The characters of “The Book of Pooh” are basically the same characters as in the original “Winnie the Pooh” television show. Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Owl, Eeyore, Rabbit, and Tigger too are all back in this preschool aged television program. Developed in a why to teach young children about the world surrounding them, “The Book of Pooh” develops a child’s knowledge and creativity. It is broadcasted on Playhouse Disney monday through friday from 10:00-10:30 in the morning.
Like in previous shows, Pooh is the lovable bear who’s main happiness comes from indulging in honey and being with his friends. Pooh appears to be about four years old and can not read or write. These inabilitys cause Pooh to fall into problematic situations. For example, on February 13th the Disney channel aired an episode of “The Book of Pooh” in which Pooh misses Rabbit’s meetings. In order to fix this problem, Rabbit suggests that Pooh make a schedule so that he will not miss the meetings. Because Pooh can not read, he can not understand what is written on the schedule. ... In the end Pooh, along with the child viewer, will learn from Rabbit that “a schedule is helpful when you need to get stuff done” (Book of Pooh, The). Like this episode, many of Pooh’s problem’s arise from the fact that he can not read.
Christopher Robin takes a very different role in “The Book of Pooh” than in the original “Winney the Pooh”. ... In “The Book of Pooh” Christopher is only in the introduction and the character’s have more power to teach themselves. Christopher plays the part of a elementary school child who is reading “The Book of Pooh” before school each day. When his mother tells him that it is time for school, Christopher closes the book and the show starts. ... His main joy comes from bouncing on his tail because, “bouncings what Tiggers do best” (Book of Pooh, The). ... When a child learns lessons like this from television he or she can relate it to his or her own life. Tigger’s personality brings a lot of excitement and action to the show because he is always doing something. ... On February 18th “The Book of Pooh” devoted a show to Piglet’s conflict with being little. ... Piglet’s best friend in the show is Pooh and they have many adventures together. ... For example, on February 25th Owl was cleaning his library and Pooh discovered a book called, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare”. Throughout the episode everyone learns from Owl that Shakespeare is, “A playwright from a lot time ago who put words together so they sound pretty” (Book of Pooh, The). ...
Rabbit is also back in “The Book of Pooh”. ... He knows everything imaginable about gardening and even proceeds to write a huge book about gardening to teach his friends how to take care of his garden when he is sick. ...
The last main character in “The Book of Pooh” is the narrator. ... By the end of the story, the viewer learned that “everyone likes the things they like, that’s just what they do” (Book of Pooh, The). ... Both show’s have, “Animal signifiers. ... This type of relationship helps children in nontraditional families relate better with the show.
Casey is the final character in “The Book of Pooh”.
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