Recap / The New Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh S 2 E10a Pooh Moon

Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Rabbit, and Gopher are settling in for the night on a camping trip. Tigger scares the group with a ghost story about the "Grab-Me-Gotcha", while Pooh longs for honey he thinks he can get from the Moon. An incident with popcorn sends Pooh and Piglet hurtling into the night sky, leading them to believe they've been taken to the Moon. While Pooh and Piglet go looking for Moon honey, Tigger, Rabbit, and Gopher go looking for their friends who they believe have been grabbed by the Grab-Me-Gotcha.

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• Agent Scully: Rabbit serves as the ignored voice of reason, knowing there's no Grab-Me-Gotcha. He does concede something weird is going on, but nonetheless remains rational until he's scared witless at the end of the episode.
• Breaking the Fourth Wall: At the end of the episode, during the iris out, Piglet is accidentally knocked out of the show into the black void. However, Tigger is able to reopen the iris and get Piglet.
• Chekhov's Gun: In the opening of the episode, Rabbit warns Tigger he's using too much corn and it results in an explosion of popcorn. The same thing happens again later when the fire's embers prove warm enough to explode the remaining corn, setting the plot in motion.
• Comically Missing the Point: Rabbit suggests he, Tigger and Gopher retreat when they believe they’re being hunted by the Grab-Me-Gotcha. Tigger says to forget retreating, and that they need to run for their lives.
• "Could Have Avoided This!" Plot: The main plot of the episode would’ve been avoided had the group put out their fire properly.
• Everyone Has Standards: When Piglet points out the Moon disappears once morning comes, Pooh agrees that he must end his search for honey, since they must focus on getting home.
• Not So Above It All: After spending the entire episode denying the existence of the Grab-Me-Gotcha, when he's scared by Pooh and Piglet at the end, Rabbit begins crying for help from the supposed monster.
• Oblivious to Their Own Description: Tigger, Rabbit, and Gopher don't realize that the "moon beasts" Pooh and Piglet encountered were actually them all along.
• Real After All: Inverted. The end of the episode makes it clear there really was no Grab-Me-Gotcha.
• "Shaggy Dog" Story: Subverted. Pooh's quest for moon honey ends in failure as he decides he and Piglet must return home before the night ends. However, upon returning to "Earth", he gets to enjoy the cache of honey the group was using as bait in their trap.
• Skewed Priorities: Averted for both Pooh and Tigger. Pooh admits it's more important to get home than to find the supposed infinite supply of Moon honey, while Tigger eventually becomes more focused on catching the Grab-Me-Gotcha so they can save their friends.
• This Is Gonna Suck:
  • After Pooh and Piglet go missing and Tigger begins strong-arming the group into his theory about the Grab-Me-Gotcha, Rabbit has a forlorn, weary sigh as he puts out the fire.
    Rabbit: I have a feeling this is going to be a long night.
  • When they prepare to return to Earth from the "Moon", Pooh realizes dryly that he and Piglet are in for a long fall.
• Too Dumb to Live: Downplayed since there’s never any actual danger, but the group going to bed without properly putting out their campfire would be an incredibly bad idea in the real world.
• You Are Not Alone: When Piglet is scared of the Grab-Me-Gotcha and decides to sleep in the corn basket, feeling safer there, Pooh decides to bunk next to him to keep him company.