List of Winnie-the-Pooh characters
This is a list of characters in the Disney series based on the Winnie the Pooh books. It includes some additional characters not included in the original books.
Characters in the original books
Winnie the Pooh (or Pooh for short) is the nice, lovable bear in the series. He helps out and thinks everyday is Thursday. He was voiced by Sterling Holloway, and Hal Smith and is currently voiced by Jim Cummings Pooh's two best friends are Christopher Robin & Piglet
Piglet is Pooh's best friend. He is a kind small animal who is ordanarily quite timid, but, with Pooh by his side, he can overcome his fears. He was voiced by John Fiedler, but since Fiedler's death on June 25, 2005, he was being voiced by Travis Oates. In many adventures it has been up to Piglet to save Pooh from some sort of problem or danger (some examples in the search for Christopher Robin when Pooh attempts to save Tigger but falls so Piglet jumps to save Pooh, When Piglet saves Pooh with his pinwheel when Pooh's scarf gets caught on a branch over a cliff and begins to rip & in Piglet's Big Movie when Pooh go's to get Piglet's scrapbook and slips only holding on to a little branch over a water fall in panic Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore & Roo attempt to save him but need just one more little friend to help when Piglet finds them he risks falling of the waterfall with Pooh to save his best friend.) In many stories Piglet is shown to be cleaning his house and keeping it precise and tidy (although many times Pooh & Tigger make a mess so Piglet goes frantic and quickly tidies it up)
The boy in the series, with toy animals in his room to play with. He is voiced by Bruce Reitherman (original film) Tim Hopkins and Bradley Michael Pierce and currently Struen Erlenbron. Pooh considers both Christopher Robin & Piglet to be his best friends (never saying one as his first or second best friend) so we assume that of people best friends Christopher Robin and with the stuffed animals Piglet is his best friend.
Kanga is a friendly kangaroo, who moved to the forest with her son, Roo. She was voiced by Barbara Luddy and Patricia Parris. She is currently voiced by Kath Soucie.
Roo is Kanga's joey, who moved to the hundred acre wood with his mother. He is a good friend of Tigger, but is quite childish. He was originally voiced by Clint Howard then Dori Whitaker, Nikita Hopkins, Jimmy Bennett and now Max Burkholder.
Rabbit thinks he is the cleverest animal in the Hundred Acre Wood, and can get very mad when Tigger bounces on his prized garden. He was voiced by Junius Matthews, Will Ryan, and is currently voiced by Ken Sansom and Upcoming is Maria Darling.
Pooh's bouncy friend, with stripes that are both orange and black. He was voiced by Paul Winchell. He is now voiced by Jim Cummings, and Peter Cullen on occasion
Eeyore is Pooh's donkey friend that can get very glum, at certain times. He was voiced by Ralph Wright now he is voiced by Peter Cullen.
An owl in the series; he acts as a teacher, and believes that he is the cleverest animal in the wood. He can spell "Tuesday" but spells his own name "wol". He is voiced by Hal Smith and now Andre Stojka.
Small
A small bug, he is a friend or relation of Rabbit. Making his debut in My Friends Tigger and Pooh, he is the first new Milne character to appear since the debut of Piglet in the Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day.
Henry Rush
Henry Rush is a beetle. He had a brief mention in The House at Pooh Corner, and has been expanded in Return to the Hundred Acre Wood. He attended the Spelling Bee, kept score at the cricket game, and danced at the Harvest Festival.
Early
Early, and his friend Late, received a brief mention at the end of The House at Pooh Corner, and have been expanded in Return to the Hundred Acre Wood. Early attended Christopher Robin's coming home party, where he and Late received sugar mice. He also attended the Spelling Bee. Although it is never mentioned what species he is, illustrations point to him and Late being mice.
Late
Late, and his friend Early, received a brief mention at the end of The House at Pooh Corner, and have been expanded in Return to the Hundred Acre Wood. Late attended Christopher Robin's coming home party, where he and Earlyreceived sugar mice. He also attended the Spelling Bee. Although it is never mentioned what species he is, illustrations point to him and Early being mice.
Characters in Return to the Hundred Acre Wood
Grandpa Buck
Grandpa Buck is Rabbits Grandfather, who disaproves of him.
Lottie
Lottie is an otter who is a character in Return to the Hundred Acre Wood. Lottie is a "feisty" character who is also good at cricket and insists on proper etiquette.[1]
Characters created by Disney
Wooster
A giant Woozle that is first seen in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, he was hired by Stan Woozle and Heff to steal honey. Although he can't read, he learned how to share honey with Pooh, ending up being a big friend to help protect the honey from Heffalumps and Woozles.
The little blue bird that Rabbit takes care of in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. She would later star in The Book of Pooh.
Dexter
Owl's young cousin, who wears glasses. He appeared in some episodes of the animated TV series.
Pooh's friend, who lives inside a system of tunnels. Gopher is voiced by Marek Ufnal; originally, he was to replace Piglet. Gopher is shown to be a hard worker.
Gopher's Grandpa
Gopher's grandpa who prefers to "dream" rather than "do", as Gopher puts it. He appears in one episode of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh during the "Puter Pick Act" contest Gopher is desperate to see him win.
Darby
Darby is the 6-year-old red-haired girl in the My Friends Tigger & Pooh. It is hinted that she might be Christopher Robin's little sister. Darby is voiced by Chloe Moretz (US) and Kimberlea Berg (UK).
Lumpy is a Heffalump, one of the main characters in the My Friends Tigger & Pooh cartoon and in the films. Lumpy is voiced by Kyle Stanger in the films Pooh's Heffalump Movie and Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie and Oliver Dillon in the cartoon.
Buster
Buster is Darby's pet puppy. His barking is supplied by Dee Bradley Baker in the films and the cartoon.
Beaver
Beaver is a beaver who lives in a dam near Poohsticks Bridge. He is an extremely hard worker. He bears a strong resemblance to Gopher, who was in turn based on a beaver in Lady and the tramp. Voiced by Jim Cummings.
Woodpecker
Woodpecker is an absentminded woodpecker who irritates Rabbit by pecking on his house. He is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. Woodpecker resembles Owl in some ways.
Porcupine
Porcupine is a friend of the gang voiced by Tara Strong. She can play the flute and has a passion for cooking. She is close friends with Turtle, who is the only character who can hug her.
Turtle
Turtle is a close friend of Porcupine voiced by Mark Hamill. He lives life slow, and enjoys playing checkers with his friends. Because of his shell, he is the only character who can hug Porcupine.
Raccoon
Raccoon first appears in the My Friends Tigger & Pooh episode, Darby's Lost and Found and later makes a regular appearance in the series. He is in charge of a junk/fix-it shop. He speaks a bit like a hippie, and is annoyed when Tigger refers to his "mask," which is just part of his fur. Voiced by Rob Paulsen.
Ma Heffalump
Ma Heffalump is Lumpy's mother. Voiced by Brenda Blethyn.
Possums
To date, seen only in the My Friends Tigger & Pooh story "Topsy Turvy Tigger," where they attempted to invite others to their birthday party through use of upside-down drawings. Voiced by Sydney Saylor.
Skunk
A stinky character voiced by James Arnold Taylor.
Villains
Stan and Heff
Stan and Heff are two villains who first appeared in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Stan, the Woozle, is the smarter of the two, while his Heffalump sidekick, Heff is not that bright. Stan was voiced by Ken Sansom and Heff was voiced by Chuck McCann.
Crud
The Creeping Crud first appeared in the episode "Cleanliness is Next to Impossible". He is the ruler of Under The Bed, a filthy place composed entirely of things which are thrown away. Crud resembles a mound of sickly green ooze, and will stop at nothing to spread filth and grime all over the world. He cringes at the mention of anything that has to do with cleaning up. He is destroyed when Christopher Robin exposes him to a bar of soap, erasing him from under the bed and ending his threat. Crud was voiced by Jim Cummings.
Smudge
Smudge is Crud's right-hand man. He appears as a ball of orange dust, dirt, and hairs, and is also constantly sneezing. Smudge is obviously loyal to his leader. He was voiced by Jim Cummings.
Nasty Jack
Nasty Jack first appeared in the episode "Paw and Order" (The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh). He is the leader of a gang of "Horse Thieves" who pilfer the town of Rickety Gulch. Pooh and company met up with him in a play called "The Legend of Sheriff Piglet". Nasty Jack's personal favorite pastime is something he calls "Trouncing" - stuffing his foes in a sack and dropping them. He turns good at the end of the play.
References
- ^ "New friend joins Winnie-the-Pooh". BBC. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
