Episode
The Book of Pooh: The Rumor Millstone
Overview
The Rumor Millstone - In trying to protect his garden from Tigger's infamous pounce, Rabbit makes up a story in hopes that it will keep him from trampling his vegetables. The 'little fib' grows and grows, until Rabbit has, quite literally, created a monster.
Details
- Series
- The Book of Pooh
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 44
- Air date
- 2001-05-28
- Runtime
- 12 min
Episode context
The Rumor Millstone is Episode 44 in Season 1 of The Book of Pooh. It aired on 2001-05-28. The runtime is 12 min.
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