Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780788807305 Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 0788807307 Label: Walt Disney Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Video Release Date: October 07, 1997 Studio: Walt Disney Video Theatrical Release Date: December 20, 1974 Sales Rank: 953
Amazon.com: This third installment of the Disney Pooh series, first released in 1974, is perhaps the liveliest, in part because the hyperactively bouncy stuffed tiger of the title seems tailor-made for animation. The story line, in which Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and company have to come to terms with the disruptive new presence in the Hundred Acre Wood, could almost be described as morally uplifting. And the character's theme song, "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers," is the only really memorable number in the entire series; your kid will be singing it for days. The throaty tones of Paul Winchell, as Tigger, are a definite asset--and voice choices are by no means a neutral issue. When Disney chose the familiar tenor of in-house voiceover performer Sterling Holloway for the title character, it was a good example of what the politically minded call an "appropriative" gesture: a way of enveloping A.A. Milne's great children's book hero, of transforming him instantly into a generic Disney character. (You would never guess from the Disney renditions of Christopher that in the books, originally published in the 1920s, everybody was British.) The marketing machinations came full circle when Disney purchased rights to the original drawings by illustrator Ernest Shephard; merchandise depicting the two versions of the characters are now sold side by side in The Disney Store, like so many cans of New and Classic Coke. --David Chute
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - A must have......
Attention: All Parents
If you have a child that is 1-3 years of age, then classic Pooh videos are a must for your collection. Your child will fall in love with the characters, the songs, and ... Read More
Rating: - A story worth buying!
This is the third story released by Disney in 1974, and is one that is worth buying for kids and adults. They will be fascinated by the unique story and all of the original voices and the color and the ... Read More
Rating: - Tiggers are wonderful things!
I remember being a little kid and eating homemade fudge while watching this awesome movie! My little sister was a Tigger fanatic and all of us loved this movie! It reprises some of the atmosphere of its ... Read More
Rating: - Winnie Magic
This is my children's favourite Winnie Pooh story, and is one they watch over and over. Magic!
Rating: - Tiggerific!
We bought this for our 20 mo. old daughter and she loves it. My husband and I have seen it a million times and it is still great. This one has the original voices of the characters and is just like I remember ... Read More
- Winnie Magic