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Winnie the Pooh Storybook Classics Collection [VHS]

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I bought this set because my daughter so enjoyed her other video, "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (which seems to be out of print now). I didn't realize that this set is essentially a repackaging of the same material from that video (1 of the 4 tapes is new material). I much prefer the original tape to this set - there are a lot of ads at the beginning of every tape, so the "ads to watchable video" ratio is extremely high in the set version. There were ads on the original tape, too, but you simply went through them once and then had essentially 3 tapes of uninterrupted watchable video. This set is clever packaging that makes it look like you're getting a lot at a good price, when in fact you're essentially getting one movie over multiple tapes and 4 times the amount of ads that you would normally see.

There are two stories on this video. The first deals with Pooh trying to find a way to reach the honey in a tall tree without the bees discovering what he is up to. He enlists the help of Christopher Robin who lends him his balloon. After his failed attempt at the honey tree, the second story unfolds as Pooh visits rabbit for lunch. There, he eats so much that he can't get out of rabbits front door. He must wait until he loses weight so that Christopher Robin and friends can pull him out. My 15 month old baby loves this video so much that she will sit through the entire 30 minutes of this video and interact with the characters. Any video that can capture the attention of a 1 year old must be good!

Of the four movies, two, "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" and "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree", are real winners. If your child (like mine) loves music, get ready to watch these over and over. During all of "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore" and "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too", my daughter kept waiting for the characters to sing. Other than "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers", there is not a song in either of them and, be warned that the voice of Pooh in "...Day for Eeyore" is different from the one in the other videos (which you might have to explain). Despite the lack of musical numbers, the movies are still good, especially the one in which Pooh and friends put themselves out to try to make Eeyore's birthday cheerful.

I think that this story is the best Pooh movie because it is the first one released by Disney in 1966. The voices are great, the color is fabulous, the animation is amazing, and the music really helps you get a deeper understanding about what is happening.

This story has a lot of action like when Pooh rolls around in the mud to trick the bees, and when he falls from the tree, and when he is flying through the air with the bees.

I thought a few things about it. In the book by A.A Milne, when they pull him out, he falls on top of them. In the Disney version, he flies into the honey tree.

I thought this is the best Pooh offering because it was the first, and how the first usually has the most magic. I love this story because it is so cute and nice and the friends are trying to help him in many ways, like when they all help pull him out of the hole.

I have had the movie for a long time, and I have always loved the story, because a lot happens, and how the story has a lot to think about. I think it is so cute when he is singing the rain cloud song, and flying over the tree. This movie is full of Magic!

This is a wonderfully charming tape, that is a true classic for kids and parents to share together.

In the story, Pooh tries to get honey to fill his honey pot. He climbs a tree, and eventually gets stuck in the rabbit hole. It features Sterling Holloway (1899-1992) as Pooh, Junius Matthews (1890-1978) as Rabbit. Also features John Fiedler (1925-) as Piglet, and Hal Smith (1916-1994) as Owl.

I recommend this video to everyone who loves classic movies.

We are absolutely thrilled with this collection. My daughter is now two, and she's been watching them since about 18mo. These older stories are much easier for little ones to follow than the current Disney Pooh stories on TV, and, according to my daughter, they're less "scary" as well. My husband and I also prefer the theme songs and the narrator to today's more updated version. My daughter knows all of the lyrics to the theme song now.

This is 100% classic! The storyline is as gentle and un-scary for little kids as it gets and it's also very engaging and entertaining. I remember, even as a little one I loved how the whole thing was played out like it was a book, and I love the sequence at the beginning with the stuffed animals and the scratchy filming! Possibly the best video ever for the very very young!

I've been looking for this movie for several years. I wanted to put it into our family favorite video collection. I am starting to collect my children favorites from when they were small for their children (my grandchildren). My daughter is now 19 this was her favorite movie from age two ... . She drove us crazy wanting to rent it over and over. We spent a fortune renting it. No other movie would do! It made me cry to hear that the other two reviewers also had children who wanted to watch this over and over. It must have something important that reaches this partiucular age group. However,I also remember everyword and song on this video. I am going to buy it now for my future grandchildren and as a little surprise gift for my daughter who is leaving for college.

Heartwarming tale, endearing characters, whimsical story about friends helping friends. Colors and pace are perfect for young children. They loved the music. Some even found themselves humming along. Would watch this again and again. I just love ole Pooh Bear. I can sing the Pooh Song, want me to show you? My friends would like to see Pooh fly up in the air with the balloon. It was funny when he got stuck in the rabbit hole.
Ages 2-5.

Adapted from Winnie-The-Pooh(1926) and The House At Pooh Corner (1928)by A.A. (alan Alexander) Milne(1882-1956),Illustrated by E.H. (Ernie Howard) Shepard (1879-1976).The main characters are Christopher Robin Milne and Winnie-The-Pooh(the stuffed bear).4 summers ago,when I was 6 1/2 ,I went to Target Drug store -the one in Walnut Creek,CA Usa to be exact-I received Winnie-The-Pooh (1966).It is a great toddler video.But eventhough I am NOT a toddler anymore, I still LOVE it.This wasn't really what you would call a movie.It was just a theatrical short viewed before a movie in theatres to enjoy.Only the 1hour films by Disney are movies. Besides,it's only about 25 minutes.It starred Sterling Halloway(1899-1992)as pooh, Bruce Reitherman(who also did the voice of Mowgli in The Jungle Book)(1956-)as Christopher Robin,Hal Smith(1916-1994)as Owl and Ralph Wright as Eeyore.It also featured John Fiendler (1925-) as Piglet.The 5 songs were "Winnie-The-Pooh","When I up-down,touch the ground","I'm so rumbily in my tumbily","I'm just a little black rain cloud" and "Hooray!".The last of the the theatrical shorts to be produced by Walt Disney(1902-1966).It was the first theatrical short about Pooh Bear.The animation was great!I love the opening piece of music.THe A.A. milne books were good,too!Ever since that "willy nilly silly ole bear"was first brought to life in theatres,He was one of the most best-loved Disney characters in all 7 continents.TTFN