Sterling Holloway Hal Smith took over the role of Winnie the Pooh for the 1981 short "Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons". He would maintain the role until Jim Cummings replaced him in 1988 for "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" and also took over most of Holloway's other voice roles, including Kaa in "Jungle Cubs" and "The Jungle Book 2". Sterling Holloway Sterling Price Holloway Jr. (January 4, 1905 – November 22, 1992) was an American character actor and voice actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He was also a voice actor for The Walt
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day December 1966, the animation department was finishing work on "The Jungle Book" and preparing for "The Aristocats". In late summer 1967, before "The Aristocats" went into production, it was decided to go ahead with a featurette-length sequel to "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree". Because "The Honey Tree" was popular with American audiences, it was decided "Blustery Day" would be the first animation project without Walt. Under the circumstances, "Nine Old Men" animators Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Milt Kahl were brought onto the project. Wolfgang Reitherman remained as director, but he decided to feel more faithful to the