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'''''Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too''''' is a
1991
[[Christmas]] television special spun off from the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] animated series ''[[wikipedia:The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh|The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]''.
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'''''Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too''''' is a [[Christmas]] television special spun off from the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] animated series ''[[wikipedia:The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh|The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]''
. It was first broadcast on [[wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on December 14, 1991
.
==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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==Broadcast history==
==Broadcast history==
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The special
was
first
broadcast
on [[wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on December 14, 1991. It
was prefaced with an introductory segment by [[the Walt Disney Company]]'s then-current CEO [[wikipedia:Michael Eisner|Michael Eisner]], accompanied by the walk-around costumed characters of Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, and Eeyore, who bring in a palm tree to use as a Christmas tree. To fill out the hour the special was scheduled for, it was followed up by the [[Donald Duck]] cartoons ''The Hockey Champ'' and ''[[wikipedia:Bearly Asleep|Bearly Asleep]]'', and ended with a sneak peek at Disney's most recent animated movie at the time, ''[[wikipedia:Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''. The first airing of the special ranked 53rd out of 92 shows that week, averaging a 10.8/20 rating/share and tying for first place in its timeslot.<ref>http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1991/BC-1991-12-23.pdf</ref>
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The special
's
original
ABC
broadcast was prefaced with an introductory segment by [[the Walt Disney Company]]'s then-current CEO [[wikipedia:Michael Eisner|Michael Eisner]], accompanied by the walk-around costumed characters of Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, and Eeyore, who bring in a palm tree to use as a Christmas tree. To fill out the hour the special was scheduled for, it was followed up by the [[Donald Duck]] cartoons ''The Hockey Champ'' and ''[[wikipedia:Bearly Asleep|Bearly Asleep]]'', and ended with a sneak peek at Disney's most recent animated movie at the time, ''[[wikipedia:Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''. The first airing of the special ranked 53rd out of 92 shows that week, averaging a 10.8/20 rating/share and tying for first place in its timeslot.<ref>http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1991/BC-1991-12-23.pdf</ref>
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The original format of the special, with the addition of the Donald Duck cartoons, was repeated the following year, this time with a behind-the-scenes look at ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' at the end. The
next year's
broadcast included a documentary on the making of ''{{W|Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin}}''. The special was later aired on {{W|CBS}} in 1995, this time accompanied by ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' episode "[[w:c:disney:Magic Earmuffs|Magic Earmuffs]]" and a documentary about the making of ''{{W|Toy Story}}'' in place of the Donald Duck cartoons.<ref>''The Wonderful World of Disney Television'', by Bill Kotter. 1997, Hyperion.</ref> The special subsequently returned to ABC following Disney's acquisition of that network and continued to be shown there from then until 2000, now without Michael Eisner's introductory segment.
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The original format of the special, with the addition of the Donald Duck cartoons, was repeated the following year, this time with a behind-the-scenes look at ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' at the end. The
1993
broadcast included a documentary on the making of
the previous Disney animated feature,
''{{W|Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin}}''. The special was later aired on {{W|CBS}} in 1995, this time accompanied by ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' episode "[[w:c:disney:Magic Earmuffs|Magic Earmuffs]]" and a documentary about the making of ''{{W|Toy Story}}'' in place of the Donald Duck cartoons.<ref>''The Wonderful World of Disney Television'', by Bill Kotter. 1997, Hyperion.</ref> The special subsequently returned to ABC following Disney's acquisition of that network and continued to be shown there
, along with "The Magic Earmuffs",
from then until 2000, now without Michael Eisner's introductory segment.
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The special
stopped airing on ABC after 1999, but
was brought back to
the network
in 2007
.
It
was then aired as part of the [[25 Days of Christmas]] on
{{W
|ABC Family
}}
from 2008 to 2013. Infamously, the 2007-2013 broadcasts abruptly cut out two scenes - specifically, the scene with Tigger telling Eeyore that Santa's probably reading their letter right now when suddenly Pooh and Piglet show up with the letter, and the scene where Pooh says goodbye to Piglet, Rabbit, and Tigger as he heads off to deliver the letter to Santa.
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The special was brought back to
ABC
in 2007
,
and
was then aired as part of the [[25 Days of Christmas]] on
[[wikipedia:Freeform
|ABC Family
]]
from 2008 to 2013. Infamously, the 2007-2013 broadcasts abruptly cut out two scenes - specifically, the scene with Tigger telling Eeyore that Santa's probably reading their letter right now when suddenly Pooh and Piglet show up with the letter, and the scene where Pooh says goodbye to Piglet, Rabbit, and Tigger as he heads off to deliver the letter to Santa.
==Availability==
==Availability==