Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree is a 1966 film combining live-action and animation. It was released by The Walt Disney Company. Based on the first two chapters of the book Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne, it is the is the only Winnie the Pooh production released under Walt Disney's supervision before his death later that year. It was later added as a segment to the 1977 film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Music and lyrics were written by the Sherman Brothers, . Background music was provided by Buddy Baker. This featurette was shown before The Ugly Dachshund. The Estates of A. A.... Milne including Christopher Robin Milne, were not happy with the ending of the film, especially the part when Pooh flies though the air, landing inside a bee tree. Winnie-the-Pooh is in the Hundred Acre Wood doing his morning stoutness exercises; not to get in shape, but to make him hungry for more food. During his exercise he accidentily rips the stitching in his bottom. After repairing his torn bottom he visits his pantry, finds that his jar of honey is empty and starts wondering where he can get more.
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| Release date: | February 4, 1966 |
| Directed by: | Wolfgang Reitherman |
| Runtime: | 26 Minutes |
| Producer: | Walt Disney |
| Music by: | Buddy Baker |
| Adapted from: | Winnie-the-Pooh |
| Genre: | Comedy, Animation, Short Film |