Woozle

A woozle is a fictional creature mentioned in the Winnie the Pooh stories, and the name of one of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham's puppets.

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No woozle illustrations appear in A. A. Milne's original stories, but it is often assumed that a woozle is something like a weasel, and they are depicted as such in the films as well as the television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

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In the television series, they are enemies of Pooh and his friends, are known for stealing honey, and are often associated with heffalumps. One particular woozle featured on the series was a villain called Stan. His sidekick was a dim-witted heffalump called Heff.

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Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham's puppet named Peanut is described as a mammal native to Micronesia. Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans have noticed Jeff's line being used on MST3K: "He's a woozle, and his name is Peanut."

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