AniMat Watches Too Smart For Strangers 

“Winnie the Pooh is talking about molestation!” And people say that The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the darkest Disney property

1.) It’s really hard for me to imagine Pooh being voiced by anyone who isn’t Sterling Holloway or Jim Cummings. 2.) It’s really surprising how out-of-character most of the animals are here. Pooh being the one to know about stranger safety is odd since he is usually very innocent, simple-minded, and welcoming to anyone he meets. Rabbit being a magician makes absolutely no sense since he’s always been a no-nonsense stick in the mud. Eeyore sounds too cheerful to be himself. And it’s especially odd for Tigger to be wary of strangers when he is usually the one who ignorantly intrudes on other people’s privacy.

3:04 The paradox of using Pooh for educational purposes is that it forces you to spell “honey” correctly.

"Too Smart For Strangers: I Need An Adult Special Edition."

I found as a learning disabled 15-16 year old this actually help to learn about stranger danger ,and it helped me be home alone, and also that parent showed calmness to their child abut being touched in a not OK way so their child wasn't anxious about it

Eeyore eats thistles. It's in the books, so it's canon.

"Hey kids, you wanna help me make Ren & Stimpy?"

Next, Winnie The Pooh talks about gun violence and death.

Coming soon to a classroom near you, we have some other Disney Safety video classics including: The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Quasimodo teaches fire safety Beauty and the Beast: Gaston teaches gun safety Aladdin: Let's talk about shoplifting Pinocchio teaches traffic safety Little Mermaid: Ariel's water safety guide Pocahontas teaches school lock-down safety Lilo and Stitch talk about alcoholism Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs talk about electrical safety Cinderella: Tornado safety instructional video Mulan teaches kitchen safety Hercules: farm safety

This is pretty much the Winnie the Pooh equivalent of the Star Wars Holiday Special, except as a PSA with a very unusual way of handling the subject matter, rather than... whatever the hell the Holiday Special was trying to do.

Pooh's voice was done with this and WELCOME TO POOH CORNER by the late actor Hal Smith, who's best known today as Otis the town drunk from THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, but he had a HUGE career in voice acting from the 60s to his death in the early 90s (his voice probably best known as the voice of Goliath AND most of the adults from the stop-motion religious show DAVEY AND GOLIATH). He also voiced Pooh in two animated shorts, A DAY FOR EEYORE and WINNIE THE POOH LEARNS ABOUT THE SEASONS and bridged the gap between the retirement of Sterling Halloway and the iconic Jim Cummings taking over the role (I always call his entries the "POOH FLU" years as his voice makes it sound like Pooh has a stuffy nose).

At least we don't have Ariel from The Little Mermaid talking about teen pregnancy.

This was done during the show "Welcome to Pooh Corner." The whole series looked like this. Back in the late 80's early 90"s people looking to take children did these kinds of things. It was a scary time for kids. Somebody needed to warn them about the dangers. This was the least scary why they knew to try and help them. How do you talk about something without really talking about it. They had to tell the kids not to let people touch there privets some how, and this was all new to everybody. Cut them a little slack. I loved "Pooh Corner" as a kid and did not find the costumes scary in any way. I still love everything Winnie the Pooh and go and see it when ever I can.

I was shown this is grade school and the only parts I vividly remember were being fascinated by the costumes, Rabbit being a magician for whatever reason and having to live with the whiplash of hearing Winnie the Pooh of all people saying the phrase "private parts".

Pooh doesn't even have private parts. He's a plush toy!

The reason why the characters look like this is because this special was based on the TV show, "Welcome to Pooh Corner".

I actually had a VHS tape of this when I was little. I can't believe I used to watch this! I didn't think this was canon! Good thing the whole "private parts" thing went TOTALLY OVER my head! Now looking back at this..... ITS FREAK'N CREEPY!!

This is how many times he said What the Fridge/ Why the Fridge.

I never even heard of this until then. So this will be a experience for me...

13:44 "People you see every day might want to touch you." For some reason, that made me laugh my ass off.

I saw this on VHS in kindergarten, but for the longest time I thought my memories of it were just part of some fever dream. Watching this again reminded me exactly why I believed that xD

What the hell was that all about?! This is so surreal and unexpected for Winnie the Pooh talking about private parts. This is a franchise for children for Christ’s sake! My childhood is ruined! LOL 😆

I’ve heard about this and I knew that end up with a message on private parts, of all things. Certainly surreal, to say the least. Also the opening music is used for Walt Disney Home Video’s logo from the time, affectionately known by us Disney VHS collectors as “Neon Mickey.”

Why are Pooh and Piglet so deep in the uncanny valley? And why does this seem like the parody of a stranger danger afterschool special?

i'm pretty sure that every informational movie about "don't do this" or "how not to do this" is promoting paranoia

I grew up on this. Welcome to Pooh Corner, Disney's Mousercise , it was actually not a big deal. I don't understand why people find dolls and things like dolls "Creepy" other examples we had at the time include New Zoo Review and Dumbo's flying Circus. And yes I did see this special as a kid too. Barely remember it. If you want to see other specials that were out at the time check out Mickey's birthday, Donald's Birthday, Universal Studios Earth day , Loony Toon s anniversary and the Flistones anniversary Eh, in the 80s messages were very clear, Strangers bad family friends and cops in uniform good, drugs bad, drinking bad, smoking bad, litter bad. there were no exceptions. I don't recall ever hearing that some times strangers can be nice and some times people you know can hurt you. I think the message changed closer to the 2000s since I never heard it that way as a kid. I also grew up on Georg Washington cut down a cherry tree, Columbus discovered America, Pluto was a Planet, Christianity is the only religion, if a girl says "No" she really means "Yes" playing with a Princess Liea toy or a She-Ra will turn you gay, The Simpsons are the Hight of immorality, Bill Cosbey is a good roll model, Its ok to have a female room mate if you are pretending to be gay, Virgins are total losers, all teens are perverts and that's why they are so cool, its best to just ignore a bully and pretend they don't exist Working at McDonalds is a job that goes no place and labels you as a looser who couldn't do better, only mentally challenged kids grow up to be plumbers, electrinos or carpenters, Volcanos killed the dinosaurs, four food groups, the food pyramid, computers were severely under estimated, every home should have a full set of encyclopedias, and just a LONG list of other things Adults or TV and movies or other kids my age told me at some point that turned out to be bad advice. the generation before me grew up on Asepsis, Lead Paint, Communism, Mercury, Plutonium, locking women in insane asylums for having mood swings, etc. It feels like every generation had there life full of bad advice. I actually don't remember the "Privet parts" [art I must have blocked it out.

There's nothing more nice than being hugged by someone you really like, but if that person tries to touch you in a place or in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable, that is no good.

14:00 As "Sonic Says" would say it: "That's NO good."

The 90’s: “Hey Kid, want some Candy?” Today: “Hey Kid, want some Free V-Bucks?”

If you’re wondering about “thistles”, they’re weeds that Eeyore enjoys eating.

Ah, Welcome to Pooh Corner. Back in the days when Disney Channel was a premium channel and there were no ad breaks. And the chars were voiced by the Teddy Ruxpin stars. Yeah, this is way before my time and my mom didn't even have cable. But I've seen plenty of Disney Channel recordings from before they added ad breaks. It's kinda funny, though. These stranger psa episodes don't usually mention the fact that a lot of childhood abuse, sexual and otherwise, come from people the child knows. Teachers, parents, older family members and authority figures in general. Not always from complete utter strangers.

I laughed so hard at your reaction to Eeyore's thistles line. It's a very character-specific joke because thistles are his favorite food...but I'm not sure if that was ever brought up in any of the classic cartoons. It's definitely in the original books.

I wasn't expecting 5 Night's at Winnie's I don't like it

Roo in too smart for strangers looks like a cute little puppy

I’m not one for crimes against children, but I loved your reaction to Too Smart for strangers, it was priceless.

I remember only part of it from elementary school. A very small part of it. And now I think I understand why I blocked most of it out of my memory.

I wonder which is more insane? This or "Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue"?

I get a "Stranger Danger" vibe from Poo and Roo looks like a bootleg Scrappy Doo!

I actually saw this special when I was a kid! And I agree, the YTP’s of this are fall down funny!

Nightmare fuel

While I don’t find the costumes creepy, I *do* think the suit actors gesticulate too much, the one exception being Tigger, as hyperactivity is a character trait.

9:28 In this day and age, anything can get popular, so don’t call anything too soon.

When I was little I apparently chose to rent this ALOT and it drove my dad crazy. I was weird.

At least Christopher Robin will be better. Or why not the Book of Pooh? At least that's better than what this gave out.

Fun fact, Piglet in this is voiced by the same guy as Teddy Ruxpin. Talk about being miscast.

lol. "this version of Winnie the Pooh is certainly a stranger to me." Agreed. I've heard about Too Smart for Strangers but never actually watched it. I can't believe this is a real thing either. I probably shouldn't have clicked on the video but your reactions were hilarious, especially to "Pooh" talking about private parts.

Plot Twist: The balloon is actually the stranger!

I bet that balloon came from Pennywise

I bet Disney is probably embarrassed about this thing.

13:46 - 18:09 A FAMILY PICTURE

Man, "Winnie the Pooh" is the last series that should have a special like this!

You should watch Cartoon All Stars To The Rescue next

To be fair, thistles were a favorite snack of Eeyore's, if my memory serves me right.

Disney: *Hey Kids! Wanna learn how to avoid strangers? Don’t Worry! Winnie the Pooh and friends are here!*

RIP Will Ryan. Why you were a part of this, I'll never know.

The new Christopher Robin movie doesn't look too promising.

Pooh. Your brand is for kids. Don’t talk about private parts and molestation. You can say say no to strangers, but not talk about what happens when you get in the van thinking you’ll get candy. That’s like if Mickey Mouse talked about rape.

Imagine the guy putting in his resume that he was Eeyore's butt

Are you going to do a review of Christopher Robin after it comes out? The character designs look a bit less creepy than these at least

Oh sure. Compare that Roo with Baby Herman from Roger Rabbit why don't ya'.

I love that you were like “they should talk about people who aren’t strangers!” Boy I bet you regretted that.

Poo looks like a animitronic

Check out the playground safety video with Huey, Dewey, and Louie. It's bizarre as well.

I have to say, I can not wait to watch this commentary fully after seeing that introduction. I've sat through this, TWICE! It was when I was in second grade, we had to watch this in school. I repeated second grade so I had to watch it both times. Not sure if it's the time period (was in 2nd grade in 1999-2001) or if it's the school I went to but I think it's the school, everyone else I know has never heard of this. This thing use to haunt my nightmares & for the longest time, I didn't know exactly what it was. Thank you for bringing it into the light, I can watch your reactions to something that has haunted me for so many years, this will be great, wish I had popcorn.

Thank you for bringing attention to this cultural gem.

5:55 I must say, to see this footage of these ordinary people in the street, only to be followed by those two creepy puppets staring at me, is pretty disturbing. 6:27 You have to admit, the line “keep at arm’s length” aged better than it should have, but for very different reasons. 13:47 Yep - be careful what you wish for, Matt! 17:50 “I got the results of the test back. I definitely have psychological trauma.”

Oh my God! What the hell am I watching?!

6:34 Remember kids when you get angry always bang so hard on the wagon and then you can get your way

The costume effects were done by the late Ken Forsee (who also did the costume effects for another 80s Disney Channel show DUMBO'S CIRCUS), but he's best known as the creator of Teddy Ruxpin (the voices of Teddy and Grubby are also the voices of Piglet and Rabbit in this special as well)

Have Doug and Rob Walker watch this. That would be funny.

WAIT HOW DOES POOH KNOW ABOUT PRIVATE PARTS IF THE ONLY HUMAN HE KNOWS IS.......Christopher......Robin........wait.....DID POOH TOUCH CHRISTOPHER ROBIN?!?!!??!!?

This is like one of those Lost Episode creepypastas, like Suicide Mouse and Squidward's Suicide...But confirmed real!!!

Looks like something I'd see in a fever dream... While high af lol

8:20 I'll teach you kids how to animate, then learn how to make out!!! This is John K Signing out

I didn't even know this existed…Ignorance is sometimes a bliss.

2:54 I think Pooh meant he himself is too smart for strangers, not that he is a stranger himself. 9:03 It has been established in other Winnie the Pooh media that Eeyore likes to eat thistles.

Pooh -but if somebody tries to touch you in a place or in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable that's no good!🤣

Welcome to Pooh Corner Oof!

1:37 PINGAS

Breaking news: Local man goes insane about Pooh the Whinnie Bear and Private parts

5:30 Animat that is a really good Grunkle Stan impression

Happy to see the rest of Welcome to Pooh Corner is lost to oblivion until we can find them all! In fact, we got the better puppetry series that came after, the Book of Pooh which is just plain adorable compared to this! Also, since Animat loved YTPs, and I am a part of the YTP Community(even I have the same taste as him in funny internet videos), we wouldn't forget that the Book of Pooh brought us the 'Brain Drain' episode which became an internet meme/RU-vid Poop source!

The eyelid lines are so creepy. You know what? There's another movie called "The Book of Pooh"~2001 featuring the Hundred Acre Wood folks and a blue bird named Kasey (is she in anything else with Pooh?). It used puppets in Christopher's room while Christopher's at soccer practice. I think only the owl blinks (I could be wrong). But it looks so much better and not creepy like this one. And the sets look more interactive unlike the flat backgrounds here. Can they even use those doors?

Star Wars: gun safety with Han and Chewie, Sailor Moon: sex education, Sesame Street: being a child of divorce parents(based on a deleted episode that aired once), He-man: magic drugs go away, Lego movie: death edition, Superman on immigration, and Gang violence with Pinocchio with his hit song: I got more weed (knock off from I got not string) along with A pimp’s life for me

Well, I can honestly say I'm glad I never heard of this when I was a kid; I probably would have never watched Winnie the Pooh again if I did. Awesome reaction, Mat. Honestly had no idea you were also into RU-vid Poops. Had you seen one called Nightmare Before Christmas Who: Skellington's Revenge by MoBroStudios, because that is a really good YTP

The 1946 Walt Disney cartoon, “The Story of Menstruation” is the one that talks about the menstrual cycle

Put that next to all of the worst things disney has done, including escape from tomorrow

*The following are the musings of a Salty SEAGULL named EARL who just shows up in my posts whenever he feels like it!* [EARL the Salty SEAGULL:] "10:57 - "Actually, this PSA was made in 1985! Home Alone wouldn't be released for another five years later!" 17:36 - "Dude, she's obviously either passive-aggressive and/or her daughter just confirmed her fears! I'd bet money she's either plotting to avenge her daughter or she's seething with rage, but doesn't want to alarm her daughter so she's waiting to deal with the party responsible when her daughter isn't around!"

the costumes are designed by ken forrse who created teddy ruxpin also the voices of phil baron and tony pope teddy and grubby

Keep in mind that Pooh Bear is talking about how to prevent molestation and yet he doesn’t wear pants

Whinne: private parts Me:im crying why are you talking about molestation

Question how does winne the pooh know about private parts... WHEN HE DOESNT HAVE ANY... EXPLAIN!!!!!!!

Other characters that were unharmed in this special are Kanga and Gopher because they're not even in this special.

Remember when Pooh, Tigger, Bugs, Daffy and other cartoon characters talked about drugs

The first time I saw the thumbnail, I whispered out loud: wtf is that?

They used to show that in P.E class in elementary after we got finished dancing to Jackson 5 my school was so gay

“Too Smart For Strangers?” Pooh and his posse are some of the dumbest motherfuckers to grace the Hundred Acre Woods. I find that title hard to believe....

Cary's mom is calm because she's in control of the situation. She was well prepared for something like this. After the scene Cuts she goes to her room gets a rifle and decides to go hunting for chomos.

Pooh: “People want to hurt kids, and bears, and piglets! Well, #1: the real Pooh’s mother got killed by a hunter (coincidence?) And #2, go where Muslims live Piglet...

I watched Welcome To Pooh Corner as a kid on Disney Channel. I probably watched this at some point back then as well. Uh, yeah. This is kinda messed up. 😂