The Book of Pooh facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Book of Pooh |
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| Genre | Adventure Children Puppetry |
| Created by | Mitchell Kriegman |
| Based on | Winnie-the-Pooh (book) by A. A. Milne |
| Directed by | Mitchell Kriegman Dean Gordon Jon Ludwig Bruce Logan Tom Guaddarrama |
| Voices of | Jim Cummings John Fiedler Ken Sansom Peter Cullen Andre Stojka Kath Soucie Nikita Hopkins Stephanie D'Abruzzo |
| Narrated by | Mr. Narrator (Roger L. Jackson) |
| Opening theme | "Everyone Knows He's Winnie the Pooh" by Brian Woodbury and Mitchell Kriegman |
| Ending theme | "Goodbye for Now" by Brian Woodbury and Mitchell Kriegman |
| Composer(s) | Brian Woodbury Julian Harris Sean Altman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Production company(s) | Shadow Projects |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
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| Original network | Playhouse Disney on Disney Channel |
| Original release | January 22, 2001 – November 29, 2004 |
The Book of Pooh is an American children's television series that aired on the Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel. This show brings to life the beloved characters from the Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne. It was the third TV series to feature these characters from Disney. The show first aired on January 22, 2001, and finished its run on November 29, 2004. It was created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Shadow Projects. In 2001, a movie called The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart was released, which was based on this TV series. You can now watch The Book of Pooh on Disney+, where it became available on November 12, 2019.
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About the Show
This series seems to happen after the original Winnie-the-Pooh stories. In the show, Christopher Robin is about 11 years old and in sixth grade. The show changes some things from the original books. For example, Tigger already lives in the Hundred Acre Wood. Also, Kanga and Roo are introduced later as new friends.
Each episode starts in Christopher Robin's bedroom. His mom tells him it's time for school. After he leaves, the special book with Pooh and his friends opens. Then the show's theme song begins! In this series, Tigger likes honey, which is different from other stories where "Tiggers don't like honey!" Also, Tigger can climb up and down trees easily. Christopher Robin's face is never shown in the series. In this show, Rabbit lives in a tree, not a burrow, which is also a change from some other versions.
Meet the Characters
The characters in The Book of Pooh often sing and dance. These songs and dances help tell the story in each episode. Many of the stories in the show are new and not directly from A.A. Milne's original books.
The way the show looks, with its special puppet designs and animation, was done by Chris Renaud. He later became a co-director for the movie Despicable Me in 2010.
Here are the main characters and the actors who gave them their voices:
- Winnie the Pooh and Tigger: Jim Cummings
- Piglet: John Fiedler (speaking voice) / Jeff Bennett (singing voice)
- Rabbit: Ken Sansom
- Eeyore: Peter Cullen
- Owl: Andre Stojka
- Kessie: Stephanie D'Abruzzo
- Kanga: Kath Soucie
- Roo: Nikita Hopkins
- Christopher Robin: Paul Tiesler
- Christopher Robin's Mom: Vicki Kenderes Eibner
- Mr. Narrator: Roger L. Jackson
The versions of Tigger and Pooh from this show also appeared in a music video. This video was for the We Are Family Foundation.
Puppetry Style
The show uses a special kind of puppetry. It is based on Japanese bunraku puppetry. This style, along with the backgrounds that look like cut-outs, makes the show look like a pop-up book. This is why it's called "The Book of Pooh." This was the first time the "Shadowmation" process was used. This process was created by Mitchell Kriegman. It was later used in another TV series called It's a Big Big World.
Main Songs
- "Everyone Knows He's Winnie the Pooh" (This is the song you hear at the beginning of the show.)
- "Goodbye for Now" (This is the song you hear at the end of the show.)
Episodes
Series Overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | January 22, 2001 | April 3, 2002 | |
| 2 | 25 | July 17, 2001 | November 29, 2004 | |
Season 1 (2001-02)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Best Wishes, Winnie the Pooh / Double Time" | January 22, 2001 |
| 2 | "Are You Me? / Rabbit's Happy Birthday Party" | January 22, 2001 |
| 3 | "Circumference Equals Pirate 'Arrr' Squared / Pooh's to Do" | January 23, 2001 |
| 4 | "Pigletry / Dinosnores" | January 24, 2001 |
| 5 | "My Gloomy Valentine / Mr. Narrator" | January 25, 2001 |
| 6 | "Whooo Dunnit / Biglet" | January 26, 2001 |
| 7 | "I Could Have Laughed All Night / X Spots the Mark" | January 27, 2001 |
| 8 | "I Came, I Sowed, I Conked It / I Get a Cake Out of You" | January 28, 2001 |
| 9 | "Vegetable of Contents / A Welcome to Beat the Band With" | January 29, 2001 |
| 10 | "Owl's Book / The Autobiography of Tigger" | January 30, 2001 |
| 11 | "You Can Lead Eeyore to Books / The Spice of Life" | March 12, 2001 |
| 12 | "Mr. Narrator / Honey Glazed Hamlet" | March 19, 2001 |
| 13 | "Bee-Friended / The Nightmare" | March 26, 2001 |
| 14 | "A Win Who Won Situation / Best Wishes, Winnie the Pooh" | April 2, 2001 |
| 15 | "Biglet / Home Very Sweet Home" | April 9, 2001 |
| 16 | "Don Pooh-Xote / Beastly Burden" | April 16, 2001 |
| 17 | "It's a Bird? Yes! / A Breezy Little Story" | April 23, 2001 |
| 18 | "The Small Wonders / Are You Me?" | April 30, 2001 |
| 19 | "Night of the Brussels Sprout / I Could Have Laughed All Night" | May 7, 2001 |
| 20 | "Kessie Wises Up / Eeyore's Tailiversary" | May 14, 2001 |
| 21 | "The Words Are Out / Brain Drain" | May 21, 2001 |
| 22 | "Pleas and Thank-You's / The Rumor Millstone" | May 28, 2001 |
| 23 | "Busy as a Spelling Bee / Up in the Air Junior Bird Donkey" | June 4, 2001 |
| 24 | "Over the Hill / Tigger's Replacement" | April 1, 2002 |
| 25 | "Take Me to What River? / My Gloomy Valentine" | April 2, 2002 |
| 26 | "Greenhorn with a Green Thumb / Night of the Waking Tigger" | April 3, 2002 |
Season 2 (2001–04)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 27 | "The Wood Without Pooh / Friends of a Different Stripe" | July 14, 2001 |
| 28 | "Mothers of Invention / Once Upon a Happy Ending" | July 15, 2001 |
| 29 | "Piglet's Perfect Party / A Wood Divided" | July 16, 2001 |
| 30 | "Day of the Knights / Come as Eeyore" | July 23, 2001 |
| 31 | "Bravehat / Scaredy Cat" | July 30, 2001 |
| 32 | "On a Clear Day You Can Bounce Forever / The Best Day Ever" | August 6, 2001 |
| 33 | "Roo Sticks / The Hundred Acre Scrapbook" | August 13, 2001 |
| 34 | "Where the Heffalumps Roam / And a Good Time Was Had By All" | August 27, 2001 |
| 35 | "What's News Tigger-Cat? / Pooh's 24 Hour Bug" | September 28, 2001 |
| 36 | "Blue Ribbon Bunny / Under the Pig Top" | December 26, 2001 |
| 37 | "The Best Laid Planets / Happy Harvest Hare" | November 13, 2001 |
| 38 | "Bounce of a Lifetime / Hare and Share Alike" | May 19, 2001 |
| 39 | "The Terrific Talking Tomato / Kessie Flies for a Spell" | March 3, 2003 |
| 40 | "The Book of Boo" | October 1, 2001 |
| 41 | "Kessie Gets the Message / Map of the Wood" | October 15, 2002 |
| 42 | "The Stickiest Glue of All / A Smackeral in Every Pot" | March 17, 2003 |
| 43 | "Do the Roo / Buck-a-Roo" | March 24, 2003 |
| 44 | "Could it Be Magic? / Diary of a Mad Gardener" | October 29, 2002 |
| 45 | "I Was King of the Heffalumps / Tigger's Club" | November 8, 2004 |
| 46 | "Chez Piglet / Pandora's Suggestion Box" | February 6, 2003 |
| 47 | "Enter Braying / Weather or Not" | July 3, 2003 |
| 48 | "The Case of the Disappeared Donkey / The Littest Dinosnore" | July 8, 2003 |
| 49 | "Piglet's Inadvertent Adventure / Power of the Pencil" | March 15, 2003 |
| 50 | "The Wishing Tree" | December 3, 2001 |
| 51 | "The Great Honey Pot / Paging Piglet" | November 5, 2002 |
Awards and Recognition
The Book of Pooh was recognized for its quality. It received three nominations for the Emmy Awards. In 2002, the show tied with Sesame Street for "Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series" at the 29th Daytime Emmy Awards.
The Movie Spin-off
There is also a movie based on the TV series. It is called The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart. This movie was released directly to video. It was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Television Animation.
The film is a collection of six episodes from the TV series. Each episode in the movie focuses on one character. The movie connects these episodes with a simple story. In this story, the characters wait in Christopher Robin's room for him to arrive. Like the TV show, each episode in the movie includes an original song.
Watching at Home
Several VHS tapes of The Book of Pooh were released in the early 2000s. These tapes allowed families to watch their favorite episodes at home. Some popular titles included "Fun with Friends" and "A Valentine for Eeyore."
