While accounts say that Gopher made his first appearance in 1977 in "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", it seems he did appear in previous Winnie the Pooh features.  In 1966 in "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree", and in 1968 in "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day", we find Gopher in both movies.

Not an original character from A.A. Milne's books, Gopher was introduced by Disney.  Gopher even states in "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", "I'm not in the book, you know."

With a habit of whistling out his "s", Gopher pops up from time to time to pay Pooh and his other friends a visit.  Gopher is hard-working, especially when it comes to his tunnels, which he usually falls down in at least once.  Like Rabbit and Owl, Gopher's a living animal.

Gopher's voice talents are courtesy of...

Howard Morris - (1966-1977) (Sadly, Mr. Morris passed away May 21, 2005.)

Michael Gough -  (1991-Present)

Gopher's favorite phrase is...

"You don't say!"