Stripes

" Stripes" is the tenth episode of the first season of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

Plot
Tigger loves bouncing in mud puddles, which forces Pooh, Piglet and Rabbit to give him a bath. But the bath causes his stripes to vanish. Due to this, they can't figure out what Tigger is. Tigger tries to be a rabbit, but fails when he unsuccessfully tries to protect Rabbit's garden. Shortly afterwards, he tries being a bear, making the bees attack him. Afterwards Tigger says "I don't think I like being a bear. It gives me a heady-ache". Later, after Piglet covers Tigger in Christmas lights, they try to paint stripes on him. Overjoyed, Tigger bounces outside, but a rainstorm washes away the stripes. Discouraged, Tigger leaves in the middle of the night, wondering what he is. By daybreak, Eeyore tells him that he's still Tigger on the inside. Tigger then happily bounces around and his stripes re-appear. After that, Pooh and his friends recognize their old friend and Tigger continues bouncing in mud puddles.

Trivia
This episode is similar to the Pixar short "Boundin'":


 * The main character (Tigger/Sheep) loses something on the outside, which they are proud of. (Stripes for Tigger; wool for Sheep.)
 * They are both sad and discouraged by their loss.
 * Later on, someone sympathetic (Eeyore/Jackalope) comes along and tells the main character that it's what's on the inside that counts.
 * Both Tigger and Sheep bounce (or bound) when they are happy. "Stripes" and "Boundin'" both end with them bouncing away.