Paul Winchell
Also Known As: Paul Wilchinsky
Biography: Born Paul Wilchinsky on December 21, 1922, the son of Sol and Clara Wilchinsky, Paul Winchell grew up to be the most beloved ventriloquist of American children. Ironically, as famous as Paul was, his dummy, Jerry Mahoney, was probably more famous. Not since Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in the previous two decades had a ventriloquist and his dummy known equal celebrity. Entering the spotlight on the Edward Bowes "Original Amateur Hour" (1948), he began working soon after in a review show in which Major Bowes would showcase the winners of his radio program. He started his television career on the CBS program The Bigelow Show (1948) in 1948; The Paul Winchell Show (1950), originally called "The Spiedel Show," in 1950; and, finally, the best-known of his shows Winchell-Mahoney Time (1965). With a clubhouse premise, his dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff--another of Paul's characters--as the clubhouse leaders, and the music of the bandleader Milton Delugg. A new innovation of Winchell's was to replace the dummy's hands with those of puppeteers who were hidden behind the dummies in a crate. Winch also played many serous dramatic roles on television without his dummy sidekicks. What may be even more famous is that he created the voice of Tigger for the Walt Disney Company's "Winnie The Pooh" motion-picture series, based on the famous books by A.A. Milne. He played the role behind the scenes until 1999, when he was replaced by Jim Cummings, who also voiced Pooh from the time that Sterling Holloway died. He was also the voice of many other world-famous cartoon characters. A little-known fact about Winchell is that he was one of the original inventors of an artificial heart--years before the first successful transplant with such of a device--an automobile that runs on battery power, a method for breeding tilapia, and many other inventions that are still around today. - IMDb Mini Biography By: MeanDean
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: December 21, 1922
Deathday: June 24, 2005
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Gender: Male
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The Aristocats
Overview: When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a country road. All seems lost until the wily Thomas O’Malley Cat and his jazz-playing alley cats come to the aristocats’ rescue.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-12-24
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The Fox and the Hound
Overview: When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!
Genres: Adventure Animation Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-10
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Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
Overview: Winnie the Pooh and friends decide to throw a birthday celebration for gloomy, old Eeyore.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-11
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Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
Overview: In "Frankenpooh", it's a dark night in the Hundred Acre Wood, and Piglet wants to tell a nice, not-so-scary story, but Tigger tells a very scary story about Dr. Von Piglet creating The Monster Frankenpooh. Next, in "Things that go Piglet in the Night", Pooh and the gang believe there is a ghost in the Hundred Acre Wood. Finally, in "Pooh Moon", Pooh and Piglet find they’ve landed on the Honey Moon, while the others think the Grab-Me Gotcha has got them!
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
Overview: Winnie the Pooh's Spookable Fun is a Walt Disney video release containing five terror-themed episodes of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, including "Things That Go Piglet in the Night", "The Monster Frankenpooh", "Rock-a-Bye Pooh Bear", "Pooh Moon", and "A Knight to Remember".
Genres: Comedy Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-06
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Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Overview: Pooh gets confused when Christopher Robin leaves him a note to say that he has gone back to school after the holidays. So Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and Rabbit go in search of Christopher Robin which leads to a big adventure.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-05
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The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
Overview: Baby Smurf is all set to enjoy the wonder and delight of her very own first Christmas. Then, the evil Chlorhydrus puts a nasty spell on Mr. Nicholas to keep him from spreading his holiday cheer. Fortunately, the resourceful Papa Smurf isn't about to take this sort of thing sitting down. Sending out a call for hrlp, he ralies his little blue buddies to help break the mean-spirited spell. Now, they're embarking on a Smurfish campaign to ensure that the joyful message of Christmas cheer and goodwill once again rings across the land!
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-12
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Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
Overview: A 1986 television special inspired by the Biblical tale of David and Goliath, and originally broadcast on the ABC network in the United States. In the special, three schoolchildren from the real world are transported into the world of the Bible, with the help of three magical stuffed animals. One of them, a raccoon named David, becomes his Biblical namesake and faces off against a warthog giant named Goliath.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-28
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Gummi Bears: A New Beginning
Overview: As Duke Igthorn plans an attack on King Gregor's castle, Cavin (a page in the castle) is left in the woods after some of Igthorn's ogres run off the Humans. The Gummi Bears find Cavin passed out in the woods with a Great Gummi Medallion, that was left to him by his grandfather. When he proves he is a friend, the Gummi Bears and Cavin team up to stop Igthorn's plans.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-18
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Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Overview: Rabbit is tired of Tigger always bouncing him, so he gets Pooh and Piglet together to come up with an idea to get the bounce out of Tigger. Then, Tigger and little Roo go out for a bounce and get caught in a tree.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-20
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The Wizard of Id
Overview: Short cartoon based on the comic strip by Johnny Hart and Brant Parker.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-09-02
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In Search of Dr. Seuss
Overview: A nosy reporter wants to find out all she can about Dr. Seuss, aka Ted Geisel, and gets told the real facts by several of his characters, with large snippets of his stories and songs interspersed.
Genres: Animation Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-06
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Goldilocks
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Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-31
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Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day
Overview: It's the time of year when Pooh and his pals like to show how much they care. But Rabbit insists they cancel Valentine's Day because of the flood of cards that littered the Hundred Acre Wood last year! Reluctantly, everyone agrees, until someone anonymously sends Pooh a pot of honey. Contains stories from two episodes of the series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - 'Un-Valentine’s Day' and 'Three Little Piglets'
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-10
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Stop! Look! and Laugh!
Overview: Moe, Larry and Curly appear in short subjects linked by ventriloquist Paul Winchell and his dummies.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-01-07
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Which Way to the Front?
Overview: Brendan Byers III, one of the richest men in America, has been pronounced 4-F and can't serve his country in its war against Hitler. Byers does not take "No" for an answer and recruits other 4-F's to fight against Hitler.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-03
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The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards
Overview: 60 minute preview for NBC's Saturday morning cartoon line up presented as a mock awards show. Hosted by Ricky Schroder and Dwight Schultz.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-09-17
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Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Overview: Winnie the Pooh and his friends experience high winds, heavy rains, and a flood in Hundred Acre Wood.
Genres: Family Animation Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-20
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Everything's on Ice
Overview: Comedy about a little girl who's uncle makes her an ice skating star, only to take all of her money.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-10-05
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A Christmas Story
Overview: The special is set in a town almost like in Disney's Lady and the Tramp, and it was Christmas Eve. In one house, a little boy named Timmy was read a Christmas story and tucked into bed. The resident mouse Gumdrop , while admiring the house all decorated for Christmas, noticed Timmy's letter to Santa on the floor. The letter must of have fallen off the table and never got mailed. So he and the family dog Gobber set outside to deliver the letter to Santa and save Christmas for Timmy.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-01
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Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
Overview: After Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Rabbit see Christopher Robin making a valentine for -- gasp! -- a girl, they find he's been bitten by a "Smitten" and is lovesick! Worried that he'll no longer have time for them, and hoping a second bite from the love bug will cure him, they set out on a wild adventure to capture the Smitten. This wonderful story, filled with magic and whimsy, and sweetened with three new songs, reminds us all that the heart is big and always has plenty of room for friends -- old and new.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-12
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The Smurfs Springtime Special
Overview: The evil wizard Gargamel--who hates spring because it makes the Smurfs happy, and he hates happy--devises a scheme to put Mother Nature to sleep.
Genres: Family Animation TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-07
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A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
Overview: It's Thanksgiving time in the Hundred Acre Wood and Winnie the Pooh and all his friends bring food for the big dinner. Piglet brings acorns, Pooh brings honey, Owl brings biscuits, Gopher brings lemonade, and Tigger brings ice cream. But then, Rabbit walks in and tells them their Thanksgiving dinner was unacceptable and informs them that a real Thanksgiving dinner includes turkey, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie, so Pooh and his friends set out to find those very items.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-22
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The Smurfic Games
Overview: The Smurfs engage in athletic competition to settle a dispute between both ends of the village over misquoted compound words, which turns deadly when the medal Clumsy is awarded actually causes an earthquake.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-20
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My Smurfy Valentine
Overview: What could be more smurfy than spending Valentine's Day with the most lovable little blue creatures in all of the forest? In this half-hour animated special from Hanna-Barbera, the residents of Smurf Village cheerfully await Cupid's arrival ... but evil lurks nearby. Can Cupid's arrow make a dent in the stone-hard heart of Gargamel, the evil wizard? Will Smurfette's Prince Smurfing ever arrive?
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-13
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Overview: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece is a behind-the-scenes documentary narrated by Corey Burton on the making of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. It was originally made to commemorate the film's 20th anniversary, and was included with the film's subsequent home video releases. The special was made in 1996 by TV is OK Productions and was directed by Harry Arends.
Genres: Animation Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-27
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The Tiny Tree
Overview: A little girl is injured in an accident and confined to a wheelchair. When Christmas arrives, the forest animals decorate a small tree outside her window to give her a happy holiday.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-14
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Blue Aces Wild
Overview: Feeling down about his reptilian appearance, Blue Racer wonders what it would be like to instead be a bird. Just then, a wizard appears out of thin air in need of some snake sweat for a magical potion. Blue Racer refuses to help, but the wizard entices him by offering to grant him three wishes. Intrigued, Blue Racer wishes he had wings. The wizard obliges, but a little courting escapade, an encounter with Crazylegs Crane, and the rescue of a small chick make Blue Racer realize that life as a winged blue snake isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-05-16
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Killarney Blarney
Overview: The shipwrecked Blue Racer spots an island and also spots two mischievous leprechauns giving the fast blue snake hard time.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-05-16
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Overview: Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Christopher Robin as they enjoy their days together and sing their way through adventures.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-03-11
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The Smurfs Christmas Special
Overview: The Smurfs come to the rescue of two children and their grandfather when an evil mysterious stranger shows up and causes their sleigh to turn over, forcing them to seek help and inadvertently bring Gargamel in on the action.
Genres: Animation Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-13
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Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
Overview: Pooh is so busy gathering up his friends' wish lists for Santa that he forgets to include his own. After retrieving the list and adding his own desires, he realizes he's late getting it where it needs to go. Off he goes to the North Pole on Christmas Eve, with pals Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit, and Christopher Robin missing him
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-14
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Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh
Overview: Three stories from "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh": "The Masked Offender", "Rabbit Marks the Spot", and "The Good, the Bad and the Tigger".
Genres: Animation Adventure Family Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-18
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Dr. Seuss on the Loose
Overview: The pressure to conform, the inevitability of change, and the resistance to trying something new form the basis for the usual madcap adventures associated with the creative mind of Dr. Seuss. "Dr. Seuss on the Loose" builds upon three short stories - "The Sneetches," "The Zax" and "Green Eggs and Ham" - to create a thematic trio that explores the often fickle and flexible world of attitudes.
Genres: Animation Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-15
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The Man from Clover Grove
Overview: A poor farmer, always inventing things. A lot don't work but the toys he makes brings joy to the children at the local orphanage.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-12
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The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma
Overview: Wilma is a celebrity when she gets a shot at the big leagues and becomes a pitcher for the Bedrock Dodgers after nailing a couple of robbers with a melon at the grocery store; however, she and Fred argue over her ambition to pitch for the team because Fred thinks a woman's place is in the home.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-04
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Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party
Overview: Pooh Party is the fourth volume of the Winnie the Pooh Playtime series. Episodes included: Party Poohper A Bird in the Hand A Pooh Day Afternoon
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-15
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Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
Overview: Yogi and the gang mistakenly board the famous Howard Hughes' plane The Spruce Goose. They accidentally start the plane, so they decide to take it for a spin, helping animals and people along the way.
Genres: Adventure Animation Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-22
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The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
Overview: A girl named Susie goes to an amusement park and are greeted by a couple of costumed tour guides, The Banana Splits who take her on a tour of the park. In another realm a witch sees Susie and wants to make her a witch so she lures her into her realm. The Splits follow her and discover a world of magic. They try to rescue Susie from the witch and are aided by a couple of bickering wizards, Hocus and Pocus.
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-25
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Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Overview: It's Christmastime in the Hundred Acre Wood and all of the gang is getting ready with presents and decorations. The gang makes a list of what they want for Christmas and send it to Santa Claus - except that Pooh forgot to ask for something. So he heads out to retrieve the letter and get it to Santa by Christmas...which happens to be tomorrow!
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-12
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Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
Overview: A collection of Winnie the Pooh's memorable holiday adventures, as Winnie, Piglet, and Tigger set out to find the right ingredients for Winter, Rabbit learns how to manage a complicated Thanksgiving dinner, and everyone gets a special visit from a new friend. Featuring a number of delightful songs for singing along, this video is sure to become a favorite holiday classic.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-08
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The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
Overview: Join all your pals from the Hundred Acre Wood as they laugh, play and learn important lessons in four enchanting adventures. What do you give a Tiger who has nothing and wants everything? Turns out, it's the thought that counts in All's Well That Ends Well. Then, Christopher Robin learns about responsibility when Kanga puts him in charge of Roo in Babysitter Blues. Next, Rabbit's unbending schedule threatens to turn him into the ultimate Party Poohper, and Tigger's wild imagination puts a little too much bounce into Piglet's Pooberry!
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-01
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Vernon's Volunteers
Overview: A small American town provides the setting for a look at the antics of a group of volunteers who comprise the area's only fire department.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
Overview: A live-action/animated television special produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Genres: Comedy Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-13
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Here Are the Smurfs
Overview: A compilation of episodes from the first season of Smurfs (1981), including The Smurf's Apprentice and The Astro Smurf, where Papa Smurf narrates the adventures of his blue people often targeted by the evil sorcerer Gargamel.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-28
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Pearl of Love
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-12-01
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Romeo and Smurfette
Overview: Spring has the Smurfs all competing for Smurfette's affection and Gargamel decides to put a spell on her to help him capture the Smurfs.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-10
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