Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore Sterling Holloway elected not to continue the role of Pooh and Sebastian Cabot, the original narrator, died shortly after the release of the feature film "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh". The deaths of Junius Matthews in 1978 and Barbara Luddy in 1979 also necessitated changes in Rabbit's and Kanga's portrayers; Will Ryan began a three-year stint as Rabbit's voice in this featurette while Julie McWhirter portrayed Kanga only once. Additionally, Laurie Main, Hal Smith, Will Ryan, and Kim Christianson later appear in the live-action series "Welcome to Pooh Corner" as the Narrator, Winnie the Pooh, Owl, Rabbit, and
Winnie the Pooh (2011 film) range on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on October 25, 2011. The releases included animated shorts "The Ballad of Nessie" and "Mini-Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: "Pooh's Balloon"", as well as deleted scenes. "Winnie the Pooh" received generally positive reviews, with many praising its animation, voice acting, screenplay, and the musical numbers (notably "The Backson Song" and "Everything Is Honey"), but some criticizing the very short film length. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 91% of 127 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 7.2/10. Its consensus states "Short, nostalgic, and gently whimsical, "Winnie