Winnie-the-Pooh published in 1958, and, in 1960, became the only Latin book ever to have been featured on "The New York Times" Best Seller list. Hyphens in the character's name were omitted by Disney when the company adapted the Pooh stories into a series of features that would eventually become one of its most successful franchises. In popular film adaptations, Pooh has been voiced by actors Sterling Holloway, Hal Smith, and Jim Cummings in English, and Yevgeny Leonov in Russian. A. A. Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne, on whom the
Gopher (Winnie-the-Pooh) were in "A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving" and "Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You". He also made minor appearances in "A Very Merry Pooh Year", "House of Mouse" and appeared in "Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh", which was included as part of "Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie". To date, this is Gopher's last appearance in any form of "Winnie the Pooh" media. Gopher was notably absent for the 2011 film, "Winnie the Pooh". Gopher did not appear in the 2018 live action film "Christopher Robin", either. Gopher was the only character in the original shorts that was an