Winnie The Pooh

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*- Winnie The Pooh*

Winnie The Pooh is a protagonist and the leader of The New Action Squad.

## Character Information

### Personality

Slow, naive, gluttonous, caring, quiet, friendly, dim-witted, impulsive, forgetful, simple-minded, gullible, illiterate, childlike, oblivious, thoughtful, honest, ignorant, positive, lazy, polite, wise

### Goal

To keep his tummy full of honey/To protect the universe from evil

### Nicknames

Pooh
Pooh Bear
Pooh Boy (Referred to by Tigger)
Silly Old Bear (Referred to by Christopher Robin)
Fat Yellow Toy (Referred to by The Biskit Twins)

## Media Information

### First Appearance

The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh (1977)

## **BIOGRAPHY**

Pooh Bear resides in the Hundred Acre Wood, an imaginative world inhabited by anthropomorphic stuffed toys and animals that Christopher Robin frequents. Pooh is stuffed with fluff, and there for impervious to pain. Due to his obesity, his seams burst open on occasion, but Pooh has become so accustomed to this that he can tie it back together in seconds. Pooh's tree house—which is under the name Sanders—is mostly filled with jars and jars of honey, which he harvests from beehives throughout the day.

At the jingle of his "Pooh-koo clock", Pooh typically starts his mornings with his "stoutness exercise", which is an ironic attempt to gain weight, rather than lose it. When not collecting honey or pondering about nothing in his Thoughtful Spot, Pooh spends his day with his friends, the most significant of which being Christopher Robin, with whom he shares a special bond.

Outside of the 100 Acre Wood, he is the Leader of The New Action Squad.

## **APPEARANCE**

Pooh is an anthropomorphic teddy bear. He is short, has yellow fur, and a round belly. He has black dot eyes, a black nose, a short snout, and small round ears. There is also stitching on his belly and bottom, which occasionally rips open. He only wears a small red short-sleeved shirt, in which his belly hangs out of.

## **PERSONALITY**

Pooh is described as being "a bear of very little brain." He is generally kind and friendly towards everyone and has a demeanor that is childlike and innocent. Because of his limited intelligence, however, Pooh is extremely naive. Absent-minded and simple, he tends to process things at a slower pace than his friends, to the point of seeming disoriented. Pooh's sluggish nature also makes him somewhat passive in most situations.

Pooh is arguably best known for his love of honey (or "hunny" as he spells it). He keeps a supply of pots at his home, but they are often empty due to his unending appetite. When he runs out, he often travels to Rabbit's house to borrow some. Loyal to his friends and the "favored" toy of Christopher Robin, Pooh is often entitled to "leader of the group". He has a knack for being very optimistic during times of despair. He can be very courageous in tough times and is usually the one consulted when trouble occurs.

In spite of being "a bear of very little brain", Pooh occasionally seems to hold some wisdom, such as in *Pooh's Heffalump Movie*, in which he's the first one to realize that the "monster" all feared was a mother looking for her baby, and though most of *Christopher Robin*, such as when Christopher states that he doesn't need a balloon, Pooh states that, though he's aware he doesn't need it, it would make him happy, and when he constantly asks if Christopher's work is as important as the latter claims to be. As his best friend states in *Christopher Robin*, his wisdom is because Pooh is "a bear of very big heart".

However, when out on mission he grows to be stern and innovative wanting to find new ideas and new ways to protect others.

## **TRIVIA**

* On April 11, 2006, Pooh received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, being the 4th Disney character to receive one after Mickey Mouse, Snow White, and Donald Duck.
* Pooh's original voice actor, Sterling Holloway, once said that Pooh was his favorite.
* It is implied Christopher Robin received him on his first birthday, as, in *The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh*, *Pooh's Grand Adventure*, and *Christopher Robin,* Christopher Robin asked if Pooh will stay in the Hundred Acre Wood, even when he's a hundred. Pooh asks "How old will I be?," and Christopher Robin answers, "Ninety-nine."
* In *House of Mouse*, Pooh never had any lines, which is curious, as his voice actor Jim Cummings did multiple voices in the series.
* He, Piglet, and Roo are the only animal characters of the franchise who wear clothes. In all three cases, a shirt but no pants.
* Pooh's current voice actor, Jim Cummings, also voices for Tigger.
* The read-along story of his origin, *The Original Story of Winnie the Pooh*, only mentions Harry Coleburn buying the black bear to be named Winnie, and Christopher Robin renaming his teddy bear Edward using the name Pooh out of nowhere. It never mentions Winnie being orphaned by the hunter or the involvement of the swan Pooh. The ending only says, "that's another amazing story."
* In 2017, China began to censor Winnie-the-Pooh, due to the character being compared to Chinese president Xi Jinping by the use of internet memes.