Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore [VHS]
It's a regular roly-poly day in the 100 Acre Woods. Pooh and friends are playing games at the river when Eeyore comes into view, bemused as usual. Pooh notices Eeyore is even bluer today, and when he discovers everyone has forgotten Eeyore's birthday, Pooh springs (a relative term) into action. This 25-minute short was made to look like other Pooh classics (includingThe Blustery Day,The Honey Tree, andTigger Too), using the same opening inside Christopher Robin's home (with a scratchy and grainy film stock to boot), but this segment was made in 1983, nine years afterTigger. The main difference: some unmistakable voices are gone, along with some of the magic. But for those who love Pooh, the short is a natural to pick up.--Doug Thomas