<P> Gopher is a fictional grey anthropomorphic gopher , character who first appeared in the 1966 Disney animated film Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree , introducing himself as Samuel J. Gopher . He has a habit of whistling out his sibilant consonants , one of various traits he has in common with the beaver in Lady and the Tramp , by whom he may have been inspired . While he never made appearances in any episodes of Welcome to Pooh Corner , Gopher was fleshed out a bit further in the television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh . He is portrayed as generally hard - working , especially in his tunnels ( which he inevitably falls into at least once ) . He does not appear in the original books Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne until 1966 ( a fact that is regularly pointed out in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree , when he breaks the fourth wall by saying he 's `` not in the book , y'know '' , also trying to say that he would not be in a phone book ) . Gopher 's voice was originally done by Howard Morris , who retired from the role and was replaced by Michael Gough . </P>
<P> Gopher is a fictional grey anthropomorphic gopher , character who first appeared in the 1966 Disney animated film Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree , introducing himself as Samuel J. Gopher . He has a habit of whistling out his sibilant consonants , one of various traits he has in common with the beaver in Lady and the Tramp , by whom he may have been inspired . While he never made appearances in any episodes of Welcome to Pooh Corner , Gopher was fleshed out a bit further in the television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh . He is portrayed as generally hard - working , especially in his tunnels ( which he inevitably falls into at least once ) . He does not appear in the original books Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne until 1966 ( a fact that is regularly pointed out in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree , when he breaks the fourth wall by saying he 's `` not in the book , y'know '' , also trying to say that he would not be in a phone book ) . Gopher 's voice was originally done by Howard Morris , who retired from the role and was replaced by Michael Gough . </P>
who whistles when they talk on winnie the pooh
who whistles when they talk on winnie the pooh
Samuel J. Gopher
Samuel J. Gopher