Yes, the honey-loving bear now joins the ranks of Hollywood immortals. Pooh made his movie debut in 1966 in the Disney short “Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.”
Not coincidentally, today also marked the DVD release of Disney’s “Pooh’s Grand Adventure – The Search for Christopher Robin.” Fans of the original A. A. Milne books may look skeptically on the whole Disney-fication of his ursine hero. Regardless of which you prefer, let’s take a moment to celebrate the special relationship between teddy bears and the children who love them, including my own.