The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (TV Series) Find Her, Keep Her (1988) User Reviews

One of the best Winnie the Pooh stories ever made

[nilanna999 · 10/10 · 29 August 2011]

A lot of people aren't very fond of Rabbit. But after seeing this episode, you'll have a very hard time disliking him. You see that he DOES have a big heart that he keeps guarded. This episode is one of the few times you see him let himself love someone completely. That is why the end of the episode is heartbreaking. I have to give props to Ken Sansom and Laura Mooney for their performances as Rabbit and Kessie. They deliver a perfect and, at times, heart-wrenching performance. It shows that people used to put a lot of effort in their Saturday morning cartoons, unlike they do now. Find Her, Keep Her never talks down to children but delivers a message for their parents in a creative and absolutely beautiful way.

This is definitely the best episode of the series as well as the most bittersweet. If you haven't seen it, you should. It is probably the only episode ever written for the parents and the effort shows. I'd be willing to bet the writer send his child to college or walked his daughter down the aisle at her wedding before writing this. It's hard not to tear up at the end. I don't want to give anything away except that you absolutely have to see this. This episode should have won awards. It is one of the best 20 minute cartoons ever made.

'The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh' at its most poignant

[TheLittleSongbird · 10/10 · 18 September 2016]

As a fan of Winnie the Pooh, 'The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh' was always one of my favourite shows as a child. Not all childhood favourites have held up, but 'The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh' is one of the strongest examples of those that have.

While the original three 60s-70s short films ('Honey Tree', 'Blustery Day' and 'Tigger Too') and the 1977 'The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh' are just a little better, 'The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh' is one of the Winnie the Pooh franchise's high points. As a child, "Find Her Keep Her" was always a top 5 episode...it still is today.

The animation is very bright, well drawn and colourful, everything looking lush, detailed and smooth. The music is playfully jaunty and beautifully orchestrated, enhancing sadder moments with poignant and particularly lush and emotional scoring and the more playful moments with a jaunty touch. The theme tune is very rousing and one of the catchiest theme songs of any animated show of the late 80s.

"Find Her Keep Her's" writing still has a perfect mix of whimsy, drollness, wit, charm and childhood innocence. But it also has more emotional impact than any other episode of the show, and yes that's including "A Very, Very Large Animal", the show has a number of touching moments but no other episode is as big an emotional roller-coaster as "Find Her Keep Her". The story is beautifully paced, and even though an 22-minute episode than a just over 10 minute one, never feels like there's too much going on or too thin and stretched.

Rabbit and Kessie's relationship is the driving force of the episode, and has so much heart to it. Anybody who normally doesn't like Rabbit for his stern orders and sometimes mean actions will love his gentler, more compassionate and fatherly side, and to call baby Kessie adorable is an understatement, don't think there's been a cuter or affecting supporting character on the show.

All the characters shine, but the episode belongs to Rabbit, Kessie and their relationship, which would have made or broken the story and ended up being the main reason why it's as fantastic an episode it is. The voice acting is uniformly excellent, Ken Sansom has never been more subtle or more sympathetic and Laura Mooney is irresistible as Kessie.

In conclusion, a personal favourite of mine since forever and sees a consistently wonderful show at its most poignant. 10/10 Bethany Cox

One for the parents

[LukeBarnett87 · 10/10 · 23 January 2023]

I had this on VHS as a child and when I saw that the series was on Disney Plus I just had to watch them with my daughter, as she loves Winnie the Pooh.

I remember the story of this particular episode being a little sad as a child, but as a first time father sitting there with my 16 month old daughter, I now truly understand why.

It's filled with the usual humour that you can expect from Winnie the Pooh and this brilliant series but, where this episode is special is that it is the story of a parent/child relationship, the journey of becoming a parent and having to let go.

I must admit there were multiple times throughout the episode that I felt myself tearing up watching it back with my daughter on my lap. Rabbit shows the emotions of what every parent feels as well as their fears that can lead to selfishness.

I have no doubt that this episode was written by a parent as it displays the immense love you have for a child, even showing how Rabbit would do anything for Kessie including risk his own safety/life to protect her.

Of course, it's not all tear jerking. There are multiple laugh out loud moments from Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Owl in the story but where it really hits home is the relationship between Rabbit and Kessie.

A wonderful story that stands the test of time 35 years after it was made.