Winnie the Pooh Character

Winnie the Pooh is a fictional character in books, films, television and merchandise that has become popular among children and adults. He is known as the lovable bear who's stuffed with fluff.

Eva and Franco Mattes, two artists who run the website 0100101110101101.org, created an image of a Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal being overcome and tied down by a crowd of smaller figurines. The attacking figurines include Mario from the Super Mario Bros. series, Bart Simpson and Wonder Woman.¹

Fast Facts

1. Created by: A. A. Milne and Ernest Shepard
2. First appearance: Winnie-The-Pooh a book written in 1926
3. Inspiration for Winnie the Pooh came from a teddy bear owned by Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne
4. Licensed to The Walt Disney Company in 1966
5. Loves honey
6. The real teddy bear and his friends are on display in The New York Public Library.²

$50,000 Pooh Sketch

An original pencil sketch of Winnie the Pooh sold for $50,000 at an auction on November 4, 2008. The sketch was an original, drawn by E.H. Shepard, a renowned children's literature illustrator. A German man purchased the drawing for his wife.³

Winnie the Pooh Voices

• Sterling Holloway (1966-1979}
• Hal Smith (1980-1988)
• Jim Cummings (1988-current)

History

The inspiration for Winnie the Pooh came from a combination of a black bear named Winnie at the London zoo, and a teddy bear owned by Milne's son. The character Christopher Robin is based on Milne's son and the other characters were his son's toys, with the exception of Rabbit and Owl.

The first book about Winnie the Pooh was written in 1926, followed by The House on Pooh Corner in 1928, with Ernest Shepard as the illustrator.

The rights to Pooh and his friends were purchased by Disney in 1966, where they have been featured in television programs, films and products.

Quotes

"I ought to say," explained Pooh as they walked down to the shore of the island, "that it isn't just an ordinary sort of boat. Sometimes it's a Boat, and sometimes it's more of an Accident. It all depends."

"Depends on what?"

"On whether I'm on the top of it or underneath it."⁴

"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"

"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"

"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.

Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said.⁴

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