The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (The Friendship Edition) Reviews

• WInnie the Pooh.......a family Treasure.....

  
  By A29Q1SCC4OCO67 on 2003-09-17
  This is one of the Disney's materpieces. I'm in my 20's and I grew up with Winnie the pooh not only with the movie but with the tv series and the Book. It is hard to imagine a more delightful DVD introduction to A. A. Milne's cherished Winnie the Pooh books than this 1977 short stories, which gathered the Disney studio's original trio of animated featurettes: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966): Pooh of course goes out looking for hunny and gets into some trouble, the Oscar-winning Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968): the hundred acre woods is flooded and piglet is in trouble, and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Too (1974):this is one of my favorite of the short stories where you meet tigger and you hear him sing his memorable song. Pooh was a pet project of Walt Disney, whose children loved the books about the "willy nilly silly old bear" and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Faithful to the look and gentle spirit of the books, these mellow shorts do Milne proud. With the voices of Sterling Holloway as Pooh, Paul Winchell as Tigger, and John Fiedler as Piglet, the delightful characters come to life. The DVD edition includes a honey jar full of additional special features, including interactive sing-alongs and various activities. But the best part is how they restored the animation vivid and stunning as i would believe as when the movies first arrived in theathers. This movie is my family's favorite. At least once a month my nephew watches it and sings along and is enchanted by silly Pooh, little piglet, gloomy eeyore, rabbit and his gardening,know it all owl, kanga and little roo and bouncy tigger too. This is sure to be in your dvd collection already or soon, where you can be enchanted by one of disney's greatest materpieces about a boy named christopher robin and his nilly silly old bear pooh and his friends and a wonderful place called the hundred acre woods!
  5 stars ***** two thumbs way way way up!
  
  

• Same content as the 2002 release -- and that's good!

  
  By A10G4BPT5MGBHY on 2007-06-17
  Despite new packaging and a hokey new subtitle, this release of Disney's original three Winnie the Pooh featurettes is actually identical to the 2002 "25th Anniversary Edition" -- same video, same audio, same bonus features. And for once, that's good! That earlier DVD transfer was already digitally restored and had some good extras, including "A Day for Eeyore" and one of Disney's better making-of documentaries, but was pulled off the shelves early last year. Now, however, it's back, with the same vibrant colors, sharp focus and near-perfect 5.1 soundtrack.
  
  In other words, this is Disney at its best. "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" is a charming, gentle, quality film that hasn't aged a bit and looks and sounds terrific. Unless you already own the "25th Anniversary Edition," this new release is a must.
  
  Actually, there is one new bonus feature: an episode of the computer-animated Disney Channel series, "My Friends Tigger and Pooh." In case you haven't seen it, it adds two new characters to the story: Darby, a 6-year-old girl, and her dog Buster.
  
  

• HEFFALUMPS AND WOOZLES-BEWARE!!

  
  By A27NTH2Y9DAR31 on 2007-05-05
  The film is actually composed of material from three previously released animated shorts:
  
  Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
  Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
  Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! (1974)
  Also included:
  Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983)
  
  WTP and the Honey Tree (sp HUNNY)
  This is the first episode and here we have Pooh visiting an unenthusiastic Rabbit who never enjoys Pooh's company because of his amazing appetite: Pooh's exercise song-"When I up down touch the ground
  Puts me in the mood-
  Up down touch the ground-
  In the mood-
  for Food!"
  Pooh, predictably, eats up every last "smackerel" of Rabbit's hunny and finds he is now so tubby he is unable to leave Rabbit's house as he cannot squeeze through the hole!
  The animals run to get Christoper Robin, who, after some consideration, decides Pooh must go on a crash diet. This experiment lasts several agonizing days for both Pooh and Rabbit, who tries in vain to disguise this plump bear and sits in his chair in despair.
  Eventually Pooh returns to his former "svelte" state and emerges from Rabbit's hole with such force he is flung into the next page of the storybook and finds himself in the hole of a hunny tree!
  WTP and the Blustery Day
  It is Wednesday, or WINDSDAY in the Hundred Acre Wood, and little Piglet is industriously sweeping fallen leaves in front of his house-"It's not the leaves that are going, it's the leaves that are coming!" and Pooh comes by just in time to catch hold of Piglet's scarf to keep him from being carried away in the stiff breeze.
  Kanga and Roo hop by and Roo begs Pooh: "Can I fly Piglet next?"
  The Blustery Day turns into an even more Blustery Night and Pooh hears a Noise. He opens his door to investigate and hears the Noise again-this time he decides (being a bear of Very Little Brain) to invite the Noise in.
  Here we have a joyous introduction to Tigger, T-I-Double-Ger Tigger!
  The Wonderful Thing about Tiggers-
  Is Tiggers are wonderful Things-
  Their Tops are made out of Rubber-
  Their Bottoms are madde out of Springs-
  They're Bouncy Flouncy Bouncy Flouncy Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun!
  But the most Wonderful thing about Tiggers is I'm the Only One! I'm-the only one!
  Tigger, after trying Pooh's hunny and finding Tiggers DON'T like it, warns Pooh to beware of Heffalumps and Woozles...
  Tigger departs leaving Pooh alone to patrol his house guarding against these unknown but scary sounding beasts.
  Eventually he gets tired and falls asleep dreaming of Heffalumps and Woozles clomping, tromping and trumpeting through his head in a wonderful sequence reminiscent of the Pink Elephant part in Dumbo.
  The next day the 100 Acre Wood is flooded and Piglet gets swept away on the water clutching a chair. Eventually Piglet is rescued and the friends all meet with Christopher Robin to help Owl find a home to replace the one he lost in the storm. Eeyore ambles over and takes the group to Owl's new home, which turns out to be Piglet's!
  No one says anything and Piglet generously allows Owl to have his former home and Pooh puts his arm around Piglet and invites him to move into his house.
  This touching episode ends with a party for the heroes of the day and everyone happy and no one homeless.
  WTP and Tigger Too
  Tigger's bounce gets on Rabbit's nerves and the friends try to lose him on a trip into the Woods. Rabbit winds up getting lost and scared and Tigger rescues him. Tigger, resuming his bounce, bounces himself into a tree and elicits the help of Sebastian Cabot, the Narrator, to Narrate him down, which Cabot obligingly does, by tipping the book and letting Tigger slide down to the next page of the book.
  The last episode is WTP and a Day for Eeyore
  Eeyore's Birthday and he thinks no one remembers it. But the gang gets together and eventually give Eeyore his gifts, not in their original condition (Pooh eats all the hunny in the pot which was his gift and Piglet pops the balloon which was his gift) but gratefully accepted nonetheless. Here we are introduced to the new game of Poohsticks.
  This is really excellent animation and storytelling, with the Disney stalwart Sterling Holloway bringing Pooh to life with his wonderful voice (Cheshire Cat) and Paul Winchell as Tigger.
  The last feature Disney oversaw personally (with the exception of the last short) and a fine one it is.
  Pooh is an indispensable addition to any childhood and the animators have a distinct Ernest Shepard flavor to their work, which adds even more to this great classic.
  "Somewhere in the 100 Acre Woods a little boy and his bear will always be playing."
  Paraphrasing from the book, after Christoper Robin goes away to school and has to leave Pooh behind.
  
  

• Silly Old Bear

  
  By A2I6MHMAZZDCRX on 2005-11-02
  Before his death, Walt Disney had started his staff on a series of shorts starring A. A. Milne's creation Winnie the Pooh. Because he knew American audiences weren't that familiar with the character yet, he decides that a series of short features would be best, followed by a movie combining them together. This is that movie. Originally released in 1977, it combines the three shorts that had been previously released, "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree," "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day," and "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Too" with a couple new transitions to make the stories flow together.
  
  The story is set in the Hundred Acre Wood where Winnie the Pooh, a bear with very little brain, lives along with his friends. There's Christopher Robin, a young boy, wise Owl, gloomy Eeyore, Rabbit, small and easily frightened Piglet, Kanga and her son Roo, and bouncy Tigger. No matter what they face, they face it together, at least in the end.
  
  The first set of stories revolves around Pooh's love of honey. When he runs out, he tries to get some from bees and then visits Rabbit where he gets stuck after eating too much.
  
  A natural disaster visits the Hundred Acre woods when a blustery day is followed by a flood. While facing danger, Pooh also learns about Heffalumps and Woozles who may be after his honey.
  
  Finally, Tigger's bouncing gets the best of Rabbit and he tries to debounce Tigger. Undeterred, Tigger gets himself and Roo stuck in a tree.
  
  These cartoons are sweet and innocent. They easily bring back memories of childhood and simpler times. There is gentle humor and the simple lessons aren't done in a heavy-handed manner.
  
  The style of the animation is fairly unique in the Disney canon. It's pencil line heavy. Even though the artists have made it their own, it still reminds the view of Ernest Shepherds charming "decorations" from the books.
  
  These stories are very true to their source material. The new character Gopher is introduced, but as he's not in the book, he's not even in the second half. Probably the most curious choice was the use of a book. The pages turn as the story progresses and we move in on page illustrations to see what happens next. I'll admit it took me quite some time to get used to the idea, but I do see the charm in it now.
  
  The main audience for this movie has always been kids, and the 25th anniversary release reflects that. Most of the features are kid friendly, with games, a sing along song, and a story time segment. Adults will enjoy the behind the scenes featurette. You can choose to watch the movie with pop up facts running. Most of them are ordinary, but there are a few fun trivia items included. Also included is the short "A Day for Eeyore." It was originally released in 1981 and features a few new voices because of cast deaths. It's a fun feature with a couple of my favorite stories from the books, but is a little disconcerting to watch right after seeing the film. As to the film itself, the picture is sharp and the sound is great. It's presented in full frame. I have no proof, but I suspect that was the original aspect ration.
  
  This is a nice film for young kids. Adults may not enjoy it as much as some kid's films, but if they watch with an open mind, it will release their inner child.
  
  

• The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh 25th Anniversary DVD

  
  By AA5XZVANDXGJE on 2002-06-30
  I was never really interested in Pooh, even as a kid. So I never saw or really researched the original Disney classic until now with the new 25th Aniversary release on DVD. I was very surprised to see that the majority of the movie's vignettes were produced by Walt himself before his death. I have never read any other the original stories by A.A. Milne, but judging by what I have heard this film does justice to the original classic tales.

  The film offers simplistic animation, becuase of budget or artistic integrity - - I do not know. I assume it's the latter becuase the art works perfectly. The art looks just like drawings would look in an old English children's book.

  This is indeed probably one of the few Disney classics that children 2 years and under could watch all the way through without having to skip over an evil witch, or a pirate, which are too intense for toddlers. For parents, this film is far from the worst thing you could sit through. It's actually not bad at all. It's full of charm.

  The DVD also has a great making of documentary, with interviews and highlights with the film's artists that better expressed what Walt's vision for Pooh was before he turned into a multi-million dollar machine.
  
  

• Winnie The Pooh Before He Went Hollywood (and Orlando)
  By A1UXMT6XQFZLA1 on 2000-04-14
  Like that other cuddly British import, James Bond, Winnie The Pooh grew (diminished?) from literary figure to film icon to corporate symbol. Each new feature starring either has dumbed down character and plot to cariacture; in Bond's case, gadgetry and double entendre, in Pooh's, platitudes about family and friendship (Not that A.A. Milne, Pooh's creator, opposed these bedrock concepts, he chose more creative, knotty ways to express them in his narratives.)

  It helps to remember the basics. In Pooh's case, that means Milne's books and this film, which gently introduces Pooh and his friends Owl, Rabbit, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger and Christopher Robin. It does so while adhering to the books' narrative tone (helped by narrarator Sebastian Cabot). The songs, voices (particularly Paul Winchell and the late Sterling Holloway as Pooh), backgrounds, and characterizations would never be closer to Milne's (or for that matter, Walt Disney's) original vision. The Pooh TV series tried weekly to capture the wistfulness of the book's and film's final moments where Christopher Robin goes to school and leaves the Hundred Acre Wood. Here, it's done with minimal sentimentality while capturing loss of preschool imagination and happy isolation children face. This video is essential for anyone owning anything with Pooh's picture on it. This movie, and book it stems from, are why so many love Winnie The Pooh.
  
  

• A Magical Movie
  By on 2002-07-27
  People have watched Winnie the Pooh on videos separately from 1966 to 1977, when they made the video we now call "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh." In 1977, Disney brought the videos together to make a wonderful, heartwarming video.

  The video contains 4 storybook classics. In "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree", Pooh eats so much honey at Rabbit's house and gets stuck in a hole.
  
  In the Oscar award winning "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day", there is a big flood and Piglet must be saved.
  
  In "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too", Tigger learns that even bouncing can be over done, and gets stuck in a tree.
  
  In "Winnie the Pooh and the Day for Eeyore", Eeyore thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday, but Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Owl, and Christopher Robin throw him a party.
  
  Even though these stories are all good, the best of the four is obviously the classic "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree". I think it is the best one because it is the first, and it is full of action, like when Pooh climbs the honey tree, and when he gets stuck, and when he flies into the honey tree.

  These stories have been entertaining Pooh lovers all around, especially the first two.
  
  This video has great voices and animation. Paul Winchell does the voice of Tigger, Sterling Holloway does the voice of Pooh,(in the Day for Eeyore it is Hal Smith). Hal Smith also does Owl, Ralph Wright does Eeyore, Clint Howard does Roo, Junius Matthews does Rabbit, Barbara Luddy does Kanga, and for Christopher Robin, it is different each time.

  This is a great movie for kids, and if you buy it, I hope you enjoy it. Pooh and his friends go on many adventures, and you will enjoy watching Pooh's adventures.

  If you buy this, I know you will enjoy it. The video is full of magic!
  
  

• The many adventures of Pooh and the gang
  By A2QRB6L1MCJ53G on 2000-10-10
  There wasn't anything on television, so I figured I would watch "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh." I grew up watching Winnie the Pooh, and I have to say that I was impressed with this movie. The movie includes a few short stories that involve Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, and the rest of the characters from Winnie the Pooh. In the first one, Pooh goes on a quest for honey. The second one is about a blustery day which turns into a major flood. Finally, in the third one, Rabbit teams up with Pooh and Piglet to find a way to get Tigger to quit bouncing.

  Any kid that likes Winnie the Pooh will definitely like this movie. I'm grown, but I still like watching a good cartoon movie every now and then, and I'm glad I chose to watch this one. Some of the parts you'll remember from the movie are when Pooh gets stuck for days in Rabbit's hole, when Pooh and Piglet find a way to become heroes, and when Tigger just won't quit bugging Rabbit. This is a good movie for anyone that likes cartoons.
  
  

• The Best Pooh DVD out there
  By A361OM7VT24S9Y on 2005-07-13
  This DVD has all the classic Winnie the Pooh stories that we remember as kids. The stories are short but they are put together to flow right into the next story to seem as if you are reading the original Pooh books. I love to watch this DVD with my kids. And my 3 1/2 year old and almost 5 year old love to watch this one over & over. They love all the Pooh movies but this is their favorite one - by far!
  
  
• Best video for infants and toddlers
  By A32URX8U9IZ29L on 2001-12-06
  Finally ,this wonderful video is being re-released!
  Our family has worn out the special anniversary edition of this movie classic that has been unavailable for years. The pictures and sound are excellent and of much better quality than the shorter VHS tapes that include segments of this full length movie. The movie version is divided into chapters that invite both short or long viewing periods.The simple problems that face the animated characters are resolved with humor and without violence. Toddlers enjoy watching the simple stories over and over again, as they learn the plot and anticipate what will happen next. Youngsters who are learning to talk, will say what is going to happen next and often say the characters lines before the character does. Problems in the story are resolved in ways that are satisfying to little ones.
  There are very few excellent videos available for the tiniest children that are also pleasurable for adults to watch with their children.
  Our family takes this one video everywhere we travel for guaranteed fun and quiet time with our youngest child.
  I look forward to buying the VHS tape for our family and to give as gifts to our favorite toddlers.
  
  
• A good-hearted movie.
  By A173CLNTUZH57T on 2005-01-19
  I won't get too detailed, its unecessary -- this is a long, easy paced movie. It's great to put in if you need some quiet and its a good attention-keeper.
  
  I was never a WTP fan, but after watching him in action I am a big fan. This one is well thought out, the characters are simple, kind and loving. It's a sweet movie.
  
  
• A Classic!!!
  By A2O4QY7LHSYGTB on 2005-03-04
  This movie is such a classic none of the new pooh movies do it justice. Sterling Holloway is THE voice for pooh he just fitted it so well. The songs in this movie are so charming and get stuck in your head they are perfect songs to sing to your newborn. So sweet and calm. This movie really touches my heart. I love mostly all Disney movies but this one really is in a catagory all its own.
  
  
• Great collection of Pooh stories
  By AMWJYTQONX6GF on 2004-05-22
  Yes, we all love Winnie the Pooh. However, the main reason I prefer "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" over any of the other Disney movies featuring Pooh Bear is the way this movie is set up. It's a compilation of several of the classic Pooh short stories, instead of one long movie. I find my two-year old gets much more out of watching the individual 10 minute stories, as opposed to attempting to sit through a full-length, animated film.
  Thus, keeping the little ones (ages 1-5) and their attention spans in mind, I highly recommend "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" to be a must for any family video collection!
  
  
• Wonderful Winnie
  By A1GHUN5HXMHZ89 on 2006-03-20
  The whole family will find this cute, but very young children will get the biggest kick out of it. This is probably one of Disney's best. Charming story based on childrens books by A.A. Milne who wrote based on his son Christopher Robin's adventures with a bear at the zoo and the stuffed animals that were made for him. You can't beat the animation, narration, voices, or music used in this wonderful animated version of the story. This is a timeless classic that generations will enjoy. Get it for your kids and keep if for your grandchildren.
  
  I immediately bought it when it first became available. I'm glad I did as Disney in it's infinite wisdom sells a certain number and doesn't produce more for eight years typically. This is their marketing strategy for keeping demand up. Personally I think their marketing person or whomever thought that up should take a long walk off a short pier. What it means is your kids at the prime of when they should see it won't unless you own one all ready. Now being the wonderful guy that I am, I'm sure your possitive votes will show it. I am going to tell you to go to eBay.com and search this title. There are some reliable people still selling copies for less than half what you see the scalpers here trying to get for it. Be careful for copies. If the box does not have a serial number on the folding end, there is no Chapter index card inside and the DVD label is not painted onto the DVD, but a paper label, it is a fake.
  
  
• So much better than the more recent Pooh movies
  By A1GHQEWW0Q92B3 on 2006-12-12
  This movie is much better in every respect than the more recent releases such as the Heffalump, Tigger, and Holiday Pooh movies. This one follows the book and therefore is much more suitable (in my opinion) for children, especially young ones. It doesn't have all the dramatic (and scary) climaxes of the others (such as the avalanche in the Tigger movie or Roo falling into a pit full of trees). My son loves this one much better and so do I. The sweetness and gentleness of it is hard to beat. And the extras at the end that tell the story of how the movie was made are just icing on the cake.
  
  
• It's easy to see why this film is so beloved ...
  By A7OBFVHNJGI2A on 2002-05-08
  This package film from 1977 contains three "Winnie the Pooh" shorts from the late sixties and early seventies, with a little connecting tissue and an unexpectedly poignant ending thrown in for good measure. The result is surprisingly cohesive, and, as an adaptation of A.A. Milne's stories, impossible to top.

  Dorothy Parker reviewed one of the original _Pooh_ books with the tart phrase "Tonstant weader fwowed up," and anyone who has read Milne knows that he can easily descend into cutesy overkill. But the Disney film wisely avoids this problem by playing every scene for whimsy and understatement. It's an unusually delicate mood for a Disney animated feature, and it works much better on television than in a movie theater.

  The film emphasizes its storybook origins by foregrounding the printed text (especially during the middle "Blustery Day" segments). Characters and backgrounds bear an astonishingly close resemblance to Ernest Shepard's original watercolor-and-ink illustrations. Voice talent matches the characters flawlessly, though the voice and design of Christopher Robin are noticeably different in each segment -- a testimony to the film's piecemeal production over nearly a decade.

  The DVD transfer contains noticeable flicker and grain but relatively few specks and scratches. Extras are plentiful, including songs and educational games for children, as well as a documentary and art gallery for the grown-ups. As a less desirable extra, the DVD also includes the lamentable 1983 theatrical short "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore," which, unlike the feature film, gets the atmosphere perfectly wrong.

  Five stars.
  
  

• First a fan, then frustrated, now a fan again!
  By A1OIFKU90NAHKN on 2002-11-15
  I will admit that in my teens I got so annoyed with Winnie the Pooh being everywhere that I got burned out with the whole shebang. When I got pregnant with our son, however, I was forced into looking at Pooh and friends from a whole new perspective. My husband has loved Classic Pooh and even Disney's version for as long as he can remember, and was determined to have the nursery decorated in Pooh. This meant I had to get used to it again. Argh! Then, suddenly, I reread the stories I had read as a child and loved. I still loved them. Hmmm... maybe Pooh wasn't so bad after all! By the time Alekz was born, I was again a full-fledged fan of Pooh and so when my husband asked if we could buy this DVD, I didn't hesitate. I love all the background information included in the special features, and the story itself is a classic one that should never fall into disuse. This is a DVD I would recommend to anyone who wants to revisit that little part of childhood that was spent in the Hundred Acre Wood.
  
  
• sweet and entertaining
  By AWB0BCNJFWVEF on 2005-07-29
  My two year old son really loves this DVD. The first time we watched it I think I was even more entertained than him. It's very sweet. I love the fact that it ties in so closeley with the book. Each animated chapter starts with an actual page of type. There are no scary scenes, no meanies, just light sweet entertainment that's perfect for a tiny.
  
  
• Great Classic Animated Feature
  By A2AOZQ3WTNVVOK on 2006-10-29
  This wonderful movie takes three animated short movies and ties them into one film. The three features are tied together so well that they appear to be part of a single movie. The three movies are "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree" from 1966, "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" from 1968, and "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!" from 1974.
  
  In the first portion of the movie, we see Winnie the Pooh, silly old Pooh bear, attempt to get honey from high up in a tree. While Pooh may be a little short on brains, he is long on humor and charm. In the second portion of the movie wind and rain wreak havoc on the 100 Acre Wood, and Pooh (Sterling Holloway), Kanga and Roo, Owl, Eeyore, Rabbit, and Piglet all must figure out how to survive, retaining all the charm and cleverness of the first portion of the movie. In the final portion of the movie we get an extended look at Tigger, with all his bouncy charm. Of course, we must remember that Tigger is the only one!
  
  There are many words to characterize Disney movies. Sometimes they are great. They are often funny. Sometimes they are tense. Usually they are family oriented. I characterize this movie by one word: charming. The characters are all charming and sweet. The characters capture childhood innocence perfectly. The youngest members of your family will love that silly old Pooh bear and all his friends and will want to watch this movie over and over again. This movie is a must for all family home film libraries.
  
  Enjoy!
  
  
  
• Return to the 100-Acre Wood
  By A3C94LV082BV2T on 2007-06-19
  Winnie-the-Pooh is an old childhood favorite of mine. From seeing cartoons on TV to keeping only two of my old childhood toys (a Pooh bear that had lost it's shirt and a tiger that reminded one of Tigger) to "The House At Pooh Corner" being the first full-length book I read, the bear with very little brain was a large influence on my early life.
  
  Disney's adaptation of Pooh was my introduction, and I have Walt Disney to thank for that. I wanted to own all of the adaptations (just as I quickly collected all four of Milne's books) on video. There were "Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Tree," "Winnie-the-Pooh and the Blustery Day," and "Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger, Too." There was also another cartoon called "Winnie-the-Pooh and a Day for Eeyore."
  
  My first Pooh video was "Winnie-the-Pooh and the Blustery Day," which is, to this day, stuck in a defective VCR which we later disposed of. Later, shortly after my 17th birthday, I bought the VHS of the 25th anniversary edition of "The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh," the feature film compilation of the features. After about 3 viewings, the tape refused to play.
  
  Shortly afterward, I switched to DVD, but goodness! There were so many titles that I wanted to get that Pooh fell far behind.
  
  Today, however, I now own this new DVD edition. It has everything I loved about the old VHS tapes, and more. Included from the "Many Adventures" tape is "The Story Behind the Masterpiece" featurette, originally made for the film's first VHS release, "Winnie-the-Pooh and a Day for Eeyore," and Carly Simon's music video for "Winnie-the-Pooh." There are more features, including all the still relevant features from the 25th Anniversary DVD, and a couple new ones, including the first episode of "My Friends Tigger & Pooh."
  
  Today, it makes me sad that Disney has relegated Pooh to preschool entertainment and cheesy family films. Probably the best thing they did since the cartoons' releases was the animated TV series "The New Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh," which they should release a complete collection to DVD...
  
  I feel that the DVD could have used 2 discs. There could be three ways to watch the film, all possible with branching techniques. How about being able to watch the original shorts seperately, or together in the film, and being able to see the film's TV version with "A Day For Eeyore" included? (See, I have ideas!) The first disc could have the film, the viewing options (with extra bits of footage), and "A Day For Eeyore," and the pop-up trivia track (which should be replaced with an audio commentary... too bad Christopher Robin Milne has passed away). The second disc would have all the features.
  
  When Disney releases the title again in 2012, maybe they should take my advice. (Of course, by that time, they'll probably be phasing out regular DVDs for Blu-Ray or something else...)
  
  Anyways, even though the DVD doesn't quite meet my fondest wishes, it is still delightful and I am glad to have it in my DVD collection at last.
  
  
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
  By on 1999-11-25
  It was my childs favorite video and now that it is worn out I would like it to be released on DVD so that we can replay our favorite stories instantly. The introduction about Disney's animation team was informative and interesting to me but it should have followed the main feature. It has been my three year olds favorite for over a year now despite his large video collection.
  
  
• Disney Has The Magic And The Charm!
  By A2W00XKTTF1G0Z on 2002-07-26
  The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh is a very good movie for the whole family. It is so wholesome and filled with basic messages and foot tapping music that all ages will enjoy.

  It has great character actors doing all the voices and who could every forget Tigger! Or Eyor or Piglet or Rabbit or Roo! Such a fun more even as I watch it as an adult today. The story of Pooh is a classic and it wasn't until Walt Disney created these three mini features and married them till the US populous catch on to Whinnie's adventures. And they are fun.

  Winnie is lovable and adorable and has the biggest of all hearts of all the characters in the Disney line of magical memories I have ever seen! This movie is really special.

  The DVD extras are just as good as the film. It has a storybook for the kids a music video by Carly Simon and series of games for children to figure out and even a Tigger sing-a-long. Also there are several previews for the kids to see the new Piglet movie, a new Pooh Christmas video due out this fall and Lilo and Stitch preview. With a lot of fun extras. This is a must for any collector of Disney or animated features overall.
  
  

• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and more!!
  By A1ASQ0JYCGINCF on 2002-05-09
  Get this copy even if you have others of the same movie!! First of all, did you know the original voice of Roo(Clint Howard, son of Ron Howard and Roo is my favorite character!)currently starred in Austin powers movies and The Grinch? WHOA!!! You don't just get the movie, you also get:
  1.Winnie the Pooh and A Day For Eeyore
  2.A making of special
  3.2 Upcoming Pooh movies(another holiday one about Xmas and New Year's I may be renting first, and One coming to theaters next year "Piglet's Big Movie" I'm glad Kanga and Roo are in that one, and I hope Kanga is once again voiced by Kath Soucie in this one because it's cool to see her voice come out of Kanga's mouth!)
  4.And a new version of "Winnie The Pooh" by Carly Simon(remember her?) which will also be heard in the upcoming "Piglet's Big Movie". It's very bluesy, and who's the guy that sings backup on it?
  Anyone who looooooooves Pooh and Carly Simon should get this, They shouldn't be disappointed!!:):) I have just talked about what you'll get if you get the VHS Version!
  
  
• Kids just love it
  By A2P6PVWZS4NGV0 on 2002-12-07
  This is not, by far, the best of Disney. The three animated shorts that were originally stitched together to make "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" date from the late 1960's to the early 1970's, not a vintage Disney era, and it shows. The animation, while miles above TV-quality fare, isn't particularly good compared to the earlier Disney classics, there are several rather careless holes in the dialogue and plot, and the whole storybook motif is overdone to the point that a rather important plot element (Tigger getting down from the tree) depends entirely upon the narrator. True purists are also appalled at the changes Disney wrought upon A.A. Milne and Ernest Shepard's original characters.

  For my part, I think the Disney animators did as good a job here of maintaining the general atmosphere of the original Milne stories as was ever done--the modern efforts don't even come close, and actually reduce the Pooh characters to a status on a par with just about anything else. I also have a sentimental attachment to the original Disney shorts, since I basically grew up watching them occasionally on TV. These are gentle stories that will appeal to a wide range of ages, from extremely young (my daughter has been watching them since before she could speak) to late adolescence. The plot consists of a number of rather underwhelming and pointless events in the lives of a number of stuffed animals inhabiting the "Hundred Acre Wood," which is rather refreshing from Disney, actually: no pandering, no didacticism, just (as Homer Simpson might say) "a bunch of stuff that happens." The music is occasionally memorable as well; if, after countless viewings demanded by your child(ren), you don't have Pooh's "up-down" song, or "Little Black Raincloud," or the title song, or for that matter "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" running pleasantly through your head, you have no head for music at all.

  I have never been particularly impressed with the "extras" included with most DVDs, but in this case the folks at Disney have included the fourth theatrical short, "A Day for Eeyore," which is a very nice bonus, especially since prior to this release one had to buy each short separately on videotape. The short itself is a bit shocking, though, since the voices, with the exception of Tigger, are radically different.

  Overall, a nice single-disc package of "classic" Disney Pooh, and something you can show your child(ren) without fear or guilt.
  
  

• Good cartoon - Outrageous price = Bad DVD
  By A3H9SE4KI4I5YM on 2003-02-08
  I'm guessing the studio had all these glowing reviews put up on Amazon. It wouldn't be hard to do. It is a fun hour, but not worth the cost. Why does Disney always have to gouge their audience? The DVD is not a good value, although, for about half of what they want it could worth buying.

  I say pass on this one...
  
  

• Nothing Like Pooh Bear turning a Blustery Day into Sunshine
  By A1F7CMDX6QDJVA on 2003-08-29
  Winnie the Pooh has always been my favorite playmate and all his friends at enchanted Pooh Corner-Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga and Roo, Owl, Rabbit and Tigger, too. This is Walt Disney's 22nd full-length animated movie masterpiece. Winnie the Pooh was created in the 1920s out of British author A.A. Milne's whimisical stories he told to his son Christopher Robin. The character Pooh was created from Christopher's toy bear Edward Bear, and from his favorite London zoo friend "Winnie," a black bear. The name "Pooh" came from a swan residing also at the zoo. The film is a gathering of these wonderful moments and Disney's magic weaves them into this joyful feature-length movie.

  This edition includes footage of behind the scenes interviews and how the story of Pooh all started. The original stories are "The Honey Tree," "The Blustery Day" and "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too." "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" was nominated and won Best Cartoon Short Subject in 1968. If you're a lover of enchanted days take a journey to the Hundred Acre Wood with the most huggable, lovable bear of very little brain for a wonderful adventure and lots of honey pots! Complete with the magical music score theme song and the Tigger song, too. It's the best fun you'll have in your entire childhood with none other than that willy nilly silly old bear. Guaranteed!
  
  

• IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE WITHOUT!
  By A34EOAZTD1F7JE on 2003-11-06
  My 19-month-old daughter does not watch TV, movies, or anything we've tried before...until we bought The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. I loved this classic when I was little, and now my daughter does too! She would be content to sit on my lap and watch Pooh from dusk until dawn if I let her! We have the Piglet movie as well, but it's just not the same Pooh, and she doesn't seem quite as interested in it. The best thing about this DVD is that it's something she loves, and something that won't drive me crazy like Barney or Teletubbies, so even when I've heard the Rumbly in my Tumbly song six times in a day, hearing it one more time doesn't really bother me. This movie is an absolute MUST for any parent who just needs time to clean up the kitchen or even relax for a moment. This movie will save your sanity!
  
  
• Simple, but satisfying
  By A124XFKG7XD0IV on 2005-01-29
  Winnie the pooh is the quintessential simple child's tale written by a father (A.A. Milne) for his children. The characters in this movie are many, and each has a charming, and unique personality that adds to the synergy of the cast. While the storyline isn't all that riveting, the interplay between the characters makes you feel as though you could have dreamed about them as a child, playing in the backyard (100 acre wood) with your stuffed animal toys. Admittedly, the heffalumps and whoozles skit appears to be "drug induced" on the part of the animators, but it's just a little dark humor mixed in to balance the sometimes sterile innocence of the film. There is enough wrong with the world today that a little pure escapism couldn't but help, so kick back and enjoy a true Disney animated classic.
  
  
• Wonderful Pooh Tales!
  By AER0JOVO5GPZ2 on 2005-07-15
  I love the Classics! It seems everyone does. Walt Disney really stays true to A.A.Milne's adaptations first seen in theaters.You could feel the hardwork and dedication that made these heartwarming characters come to life. Feel the heartwarming and magical adventures that toddlers and parents alike will cherish in their hearts.
  
  
• The Great, Incomparable Winnie the Pooh
  By A28OB1QLXN5BM6 on 2008-05-25
  I grew up watching the original Disney cartoons, and this DVD brings back wonderful, vivid memories. Based on the classic book by A. A. Milne, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh delightfully brings to life Christopher Robin, The Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh, and all of his friends. Included are the all the timeless favorites: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966), the Oscar-winning Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Too (1974). Wow, was it really as late as 1974 that we met Tigger for the first time? I feel like I have know him since I was born!
  
  This masterpiece contains some of the most incredible, memorable, and recognizable voice talent of all time, including Sterling Holloway as Pooh, Paul Winchell as Tigger, and John Fiedler as Piglet. Sebastian Cabot narrates, speaking directly to the characters and to us, and tying all the stories together. Pooh and his friends clearly loved Sebastian Cabot just as much as we did.
  
  The songs are most firmly fixed in my mind - "Hefalumps and Woozles", "The Wonderful Thing about Tiggers", "I'm Just a Little Back Rain Cloud", and of course "Winnie the Pooh" to name just a few. We hum and sing and dance to each one. The memories are strong here; all the words come pouring back.
  
  For the 25th anniversary addition, the animation has been lovingly and vividly restored to its original glory. This DVD is as stunning as I remember the originals to be. As the pages of the book turn, Pooh seems to leap off the page, and into your heart.
  
  My young one loves this as much as I do. She requests this DVD frequently, and I am more than thrilled to be able to share it with her. Thank you, Walt, for giving me these beautiful memories to pass on to my daughter.
  
  
  

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