My Friends Tigger & Pooh

My Friends Tigger & Pooh is an American interactive computer animated children's television series that aired on the Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel. It was inspired by A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. The series was developed by Walt Disney Television Animation and executive producer Brian Hohlfeld.

The series aired from May 12, 2007, to October 9, 2010, in the United States.

Premise
The series features Winnie the Pooh and other characters from Disney adaptations of Winnie-the-Pooh. It also introduces two new characters, an imaginative 6-year-old red-headed girl named Darby and her dog Buster. Darby is the main protagonist and an amateur sleuth. Her older best friend is Christopher Robin, who has grown up and makes two appearances over the course of the series. Darby teams up with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger to form the trio of Super Sleuths, and investigate mysteries in the Hundred Acre Wood.

Major

 * Chloë Grace Moretz as Darby.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Buster
 * Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh and Tigger

Recurring

 * Travis Oates as Piglet
 * Peter Cullen as Eeyore
 * Ken Sansom as Rabbit
 * Kath Soucie as Kanga
 * Max Burkholder as Roo
 * Oliver Dillon as Lumpy
 * Brenda Blethyn as Mama Heffalump

Guest

 * Tara Strong as Porcupine and Vixen
 * Rob Paulsen as Raccoon
 * James Arnold Taylor as Skunk
 * Mark Hamill as Turtle
 * Sydney Saylor as Possums
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Woodpecker
 * Struan Erlenborn as Christopher Robin
 * Jim Cummings as Beaver

Production
In December 2005, it was announced that Disney was creating a new television series, with a new female character replacing Christopher Robin as the protagonist. My Friends Tigger & Pooh was developed by Walt Disney Television Animation. Animation is handled by Japanese company Polygon Pictures. It was executive-produced, and story edited by Brian Hohlfeld. After voicing Piglet in Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie, Travis Oates reprises his role, taking over for John Fiedler, who died on June 25th, 2005, two years prior to the debut of the series. It also marked the final time that Peter Cullen, Ken Sansom and Kath Soucie provided the respective voices of Eeyore, Rabbit and Kanga, as all three characters would be recast in the 2011, Winnie the Pooh. Cullen later reprises Eeyore in the 2017 Doc McStuffins special "Into the Hundred Acre Wood".

Broadcast
The series premiered on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block on May 12th, 2007. The series was renewed for a second season in June 2007. It was renewed for a 35-episode third season in March 2008.

In 2018, the series was released on Youku. My Friends Tigger & Pooh later became available to stream on Disney+.

Critical response
Marilyn Moss of Associated Press, called My Friends Tigger & Pooh a "charming series," adding that the "animation is splendid, and, of course the characters retain their charm." Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave My Friends Tigger & Pooh a grade of four out of five stars and complimented the presence of positive messages and writing, "Overall, this is a delightful show that encourages kids to think critically about the world around them by involving them in fun puzzle solving. Plus, it's got upbeat songs, which kids are sure to love."

Ratings
My Friends Tigger & Pooh was the number 1 ranked television series for kids 2–5 during its first season, earning a 5.2 rating. It also ranked as the top kid series with women 18–49 (0.7 rating), according to Disney Channel. The series continued to be the top-ranked show in kids 2–5 during its second season.