The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh "The Rats Who Came to Dinner" |
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| Season 1, Episode 17b, Overall 25 | |
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| Production Information | |
| Director |
Karl Geurs Terence Harrison (Animation Director) |
| Writer |
Mark Zaslove (story) Bruce Talkington (teleplay) |
| Prod code | 117b |
| Airdate | January 7, 1989 |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous | King of the Beasties |
| Next | My Hero |
The Rats Who Came to Dinner is the second segment of the seventeenth episode of the first season of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Its original air date is January 7, 1989.
Synopsis[]
The Pack Rats are stealing things, and giving walnuts in return. When they sneak into Pooh's house, Pooh takes them in from the flood and tries to teach them that giving is better than getting. But when the rest of the friends appear, determined to catch the rats, will they listen to Pooh?
Plot[]
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On a rainy night in the Hundred Acre Wood, the Pack Rats are secretly stealing lots of things, putting walnuts in place of what they take. After their refuge is flooded, they go to Pooh's house. After a brief shock, Pooh allows them to stay, but tells them they are lucky to find someone who does since they have a reputation for stealing. The three rodents are shocked by this statement and explain tht they don’t steal, just trade.
Pooh tells them that walnuts are nice and stuff but that it is wrong to take other people’s stuff, and that in the moment, for example, he doesn’t need any walnuts, what he needs is pots to stop the leaks. The Pack Rats decide to steal pots from Rabbit and the rest of the gang, who are not very happy about it. Meanwhile, Piglet is pushing a huge bathtub full of water. Later, Pooh further explains to the rats that it is better to give than to take, which makes the rats give all Pooh’s things to Piglet. When Pooh finds out about this, he explains that he is really sad that the rats took his things without asking, as he had been really nice to them.
With the rain still falling outside, Rabbit and the others arrive again, determined to catch the burglars. Pooh defends the Pack Rats, saying that they are not thieves, but really just confused. Rabbit captures the rats and opens the door, causing water to enter and flood Pooh Bear's house. When the rain stops, the woods are still flooded. Gopher enters the gang’s houses with a diving suit to discover that everybody’s stuff has disappeared and finds only walnuts. Pooh admits maybe the rats are thieves after all. Later, the gang goes to Owl's house, the only place not flooded, only to find that the rats had saved all the gang’s stuff from the flood by putting them in Owl’s closet. Pooh and his friends commemorate by giving the Pack Rats a party and a big cake.
Characters[]
Locations[]
- Hundred Acre Wood
- Bower with Pooh's Signpost
- Owl's House
- Pack Rats' Cache
- Pooh's House
- Piglet's House
- Rabbit's House
Cast[]
| Voice actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Jim Cummings | Winnie the Pooh |
| John Fiedler | Piglet |
| Paul Winchell | Tigger |
| Ken Sansom | Rabbit |
| Michael Gough | Gopher |
| Hal Smith | Owl |
Quotes[]
- Pooh - “The Pack Rats! Burglars! Thieves! Heeeelp!!! (stops and turns to the Pack Rats) Ah, excuse me, but I believe this is my house. Perhaps... You should leave?”
- Pooh - “When someone does something nice for you, you’re supposed to do something nice for them. That’s called friendship, and I thought you were my friends.”
- Tigger - “Gone! Everything I had, nothing left!” (crying)
Pooh - “But you never had anything, Tigger.”
Tigger - (cheers up) “Hey, you’re right, kiddo! Saved by circumchances!”
Interval Title Card[]
Credits[]
Produced by
Producer/Director
Story Editor
“KING OF THE BEASTIES”
Story by
Teleplay by
“THE RATS WHO CAME TO DINNER”
Story by
Teleplay by
With the Voice Talents of
as Winnie the Pooh and Tigger
and
as
Animation Director
Assistant Producer
Assistant Story Editor
Art Director
Storyboard Designers
Character Design
Background Stylist
Color Stylist
Timing Directors
Track Reader
Overseas Animation Supervisors
KEN KESSEL
Talent Coordinator
Archives Administrator
Artwork 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
&
Performed by
Animation Production by
THIS PICTURE MADE UNDER
THIS JURISDICTION OF
*.
AFFILIATED WITH
A.F.L. C.I.O.
©1989 THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Distributed By
Trivia[]
- This episode marks the second of three appearances of the Pack Rats after "Nothing But the Tooth" and before "Oh, Bottle", as well as their last appearance in the first season.
- Pooh tells Tigger that he never had anything, even though he already had a house in the previous segment.
- 1 Little Fat Pack Rat with a Red Nose is using a giant sneeze 2 times like Papa Heffalump.
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