Winnie the Pooh (Disney character) Winnie the Pooh (Disney character) Winnie the Pooh is a fictional teddy bear and the title character from the Disney media franchise based on A. A. Milne's "Winnie-the-Pooh" (1926) and "The House at Pooh Corner" (1928). Pooh is one of the most popular Disney characters and was included in TV Guide's list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time in 2002 and also has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Disney's Pooh was originally voiced by Sterling Holloway (1966–1977) in three featurettes that were later used as segments in "The Many Adventures of Winnie the
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