Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too

Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
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Directed by	Don MacKinnon David Hartman
Written by	Dean Stefan Nicole Dubuc Brian Hohlfeld
Produced by	Dorothy McKim
Starring	Chloë Grace Moretz Dee Bradley Baker Jim Cummings
Cinematography	Tim Jones
Edited by	Jhoanne Reyes
Music by	Andy Sturmer
Production company	Walt Disney Television Animation[1]
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Release date	April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)
Running time	60 minutes[1]
Country	United States[1]
Language	English

Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too is a 2009 American direct-to-video animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The film is based on the hit Playhouse Disney series My Friends Tigger & Pooh.^[2] In the film, Darby, Tigger and Pooh make a musical concert for the Hundred Acre Wood.

The film, which is the second film of the series, was released on DVD on April 7, 2009. It first aired on Playhouse Disney less than a week later on April 11. Unlike the Super Sleuth Christmas Movie, it was treated more like a regular film than as part of the series.

Plot[edit]

Rabbit is named the first mayor of the Hundred Acre Wood for his great effort on planning their best friends picnic. Unfortunately, when Darby says that a mayor is in charge of everything, this goes to his head and he makes up a lot of rules, like "No Bouncing," "No Honey," and everything is by a schedule. By and by everyone gets annoyed by the new rules and finally when everyone (especially Tigger) can't follow the rules, Rabbit and Beaver, who becomes the vice-mayor, gives Tigger a break of bouncing, and no honey for Pooh, but it doesn't work making Rabbit upset. Rabbit then decided that Tigger can be mayor on his half of the wood, while Rabbit continues being mayor on his side.

He has Beaver paint a white line down the middle of the Hundred Acre Wood and even divides Piglet's house in two. The problem is that the white line separates the people on each side from their friends. Everyone, except Darby and Buster, is to stay on their side which results to problems and chaos. Tigger and Pooh can no longer sleuth, Roo and Lumpy can't visit each other, Tigger can no longer be friends with Roo and Rabbit, and goods, supplies and materials can't be traded (which means no thistles for Eeyore and no cookies made by Kanga). Rabbit sees the sadness and decides to cheer everyone up by having a picnic on his side and Tigger does the same. But the picnics are no fun due to everyone being separated especially trying to sing a song. After a storm hits and everyone feeling overwhelmed and sad for not being able to see each other because of the line, Darby hatches a plan to reunite the Hundred Acre Wood and have everything go back to normal, and it worked. Rabbit and Tigger, having seen the error of their ways, both step down from being mayor and order Beaver to remove the white line, restoring peace to the Hundred Acre Wood.

Voice cast[edit]

• Chloë Grace Moretz as Darby^[3]
• Dee Bradley Baker as Buster,^[4] and Woodpecker
• Jim Cummings as Winnie-the-Pooh,^[5] Tigger,^[6] and Beaver^[7]
• Travis Oates as Piglet^[8]
• Peter Cullen as Eeyore^[9]
• Ken Sansom as Rabbit^[10]
• Kath Soucie as Kanga^[11]
• Max Burkholder as Roo^[12]
• Oliver Dillon as Lumpy^[13]
• Tara Strong as Porcupine^[14]
• Mark Hamill as Turtle^[15]
• Brenda Blethyn as Mama Heffalump^[16]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was released on April 10, 2009, with 12 songs, three of these being instrumental tracks. As of 2022^[update], the soundtrack is also available on iTunes Store.

1. "One Big Happy Family" (performed by the cast)
2. "A Few Simple Rules" (performed by Rabbit and the cast)
3. "Super Sleuths Theme" (instrumental)
4. "Bouncin" (performed by Tigger and ensemble)
5. "The Grass is Greener" (performed by Tigger and Rabbit)
6. "The Password Song" (performed by Tigger and Beaver)
7. "Underneath the Same Sky" (performed by Pooh with Andy Sturmer)
8. "Think, Think, Think" (instrumental)
9. "The Question Song" (instrumental)
10. "One Big Happy Family" (Reprise) (performed by the cast)
11. "Together Again" (End Credits Theme) (performed by Susanna Benn)
12. "Underneath the Same Sky" (Extended Version) (performed by Kenny Loggins)

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too a grade of four out of five stars, praised the depiction of positive messages, citing friendship and accepting others' individuality, and wrote, "And if that's not enough reason to tune in, the seven catchy songs that underscore these messages should do the trick."^[17]

Sales[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too at IMDb