Show Notes on Dream a Little Deeper: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Walt Disney Productions resurrects the format of the package film in its 1977 feature The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. The film brings together three featurettes based on AA Milne’s books that were released over the span of 10 years, along with some transitional scenes and an end scene. While audiences in the United States loved these featurettes from the start, British viewers were quick to note the company Americanized a distinctly British work and had many criticisms. However, the Winnie the Pooh franchise quickly became one of Walt Disney Production’s most successful, and the company would go on to create many new television series and movies featuring the beloved characters.
Primary Source
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh dir by Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery, & Ben Sharpsteen, (1977).
Books
The Art Of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms by Christopher Finch (1988)
Demystifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation by Chris Pallant (2011)
Disney & His Worlds by Alan Bryman (1995)
Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: a Celebration of the Silly Old Bear by Christopher Finch (2000)
Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of Animation Unions from Basko to Bart Simpson by Tom Sito
Mouse in Transition: An Insider's Look at Disney Feature Animation by Steve Hulett (2014)
Of Mice and Magic by Leonard Maltin (1987)
The Queens of Animation by Nathalia Holt (2019)
Walt Disney and Europe by Robin Allen (1999)
Articles
Connolly, Paula T. “The Metafictive Playgrounds of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The Movie is a Book,” Walt Disney, from Reader to Storyteller: Essays on the Literary Inspirations.
Gylfadottir, F., “From Book to Movie; What is Lost in the Disneyfication of WInnie-the-Pooh”
https://escholarship.org/content/qt36j004th/qt36j004th.pdf
Thomas, Lisa, “Look What They’ve Done to Your Bear, Milne”
Videos
The History of Walt Disney Animation Studios + (Part 5) - Animation Lookback by ElectricDragon505
Websites
Disney Fandom Wiki - Louis Prima
Flyrah - Retrospective: An Illustrated Chronology of Furry Fandom, 1966–1996
Jim Hill Media Article
Jim Hill Media - Remembering Card Walker (1916-2005)
Mouse Planet - Taking Another Look at Robin Hood
Started by a Mouse - The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World TV Special
Syfy - How Furries Became a Fandom
Syfy - Why Everyone Has a Crush on Robin Hood
Wikifur - Robin Hood
Wikipedia - Robin Hood (1973 film) (includes links to reviews)
Will Finn Blog - ROBIN HOOD CONFIDENTIAL pt. 2 : Keith Ward's "Reynard the Fox"
Interviews
Tazmyn-May Gebbett
Tazmyn is a 22-year-old actress, writer , poet, and book blogger based in London, England. They are a proud Disney fanatic.
You can follow Tazmyn’s Book Blog on YouTube and on Instagram @teabooksandtazmyn, and you can find their poetry account on Instagram @tazmynmaypoetry
Joey Hamilton
Joey is a self-proclaimed children’s media expert who works as a professional grantwriter in Dallas, TX. His lifelong love of movies and cartoons has led to many wonderful friends and conversations, including the one you just listened to on this podcast! He also is responsible for naming Dream A Little Deeper (and various other things out there in the world). Most of his free time these days is spent enjoying video games, musical theater, and Dungeons & Dragons. You can follow him on Twitter @rmfezman if you so choose.
Elise McGouran
This episode made Elise realize she’s currenty in the middle of an existential crisis. When she’s not, Elise enjoys drinking chai at Shades of Brown, reading romance novels, playing chess, sewing yo-yo quilts, and baking excellent oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Currently, Elise is trying her hand at writing her own romance novel, following a truely horrifying experience with a roadtrip audiobook that made her think she could do better.
Dr. Justin Rawlins
Justin Rawlins is Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Film Studies at The University of Tulsa, where he also oversees the TUTV Media Lab. His research focuses on screen histories and identities, screen acting, and arctic media. His book-in-progress, Method Men, explores how Method acting came to be popularly understood and uncovers what we're actually talking about when we talk about "the Method."
You can find Dr Justin Rawlins @J_O_Rawlins on Twitter
Abigail Morrall
Abigail is a certified-English teacher. She loves feminine vintage fashion, the cottagecore aesthetic, and advocating for human rights.
You can follow her on Instagram.
Jack Caudle
Jack works for Verizon and ESPN and is based in Colorado. He loves all the nerdy things like Star Wars and Marvel. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Film at Denison University and would love to be a film professor someday down the road.
You can follow Jack on his blog, The Neon Caledonian.
