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08 December 2005

Disney replaces Christopher Robin with a six-year-old girl. In 3D. With a bicycle helmet. Victory goes to Satan!

post by: selfnoise at: 14:29 | 18 comments

To quote one loquacious Rabbit: "Oh my, oh my, oh my goodness!"

loquacious you could have told us they interviewed you about this!

posted by arse_hat 08 December | 14:38

and loq is a rabbit, no less!

another "franchise" sold out. no surprise, but thanks for the head-up selfnoise. it's all about $, as usual.

posted by mcgraw 08 December | 14:40

characters really needed a breath of fresh air that only the introduction of someone new could provide," says Nancy Kanter

≡ Click to see image ≡pooh-chie?

posted by arse_hat 08 December | 14:46

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

posted by Specklet 08 December | 15:01

arse_hat: Huh? Err, no one talked to me. Those fuckers are makin' shit up again.

"We got raised eyebrows even in-house at first, but the feeling was these timeless characters really needed a breath of fresh air that only the introduction of someone new could provide," says Nancy Kanter of the Disney Channel.

Yeah, that's what you call a "warning sign".

And how awesome is it that the character they didn't create brings in the most dough?

posted by loquacious 08 December | 15:03

Christopher Robin isn't the most boyish of little boys anyway - aren't girls already the Pooh-ba's? Oh, wait. . .do I get it? I dunno. I can honestly say that I have always identified with Rabbit, though.

posted by rainbaby 08 December | 15:11

Is her name Robin Christopher?

/too lazy to read article, figures he saw it on the cover of USAToday and knows everything already

posted by papercake 08 December | 15:15

Why don't they just replace Winnie with a pirahna, Piglet with a clam and Eeyore with a great big pile of shit!

posted by dodgygeezer 08 December | 15:45

"Pooh appears to be a robust brand that can handle expansion."

posted by Eideteker 08 December | 16:11

a_h and loq both scooped me on the obvious WTF quote from this article. I'm so glad I'm both old and childless.

posted by matildaben 08 December | 16:12

Ugh.

Couldn't they just add this little monstrosity instead of replacing CR?

Imagine - CR and this "tomboyish" 6-year-old girl could have all sorts of fun playing house, doctor, furries, &c.

posted by porpoise 08 December | 16:15

Me, I'm looking forward to American McGee's Dark and twisted World of Pöö (with fucking).

posted by PinkStainlessTail 08 December | 16:17

posted by Doohickie 08 December | 16:57

Lemme see... Disney pisses all over beloved character for short-sighted, perceived short-term profit. And the news item here is?

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 08 December | 17:00

This is terrible. I was always fond of Christopher Robin. The fact that he was a boy never stopped me from identifying with him.

posted by LeeJay 08 December | 18:05

How stupid of Disney. What the Pooh franchise really needed was a talking car.

posted by Smart Dalek 08 December | 19:33

Just wait until they add neoteny versions. "Winnie the Pooh" will have a sassy, younger sidekick named "Scrappy the Doo".

posted by stilicho 08 December | 19:48

Chapter 1: In which, Scrappy Pooh Sux Ass

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 08 December | 20:14

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