Tigger

Tigger is energetic tiger character who first appeared in Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day .Tigger originated in A.A. Milne's book, The House at Pooh Corner. He has starred in his own 2000 hit The Tigger Movie along with his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood. Tigger is voiced by Paul Winchell in the original films and television series, Will Ryan in Welcome to Pooh Corner, and currently Jim Cummings.

Personality
Tigger is easily recognized by his orange and black stripes, beady eyes, long chin, springy tail and bouncy personality. As he says himself, "Bouncing is what Tiggers do best". He is very confident and has quite an ego, he often thinks of himself as being handsome and some of his other comments suggest that he has a high opinion of himself. Also, he often undertakes tasks with gusto, only to later realize that they weren't as easy as he had originally imagined. While Tigger has a tendency to recklessly bounce people as a way of introduction, he doesn't seem to act this way with Kanga. Instead he is very respectful to her, referring to her (at least in the first films) as Mrs. Kanga.

When Pooh met Tigger in the book, he had trouble finding food that Tigger would eat - however the problem was soon solved when Tigger tasted extract of malt, which Kanga gave to Roo as medicine. Tigger is also known to hate honey unlike his friend Winnie-the-Pooh (hyphenated). An interesting quirk about Tigger is that, according to his theme song, the most wonderful thing about Tiggers is he's the only one. This song leads to his search for his family in The Tigger Movie. Tigger is also known for his tendency to misprounce various words.

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Tigger is first seen on the segment Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. Late at night, Tigger introduces himself to Pooh, after having bounced into Pooh's house and onto Pooh. Tigger later attempts to eat Pooh's honey, but dislikes it. Tigger then tells Pooh about Heffalumps and Woozles, who supposedly steal honey. Tigger leaves as fast as he came. Tigger is seen the next day, coming to Christopher Robin's house with Kanga and Roo to find safety frm the flood.

In the segment, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!, Rabbit is seen becoming frustrated with Tigger's constant bouncing. Rabbit makes a plan to lead Tigger into the deepest part of the woods and lose him there. This plan is foiled when Rabbit, along with Pooh and Piglet become lost in the mist themselves. Pooh and Piglet eventually find their own way home, and run into Tigger. Tigger reveals that "Tiggers never get lost" and then rescues Rabbit, who is still lost in the mist.

During wintertime, Tigger comes to take Roo out to play. Tigger inadvertently reveals that he is afraid of heights when he and Roo bounce up a tree, and Tigger becomes to scared to come down. Rabbit, Christopher Robin, Pooh, Piglet, and Kanga all come to Tigger's rescue. While Roo is able to jump down to safety, Tigger remains stuck. Going so far as to promise not to bounce again, the Narrator finally helps Tigger to come down. Rabbit initially intends to hold Tigger to his word, but relents when he sees how sad Tigger and everyone else is. Tigger is then shown teaching everyone how to bounce.

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Tigger features as a main character in the animated series, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. In this series, Tigger is shown to live in his own home, a tree house. He has many episodes that revolve around him. Several episodes show that he has two alter egos: The Masked Offender(a mispronunciation of Masked Avenger), and Tigger, Private Ear, who was based on a detective story Tigger had heard.

In the episode, "King of the Beasties", Christopher Robin is showing everyone their different relations (i.e. the animals they are based off of). When Christopher Robin reveals that he is uncertain what Tigger is related to, Tigger assumes that he is related to a lion, and thus is the King of Beasts. "All's Well That Ends Wishing Well" reveals that Tigger has never had a birthday party. The friends decide to give him one, but Tigger becomes disappointed when his birthday wishes don't come true. Tigger and friends are later transported to a world where Tigger's birthday wishes can all come true. A different side of Tigger is shown in "Stripes". Tigger becomes unsure of his identity when his stripes are washed off after a bath, as Tiggers are recognized by them. However, Eeyore is able to show Tigger that he is always the same person on the inside.

Welcome to Pooh Corner
In contrast to Tigger's other appearances, Welcome to Pooh Corner featured a life size Tigger puppet operated by a person. Here, Tigger is depicted as being red with black stripes instead of orange and black. He lives with Kanga, and like other series, is close friends with Roo. He is also depicted as having a talent for art.

Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Tigger, along with Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and Rabbit, go on a quest to find Christopher Robin. Tigger also achieves his dream in making the biggest bounce in history.

The Tigger Movie
In this film, Tigger convinces the narrator to make Tigger the main character instead of Pooh. Tigger tires of being the only Tigger on Earth and goes out to search for his 'real' family. After hearing about family trees from Owl, Tigger, who took Owl literally, tries to find a striped tree. When he fails, he tries to write a letter to his family. When no response comes, Tigger becomes lonely. Roo and friends try various methods to cheer him up, but they all fail. Pooh and friends decide to write the letter themselves. Tigger belives it's his fantasy family but when Pooh and friends dress up as costume Tiggers, he discovers the truth. Tigger sets off in a deadly blizzard to find his true family. Roo goes to Pooh for help. Pooh, Roo, Rabbit, Piglet and Eeyore set out to find Tigger. They do but are nearly killed by an avalanche. Tigger saves everyone by bouncing them into a branch amoung the tallest tree in the Hundred Acre Woods. Tigger is still saddened about his family. At the end of the film, however, Christopher Robin explains to Tigger that Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, Owl, Roo and Kanga are his famliy. Tigger accepts and takes a family picture to place in an amulat now belonging to Roo, Tigger's little brother.

Piglet's Big Movie
In this film, Piglet is the main character, and when Pooh and pals can't find him, Tigger joins in the big search. In order to find him the friends use Piglet's scrapbook filled with memories of the past. When Tigger and Rabbit get into an argument the end up ripping the book. They repair enough to continue searching for Piglet. Tigger assists Rabbit, Roo and Eeyore as they try to rescue Pooh from a deep drop down from a waterfall.

Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
In the film Tigger attempts to help Rabbit get into the spirit of Easter. In the film Tigger acted as on of the ghost of christmas from The Christmas Carol.

Pooh's Heffalump Movie
In this film, Tigger tags along with the group on another adventure to find and capture a heffalump. When Tigger and friends find Roo with a heffalump Tigger is one of the first to try to attack him. Tigger later realizes the heffalump is good and loves to bounce just like Tigger.

Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
Tigger appears in the sequel to Pooh's Heffalump Movie where Tigger tells the friends about the a spookable creature that comes out every halloween.

Winnie the Pooh
Tigger is set to appear in the brand new theatrical Pooh film. In the film, Tigger is animated by Andreas Deja who is most famous for animating villains such as Jafar, Gaston and Scar.

Disney Parks
In the Disney Parks around the world, Tigger is a very common character who usually appears with Pooh or Eeyore and occasionally Piglet and Rabbit.

Fantasmic!
Tigger appears riding Steamboat Willie or The Mark Twain Riverboat in the nighttime spectacular.

Tokyo Disneyland
Tigger is the star of an upcoming boat ride in Tokyo Disneyland.

Kingdom Hearts (series)
Tigger is a friend in the 100 Acre Wood. He made his first appearance in Kingdom Hearts, alongside with Roo to train Sora how to "jump", which requires jumping on a specific tree coordinate and reach to the finish line. Tigger mostly uses Rabbit's farm as a jumping spot, therefore ruining his vegetables, much to Rabbit's chagrin.

Tigger's original voice actor, Paul Winchell, had already retired before the Kingdom Hearts series was conceptualized and didn't reprise the role, all the more in Kingdom Hearts II as he had already died in the time period between the releases of Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. Tigger is instead voiced in both games by Jim Cummings, his current official voice-actor, who also does the voices of Winnie the Pooh, Pete, the Cheshire Cat, and others in the game.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Tigger makes his first chronological appearence in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep as a Command Board character, playing with Pooh, Terra, Aqua, and Ventus.

Kingdom Hearts
10 years later in Kingdom Hearts, the mini-game with Tigger ("Block Tigger") takes place in Rabbit's House; Sora is required to block Tigger from jumping on Rabbit's crops. If Tigger does jump on Sora's head or shoulders, Sora earns points. There is a "Rush" function at the bottom of the command menu, which enables Sora to get to Tigger on time (i.e. before he jumps on Rabbit's crops and pushes them down). He is also in the Giant Honey Pot Area. You have to follow Tigger's exact path across the area. If you fall or go to the wrong spot, you have to start over. Then he is in the minigame "Tigger's Giant Pot", where you have to whack the nuts back at the pot. When you successfully hit the pot, Tigger leaps up in the air. Tigger also is seen before the Pooh's Swing mini-game, when you talk to him he says his bouncing spot disappeared as well as Eeyore's tail.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Tigger provides Sora a new Sleight if he jumps around a stump.

Kingdom Hearts II
The Kingdom Hearts II mini-game involves Tigger and Roo, and it also takes place in Kanga and Roo's house. This game also involves bouncing, but this time, Sora is required to bounce on rows and rows of balloons. Each balloon, if burst, gives Sora a number of points (in the form of yellow orbs). Also, he is one of the few allies who helps you get through the Spooky Cave mini-game.

Trivia

 * Tigger has his own theme song, The Wonderful Thing about Tiggers, written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.


 * When Tigger introduces himself he often says the proper way to spell his name is: "T-I-double-guh-err, that spells Tigger."


 * Tigger's departing comment of "T.T.F.N." or "Ta-ta for now" has become widely used internet shorthand for users departing chat rooms and other live discussions.


 * Tigger's "Only one" statement comes from being the only "Tigger" ever made, if one takes into consideration the fact that Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and such are all stuffed animals, and homemade ones at that, Tigger is, in fact, the only Tigger.


 * In the Disney presentations, Tigger was originally voiced by Paul Winchell. Winchell died June 24, 2005; John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet in some of those films, died the next day.


 * Tigger's "birthday" is believed to be in October 1928, the year that The House at Pooh Corner was first published. On Tigger-related merchandise, Disney often indicates Tigger's birthyear as 1968, a reference to the first year that Tigger appeared in a Disney production, namely Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day.


 * Two "accidents" happened in One of the Disney Theme Parks including Tigger. One of this "accidents" was about a boy complaining that Tigger slamed him in the face.


 * Like Donald Duck's nephews and Winnie The Pooh, Tigger also makes an appearance in the anti drug movie 'All Stars to the rescue'.