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Winnie the Pooh was first created by A.A. Milne in 1926, but rose to international recognition with the release of the Disney animated featurettes of the 1960s. When performing "Cottleston Pie" on The Muppet Show, Rowlf referred to it as a tune which Winnie the Pooh song "when his brain felt fluffy. Other songs and skits based on A.A. Milne poems to be featured on The Muppet Show include "Halfway Down the Stairs" and "The King's Breakfast."

The animated Disney versions of Pooh Bear and Tigger appeared with the Muppet Babies in the 1990 animated television special Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue. Jim Cummings provided the voices of both characters.

In 2001, Bear in the Big Blue House creator Mitchell Kriegman helmed a new Winnie the Pooh series involving Bunraku-style puppetry combined with digital backgrounds. The new series, titled The Book of Pooh and produced outside of Jim Henson Productions, used most of the same voices as the animated version but with many Muppet alumni puppeteering the characters, and other crew hold-overs. Both Bear in the Big Blue House and Book of Pooh were shown in the Playhouse Disney block of programming on The Disney Channel. Characters from both shows also share the stage in Playhouse Disney: Live on Stage at the Disney-MGM Studios.

Connections

Jennifer Barnhart performed Owl on The Book of Pooh
Phil Baron voiced Piglet in Welcome to Pooh Corner (1984-1987)
Tyler Bunch performed Tigger on The Book of Pooh
Stephanie D'Abruzzo recorded the voice and occasionally supplied puppetry for Kessie the bird on The Book of Pooh
Faz Fazakas played a marionette Winnie the Pooh on Shirley Temple's Storybook (1960) and on stage from 1967 until 1969.
Tom Guadarrama, technical director and video engineer on The Book of Pooh
BJ Guyer, puppeteered on The Book of Pooh
Eric Jacobson performed Piglet on The Book of Pooh
Tim Lagasse puppeteered on The Book of Pooh
Peter Linz puppeteered Winnie the Pooh (lip-synching to Cummings voice) on The Book of Pooh
Paul McGinnis performed Rabbit on The Book of Pooh
Noel McNeal also performed Rabbit on The Book of Pooh
Jerry Nelson played Piglet in Bil Baird's stage version of Winnie the Pooh, 1967-1969
Chris Renaud, production designer on The Book of Pooh
David Warner played the narrator in Pooh's Grand Adventure
Victor Yerrid, puppeteer on The Book of Pooh

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-'''Winnie the Pooh''' was first created by A.A. Milne in 1926, but rose to international recognition with the release of the [[Disney]] animated films of the 1960s. When performing "[[Cottleston Pie]]" on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', Rowlf referred to it as a tune which Winnie the Pooh song "when his brain felt fluffy.  Other songs based on A.A. Milne poems to be featured on ''The Muppet Show'' include "[[Halfway Down the Stairs]]" and "[[The King's Breakfast]]."
+'''Winnie the Pooh''' was first created by A.A. Milne in 1926, but rose to international recognition with the release of the [[Disney]] animated featurettes of the 1960s. When performing "[[Cottleston Pie]]" on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', Rowlf referred to it as a tune which Winnie the Pooh song "when his brain felt fluffy.  Other songs and skits based on A.A. Milne poems to be featured on ''The Muppet Show'' include "[[Halfway Down the Stairs]]" and "[[The King's Breakfast]]."
 The animated Disney versions of Pooh Bear and [[Tigger]] appeared with the [[Muppet Babies]] in the [[1990]] animated television special ''[[Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue]]''. Jim Cummings provided the voices of both characters.
+In [[2001]], ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' creator [[Mitchell Kriegman]] helmed a new Winnie the Pooh series involving Bunraku-style puppetry combined with digital backgrounds. The new series, titled ''The Book of Pooh'' and produced outside of [[Jim Henson Productions]], used most of the same voices as the animated version but with many Muppet alumni puppeteering the characters, and other crew hold-overs. Both ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' and ''Book of Pooh'' were shown in the Playhouse Disney block of programming on [[Disney Channel|The Disney Channel]].  Characters from both shows also share the stage in [[Playhouse Disney: Live on Stage]] at the [[Disney-MGM Studios]].
-==The Book of Pooh==
-In [[2001]], ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' creator [[Mitchell Kriegman]] helmed a new Winnie the Pooh series involving Bunraku-style puppetry combined with digital backgrounds. The new series, titled ''The Book of Pooh'' and produced outside of [[Jim Henson Productions]], used most of the same voices as the animated version but with many Muppet alumni puppeteering the characters, and other crew hold-overs.
-*[[Peter Linz]] puppeteered Winnie the Pooh (lip-synching to Cummings voice)
-*[[Tyler Bunch]] performed Tigger
-*[[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]] recorded the voice and occasionally supplied puppetry for Kessie the bird.
-*[[Jennifer Barnhart]] performed Owl
-*[[Eric Jacobson]] performed Piglet
-*[[Paul McGinnis]] performed Rabbit
-*[[Noel McNeal]] also performed Rabbit
-*[[BJ Guyer]], puppeteer
-*[[Tim Lagasse]], puppeteer
-*[[Victor Yerrid]], puppeteer
-*[[Chris Renaud]], production designer
-*[[Tom Guadarrama]], technical director and video engineer
-Both ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' and ''Book of Pooh'' were shown in the Playhouse Disney block of programming on [[Disney Channel|The Disney Channel]].  Characters from both shows also share the stage in [[Playhouse Disney: Live on Stage]] at the [[Disney-MGM Studios]].
+==Connections==
+*[[Jennifer Barnhart]] performed Owl on ''The Book of Pooh''
+*[[Phil Baron]] voiced Piglet in ''Welcome to Pooh Corner'' (1984-1987)
+*[[Tyler Bunch]] performed Tigger on ''The Book of Pooh''
+*[[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]] recorded the voice and occasionally supplied puppetry for Kessie the bird on ''The Book of Pooh''
+*[[Faz Fazakas]] played a marionette Winnie the Pooh on ''Shirley Temple's Storybook'' (1960) and on stage from 1967 until 1969.
+*[[Tom Guadarrama]], technical director and video engineer on ''The Book of Pooh''
+*[[BJ Guyer]], puppeteered on ''The Book of Pooh''
+*[[Eric Jacobson]] performed Piglet on ''The Book of Pooh''
+*[[Tim Lagasse]] puppeteered on ''The Book of Pooh''
+*[[Peter Linz]] puppeteered Winnie the Pooh (lip-synching to Cummings voice) on ''The Book of Pooh''
+*[[Paul McGinnis]] performed Rabbit on ''The Book of Pooh''
+*[[Noel McNeal]] also performed Rabbit on ''The Book of Pooh''
+*[[Jerry Nelson]] played Piglet in Bil Baird's stage version of ''Winnie the Pooh'', 1967-1969
+*[[Chris Renaud]], production designer on ''The Book of Pooh''
+*[[David Warner]] played the narrator in ''Pooh's Grand Adventure''
+*[[Victor Yerrid]], puppeteer on ''The Book of Pooh''
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