"Groundpiglet Day" |
|
|---|---|
| Season 2, Episode 3b | |
 | |
| Production Information | |
| Director |
Terence Harrison Karl Geurs Mark Zaslove (Voice Direction) |
| Writer |
Jimmy Danelli (story) Mark Zaslove (story) Carter Crocker (teleplay) |
| Prod code | 203b |
| Airdate | September 23, 1989 |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous | Bubble Trouble |
| Next | All's Well That Ends Wishing Well |
Groundpiglet Day is the second segment of the third episode of the second season of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. It originally aired on September 23, 1989 on ABC.
Synopsis[]
After a calendar accident, Rabbit believes it’s Groundhog Day. Seeming as they don’t have a groundhog, they use Piglet to decide whether they’re in for more winter or spring. A misunderstanding leads them to believe it’s spring, when it’s winter! Piglet is disappointed, and leaves to find a real groundhog. Can Rabbit, Tigger and Pooh be able to find Piglet?
Plot[]
Tigger wants to go skiing, but Pooh and Piglet point out to him that there’s no snow. Unsure of whether it’s the first day of winter or not, the three friends go to Rabbit’s house to ask him. When they walk in, they track muddy footprints into Rabbit’s freshly-cleaned living room, and the strong winds from outside blow many pages of Rabbit’s calendar under his bed. The friends ask Rabbit what day it is and Rabbit, unaware that the pages were blown off, reads that it is February 2nd, which is Groundhog Day. He explains that if a groundhog comes out of his hole and sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter, and if he won’t, spring will come “Tomorrow”. To check if there is an early spring, the four try to find a groundhog, but since Gopher is not willing to participate, they decide to use Piglet as one. Rabbit asks Piglet is he can see his shadow, but because Piglet’s hat has fallen over his eyes, he says he has to find the shadow. The friends conclude that spring will come early and start their spring cleaning right away.
The next day, a blanket of snow has covered the Hundred Acre Wood, ruining everyone’s spring plans. Believing he was tricked, Rabbit furiously goes to Piglet’s house and angrily yells at him for getting his predictions wrong. As he returns to his house, the winter winds blow the missing calendar pages into Rabbit’s face and he realizes that it’s actually November. Feeling remorseful over how he spoke to Piglet, Rabbit goes to his house to apologize, but finds a note from Piglet saying that he’s run off to find a real groundhog to tell him what season it really is. As Rabbit tries to find him, Piglet is searching for a groundhog when a pile of snow drops into him and digs his way out from the bottom and decides to go back home. Rabbit finds a snowman with Piglet’s hat on it and, believing that Piglet has been frozen solid, takes him to his house to warm “Piglet” up. His, Pooh, and Tigger’s attempts at doing so cause the snowman to melt away. Piglet enters in and tries to talk to Rabbit, but Rabbit, believing the melted snowman is speaking to him, answers saying he regrets making Piglet into a groundhog and begs for forgiveness. Piglet says he has something to say and he does forgive him and it is there that Rabbit turns around and sees that Piglet was never a snowman after all. Piglet also asks Rabbit what the actual day is since it’s not spring, winter or Groundhog Day and Rabbit says that it’s November 13th. Realizing the shock, Tigger finds out that it’s Porcupine Day so he suggests that they’ll find a Porcupine.
Characters[]
Locations[]
- Hundred Acre Wood
- Rabbit's House
- Rabbit's Garden
- Gopher's House
- Pooh's House
- Tigger's House
- Piglet's House
Cast[]
| Voice actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Jim Cummings | Winnie the Pooh |
| John Fiedler | Piglet |
| Paul Winchell | Tigger |
| Ken Sansom | Rabbit |
| Michael Gough | Gopher |
Credits[]
Produced by
Producer/Director
Story Editor
“BUBBLE TROUBLE”
Story by
Teleplay by
“GROUNDPIGLET DAY”
Story by
Teleplay by
Assistant Story Editors
Director
With the Talents of
and
as
Voice Direction
Assistant Producer
Art Director
Storyboard Designers
Character Design
Background Styling
Color Stylist
Supervising Timing Director
Timing Directors
Track Reader
Script Coordinator
Archives Administrator
Artwork Coordinator
Talent Coordinator
Post Production Manager
Post Production Coordinator
Production Assistants
Supervising Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Music Editor & Re-recording Mixer
Songs Written and Produced
by
Music by
&
“Unusual Bubble Recipe”
Performed by
PAUL WINCHELL
Animation Production by
Animation Supervisor
Animation Director
THIS PICTURE MADE UNDER
THIS JURISDICTION OF
*.
AFFILIATED WITH
A.F.L. C.I.O.
©1989 THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Walt Disney
Television
Notes[]
- For some reason, this episode has a second title card that was shown at the beginning.
- When this episode was featured in Seasons of Giving, the ending was slightly altered to tie in with A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving. After Tigger realizes it’s November 13, he says "Do you realize what this means? Why, it's almost Thanksgiving." In the actual episode, he says "Do you realize what this means? It's Porcupine Day!".
- Also, in Seasons of Giving, the altered line was provided by Jim Cummings rather than Paul Winchell.
- The Original Version on VHS was provided by Paul Winchell.
- Rabbit's calendar showed November 7 before the pages were blown off, meaning it was still five days ahead when
Rabbit found the pages.
Gallery[]
