The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Information

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is an American animated children's television series produced by Walt Disney Television that ran from 1988 to 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 of 1988 on Disney Channel. The show moved to ABC in September of that same year. After the final episode was shown in December of 1991, reruns continued to air on ABC until September 4, 1993. On January 6, 1996, before Disney took over ABC's One Saturday Morning programming, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was brought back in reruns, in which it aired until September 7, 2002. The Disney Channel began airing the series on October 3, 1994, and continued to air until September 1, 2006. The show also aired on Playhouse Disney from 1999 to 2006, as well as on Toon Disney from the channel's launch in 1998 until 2004 (returning briefly in early 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.

In 1989, this show was paired with Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, and titled, Disney's Gummi Bears-Winnie the Pooh Hour.

The show featured a number of original songs, including "Here We Go Floating" from the episode "Balloonatics".

Airing history

US

• ABC (1988"1993, 1996"2002)
• The Disney Channel/Disney Channel (1988, 1994"1997/1997-2006)
• Toon Disney (1998"2004, 2007)
• Playhouse Disney (1999"2006)
• Disney Junior (2013-present)

UK

• ITV (1988)
• The Disney Channel/Disney Channel (1995-1997/1997"2010)
• Toon Disney (2002"2005)
• Playhouse Disney (2000"2011)

Australia

• Seven Network (1989"1991)
• The Disney Channel/Disney Channel (1996"1997/1997-2004)
• Playhouse Disney (1999"2010)

Philippines

• GMA Network
• Cartoon Network
• Kids' WB

Czech Republic

• ?T (1993)
• NOVA (1994,2000,2005)
• Disney Channel (2013-current)

Japanese

• Disney XD
• TV Tokyo
• Jetix
• Kids' WB

Spanish

• Disney Junior (Latin America)
• Clan TVE (Coming Soon)
• Boing (Spain) (Coming Soon)
• Cartoon Network
• Kids' WB

Italy

• Boing (Italy)
• Cartoon Network

Characters

• Pooh (voiced by Jim Cummings)
• Piglet (voiced by John Fiedler)
• Tigger (voiced by Paul Winchell, and later Jim Cummings in the episode King of the Beasties and season 3 and 4, Later Paul Winchell returns in Eeyi Eeyi Eeyore and Christmas Too in 1991)
• Rabbit and Stan the Wozzle (voiced by Ken Sansom)
• Eeyore (voiced by Peter Cullen)
• Gopher (voiced by Michael Gough)
• Kanga (voiced by Patricia Parris) end credit for Patty Parris
• Roo (voiced by Nicholas Melody)
• Owl (voiced by Hal Smith)
• Christopher Robin (voiced by Tim Hoskins, later Edan Gross in Christmas Too in 1991)
• Heff Heffalump (voiced by Chuck McCann)

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

See List of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh episodes for more information

Home media release

During the 1990's, various VHS tapes were released in the United States each containing 2 to 4 episodes. Several more were later released in the 2000 (decade.) Other countries had their own exclusive VHS releases. There were 10 volumes under the title "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," released between 1989 and 1992 through Walt Disney Home Video.

1. The Great Honey Pot Robbery
2. The Wishing Bear
3. Newfound Friends
4. There's No Camp Like Home
5. Wind Some Lose Some
6. All's Well That Ends Well
7. King of the Beasties
8. The Sky's the Limit
9. Everything's Coming Up Roses
10. Pooh to the Rescue

The following were released under the title "Winnie the Pooh: Playtime"

1. Cowboy Pooh
2. Detective Tigger
3. Pooh Party
4. Fun 'n Games
5. Happy Pooh Day

The following were released under the title "Winnie the Pooh: Learning"

1. Making Friends
2. Sharing and Caring
3. Helping Others
4. Growing Up
5. Working Together

The following were released under the title "Winnie the Pooh: Friendship"

1. Clever Little Piglet
2. Three Cheers for Eeyore and Rabbit
3. Imagine That, Christopher Robin
4. Tigger-Ific Tales
5. Pooh Wishes

Other releases

1. Frankenpooh
2. Spookable Pooh
3. Un-Valentine's Day
4. Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
5. A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
6. Seasons of Giving
7. Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
8. Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine For You
9. Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

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 "Un-Valentine's Day" and "The Three Little Piglets" were made available on the DVD release of Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine For You, released in 2010.

Awards

Emmy Awards

• 1989 " Outstanding Animated Program (won)
• 1990 " Outstanding Animated Program (won, tied with Beetlejuice)