Winnie-the-Pooh character Christopher Robin was based. The rest of Christopher Robin Milne's toys – Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and Tigger – were incorporated into Milne's stories. Two more characters, Owl and Rabbit, were created by Milne's imagination, while Gopher was added to the Disney version. Christopher Robin's toy bear is on display at the Main Branch of the New York Public Library in New York City. Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh", a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear cub was purchased from
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh under the title "Winnie the Pooh: Playtime". The following were released under the title "Winnie the Pooh: Friendship". Other releases include the following. Region 1: Between 2002 and 2010, several episodes of the series were released on DVD. Between 2005 and 2006, five DVDs were released as part of the "Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh" series. Each DVD would feature 4 episodes, and sometimes it would include a double-length episode. These DVDs were targeted for preschoolers. The episodes "Honey for a Bunny" and "Trap as Trap Can" were made available as Bonus Shorts on Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with