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Piglet was originally omitted by Disney in the first Pooh film, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree ( 1966 ).

According to the film's director, Wolfgang Reitherman, Piglet was replaced by Gopher, which was thought to have a more " folksy, all-American, grass-roots image ".