My Friends Tigger & Pooh

My Friends Tigger & Pooh is an American computer-animated children's television series on Disney Channel as part of the Playhouse Disney block, inspired by A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. The series was developed by Walt Disney Television Animation and executive produced by Brian Hohlfeld. The series aired from May 12, 2007, to October 9, 2010, in the United States.

My Friends Tigger & Pooh
Created byBrian Hohlfeld
Based onWinnie-the-Pooh
by A. A. Milne
Presented byChloë Grace Moretz
Voices of
Theme music composerAndy Sturmer
Opening theme"My Friends Tigger & Pooh Theme Song"
by Kay Hanley (season 1) and Chloë Grace Moretz (seasons 2–3)
Ending theme"My Friends Tigger & Pooh Theme Song"
(instrumental with a summary of one of the two airing episodes)
ComposerAndy Sturmer (score/songs)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes63 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
AnimatorPolygon Pictures
Running time22 minutes
Production companyWalt Disney Television Animation
Release
Original networkDisney Channel (Playhouse Disney block)
Original releaseMay 12, 2007 (2007-05-12) –
October 9, 2010 (2010-10-09)

Overview

The series featured Pooh and other characters from the book and prior film and television adaptations and introduces two new characters: an imaginative 6-year-old red-headed girl named Darby and her dog Buster. Darby is the main protagonist and an amateur sleuth. Her older best friend is Christopher Robin, who has grown up and makes two appearances over the course of the series. Darby teams up with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger to form the trio of Super Sleuths, and they investigate mysteries in the Hundred Acre Wood.

Episodes
Main article: List of My Friends Tigger & Pooh episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 26 May 12, 2007 August 16, 2008
2 19 September 27, 2008 July 12, 2009
3 18 September 8, 2009 October 9, 2010
Films 3 films December 6, 2008 April 10, 2010

Voice cast
Main article: List of Winnie-the-Pooh characters

Major

Recurring

Minor

Production and broadcast

Developed by Walt Disney Television Animation with animation from Japanese company Polygon Pictures, My Friends Tigger & Pooh was executive produced and story edited by Brian Hohlfeld.[1][2] It premiered on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block on May 12, 2007.[3] The series was renewed for a second season in June 2007.[2] It was renewed for a 35-episode third season in March 2008.[4]

After voicing him in Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie, Travis Oates reprises the role of Piglet, taking over for John Fiedler, who died on June 25, 2005, two years prior to the debut of the series. It also marks the final time Peter Cullen, Ken Sansom and Kath Soucie provide the respective voices of Eeyore, Rabbit and Kanga, as all three would be recast in 2011's Winnie the Pooh. Cullen later reprises Eeyore in the 2017 Doc McStuffins special "Into the Hundred Acre Wood".

DVD releases
Rabbit's Ruta-Wakening / Tigger's Shadow of a Doubt
Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
Symphony for a Rabbit / Tigger Goes Snowflaky
  • Friendly Tails (March 4, 2008)
Darby, Solo Sleuth / Doggone Buster
Darby's Tail / Tigger's Delivery Service
Pooh-Rates of the Hundred Acre Wood / Tigger's Hiccup Pickup
  • Hundred Acre Wood Haunt (September 2, 2008)
Super-Sized Darby / Piglet's Lightning Frightening
Eeyore's Trip to the Moon / The Incredible Shrinking Roo
Eeyore's Home Sweet Home / Rabbit's Prized Pumpkin
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
  • Super Duper Super Sleuths (April 6, 2010)
Super Duper Super Sleuths
Darby Gets Lemons, Makes Lemonade / Dancing with Darby
  • Bedtime with Pooh (August 17, 2010)
Eeyore's Sad Day / Tigger's Bedtime for Bouncer
Buster's Bath / Once in a Pooh Moon
Pooh's Double Trouble / Eeyore Sleeps on It

Reception

My Friends Tigger & Pooh was the number 1-ranked television series in kids 2–5 during its first season, earning a 5.2 rating. It also ranked as the top kid series with women 18–49 (0.7 rating), according to Disney Channel.[2] The series continued to be the top-ranked show in kids 2–5 during its second season.[4]

Marilyn Moss of Associated Press reviewed the show favorably, calling it "a charming series", adding that the "animation is splendid, and, of course, the characters retain their charm".[3]

The series and Brian Hohlfield won a Humanitas Award for its first season segment, "Eeyore’s Sad Day".[5] Further, the series was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards in 2008 and 2009, three for each year.

References
  1. "Brian Hohlfeld". Variety. January 24, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. Michael Schneider (June 18, 2007). "Disney Channel orders more 'Pooh'". Variety. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  3. Marilyn Moss (May 10, 2007). "My Friends Tigger & Pooh". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  4. Michael Schneider (March 27, 2008). "Disney goes to 'Jungle Junction' – 'Clubhouse', 'Tigger & Pooh' get third seasons". Variety. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  5. Justin Kroll (September 17, 2008). "'Bell,' 'Girl' tie for Humanitas award". Variety. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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