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* AmbiguouslyBi: He's pretty campy, but in the 2011 film, he's shown fantasizing about having a harem of lady rabbits.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He is this in ''The Search for Christopher Robin'', misinterpreting Christopher Robin's message to Pooh as one suggesting he had run away, and thus sends the entire gang on what proves to be a harrowing journey to find him. Even lampshaded at the end by Rabbit, who is rather miffed to find out that Christopher Robin was at school all day, and not lost as Owl had said.
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* ButtMonkey: Just like with Piglet, bad things tend to happen to him. A lot.
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* ButtMonkey: Just like with Piglet, bad things tend to happen to him. A lot. Perfectly capsulized by him in one line in ''Tigger Too'':
-->'''Rabbit''': Why does it always have to be me? Why, oh, why, oh, why?
-->'''Rabbit''': Why does it always have to be me? Why, oh, why, oh, why?
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* BritishStuffiness: He's rather stuffy about things, particularly when tradition's involved, and he's the only regular character who consistently speaks with even a slight British accent (only Christopher Robin comes close, sporting his own British accent in the movies and all the featurettes except ''Honey Tree'').
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* IAmVeryBritish: Downplayed. Every Disney adaptation has him voiced with a slight British accent, and he certainly retains certain of his British quirks from the source material; ''Honey Tree'' in particular shows a stereotypically British top hat and scarf hanging by his front door.
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* IAmVeryBritish: Downplayed. Every Disney adaptation has him voiced with a slight British accent, and he certainly retains [[BritishStuffiness certain of his British quirks from the source material; material]]; ''Honey Tree'' in particular shows a stereotypically British top hat and scarf hanging by his front door.
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** A plot pivot in ''Film/PigletsBigMovie'', where in spite of Piglet's SelfDeprecation, it's discovered he's recurrently managed to be vital to the gang's agendas.
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* AdaptedOut: Chrisopher Robin doesn't appear in the Russian cartoons at all, his role having been taken by Piglet. Some of Disney's adaptations of the novels also omit or at least heavily downplay his role in them. The ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series in particular outright replaces his role in the stories with their protagonist, Sora.
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* AdaptedOut: Chrisopher Christopher Robin doesn't appear in the Russian cartoons at all, his role having been taken by Piglet. Some of Disney's adaptations of the novels also omit or at least heavily downplay his role in them. The ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series in particular outright replaces his role in the stories with their protagonist, Sora.
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Howard Morris (1966-1977); {{Creator/Michael Gough|VoiceActor}} (1988-present); Creator/FrankWelker (Goof Troop)
Full name Samuel J. Gopher, usually littering the Hundred Acre Wood with his endless burrows, often for someone (usually himself) to fall into. Exclusive to the Disney adaptions.
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Full name Samuel J. Gopher,(''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'')
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** He reappeared in WinnieThePoohsHomeRunDerby as an umpire. Be thankful he's not one of [[NintendoHard the pitchers]]. He also makes continuous appearances in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series and appears sporadically on current merchandise.
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** He reappeared in WinnieThePoohsHomeRunDerby ''VideoGame/WinnieThePoohsHomeRunDerby'' as an umpire. Be thankful he's not one of [[NintendoHard the pitchers]]. He also makes continuous appearances in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series and appears sporadically on current merchandise.
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* AdaptationNameChange: His name is actually spelled with hyphens in the original books, as "Winnie-the-Pooh"; Creator/{{Disney}} avoids the hyphens and spaces the words.
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* AdaptedOut: Chrisopher Robin doesn't appear in the Russian cartoons at all, his role having been taken by Piglet. Some of Disney's adaptations of the novels also omit or at least heavily downplay his role in them.
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* AdaptationNameChange: In ''New Adventures'', it's implied that "Robin" is actually his last name, which is explicitly true in the [[Film/ChristopherRobin live-action movie]], instead of Milne like the real person he was based on and his counterpart in the original stories.
* AdaptedOut: Chrisopher Robin doesn't appear in the Russian cartoons at all, his role having been taken by Piglet. Some of Disney's adaptations of the novels also omit or at least heavily downplay his role in them. The ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series in particular outright replaces his role in the stories with their protagonist, Sora.
* AdaptedOut: Chrisopher Robin doesn't appear in the Russian cartoons at all, his role having been taken by Piglet. Some of Disney's adaptations of the novels also omit or at least heavily downplay his role in them. The ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series in particular outright replaces his role in the stories with their protagonist, Sora.
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* KangaroosRepresentAustralia: Mostly subverted. The books make no specific mention of Kanga being Australian, though some audiobooks utilise this trope. In the Disney adaptation she is consistently given an American accent, though her house sometimes has Australian memorabilia for background humour.
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* KangaroosRepresentAustralia: Mostly subverted. The books make no specific mention of Kanga being Australian, though some audiobooks utilise this trope. In the Disney adaptation she is consistently given an American accent, though her house sometimes has Australian memorabilia for background humour. Furthermore, in ''Sing A Song With Pooh Bear,'' one suggestion Roo makes to do their song and dance number "The Kanga-Roo Hop" well is "pretend you're in Australia."
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* {{Jerkass}}: Definitely in the original novels, though occasionally he goes over into JerkassWoobie territory. Both animated adaptions avert the trope, as Eeyore is far less nasty and sarcastic in either cartoons.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Definitely in the original novels, though occasionally he goes over into JerkassWoobie territory.you still can't help feeling sorry for him. Both animated adaptions avert the trope, as Eeyore is far less nasty and sarcastic in either cartoons.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: It's very downplayed, but there are sporadic occasions where Piglet's very long fuse will finally wear out. One key example is in the ''New Adventures'' episode "Piglet's Poohetry" where he initiates a HumiliationConga onto an exceptionally inconsiderate Tigger in their ImagineSpot gone wild. He is also driven to an outburst a handful of times in ''The Book of Pooh''. Even when still in his usual better moods, Piglet, when compelled enough, can be one of the most courageous and unflappable animals in the wood, as demonstrated in ''Piglet's Big Movie''.
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* NeverLearnedToRead: Few of the animals in the Hundred Acre Wood are that grammar fluent but Pooh is consistently the worst. Even in ''Book Of Pooh'' which has many a ReadingIsCoolAesop tends often conveys Pooh as needing Owl's help understanding written word.
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* {{Expy}}: His appearance and personality is based very largely on the beaver character in ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' In fact, this character made a cameo appearance in ''My Friends Tigger and Pooh'', and Tigger lampshades the similarity by saying "I miss Gopher".
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* {{Expy}}: His appearance and personality is based very largely on the beaver character in ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp'' In fact, this character made a cameo appearance in ''My Friends Tigger and Pooh'', and Tigger lampshades the similarity by saying "I miss Gopher".
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* CulturalTranslation: Has an American accent in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh''. He used to have one in the first featurette as well (provided by Bruce Reitherman, who also voiced [[Disney/TheJungleBook Mowgli]]), but after complaints from the fans, it was changed to an English accent from ''Blustery Day'' onward. When the three original Pooh featurettes were collected into the full-feature ''WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', Christopher Robin was, for the sake of consistency, overdubbed with his later trademark English accent in the ''Honey Tree'' segment (though you can still clearly hear American Christopher when he sings along with Pooh in the ''Little Black Raincloud'' song).
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* CulturalTranslation: Has an American accent in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh''. He used to have one in the first featurette as well (provided by Bruce Reitherman, who also voiced [[Disney/TheJungleBook [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Mowgli]]), but after complaints from the fans, it was changed to an English accent from ''Blustery Day'' onward. When the three original Pooh featurettes were collected into the full-feature ''WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', Christopher Robin was, for the sake of consistency, overdubbed with his later trademark English accent in the ''Honey Tree'' segment (though you can still clearly hear American Christopher when he sings along with Pooh in the ''Little Black Raincloud'' song).
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Barbara Luddy (1966-1977); Julie McWhirter (''Day for Eeyore''); Diana Hale (''Welcome to Pooh Corner''); Patricia Parris (''New Adventures''); Tress MacNeille (1994-1999, Kingdom Hearts); Creator/KathSoucie (2000-2010); Russi Taylor (1998); Kristen Anderson-Lopez (2011-present); Sophie Okonedo (''Christopher Robin'')
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Barbara Luddy (1966-1977); Julie McWhirter [=McWhirter=] (''Day for Eeyore''); Diana Hale (''Welcome to Pooh Corner''); Patricia Parris (''New Adventures''); Tress MacNeille Creator/TressMacNeille (1994-1999, Kingdom Hearts); Creator/KathSoucie (2000-2010); Russi Taylor (1998); Kristen Anderson-Lopez (2011-present); Sophie Okonedo (''Christopher Robin'')
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* GenderBlenderName: Defied. He's a boy, so you can't call him just Winnie, it's Winnie "ther" Pooh.
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Bruce Reitherman (1966); Jon Wlmsley (1968); Timothy Turner (1974); Kim Christianson (1981 - 1983); Tim Hoskins (''New Adventures''); Edan Gross (''Christmas Too''); Brady Bluhm (1997–1999); Tom Attenborough (''The Tigger Movie''); Paul Tiesler (''The Book of Pooh''); William Green (''A Very Merry Pooh Year''); Tom Wheatley (''Disney/PigletsBigMovie''); Struan Erlenborn (''My Friends Tigger & Pooh''); Jack Boutler (''Disney/WinnieThePooh''); Oliver Bell (''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins''); Creator/EwanMcGregor (''Film/ChristopherRobin'', [adult]); Orton O'Brien (''Christopher Robin'', [child])
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Bruce Reitherman (1966); Jon Wlmsley (1968); Timothy Turner (1974); Kim Christianson (1981 - 1983); Tim Hoskins (''New Adventures''); Edan Gross (''Christmas Too''); Brady Bluhm (1997–1999); Tom Attenborough (''The Tigger Movie''); Paul Tiesler (''The Book of Pooh''); William Green (''A Very Merry Pooh Year''); Tom Wheatley (''Disney/PigletsBigMovie''); (''WesternAnimation/PigletsBigMovie''); Struan Erlenborn (''My Friends Tigger & Pooh''); Jack Boutler (''Disney/WinnieThePooh''); (''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011''); Oliver Bell (''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins''); Creator/EwanMcGregor (''Film/ChristopherRobin'', [adult]); Orton O'Brien (''Christopher Robin'', [child])
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* CulturalTranslation: Has an American accent in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh''. He used to have one in the first featurette as well (provided by Bruce Reitherman, who also voiced [[Disney/TheJungleBook Mowgli]]), but after complaints from the fans, it was changed to an English accent from ''Blustery Day'' onward. When the three original Pooh featurettes were collected into the full-feature ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', Christopher Robin was, for the sake of consistency, overdubbed with his later trademark English accent in the ''Honey Tree'' segment (though you can still clearly hear American Christopher when he sings along with Pooh in the ''Little Black Raincloud'' song).
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* DemotedToExtra: Christopher Robin was originally the star of the books; in the poetry books he appears often and has several poems dedicated to him (as opposed to Pooh, who only appears in one poem in ''When We Were Very Young'' and only appears occasionally in ''Now We Are Six''), and while he was moved OutOfFocus for the Pooh stories he remained a central character. In the first Disney featurettes he was also a major character, but in later productions he got smaller and smaller roles, quite often being left out entirely. This ''is'' sort of explained in ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' (and elaborated upon in ''Pooh's Most Grand Adventure''): He's started school. While the Disney version doesn't seem to be attending boarding school the way his book counterpart is implied to be, it's still reasonable to presume that he isn't around as much because he's busy with schoolwork.
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* DemotedToExtra: Christopher Robin was originally the star of the books; in the poetry books he appears often and has several poems dedicated to him (as opposed to Pooh, who only appears in one poem in ''When We Were Very Young'' and only appears occasionally in ''Now We Are Six''), and while he was moved OutOfFocus for the Pooh stories he remained a central character. In the first Disney featurettes he was also a major character, but in later productions he got smaller and smaller roles, quite often being left out entirely. This ''is'' sort of explained in ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' ''WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' (and elaborated upon in ''Pooh's Most Grand Adventure''): He's started school. While the Disney version doesn't seem to be attending boarding school the way his book counterpart is implied to be, it's still reasonable to presume that he isn't around as much because he's busy with schoolwork.
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Ralph Wright (1966-1983); Ron Feinberg (1981); Ron Gans (1983-1986); Creator/PeterCullen (1988-2010, 2017-present); Creator/BradGarrett (''VideoGame/DisneysAnimatedStorybook'', ''Film/ChristopherRobin'', ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet''); Creator/GreggBerger (video game appearances, ''Mini Adventures'' dubs); Bud Luckey (2011-2017); Creator/ThurlRavenscroft (Disneyland Records)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Ralph Wright (1966-1983); Ron Feinberg (1981); Ron Gans (1983-1986); Creator/PeterCullen (1988-2010, 2017-present); Creator/BradGarrett (''VideoGame/DisneysAnimatedStorybook'', ''Film/ChristopherRobin'', ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet''); ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet''); Creator/GreggBerger (video game appearances, ''Mini Adventures'' dubs); Bud Luckey (2011-2017); Creator/ThurlRavenscroft (Disneyland Records)
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* NotSoImaginaryFriend: The Disney interpretation especially tends to leave a lot of ambiguity to how much Pooh and the others are just products of Christopher Robin's imagination. The toys representing them in the BookEnds segments sometimes come to life, and in cases such as ''New Adventures'' they frequently interacted with the real world, at no point ceasing to be alive.
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* NotSoImaginaryFriend: The Disney interpretation especially tends to leave a lot of ambiguity to how much Pooh and the others are just products of Christopher Robin's imagination. The toys representing them in the BookEnds segments sometimes come to life, and in cases such as ''New Adventures'' and ''Christopher Robin'', they frequently interacted with the real world, at no point ceasing to be alive.
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* BookDumb: Most of them are uneducated. However Christopher Robin is getting an education and is smarter and more knowledgeable than the others. Inverted for Owl, who ''is'' educated, but still "hasn't exactly got brain".
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* BookDumb: Most of them are uneducated. However Christopher Robin is getting an education and is smarter and more knowledgeable than the others. Inverted for Owl, who ''is'' educated, but still "hasn't exactly got brain". Also, depending on the adaptation, Rabbit may also have some book smarts.
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* TokenEvilTeammate: He is much more antagonistic than the other residents, however by normal standards, he's just a bit of a {{Jerkass}}, redeeming himself rather frequently and even plays the StraightMan on occasion.
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* SignatureSoundEffect: "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" tends to use race-car noises for when his tunneling is seen above-ground.
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* SignatureSoundEffect: "The ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" Pooh'' tends to use race-car noises for when his tunneling is seen above-ground.
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* AnimalStereotypes: Their personalities typically either play this straight or subvert it. For example, Pooh plays on the stereotype of bears not being very bright, whilst Owl subverts the stereotype of owls being wise and clever (though he thinks he plays it straight).
* BlackBeadEyes: A good chunk of them have black dot eyes.
* BookDumb: Most of them are uneducated. However Christopher Robin is getting an education and is smarter and more knowledgeable than the others. Inverted for Owl, who ''is'' educated, but still "hasn't exactly got brain".
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: They're not exactly the most conventionally clever of characters and sometimes they have wacky notions (like pots of honey can talk).
* TheDitz: Zigzagged. Most of them are kind of naive and sometimes do dumb things, but they're not outright idiotic, Christopher Robin is quite scholarly and intelligent, and Owl, as Piglet puts it, "hasn't exactly got brain, but he knows things."
* ADogNamedDog: Most of them are named after their species. Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo (who each take half of their species names) are all obvious, whilst "Tigger" is a childish pronunciation of "tiger". Averted for Gopher, who goes by [[SpeciesSurname Samuel J. Gopher]].
* EnsembleCast: Though Pooh is the title character, many stories focus primarily on the other animals. This is especially prevalent in the Disney franchise, where Tigger, Piglet and Rabbit get as much central focus as Pooh, though the Milne universe novels have several stories devoted to the rest of the cast as well.
* FunnyAnimal: Most of them are anthropomorphic animals, although they still have some animal traits and Eeyore walks on all fours.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: A trademark source of plot for the entire cast; they all mean well and are rather friendly, but their childlike disposition and often scatterbrained perception of the things can make them pretty thoughtless or cause ceaseless panic and harm by accident. This trait is more pronounced in the Disney version, the novel counterparts could be knowingly antipathetic to each other more often.
* LivingToys: Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo are based on the real Christopher Robin's stuffed toys. In the Disney franchise, the characters are sometimes reminded as stuffed toys but behave like living animals.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo are all [[LivingToy living stuffed animals]] while Rabbit, Owl and Gopher are living, breathing anthropomorphic animals.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: The Disney interpretation especially tends to leave a lot of ambiguity to how much Pooh and the others are just products of Christopher Robin's imagination. The toys representing them in the BookEnds segments sometimes come to life, and in cases such as ''New Adventures'' they frequently interacted with the real world, at no point ceasing to be alive.
* OneOfTheKids: They're Christopher Robin's playthings; naturally, they act more like kids than he does.
* SimpleMindedWisdom: A recurring trait in all of them. While they have a very childlike level of intellect and awareness of the world around them, they have rather meaningful displays of insight and wit in certain ways.
* TrueCompanions: All of the main clan do care for each other in spite of their misgivings and are very close. This sentiment is obviously displayed much more vividly in the Disney cartoons, though it's still quite apparent in the novels.
* VagueAge: All of their ages are a bit ambiguous, with the exception of Christopher Robin, who's six years old. Piglet is mentioned to be perhaps three or four years old in the books.
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!!'''Winnie the Pooh'''
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->''[[{{Catchphrase}} Oh bother.]]''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SterlingHolloway (1966-1977); Creator/HalSmith (1981-1986); Creator/JimCummings (1988 - present)
The title and main character. A naive and soft-spoken teddy bear who lives in the trunk of a tree under the name of 'Sanders' written over his door. He utterly loves "hunny" and his home is filled with "hunny" pots of all sizes.
* AdaptationalWimp: Zigzagged. While the Disney rendition has plenty of his own unique heroic moments, most adaptations of the original stories where Pooh holds the SmartBall (eg. rescuing Piglet from the flood, or finding the "North Pole" to recover Roo) are altered so he is an AccidentalHero.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption: When he sings the tummy song, he says, "A Pooh has a knack for finding a snack unless all the honey is...", then sees he's out of honey and says, "Gone?".
* BearyFriendly: Benevolent, loyal friend, especially to Christopher Robin and Piglet.
* BearyFunny: A Bear of Very Little Brain, his naivety and appetite is the source of much comedy.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Despite his rather clueless and docile demeanor, he cares a lot about Piglet.
* BigEater: Especially if honey's involved, though anything sweet will do.
* BigThinShortTrio: The Big to Tigger's Thin and Piglet's Short.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Oh, bother!".
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: The "moron" part is obvious -- there's a reason he's consistently described as being a Bear of Very Little Brain. But, when he needs to, Pooh can be surprisingly clever in his own way, and often ends up resolving the various problems troubling the woods. For example, taming Wooster in ''The New Adventures'' when the rest of the animals are scared stiff of the giant woozel.
* DeadpanSnarker: The comics have him make some beautiful comebacks. The 2011 movie to some extent, though its ambiguous whereas they're intentional [[HanlonsRazor or if its his ditziness making him seem like he's trash talking]] [[InnocentlyInsensitive when he doesn't actually mean it]].
%%* {{Determinator}}: On occasion, most notably in ''Pooh's Grand Adventure''.
* TheDitz: Granted, most of the cast is a bit thick at times, but Pooh really takes the cake. [[note]][[LiteralMinded Especially if it has pink sugar frosting]][[/note]]. There are times he can be the [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Bear]] however.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Mentions not liking cheese at one point.
* EarlyBirdCameo: In 1924, one full year before the first Pooh story was written (and two years before the first full book was published), Pooh appeared in the book ''When We Were Very Young,'' as the main character in the poem ''[[http://allpoetry.com/poem/8518985-Teddy_Bear-by-A.A._Milne Teddy Bear]].'' Throughout most of the poem, he's simply referred to as "Teddy Bear" or "Teddy," but in the later stages of the poem, he's directly addressed as "Mr. Edward Bear," which of course is Pooh's original name.
* FatAndProud: He once sings that he's "short, fat and proud of that".
* FatIdiot: Downplayed; more "naive" than an "idiot" and more "cutely chubby" than outright "fat."
* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: He's the Phlegmatic member of the five main characters.
* FurryReminder: To ''stuffed animals'', no less. Pooh's stitches will sometimes burst at the seams, and at other times his head will do a 270 degree turn before returning to its base position.
* GenderBlenderName: Defied. He's a boy, so you can't call him just Winnie, it's Winnie "ther" Pooh.
* GeniusDitz: He writes spur-of-the-moment songs and poetry for the fun of it, completely unaware that from a literary standpoint he would be considered quite skilled. None of the other characters have this talent, and Eeyore's attempt to emulate it inevitably falls flat.
* GrowlingGut: The iconic "Rumbly in his tumbly."
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: In the Disney films, Pooh wears only a red shirt. The books have Pooh wearing the shirt only in the winter, going au naturel otherwise.
* HelpImStuck: One story focuses on him getting stuck in Rabbit's front door.
* TheHero: He's not only the clear series protagonist, but also a genuinely nice guy.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: His relationship with Piglet. They're almost always seen together and playing together, and they stand up for each other in their own way.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Being a bear of very little brain Pooh is iconically sweet natured but thoughtless. A lot of his quotes from throughout the franchise could be interpreted as dry insults, if Pooh wasn't nearly always saying them with utter innocent sincerity.
* InSeriesNickname: His real name is Edward, but he has a host of nicknames: "Winnie the Pooh", "Pooh", "Pooh Bear", "Bear", etc.
* JerkassBall: '''Big time''' in the official 1980s comic strip from King Features Syndicate. [[https://imgur.com/gallery/RLIHm See for yourself]].
* KindheartedSimpleton: Most of the supporting cast aren't far off, but Pooh is the most noticable as being an equally brainless and sweet-natured character.
* TheKlutz: Pooh, being not very bright and rather rotund, has a tendency to trip, tumble, bump into things or get stuck.
* NiceGuy: The most sincerely sweet and friendly member of the woods.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Just by the end of the first page of the first story, we are introduced to Edward Bear, also known as Winnie-the-Pooh. When the narrator asks Christopher Robin about the name "Winnie", what with him being a boy bear, Christopher Robin explains that he's Winnie-ther-Pooh and asks the narrator if he knows what ''ther'' means. By page 2, the story proper has begun, and it begins by stating that Winnie-the-Pooh lived in the forest all by himself under the name of Sanders. (It's quickly revealed to mean he ''literally'' lives under it, as it's written in gold letters over the entrance to his home.) So he's Edward Bear, his house is the Sanders residence, and he's known as Winnie-ther-Pooh, frequently shortened to just Pooh.
%%* OnlySaneMan: On the rare occasion Rabbit or Eeyore aren't picking up this role, it's him.
* OutOfFocus: In the Disneytoon Studios films, due to numerous [[ADayInTheLimelight character orientated features]] and [[BreakoutCharacter Tigger and Roo often taking spotlight more often]].
* PingPongNaivete: Often completely clueless of the goings on around, other times however he is well aware of the stupidity of his friends.
* ThePollyanna: Nothing really manages to keep Pooh down for long, and he's quick to both cheer up and to cheer others up.
* SeriousBusiness: "Hunny". He will go to great lengths to get it.
* SickEpisode: In "Darby, Solo Sleuth" from ''My Friends Tigger and Pooh'', he catches a cold, along with Tigger and Roo.
* SimpleMindedWisdom: Despite being a dimwitted character, he often has surprisingly clear thoughts and moments of brilliance.
* SmartBall: Of all the inhabitants of the Forest, Pooh is by far the most likely to get sudden flashes of brilliance. For someone who is so consistently portrayed as dull and slow-witted, he has surprisingly many good ideas when they're needed, to the point where he almost borders on GeniusDitz at times. This is mostly prevalent in the original novels, but the Disney version definitely has his moments as well.
* SpeciesSurname: Apparently, his real name is Edward ''Bear''.
* SweetTooth: Mainly eats "hunny", but seems very keen on most sweet things.
* TemporaryBulkChange: Zigzagged. He gets stuck in Rabbit's front door, then apparently gets thinner and comes out, but he never looks fatter or thinner.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Again, "Hunny." He's absolutely ''nuts'' for the stuff.
* UnfortunateName: Title, really. "Pooh" used to be an expression of dismissal at the time the original book was written (hence the old English expression "to pooh-pooh something", meaning to dismiss it as irrelevant). Nowadays, [[HaveAGayOldTime that term has fallen out of use]], so it just sounds like the more "G-rated" word for dung.
* VagueAge: Christopher Robin states that Pooh will be 99 when he's a hundred. Christopher Robin is six now, making Pooh five. Except, while he is naive, Pooh does not seem like a child, and he lives alone.
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[[folder: Christopher Robin]]
!!'''Christopher Robin'''
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->''You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think… even if we're apart, I'll always be with you.''
-->'''Portrayed by:''' Bruce Reitherman (1966); Jon Wlmsley (1968); Timothy Turner (1974); Kim Christianson (1981 - 1983); Tim Hoskins (''New Adventures''); Edan Gross (''Christmas Too''); Brady Bluhm (1997–1999); Tom Attenborough (''The Tigger Movie''); Paul Tiesler (''The Book of Pooh''); William Green (''A Very Merry Pooh Year''); Tom Wheatley (''Disney/PigletsBigMovie''); Struan Erlenborn (''My Friends Tigger & Pooh''); Jack Boutler (''Disney/WinnieThePooh''); Oliver Bell (''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins''); Creator/EwanMcGregor (''Film/ChristopherRobin'', [adult]); Orton O'Brien (''Christopher Robin'', [child])
The only human character to appear in the books, Christopher Robin is the storybook allusion to the RealLife boy Milne wrote the stories for. He is a young boy who spends time with his stuffed animals in the distant Hundred Acre Wood and acts as a mentor and leader most of the time. Later in the series, he attends boarding school.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books, his hair is blond, but in the cartoons, it's brown.
* AdaptedOut: Chrisopher Robin doesn't appear in the Russian cartoons at all, his role having been taken by Piglet. Some of Disney's adaptations of the novels also omit or at least heavily downplay his role in them.
* BigGood: The inhabitants of the Forest certainly view him as one. He's the one they trust with their problems, the one to solve disputes and the one to act as the leader in times of need.
* ABoyAndHisX: A boy and his teddy bear. The relationship between Christopher Robin and Pooh is the heart and soul of the original books. While the adaptations tend to feature it less prominently, they're still shown to be very close.
* {{Catchphrase}}: He frequently says, "Silly old bear" to Pooh.
* CheerfulChild: He's generally a very upbeat and happy sort of character, though he does have some melancholic moments, especially in the original books.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Perhaps the defining trait of his character is that he's a sweet little boy.
* CulturalTranslation: Has an American accent in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh''. He used to have one in the first featurette as well (provided by Bruce Reitherman, who also voiced [[Disney/TheJungleBook Mowgli]]), but after complaints from the fans, it was changed to an English accent from ''Blustery Day'' onward. When the three original Pooh featurettes were collected into the full-feature ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', Christopher Robin was, for the sake of consistency, overdubbed with his later trademark English accent in the ''Honey Tree'' segment (though you can still clearly hear American Christopher when he sings along with Pooh in the ''Little Black Raincloud'' song).
* ADayInTheLimelight: Christopher Robin is generally a supporting character at best in Disney's ''Pooh'' stories. ''New Adventures'' however does make him the main protagonist in a handful of episodes, usually focusing on his chores in the real world with Pooh and the others "assisting".
* DemotedToExtra: Christopher Robin was originally the star of the books; in the poetry books he appears often and has several poems dedicated to him (as opposed to Pooh, who only appears in one poem in ''When We Were Very Young'' and only appears occasionally in ''Now We Are Six''), and while he was moved OutOfFocus for the Pooh stories he remained a central character. In the first Disney featurettes he was also a major character, but in later productions he got smaller and smaller roles, quite often being left out entirely. This ''is'' sort of explained in ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' (and elaborated upon in ''Pooh's Most Grand Adventure''): He's started school. While the Disney version doesn't seem to be attending boarding school the way his book counterpart is implied to be, it's still reasonable to presume that he isn't around as much because he's busy with schoolwork.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Before the 2011 Disney movie, Christopher Robin had SkintoneSclerae.
* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Downplayed. He more sees mathematics as unimportant than lousy; he describes the eleven times tables as not mattering and describes knights as being "not as grand as royalty but grander than factors". Given that he's the only one who brings arithmetic up and Pooh thinks Factors is a ''person'', this trope as a whole is downplayed for the ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' franchise.
* TheEveryman: He's not particularly great in any one field, but he's got enough universal talents to cover where he's needed.
* FullNameBasis: At least if you go by ''New Adventures'' canon, where "Robin" is hinted to be his surname. Rarely, if ever, is he called just "Christopher".
* GrowingUpSucks:
** More implied than directly stated in the books, but the hints are definitely there in ''The House At Pooh Corner'', where he's leaving to attend boarding school and won't be around in the Forest anymore. The hints are even stronger in ''Return to the Hundred Acre Wood'', when he comes back to the Forest for his first summer holiday, but knows he's just there for the summer and there are several hints that he doesn't fit in quite as well with his beloved animal friends as he once did.
** Downplayed by comparison in the Disney version. While he does begin school at the end of ''The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh'', there's less focus on how things are different when he leaves, and even if some subsequent productions (primarily ''Pooh's Most Grand Adventure'') do touch upon the animals having to deal with seeing less of him, it's less melancholy than in the books.
** The live-action movie has this in full-force. As an adult, he's distressed by the fact that his job forces him to spend time away from his wife and daughter and his boss is making him fire several employees despite him promising the workers good jobs... to say nothing of coming back from World War 2 emotionally scarred by three years of endless killing.
* LazyBum: Downplayed. While he does say that "what he likes doing best is nothing" and he's often described as saying/doing things "carelessly", he doesn't seem to mind ''not'' doing nothing.
* TheLeader: Even though he's only six years old, he's seen as the leader of the group. Case in point, when Tigger arrives, one of the first things Pooh asks is if Christopher Robin knows who he is.
* MinorLivingAlone: He seems to live by himself in the woods.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While generally the most level-headed of the bunch, he does occasionally say things that [[InsaneTrollLogic don't make sense]], like "he's Winnie ''ther'' Pooh! Don't you know what 'ther' means?!".
* TheSmartGuy: The most intelligent character, bar none. Both Owl and Rabbit view themselves as being the brains of the Forest, while Kanga is CloserToEarth but still susceptible to childlike naiveté, but Christopher Robin is the only one who consistently sees through the follies and absurdities of their lives, and frequently the only one who knows what's ''really'' going on.
* TokenHuman: He's the only human character in the group. Justified; the Hundred Acre Wood is created out of his backyard and his toys.
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[[folder: Tigger]]
!!'''Tigger'''
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->''Bouncin's what Tiggers do best!''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PaulWinchell (1968-1983, 1988-1999); Sam Edwards (Disneyland Records); Will Ryan (''Welcome to Pooh Corner''); Creator/JimCummings (1989-present)[[note]]Due to Winchell's failing health, Cummings and Winchell would alternate between the role until Winchell's retirement in 1999[[/note]]
Hyperactive stuffed tiger with a fondness for bouncing. Known to grate on others' nerves (especially Rabbit) with his tendency to bounce head on into others as a form of welcome. Initially found somewhat intimidating or annoying by the other members of the Hundred Acre Wood upon his arrival, Pooh and the others eventually warmed up to him and consider him a close friend, especially Roo.
* AgeLift: While it's hard to tell exactly how old the animals are in books or cartoons, Tigger at least is ''clearly'' a lot older in the Disney version. In the books he's more clearly a child who needs someone to look after him, and who ends up adopted by Kanga. (In ''Return to the Hundred Acre Wood'', he's unable to say how old he is, but when Rabbit guesses that he's about twelve years old he's all on board with that -- because having an age means he can have a birthday.) The Disney version, by contrast, lives on his own and speaks in a very adult baritone voice, even if his childlike personality remains largely the same.
* AmbiguousSituation: In "Eeyore Gets Bounced", it's never revealed if he did intentionally "bounce" Eeyore into the river as a joke, or if he really did just accidentally push him into the river while coughing.
* AscendedExtra: He didn't appear in the first book at all, and though he gets to play a prominent role in four of the ten chapters in the second book, it was the Disney version that really made him the major character he's known as today. Tie-in media following the novel canon still took this to heart and often use Tigger more prominently.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Sometimes comes across as having a severe case of this, especially in the Disney version.
* BadassAdorable: He's a cute plush toy like the rest of his friends, but he's also the first of them to charge into danger or try to fight if it looks like it needs to happen.
* BigBrotherInstinct: To Roo, especially in later features.
* BigThinShortTrio: The Thin to Pooh's Big and Piglet's Short.
* BrooklynRage: Sorta, Disney's Tigger is voiced with a vaguely Brooklyn-esque accent, and is slightly more obnoxious and rambunctious than most of the Hundred Acre Wood's other residents, though he's rather [[ThePollyanna cheerful and harmless overall]].
* BreakoutCharacter: Tigger wasn't really a major character in the books, appearing only in the second book, ''The House At Pooh Corner''. In the Disney adaptations, he got bigger and bigger roles until he ended up as the franchise's main star apart from Pooh himself.
* CatsHateWater: Zigzagged. He Hates Baths, but claims he's a good swimmer. Then again, he doesn't like being pushed into the water, but hating being pushed into water is pretty normal. He's also the only cat, which makes it hard to tell if this trope applies.
* CartoonyTail: In the Disney version, which explains his bouncing is done by using his tail as a pogo stick.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" and "[[ButNowIMustGo TTFN: Ta-Ta For Now!]]". Also his signature growl.
* CheerfulChild: He can be said to be this in the original novels, as he is clearly very young and inexperienced and needs someone to look after him. He was aged up for the Disney version (even if his demeanor is much the same).
* CloudCuckoolander: Very wacky, thinking all sorts of strange thoughts like he can fly or the tablecloth was a monster.
* CoolBigBro: He is this in Roo's eyes. It varies, though he definitely has his moments, especially the Disney rendition.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: "Tiggers don't like honey!"
** In the original books, notably his debut in ''The House at Pooh Corner'', he doesn't like haycorns or thistles either. In fact, he's a downright PickyEater who has huge problems finding something he actually likes to eat.
* FishOutOfWater: Initially, he doesn't really fit in with the rest of the residents of the Hundred Acres. He gets over this over time.
* {{Flight}}: Subverted. He thinks Tiggers can fly, but finds out they can't.
* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: He's the Sanguine member of the main cast.
* HappilyAdopted: By Kanga, in the original novels. In the Disney version, he lives on his own (but frequently hangs around Kanga and Roo).
* HatesBaths: Was forcibly bathed twice in the first TV series and hated it both times. The first time, the bath resulted in [[spoiler: his stripes being washed off]], and he was seen coughing and sputtering throughout, but on the second occasion, he finally admitted that they weren't so bad, while adding that he'd wait until "maybe next year" for another one.
* IconicSequelCharacter: As noted above under BreakoutCharacter, he was ''completely absent'' from the original book, debuting in the second story of ''The House at Pooh Corner''. He's actually the only book character to make his debut in the second book rather than the first.
* InconsistentColoring: Much like Eeyore, the white parts of Tigger's fur are colored yellow in merchandise and promo art.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He means well but his chaotic playfulness and oblivious attitude can sometimes make him seem very inconsiderate. He drives Rabbit crazy with this behaviour in particular.
* JerkassBall: He's as nice as they come; but he does have moments where he's quite thoughtless and inconsiderate. The book version's jerkishness is usually limited to pouncing on people when they're not expecting it, but the Disney version can get surprisingly (though unintentionally) mean at times. This is most prominent in the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh New Adventures]]'' series, but is definitely there in the original featurettes too.
* {{Keet}}: He's extremely hyperactive and never stops ''doing'' something.
* TheLancer: Pooh may be the main protagonist, but Tigger follows closely behind him in terms of being the leader. With his hyperactivity, in fact, he tends to be the driver for many plots in follow-up media, given Pooh's own fairly placid and passive nature.
* LastOfHisKind: "But the most wonderful thing about Tiggers is I'm the only one!" Only in ''The Tigger Movie'' does he show any true concern over this.
* ALizardNamedLiz: His name is a misspelling of "Tiger".
* MadLibsCatchphrase: "[X] is what Tiggers do best." X can be any activity relevant to the plot.
* {{Malaproper}}: In some series, particularly the "Learning with Pooh" series, though some of them may have actually been intentional.
--> "And time's fun when you're having flies!"
* ManChild: Despite being one of the largest members of the gang, he is playful and irresponsible.
* MilesGloriosus: [[DependingOnTheWriter On occasion]]. Other times [[FearlessFool he's too oddball to really care about his own well being]]. His rather fickle nature can lead him to interchange between cowardly to suicidally fearless in a matter of seconds.
* NiceGuy: Despite his JerkassBall moments and being InnocentlyInsensitive, Tigger is extremely cheerful and friendly.
* TheNicknamer: In the Disney version, he's got a nickname for everyone, and ''loads'' of them for Rabbit. Examples include: Pooh - "Buddy Bear" / "Buddy Boy", Rabbit - "Long Ears" / "Ra-Ra" / "Bunny Boy", Piglet - "Pigaletto", Eeyore - "Donkey Boy", Owl - "Buddy Bird", Roo/Lumpy - "Little Roo-ster / "Lumpster"
* NightmareFetishist: In many of the Disney cartoons, he can't get enough scary stuff, and he even sings an awesome DisneyAcidSequence about his nightmare fetishism in the Halloween special.
* OddFriendship: Tigger and Eeyore couldn't be more opposite in terms of personality, but that doesn't stop Tigger from considering the old donkey one of his best buddies.
* PickyEater:
** In the original novel, this is actually one of his defining traits, combined with his usual MilesGloriosus over-enthusiasm. His introduction chapter has him and Pooh searching for something that Tiggers actually like to eat. Tigger cheerfully claims that Tiggers like everything, and whatever Pooh suggests, he'll say it's his very favorite... that is, until he actually tastes it, after which he'll say that Tiggers like everything in the world ''except'' what he just had. The list of exceptions to what Tiggers like keeps growing all through the chapter, until he finally comes across the one thing he ''does'' likes to eat: extract of malt, Roo's "strengthening medicine."
** The Disney version does include a ShoutOut to this when establishing Tigger's dislike of honey (which comes and goes DependingOnTheWriter), but the desperate search for something he can actually eat doesn't happen and extract of malt is never mentioned.
* ThePigPen: In addition to hating baths, Tigger likes bouncing around in the mud. At one point, he even rhetorically asks, "What's wrong with being dirty?"
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Rabbit's blue, being all impulse and enthusiasm in comparison to Rabbit's patient thoughtfulness.
* SadClown: Tigger is usually hyperactive and infallibly cheerful. When he is truly brought down however, it is a rather tragic sight. Utilized in universe, all the others are insistant on "un-bouncing" Tigger, [[HeelRealization though are so heartbroken by the depressed shell remaining when they succeed they immediately go back on it.]]
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: "{{GASP}}!"
* SickEpisode: The episode "Darby, Solo Sleuth" of "My Friends Tigger and Pooh" has him catch a cold, along with Pooh and Roo.
* SignatureLaugh: In the cartoons, he has a "hoo hoo hoo" laugh.
* SixthRanger: In the books. He is the only major character introduced in ''The House at Pooh Corner''.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Bragging's what Tiggers do best.
* SpeechImpediment: Speaks with a lisp.
* TookALevelInKindness: The Disney version, post- ''The Tigger Movie.'' While it's not too blatant, he does through a bit of CharacterDevelopment in that movie, learning to be more considerate towards his non-Tigger friends. This development actually sticks, because in productions after that, his JerkassBall moments and MilesGloriosus tendencies are toned down considerably -- though his hyperactive enthusiasm hasn't dropped one bit, nor has he become any more inclined to think before he acts, so he remains the most chaotic element in the Hundred Acre Wood.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: In the original novels, it's extract of malt, which is one of the few things he likes.
* VocalEvolution: Listen to Paul Winchell as Tigger in the ''Many Adventures'' shorts, then compare it to ''New Adventures''. They hardly even sound like the same person, as Winchell's voice had gotten raspier, and his lisp is stronger too. This evolution is why Jim Cummings took over the role permanently from ''The Tigger Movie'' onwards, who himself has gotten much more gruff and better at mimicking Winchell's "mannerisisms" for the character compared to when he started filling in for him in ''New Adventures''.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Rabbit. The vitriol is mostly on Rabbit's side, since Tigger's habit of knocking him over or trampleing through Rabbit's garden irritates the bunny.
* WackyGuy: Definitely his role in the series, being the most chaotic, impulsive and hyperactive member of the cast.
* WouldHitAGirl: A minor example, but he has no qualms with bouncing on Kanga. Of course, as Tigger puts it [[TheGlomp "You always bounce someone you love"]].
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[[folder: Piglet]]
!!'''Piglet'''
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"I mustn't f-f-f-fear!"'']]
->''[[{{Catchphrase}} Ohhh, d-d-d-d-d-deeeaarr.]]''
-->'''Voiced by:''' John Fiedler (1968-1983, 1988-2005); Phil Baron (''Welcome to Pooh Corner''); Travis Oates (2005-present); Nick Mohammed (''Christopher Robin'')
Extremely timid stuffed piglet. Being someone of such little size makes Piglet rather paranoid and fearful often needing the support of his friends, nevertheless he's very gentle and caring little guy all in all and will face his fears for the sake of others.
* AdaptedOut: Attempted but failed. Disney omitted Piglet from ''The Honey Tree'', with Gopher intended to take his place in their take on the franchise. Fans of original stories complained however, leading Piglet to be introduced in ''A Blustery Day'' and become a central character from that point on.
* BigThinShortTrio: The Short to Pooh's Big and Tigger's Thin.
* ButtMonkey: Things just always seem to go wrong for Piglet, which is played for laughs.
* CatchPhrase: "Oh dear" (usually said with a stammer).
* CharacterDevelopment: Arguably, he's the only character in the original novels who goes through genuine CharacterDevelopment. He starts out as a timid dreamer who, in his desperate attempts to appear big and brave, usually blows his chances when he gets them and is blind to the positive qualities he ''does'' possess. In the latter parts of the second novel, he learns to recognize and appreciate his own strengths, and in the end becomes the big hero of the book. You could say that he starts out as a LovableCoward but turns into a CowardlyLion. Averted with the Disney version, who is a CowardlyLion from the get-go.
* CheerfulChild: In the Soviet ''Vinni Pukh'' adaptions, Piglet is a much cheerier and less timid character.
* TheChewToy: If it can go wrong for Piglet, it probably will go wrong for Piglet.
* TheChick: He's male, like all of the other main toys except Kanga, but he's still the most "feminine" of the lot, being gentle, sweet, caring and timid, not to mention wearing (and being) [[PinkMeansFeminine pink.]]
* CompositeCharacter: Perhaps one reason for Piglet's cheerier attitude in the Soviet ''Vinni Pukh'' adaptions is that he's used as the stand-in character for Christopher Robin, who doesn't appear in the cartoons at all. Since the stories closely follow the book plots, Piglet is the one who says and does all the things that Christopher Robin did in the books, something which certainly alters his characterization a bit.
* CowardlyLion: Will perform impressive acts of bravery when a push becomes a shove, though he's more likely to do this in the Disney version than in the original novels.
* DemotedToExtra: {{Subverted}}. The Disney version occasionally tries to put him on sidelines, but it never seems to last; Piglet is simply too popular a character, even gaining his own movie at one point. This is even more notable considering [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Piglet wasn't even intended to appear in the Disney adaptions initially]].
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: A curious example, but take a look at Piglet's one-second appearance in the original intro song (the "there's Rabbit, and Piglet, and there's Owl" part). Someone at Disney must have done some ''heavy'' redesigning before Piglet made his "official" animated debut in the second featurette.
* ExtremeDoormat: Because he's so gentle and so timid, he's easily overawed or unwittingly bullied into doing whatever the others want.
* ExpressiveEars: His ears go downwards whenever nervous or sad.
* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: He fits the Leukine template of the main characters.
* HatesBaths: In one story in the book he replaces Roo and Kanga gives him a bath. The first thing he does when he drops the act is rolling in the dirt.
* HeightAngst: In the Disney version especially, Piglet frequently has low self esteem over being a very small animal:
** A plot pivot in ''Film/PigletsBigMovie'', where in spite of Piglet's SelfDeprecation, it's discovered he's recurrently managed to be vital to the gang's agendas.
** The episode "Biglet" from ''Series/TheBookOfPooh'' features Piglet getting fed up with being short, and starts wearing stilts, giant gloves, and a amplifier in his mouth.
* In ''A Perfect Little Piglet'' from the Disney picture book series ''Out and About With Pooh'', he is upset about his height after knocking down some honey pots from Pooh's shelves from being too small to reach. Then later he gets Eeyore's tail from under a bush, admiring the view while doing so, and feels better after Eeyore comments on how wonderful it must be to be small.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Pooh, who eventually offers to share his home after [[spoiler:Piglet gives his up to Owl]].
* HiccupHijinks: In one cartoon episode, he gets the hiccups and it takes ''all day'' to make them go. The suggested cures are water, standing upside down with someone on top of him, and scaring the hiccups away.
* LovableCoward: He may be a scaredy-cat of a character, but he's also one of the most lovable and likeable characters.
* MessyPig: Shows signs of this: when Kanga gives him a bath, he doesn't feel comfortable until he can roll in the dirt again. In a subversion, he's also a bit of a NeatFreak. The Disney version eliminates this altogether.
* MinorLivingAlone: Zigzagged. In the books, he starts out living alone, but ends up moving in with Pooh. In the cartoons, he usually lives alone. His age is unknown (although he ''thinks'' he might be three or four) but his name ''is'' "Piglet", so he's probably a kid.
* NervousWreck: He's afraid of just about everything new or potentially dangerous.
* NiceGuy: Of all the characters, Piglet is probably the most compassionate and caring one.
* NoRespectGuy: Being a very small animal (and an ExtremeDoormat at that), Piglet commonly gets pushed around or ignored by the others, [[InnocentlyInsensitive accidentally or not]]. The Disney version, of course, is more liable to [[ThrowTheDogABone get vindication of some sort]] (as exemplified in ''Piglet's Big Movie'').
* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Since Disney originally intended to replace Piglet with the more "American" Gopher, Piglet's debut in the Disney franchise was delayed until ''The Blustery Day'' after fan outcry forced Walt's hand.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy and timid, Piglet tends to withdraw into himself.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: In-Universe, Piglet, or rather what he's into, occasionally causes this reaction from Tigger in ''New Adventures''. When Piglet attempts to read a poem in "Piglet's Poohetry" or tell a story in "The Monster Frankenpooh", Tigger is utterly sickened by how overly saccharine it is and decides to change it to suit [[NightmareFetishist his own tastes]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: In the books, acorns, also called "haycorns" by Pooh.
* VagueAge: In the Disney version at least, despite being a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "piglet"]] his matured voice and arguably more sensible personality than many of the others leaves it ambiguous as to whether he is much younger than Pooh. {{T|heNicknamer}}igger referring him to both "kiddo" and "ol' pal" at times certainly doesn't help.
* VocalEvolution: John Fiedler's Piglet voice got breathier from ''New Adventures'' until his death in 2005.
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[[folder: Eeyore]]
!!'''Eeyore'''
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->''Thanks for noticin' me.''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Ralph Wright (1966-1983); Ron Feinberg (1981); Ron Gans (1983-1986); Creator/PeterCullen (1988-2010, 2017-present); Creator/BradGarrett (''VideoGame/DisneysAnimatedStorybook'', ''Film/ChristopherRobin'', ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet''); Creator/GreggBerger (video game appearances, ''Mini Adventures'' dubs); Bud Luckey (2011-2017); Creator/ThurlRavenscroft (Disneyland Records)
Stuffed donkey with a deeply cynical and borderline mentally depressed view of life. Often around to share a negative view of things, though is also rather philosophical and can give great wisdom at times.
* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: He wears a bow on his tail in the cartoons and ''occasionally'' in the books.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: His Disney incarnation is ''far'' nicer and more sympathetic than the snarky and narcissistic Eeyore of the original books.
* TheBigGuy: One of the bigger members of the Hundred Acre Wood.
* BirthdayEpisode: One story focuses on Piglet and Winnie-the-Pooh giving him birthday presents.
* TheChewToy: He sometimes gets the short end of the stick, though not nearly as much [[TheEeyore as he views himself]].
* CivilizedAnimal: He walks on all fours and eats thistles, but he can talk and he lives in a house (albeit a makeshift house).
* DeadpanSnarker: Eeyore is good at this, much more so in the novels than in the Disney version.
* DemotedToExtra: During the 2000's, he was relegated to much smaller roles (especially as stories began to focus more on Tigger, Piglet or Roo). Especially evident during the Heffalump movies where he's only around for a handful of scenes each and in the first one, he's completely forgotten by the others. He bitterly lampshades it, for once, with some genuine poignancy.
-->'''Eeyore''': [[SarcasmMode Don't let me hold you up]].
* TheEeyore: The TropeNamer. He's perpetually pessimistic and negative, and his most famous CatchPhrase is "Thanks for noticing me". Ironically, during one episode of the cartoon series, the entire cast notices Eeyore, just sitting on a hill and staring and try to cheer him up. The episode ends with Piglet asking Eeyore why he was so sad while Eeyore is still sitting on the hilltop, watching a beautiful sunset, and Eeyore simply asks "What makes you think I'm sad?"
* FlatJoy: The Disney version occasionally shows this, especially from ''New Adventures'' and onward. It's always PlayedForLaughs.
** In the original books, he does this as well.
--> "Ha-ha," said Eeyore bitterly. "Merriment and what-not. Don't apologize. It's just what ''would'' happen."
* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: Melancholic
* GrumpyBear: Snarky and ''extremely'' cynical compared to the other more innocent residents of the Hundred Acre Wood. The Disney version represents this to an extent though is somewhat more recessive and "matter of fact" about it than in the original novels (an often implied character ethic is that he ''enjoys'' being depressed).
* HiddenDepths: A few episodes of ''New Adventures'' shown Eeyore resenting his anti-social personality, and wanting to emulate Pooh or Tigger's happy personalities [[IJustWantToHaveFriends so he could fit in]]. Most of the time, the others were more off-put by the StepfordSmiler Eeyore and insisted he was fine his usual miserable self.
* {{Hypochondria}}: Not normally, but in one of the movies, when he thinks Owl has a cold, he says, "I'll probably catch it too" and later claims he has a cold when he clearly does not. He also thinks he has a cold in the ''My Friends Tigger and Pooh'' episode "Darby, Solo Sleuth".
* InconsistentColoring: Most modern promotional artwork and merchandising depicts Eeyore with blue fur and a flesh-colored muzzle (including the image on the right), likely to give him a more florescent and noticeable design compared to his grey scheme, thus making him more appealing to young children (granted however [[IncrediblyLamePun "blue"]] suits his character in a sense).
* {{Jerkass}}: Definitely in the original novels, though occasionally he goes over into JerkassWoobie territory. Both animated adaptions avert the trope, as Eeyore is far less nasty and sarcastic in either cartoons.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the Disney version. While he may be snarky and aloof his heart's still in the right place.
* JumpingToConclusionsDiagnosis: When he thinks Owl has sneezed, he decides that Owl must have a cold and he will catch one too.
* ALizardNamedLiz: He is named after the noise a donkey makes.
* OddFriendship: Stoic GrumpyBear Eeyore and energetic {{Main/Keet}} Tigger.
* OnlySaneMan: Often shows the most common sense over the others, such as the episode "Stripes" from ''New Adventures'', where Eeyore's the only one to recognize Tigger after his were stripes washed off.
* PunnyName: His name is meant to resemble the onomatopoeic sound of a donkey's braying ([[AccentDepundent though it's a bit more obvious when pronounced with a British accent]], as Creator/AAMilne would have said it).
* TheStoic: Ironically enough. Despite his trademark depressive personality, Eeyore is usually the least likely to become highly fearful or upset in a dire situation, his usual emotional range usually never straying past being somewhat glum and negative. Whatever makes his life is so miserable, he is at least accustomed to it.
--> '''Pooh:''' Are you alright, Eeyore?
--> '''Eeyore:''' Been better. Been worse too.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Milne's suggested reason for his depressed attitude in the original novels. In the Disney adaptions, he's a much friendlier guy, just ''very'' negative in the most simplistic of terms, though he does have bouts of this trope at times, especially being TheChewToy.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Thistles. This is mostly prominent in the original novels, but the Disney version has been known to chow down on a thistle or two as well.
* VocalEvolution: Peter Cullen's Eeyore voice has gone through several over the years. When he first started in ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' the voice was a bit higher-pitched and less breathy. In the late 90s it became breathier, and in his most recent appearances as Eeyore, it deepened and became near-identical to original Eeyore Ralph Wright.
* WhenHeSmiles: Every now and then, the others succeed in getting an earnest smile out of him. It nearly always makes for some of the most heartwarming moments in the franchise. It's since been toned down since almost all modern merchandise now conveys Eeyore with a smile (if a characteristically subtle and weary one).
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[[folder: Rabbit]]
!!'''Rabbit'''
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->''[[GladIThoughtOfIt Splendid idea -- glad I thought of it.]]''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Junius Matthews (1966-1977); Ray Erlenborn (1981); Will Ryan (1983-1986); Ken Sansom (1988-2010); Creator/TomKenny (2011-present), Creator/PeterCapaldi (''Christopher Robin'')
Grouchy [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin rabbit]] that is obsessed with getting order and peace in the Hundred Acre Wood. Often finds himself bothered by the antics of the other residents usually Pooh and Tigger, though granted he himself often takes wacky extremes to deal with problems.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Weirdly enough, he's a pale ''green'' color in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', as opposed to yellow in all the other Disney productions. And in the original novels, he's brown. At least according to E. H. Shepard's color illustrations. He's also brown in ''Christopher Robin''.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Disney's Rabbit, while still a grouchy egomaniac, is far more prone to openly soft or humble moments than his novel's counterpart.
* AmbiguouslyBi: He's pretty campy, but in the 2011 film, he's shown fantasizing about having a harem of lady rabbits.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Fitting to a T. Right down to the fact that it is played up for laughs (his high-pitched voice, his pink robe and hair curlers, multiple frilly aprons, the aptitude for ballet dancing as seen in ''WesternAnimation/PoohsGrandAdventure'', the latter of which he also called them "my dears" in, etc), it is never addressed/confirmed, nor implied that he has any interest in the opposite sex. [[{{Asexuality}} Or either sex, for that matter.]] Averted in the 2011 film, in which he fantasizes himself as being surrounded by female rabbits.
* BunniesForCuteness: He doesn't look at all unattractive, we'll give you that.
* ButtMonkey: Just like with Piglet, bad things tend to happen to him. A lot.
* TheChewToy: The various mishaps and scrapes he gets into are always played for laughs.
* TheComicallySerious: The fact he's so strict, stern and serious is played for nothing but comedy.
* ControlFreak: His obsession with keeping everything quiet, peaceful and orderly is his most defining characteristic.
* DependingOnTheArtist: In ''Tigger Too'' Rabbit was given a slightly more worn down look and gained a more prominent jaw and buck teeth. Later Disney works drift in and out between using this or his earlier younger, buck teeth-less look from the previous two shorts.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Is he a real rabbit or a stuffed one? He's the former in the books, but the Disney version zig-zags this. He certainly looks like a real animal, having real fur and no stitching, but in the ''New Adventures'' episode "How Much Is The Rabbit In That Window", he's a LivingToy like the other animals. Possibly serves as a MythologyGag, while a toy version of Rabbit appears in the live action framing devices, the real Christopher Robin didn't own a toy of Rabbit (or Owl, who is similarly organically designed).
* DitzyGenius: He's one of the smarter members of the Hundred Acre Wood, but he still can have his silly moments.
* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: His temper and hostility marks him as the Choleric one.
* TheFinickyOne: He's not easy to please, and that's a fact.
* GreenAndMean: He sports green fur in ''New Adventures'' and as usual, can be a jerk quite often.
* GrumpyBear: He's usually angry or easily angered, at least in part because he's a ControlFreak and his friends don't understand or even pretend to humor him in it.
* HiddenDepths:
** Some of the Disney works imply Rabbit, despite his pomposity, is actually [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex rather insecure about how others feel about him]]. Not only does he often get extremely offended when he thinks he isn't appreciated, but the ''New Adventures'' episode "Rabbit Marks The Spot" has him convince himself that the others will hate his guts after he pulls a rather mean spirited prank.
** ''The Book of Pooh'' reveals that most of the crops in his garden (that which he is vigorously protective of and constantly chastises Tigger and others for ruining) [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold end up being given to the other inhabitants of the wood.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Often cynical and hostile but will take steps to take care of his friends in the end.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Perhaps best summed up by Pooh and Piglet in the original novel:
-->"Rabbit's clever," said Pooh thoughtfully.\\
"Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit's clever."\\
"And he has Brain."\\
"Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit has Brain."\\
There was a long silence.\\
"I suppose," said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything."
* LargeHam: His neuroses and pompous grandstanding lean him into this half the time, especially in the 2011 movie.
* NeatFreak: Loves to keep things neat and organized.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He does have his fair share of [[{{Pun}} harebrained schemes]].
* OnlySaneMan: Though admittedly he himself has rather [[{{Pun}} hare brained]] [[NotSoAboveItAll ideas at times.]] Also, see SanitySlippage below.
* RedOniBlueOni: His thoughtfulness and patience marks him as the blue to Tigger's red.
* SanitySlippage: He has experienced this at various times in the Disney franchise, often having to do with Tigger. His thinking he has seven years bad luck because of a broken mirror in "Luck Amuck" from ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' is just one of many, many examples. Given that is other tropes include ButtMonkey, TheChewToy, TheFinickyOne, SuperOCD and WellIntentionedExtremist, this doesn't come as much of a surprise.
* {{Schemer}}: Being the smartest of the main cast, if only in his own head, he tends to be the one most likely to cook up ideas, either for the group or for himself.
* ShesAManInJapan: The 1967-1975 German dubs of the original shorts (Honey Tree, Blustery Day, etc.) made the character a female.
* SitcomArchNemesis: When not just VitriolicBestBuds, Rabbit is warring with Tigger. ''New Adventures'' also had recurrent packs of crows or bugs that he tried to fend his garden from.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He tends to think of himself as the smartest and the leader of the group, but really he's not that much better than them.
* TheSmartGuy: For all his faults, he is usually more on the ball than his friends. The climax of ''Pooh's Grand Adventure'' and ''The Tigger Movie'' particularly show him put his real smarts to use within the group.
* StockAnimalDiet: Subverted. While Rabbit does grow carrots in his garden, he's rarely, if ever seen eating them, and has a variety of vegetables planted as well.
* SuperOCD: Rabbit is obsessed with order and tidiness and can turn almost any minor fun activity into a highly regimented work routine (usually resulting in a nervous breakdown when the others screw it up).
-->'''Rabbit:''' Have you all gone mad?!? You can't possibly do things...''out of order!''
* TokenEvilTeammate: He is much more antagonistic than the other residents, however by normal standards, he's just a bit of a {{Jerkass}}, redeeming himself rather frequently and even plays the StraightMan on occasion.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Tigger, mostly because Tigger insists on [[CrashIntoHello tackling him to say hi]] and is otherwise a hyperactive, chaotic individual.
* VocalEvolution: Ken Sansom's voice for Rabbit was initially closer to Junius Matthews' take and much more gruff and less effeminate sounding when he started in ''New Adventures''.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Merely wants to maintain order in the Hundred Acre Wood, but resorts to somewhat extreme measures such as kidnapping or traumatizing residents in order to do so (granted however, it hardly ever works).
* ZanyScheme: Despite everything, he's cooked up a few of these himself.
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[[folder: Kanga]]
!!'''Kanga'''
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->''Do be careful, dear!''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Barbara Luddy (1966-1977); Julie McWhirter (''Day for Eeyore''); Diana Hale (''Welcome to Pooh Corner''); Patricia Parris (''New Adventures''); Tress MacNeille (1994-1999, Kingdom Hearts); Creator/KathSoucie (2000-2010); Russi Taylor (1998); Kristen Anderson-Lopez (2011-present); Sophie Okonedo (''Christopher Robin'')
Docile mother kangaroo. Often acts a gentle mother figure to the others.
* AdaptationalDumbass: Reconstructed. The Disney version drops her usual OnlySaneMan role in the 2011 film, which conveys her as just as childish and clueless as the other animals, even sharing an AdultsAreUseless moment with Owl and Rabbit where they think they've caught the Backson.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: While Kanga was relatively smarter in the novels, she still often joined in on the others' foolish antics. The Disney version of Kanga however is a genuinely lucid and sensible character, with only isolated moments of silly behaviour.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Whatever lingering fussy or argumentative traits the novels' Kanga had, the Disney version near abolishes. Also while it's left on a rather ambiguous note in the books, the Disney adaptation makes it perfectly clear that [[DefeatEqualsFriendship Kanga became close friends with Piglet after their vitriolic first meeting]]. In the 2011 movie, however, she comes across as vain, naive and impatient, if still mostly well meaning, making her little better than the other InnocentlyInsensitive characters.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Usually rather docile and sweet in tone (to the point of being a borderline ExtremeDoormat), though let's say she's rather sporting to the odd scheme or prank (Piglet found this out the hard way).
* CloserToEarth: The Disney version at least. The book version is slightly more sensible too but shares the others' occasionally brainless demeanor. Not so much in the 2011 movie, where she's definitely not above the others in terms of responsibility, sanity and intelligence, she eats up the story of the Backson as readily as the rest of the cast and offers as equal a share of goofy, silly moments.
* CreatorCameo: In the 2011 film, Kristen Anderson-Lopez (who co-wrote the 2011 film's songs with her husband Robert Lopez) voices Kanga. Ironic when Kanga stops the song and asks for silence when she wins the honey pot (temporarily).
* DemotedToExtra: Kanga made only scant appearances in the ''New Adventures'' TV series and featurettes throughout the 90s.
* GoodParents: Regardless of depiction, she is a competent and ever gentle mother towards Roo.
* HiddenDepths: In the 2011 film, the cast list down all the potential horrible things the Backson can do to them (most of them being rather in-character phobias and superstitions). Kanga fears the Backson stealing her youth, her ImagineSpot self even screaming terrified when her beauty vanishes and shrivels before a mirror.
* KangaroosRepresentAustralia: Mostly subverted. The books make no specific mention of Kanga being Australian, though some audiobooks utilise this trope. In the Disney adaptation she is consistently given an American accent, though her house sometimes has Australian memorabilia for background humour.
* JerkassBall: Normally very genial in the novels, although she is quite rude to Piglet in her first appearance and scolds Roo for ''accidentally'' falling in the water in the North Pole story. She also criticised Owl's housekeeping after his house fell down, leading them to exchange insults. Naturally the Disney adaptations downplay these moments if not omit them altogether.
* ALizardNamedLiz: Her name is part of the word "kangaroo".
* MamaBear: Much more gentle than usual examples, but is obviously rather protective of her son. She also almost instantly decides she must care for Tigger upon their first meeting in the novels.
** The trope is even pointed out by Piglet in the original novel:
--> "There's just one thing," said Piglet, fidgeting a bit. "I was talking to Christopher Robin, and he said that a Kanga was Generally Regarded as One of the Fiercer Animals. I am not frightened of Fierce Animals in the ordinary way, but it is well known that if One of the Fiercer Animals is Deprived of Its Young, it becomes as fierce as ''Two'' of the Fiercer Animals."
* NiceGirl: Very motherly and caring.
* NotSoAboveItAll:
** She takes part in the others' TooDumbToLive antics more than usual in the 2011 movie, being just as paranoid of the Backson as everyone else and generally acting a lot goofier than usual.
** The ''Book of Pooh'' episode, "Hare and Share Alike" marks one of very few times where Kanga actually pivots the usual ComicallyMissingThePoint plot line, thinking all of Rabbit's crops had failed to grow after he had just harvested all of them from his garden and spearheading everyone to help him. She also willingly [[OneOfTheKids takes part in many of the group's antics and music numbers]] in the show more often than in other interpretations.
* OneOfTheKids: In the novel canon, while being the TeamMom and a literal Mom to Roo, she still shared the others' naive outlook at times. Downplayed for the Disney canon, where she's more mature and more often keeps out of the others' shenanigans, though some works like ''The Book of Pooh'' and the 2011 movie still play this straight.
* OnlySaneMan: What many of her other tropes amount to her being at times. Justified, since she's the "motherly one" and the rest are essentially children.
* OutOfFocus: Out of the regular cast, Kanga seldom gets ADayInTheLimelight in either interpretation besides her introductory story, usually playing TeamMom or TheStraightMan at best. This hits worse in the Disney interpretation, as a key part of her role in the later novels (adopting Tigger) is cut due to the latter's AgeLift.
* PositiveDiscrimination: The Disney version arguably. She does at least seem to be the one character lacking a personality-establishing flaw. The 2011 film does try to give her some quirks however.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Not seen a whole lot, but Tigger bounces everyone, including her. She also falls victim to some group disasters like the Rock Remover accident in ''The Tigger Movie'' or everyone falling down the Backson pit in the 2011 movie.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the ''only'' female member of the cast at all, except in certain spin-off media.
* TeamMom: Because she's Roo's mother, she naturally applies the same maternal attitudes and instincts to the rest of the group.
* VagueAge: Her age is even harder to decipher than the others since she is actually Roo's mother, while interpretations like ''The Book of Pooh'' and the 2011 movie make her OneOfTheKids.
* VanityIsFeminine: One of her concerns about the Backson in the 2011 movie is that it will drain her youth. She's the only character besides Tigger to show any concern for her image.
* WomenAreWiser: Though this simply may be because she's older and a mother, and thus is naturally more mature.
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[[folder: Roo]]
!!'''Roo'''
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->''Yes, Mama!''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ClintHoward (1966-1977); Dori Whitaker (1974-1977); Dick Billingsley (''A Day for Eeyore''); Kim Christianson (''Welcome to Pooh Corner''); Nicholas Melody (''New Adventures''); Nikita Hopkins (1999–2005); Jimmy Bennett (''Springtime with Roo'', ''Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie''); Max Burkholder (2007–2009); Wyatt Dean Hall (''Winnie the Pooh''); Sara Sheen (''Christopher Robin'')
Hyperactive joey of Kanga. Shares Tigger's fondness for bouncing and looks up to him like a big brother. Later befriends heffalump Lumpy.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: We have no idea where his dad is.
* AscendedExtra: A side character in the original novels and Disney featurettes, almost as prominent as Pooh and Tigger in some of the newer Disney works.
* AscendedFanboy: He was promoted to SupportingProtagonist in ''The Tigger Movie'', and then got larger and larger roles in most of the Disneytoon Studios Pooh features afterward.
* BadassAdorable: Being a protégé of sorts to Tigger, he's naturally one in training (especially in ''The Tigger Movie'').
* BigBrotherWorship: Of the surrogate sorts, especially in the Disney cartoons. He views Tigger as a big brother (a sentiment that is returned in ''The Tigger Movie'') and idolizes him for his feats ([[FanOfTheUnderdog that most others find aggravating]]), even going as far as frequently imitating his every move and word.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: Imitates a lot of Tigger's tics and catchphrases. A running gag in the Disney features also involves a character being bounced by Tigger, getting back up on their feet, only to be bounced by Roo in turn.
* BreakoutCharacter: In the Disneytoon Studios Pooh animations, he goes from being just Kanga's little baby who shows up as a bit-part character in some stories to a recurring character, almost a secondary member of the cast. In ''Springtime for Roo'' and ''Pooh's Heffalump Movie'' he is the lead protagonist.
** And much like fellow BreakoutCharacter Tigger, he's a "newcomer" that isn't there from the start of the first book, though unlike Tigger he and Kanga arrive in the first book (Chapter 7 out of 10).
* BreakTheCutie: Poor Roo is left in tears when Tigger angrily leaves the Hundred Acre Wood in ''The Tigger Movie''.
* CharacterDevelopment: Initially a [[{{Keet}} mindless infant]] similar to his novel counterpart, his upgraded role in the Disney adaptions has led to stories being played a lot more from his perspective, [[AscendedFanboy his idolization of Tigger being expanded upon and even gaining a surrogate "little brother" of his own through Lumpy]]. He has also became more emotional and aware of the surrounding issues, even acting as a CowardlyLion on occasion.
* CheerfulChild: The physically and mentally youngest member of the group, and cheerful to the point of foolishness, especially in the novels.
* DemotedToExtra: Roo only appeared slightly more often than Kanga in ''New Adventures'' and the specials spun off from it. From ''The Tigger Movie'' onwards however, Disney [[BreakoutCharacter made up for lost time]].
* DisappearedDad: Kanga is a single mother, we don't know about his father.
* ExpressiveEars: ''Pooh's Heffalump Movie'' is a good film to see him demonstrating this quite a few times.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Wears only a shirt.
* HatesBaths: A whole episode of ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'', "The Old Switcheroo", revolves around Roo trying to avoid bath time with Tigger. [[spoiler: At the end of the episode, he finally takes a bath, and realizes that it's [[BathsAreFun fun after all]]]].
* KidAppealCharacter: the reason for his ascended role in the Disney canon.
* {{Keet}}: In the original novels, he's the only character who can match Tigger for hyperactive overenthusiasm. In fact, he occasionally surpasses Tigger, largely because Tigger has ''just'' enough sense to realize when he's in a bad situation, while Roo is a FearlessFool through and through. The Disney version certainly has shades of this too, albeit more toned down and DependingOnTheWriter.
* MommasBoy: Most incarnations show him and Kanga being really close.
* MoralityPet: To Tigger. Starting from ''The Tigger Movie'', we see more cases of Tigger actually feeling inclined to act halfway responsible if Roo is around, aware he looks up to him. Especially apparent in ''Springtime With Roo'' and ''The Book of Pooh''.
* MotorMouth: Again, in the original novels. The Disney adaptions use this for occasional gags.
* SixthRanger: Promoted to such in the Disneytoon Studios cartoons, where he nearly always joins in on the main gang's antics.
* TagalongKid: Being the youngest of the group, he naturally fills this role to them.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Tigger plays a light example. While he [[BigBrotherInstinct genuinely tries to look out for Roo]] (and has saved his life at least once) the other residents show awareness that he is [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} not the]] [[{{Keet}} most ideal]] [[SmallNameBigEgo role model]] for him at times.
-->'''Tigger:''' Taught him everything he knows.
-->'''Rabbit:''' That explains a lot.
* UndyingLoyalty: Even when the other animals lose patience with Tigger's antics, Roo will always look up him.
* VagueAge: He's definitely not a baby, but he does take a nap. Then again, he's allowed to play unattended with Tigger, but we don't know how old Tigger is either.
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[[folder: Owl]]
!!'''Owl'''
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->''Good, that will just give me time to tell you about my Uncle Clyde...''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Hal Smith (1966-1991); Andre Stojka (1997-2006); Craig Ferguson (2011-present), Creator/TobyJones (''Christopher Robin'')
Scatterbrained elderly owl. Usually shares knowledge and wisdom to the other residents of the Hundred Acre Wood, oblivious to the fact he has as little idea of such aspects as they do. Also likes to share rather frequent (and long) amusing stories about his somewhat eccentric family.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: The Disney interpretation, while still a TalkativeLoon, has moments of being much more lucid and genuinely insightful, DependingOnTheWriter. Especially apparent in ''The Book of Pooh'' and the edutainment films where his studious personality is quite real, so much that [[ReadingIsCoolAesop he encourages literacy]] he was hopeless at in the books.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the Disney version, he is an altogether more jovial and cheerful fellow instead of being a GrumpyOldMan. Although in the 2011 movie adaptation, he became frustrated with the simple-minded residents, and [[IdiotPlot starts the main conflict in the film unknowingly]].
* BigBrotherMentor: Tutors Kessie how to fly in ''New Adventures'' and ''Book of Pooh''. Also plays this role to the other animals in the edutainment films.
* CoolOldGuy: The other animals view him as this. While much more brainless in reality, he does have some shades of this.
* DependingOnTheWriter: How literate Owl is fluctuates. In ''Many Adventures'' and ''A Day For Eeyore'' his spelling is utterly mangled. In ''The Tigger Movie'' and ''Winnie the Pooh: [=ABCs=]'' he seems perfectly fluent in spelling. The 2011 film takes the middle road, he can "de-code" most of Christopher Robin's crude letter except for one crucial detail.
* DitzyGenius: Depending somewhat on the incarnation; whether he ''is'' smart or not, he's certainly a ditzy fellow.
* GrumpyOldMan: Sometimes shows traces of this in the books; in one chapter it's revealed that his standard reply when someone knocks on his door is "Go away, I'm thinking -- oh, it's you?", and he can get pretty high-and-mighty and impatient with the others when he thinks they're talking about things that are beneath his dignity.
* InTheBlood: His family is often implied to be as scatterbrained as he is.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the 2011 movie adaptation.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Switches back and forth between this and TheSmartGuy depending on the story's needs. More likely to be the smart guy in ''Series/TheBookOfPooh'' and the Disneytoon Studios endutainment films.
* LiteralMinded: Certainly so in ''Piglet's Big Movie'', having taken the questions "Have you seen Piglet?" and "Have you seen him this morning?" literally.
* MotorMouth: Once he starts talking, good luck shutting him up.
** This can sometimes overlap with CharacterFilibuster, as he likes talking about his family.
** How bad can this get? In ''Blustery Day''...
-->'''Narrator:''' Owl talked from page 41 to page 62!
* MrExposition: Zig-zagged in the cartoons DependingOnTheWriter. He seems to consider himself this in all versions, but what he has to say [[KnowNothingKnowItAll isn't always very informative]]. He plays it straighter in ''The Book of Pooh'' and the edutainment cartoons.
* OldWindbag: He just loves the sound of his own voice and will seize any opportunity to talk about whatever strikes his fancy.
* OminousOwl: Subverted somewhat. Though his [[KnowNothingKnowItAll clueless]] and sometimes [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} deranged]] demeanor causes problems at times, Owl is a thoroughly high spirited and kindly individual. The other residents even frequently referring to him as "their good friend".
* OutOfFocus: Disappeared for a while in the Disney version from about the mid-2000s up until the 2011 film, where he had a large role.
* TheOwlKnowingOne: Parodied. Everyone (including Owl himself) views Owl as the wisest and most intelligent of the animals, but in reality he's pretty clueless.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Based on his appearance in the books and the fact that he was based on a real animal in Ashdown Forest, he's probably a tawny owl.
* ShesAManInJapan:
** In the Soviet ''Vinni Pukh'' adaptions, Owl is female.
** The original Norwegian translations of the books also turned Owl female. The books were re-translated (and drastically shortened, several plot points and jokes left out) later on, still with a female Owl. It wasn't until the third translation, which was far more faithful to the original text that Owl became male. (He was always male in the Norwegian dub of the Disney cartoons, which just made the entire thing even more confusing.)
** Owl is also female in the Polish translation of the books.
* TeamDad: He trades this role with Rabbit on many occasions. Especially apparent in ''The Book of Pooh'' due to his AdaptationalIntelligence, meaning he regularly sorts out arguments and confusions between the others.
* TokenMinority: The only non-mammal of the main cast.
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[[folder: Gopher]]
!!'''Gopher'''
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->''I'm *whistle* not in the book, y'know.''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Howard Morris (1966-1977); {{Creator/Michael Gough|VoiceActor}} (1988-present); Creator/FrankWelker (Goof Troop)
Full name Samuel J. Gopher, usually littering the Hundred Acre Wood with his endless burrows, often for someone (usually himself) to fall into. Exclusive to the Disney adaptions.
* AscendedExtra: He was a fairly minor character in the original ''Many Adventures'' film, though became a regular in the ''New Adventures'' series and even got several limelight episodes. [[OutOfFocus Subverted]] in the Disneytoon movies however, where Roo took his place as the SixthRanger.
* CanonImmigrant: Or CanonForeigner, depending on how you look at it. The Milne autobiography ''The Enchanted Places'' reveals Gopher was in fact based on an unused character for the novels that got omitted due to ExecutiveMeddling.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "I'm not in the book, you know!" in the first featurette; a DoubleMeaning that neatly [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] his CanonImmigrant status.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He seems to have all but vanished from the franchise in later years.[[note]]his most recent appearance in the Pooh franchise was in the 2004 educational video ''Winnie the Pooh: 123s'', besides some StockFootage appearances in ''Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie'' and ''The Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh''[[/note]] He was absent from the 2011 film, which saw the return of Owl, who disappeared from the ''[[JustForPun Poohniverse]]'' around the same time. He doesn't seem to be in ''Christopher Robin'' either, which makes sense since gophers aren't native to England.
** He reappeared in WinnieThePoohsHomeRunDerby as an umpire. Be thankful he's not one of [[NintendoHard the pitchers]]. He also makes continuous appearances in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series and appears sporadically on current merchandise.
* {{Expy}}: His appearance and personality is based very largely on the beaver character in ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' In fact, this character made a cameo appearance in ''My Friends Tigger and Pooh'', and Tigger lampshades the similarity by saying "I miss Gopher".
* FunnyAnimal: The ''New Adventures'' TV series gave him a miner's helmet, making him alternate between this trope and a less anthropomorphic animal.
* MotorMouth: When engrossed in his work anyway.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: One episode had him get squished by a tree he was chopping, only for him to lift and carry it off while it was still upright seconds later.
* {{Prospector}}: His overall mannerisms and duties very much resemble a stereotypical rendition of the trope, however, being a gopher, [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything his motives for burrowing around are never really explained]].
* SignatureSoundEffect: "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" tends to use race-car noises for when his tunneling is seen above-ground.
* SixthRanger: Due to being added in post-novel canon, he tends to fill this role in the group's dynamics, especially in ''New Adventures''.
* SpeechImpediment: He whistles out his sibilant consonants.
** In the episode "Sham Pooh," Piglet interprets it as SnakeTalk.
** In "Honey Tree", Pooh does a BriefAccentImitation of Gopher's way of speaking, which leads to this classic piece of HypocriticalHumor.
-->'''Pooh''': Could you sssspare a sssssmall sssssmackerel?
-->'''Gopher''': Sssssay, you oughta do ssssssomethin' about that sssssspeech impediment, ssssssonny.
* SpeciesSurname: His full name is Samuel J. Gopher.
* StuffBlowingUp: Has a strong fondness for dynamite and uses it for his tunneling work.
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* AnimalStereotypes: Their personalities typically either play this straight or subvert it. For example, Pooh plays on the stereotype of bears not being very bright, whilst Owl subverts the stereotype of owls being wise and clever (though he thinks he plays it straight).
* BlackBeadEyes: A good chunk of them have black dot eyes.
* BookDumb: Most of them are uneducated. However Christopher Robin is getting an education and is smarter and more knowledgeable than the others. Inverted for Owl, who ''is'' educated, but still "hasn't exactly got brain".
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: They're not exactly the most conventionally clever of characters and sometimes they have wacky notions (like pots of honey can talk).
* TheDitz: Zigzagged. Most of them are kind of naive and sometimes do dumb things, but they're not outright idiotic, Christopher Robin is quite scholarly and intelligent, and Owl, as Piglet puts it, "hasn't exactly got brain, but he knows things."
* ADogNamedDog: Most of them are named after their species. Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo (who each take half of their species names) are all obvious, whilst "Tigger" is a childish pronunciation of "tiger". Averted for Gopher, who goes by [[SpeciesSurname Samuel J. Gopher]].
* EnsembleCast: Though Pooh is the title character, many stories focus primarily on the other animals. This is especially prevalent in the Disney franchise, where Tigger, Piglet and Rabbit get as much central focus as Pooh, though the Milne universe novels have several stories devoted to the rest of the cast as well.
* FunnyAnimal: Most of them are anthropomorphic animals, although they still have some animal traits and Eeyore walks on all fours.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: A trademark source of plot for the entire cast; they all mean well and are rather friendly, but their childlike disposition and often scatterbrained perception of the things can make them pretty thoughtless or cause ceaseless panic and harm by accident. This trait is more pronounced in the Disney version, the novel counterparts could be knowingly antipathetic to each other more often.
* LivingToys: Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo are based on the real Christopher Robin's stuffed toys. In the Disney franchise, the characters are sometimes reminded as stuffed toys but behave like living animals.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo are all [[LivingToy living stuffed animals]] while Rabbit, Owl and Gopher are living, breathing anthropomorphic animals.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: The Disney interpretation especially tends to leave a lot of ambiguity to how much Pooh and the others are just products of Christopher Robin's imagination. The toys representing them in the BookEnds segments sometimes come to life, and in cases such as ''New Adventures'' they frequently interacted with the real world, at no point ceasing to be alive.
* OneOfTheKids: They're Christopher Robin's playthings; naturally, they act more like kids than he does.
* SimpleMindedWisdom: A recurring trait in all of them. While they have a very childlike level of intellect and awareness of the world around them, they have rather meaningful displays of insight and wit in certain ways.
* TrueCompanions: All of the main clan do care for each other in spite of their misgivings and are very close. This sentiment is obviously displayed much more vividly in the Disney cartoons, though it's still quite apparent in the novels.
* VagueAge: All of their ages are a bit ambiguous, with the exception of Christopher Robin, who's six years old. Piglet is mentioned to be perhaps three or four years old in the books.
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!Main Cast
[[folder:Winnie the Pooh]]
!!'''Winnie the Pooh'''
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"…Tubby little cuddly all stuffed with fluff, he's Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh, willy-nilly-silly old bear!"'']]
->''[[{{Catchphrase}} Oh bother.]]''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SterlingHolloway (1966-1977); Creator/HalSmith (1981-1986); Creator/JimCummings (1988 - present)
The title and main character. A naive and soft-spoken teddy bear who lives in the trunk of a tree under the name of 'Sanders' written over his door. He utterly loves "hunny" and his home is filled with "hunny" pots of all sizes.
* AdaptationalWimp: Zigzagged. While the Disney rendition has plenty of his own unique heroic moments, most adaptations of the original stories where Pooh holds the SmartBall (eg. rescuing Piglet from the flood, or finding the "North Pole" to recover Roo) are altered so he is an AccidentalHero.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption: When he sings the tummy song, he says, "A Pooh has a knack for finding a snack unless all the honey is...", then sees he's out of honey and says, "Gone?".
* BearyFriendly: Benevolent, loyal friend, especially to Christopher Robin and Piglet.
* BearyFunny: A Bear of Very Little Brain, his naivety and appetite is the source of much comedy.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Despite his rather clueless and docile demeanor, he cares a lot about Piglet.
* BigEater: Especially if honey's involved, though anything sweet will do.
* BigThinShortTrio: The Big to Tigger's Thin and Piglet's Short.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Oh, bother!".
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: The "moron" part is obvious -- there's a reason he's consistently described as being a Bear of Very Little Brain. But, when he needs to, Pooh can be surprisingly clever in his own way, and often ends up resolving the various problems troubling the woods. For example, taming Wooster in ''The New Adventures'' when the rest of the animals are scared stiff of the giant woozel.
* DeadpanSnarker: The comics have him make some beautiful comebacks. The 2011 movie to some extent, though its ambiguous whereas they're intentional [[HanlonsRazor or if its his ditziness making him seem like he's trash talking]] [[InnocentlyInsensitive when he doesn't actually mean it]].
%%* {{Determinator}}: On occasion, most notably in ''Pooh's Grand Adventure''.
* TheDitz: Granted, most of the cast is a bit thick at times, but Pooh really takes the cake. [[note]][[LiteralMinded Especially if it has pink sugar frosting]][[/note]]. There are times he can be the [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Bear]] however.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Mentions not liking cheese at one point.
* EarlyBirdCameo: In 1924, one full year before the first Pooh story was written (and two years before the first full book was published), Pooh appeared in the book ''When We Were Very Young,'' as the main character in the poem ''[[http://allpoetry.com/poem/8518985-Teddy_Bear-by-A.A._Milne Teddy Bear]].'' Throughout most of the poem, he's simply referred to as "Teddy Bear" or "Teddy," but in the later stages of the poem, he's directly addressed as "Mr. Edward Bear," which of course is Pooh's original name.
* FatAndProud: He once sings that he's "short, fat and proud of that".
* FatIdiot: Downplayed; more "naive" than an "idiot" and more "cutely chubby" than outright "fat."
* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: He's the Phlegmatic member of the five main characters.
* FurryReminder: To ''stuffed animals'', no less. Pooh's stitches will sometimes burst at the seams, and at other times his head will do a 270 degree turn before returning to its base position.
* GenderBlenderName: Defied. He's a boy, so you can't call him just Winnie, it's Winnie "ther" Pooh.
* GeniusDitz: He writes spur-of-the-moment songs and poetry for the fun of it, completely unaware that from a literary standpoint he would be considered quite skilled. None of the other characters have this talent, and Eeyore's attempt to emulate it inevitably falls flat.
* GrowlingGut: The iconic "Rumbly in his tumbly."
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: In the Disney films, Pooh wears only a red shirt. The books have Pooh wearing the shirt only in the winter, going au naturel otherwise.
* HelpImStuck: One story focuses on him getting stuck in Rabbit's front door.
* TheHero: He's not only the clear series protagonist, but also a genuinely nice guy.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: His relationship with Piglet. They're almost always seen together and playing together, and they stand up for each other in their own way.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Being a bear of very little brain Pooh is iconically sweet natured but thoughtless. A lot of his quotes from throughout the franchise could be interpreted as dry insults, if Pooh wasn't nearly always saying them with utter innocent sincerity.
* InSeriesNickname: His real name is Edward, but he has a host of nicknames: "Winnie the Pooh", "Pooh", "Pooh Bear", "Bear", etc.
* JerkassBall: '''Big time''' in the official 1980s comic strip from King Features Syndicate. [[https://imgur.com/gallery/RLIHm See for yourself]].
* KindheartedSimpleton: Most of the supporting cast aren't far off, but Pooh is the most noticable as being an equally brainless and sweet-natured character.
* TheKlutz: Pooh, being not very bright and rather rotund, has a tendency to trip, tumble, bump into things or get stuck.
* NiceGuy: The most sincerely sweet and friendly member of the woods.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Just by the end of the first page of the first story, we are introduced to Edward Bear, also known as Winnie-the-Pooh. When the narrator asks Christopher Robin about the name "Winnie", what with him being a boy bear, Christopher Robin explains that he's Winnie-ther-Pooh and asks the narrator if he knows what ''ther'' means. By page 2, the story proper has begun, and it begins by stating that Winnie-the-Pooh lived in the forest all by himself under the name of Sanders. (It's quickly revealed to mean he ''literally'' lives under it, as it's written in gold letters over the entrance to his home.) So he's Edward Bear, his house is the Sanders residence, and he's known as Winnie-ther-Pooh, frequently shortened to just Pooh.
%%* OnlySaneMan: On the rare occasion Rabbit or Eeyore aren't picking up this role, it's him.
* OutOfFocus: In the Disneytoon Studios films, due to numerous [[ADayInTheLimelight character orientated features]] and [[BreakoutCharacter Tigger and Roo often taking spotlight more often]].
* PingPongNaivete: Often completely clueless of the goings on around, other times however he is well aware of the stupidity of his friends.
* ThePollyanna: Nothing really manages to keep Pooh down for long, and he's quick to both cheer up and to cheer others up.
* SeriousBusiness: "Hunny". He will go to great lengths to get it.
* SickEpisode: In "Darby, Solo Sleuth" from ''My Friends Tigger and Pooh'', he catches a cold, along with Tigger and Roo.
* SimpleMindedWisdom: Despite being a dimwitted character, he often has surprisingly clear thoughts and moments of brilliance.
* SmartBall: Of all the inhabitants of the Forest, Pooh is by far the most likely to get sudden flashes of brilliance. For someone who is so consistently portrayed as dull and slow-witted, he has surprisingly many good ideas when they're needed, to the point where he almost borders on GeniusDitz at times. This is mostly prevalent in the original novels, but the Disney version definitely has his moments as well.
* SpeciesSurname: Apparently, his real name is Edward ''Bear''.
* SweetTooth: Mainly eats "hunny", but seems very keen on most sweet things.
* TemporaryBulkChange: Zigzagged. He gets stuck in Rabbit's front door, then apparently gets thinner and comes out, but he never looks fatter or thinner.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Again, "Hunny." He's absolutely ''nuts'' for the stuff.
* UnfortunateName: Title, really. "Pooh" used to be an expression of dismissal at the time the original book was written (hence the old English expression "to pooh-pooh something", meaning to dismiss it as irrelevant). Nowadays, [[HaveAGayOldTime that term has fallen out of use]], so it just sounds like the more "G-rated" word for dung.
* VagueAge: Christopher Robin states that Pooh will be 99 when he's a hundred. Christopher Robin is six now, making Pooh five. Except, while he is naive, Pooh does not seem like a child, and he lives alone.
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[[folder: Christopher Robin]]
!!'''Christopher Robin'''
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Silly old bear."'']]
->''You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think… even if we're apart, I'll always be with you.''
-->'''Portrayed by:''' Bruce Reitherman (1966); Jon Wlmsley (1968); Timothy Turner (1974); Kim Christianson (1981 - 1983); Tim Hoskins (''New Adventures''); Edan Gross (''Christmas Too''); Brady Bluhm (1997–1999); Tom Attenborough (''The Tigger Movie''); Paul Tiesler (''The Book of Pooh''); William Green (''A Very Merry Pooh Year''); Tom Wheatley (''Disney/PigletsBigMovie''); Struan Erlenborn (''My Friends Tigger & Pooh''); Jack Boutler (''Disney/WinnieThePooh''); Oliver Bell (''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins''); Creator/EwanMcGregor (''Film/ChristopherRobin'', [adult]); Orton O'Brien (''Christopher Robin'', [child])
The only human character to appear in the books, Christopher Robin is the storybook allusion to the RealLife boy Milne wrote the stories for. He is a young boy who spends time with his stuffed animals in the distant Hundred Acre Wood and acts as a mentor and leader most of the time. Later in the series, he attends boarding school.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books, his hair is blond, but in the cartoons, it's brown.
* AdaptedOut: Chrisopher Robin doesn't appear in the Russian cartoons at all, his role having been taken by Piglet. Some of Disney's adaptations of the novels also omit or at least heavily downplay his role in them.
* BigGood: The inhabitants of the Forest certainly view him as one. He's the one they trust with their problems, the one to solve disputes and the one to act as the leader in times of need.
* ABoyAndHisX: A boy and his teddy bear. The relationship between Christopher Robin and Pooh is the heart and soul of the original books. While the adaptations tend to feature it less prominently, they're still shown to be very close.
* {{Catchphrase}}: He frequently says, "Silly old bear" to Pooh.
* CheerfulChild: He's generally a very upbeat and happy sort of character, though he does have some melancholic moments, especially in the original books.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Perhaps the defining trait of his character is that he's a sweet little boy.
* CulturalTranslation: Has an American accent in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh''. He used to have one in the first featurette as well (provided by Bruce Reitherman, who also voiced [[Disney/TheJungleBook Mowgli]]), but after complaints from the fans, it was changed to an English accent from ''Blustery Day'' onward. When the three original Pooh featurettes were collected into the full-feature ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', Christopher Robin was, for the sake of consistency, overdubbed with his later trademark English accent in the ''Honey Tree'' segment (though you can still clearly hear American Christopher when he sings along with Pooh in the ''Little Black Raincloud'' song).
* ADayInTheLimelight: Christopher Robin is generally a supporting character at best in Disney's ''Pooh'' stories. ''New Adventures'' however does make him the main protagonist in a handful of episodes, usually focusing on his chores in the real world with Pooh and the others "assisting".
* DemotedToExtra: Christopher Robin was originally the star of the books; in the poetry books he appears often and has several poems dedicated to him (as opposed to Pooh, who only appears in one poem in ''When We Were Very Young'' and only appears occasionally in ''Now We Are Six''), and while he was moved OutOfFocus for the Pooh stories he remained a central character. In the first Disney featurettes he was also a major character, but in later productions he got smaller and smaller roles, quite often being left out entirely. This ''is'' sort of explained in ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' (and elaborated upon in ''Pooh's Most Grand Adventure''): He's started school. While the Disney version doesn't seem to be attending boarding school the way his book counterpart is implied to be, it's still reasonable to presume that he isn't around as much because he's busy with schoolwork.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Before the 2011 Disney movie, Christopher Robin had SkintoneSclerae.
* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Downplayed. He more sees mathematics as unimportant than lousy; he describes the eleven times tables as not mattering and describes knights as being "not as grand as royalty but grander than factors". Given that he's the only one who brings arithmetic up and Pooh thinks Factors is a ''person'', this trope as a whole is downplayed for the ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' franchise.
* TheEveryman: He's not particularly great in any one field, but he's got enough universal talents to cover where he's needed.
* FullNameBasis: At least if you go by ''New Adventures'' canon, where "Robin" is hinted to be his surname. Rarely, if ever, is he called just "Christopher".
* GrowingUpSucks:
** More implied than directly stated in the books, but the hints are definitely there in ''The House At Pooh Corner'', where he's leaving to attend boarding school and won't be around in the Forest anymore. The hints are even stronger in ''Return to the Hundred Acre Wood'', when he comes back to the Forest for his first summer holiday, but knows he's just there for the summer and there are several hints that he doesn't fit in quite as well with his beloved animal friends as he once did.
** Downplayed by comparison in the Disney version. While he does begin school at the end of ''The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh'', there's less focus on how things are different when he leaves, and even if some subsequent productions (primarily ''Pooh's Most Grand Adventure'') do touch upon the animals having to deal with seeing less of him, it's less melancholy than in the books.
** The live-action movie has this in full-force. As an adult, he's distressed by the fact that his job forces him to spend time away from his wife and daughter and his boss is making him fire several employees despite him promising the workers good jobs... to say nothing of coming back from World War 2 emotionally scarred by three years of endless killing.
* LazyBum: Downplayed. While he does say that "what he likes doing best is nothing" and he's often described as saying/doing things "carelessly", he doesn't seem to mind ''not'' doing nothing.
* TheLeader: Even though he's only six years old, he's seen as the leader of the group. Case in point, when Tigger arrives, one of the first things Pooh asks is if Christopher Robin knows who he is.
* MinorLivingAlone: He seems to live by himself in the woods.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While generally the most level-headed of the bunch, he does occasionally say things that [[InsaneTrollLogic don't make sense]], like "he's Winnie ''ther'' Pooh! Don't you know what 'ther' means?!".
* TheSmartGuy: The most intelligent character, bar none. Both Owl and Rabbit view themselves as being the brains of the Forest, while Kanga is CloserToEarth but still susceptible to childlike naiveté, but Christopher Robin is the only one who consistently sees through the follies and absurdities of their lives, and frequently the only one who knows what's ''really'' going on.
* TokenHuman: He's the only human character in the group. Justified; the Hundred Acre Wood is created out of his backyard and his toys.
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[[folder: Tigger]]
!!'''Tigger'''
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"The most wonderful thing about Tigger's is that I'm the only one!"'']]
->''Bouncin's what Tiggers do best!''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PaulWinchell (1968-1983, 1988-1999); Sam Edwards (Disneyland Records); Will Ryan (''Welcome to Pooh Corner''); Creator/JimCummings (1989-present)[[note]]Due to Winchell's failing health, Cummings and Winchell would alternate between the role until Winchell's retirement in 1999[[/note]]
Hyperactive stuffed tiger with a fondness for bouncing. Known to grate on others' nerves (especially Rabbit) with his tendency to bounce head on into others as a form of welcome. Initially found somewhat intimidating or annoying by the other members of the Hundred Acre Wood upon his arrival, Pooh and the others eventually warmed up to him and consider him a close friend, especially Roo.
* AgeLift: While it's hard to tell exactly how old the animals are in books or cartoons, Tigger at least is ''clearly'' a lot older in the Disney version. In the books he's more clearly a child who needs someone to look after him, and who ends up adopted by Kanga. (In ''Return to the Hundred Acre Wood'', he's unable to say how old he is, but when Rabbit guesses that he's about twelve years old he's all on board with that -- because having an age means he can have a birthday.) The Disney version, by contrast, lives on his own and speaks in a very adult baritone voice, even if his childlike personality remains largely the same.
* AmbiguousSituation: In "Eeyore Gets Bounced", it's never revealed if he did intentionally "bounce" Eeyore into the river as a joke, or if he really did just accidentally push him into the river while coughing.
* AscendedExtra: He didn't appear in the first book at all, and though he gets to play a prominent role in four of the ten chapters in the second book, it was the Disney version that really made him the major character he's known as today. Tie-in media following the novel canon still took this to heart and often use Tigger more prominently.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Sometimes comes across as having a severe case of this, especially in the Disney version.
* BadassAdorable: He's a cute plush toy like the rest of his friends, but he's also the first of them to charge into danger or try to fight if it looks like it needs to happen.
* BigBrotherInstinct: To Roo, especially in later features.
* BigThinShortTrio: The Thin to Pooh's Big and Piglet's Short.
* BrooklynRage: Sorta, Disney's Tigger is voiced with a vaguely Brooklyn-esque accent, and is slightly more obnoxious and rambunctious than most of the Hundred Acre Wood's other residents, though he's rather [[ThePollyanna cheerful and harmless overall]].
* BreakoutCharacter: Tigger wasn't really a major character in the books, appearing only in the second book, ''The House At Pooh Corner''. In the Disney adaptations, he got bigger and bigger roles until he ended up as the franchise's main star apart from Pooh himself.
* CatsHateWater: Zigzagged. He Hates Baths, but claims he's a good swimmer. Then again, he doesn't like being pushed into the water, but hating being pushed into water is pretty normal. He's also the only cat, which makes it hard to tell if this trope applies.
* CartoonyTail: In the Disney version, which explains his bouncing is done by using his tail as a pogo stick.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" and "[[ButNowIMustGo TTFN: Ta-Ta For Now!]]". Also his signature growl.
* CheerfulChild: He can be said to be this in the original novels, as he is clearly very young and inexperienced and needs someone to look after him. He was aged up for the Disney version (even if his demeanor is much the same).
* CloudCuckoolander: Very wacky, thinking all sorts of strange thoughts like he can fly or the tablecloth was a monster.
* CoolBigBro: He is this in Roo's eyes. It varies, though he definitely has his moments, especially the Disney rendition.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: "Tiggers don't like honey!"
** In the original books, notably his debut in ''The House at Pooh Corner'', he doesn't like haycorns or thistles either. In fact, he's a downright PickyEater who has huge problems finding something he actually likes to eat.
* FishOutOfWater: Initially, he doesn't really fit in with the rest of the residents of the Hundred Acres. He gets over this over time.
* {{Flight}}: Subverted. He thinks Tiggers can fly, but finds out they can't.
* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: He's the Sanguine member of the main cast.
* HappilyAdopted: By Kanga, in the original novels. In the Disney version, he lives on his own (but frequently hangs around Kanga and Roo).
* HatesBaths: Was forcibly bathed twice in the first TV series and hated it both times. The first time, the bath resulted in [[spoiler: his stripes being washed off]], and he was seen coughing and sputtering throughout, but on the second occasion, he finally admitted that they weren't so bad, while adding that he'd wait until "maybe next year" for another one.
* IconicSequelCharacter: As noted above under BreakoutCharacter, he was ''completely absent'' from the original book, debuting in the second story of ''The House at Pooh Corner''. He's actually the only book character to make his debut in the second book rather than the first.
* InconsistentColoring: Much like Eeyore, the white parts of Tigger's fur are colored yellow in merchandise and promo art.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He means well but his chaotic playfulness and oblivious attitude can sometimes make him seem very inconsiderate. He drives Rabbit crazy with this behaviour in particular.
* JerkassBall: He's as nice as they come; but he does have moments where he's quite thoughtless and inconsiderate. The book version's jerkishness is usually limited to pouncing on people when they're not expecting it, but the Disney version can get surprisingly (though unintentionally) mean at times. This is most prominent in the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh New Adventures]]'' series, but is definitely there in the original featurettes too.
* {{Keet}}: He's extremely hyperactive and never stops ''doing'' something.
* TheLancer: Pooh may be the main protagonist, but Tigger follows closely behind him in terms of being the leader. With his hyperactivity, in fact, he tends to be the driver for many plots in follow-up media, given Pooh's own fairly placid and passive nature.
* LastOfHisKind: "But the most wonderful thing about Tiggers is I'm the only one!" Only in ''The Tigger Movie'' does he show any true concern over this.
* ALizardNamedLiz: His name is a misspelling of "Tiger".
* MadLibsCatchphrase: "[X] is what Tiggers do best." X can be any activity relevant to the plot.
* {{Malaproper}}: In some series, particularly the "Learning with Pooh" series, though some of them may have actually been intentional.
--> "And time's fun when you're having flies!"
* ManChild: Despite being one of the largest members of the gang, he is playful and irresponsible.
* MilesGloriosus: [[DependingOnTheWriter On occasion]]. Other times [[FearlessFool he's too oddball to really care about his own well being]]. His rather fickle nature can lead him to interchange between cowardly to suicidally fearless in a matter of seconds.
* NiceGuy: Despite his JerkassBall moments and being InnocentlyInsensitive, Tigger is extremely cheerful and friendly.
* TheNicknamer: In the Disney version, he's got a nickname for everyone, and ''loads'' of them for Rabbit. Examples include: Pooh - "Buddy Bear" / "Buddy Boy", Rabbit - "Long Ears" / "Ra-Ra" / "Bunny Boy", Piglet - "Pigaletto", Eeyore - "Donkey Boy", Owl - "Buddy Bird", Roo/Lumpy - "Little Roo-ster / "Lumpster"
* NightmareFetishist: In many of the Disney cartoons, he can't get enough scary stuff, and he even sings an awesome DisneyAcidSequence about his nightmare fetishism in the Halloween special.
* OddFriendship: Tigger and Eeyore couldn't be more opposite in terms of personality, but that doesn't stop Tigger from considering the old donkey one of his best buddies.
* PickyEater:
** In the original novel, this is actually one of his defining traits, combined with his usual MilesGloriosus over-enthusiasm. His introduction chapter has him and Pooh searching for something that Tiggers actually like to eat. Tigger cheerfully claims that Tiggers like everything, and whatever Pooh suggests, he'll say it's his very favorite... that is, until he actually tastes it, after which he'll say that Tiggers like everything in the world ''except'' what he just had. The list of exceptions to what Tiggers like keeps growing all through the chapter, until he finally comes across the one thing he ''does'' likes to eat: extract of malt, Roo's "strengthening medicine."
** The Disney version does include a ShoutOut to this when establishing Tigger's dislike of honey (which comes and goes DependingOnTheWriter), but the desperate search for something he can actually eat doesn't happen and extract of malt is never mentioned.
* ThePigPen: In addition to hating baths, Tigger likes bouncing around in the mud. At one point, he even rhetorically asks, "What's wrong with being dirty?"
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Rabbit's blue, being all impulse and enthusiasm in comparison to Rabbit's patient thoughtfulness.
* SadClown: Tigger is usually hyperactive and infallibly cheerful. When he is truly brought down however, it is a rather tragic sight. Utilized in universe, all the others are insistant on "un-bouncing" Tigger, [[HeelRealization though are so heartbroken by the depressed shell remaining when they succeed they immediately go back on it.]]
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: "{{GASP}}!"
* SickEpisode: The episode "Darby, Solo Sleuth" of "My Friends Tigger and Pooh" has him catch a cold, along with Pooh and Roo.
* SignatureLaugh: In the cartoons, he has a "hoo hoo hoo" laugh.
* SixthRanger: In the books. He is the only major character introduced in ''The House at Pooh Corner''.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Bragging's what Tiggers do best.
* SpeechImpediment: Speaks with a lisp.
* TookALevelInKindness: The Disney version, post- ''The Tigger Movie.'' While it's not too blatant, he does through a bit of CharacterDevelopment in that movie, learning to be more considerate towards his non-Tigger friends. This development actually sticks, because in productions after that, his JerkassBall moments and MilesGloriosus tendencies are toned down considerably -- though his hyperactive enthusiasm hasn't dropped one bit, nor has he become any more inclined to think before he acts, so he remains the most chaotic element in the Hundred Acre Wood.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: In the original novels, it's extract of malt, which is one of the few things he likes.
* VocalEvolution: Listen to Paul Winchell as Tigger in the ''Many Adventures'' shorts, then compare it to ''New Adventures''. They hardly even sound like the same person, as Winchell's voice had gotten raspier, and his lisp is stronger too. This evolution is why Jim Cummings took over the role permanently from ''The Tigger Movie'' onwards, who himself has gotten much more gruff and better at mimicking Winchell's "mannerisisms" for the character compared to when he started filling in for him in ''New Adventures''.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Rabbit. The vitriol is mostly on Rabbit's side, since Tigger's habit of knocking him over or trampleing through Rabbit's garden irritates the bunny.
* WackyGuy: Definitely his role in the series, being the most chaotic, impulsive and hyperactive member of the cast.
* WouldHitAGirl: A minor example, but he has no qualms with bouncing on Kanga. Of course, as Tigger puts it [[TheGlomp "You always bounce someone you love"]].
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[[folder: Piglet]]
!!'''Piglet'''
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"I mustn't f-f-f-fear!"'']]
->''[[{{Catchphrase}} Ohhh, d-d-d-d-d-deeeaarr.]]''
-->'''Voiced by:''' John Fiedler (1968-1983, 1988-2005); Phil Baron (''Welcome to Pooh Corner''); Travis Oates (2005-present); Nick Mohammed (''Christopher Robin'')
Extremely timid stuffed piglet. Being someone of such little size makes Piglet rather paranoid and fearful often needing the support of his friends, nevertheless he's very gentle and caring little guy all in all and will face his fears for the sake of others.
* AdaptedOut: Attempted but failed. Disney omitted Piglet from ''The Honey Tree'', with Gopher intended to take his place in their take on the franchise. Fans of original stories complained however, leading Piglet to be introduced in ''A Blustery Day'' and become a central character from that point on.
* BigThinShortTrio: The Short to Pooh's Big and Tigger's Thin.
* ButtMonkey: Things just always seem to go wrong for Piglet, which is played for laughs.
* CatchPhrase: "Oh dear" (usually said with a stammer).
* CharacterDevelopment: Arguably, he's the only character in the original novels who goes through genuine CharacterDevelopment. He starts out as a timid dreamer who, in his desperate attempts to appear big and brave, usually blows his chances when he gets them and is blind to the positive qualities he ''does'' possess. In the latter parts of the second novel, he learns to recognize and appreciate his own strengths, and in the end becomes the big hero of the book. You could say that he starts out as a LovableCoward but turns into a CowardlyLion. Averted with the Disney version, who is a CowardlyLion from the get-go.
* CheerfulChild: In the Soviet ''Vinni Pukh'' adaptions, Piglet is a much cheerier and less timid character.
* TheChewToy: If it can go wrong for Piglet, it probably will go wrong for Piglet.
* TheChick: He's male, like all of the other main toys except Kanga, but he's still the most "feminine" of the lot, being gentle, sweet, caring and timid, not to mention wearing (and being) [[PinkMeansFeminine pink.]]
* CompositeCharacter: Perhaps one reason for Piglet's cheerier attitude in the Soviet ''Vinni Pukh'' adaptions is that he's used as the stand-in character for Christopher Robin, who doesn't appear in the cartoons at all. Since the stories closely follow the book plots, Piglet is the one who says and does all the things that Christopher Robin did in the books, something which certainly alters his characterization a bit.
* CowardlyLion: Will perform impressive acts of bravery when a push becomes a shove, though he's more likely to do this in the Disney version than in the original novels.
* DemotedToExtra: {{Subverted}}. The Disney version occasionally tries to put him on sidelines, but it never seems to last; Piglet is simply too popular a character, even gaining his own movie at one point. This is even more notable considering [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Piglet wasn't even intended to appear in the Disney adaptions initially]].
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: A curious example, but take a look at Piglet's one-second appearance in the original intro song (the "there's Rabbit, and Piglet, and there's Owl" part). Someone at Disney must have done some ''heavy'' redesigning before Piglet made his "official" animated debut in the second featurette.
* ExtremeDoormat: Because he's so gentle and so timid, he's easily overawed or unwittingly bullied into doing whatever the others want.
* ExpressiveEars: His ears go downwards whenever nervous or sad.
* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: He fits the Leukine template of the main characters.
* HatesBaths: In one story in the book he replaces Roo and Kanga gives him a bath. The first thing he does when he drops the act is rolling in the dirt.
* HeightAngst: In the Disney version especially, Piglet frequently has low self esteem over being a very small animal:
** A plot pivot in ''Film/PigletsBigMovie'', where in spite of Piglet's SelfDeprecation, it's discovered he's recurrently managed to be vital to the gang's agendas.
** The episode "Biglet" from ''Series/TheBookOfPooh'' features Piglet getting fed up with being short, and starts wearing stilts, giant gloves, and a amplifier in his mouth.
* In ''A Perfect Little Piglet'' from the Disney picture book series ''Out and About With Pooh'', he is upset about his height after knocking down some honey pots from Pooh's shelves from being too small to reach. Then later he gets Eeyore's tail from under a bush, admiring the view while doing so, and feels better after Eeyore comments on how wonderful it must be to be small.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Pooh, who eventually offers to share his home after [[spoiler:Piglet gives his up to Owl]].
* HiccupHijinks: In one cartoon episode, he gets the hiccups and it takes ''all day'' to make them go. The suggested cures are water, standing upside down with someone on top of him, and scaring the hiccups away.
* LovableCoward: He may be a scaredy-cat of a character, but he's also one of the most lovable and likeable characters.
* MessyPig: Shows signs of this: when Kanga gives him a bath, he doesn't feel comfortable until he can roll in the dirt again. In a subversion, he's also a bit of a NeatFreak. The Disney version eliminates this altogether.
* MinorLivingAlone: Zigzagged. In the books, he starts out living alone, but ends up moving in with Pooh. In the cartoons, he usually lives alone. His age is unknown (although he ''thinks'' he might be three or four) but his name ''is'' "Piglet", so he's probably a kid.
* NervousWreck: He's afraid of just about everything new or potentially dangerous.
* NiceGuy: Of all the characters, Piglet is probably the most compassionate and caring one.
* NoRespectGuy: Being a very small animal (and an ExtremeDoormat at that), Piglet commonly gets pushed around or ignored by the others, [[InnocentlyInsensitive accidentally or not]]. The Disney version, of course, is more liable to [[ThrowTheDogABone get vindication of some sort]] (as exemplified in ''Piglet's Big Movie'').
* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Since Disney originally intended to replace Piglet with the more "American" Gopher, Piglet's debut in the Disney franchise was delayed until ''The Blustery Day'' after fan outcry forced Walt's hand.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy and timid, Piglet tends to withdraw into himself.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: In-Universe, Piglet, or rather what he's into, occasionally causes this reaction from Tigger in ''New Adventures''. When Piglet attempts to read a poem in "Piglet's Poohetry" or tell a story in "The Monster Frankenpooh", Tigger is utterly sickened by how overly saccharine it is and decides to change it to suit [[NightmareFetishist his own tastes]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: In the books, acorns, also called "haycorns" by Pooh.
* VagueAge: In the Disney version at least, despite being a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "piglet"]] his matured voice and arguably more sensible personality than many of the others leaves it ambiguous as to whether he is much younger than Pooh. {{T|heNicknamer}}igger referring him to both "kiddo" and "ol' pal" at times certainly doesn't help.
* VocalEvolution: John Fiedler's Piglet voice got breathier from ''New Adventures'' until his death in 2005.
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[[folder: Eeyore]]
!!'''Eeyore'''
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Some donkeys have it. Some donkeys don't."'']]
->''Thanks for noticin' me.''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Ralph Wright (1966-1983); Ron Feinberg (1981); Ron Gans (1983-1986); Creator/PeterCullen (1988-2010, 2017-present); Creator/BradGarrett (''VideoGame/DisneysAnimatedStorybook'', ''Film/ChristopherRobin'', ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet''); Creator/GreggBerger (video game appearances, ''Mini Adventures'' dubs); Bud Luckey (2011-2017); Creator/ThurlRavenscroft (Disneyland Records)
Stuffed donkey with a deeply cynical and borderline mentally depressed view of life. Often around to share a negative view of things, though is also rather philosophical and can give great wisdom at times.
* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: He wears a bow on his tail in the cartoons and ''occasionally'' in the books.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: His Disney incarnation is ''far'' nicer and more sympathetic than the snarky and narcissistic Eeyore of the original books.
* TheBigGuy: One of the bigger members of the Hundred Acre Wood.
* BirthdayEpisode: One story focuses on Piglet and Winnie-the-Pooh giving him birthday presents.
* TheChewToy: He sometimes gets the short end of the stick, though not nearly as much [[TheEeyore as he views himself]].
* CivilizedAnimal: He walks on all fours and eats thistles, but he can talk and he lives in a house (albeit a makeshift house).
* DeadpanSnarker: Eeyore is good at this, much more so in the novels than in the Disney version.
* DemotedToExtra: During the 2000's, he was relegated to much smaller roles (especially as stories began to focus more on Tigger, Piglet or Roo). Especially evident during the Heffalump movies where he's only around for a handful of scenes each and in the first one, he's completely forgotten by the others. He bitterly lampshades it, for once, with some genuine poignancy.
-->'''Eeyore''': [[SarcasmMode Don't let me hold you up]].
* TheEeyore: The TropeNamer. He's perpetually pessimistic and negative, and his most famous CatchPhrase is "Thanks for noticing me". Ironically, during one episode of the cartoon series, the entire cast notices Eeyore, just sitting on a hill and staring and try to cheer him up. The episode ends with Piglet asking Eeyore why he was so sad while Eeyore is still sitting on the hilltop, watching a beautiful sunset, and Eeyore simply asks "What makes you think I'm sad?"
* FlatJoy: The Disney version occasionally shows this, especially from ''New Adventures'' and onward. It's always PlayedForLaughs.
** In the original books, he does this as well.
--> "Ha-ha," said Eeyore bitterly. "Merriment and what-not. Don't apologize. It's just what ''would'' happen."
* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: Melancholic
* GrumpyBear: Snarky and ''extremely'' cynical compared to the other more innocent residents of the Hundred Acre Wood. The Disney version represents this to an extent though is somewhat more recessive and "matter of fact" about it than in the original novels (an often implied character ethic is that he ''enjoys'' being depressed).
* HiddenDepths: A few episodes of ''New Adventures'' shown Eeyore resenting his anti-social personality, and wanting to emulate Pooh or Tigger's happy personalities [[IJustWantToHaveFriends so he could fit in]]. Most of the time, the others were more off-put by the StepfordSmiler Eeyore and insisted he was fine his usual miserable self.
* {{Hypochondria}}: Not normally, but in one of the movies, when he thinks Owl has a cold, he says, "I'll probably catch it too" and later claims he has a cold when he clearly does not. He also thinks he has a cold in the ''My Friends Tigger and Pooh'' episode "Darby, Solo Sleuth".
* InconsistentColoring: Most modern promotional artwork and merchandising depicts Eeyore with blue fur and a flesh-colored muzzle (including the image on the right), likely to give him a more florescent and noticeable design compared to his grey scheme, thus making him more appealing to young children (granted however [[IncrediblyLamePun "blue"]] suits his character in a sense).
* {{Jerkass}}: Definitely in the original novels, though occasionally he goes over into JerkassWoobie territory. Both animated adaptions avert the trope, as Eeyore is far less nasty and sarcastic in either cartoons.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the Disney version. While he may be snarky and aloof his heart's still in the right place.
* JumpingToConclusionsDiagnosis: When he thinks Owl has sneezed, he decides that Owl must have a cold and he will catch one too.
* ALizardNamedLiz: He is named after the noise a donkey makes.
* OddFriendship: Stoic GrumpyBear Eeyore and energetic {{Main/Keet}} Tigger.
* OnlySaneMan: Often shows the most common sense over the others, such as the episode "Stripes" from ''New Adventures'', where Eeyore's the only one to recognize Tigger after his were stripes washed off.
* PunnyName: His name is meant to resemble the onomatopoeic sound of a donkey's braying ([[AccentDepundent though it's a bit more obvious when pronounced with a British accent]], as Creator/AAMilne would have said it).
* TheStoic: Ironically enough. Despite his trademark depressive personality, Eeyore is usually the least likely to become highly fearful or upset in a dire situation, his usual emotional range usually never straying past being somewhat glum and negative. Whatever makes his life is so miserable, he is at least accustomed to it.
--> '''Pooh:''' Are you alright, Eeyore?
--> '''Eeyore:''' Been better. Been worse too.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Milne's suggested reason for his depressed attitude in the original novels. In the Disney adaptions, he's a much friendlier guy, just ''very'' negative in the most simplistic of terms, though he does have bouts of this trope at times, especially being TheChewToy.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Thistles. This is mostly prominent in the original novels, but the Disney version has been known to chow down on a thistle or two as well.
* VocalEvolution: Peter Cullen's Eeyore voice has gone through several over the years. When he first started in ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' the voice was a bit higher-pitched and less breathy. In the late 90s it became breathier, and in his most recent appearances as Eeyore, it deepened and became near-identical to original Eeyore Ralph Wright.
* WhenHeSmiles: Every now and then, the others succeed in getting an earnest smile out of him. It nearly always makes for some of the most heartwarming moments in the franchise. It's since been toned down since almost all modern merchandise now conveys Eeyore with a smile (if a characteristically subtle and weary one).
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[[folder: Rabbit]]
!!'''Rabbit'''
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"My mornings aren't complete without some sort of catastrophe."'']]
->''[[GladIThoughtOfIt Splendid idea -- glad I thought of it.]]''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Junius Matthews (1966-1977); Ray Erlenborn (1981); Will Ryan (1983-1986); Ken Sansom (1988-2010); Creator/TomKenny (2011-present), Creator/PeterCapaldi (''Christopher Robin'')
Grouchy [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin rabbit]] that is obsessed with getting order and peace in the Hundred Acre Wood. Often finds himself bothered by the antics of the other residents usually Pooh and Tigger, though granted he himself often takes wacky extremes to deal with problems.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Weirdly enough, he's a pale ''green'' color in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', as opposed to yellow in all the other Disney productions. And in the original novels, he's brown. At least according to E. H. Shepard's color illustrations. He's also brown in ''Christopher Robin''.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Disney's Rabbit, while still a grouchy egomaniac, is far more prone to openly soft or humble moments than his novel's counterpart.
* AmbiguouslyBi: He's pretty campy, but in the 2011 film, he's shown fantasizing about having a harem of lady rabbits.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Fitting to a T. Right down to the fact that it is played up for laughs (his high-pitched voice, his pink robe and hair curlers, multiple frilly aprons, the aptitude for ballet dancing as seen in ''WesternAnimation/PoohsGrandAdventure'', the latter of which he also called them "my dears" in, etc), it is never addressed/confirmed, nor implied that he has any interest in the opposite sex. [[{{Asexuality}} Or either sex, for that matter.]] Averted in the 2011 film, in which he fantasizes himself as being surrounded by female rabbits.
* BunniesForCuteness: He doesn't look at all unattractive, we'll give you that.
* ButtMonkey: Just like with Piglet, bad things tend to happen to him. A lot.
* TheChewToy: The various mishaps and scrapes he gets into are always played for laughs.
* TheComicallySerious: The fact he's so strict, stern and serious is played for nothing but comedy.
* ControlFreak: His obsession with keeping everything quiet, peaceful and orderly is his most defining characteristic.
* DependingOnTheArtist: In ''Tigger Too'' Rabbit was given a slightly more worn down look and gained a more prominent jaw and buck teeth. Later Disney works drift in and out between using this or his earlier younger, buck teeth-less look from the previous two shorts.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Is he a real rabbit or a stuffed one? He's the former in the books, but the Disney version zig-zags this. He certainly looks like a real animal, having real fur and no stitching, but in the ''New Adventures'' episode "How Much Is The Rabbit In That Window", he's a LivingToy like the other animals. Possibly serves as a MythologyGag, while a toy version of Rabbit appears in the live action framing devices, the real Christopher Robin didn't own a toy of Rabbit (or Owl, who is similarly organically designed).
* DitzyGenius: He's one of the smarter members of the Hundred Acre Wood, but he still can have his silly moments.
* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: His temper and hostility marks him as the Choleric one.
* TheFinickyOne: He's not easy to please, and that's a fact.
* GreenAndMean: He sports green fur in ''New Adventures'' and as usual, can be a jerk quite often.
* GrumpyBear: He's usually angry or easily angered, at least in part because he's a ControlFreak and his friends don't understand or even pretend to humor him in it.
* HiddenDepths:
** Some of the Disney works imply Rabbit, despite his pomposity, is actually [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex rather insecure about how others feel about him]]. Not only does he often get extremely offended when he thinks he isn't appreciated, but the ''New Adventures'' episode "Rabbit Marks The Spot" has him convince himself that the others will hate his guts after he pulls a rather mean spirited prank.
** ''The Book of Pooh'' reveals that most of the crops in his garden (that which he is vigorously protective of and constantly chastises Tigger and others for ruining) [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold end up being given to the other inhabitants of the wood.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Often cynical and hostile but will take steps to take care of his friends in the end.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Perhaps best summed up by Pooh and Piglet in the original novel:
-->"Rabbit's clever," said Pooh thoughtfully.\\
"Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit's clever."\\
"And he has Brain."\\
"Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit has Brain."\\
There was a long silence.\\
"I suppose," said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything."
* LargeHam: His neuroses and pompous grandstanding lean him into this half the time, especially in the 2011 movie.
* NeatFreak: Loves to keep things neat and organized.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He does have his fair share of [[{{Pun}} harebrained schemes]].
* OnlySaneMan: Though admittedly he himself has rather [[{{Pun}} hare brained]] [[NotSoAboveItAll ideas at times.]] Also, see SanitySlippage below.
* RedOniBlueOni: His thoughtfulness and patience marks him as the blue to Tigger's red.
* SanitySlippage: He has experienced this at various times in the Disney franchise, often having to do with Tigger. His thinking he has seven years bad luck because of a broken mirror in "Luck Amuck" from ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' is just one of many, many examples. Given that is other tropes include ButtMonkey, TheChewToy, TheFinickyOne, SuperOCD and WellIntentionedExtremist, this doesn't come as much of a surprise.
* {{Schemer}}: Being the smartest of the main cast, if only in his own head, he tends to be the one most likely to cook up ideas, either for the group or for himself.
* ShesAManInJapan: The 1967-1975 German dubs of the original shorts (Honey Tree, Blustery Day, etc.) made the character a female.
* SitcomArchNemesis: When not just VitriolicBestBuds, Rabbit is warring with Tigger. ''New Adventures'' also had recurrent packs of crows or bugs that he tried to fend his garden from.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He tends to think of himself as the smartest and the leader of the group, but really he's not that much better than them.
* TheSmartGuy: For all his faults, he is usually more on the ball than his friends. The climax of ''Pooh's Grand Adventure'' and ''The Tigger Movie'' particularly show him put his real smarts to use within the group.
* StockAnimalDiet: Subverted. While Rabbit does grow carrots in his garden, he's rarely, if ever seen eating them, and has a variety of vegetables planted as well.
* SuperOCD: Rabbit is obsessed with order and tidiness and can turn almost any minor fun activity into a highly regimented work routine (usually resulting in a nervous breakdown when the others screw it up).
-->'''Rabbit:''' Have you all gone mad?!? You can't possibly do things...''out of order!''
* TokenEvilTeammate: He is much more antagonistic than the other residents, however by normal standards, he's just a bit of a {{Jerkass}}, redeeming himself rather frequently and even plays the StraightMan on occasion.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Tigger, mostly because Tigger insists on [[CrashIntoHello tackling him to say hi]] and is otherwise a hyperactive, chaotic individual.
* VocalEvolution: Ken Sansom's voice for Rabbit was initially closer to Junius Matthews' take and much more gruff and less effeminate sounding when he started in ''New Adventures''.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Merely wants to maintain order in the Hundred Acre Wood, but resorts to somewhat extreme measures such as kidnapping or traumatizing residents in order to do so (granted however, it hardly ever works).
* ZanyScheme: Despite everything, he's cooked up a few of these himself.
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[[folder: Kanga]]
!!'''Kanga'''
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->''Do be careful, dear!''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Barbara Luddy (1966-1977); Julie McWhirter (''Day for Eeyore''); Diana Hale (''Welcome to Pooh Corner''); Patricia Parris (''New Adventures''); Tress MacNeille (1994-1999, Kingdom Hearts); Creator/KathSoucie (2000-2010); Russi Taylor (1998); Kristen Anderson-Lopez (2011-present); Sophie Okonedo (''Christopher Robin'')
Docile mother kangaroo. Often acts a gentle mother figure to the others.
* AdaptationalDumbass: Reconstructed. The Disney version drops her usual OnlySaneMan role in the 2011 film, which conveys her as just as childish and clueless as the other animals, even sharing an AdultsAreUseless moment with Owl and Rabbit where they think they've caught the Backson.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: While Kanga was relatively smarter in the novels, she still often joined in on the others' foolish antics. The Disney version of Kanga however is a genuinely lucid and sensible character, with only isolated moments of silly behaviour.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Whatever lingering fussy or argumentative traits the novels' Kanga had, the Disney version near abolishes. Also while it's left on a rather ambiguous note in the books, the Disney adaptation makes it perfectly clear that [[DefeatEqualsFriendship Kanga became close friends with Piglet after their vitriolic first meeting]]. In the 2011 movie, however, she comes across as vain, naive and impatient, if still mostly well meaning, making her little better than the other InnocentlyInsensitive characters.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Usually rather docile and sweet in tone (to the point of being a borderline ExtremeDoormat), though let's say she's rather sporting to the odd scheme or prank (Piglet found this out the hard way).
* CloserToEarth: The Disney version at least. The book version is slightly more sensible too but shares the others' occasionally brainless demeanor. Not so much in the 2011 movie, where she's definitely not above the others in terms of responsibility, sanity and intelligence, she eats up the story of the Backson as readily as the rest of the cast and offers as equal a share of goofy, silly moments.
* CreatorCameo: In the 2011 film, Kristen Anderson-Lopez (who co-wrote the 2011 film's songs with her husband Robert Lopez) voices Kanga. Ironic when Kanga stops the song and asks for silence when she wins the honey pot (temporarily).
* DemotedToExtra: Kanga made only scant appearances in the ''New Adventures'' TV series and featurettes throughout the 90s.
* GoodParents: Regardless of depiction, she is a competent and ever gentle mother towards Roo.
* HiddenDepths: In the 2011 film, the cast list down all the potential horrible things the Backson can do to them (most of them being rather in-character phobias and superstitions). Kanga fears the Backson stealing her youth, her ImagineSpot self even screaming terrified when her beauty vanishes and shrivels before a mirror.
* KangaroosRepresentAustralia: Mostly subverted. The books make no specific mention of Kanga being Australian, though some audiobooks utilise this trope. In the Disney adaptation she is consistently given an American accent, though her house sometimes has Australian memorabilia for background humour.
* JerkassBall: Normally very genial in the novels, although she is quite rude to Piglet in her first appearance and scolds Roo for ''accidentally'' falling in the water in the North Pole story. She also criticised Owl's housekeeping after his house fell down, leading them to exchange insults. Naturally the Disney adaptations downplay these moments if not omit them altogether.
* ALizardNamedLiz: Her name is part of the word "kangaroo".
* MamaBear: Much more gentle than usual examples, but is obviously rather protective of her son. She also almost instantly decides she must care for Tigger upon their first meeting in the novels.
** The trope is even pointed out by Piglet in the original novel:
--> "There's just one thing," said Piglet, fidgeting a bit. "I was talking to Christopher Robin, and he said that a Kanga was Generally Regarded as One of the Fiercer Animals. I am not frightened of Fierce Animals in the ordinary way, but it is well known that if One of the Fiercer Animals is Deprived of Its Young, it becomes as fierce as ''Two'' of the Fiercer Animals."
* NiceGirl: Very motherly and caring.
* NotSoAboveItAll:
** She takes part in the others' TooDumbToLive antics more than usual in the 2011 movie, being just as paranoid of the Backson as everyone else and generally acting a lot goofier than usual.
** The ''Book of Pooh'' episode, "Hare and Share Alike" marks one of very few times where Kanga actually pivots the usual ComicallyMissingThePoint plot line, thinking all of Rabbit's crops had failed to grow after he had just harvested all of them from his garden and spearheading everyone to help him. She also willingly [[OneOfTheKids takes part in many of the group's antics and music numbers]] in the show more often than in other interpretations.
* OneOfTheKids: In the novel canon, while being the TeamMom and a literal Mom to Roo, she still shared the others' naive outlook at times. Downplayed for the Disney canon, where she's more mature and more often keeps out of the others' shenanigans, though some works like ''The Book of Pooh'' and the 2011 movie still play this straight.
* OnlySaneMan: What many of her other tropes amount to her being at times. Justified, since she's the "motherly one" and the rest are essentially children.
* OutOfFocus: Out of the regular cast, Kanga seldom gets ADayInTheLimelight in either interpretation besides her introductory story, usually playing TeamMom or TheStraightMan at best. This hits worse in the Disney interpretation, as a key part of her role in the later novels (adopting Tigger) is cut due to the latter's AgeLift.
* PositiveDiscrimination: The Disney version arguably. She does at least seem to be the one character lacking a personality-establishing flaw. The 2011 film does try to give her some quirks however.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Not seen a whole lot, but Tigger bounces everyone, including her. She also falls victim to some group disasters like the Rock Remover accident in ''The Tigger Movie'' or everyone falling down the Backson pit in the 2011 movie.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the ''only'' female member of the cast at all, except in certain spin-off media.
* TeamMom: Because she's Roo's mother, she naturally applies the same maternal attitudes and instincts to the rest of the group.
* VagueAge: Her age is even harder to decipher than the others since she is actually Roo's mother, while interpretations like ''The Book of Pooh'' and the 2011 movie make her OneOfTheKids.
* VanityIsFeminine: One of her concerns about the Backson in the 2011 movie is that it will drain her youth. She's the only character besides Tigger to show any concern for her image.
* WomenAreWiser: Though this simply may be because she's older and a mother, and thus is naturally more mature.
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[[folder: Roo]]
!!'''Roo'''
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->''Yes, Mama!''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ClintHoward (1966-1977); Dori Whitaker (1974-1977); Dick Billingsley (''A Day for Eeyore''); Kim Christianson (''Welcome to Pooh Corner''); Nicholas Melody (''New Adventures''); Nikita Hopkins (1999–2005); Jimmy Bennett (''Springtime with Roo'', ''Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie''); Max Burkholder (2007–2009); Wyatt Dean Hall (''Winnie the Pooh''); Sara Sheen (''Christopher Robin'')
Hyperactive joey of Kanga. Shares Tigger's fondness for bouncing and looks up to him like a big brother. Later befriends heffalump Lumpy.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: We have no idea where his dad is.
* AscendedExtra: A side character in the original novels and Disney featurettes, almost as prominent as Pooh and Tigger in some of the newer Disney works.
* AscendedFanboy: He was promoted to SupportingProtagonist in ''The Tigger Movie'', and then got larger and larger roles in most of the Disneytoon Studios Pooh features afterward.
* BadassAdorable: Being a protégé of sorts to Tigger, he's naturally one in training (especially in ''The Tigger Movie'').
* BigBrotherWorship: Of the surrogate sorts, especially in the Disney cartoons. He views Tigger as a big brother (a sentiment that is returned in ''The Tigger Movie'') and idolizes him for his feats ([[FanOfTheUnderdog that most others find aggravating]]), even going as far as frequently imitating his every move and word.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: Imitates a lot of Tigger's tics and catchphrases. A running gag in the Disney features also involves a character being bounced by Tigger, getting back up on their feet, only to be bounced by Roo in turn.
* BreakoutCharacter: In the Disneytoon Studios Pooh animations, he goes from being just Kanga's little baby who shows up as a bit-part character in some stories to a recurring character, almost a secondary member of the cast. In ''Springtime for Roo'' and ''Pooh's Heffalump Movie'' he is the lead protagonist.
** And much like fellow BreakoutCharacter Tigger, he's a "newcomer" that isn't there from the start of the first book, though unlike Tigger he and Kanga arrive in the first book (Chapter 7 out of 10).
* BreakTheCutie: Poor Roo is left in tears when Tigger angrily leaves the Hundred Acre Wood in ''The Tigger Movie''.
* CharacterDevelopment: Initially a [[{{Keet}} mindless infant]] similar to his novel counterpart, his upgraded role in the Disney adaptions has led to stories being played a lot more from his perspective, [[AscendedFanboy his idolization of Tigger being expanded upon and even gaining a surrogate "little brother" of his own through Lumpy]]. He has also became more emotional and aware of the surrounding issues, even acting as a CowardlyLion on occasion.
* CheerfulChild: The physically and mentally youngest member of the group, and cheerful to the point of foolishness, especially in the novels.
* DemotedToExtra: Roo only appeared slightly more often than Kanga in ''New Adventures'' and the specials spun off from it. From ''The Tigger Movie'' onwards however, Disney [[BreakoutCharacter made up for lost time]].
* DisappearedDad: Kanga is a single mother, we don't know about his father.
* ExpressiveEars: ''Pooh's Heffalump Movie'' is a good film to see him demonstrating this quite a few times.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Wears only a shirt.
* HatesBaths: A whole episode of ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'', "The Old Switcheroo", revolves around Roo trying to avoid bath time with Tigger. [[spoiler: At the end of the episode, he finally takes a bath, and realizes that it's [[BathsAreFun fun after all]]]].
* KidAppealCharacter: the reason for his ascended role in the Disney canon.
* {{Keet}}: In the original novels, he's the only character who can match Tigger for hyperactive overenthusiasm. In fact, he occasionally surpasses Tigger, largely because Tigger has ''just'' enough sense to realize when he's in a bad situation, while Roo is a FearlessFool through and through. The Disney version certainly has shades of this too, albeit more toned down and DependingOnTheWriter.
* MommasBoy: Most incarnations show him and Kanga being really close.
* MoralityPet: To Tigger. Starting from ''The Tigger Movie'', we see more cases of Tigger actually feeling inclined to act halfway responsible if Roo is around, aware he looks up to him. Especially apparent in ''Springtime With Roo'' and ''The Book of Pooh''.
* MotorMouth: Again, in the original novels. The Disney adaptions use this for occasional gags.
* SixthRanger: Promoted to such in the Disneytoon Studios cartoons, where he nearly always joins in on the main gang's antics.
* TagalongKid: Being the youngest of the group, he naturally fills this role to them.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Tigger plays a light example. While he [[BigBrotherInstinct genuinely tries to look out for Roo]] (and has saved his life at least once) the other residents show awareness that he is [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} not the]] [[{{Keet}} most ideal]] [[SmallNameBigEgo role model]] for him at times.
-->'''Tigger:''' Taught him everything he knows.
-->'''Rabbit:''' That explains a lot.
* UndyingLoyalty: Even when the other animals lose patience with Tigger's antics, Roo will always look up him.
* VagueAge: He's definitely not a baby, but he does take a nap. Then again, he's allowed to play unattended with Tigger, but we don't know how old Tigger is either.
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[[folder: Owl]]
!!'''Owl'''
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->''Good, that will just give me time to tell you about my Uncle Clyde...''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Hal Smith (1966-1991); Andre Stojka (1997-2006); Craig Ferguson (2011-present), Creator/TobyJones (''Christopher Robin'')
Scatterbrained elderly owl. Usually shares knowledge and wisdom to the other residents of the Hundred Acre Wood, oblivious to the fact he has as little idea of such aspects as they do. Also likes to share rather frequent (and long) amusing stories about his somewhat eccentric family.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: The Disney interpretation, while still a TalkativeLoon, has moments of being much more lucid and genuinely insightful, DependingOnTheWriter. Especially apparent in ''The Book of Pooh'' and the edutainment films where his studious personality is quite real, so much that [[ReadingIsCoolAesop he encourages literacy]] he was hopeless at in the books.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the Disney version, he is an altogether more jovial and cheerful fellow instead of being a GrumpyOldMan. Although in the 2011 movie adaptation, he became frustrated with the simple-minded residents, and [[IdiotPlot starts the main conflict in the film unknowingly]].
* BigBrotherMentor: Tutors Kessie how to fly in ''New Adventures'' and ''Book of Pooh''. Also plays this role to the other animals in the edutainment films.
* CoolOldGuy: The other animals view him as this. While much more brainless in reality, he does have some shades of this.
* DependingOnTheWriter: How literate Owl is fluctuates. In ''Many Adventures'' and ''A Day For Eeyore'' his spelling is utterly mangled. In ''The Tigger Movie'' and ''Winnie the Pooh: [=ABCs=]'' he seems perfectly fluent in spelling. The 2011 film takes the middle road, he can "de-code" most of Christopher Robin's crude letter except for one crucial detail.
* DitzyGenius: Depending somewhat on the incarnation; whether he ''is'' smart or not, he's certainly a ditzy fellow.
* GrumpyOldMan: Sometimes shows traces of this in the books; in one chapter it's revealed that his standard reply when someone knocks on his door is "Go away, I'm thinking -- oh, it's you?", and he can get pretty high-and-mighty and impatient with the others when he thinks they're talking about things that are beneath his dignity.
* InTheBlood: His family is often implied to be as scatterbrained as he is.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the 2011 movie adaptation.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Switches back and forth between this and TheSmartGuy depending on the story's needs. More likely to be the smart guy in ''Series/TheBookOfPooh'' and the Disneytoon Studios endutainment films.
* LiteralMinded: Certainly so in ''Piglet's Big Movie'', having taken the questions "Have you seen Piglet?" and "Have you seen him this morning?" literally.
* MotorMouth: Once he starts talking, good luck shutting him up.
** This can sometimes overlap with CharacterFilibuster, as he likes talking about his family.
** How bad can this get? In ''Blustery Day''...
-->'''Narrator:''' Owl talked from page 41 to page 62!
* MrExposition: Zig-zagged in the cartoons DependingOnTheWriter. He seems to consider himself this in all versions, but what he has to say [[KnowNothingKnowItAll isn't always very informative]]. He plays it straighter in ''The Book of Pooh'' and the edutainment cartoons.
* OldWindbag: He just loves the sound of his own voice and will seize any opportunity to talk about whatever strikes his fancy.
* OminousOwl: Subverted somewhat. Though his [[KnowNothingKnowItAll clueless]] and sometimes [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} deranged]] demeanor causes problems at times, Owl is a thoroughly high spirited and kindly individual. The other residents even frequently referring to him as "their good friend".
* OutOfFocus: Disappeared for a while in the Disney version from about the mid-2000s up until the 2011 film, where he had a large role.
* TheOwlKnowingOne: Parodied. Everyone (including Owl himself) views Owl as the wisest and most intelligent of the animals, but in reality he's pretty clueless.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Based on his appearance in the books and the fact that he was based on a real animal in Ashdown Forest, he's probably a tawny owl.
* ShesAManInJapan:
** In the Soviet ''Vinni Pukh'' adaptions, Owl is female.
** The original Norwegian translations of the books also turned Owl female. The books were re-translated (and drastically shortened, several plot points and jokes left out) later on, still with a female Owl. It wasn't until the third translation, which was far more faithful to the original text that Owl became male. (He was always male in the Norwegian dub of the Disney cartoons, which just made the entire thing even more confusing.)
** Owl is also female in the Polish translation of the books.
* TeamDad: He trades this role with Rabbit on many occasions. Especially apparent in ''The Book of Pooh'' due to his AdaptationalIntelligence, meaning he regularly sorts out arguments and confusions between the others.
* TokenMinority: The only non-mammal of the main cast.
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[[folder: Gopher]]
!!'''Gopher'''
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->''I'm *whistle* not in the book, y'know.''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Howard Morris (1966-1977); {{Creator/Michael Gough|VoiceActor}} (1988-present); Creator/FrankWelker (Goof Troop)
Full name Samuel J. Gopher, usually littering the Hundred Acre Wood with his endless burrows, often for someone (usually himself) to fall into. Exclusive to the Disney adaptions.
* AscendedExtra: He was a fairly minor character in the original ''Many Adventures'' film, though became a regular in the ''New Adventures'' series and even got several limelight episodes. [[OutOfFocus Subverted]] in the Disneytoon movies however, where Roo took his place as the SixthRanger.
* CanonImmigrant: Or CanonForeigner, depending on how you look at it. The Milne autobiography ''The Enchanted Places'' reveals Gopher was in fact based on an unused character for the novels that got omitted due to ExecutiveMeddling.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "I'm not in the book, you know!" in the first featurette; a DoubleMeaning that neatly [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] his CanonImmigrant status.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He seems to have all but vanished from the franchise in later years.[[note]]his most recent appearance in the Pooh franchise was in the 2004 educational video ''Winnie the Pooh: 123s'', besides some StockFootage appearances in ''Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie'' and ''The Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh''[[/note]] He was absent from the 2011 film, which saw the return of Owl, who disappeared from the ''[[JustForPun Poohniverse]]'' around the same time. He doesn't seem to be in ''Christopher Robin'' either, which makes sense since gophers aren't native to England.
** He reappeared in WinnieThePoohsHomeRunDerby as an umpire. Be thankful he's not one of [[NintendoHard the pitchers]]. He also makes continuous appearances in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series and appears sporadically on current merchandise.
* {{Expy}}: His appearance and personality is based very largely on the beaver character in ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' In fact, this character made a cameo appearance in ''My Friends Tigger and Pooh'', and Tigger lampshades the similarity by saying "I miss Gopher".
* FunnyAnimal: The ''New Adventures'' TV series gave him a miner's helmet, making him alternate between this trope and a less anthropomorphic animal.
* MotorMouth: When engrossed in his work anyway.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: One episode had him get squished by a tree he was chopping, only for him to lift and carry it off while it was still upright seconds later.
* {{Prospector}}: His overall mannerisms and duties very much resemble a stereotypical rendition of the trope, however, being a gopher, [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything his motives for burrowing around are never really explained]].
* SignatureSoundEffect: "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" tends to use race-car noises for when his tunneling is seen above-ground.
* SixthRanger: Due to being added in post-novel canon, he tends to fill this role in the group's dynamics, especially in ''New Adventures''.
* SpeechImpediment: He whistles out his sibilant consonants.
** In the episode "Sham Pooh," Piglet interprets it as SnakeTalk.
** In "Honey Tree", Pooh does a BriefAccentImitation of Gopher's way of speaking, which leads to this classic piece of HypocriticalHumor.
-->'''Pooh''': Could you sssspare a sssssmall sssssmackerel?
-->'''Gopher''': Sssssay, you oughta do ssssssomethin' about that sssssspeech impediment, ssssssonny.
* SpeciesSurname: His full name is Samuel J. Gopher.
* StuffBlowingUp: Has a strong fondness for dynamite and uses it for his tunneling work.
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