Eeyore 's a character in the Winnie-the-Pooh book series by A.A. Milne and the Walt Disney Company franchise of its cartoon adaptation. He's generally characterized as a pessimistic, gloomy, depressed, old grey stuffed donkey who's a friend of the title character, Winnie-the-Pooh. Eeyore's best friend's Tigger. His name's derived from the British pronunciation of "hee-haw." Disney cartoon version Eeyore also appears in the Winnie the Pooh cartoons popularized by Disney studios. He was original… (More on Eeyore)