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Yesterday I was at Giant Tiger and I found the Classic Storybook video of "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore" for only $6.88. I have never seen the entire thing, so I picked it up. What a waste of time.
When it first began with the footage of Christopher Robin's bedroom, I had high hopes. They were all dashed when the narrator began speaking. His voice was different, and even the voices singing the theme song were different. Then they showed Pooh. He looked nothing like he did in the original theatrical featurettes. In fact, the only recognizable voices were Piglet, Owl, and Tigger.
I had always wondered why they made another featurette after "Many Adventures" was released, and now I wonder why they bothered to make "Day for Eeyore" at all. The animation was far less superior than the originals, the voices were distracting, and even the story was bland. I would much rather have watched a video of the "New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh". Yes, I much refer the animated TV series to this.
Why did they make it? What's the point? If there's anyone else who hasn't yet seen "Day for Eeyore", I have just one word: DON'T! Instead, watch "Book of Pooh" or "New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh".

"Day for Eeyore" is on the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh DVD. I quite liked it, but it's definitely not as good as the three shorts in the feature, and Disney Channel replaces one of those with "Day for Eeyore" I've read.

Yeah, Day for Eeyore is going to be one of those that I just put away and forget I have-much like some sequels.

I'm guessing you don't own Many Adventures on VHS or DVD otherwise you wouldn't have bothered buying the Day for Eeyore VHS; it's a supplement on both the VHS and DVD versions of Many Adventures.

Actually I have the fully remastered VHS from a few years ago-and it's just fine for now: it's got a pretty decent (though really short) "Making of" documentary.

I have the original Walt Disney clamshell release of this short on a video titled "Winnie The Pooh And Friends" from 1984 along with 3 other Humphrey The Bear short cartoons following the feature. I liked this cartoon though, it's definitely more enjoyable than the tv series, not as good as the originals though.

I would much rather watch any one of the "New Adventures" episodes than this-it's almost like one of those "Brady Bunch" movies where they're making fun of the original. Disney has us believing that "Day for Eeyore" is just another one of the original theatrical featurettes, when all it is is a lackluster wannabe.

Prince Adam wrote:...it's almost like one of those "Brady Bunch" movies where they're making fun of the original.

WHAT?!?!?! [Like a red cloth to a bull, I have to respond!]

They are not making fun of the originals - they're a loving tribute While also presenting at the same time as satire a comment on the falling standards of the social interaction and expectations of the 90's

They work on so many levels - loving tribute, accurate spoof, biting satire, commentary on the unrealistic, squeaky clean sit-coms of the 50's, 60's and 70's. Commentary on the entertainment offered in the 70's in general, commentary on the entertainment offered in the 90's. They are not dumb movies just making fun of the originals. They pick up on some of the unstated undercurrents of the original series and greatly exaggerate them, but they only succeed becuase the 'teasing' is done out of a deep, deep love and is also honest.

They're similar in idea to the later "Pleasentville" which took a more serious and profound take on the concept- but in my opinion they are just as thought provoking and artistic - comedy with social commentary.

If you want to see a film which has no understanding of the concept of the original television series it was based or makes fun of it see on see Scooby Doo (what they did to all the member of Mystery Inc. apart from Shaggy was criminal), Wild Wild West, Charlies Angels or Sgt Bilko.

[2099net climbs off his soapbox]

Sorry 2099net! But in my defense, I hated Scooby-Doo!

To get back on topic I have the first volume of the Magical World of Winnie the Pooh (which includes 4 - or perhaps 5, one is in two parts - episodes of the TV series) and I'm not impressed with it. I liked A Day for Eeyore much more.

Prince Adam wrote:Sorry 2099net! But in my defense, I hated Scooby-Doo!

That's exactly what he said also.

I know-I probably should have said:

"But in my defense, I hated Scooby-Doo, too!"

The reason that Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore looks so different in spirit and appearance, is that it´s not the Disney Studio that have animated it. They handled this over to another animationstudio: Rick Reinert Productions.

Well that sucks. Why couldn't Disney do it?

Sure they COULD have done it, but they decided (as in other cases as well) to let another studio handle the animation process.
Remember that the Silly Symphony MERBABIES from 1938 also was animated by another studio!