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| Piglet | |
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| Winnie-the-Pooh character | |
 Piglet illustrated byE.H. Shepard. | |
| First appearance | Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) |
| Created by | A. A. Milne |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Pig |
| Gender | Male |
Piglet is a fictional character fromA. A. Milne'sWinnie-the-Pooh books. Piglet is Winnie‑the‑Pooh's closest friend amongst all the toys and animals featured in the stories. Although he is a "Very Small Animal" of a generally timid disposition, he tries to be brave and on occasion conquers his fears.
Piglet is introduced in the text from Chapter III ofWinnie-the-Pooh, although he is shown earlier in one of the illustrations for Chapter II. He also appears in Chapters V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and X, as well as every chapter ofThe House at Pooh Corner. Piglet is best friends withPooh and is also especially close toChristopher Robin and the rest of the main characters.
Like most of the characters, Piglet was based on one ofChristopher Robin Milne'sstuffed animals. In the original colour versions ofErnest H. Shepard's illustrations in the Winnie‑the‑Pooh books, Piglet has pale pink skin and a greenjumper. He is smaller than most animals, being only slightly taller thanRoo. His voice is described as "squeaky".
Piglet's adventures in the first book include huntingWoozles, attempting to captureHeffalumps, givingEeyore a birthday balloon (popped), impersonating Roo in an attempt to trickKanga, joining the Expotition to the North Pole, and being trapped by a flood. In the second book, he helps build a house for Eeyore, meetsTigger, finds Small while trapped in a gravel pit, playsPoohsticks, gets lost in the mist, and helps rescue Pooh andOwl after they are trapped in Owl's fallen house. For that last feat, Piglet is the subject of a seven-verse "Respectful Pooh Song" that Pooh composes for him.
Piglet himself can read and write, at least well enough for short notes. In the illustrations forThe House at Pooh Corner, it appears that Piglet spells his own name "Piglit", although it is rendered as "Piglet" in the actual text even when describing his signature. In one chapter, Piglet is referred to as "Henry Pootel" by Christopher Robin, who claimed to not recognise Piglet after he was thoroughly cleaned by Kanga. Eeyore likes to refer to him as "Little Piglet".
Piglet's favourite food isacorns (or as the book often spells it, "haycorns"). At one point he plants one just outside his house, in hopes of someday having a handy supply. He lives in a house in a beech tree in theHundred Acre Wood, next to a sign which says "TRESPASSERS W". An illustration shows that the sign is broken off after the "W." According to Piglet, that is "short for Trespassers Will, which is short for Trespassers William", which was the name of his grandfather (this was a parody of the usual sign "Trespassers will be prosecuted"). Later inThe House at Pooh Corner, Eeyore mistakenly offers Piglet's house as a new home for Owl, after Owl's house had blown down. Piglet nobly agrees to let Owl have the house, at which point Pooh asks Piglet to live with him and Piglet accepts.
In 1960,His Master's Voice recorded a dramatised version with songs (music byHarold Fraser-Simson) of two episodes fromThe House at Pooh Corner (Chapters 2 and 8), withPenny Morrell as Piglet, which was released on a 45rpm EP.[1]
| Piglet | |
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| Disney'sWinnie the Pooh character | |
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| First appearance | Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) |
| Created by | A.A. Milne Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| Voiced by | John Fiedler (1968-2005) Robie Lester (record release) Phil Baron (Welcome to Pooh Corner) Steve Schatzberg (singing and occasional replacement; 1996–2005) Jeff Bennett (singing; 2001–2004) Travis Oates (2005-present) Nick Mohammed (Christopher Robin) Callum Vinson (Playdate with Winnie the Pooh) |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Pig |
| Gender | Male |
Piglet was originally omitted by Disney in the first Pooh film,Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966). According to directorWolfgang Reitherman, Piglet was replaced byGopher, which was thought to have a more "folksy, all-American, grass-roots image".[2] Many familiar with the classic Milne books protested Disney's decision to exclude Piglet, and Disney relented. Piglet appeared in the next Pooh film,Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968).
Disney's interpretation of Piglet has pink skin and a magentajumper. His fears and nervousness are played up more, as he runs and hides when unnecessary and often stutters when nervous. He has a lot of hidden courage and often faces danger to help others, even when afraid. Stories about him tend to revolve around these traits as well as his small size.
The Disney version of Piglet is very kindhearted, loves beautiful things like flowers, and prefers keeping things neat and tidy. He sometimes has an inferiority complex, although his friends think highly of him. However, he is often left performing tasks better suited to someone bigger and stronger, such as in several episodes ofThe New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh orthe 2011 film.
Piglet can be found at theWalt Disney Parks and Resorts for meet and greets. He appears less frequently than Pooh, Tigger, and Eeyore, but more thanRabbit. Piglet also made a brief cameo in the 1988 movieWho Framed Roger Rabbit. He was featured as one of the guests inHouse of Mouse. Piglet also makes a cameo appearance in theDreamWorks animated filmBee Movie along with Pooh; at one point, a man spies Pooh and Piglet eating honey and Barry tells him to "take him out" with a tranquiliser dart.
John Fiedler provided the voice for Piglet from 1968 until his death on June 25, 2005, except inWelcome to Pooh Corner wherePhil Baron voiced him.[3]
Travis Oates has provided Piglet's voice since Fiedler's death, including inKingdom Hearts II andPooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie in certain scenes that Fiedler was unable to record before his death.[3][4] His first major performance as Piglet was inMy Friends Tigger & Pooh. He andJim Cummings were the only actors to return for the 2011 filmWinnie the Pooh. Piglet was voiced byNick Mohammed for the 2018 live-action filmChristopher Robin.[5]
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In theSoviet Union, a trilogy ofshort films about Winnie‑the‑Pooh (Russian language: Винни-Пух, or "Vinni Pukh") were made bySoyuzmultfilm (directed byFyodor Khitruk) from 1969 to 1972.[7] In all three films Piglet, renamed Pyatachok (Пятачок,Pig Snout) and voiced byIya Savvina, is Pooh's constant companion, even taking Christopher Robin's place in the story concerning Pooh and the honey tree. Unlike the Disney adaptations, animators did not rely on Shepard's illustrations to depict the characters.
Piglet is an antagonistic character in theslasher filmWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) and its sequelWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024).[8]
The Te of Piglet was written byBenjamin Hoff following the publication ofThe Tao of Pooh. Both books feature the original drawing ofE. H. Shepard.The Te of Piglet details Piglet's exemplification of theTaoist concept of "virtue of the small".
In 1982, whilst studying atOxford University as an undergraduate, the columnist and commentatorAndrew Sullivan adopted the persona of Piglet in holding office in the University Pooh Sticks Club as cited in the 1987 bookThe Oxford Myth.[9]
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