Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)

Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.

Director:

Wolfgang Reitherman

Writers:

A.A. Milne (books), Larry Clemmons (story)

Stars:

Sterling Holloway, Junius Matthews, Hal Smith

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sterling Holloway	...	Winnie the Pooh (voice)
Junius Matthews	...	Rabbit (voice)
Hal Smith	...	Owl (voice)
Howard Morris	...	Gopher (voice)
Sebastian Cabot	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clint Howard	...	Roo (voice)
Barbara Luddy	...	Kanga (voice)
Bruce Reitherman	...	Christopher Robin (voice)
Ralph Wright	...	Eeyore (voice)

Storyline

Winnie the Pooh, the honey loving silly old bear attempts to get honey from a bee tree, so after climbing the tree didn't work, he borrows Christopher Robin's balloon, dunks himself in mud and floats to the top of the honey tree incognito as a little black rain cloud. After escaping the angry bees, Pooh decides to get honey the old fashion way: getting some from Rabbit, so after stuffing his face with all of Rabbit's honey, Pooh attempts to climb out Rabbit's front door, but becomes stuck! No matter how hard everyone tries, they can't get him out, so they wait for Pooh to lose weight before they can get him out. Then along comes Gopher who agrees to help get Pooh out and almost feeds him more honey! But then one morning, Pooh is finally freed from the doorway and ends up in another sticky situation-quite literally!

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Plot Keywords:

animal character name in title | winnie the pooh character | half dressed cartoon animal | barefoot cartoon animal | rabbit character | 

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Taglines:

Exstaornry entertainment!

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gopher often says, "I'm not in the book." This has a double meaning: he's not in the phone book and he is also not in the A.A. Milne book. Gopher is the only Pooh character that did not originate in one of Milne's books. He was originally created to replace Piglet, until they decided to bring Piglet in for Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968).

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Goofs

Roo and Gopher pull Eeyore's tail off in the process of trying to pull Pooh out of Rabbit's front door. However, when Eeyore is seen at the honey tree immediately following Pooh's extrication (and subsequently getting stuck again in the honey tree), his tail is back on.

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Quotes

Owl: Well, if it isn't Pooh Bear.
Winnie the Pooh: Oh, hello, Owl.
Owl: Splendid day to be up and about one's business, eh?
[Notices Pooh is stuck on Rabbit's door]
Owl: I say, are you stuck?
Winnie the Pooh: No, just resting, and thinking, and humming to myself.
[Hums]
Owl: You, sir, are stuck. A wedged bear in a great tightness. In a word, irremovable.

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Alternate Versions

When released in _Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The (1977)_, Bruce Reitherman, who voiced Christopher Robin, was replaced by a different actor. Furthermore, the closing scene of this short (mainly the animation of the book pages) was altered so as to segue into the next scene rather than bring the short to an end, as is the case with the original short.

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Connections

Referenced in Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (2017)

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Soundtracks

Mind Over Matter
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Performed by Sterling Holloway and The Disney Chorus

User Reviews

Best of the Pooh stories, and FUN!

This is Pooh's first adventure. It is in my opinion, the best of the Pooh offerings. Excellent songs with wonderful animation. It is great for people of all ages. Each character is introduced nicely, and the ideas are fresh and clever. Join Pooh and his friends here for a lot of adventure, involving his love for honey, where he tries to get it from the tree, to when he eats at Rabbit's, and to the end, when he gets all the3 honey he will want. This story is great for everyone. Kids will love it, and will want to see it over and over. A real winner!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1