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Tuesday April 11, 11:31 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Squealing fans lined up ten deep on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Tuesday, a few hurling themselves through a phalanx of minders to get close to their idol -- who wore only a red T-shirt over his yellow fur.
Nobody went this crazy over Britney Spears, a photographer marvelled, as he and others snapped off shot after shot of the star. Winnie -- to your right! another yelled.
The scene was the unveiling of the Hollywood Walk of Fame star for Winnie the Pooh, who is marking the 80th anniversary of the publication of his story in the London Evening News with an 18-month-long celebration hosted by the Walt Disney Co.
Pooh is among about a dozen animated stars, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Snow White, to merit a star on the famous sidewalk, where it joins nearby markers for Tim Allen, Rod Serling and Jane Russell.
They're an important part of the industry now, Hollywood's Honorary Mayor Johnny Grant said of cartoon characters like Pooh. Some of the movies (the studios) are putting out don't do so well, but animated characters are doing great business.
As a brass band played the Winnie the Pooh theme song and confetti fluttered down around Pooh and his pint-sized fans, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger assured the shy pot-bellied star that you really are worth all the bother.
Pooh generated $6 billion (3.4 billion pounds) in retail sales for Disney in 2005 -- topped only by Mickey Mouse.
Long-time pals and castmates Rabbit, Eeyore and Tigger flew in from the Hundred Acre Wood to attend the star ceremony and a screening of the 1997 video Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin, was held at the nearby El Capitan Theatre. A digitally remastered DVD of that video was also released on Tuesday.
But there were a couple of no-shows -- Piglet and Christopher Robin. Presumably they had other commitments.
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I didn't know animated characters got stars too...
you really are worth all the bother.
that is so cute ^0^
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HAHAHAHHAHA!!!! that is soooooo adorable! heck i think he deserves it more than ryan seacrest. lol
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LOL that is so cute !!
Haha he so deserves one. 3
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But there were a couple of no-shows -- Piglet and Christopher Robin. Presumably they had other commitments.
AW that's soo cute! I bet Piglet was jealous that he didnt get a star.
these are my fav pooh quotes
If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.”
“Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.”
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LOL!!!
That's so cute!
Aww... no pics of eeyore at that event?
anyways, here's another pic.
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giving the hey baby look i see (IMG:style_emoticons/default/phew.gif)
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Awww, cute~! 33
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Awwwwwwwwww, I love Winnie the Pooh! He's so adorable, and I think that he really deserved that star! He's my favorite disney character3
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Squealing fans lined up ten deep on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Tuesday, a few hurling themselves through a phalanx of minders to get close to their idol -- who wore only a red T-shirt over his yellow fur.
But there were a couple of no-shows -- Piglet and Christopher Robin. Presumably they had other commitments.
These were my two favorite lines in the whole story...it was cute (wrong word, just can't think) to read this story.
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I love Winne the Pooh. I miss that show.
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this is pretty cool, but what i'm wondering is who's in that pooh costume?? :]
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About time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) . Pooh is the man. I've watched him as his other random friends since I was like 5.
Who's next in line? Does Mickey Mouse have one already? If not...then it's a conspiracy
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He should wear pants
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hahaha that's cute~
i didn't know that animated characters got stars...or did i? hmm...
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cutee
everyone loves winnie the pooh
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that's ADORABLE. ahaha love him! he deserves his own star! waitt britney spears got HER own? how do you even get one of those? *scratches head*
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AW that's soo cute! I bet Piglet was jealous that he didnt get a star.
these are my fav pooh quotes
If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.”
“Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.”
^ Those are my favorite Pooh quotes too!
Awww Pooh is so ADORABLE!!!
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Awe, how adorable! I’m happy for Winnie the Pooh. I’m disappointed that Piglet is not at the event. I didn’t know Snow White got a star ..
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wow....hahahaha
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I LOVE WINNIE THE POOH!!!!
WHOO~!!! He most definitely deserves it. xD
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that's absurd.. pooh is a cartoon... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)
