The Book of Pooh Season 1, Episode 44: The Rumor Millstone

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Best Wishes, Winnie the Pooh

Best Wishes, Winnie the Pooh - A coincidence convinces Pooh that he has the power to grant wishes by making up rhymes. When he fails to deliver his friends the goods, they become disappointed. With Piglet's help and some slight modifications, Pooh is to express his 'best wishes' and do small kindnesses for his friends.

12 min

2

Double Time

Double Time - When Pooh, thinking he's 'helping,' unknowingly marks a day off Rabbit's calendar, the harried hare thinks he's lost a day. In an attempt to make up for lost time, he moves at twice the rate to cram two days worth of work into one.

12 min

3

Are You Me?

Are You Me? - When a note comes floating through Pooh's window, he discovers he's been invited to lunch by someone who's signed the note simply 'me.' Pooh sets off on an hilarious series of conversations with his friends, in an effort to find out who 'me' is.

12 min

4

Rabbit's Happy Birthday Party

Rabbit's Happy Birthday Party - When Piglet and Pooh are informed that they've been invited to Rabbit's birthday party, they quickly gather gifts for the festive occasion. When an incident diverts our couple into the 'Scary Woods,' they must use all their brain power (and Rabbit's gifts) to make it to the party.

12 min

5

Circumference = Pirate's 'Arre' Squared

Circumference=Pirates 'Arrre' Squared - Pooh and friends discover a pirate book in their friend Christopher Robin's bedroom. Wondering if perhaps they should 'spice up' their own stories with swashbuckling adventure, they decide to give 'the pirate's life' a try.

12 min

6

Pooh's To Do

Pooh's To Do - Irritated by Pooh's excessive tardiness, Rabbit devises a plan to help him keep to a schedule. 'Stick to the schedule' is given new meaning when the best laid plans of Rabbit meet with a honey-loving Pooh Bear.

12 min

7

Pigletry

Pigletry - One blustery day in the Hundred Acre Wood, Piglet decides to recite a poem for his friends. After suffering through everyone trying to improve upon his work, the shy and frustrated Piglet finally takes a stand, and lets them know 'What Piglet's are.'

12 min

8

Dinosnores

Dinosnores - Eeyore feels left out when each of his friends has an exciting story to tell and he doesn't. On his way home, however, he discovers something in the middle of the Hundred Acre Wood that causes a bit more excitement than he had in mind .

12 min

9

I Came, I Sowed, I Conked It

I Came, I Sowed, I Conked It - When Tigger pounces Piglet in Rabbit's garden, Rabbit's row-marking signs are left in disarray. Hilarity ensues when, confused over the meaning and power of signs, the hapless pair decide to 'paint the vegetables to match the signs' rather than upset Rabbit.

12 min

10

I Get a Cake Out of You

I Get A Cake Out of You - In observance of page one hundred (in 'The Book Of Pooh') Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Rabbit decide to bake a cake to celebrate the occasion. When each of them walks away from Owl's house with only partial instructions, they must reconstruct the recipe from the bits and pieces that each of them have taken away. But what page will it be when they're finished?

12 min

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Whooo Dunnit?

Whooo Dunnit? - One of Pooh's beloved honey jars turns up missing, so he enlists the help of his wise friend Owl, who's a loyal mystery reader. It's then up to Owl and the use of his mystery know how to find out what's happened to Pooh's most cherished item in the Hundred Acre Wood.

12 min

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Biglet

Biglet - Sick and tired of being the smallest animal in the Hundred Acre Wood, Piglet dreams of what it would be like to be big. When he actually decides to try to make his dream a reality, he finds out that perhaps it's not so bad to be small after all.

12 min

13

I Could Have Laughed All Night

I Could Have Laughed All Night - When Tigger loses his laugh, our gang comes up with a plan to help. And oh, what they won't do for a laugh!

12 min

14

'X' Spots the Mark

'X' Spots the Mark - When it's revealed that Owl's Uncle Waldo buried a treasure long ago in the Hundred Acre Wood, Pooh and his friends go on an expedition, finding out that different things have value to different people.

12 min

15

My Gloomy Valentine

My Gloomy Valentine - When Pooh and his friends find out that Eeyore is 'valentine-less', they set out to get their gloomy friend the perfect valentine.

12 min

16

Mr. Narrator

Mr. Narrator - What? No story?! What ever will become of our heroes? Pooh and friends must help their friend the Narrator make up a story on the fly, in the process discovering what makes a story a story.

12 min

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Vegetable of Contents

Vegetable of Contents - An accident places Rabbit on bed rest and he needs someone to take care of his garden. He reluctantly places the responsibility in the hands of Pooh and his friends, deciding to give them a 'gardening manual' which he, of course, will author. Pooh and the rest find Rabbit's manual very thorough; perhaps a bit too thorough.

12 min

18

A Welcome to Beat the Band With

A Welcome to Beat the Band With - In preparation for Kessie's return home, our company decides to welcome her with a band. When Rabbit takes the lead and starts issuing orders, he soon finds out that it's team effort, and not dictatorial control, that's the key to pulling off Kessie's big surprise.

12 min

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Owl's Book

Owl's Book - When Owl's brand new book is accidentally dropped into his wash tub, our friends must hasten to refill it with pictures and words. But, the question is, who's story's the best?

30 min

20

Tigger's Autobiography

Tigger's Autobiography - After an inspirational reading of 'The Life of Hoot Johnson' by his friend Owl, Tigger is inspired to get his biography written. Off he goes in search of the perfect biographer. But the stripey guy decides that if you wants something remembered the way you remember it, you got to remember it yourself.'

12 min

21

You Can Lead Eeyore to Books

You Can Lead Eeyore to Books - It appears as though Owl's newly constructed library has a book for everyone - everyone that is, except for poor Eeyore. After numerous attempts at trying to turn Eeyore on to their own favorite books; Pooh, Tigger and Piglet's endeavors prove unsuccessful. Will Eeyore ever find a book that suites his gloomy personality?

12 min

22

The Spice of Life

The Spice of Life - When the local Bees go on strike, Piglet, Tigger and Rabbit must devise a plan to keep Pooh bears 'rumbly tumbly' from destroying the entire Hundred Acre Wood as we know it.

12 min

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Mr. Narrator

Mr. Narrator - What? No story?! What ever will become of our heroes? Pooh and friends must help their friend the Narrator make up a story on the fly, in the process discovering what makes a story a story.

12 min

24

Honey Glazed Hamlet

Honey Glazed Hamlet - It seems as though reading William Shakespeare has sent our friend Owl into fit of nostalgia. Once our friends find out what this 'nostalgia' thingy s, they leap into action, deciding there's only one way to cure Owl of his nostalgia, and 'the play's the thing!'

12 min

25

Bee-Friended

Bee-Friended - When a bee gets knocked off course during a windy day in the Hundred Acre Wood, Pooh and Piglet do what they can to help the little fellow find his back home. Where bees live, there's honey, after all.

12 min

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The Nightmare

The Nightmare - When little Piglet's troubled by bad dreams, Pooh and Tigger decide to help. They come up with a master plan to catch the dreadful 'night-mare' and rescue Piglet from his beleaguered state of mind.

12 min

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A Win Who Won Situation

A Who Won Situation - Tigger and Rabbit have run a race to see who's 'the fastest in all the wood.' It seems there's some disagreement about who won, however, and all must be consulted before the race is finally called in favor of--you'll never guess!

12 min

28

Best Wishes, Winnie the Pooh

Best Wishes, Winnie the Pooh - A coincidence convinces Pooh that he has the power to grant wishes by making up rhymes. When he fails to deliver his friends the goods, they become disappointed. With Piglet's help and some slight modifications, Pooh is to express his 'best wishes' and do small kindnesses for his friends.

12 min

29

Biglet

Biglet - Sick and tired of being the smallest animal in the Hundred Acre Wood, Piglet dreams of what it would be like to be big. When he actually decides to try to make his dream a reality, he finds out that perhaps it's not so bad to be small after all.

12 min

30

Home Very Sweet Home

Home Very Sweet Home - Pooh's decided, with the help of his friends, that what he needs is an endless supply of honey. The answer is obvious: move the bees into his home! The only problem is, once the bees have taken over, where is Pooh-Bear supposed to live?

12 min

31

Don Pooh-Xote

Don Pooh-Xote - After a storytelling session at Owl's house, Pooh takes on the role of Pooh-Xote and he and his faithful squire Sancho Pancetta (better known as Piglet) are off in search for Pooh's Dulcinea (his honey)!

12 min

32

Beastly Burden

Beastly Burden - Though napping, eating thistles and moping seem to be Eeyore's favorite pastimes, he's determined to find out what it is that Eeyore's do best!

12 min

33

It's A Bird? Yes!

It's A Bird? Yes! - 'Look, up in the sky! Is it a bird? Yes! It is a bird! It's: The Plumed Protector!' Kessie's debut as a superhero proves that heroes don't just fly around looking cool.

12 min

34

A Breezy Little Story

A Breezy Little Story - One breezy day in the Hundred Acre Wood, Piglet finds a special gift in his mailbox from Christopher Robin--a kite kit! All is well until Tigger tosses the instructions aside, and our friends must construct the kite without them.

12 min

35

The Small Wonders

The Small Wonders - After Kessie insists that she and Piglet perform her bluebird song in the talent show, Piglet becomes a nervous wreck! With the help and encouragement of all his friends, Piglet conquers his fears (and the elements of a song), and shines like the bright star he is.

12 min

36

Are You Me?

Are You Me? - When a note comes floating through Pooh's window, he discovers he's been invited to lunch by someone who's signed the note simply 'me.' Pooh sets out on a hilarious series of conversations with his friends, in an attempt to find out who 'me' is.

12 min

37

Night of the Brussels Sprout

Night of the Brussel Sprout - Look! In Rabbit's garden! It's a bird?! It's a plane?! No, it's a U.F.O (Unidentified Fallen Object) that's fallen from 'waaaay out there' into The Book of Pooh. Reluctantly, our gang from The Hundred Acre Wood join forces to find out just what or who has come to visit them on the scariest night of their lives!

12 min

38

I Could Have Laughed All Night

I Could Have Laughed All Night - When Tigger loses his laugh, our gang comes up with a plan to help. And oh, what they won't do for a laugh!

12 min

39

Take Me to What River?

Take Me to What River? - Shortly after Owl constructs a map for the Hundred Acre Wood, Pooh points that the river's been left without a name. Pooh suggests that he and Piglet will take it upon themselves to name the river, and that's exactly what they set out to do--even if it does cause quite an uproar amongst their friends!

12 min

40

My Gloomy Valentine

My Gloomy Valentine - When Pooh and his friends find out that Eeyore is 'valentine-less', they set out to get their gloomy friend the perfect valentine.

12 min

41

The Words Are Out

The Words Are Out - One fine day in the Hundred Acre Wood, Piglet awakens, only to find that he's lost his words. He seeks the help of his friends Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit and Owl to retrieve them. In the process, our friends soon find that there are many ways to communicate.

12 min

42

Brain Drain

Brain Drain - When Eeyore forgets what's on his mind, Owl comes up with the notion that he may have a case of 'Brain Drain.' Horrified, our friends do everything imaginable to help Eeyore out; but soon find that the dreadful condition has begun to affect them too--or has it?!

12 min

43

Pleas and Thank-You's

Pleas and Thank-You's - When Tigger interprets Owl's reference to please as 'the magic word' literally, will Pooh and friends be able to stop him before the mistaken notion leads him horribly awry?

12 min

44

The Rumor Millstone

The Rumor Millstone - In trying to protect his garden from Tigger's infamous pounce, Rabbit makes up a story in hopes that it will keep him from trampling his vegetables. The 'little fib' grows and grows, until Rabbit has, quite literally, created a monster.

12 min

45

Busy as a Spelling Bee

Busy as a Spelling Bee - When Piglet is stung by a bee, Owl's prognosis implies that he's about to come down with a nasty case of 'Spellitus Demeritus', and the only way to keep the icky illness at bay is to learn to spell.

12 min

46

Up in the Air Junior Bird Donkey

Up in the Air Junior Bird Donkey - Kessie's concerned about Eeyore's low spirits, so she comes up with a novel idea to help lift them a bit higher. It becomes a day Eeyore would rather forget. If he ever gets down again, that is.

12 min

47

Tigger's Replacement

Tigger's Replacement - Tigger's leaving for a few days, and doesn't want to leave the wood 'Tiggerless' so he recruits Piglet as his replacement. He's hurt when he thinks he hears someone say that they actually prefer Piglet as a Tigger to Tigger himself! When an accident necessitates some bouncing, however, it becomes clear that 'being a Tigger is what Tiggers do best.

12 min

48

Over the Hill

Over the Hill - Inspired by an adventure story read by Owl, Pooh sets out on an adventure of his own. Things get a bit 'turned around' however, and Pooh finds that the very best adventures often happen in your own back yard.

12 min

49

Kessie Wises Up

Kessie Wises Up - Wanting to grow up as fast as possible, Kessie consults Owl on the path to wisdom. She finds, however, that growing up is a slow process - and for good reason.

12 min

50

Eeyore's Tailiversary

Eeyore's Tailiversary - It's Eeyore's 'Tailiversary' (the anniversary of the day his tail was tacked on), and the gang have a surprise party planned for him. The question is, can they keep the surprise, a surprise?

12 min

51

Greenhorn with a Green Thumb

Greenhorn with a Green Thumb - Hoping to improve his relationship with Rabbit, Tigger decides to take up gardening, and, it seems, the stripey guy has a bit more of a knack for Rabbit's favorite pastime than he (or Rabbit) could have ever thought possible.

12 min

52

Night of the Waking Tigger

Night of the Waking Tigger - It's a restless night for all in the Hundred Acre Wood when Tigger swears off sleep. So, Tigger's budderoonies devise a plan to help Tigger catch some zzz's.

12 min