In fact, Winnie the Pooh inspired a runaway best-seller in the 1980s called "The Tao of Pooh" which used the beloved bear to explain the basics of the eastern philosophical tradition of Taoism.

Paul Winchell, the longtime voice of Tigger in “Winnie the Pooh” features, and also a versatile ventriloquist, has died. He was 82.

Paul Winchell -- the voice of Tigger in "Winnie the Pooh" animated features for more than three decades, a ventriloquist who became a fixture in early children's television along with his dummies ...