Playdate with Winnie the Pooh

We got backyardigans, Dora, Barney, and now Winnie the Pooh. Just stop. These awful redesigns that took inspiration from Cocomelon are soulless with no heart and make kids act up, it's unhealthy like eating McDonald's fats, sodium, and sugar for the kids like Cocomelon. Not good because these redesigns have child versions and unfaithful versions of these beloved characters modernized for this new generation. For example: Winnie the Pooh looks ugly and wears a hoodie. Wouldn't be suprised if they throw in an episode of the characters using phones or doing stuff. Look at the redesigns of pac man, Sonic, and mega man during the 2010s. Notice how pac man and mega man looked ugly and their ratings fell down because fans didn't like the redesigns. Not saying we should pull the Sonic card but these redesigns are awful for kids shows and sound nothing like Jim Cummings or whoever voiced them. Kids deserve better and not this junk.

I really wanted to enjoy Playdate with Winnie the Pooh, but this series just missed the mark completely. The Pooh here feels so different and unfamiliar-he's not the warm, gentle, and lovable character we all grew up with. It's like they created a completely new version that doesn't capture the spirit or charm of the original Pooh at all. For longtime fans, this feels like a letdown.

After Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey stirred up so much buzz, Disney had a chance to do something good with Pooh that would remind us why we love him. Instead, this show just feels like a missed opportunity. If you want the real Pooh, this isn't it.

It seems ALL of the negative reviews are comparing this to older Pooh projects. You can't. This is something different. This is directed at toddlers, and for that this is as good as it gets. Lessons are great. The art is unique. The voice actors are actual kids, which always connect with kids more than adults pretending to be kids.

My only (yes, only) complaint is that the episodes are far too short. Not sure what their reasoning there is, but if these were even 5 minutes it would be better! But full 11 minutes would be great. If this was longer I'd give it 10/10 for sure! But where it stands, 8/10 will have to stay.

Disney should stop salvaging their franchises and making them new to appeal to little kids. By redesigning characters and removing the original charm of these originals. They have ruined Winnie the Pooh for me and everyone else. So embarrassing and disgusting. It sickens me when studios recycle and make things worse for this new 2020 generation. Literally put your kids to watch the cartoons that made them the stars they are now. Not some stupid shorts about baby Pooh and baby tigger baby piglet playing with toys for 2 minutes. Could even bore a toddler who is a Pooh fan or whichever. Just stay away from this disgrace.

My 3 year old loves it. The music is tolerable and the animation is actually impressively rendered with lots of textures and a nice stop motion aesthetic.

The episodes are short (2 minutes) so my only qualm is on Disney plus it is not strung together as one longer program but as many individual episodes. The theme song / credit interludes get tedious.

I was astonished to find so many angry reviews from *ahem* adults complaining about a toddler snow. It "Ruined" Pooh Bear!? Pu-lease. Not every program will be tailored to you and I'm sure there will be more Pooh Bear in the future that fits the "classic" vibe you seem to be pining for. To see so many of these aggressive reviews from adults on a show aimed at kids...pathetic.