Can you name the characters on this Totem Pole, which sits outside the Mercantile store at Disney's Wilderness Lodge?
Got Mickey, Goofy and Donald pretty easily, I would imagine, but who's that bear?
While
 staying at the Wilderness Lodge a couple of years ago, we took the  
excellent ranger guided tour. When the ranger asked who in our group of 
about 12 could name the characters, only my wife and I knew this bear is
 Humphrey.
I have a few Humphrey collectibles. One is a 12" resin reproduction of 
the Totem Pole above which I purchased at the Wilderness Lodge 
Mercantile for $20.95.
Humphrey first appeared in a Goofy short from 1950, 
titled "Hold That Pose", though he is bearly (pun intended) recognizable
 as the bear he would develop into. This short can be found on the "Walt
 Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy" DVD set.
Next he went on 
to appear in four classic Donald Duck cartoons: "Rugged Bear", 1953, 
"Grin and Bear it", 1954, "Bearly Asleep", and "Beezy Bear", both from 
1955. All 4 of these can be found on "Walt Disney Treasures: The 
Chronological Donald: Volume 4" DVD set.
He even starred in his 
own cartoons in 1955,"Hooked Bear", and one of  my favorite short cartoons of all
 time, "In the Bag" both of which can be found on the "Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities:
 Celebrated Shorts: 1920s-1960s" set.
I'll share more Humphrey in the future here on Disney Musings. 
 




 
 
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