 13, 1994 | 2853 |
| Un-Valentine's Day | "Un-Valentine's Day" "Three Little Piglets" | January 13, 1995 | 3706 |
| Frankenpooh | "The Monster Frankenpooh" "Things That Go Piglet in the Night" "Pooh Moon" | September 8, 1995 | 3944 |
| Spookable Pooh | "A Knight to Remember" "Rock-a-Bye Pooh Bear" | September 4, 1996 | 6783 |
| Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh | "Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh" | August 26, 1997 | 10563 |
| Seasons of Giving | "Groundpiglet Day" "A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving" "Find Her, Keep Her" | November 9, 1999 October 31, 2000 | 17459 21404 |
| A Valentine for You | "A Valentine for You" | January 11, 2000 January 9, 2001 | 18782 |
DVD releases
Region 1:
Between 2002 and 2010, several episodes of the series were released on DVD.
Between 2005 and 2006, five DVDs were released as part of the "Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh" series. Each DVD would feature 4 episodes, and sometimes it would include a double-length episode. These DVDs were targeted for preschoolers.
The episodes "Honey for a Bunny" and "Trap as Trap Can" were made available as Bonus Shorts on Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo. They were only available on the initial DVD release.
The episodes "King of the Beasties" and "Tigger's Houseguest" were made available as Bonus Shorts on the 10th Anniversary DVD release of "The Tigger Movie". They were only available on the 10th Anniversary DVD release.
The episodes "Magic Earmuffs" and "The Wishing Bear" were made available as Bonus Shorts on the 10th Anniversary DVD release of "Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving". They were only available on the 10th Anniversary DVD release.
| DVD Name | Episode Titles | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Frankenpooh and Spookable Pooh | "The Monster Frankenpooh" "Things That Go Piglet in the Night" "Pooh Moon" "A Knight to Remember" "Rock-a-Bye Pooh Bear" | August 27, 2002 |
| Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving | Groundpiglet Day (incorporated into film) "Find Her, Keep Her (incorporated into film) "The Wishing Bear" (10th Anniversary edition bonus episode) "The Magic Earmuffs" (10th Anniversary edition bonus episode) | November 4, 2003 |
| Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo | "Honey for a Bunny" "Trap as Trap Can" | March 9, 2004 |
| Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery | "All's Well That Ends Wishing Well" "Babysitter Blues" "Party Poohper" "Piglet's Poohetry" | February 8, 2005 |
| Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh: Friends Forever | "Good-bye, Mr. Pooh" "Where, Oh Where Has My Piglet Gone?" "Fish Out of Water" "Pooh Skies" | February 8, 2005 |
| Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh: All for One, One for All | "X Marks the Spot" "A Friend in Deed" "The Piglet Who Would Be King" "Donkey for a Day" | Fall 2005 |
| Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh: It's Playtime with Pooh | "April Pooh" "The Good, the Bad, and the Tigger" "Bubble Trouble" "What's the Score, Pooh?" | May 23, 2006 |
| Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh: Love and Friendship | "A Very, Very Large Animal" "No Rabbit's a Fortress" "Stripes" "Tigger's Shoes" | May 23, 2006 |
| The Tigger Movie – 10th Anniversary | "King of the Beasties" "Tigger's Houseguest" | August 4, 2009 |
| A Valentine for You – Special Edition | "A Valentine for You" "Un-Valentine's Day" "Three Little Piglets" "My Hero" | January 5, 2010 |
Region 2:
In addition to, "Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year," (August 20, 2002) "Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun and Boo to You, Too!" (October 6, 2003) "Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving," (November 1, 2004) and "Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day and A Valentine for You" (August 20, 2010,) eight DVDs were released as part of "The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh" series. Each DVD would feature 4 episodes:
| DVD Name | Episode Titles | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh, Vol. 1: All for One, One for All | "Rabbit Marks the Spot" "Friend, In Deed" "The Piglet Who Would Be King" "Donkey for a Day" | March 17, 2003 |
| The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh, Vol. 2: Little Things Mean a Lot | "The Wishing Bear" "Honey for a Bunny" "Eeyi Eeyi Eeyore" "Monkey See, Monkey Do Better" | March 17, 2003 |
| The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh, Vol. 3: It's Playtime with Pooh | "April Pooh" "The Good, the Bad, and the Tigger" "Bubble Trouble" "What's the Score, Pooh?" | September 29, 2003 |
| The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh, Vol. 4: A Great Day of Discovery | "All's Well That Ends Wishing Well" "Babysitter Blues" "Party Poohper" "Piglet's Poohetry" | September 29, 2003 |
| The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh, Vol. 5: Friends Forever | "Good-bye, Mr. Pooh" "Where, Oh Where Has My Piglet Gone?" "Fish Out of Water" "Pooh Skies" | April 26, 2004 |
| The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh, Vol. 6: Love & Friendship | "A Very, Very Large Animal" "No Rabbit's a Fortress" "Stripes" "Tigger's Shoes" | April 26, 2004 |
| The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh, Vol. 7: Share Your World | "To Catch a Hiccup" "Owl's Well That Ends Well" "Lights Out" "The Rats Who Came to Dinner" | March 14, 2005 |
| The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh, Vol. 8: Growing Up with Pooh | "Cloud, Cloud Go Away" "Me and My Shadow" "Easy Come, Easy Gopher" "The Bug Stops Here" | March 14, 2005 |
Awards
- 1989 – Outstanding Animated Program (won)
- 1990 – Outstanding Animated Program (won, tied with Beetlejuice)
- 1989 – Humanitas Prize for Children's Animation Television (won, for "Find Her, Keep Her")
References
- 1 2 3 unknown (November 26, 1987). "WINNIE AND FRIENDS WILL GET NEW SERIES". Lexington Herald-Leader. USA. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
- ↑ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 12, no. 6, October/November 1994: pp. 36, 48.
- ↑ "Winnie the Pooh Song Lyrics". Archived from the original on August 3, 2009.
External links
- Official website
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on IMDb
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh at TV.com
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery DVD review
- Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh: Friends Forever DVD review