![]() ![]() He becomes great friends with Roo (to whom he becomes a sort of older sibling figure), and Kanga treats him in much the same way she does her own son. Subsequently, Tigger resides with Kanga and Roo in their house in the part of the Hundred Acre Wood near the Sandy Pit. In a happy coincidence, however, he discovers what Tiggers really like best is extract of malt, which Kanga has on hand because she gives it to her baby, Roo, as "strengthening medicine". Most of the rest of that chapter is taken up with the characters' search for a food that Tigger can eat for breakfast - despite Tigger's claims to like "everything", it is quickly proven he does not like honey, acorns, thistles, or most of the contents of Kanga's larder. Tigger is introduced in Chapter II of House at Pooh Corner, when he arrives at Winnie-the-Pooh's doorstep in the middle of the night, announcing himself with a stylised roar. They were on display in the Donnell Library Center in New York City, until it closed in 2008, when they were relocated to the Children's Room in the Main Branch. Clockwise from bottom left: Tigger, Kanga, Edward Bear (a.k.a. In literature The real stuffed toys owned by Christopher Robin and featured in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. "Tiggers don't like honey!"), he maintains that he is "the only one". Although he often refers to himself in the third person plural (e.g. As he says himself, "Bouncing is what Tiggers do best." Tigger never refers to himself as a tiger, but as a "Tigger". He is known for his distinctive orange and black stripes, large eyes, a long chin, a springy tail, and his love of bouncing. He appears in the Disney animated versions of Winnie the Pooh and has also appeared in his own film, The Tigger Movie (2000). Like other Pooh characters, Tigger is based on one of Christopher Robin Milne's stuffed toy animals. He was originally introduced in the 1928 story collection The House at Pooh Corner, the sequel to the 1926 book Winnie-the-Pooh by A. Tigger is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic stuffed tiger. Shepard illustration, coloured, of Pooh meeting Tigger outside his front door in The House at Pooh Corner. Need more Tigger quotes in your life? Join Tigger on his journey to find other tiggers to play with in The Tigger Movie, streaming now on Disney+.Tigger meets Pooh. “Buddy, if you’re gonna pounce, you’ve got to have some bounce!” “Left behind? Why, that’s a horendemous thing to do to a guy.” “Only a Tigger can catch a Backson! And I’m the only Tigger, see.” “BACKSON!! Captured by the Backson! …What’s a Backson?” ![]() Because the Hundred Acre Wood needs a hero, Pooh Bear! And I’m the only one.” “It’s a dangerous path I bounce… but I bounce it alone. “I never thought about having a sidekick before.” “This isn’t working out the way I was hoping!” "Don't be ridikkerous!" Winnie the Pooh (2011) "I almost bounced clear out of the book!" ![]() "Climbing trees? Why, that's what Tiggers do best! Only Tiggers don't climb trees, they bounce 'em!" "Leave it to me! I'll bounce him out of there!" "Well, I gotta go now! I got a lot of bouncing to do! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" "Well, I better be bouncing along now, chum! Cheerio! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" That icky sticky stuff is only fit for Heffalumps and Woozles." "Hunny?! Oh boy, hunny! That's what Tiggers like best.Yuck!! Tiggers don't like hunny. "Watch me scare the stripes off of this imposter." "Look at those beady little eyes, and that preposterous chin, and those ridiculous striped pajamas." Calling all bouncers! Say TTFN to your worries and pounce on these notable quotables from Winnie the Pooh’s energetic pal: the one and only Tigger! The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) ![]()
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