Baloo

BalooTaleSpin character
Background information
First appearance	The Jungle Book
First TDA appearance	"I Only Have Ice for You" (airing order) "Plunder and Lightning" (chronological order)
Voiced by	Ed Gilbert
Created by	Rudyard Kipling
Character information
Full name	Baloo von Bruinwald XIII
Other names	Papa Bear
Personality	Laid-back, optimistic, compassionate, empathetic, fun-loving, slothful, caring, sweet, clumsy, erudite, fatherly, opportunistic, jovial, kind, selfless, gentle, good-natured, clever, friendly, playful, protective
Home	Cape Suzette
Allies	Kit Cloudkicker Molly Cunningham Rebecca Cunningham
Enemies	Don Karnage Trader Moe Shere Khan
Likes	Fruits, jazzy swing music, swimming, having his back scratched, dancing, partying, ants, sleeping
Dislikes	Working, being alone, being serious, too much responsibility, getting his rump bitten, higher heights
Quote	I’m gone, man. Solid gone.

Baloo is the cargo pilot for Higher for Hire on TaleSpin. He originates from the 1967 Disney animated feature film The Jungle Book, based very loosely on the book of the same name by Rudyard Kipling. Disney's version of the character is an easygoing and fun-loving character who often shirks responsibility.

Appearances in Disney Afternoon media

TV Series

• TaleSpin (1990-1991) - Appears in every episode.
• Raw Toonage (1992) - Cameo appearance in Don Karnage hosting sequence

Theme Parks

• Mickey's Magical TV World (1990-1996)
• The Disney Afternoon Live!: Plane Crazy (1991)
• Disney Afternoon After Dark (2019)

Video games

• TaleSpin (1991; NES)
• TaleSpin (1991; LCD)

Gallery

External links

• Disney Wiki: Baloo
• Wikipedia's article about the character (for information on the character in general)

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