Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh is a yellow teddy bear who loves eating honey based on the books by A. A. Milne. He first appears in the Disney featurette Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) He is one of the most iconic cartoon characters ever created apart from Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, SpongeBob SquarePants, Super Mario, Pikachu from Pokémon, Hello Kitty, Homer Simpson from The Simpsons, Sonic the Hedgehog, Thomas the Tank Engine and Tom and Jerry. He is also possibly one of the most famous fictional characters out there.
 * 2) He may sometimes be a bear of very little brain, but he is a good friend to all those who live with him in the Hundred Acre Wood, including Tigger, Piglet, Christopher Robin, and of course, Darby and Buster.
 * 3) His design is cute and in a way faithful to E. H. Shepard's illustrations.
 * 4) * In fact, many people associate Pooh with the Disney incarnation more than any other version.
 * 5) He is simple-minded but charming.
 * 6) His sweet iconic voice, originally provided by the late Sterling Holloway.
 * 7) * Even Jim Cummings is a great replacement voice actor for Pooh. He often calls sick children in hospitals using his Pooh voice, which is very sweet of him and also still captures the sweetness that this character gives.
 * 8) He’s the Star of the franchise, as he’s likable in all of the movies, all of the TV specials, all of the TV shows (including the ones from Disney Junior), the crossover with Doc McStuffins, all of the video games he’s appeared in (including Kingdom Hearts), and of course, Christopher Robin.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) He was flanderized in some of the official licensed comics, changing his personality from a cute happy little bear to a selfish jerk.
 * 2) Starting on January 2022, his original book incarnation has just entered the public domain, which could lead to other companies like Paramount and Warner Bros, cloning the Disney version.

Trivia

 * In the original books, Pooh only wears his signature red shirt during the winter.
 * He has often been compared to Chinese president Xi Jinping, causing the character to be banned on the Chinese Internet.
 * The Winnie the Pooh franchise is currently Disney's second highest grossing franchise of all time, and is the fourth highest grossing media franchise of all time.
 * Initally, it was Disney's highest grossing franchise of all time and was the third highest grossing franchise of all time, but as of November 2021, Mickey Mouse has gained its throne.