winnie the pooh became part of disney in 1961.
winnie the pooh became part of disney in 1961.
when did winnie the pooh become part of disney?
1961
smith also voiced the disney cartoon character goofy after pinto colvig died in 1967. additionally, he provided the voice of owl in the three original "winnie the pooh" featurettes ("winnie the pooh and the honey tree", "winnie the pooh and the blustery day" and "winnie the pooh and tigger too") and "the many adventures of winnie the pooh" in 1977. in the 1960s, he was one of the most sought after voice actors in hollywood. from 1959 till 1975, he provided the voices for goliath, davey's dad and many other characters in "davey and goliath". from 1960 to 1961, he was the voice of elmer fudd after arthur q. bryan died. in 1963, he voiced dr. todd goodheart, belly laguna, and dr. von upp in the funny company cartoon series. from 1964 to 1966, he was the voice of yappee in the hanna-barbera cartoon shorts "yippee, yappee and yahooey". he was also the voice of cosgoode creeps, asa shanks, the farmer, mr. greenway and mr. bluestone the great phantom, on "scooby-doo, where are you!".
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while disney was new to the software industry, the company was used to putting large promotional campaigns behind its products. the marketing push behind "the lion king animated storybook" included being "advertising in computer magazines and on television, sweatshirt and plush toy giveaways at select retailers, a sweepstakes offering a trip to walt disney world and a free "lion king" mouse pad in every package". joseph e. adney iii, marketing manager at walt disney computer software, noted that in their strategy "in-store, we looked for ways to support the retailers, make things more fun and add more value to the experience we are talking about". disney interactive presented information on their upcoming titles at the winter consumer electronic trade show beginning jan. 6, 1995, in las vegas. disney often showcased their storybook titles at e3, for instance "the hunchback of notre dame" in 1996 and "mulan" in 1998. "the lion king animated storybook" was included in the sound blaster disney bundle, along with "the lion king print studio" and "the lion king screen scenes". through a partnership with disney interactive, the "canbejam" series of pc were exclusively bundled with cd-rom titles as "winnie the pooh and the honey tree animated storybook" for the japanese market. in june 1996 it was announced that apple mcintosh performa computers models came with the apple magic collection, which bundled the lion king animated storybook alongside "aladdin activity center" and a sneak peek of the film "toy story". the mirror held a dalmatian competition in 1997, in which they would give away 10 free copies of "101 dalmatians animated storybook" to the winners. "winnie the pooh and the honey tree animated storybook" was demonstrated at the 1995 consumer electronics show (ces) in meeting room no. m-6314, south 6 annex. the game's release was part of a year-long, company-wide celebration of disney's winnie the pooh franchise, which included cross-promotion with disney interactive, disney licensing, buena vista home video, walt disney records and disney press. purchases of video games resulted in a free copy of "winnie the pooh and the honey tree animated storybook". the game was part of a "comprehensive advertising campaign in trade and consumer publications targeting family and home pc audiences". sunday mirror and nestle offered tickets for a free demo cd of the game; customers had to collect two tickets and pick up the cd from tesco branches. a playable demo of "hercules" was featured in the 1997 electronic entertainment expo. in 1998, a game in the series was included in an imac software bundle. in 1998, mega offered five free copies of "mulan animated storybook" and "mulan's print studio" each in a promotion. "winnie-the-pooh & tigger too" "animated storybook" was released in retail stores on february 23, 1999, the same day as sing a song with pooh bear. in 1999, a copy of any game in disney's learning series: winnie the pooh came with a free copy of disney's animated storybook: winnie the pooh and the honey tree. the a list conducted a promotion through the mirror where they would give away 10 copies of the program. in 2001, various entries within the series were repackaged with "ariel's story studio" in "disney's classic animated storybook collection: volumes 1 and 2." on march 1, 2002, disney dropped the price of "winnie the pooh and tigger too animated storybook" to just 9.99 pounds. in october 2004, disney released "winnie the pooh and the honey tree" animated storybook onto steam.
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