Eeyore

Brad Garrett (Animated StoryBook: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Christopher Robin, Ralph Breaks the Internet)
Bud Luckey (2011 film)
Gregg Berger (video games)
Will Ryan (singing voice; Welcome to Pooh Corner)

### Appears in

Welcome to Pooh Corner
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
House of Mouse
The Book of Pooh
My Friends Tigger & Pooh
A Poem Is...
Doc McStuffins (guest appearance)

### Debut

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

**Eeyore** is a pessimistic and gloomy old stuffed donkey belonging to Christopher Robin that first appeared in Disney's 1966 theatrical short *Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree*.

## Appearance

Eeyore is a grey (sometimes blue) toy donkey. He has a black mane, droopy ears, a detachable tail with a black tuft and a pink bow, and a silver nail on his tail to his rear.

## Personality

Eeyore is hardly ever happy, and even when he is, he's still sardonic and a bit cynical. Ironically, he actually seems to enjoy being gloomy to an extent and sees it as the essence of his very being. Nevertheless, he seems genuinely appreciative of the effort his friends put forth to cheer him up and is still a good friend. Eeyore's grumpiness and negative ways might be attributed to the fact that his tail is affixed to his backside using a pushpin and has a tendency to fall off. He hates his tail a bit, but he agrees that nothing better can replace it. He also loves sad stories because they make him feel more appreciative of his life and what he has. He also really likes eating thistles and sugar cubes.

Even though he complains a lot, Eeyore is generally quite a reliable character; a person you can lean on in times of trouble. He can sometimes be quite insightful ― in *Winnie the Pooh's Most Grand Adventure*, he was the first to understand that the group didn't have to go on a long and dangerous journey to become strong, smart or brave ― they had it inside them all along. In addition to this, a few episodes of the animated series *The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh* have shown hints that Eeyore is arguably the smartest, wisest, and most down-to-earth resident of the Hundred Acre Woods and has the most common sense (along with Kanga), most notably seen in the episode "Stripes" and "Home is Where the Home is".

## Trivia

* Eeyore spells his name "**eoR**".
* While Eeyore is gray in animation and puppetry, he is blue in merchandise.
* In *Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore*, it is revealed that Eeyore's favorite color is red.
* Eeyore's birthday was December 25, Pre-1922#1921, when Christopher Robin got him as a Christmas present.
* Despite his depressive nature, Eeyore is capable of great compassion and empathy, which is shown when he grows a plant that Rabbit (a master gardener) was unable to grow, just by showing the plant a little love.
* Eeyore is the only one of the toy animals to have more detailed eyes as opposed to just having black doted-eyes, while Rabbit and Owl also have detailed eyes they were both real animals as opposed to toy ones.
* In merchandise by the Walt Disney Company and cover art, Eeyore always has an uncharacteristic smile. Also, he is somewhat less caustic and sarcastic in the Disney version than in A.A. Milne's original stories. It must also be noted that Eeyore's tail wasn't always fixed to him by a pushpin, although Disney has chosen this as part of his permanent image.
* Age-wise, Eeyore may be the oldest member of the group.
* Eeyore's name is based on the British Cockney dialect version of the phrase "hee-haw".
* Eeyore is the current reigning champion at Poohsticks.
* In *Christopher Robin*, Eeyore has a silly habit of calling Evelyn Robin "Evelyn My-Wife" as he believes it is her full name.
* Eeyore constantly losing his tail and needing it pinned to him (which is also the recurring gag) could be a reference to the party game "Pin the Tail on the Donkey".

## Quotes

* **"Thanks for noticin' me."**
* **"Typical, everyone's invited but me."**
* **"It figures."**