Welcome to Pooh Corner (partially found Disney Channel live-action puppet series; 1983-1986)
Welcome to Pooh Corner is a Disney Channel show that began airing the same day the Disney Channel began airing, on April 18th, 1983. It is notable for being the first Winnie-the-Pooh TV series.
The show starred mostly costumed actors in live-action, with Roo being a puppet (later portrayed by a smaller actor in costume).[1] Although the show ended in 1986, reruns went through 1997. Six volumes were released by Walt Disney Home Video in the US, along with a VHS release of the educational special "Too Smart For Strangers."[2] Each volume contained 4 episodes each. 6 episodes were released in the UK, in a series that showcased other early Disney Channel shows. Two of the educational specials were released on DVD in "Disney Safety Hits Vol. 2" - these were "Pooh's Great School Bus Adventure" and "Too Smart for Strangers." Because the show's runtime went mostly when recording devices were uncommon, most of the 120+ episodes were lost.
The show was dubbed in French as Les Aventures de Winnie l'Ourson ("The Adventures of Winnie the Bear Cub"). The French version changed various aspects of the show, most notably the opening sequence. In the French opening, Rabbit is shown as a drawing rather than a stuffed animal. This happens to Piglet in later episodes as well. It had two different narrators/hosts during its run: Vincent Perrot and Jean Rochefort, whereas the English version only had one, Laurie Main.
Episodes
Including the holiday specials, there are 120 original episodes of Welcome to Pooh Corner. According to Winniepedia, there are two different episodes named Strawberry Time. This was later proven to be false in 2022 and the other "Strawberry Time" being found to be called "Strawberry Farm" Some episodes may be found with names that are not on the table, so the total number of episodes may be more than currently known.
# | Episode Title | English Status | French Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pooh Borrows Trouble | Found | Lost |
2 | Handyman Tigger | Found | Lost |
3 | Pooh Shows Tigger a Bright Side | Lost | Lost |
4 | Eeyore Solves a Problem | Lost | Lost |
5 | Owl Has a Party for his Auntiversary | Lost | Lost |
6 | Kanga and Roo Learn Where Home Is | Lost | Lost |
7 | Pooh and his Friends Take Pot Luck | Lost | Lost |
8 | Big Little Piglet | Found | Lost |
9 | There's No Place Like Owl's Place | Lost | Lost |
10 | Roo's Great Adventure | Found | Lost |
11 | You Need a Friend | Found | Lost |
12 | A Brand New Sign | Found | Lost |
13 | Piglet Sings Out (previously thought to be 'Piglet Signs Out') | Found | Lost |
14 | Pooh Corner Singing Society | Found | Lost |
15 | Pooh Gets a Turn | Lost | Found |
16 | A House is Blown Down | Existence Unconfirmed | Existence Unconfirmed |
17 | Singing Helps the Work Along | Lost | Lost |
18 | Be of Good Cheer | Lost | Lost |
19 | The Old Swimming Hole | Found | Lost |
20 | Practice Makes Perfect | Found | Lost |
21 | Pooh and his Friends Play Follow the Leader | Found | Lost |
22 | A House of a Different Color | Lost | Found |
23 | Piglet Pride | Found | Lost |
24 | Eeyore Joins the Band | Found | Lost |
25 | Eeyore's Costume Party | Found | Lost |
26 | Eeyore's Gift | Found | Lost |
27 | Feelings | Found | Lost |
28 | A Swing for Eeyore | Found | Lost |
29 | Little Things | Found | Lost |
30 | Rabbit and Eeyore do a Good Deed | Lost | Lost |
31 | Piglet Lends a Helping Hand | Found | Lost |
32 | Do it Now | Partially Found | Found (1 | 2) |
33 | Pooh Goes Boom | Found | Lost |
34 | It Must Be Fall | Lost | Lost |
35 | It Must Be Spring | Lost | Lost |
36 | It Must Be Summer | Found | Lost |
37 | Rabbit's Treasure Hunt | Found | Lost |
38 | Strawberry Time | Found | Lost |
39 | Sleepytime Tigger | Lost | Lost |
40 | Eeyore's Tea Party | Lost | Lost |
41 | Safety First | Found | Lost |
42 | Clouds | Found | Lost |
43 | Rules of the Game | Lost | Lost |
44 | Wishing | Found | Lost |
45 | The Fastest Rabbit in the Hundred Acre Wood | Found | Lost |
46 | Piglet Cares for a Carrot | Found | Lost |
47 | Carrots, Carrots, and More Carrots | Found | Lost |
48 | Eeyore's Island | Found | Lost |
49 | The Pooh Scouts | Found | Lost |
50 | Let's Pretend | Lost | Found |
51 | Song of Eeyore | Found | Lost |
52 | Pooh Corner Carnival | Lost | Lost |
53 | Many Things: Lost and Found | Lost | Lost |
54 | Roo Gets Lost | Found | Found |
55 | Hi, Neighbor | Found | Found |
56 | Happy Birthday, Roo | Found | Lost |
57 | All Fall Down | Lost | Lost |
58 | Rabbit Wins One For Tigger | Lost | Lost |
59 | Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti | Found | Lost |
60 | Eeyore Goes Exploring | Lost | Lost |
61 | Pooh Corner On Parade | Found | Lost |
62 | Tale of a Tail | Found (1 | 2) | Lost |
63 | The Iceboat Cometh | Found | Lost |
64 | Rabbit Learns to Share | Found | Lost |
65 | Tigger's Day Off | Found | Lost |
66 | Rabbit's Cousin | Lost | Lost |
67 | Tigger Takes a Fall | Found | Lost |
68 | Dress Up Day | Lost | Lost |
69 | Bright Idea | Lost | Lost |
70 | Piglet's Secret Place is Safe | Lost | Lost |
71 | The Great Outdoors | Found | Lost |
72 | Pooh Forgets to Remember | Lost | Lost |
73 | Pooh Learns to Remember | Found | Lost |
74 | The Great Kite Race | Lost | Lost |
75 | Stay at Home Adventure | Found | Lost |
76 | Surprise, Surprise | Found | Lost |
77 | Look Around, Look Around | Lost | Lost |
78 | Fine, Feathered Friend | Found | Lost |
79 | Pooh Builds a Bee House | Found | Lost |
80 | Doing What I Do Best | Found | Lost |
81 | To Be a Friend | Lost | Lost |
82 | Eeyore Talks to Himself | Found | Lost |
83 | Pooh Makes a Trade | Found | Lost |
84 | Hello, Hello There | Found | Lost |
85 | Butterflies Tigger | Lost | Lost |
86 | Piglet Sees Spots | Lost | Lost |
87 | Pooh Scouts Campout | Lost | Lost |
88 | The Man in the Moon is a Tigger | Lost | Lost |
89 | Heat Wave | Lost | Lost |
90 | My Echo and I | Found | Lost |
91 | Snow Falls on Pooh Corner | Found | Lost |
92 | The Long, Long, Walk | Found | Lost |
93 | Don't Quit | Found | Lost |
94 | The Mystery of the Missing Tail | Found | Lost |
95 | Now You See It | Lost | Lost |
96 | Strawberry Farm | Existence Unconfirmed | Existence Unconfirmed |
97 | Pooh Corner School | Found | Lost |
98 | Poor Eeyore | Found | Lost |
99 | Piglet's Slumber Party | Found | Found |
100 | Piglet Finds Out Who Friends Are | Lost | Lost |
101 | A Mysterious Noise Keeps Piglet Awake | Lost | Lost |
102 | Treasures Island | Found | Lost |
103 | When I was Younger | Lost | Lost |
104 | Very Beautiful Day | Lost | Lost |
105 | Piglet Learns to Swing | Found | Lost |
106 | There's a Party Going Round | Lost | Lost |
107 | Almost Perfect Picnic | Found | Lost |
108 | A Bicycle Built for Five | Found | Partially Found |
109 | Home is Better | Found | Lost |
110 | Day for Knights | Found | Lost |
111 | The Fastest Does Not Win the Race | Found | Lost |
112 | Brighten Your Corner | Found | Lost |
113 | Pooh and His Friends Switch Places | Lost | Lost |
114 | Pooh Cleans Up | Lost | Lost |
115 | Stay At Home | Found | Lost |
116 | Tigger Finds a Hobby | Found | Lost |
Unknown/Uindentified Episodes
# | Currently Known Episode Title | English Status | French Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
? | Tigger Tells a Lie | Found | Lost |
Holiday Specials
Five-holiday specials were made for the show, airing sometime between 1985 and 1987. Three of the English episodes have been found, and two remain lost. No French version of these episodes has been found.
Episode Title | English Status | French Status |
---|---|---|
Because it's Halloween | Found | Lost |
Pooh Corner Thanksgiving | Lost | Lost |
Christmas at Pooh Corner | Found | Lost |
Holiday for Pooh Bear | Found | Lost |
Christmas is for Sharing | Lost | Lost |
Educational Specials
Four educational episodes were also made, two of which aired in 1989, five years after the show's original run. All English versions of these episodes have been found, though the existence of a French dub of these episodes is currently unknown.
Episode Title | English Status | French Status |
---|---|---|
Too Smart for Strangers | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
Pooh's Great School Bus Adventure | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
One and Only You | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
Responsible Persons | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
A Part of Me
At the end of episodes that were shorter than 30 minutes, a character would sing a song about parts of the body. Currently, five of these segments have been found. It is thought that a sixth segment about Rabbit singing about his hands exists, but its existence is currently unconfirmed.
Song Name | Singer | Status |
---|---|---|
Eyes | Owl | Found |
Ears | Pooh | Found |
Feet | Piglet | Found |
Nose | Tigger | Found |
Mouth | Eeyore | Found |
Hands | Rabbit | Existence Unconfirmed |
Videos
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See Also
Winnie the Pooh
Disney Channel
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series (partially found unaired pilot episode of Disney animated TV series; 1996)
- Amazing Animals (found Disney Channel animated educational series; 1996-1999)
- Arwin! (partially found pilot of cancelled spin-off of "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" Disney Channel sitcom; 2007)
- Bonkers "Fall Apart Bomb Squad" (found episode of Disney Channel animated series; 1993)
- Country Club (partially found test pilot of "Big City Greens" Disney Channel adventure-comedy animated series; 2015)
- Disney Channel Interactive (lost Dish Network game channel; late 2000s)
- Disney Channel "Disney's One Too" (partially lost "Recess" gags of TV channel block; 1999-2003)
- Disney's Coyote Tales (found Disney Channel extended version of "The Coyote's Lament" animated short; 1991)
- Disney's Doug (found episodes of animated TV series; 1996-1999)
- Dreamfinders (unproduced Disney Channel series based on "Journey Into Imagination" Epcot ride; 1983)
- Dumbo's Circus (partially found Disney Channel live action puppet series; 1985-1986)
- Fish Hooks (partially found unreleased pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2009)
- Going Wild with Jeff Corwin (partially found Disney Channel documentary series; 1997-1999)
- Gravity Falls (found Comic Con 2012 promo of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2012)
- Gravity Falls (found pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2010)
- Hannah Montana (lost production material of cancelled anime adaptation of Disney Channel teen sitcom; 2009-2010)
- Herbie the Lovebug (lost Disney Channel animated pilot; late 1990s-2000s)
- J.O.N.A.S. (lost unaired pilot of "Jonas" Disney Channel comedy series; 2007)
- Katbot (partially found unreleased Disney Channel animated series; 2005)
- Lizzie McGuire "Season 3" (lost production material of unfinished season of Disney Channel comedy series; 2020)
- Minnie Takes Care of Pluto (found original English audio of Mickey Mouse Works animated short; 2000)
- Mousercise (partially found Disney Channel exercise series; 1983-1996)
- Mouseterpiece Theater (partially found Disney Channel cartoon compilation series; 1983-1990)
- Pepper Ann (partially found unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney animated series; 1996)
- Phineas and Ferb (lost script of cancelled theatrical film based on animated series; 2010s)
- Phineas and Ferb: Shooting Star Milkshake Bar (partially found full version of song; late 2000s)
- Phineas and Ferb: Spot the Diff (found Disney Channel animated special; 2008)
- Recess "The Break In" (partially found pilot of Disney animated TV series; 1996)
- Star and the Forces of Evil (partially found unaired pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2011)
- Talespin (lost Phil Harris audio recordings from Disney Channel animated series; 1990)
- Teen Angel (partially found Disney Channel serial drama; 1989)
- The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (partially found revival of Disney variety TV series; 1989-1994)
- The Jersey (partially lost Disney Channel sports themed comedy series; 1999-2004)
- The Owl House (partially found unaired pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2017)
- The Proud Family (partially lost unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney Channel animated sitcom; 1999)
- What's Stevie Thinking? (lost unaired pilot of cancelled spin-off of "Lizzie McGuire" Disney Channel comedy series; 2003)
Playhouse Disney
- Adventures in Nutrition with Captain Carlos (partially found Playhouse Disney animated short series; 2004-2007)
- Bear in the Big Blue House "Water, Water Everywhere" (lost unaired pilot of Disney Channel puppet series; 1997)
- Bear in the Big Blue House (partially lost original English audio of Playhouse Disney puppet series; 1997-2006)
- Breakfast with Bear (partially found episodes of Playhouse Disney spin-off series; 2005-2006)
- Handy Manny (partially found unaired pilot of Playhouse Disney CGI animated series; 2005)
- Little Einsteins (lost second pitch pilot of Playhouse Disney animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2004)
- Out of the Box (partially lost Playhouse Disney children's series; 1998-2004)
- PB&J Otter (partially found original credits sequences of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1998-2000)
- Playhouse Disney UK (partially lost interstitial material of children's TV channel; 1999-2006)
- Stanley (found unaired pilot episode of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1999)
Disney Junior
- Beverly Hills Chihuahuas (found pilot of cancelled Disney Junior animated adaptation of film series; 2012)
- Jungle Junction (lost pilots of Disney Junior CGI animated series; 2003; 2005; 2008)
Toon Disney
- Teamo Supremo (partially lost Toon Disney animated series; 2002-2004)
- Toon News (partially found CGI Interstitial Toon Disney series; 2004/2005)
Disney XD
- Billion Dollar Freshmen (lost unaired pilot episode of "Lab Rats" Disney XD live-action comedy TV series; 2010)
- DXP (partially found Disney XD video game block; 2017)
- Power Rangers Animated Series (lost Disney XD pilot of animated adaptation of live-action superhero series; existence unconfirmed; 2007-2009)
Other
- Green Monkeys (lost Disney pilot; 1999)
- La Chambre Folle (lost French Disney children's TV block; 1998)
- Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (found English dub of anime series; 2015)
- Robodz (lost Disney Toei animated TV series; 2008)
- The Mouse Factory (partially found Disney live-action/animated TV series; 1972-1973)
- The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show (found episodes of Disney animated TV series; 1995)
- X-Heart (partially found unreleased English dub of "X-Coração" Brazilian animated TV series; 2014)
External Links
- Wikipedia page for Welcome to Pooh Corner.
- Winniepedia Wikia article on the episode list for the show.
Reference
- ↑ Skooldays article on Welcome to Pooh Corner. Retrieved 08 Mar '20
- ↑ An image of the six US volumes of Welcome to Pooh Corner. Retrieved 23 May '21