The Book of Pooh

The Book of Pooh is a puppet television series that aired on Playhouse Disney.

Season 1

Episode 1

Best Wishes, Winnie the Pooh [1.1a]

Pooh: I wish I had a pot of honey.

I really wish I do.

For if I had a pot of honey,

My tummy'd have honey, too.

Double Time [1.1b]

[Rabbit, in a hurry to visit everyone, visits Eeyore, who is sleeping.]

Rabbit: Eeyore! Please wake up! I've come to visit!

Eeyore: Rabbit. Hello. Nice to s--

Rabbit: Eeyore, if you don't mind, I'm in a terrible hurry. Could I just knock down your house and be on my way?

Eeyore: Huh? Sure. Whatever's fastest.

Rabbit: Thank you, Eeyore, see you later. [knocks down Eeyore's house and takes off]

Eeyore: Poor Rabbit. He's finally snapped.

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[Rabbit visits Owl.]

Rabbit: Oh, hello Owl, old friend, how are you today?

Owl: Rabbit, how wonderful to see you. I'm fine. You know, when you came up running here at such a high rate of speed...

Rabbit: Uh...

Owl: You reminded me of a story.

Rabbit: Uh, excuse me.

Owl: It's all about a mongoose I once knew named Rikki... Rikki-Tikki... something.

Rabbit: Owl...

Owl: Our curtain rises in far-flung India, in a beautiful garden, among the wafting aromas of honeysuckle and pomegranate...

Rabbit: OWL!!!

Owl: Oh, my goodness, Rabbit! What is it? Is everything all right?

Rabbit: Yes, yes, fine, Owl, fine. It's... It's just that I'm in a terrible hurry.

Owl: Yes?

Rabbit: And I was wondering if you could make this story as short as possible, hmm?

Owl: Well, actually, it's a fairly short story, Rabbit. As you may or may not know, I'm renowned for my brevity, which is, of course, the soul of--

Rabbit: OWL!!!

Owl: Oh, all right. The mongoose gets adopted by a family and he saves them all from a big mean cobra.

Rabbit: Thank you, bye! Must hurry! [runs off]

Owl: Yes, yes. Goodbye, goodbye! [indignant] Hmmph! Well, I never. How unsatisfying. Hmmph!