![]() Though both bears prefer sticky, viscous treats that are prone to sloppy messes, this is no contest. First printing, A Bear Called Paddington (1958) Image: Michael Bond/Public Domain Pooh hadn’t gotten his fire-engine red t-shirt, nor Paddington his iconic, deep blue pea coat. Both bears hadn’t yet anthropomorphized to the point of needing clothing yet. Paddington, back in 1958 in Michael Bond’s first original book for the character, actually looked much the same as he does today. Milne created Pooh bear loosely based on a very generic bear his son – Christopher Robin, natch – carried around. Ten points for accessibility.īoth of these bears have been around a long time – Pooh since 1926 and Paddington since 1958 – where did they start in their style journeys? Turns out: naked!Ī.A. And I promise I won’t be biased by the fact that for the last several weeks I’ve been listening to a podcast episode on repeat where a man named Otis Gray reads Winnie the Pooh to help me fall asleep.Īctually, public domain is a score for Pooh. But if we had to pick one or the other - like, gun to the head because there can be no other reason you’d rank these two beautiful baby bears - how do you choose? The answer is obviously an incredibly well-researched, highly scientific set of Cute Bear criteria based on decades of study.ĭear readers, we’re going to have to make some hard choices today. ![]() Pooh and Paddington have a surprising number of similarities. Then there’s clever wordplay and decision to wear tops without pants. Or even just sad adults who need to see some good in the world. Who comes to mind when you think of an adorable, accident-prone bear getting into hijinks with his human family? Paddington or Winnie the Pooh? Both are fictional bears of fine standing, who provide joy to children and parents alike.
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