The Book of Pooh |
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| Background Information | |
| Genre |
Adventure |
| Created by | |
| Starring |
Roger L. Jackson |
| Opening theme |
"Everyone Knows He's Winnie the Pooh", written by Brian Woodbury and Mitchell Kriegman |
| Composer |
Brian Woodbury |
| Country of Origin |
United States |
| Language |
American English |
| Seasons |
2 |
| Episodes |
48 |
| Production | |
| Executive Producers |
Mitchell Kriegman |
| Running time |
22 minutes |
| Production company | |
| Broadcast | |
| Series run | |
| Network |
Disney Channel (Playhouse Disney block) |
| Status |
Ended |
The Book of Pooh is an American television series that aired on Playhouse Disney. It is the 3rd television series to feature the characters from Disney Winnie the Pooh franchise based on A.A. Milne's works; the other 2 were the live-action Welcome to Pooh Corner (to which this series bears resemblance) and the animated The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh which ran from 1988-1991. It premiered on January 22, 2001 and completed it's run on November 23, 2004. The show was produced by Shadow Projects and Playhouse Disney.
Overview[]
Each episode begins in Christopher Robin's room as his mom calls for him to get ready for school. He leaves the room while swiping his bookbag over a book titled "The Book of Pooh". The book opens as the characters come to life and sing "Everyone Knows He's Winnie the Pooh". This is followed by 2 11-minute stories (or one 22-minute story on 2 occasions), each featuring at least one original song at one point. After which, Mr. Narrator and one of the animals recap on the events of the stories, then Pooh and his friends appear in Christopher Robin's room as they sing "Goodbye for Now". They jump back into the book just as Christopher Robin returns home and closes it, after which the credits roll.
Kanga and Roo initially were not featured, though they would be introduced to the series for the second season.
Characters[]
- Winnie the Pooh and Tigger - Jim Cummings
- Piglet - John Fiedler (speaking voice) and Jeff Bennett (singing voice)
- Rabbit - Ken Sansom
- Eeyore - Peter Cullen
- Kessie - Stephanie D’Abruzzo
- Kanga - Kath Soucie
- Roo - Nikita Hopkins
- Owl - Andre Stojka
- Christopher Robin - Paul Tiesler
- Christopher Robin's Mom - Vicki Kenderes-Eibner
- Mr. Narrator - Roger L. Jackson
Episodes[]
- Main article: List of The Book of Pooh episodes
Main songs used[]
- "Everyone Knows He's Winnie the Pooh" (opening theme)
- "Goodbye for Now" (closing theme)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- No characters appear in every episode of the series.
- This is the first Winnie the Pooh television series where Jim Cummings voices Tigger in all of his speaking roles, as well as the last to feature John Fiedler as Piglet and thus any of the original cast from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- This is the only Winnie the Pooh television series where Andre Stojka and Nikita Hopkins voice Owl and Roo respectively.
- This is to date the only Winnie the Pooh series where Kessie is a recurring character.
More to explore[]
- The Book of Pooh at Wikipedia
- The Book of Pooh at TV.com
- The Book of Pooh at IMDb
- The Book of Pooh on Disney+