I definitely remember Pooh v. Hook when visiting Disney World in 1996. Pooh definitely won. I assumed they did this every 4 years with Pooh running against a different Disney villain each election cycle, because I went back in 2000 and I thought I recalled a similar Main Street event, but I might be conflating my two trips.
I think I vaguely recall overhearing that very same event during one of my trips to Disney World as a child. I didn't stick around to hear the results though. Though I guess I didn't have to.
I don't know, probably for the same reason the German people voted Hitler into the position of German Chancellor and then later on made him absolute dictator.
Okay say what you will about the first Park costume for Pooh that had the honey pot on top, but at least it does still have a friendly and cuddly expression with the same bead eyes that Pooh usually has. This along with the Welcome to Pooh Corner costume are perfect examples of why Pooh NEVER works with actual eyes with pupils and irises. This yellow eyed Pooh along with the unnatural high pitched nasally voice just makes this Pooh look like pure nightmare fuel that wants to eat my soul in case there’s honey in it. 😳
My question is this: what the hell were the people who came up with this were smoking? I mean this is one of the weirdest ideas that Disney came up with. I mean how did they pitch this? And also why does Pooh sound like a drunk Mad Hatter?
I never knew about this. The semi-knockoff costume looks so creepy thanks to those eyes. I agree with you thinking the voice sounds like Ed Wynn, but IMO he kinda sounds like Auntie Shrew from “The Secret of NIMH” but with an American accent 😂 that Rodney the Rottenwolf bit was even more bizarre actually.
More specifically Xi Jinping, remember the people of China online were the ones saying who it was he looked like lol. Pretty sure the entire country wouldn't be on board (not that they'd have much of a say unfortunately)
I think it might be cool as they tried bringing something like that back, at least as some sort of special event or show at the Magic Kingdom. Instead of Winnie the Pooh though how about they have Mickey Mouse instead? And instead of a bad guy like Capt. Hook, how about they have an equally likable Disney character by Donald Duck or one of Mickey's other friends? They don't have to be running for president, they could simply be running for the position of mayor of Main Street, or something. And people would actually be able to vote on who one so that the victor was not always assured. And maybe, when the election is over, no matter who wins, both candidates shake hands at the end just to show that there is no bad feelings.
Wow, I never heard of any of this Pooh for President stuff before! Thank you for bringing attention to all these obscure, interesting things from the past!
If Tigger and Eeyore ran for president, I imagine it'd be like the 2020 election but funnier. I don't even need to say which candidate those two would be like--their personalities speak for themselves: one's energetic, if immature, while the other is well...neither enchanted nor enchanting.
This Pooh gives me strong crackhead vibes, like you would see him with some messed up Elmo and Mickey Mouse costume in some drug den somewhere these days.
I would certainly be more accurate. We've got plenty of beloved cartoon characters here in the US that of one for president. Gumby, Popeye the sailor, to name a few off the top of my head.
Wow that’s really strange! I guess in those days it still meant a lot for an iconic character to run for president. Maybe he should’ve ran for President of Sears. I see a missed opportunity there! The Pooh Bear costume is indeed very creepy!
You know, Disney should do more special events like that in their theme parks just like Winnie’s 1995 Main Street mayor election, where he and other nice Disney good guys go up against bad guys and villains like Captain Hook.
Really? Rodney Rottenwolf? Why Not Wesley W. Woozle? Also Rodney Would Be Great for a Pooh Antagonist. Have Him Steal Things with Woozles as his Henchmen. Instead we Got Crud.
seeing snoopy at the start(alongside getting a knott's ad at the start.:3) makes me want to see a presidential campaign with winnie the pooh and friends running against snoopy, charlie brown & the peanuts gang.(did use to think they took place in the same world.) also wow florida made the silly old bear into a 1960's batman villain with that voice and kinda would want to see how him going against captain hook of all people went.
That would make a lot of sense! The reasons just add up! 1: The Sherman Brothers wrote music for Snoopy, Come Home in addition to their Disney projects. 2: The Peanuts franchise is as much affiliated with Knott's Berry Farm as Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse are in with Disneyland, and Knott's Berry Farm is located relatively close to Disneyland. 3: The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show used to air on The Disney Channel during the last years of their premium cable era. 4: Charlie Brown would almost surely be Snoopy's vice president if this were to happen.
Off topic, but isn't that clown at 3:00 Jon Favreau? This is a great video though; I'm always very fascinated by kids variety shows and these somewhat obscure, or forgotten, projects.
@@jolliwoodstudios Welcome to Pooh Corner had Hal Smith voicing Pooh (as well as Owl, who Smith previously voiced in the original featurettes and later in New Adventures) who actually voiced Pooh before in an animated short, that being Winnie the Pooh and A Day for Eeyore in 1981.
Disney missed an opportunity to make Rodney the Wolf the villain in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and have Jim Cummings play the part, using a deeper variant of his Pete voice. Stories from the Pooh Bear comic strips should have been adapted into episodes of the show.
The Pooh suit looks like a giant Funko Pop with normal eyes with basically a person locked inside in a straight jacket. Boy, do I wish something like that would exist for Tigger. Rabbit would be so pleased.😂
Sorry, hang on. I only know Winnie the Pooh from the full film version, I didn't even know they were originally shorts until a few months ago! Now I hear that they originally gave Christopher Robin an American Accent? WHAT?!
Can't help but feel that, no offense to Pooh, Capt Hook might actually be the better choice to run the political/fiscal needs of Main St USA then Pooh, he did go to Eton afterall
2:31 even though it was more of a block than a show, when I was growing up the show U Pick Live on Nick had a similar format to those older shows, and a few other of their live specials, and there's probably a few others but those are the only ones I can think of...
I'm reminded of when some pop culture icon declared that he was running for president through his newly created "Birthday Party". I'm not talking about Pooh.
@@Humbledingify if you’re not American, what you need to know is that yes, he was officially running for President. He only got on the ballot for I think half of the states. I live in Kentucky and lost my shit when I went to vote and he was on my ballot. And yes... people did vote for him. 😔
The British part is actually the only thing that matters there. So long as it's over 35 and American, there's nothing that says a stuffed animal can't be president. In other words, Garfield can totally run for office. We've already had one President Garfield, it's high time we had another!
Pooh’s voice in the special sounds more like a batman villain than a beloved children’s character
Yeah who voiced him in this?
JIM CUMMINGS?
Spider Man's Grizzly.
Tell me about it
@@jaggerguth4391 Well, that would certainly explain a lot
I definitely remember Pooh v. Hook when visiting Disney World in 1996. Pooh definitely won. I assumed they did this every 4 years with Pooh running against a different Disney villain each election cycle, because I went back in 2000 and I thought I recalled a similar Main Street event, but I might be conflating my two trips.
But Who Needs Hook When We Have Rodney. Why Can't He Be a Villain in Poohverse?
I think I vaguely recall overhearing that very same event during one of my trips to Disney World as a child.
I didn't stick around to hear the results though.
Though I guess I didn't have to.
America: *holds “Winnie the Pooh” for President campaign*
China: Are you trying to mock us?
Yeah, that is the most terrifying Pooh Bear costume I have ever seen. Honestly makes the wolf here look friendly.
He looks more like a dog than a bear in the special.
Why Can't Rodney The Rottenwolf Be a Villain to The Poohverse?
And i thought that the pooh costume in welcome to pooh corner was a disaster.
@@buckyheeler8098 What?
@@TylerRakstis you never heard of welcome to pooh corner?
Of course Florida Pooh looked and sounded like he has a bath salt addiction!
Poohus Floridiensis
First of all, Pooh should not have pupils.
Second of all, why are kids voting for somebody who wants to bring back child labor?
I’m guessing Rodney either bribed or more likely threatened them.
He Has Woozles At his Disposal.
I don't know, probably for the same reason the German people voted Hitler into the position of German Chancellor and then later on made him absolute dictator.
@@jaggerguth4391 you mean wuzzles.
@@buckyheeler8098 No No No Woozles. You Know from the Heffalumps and Woozles.
What makes this funnier is that there is a Book of Pooh episode where Tigger and Piglet run against each other!
Why does Pooh sound like a comic relief side villain from an older cartoon show or film in this short?
Honestly, this is the best political video I’ve ever seen.
Rodney the Rottenwolf would certainly be a weird chapter in the Disney Villain Retrospective.
Having come back from the video, I’m glad he at least mentioned him
Okay say what you will about the first Park costume for Pooh that had the honey pot on top, but at least it does still have a friendly and cuddly expression with the same bead eyes that Pooh usually has.
This along with the Welcome to Pooh Corner costume are perfect examples of why Pooh NEVER works with actual eyes with pupils and irises. This yellow eyed Pooh along with the unnatural high pitched nasally voice just makes this Pooh look like pure nightmare fuel that wants to eat my soul in case there’s honey in it. 😳
My question is this: what the hell were the people who came up with this were smoking? I mean this is one of the weirdest ideas that Disney came up with. I mean how did they pitch this? And also why does Pooh sound like a drunk Mad Hatter?
I never knew about this. The semi-knockoff costume looks so creepy thanks to those eyes. I agree with you thinking the voice sounds like Ed Wynn, but IMO he kinda sounds like Auntie Shrew from “The Secret of NIMH” but with an American accent 😂 that Rodney the Rottenwolf bit was even more bizarre actually.
On My God Pooh's eyes are horrifying!😱😱
Quick, someone called the exorcist! Pooh bear has been possessed by the devil!
This must be welcome to pooh corners predecessor.
Considering the last couple batches of candidates who’ve ran for politics in America, Winnie the Pooh ain’t that bad an idea
Rodney The Rotten Wolf: I wanna enslave children
Father from KND: Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!
I'd vote for him. He might be able to solve the vanishing bee crisis.
Real Pooh? Or Creepy Pooh?
5:39 Man i thought Pooh was gonna be running against Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey
And George Wallace
Welp, we'd know who'd assassinate Pooh if he ran for President.
(cough- China- cough)
More specifically Xi Jinping, remember the people of China online were the ones saying who it was he looked like lol. Pretty sure the entire country wouldn't be on board (not that they'd have much of a say unfortunately)
I think it might be cool as they tried bringing something like that back, at least as some sort of special event or show at the Magic Kingdom.
Instead of Winnie the Pooh though how about they have Mickey Mouse instead? And instead of a bad guy like Capt. Hook, how about they have an equally likable Disney character by Donald Duck or one of Mickey's other friends?
They don't have to be running for president, they could simply be running for the position of mayor of Main Street, or something.
And people would actually be able to vote on who one so that the victor was not always assured.
And maybe, when the election is over, no matter who wins, both candidates shake hands at the end just to show that there is no bad feelings.
Wow, I never heard of any of this Pooh for President stuff before! Thank you for bringing attention to all these obscure, interesting things from the past!
Wow. I guess when they couldn't get Sterling Holloway, they were just happy with Shelley Winters.
Anyone remember when Scooby Doo ran for President? Wasn’t my time period, but I remember hearing about it 😂.
If Tigger and Eeyore ran for president, I imagine it'd be like the 2020 election but funnier. I don't even need to say which candidate those two would be like--their personalities speak for themselves: one's energetic, if immature, while the other is well...neither enchanted nor enchanting.
This Pooh gives me strong crackhead vibes, like you would see him with some messed up Elmo and Mickey Mouse costume in some drug den somewhere these days.
Pooh's political campaign
A pot of honey in every home
Protection from hephalumps and woozles
And gun rights
Gun rights?
@@jaggerguth4391 Pooh bear stays strapped
I honestly think Pooh would been an improvement from what we have now
I feel it would be more accurate for him to run as British Prime Minister, though, since he was originally British
I would certainly be more accurate. We've got plenty of beloved cartoon characters here in the US that of one for president.
Gumby, Popeye the sailor, to name a few off the top of my head.
@@benjaminfeld6388 GUMBY!!!
@@brendanthetankengine21peep30 yup
@@benjaminfeld6388 I Absolutely Love Gumby! Speaking of him he's coming back Next Year as a Brand New Series!
@@brendanthetankengine21peep30 no kidding?
I love surreal old stuff like this, just stuff that you'd never expect to see yet somehow exists.
Wow that’s really strange! I guess in those days it still meant a lot for an iconic character to run for president. Maybe he should’ve ran for President of Sears. I see a missed opportunity there! The Pooh Bear costume is indeed very creepy!
Maybe they should have had piglet run for prime minister of England as well .
You know, Disney should do more special events like that in their theme parks just like Winnie’s 1995 Main Street mayor election, where he and other nice Disney good guys go up against bad guys and villains like Captain Hook.
Thanks for covering this. Im a huge Pooh fan and ive been fascinated by that clip of Pooh's speech since I found it around a year ago
You are easily one of my favorite channels on TH-cam.
Really? Rodney Rottenwolf? Why Not Wesley W. Woozle?
Also Rodney Would Be Great for a Pooh Antagonist. Have Him Steal Things with Woozles as his Henchmen. Instead we Got Crud.
I didn’t know about this information until now, this is why I love this channel!
Same here!
Why does the Pooh in that special sound like Judge Doom when he turns into a toon in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Between this Pooh and the Walten Files, I'm gonna to need therapy, aren't I?
I can't unhear, "follow the trail of Pooh". 😭
I never heard about this but this look so bizarre
Remember when CN did a vote with Ed, Numbuh 1 and Grim
4:12-4:17 “He had yellow eyes! SO HELP ME GOD, YELLOW EYES!”
Decades later, the Simpsons would do a similar thing with Ralph Wiggum.
seeing snoopy at the start(alongside getting a knott's ad at the start.:3) makes me want to see a presidential campaign with winnie the pooh and friends running against snoopy, charlie brown & the peanuts gang.(did use to think they took place in the same world.)
also wow florida made the silly old bear into a 1960's batman villain with that voice and kinda would want to see how him going against captain hook of all people went.
That would make a lot of sense! The reasons just add up!
1: The Sherman Brothers wrote music for Snoopy, Come Home in addition to their Disney projects.
2: The Peanuts franchise is as much affiliated with Knott's Berry Farm as Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse are in with Disneyland, and Knott's Berry Farm is located relatively close to Disneyland.
3: The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show used to air on The Disney Channel during the last years of their premium cable era.
4: Charlie Brown would almost surely be Snoopy's vice president if this were to happen.
God that’s terrifying!!
6:11 Rodney sounds and vaguely looks like King Koopa only mammalian for the latter
Off topic, but isn't that clown at 3:00 Jon Favreau?
This is a great video though; I'm always very fascinated by kids variety shows and these somewhat obscure, or forgotten, projects.
I'm just waiting for the Xi-Ping, or possibly rasputin, jokes
What does Rasputin have to do with Pooh?
@@Someguyhere111Ras-Pooh-tin?
I ate some DHT infused honey and I saw the same thing and I wasn’t even watching TV
I think you should do more videos like this one going through the history of different Disney characters Who ran for president in the parks
I don’t know which live action variant of Pooh is more horrifying, the ones from Welcome To Pooh Corner or Pooh For President.
at least Pooh Corner Pooh sounded like Sterling Holloway and not....this creature
@@jolliwoodstudios Welcome to Pooh Corner had Hal Smith voicing Pooh (as well as Owl, who Smith previously voiced in the original featurettes and later in New Adventures) who actually voiced Pooh before in an animated short, that being Winnie the Pooh and A Day for Eeyore in 1981.
@@dannybright8708 yep that's correct. Hal did a lovely job as Pooh despite him not really being well known for it.
Normally, I try not to discuss politics, but I'd take Pooh for President over *[ INSERT POLITICAL FIGURE HERE ]* any day.
Ah yes, a pretty contriversal choice *[INSERT POLITICAL FIGURE HERE]*
4:26 That sounds nothing like Pooh, that sounds like a forgotten/rejected Hanna-Barbera character.
Wait... isn't Winnie The Pooh already the president of China?
YES.
Disney missed an opportunity to make Rodney the Wolf the villain in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and have Jim Cummings play the part, using a deeper variant of his Pete voice. Stories from the Pooh Bear comic strips should have been adapted into episodes of the show.
You forgot to mention that Pooh went on to be the leader of China.
The Pooh suit looks like a giant Funko Pop with normal eyes with basically a person locked inside in a straight jacket. Boy, do I wish something like that would exist for Tigger. Rabbit would be so pleased.😂
why did they give him yellow eyes? why did they think that was a good idea???
Put this on Disney+ !
That truly was a dream if Rabbit wanted him to be a leader.
Sorry, hang on. I only know Winnie the Pooh from the full film version, I didn't even know they were originally shorts until a few months ago! Now I hear that they originally gave Christopher Robin an American Accent? WHAT?!
Remember the Shirky Temple and Russisn Pooh ?
NO WAY!!!
Can't help but feel that, no offense to Pooh, Capt Hook might actually be the better choice to run the political/fiscal needs of Main St USA then Pooh, he did go to Eton afterall
2:31 even though it was more of a block than a show, when I was growing up the show U Pick Live on Nick had a similar format to those older shows, and a few other of their live specials, and there's probably a few others but those are the only ones I can think of...
Amazing.
This is more stranger than the Cartoon Network President Election. The one where Plank is running for office.
And yet even he was beaten by Scooby Doo.
@@benjaminfeld6388 Scooby Doo won the first election. But plank was apart of the second election with Number One and Ed.
@@ianmurphy3840 Really? It seems I've been out of touch with Cartoon Network for some time.
Who in the second election?
@@benjaminfeld6388 Ed won the second election and now he have been president of Cartoon Network for a long time.
@@ianmurphy3840 Really, how interesting
I'm reminded of when some pop culture icon declared that he was running for president through his newly created "Birthday Party". I'm not talking about Pooh.
@@Humbledingify Kanye.
@@Humbledingify if you’re not American, what you need to know is that yes, he was officially running for President. He only got on the ballot for I think half of the states. I live in Kentucky and lost my shit when I went to vote and he was on my ballot. And yes... people did vote for him. 😔
Can you please do a video talking about the Sesame Street episodes or resource videos that have touched upon serious topics?
That would be so interesting. I watched almost all of the resource videos, but it would be nice to see an analysis.
Politics will make anyone terrifying.
Are you also gonna do pixar and Disney channel villain retrospectives?
I think he said Pixar will be included not sure for Disney channel
I want more little kid's shows with the classic format you mentioned.
Thanks for the nightmares Florida.
Legally Pooh couldn't run for president anyway, he's not an American citizen, he's British. Also a bear. Also a stuffed toy.
The British part is actually the only thing that matters there. So long as it's over 35 and American, there's nothing that says a stuffed animal can't be president.
In other words, Garfield can totally run for office. We've already had one President Garfield, it's high time we had another!
Oh you mean the REAL Pooh?? Not the one in China??
Mickey Mouse may be the star of Disney, but it looks like Winnie the Pooh got more of the attention.
While Rodney's stance on child labor is risque, A Tax on Ice cream cones would help get us out of the recession
3:29 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Creepy Pooh Bear!!!!!!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
At least it's better than the Blood & Honey version of Pooh.
*insert jokes about China here*
Care to share a link to watch it?
Well, that just happened.
The Wolf’s voice is like Jess harnells
I immediately bought a Pooh for President pin on ebay
Not gonna lie...I kinda want the wolf to show up in future "Winnie The Pooh" movies.
At least he got reelected in China.
And become a dictator
4:32 IS IT I! DR. GRIZZLY!
i want pooh to be president next year.
So this is how liberty dies
Insert China joke here
*Mickey mouse:* 😲😲😲😲😲
nightmare fuel.
Well pooh pooh to Rodney the Rotten Wolf, I'd say.
#PoohforPresident
Hey I’m from flordia
Noice video
election pooh sounds like the head of the knights who says ni.
Of course,Xi Jinping early political career. He had more success overseas.
P.s ,loved Wildlands in background.
Is that a thing???
And I thought Pooh was british.
How the Chinese president visit America.
That Not Pooh! That a Woozle Disguised As Pooh!
I’d vote for Pooh.