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Tigger

Tigger (voiced by the late Paul Winchell until 1999, currently by Jim Cummings from 2000 onward) is an energetic, anthropomorphic stuffed tiger belonging to Christopher Robin who first appeared in Disney's 1968 short film Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. He is one of Winnie the Pooh's best friends, with an affinity for bouncing.

He is the third main character in the Pooh's Adventures series. Tiggers are striped and bouncing animals who live in the Hundred Acre Wood. Unlike Pooh Bears, they don't eat honey (they prefer to popcorn, ice cream, and candies) but they do rub it on their bodies to stop itching according to Piglet's BIG Movie. Tigger is introduced in the book The House at Pooh Corner. In the book, he lives in the kangaroos' house, but in the cartoons he lives in a tree-house of his own. Tigger loves to bounce through the forest and to call everyone "Buddy". He also gives nicknames to some of his friends, like Rabbit, whom he often calls "Long Ears". He believes Tiggers can do everything and describes almost every activity as "That's what Tiggers do best!". He often mispronounce words and sometimes create neologisms like "Tiggerific". In the LionKingHeart Fantasy Films projects, he is married to Bruma and has twin daughters Tiana and Danielle. In Pooh's Adventures of The Lion Guard, Tigger is the adoptive uncle of Kion and Kiara.

Appearance[edit | edit source]

Tigger is an slender orange tiger, who enjoys bouncing. He has a white upper face with ear innards, a muzzle and a belly. He also black stripes, a pink nose, beady black eyes and three whiskers (four in the 2011 film).

Personality[edit | edit source]

Tigger is arguably the most eccentric member of the Hundred Acre Wood. Overly energetic, reckless, and fairly thoughtless, Tigger is somewhat of a troublemaker and causes a fair share of mishaps for both himself and his friends. To his core, however, Tigger is extremely loving and friendly; he means well and tries his best to be of support toward his friends, even if his efforts end in some form of misfortune, such as in Christopher Robin, in which he takes Christopher Robin's papers from his briefcase and replacing them with things from the Hundred Acre Wood to remember him and his friends. He can also be considered the most social of the animals and is exceptionally eager to have his friends join in on his personal joy.

Tigger notably prides himself on being the only "tigger" in existence. This title has given him quite an ego, and he considers himself significantly handsome, debonair, the "greatest bouncer" in the Hundred Acre Wood. Such egotism is never meant to be malicious, but it often drives Tigger to act without much consideration toward others and it often frustrates people. In Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, for example, he bursts into Pooh's home uninvited, takes and eats his food (claiming he enjoys honey, only to rebuff after actually tasting it and realizing how sticky it is) and absentmindedly leaves Pooh in the state of fear over the mention of honey-stealing Heffalumps and Woozles.

Tigger's rambunctiousness is also directly linked to his relationship with Rabbit, who openly dislikes Tigger's various quirks and even works to knock the latter's ego's down a few times. Rabbit's aggression is often expressed without much notice, but in some cases (such as Piglet's Big Movie and Pooh's Heffalump Movie) Tigger has taken note and this leads to mild contention.

With his fun-loving nature and general innocence, Tigger is about as optimistic and carefree as Pooh himself. Rarely ever upset or depressed, Tigger tends to look on the brighter side of a situation; so much so, that he is somewhat obvious to the problems surrounding him. Nevertheless, he is not incapable of falling into a heavy state of vulnerability. His only significant phobia is that of heights—a crippling fear, and one that renders him incapable of even bouncing. He can also be rather insecure at times, with the confidence in his various assets simultaneously acting as his greatest weakness; when he's unable to perform his usual antics with a usual (if not greater) amount of ease, he instantly becomes emotional and openly self-loathing.

For all of his shortcomings, Tigger is very much the heart of the Hundred Acre Woods' social circle. While exuberant and boisterous, he gives levity to the fearfulness of Piglet, or the gloominess of Eeyore, by providing a sense of confidence, joy, and optimism.

Rivalry with Shere Khan[edit | edit source]

Tigger's rival is another tiger named Shere Khan who had a rivalry since they were cubs.

Friendship with Barney[edit | edit source]

Before moving into the Hundred Acre Wood, Tigger has been best buds with Barney for a very long time and they're usually like each other's brother. In fact, the latter's the reason the former first came to the Wood.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Quotes[edit | edit source]

  • "Name's Tigger! T-I-Double-GUH-ER! That spells Tigger!"
  • "T.T.F.N.! Ta ta for now!"
  • "Tiggeriffic!"
  • "Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!"

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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