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TaleSpin
Genre
  • Action/Adventure
Created by
Based onCharacters
by Rudyard Kipling
Larry Clemmons
Ralph Wright
Ken Anderson
Vance Gerry
Bill Peet
Directed by
Voices of
Theme music composerSilversher & Silversher
Opening theme'TaleSpin Theme' by Jim Gilstrap[1]
Ending theme'TaleSpin Theme' (Instrumental)
Composer(s)Christopher L. Stone
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes65 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)
  • Ed Ghertner
  • Jamie Mitchell
Running time22 minutes
Production company(s)Walt Disney Television Animation[a]
Walt Disney Television
DistributorBuena Vista Television
Release
Original network
  • The Disney Channel (1990)
  • First-run syndication (1990–1991)
Picture format480i SDTV
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseSeptember 7, 1990 –
August 8, 1991
External links
Website

TaleSpin is an American animated television series based in the fictional city of Cape Suzette, which first aired in 1990 as a preview on Disney Channel and later that year as part of The Disney Afternoon, with characters adapted from Disney's 1967 animated feature The Jungle Book (namely, some of the film's animals being given an anthropomorphical makeover while the humans are removed), which was theatrically rereleased in the summer before this show premiered in the fall.[2] The name of the show is a play on 'tailspin', the rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. The two words in the show's name, tale and spin, are a way to describe telling a story.[3] The show is one of ten Disney Afternoon shows to use established Disney characters as the main characters, with the others being Darkwing Duck, DuckTales, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Goof Troop, Bonkers, Quack Pack, Aladdin, Timon & Pumbaa and Jungle Cubs. It is also one of the two animated television series based on The Jungle Book along with Jungle Cubs.

TaleSpin Season 1 Episode 62. TaleSpin Season 1 Episode 63. TaleSpin Season 1 Episode 64. TaleSpin Season 1 Episode 65. The following is an episode list for the Disney animated television series TaleSpin.The majority of the series and storylines are stand-alones and bear little significance in the order they are aired. Two years after TaleSpin premiered, Miyazaki released an anime adaptation called Porco Rosso, which Zaslove felt took cues from TaleSpin. Famed Uncle Scrooge comic writer and artist Don Rosa wrote episode 6, 'It Came from Beneath the Sea Duck', and episode 9, 'I Only Have Ice for You'. The chief protagonist of 'TaleSpin' (and only character appearing in every episode) is Baloo, the large, laid-back gray bear who charmed audiences with his 'Bare Necessities' philosophy in the 1967 animated film The Jungle Book. That Rudyard Kipling adaptation marks a cut-off point for 'classic Disney', as it was the last animated feature to be.

  • 1Background
  • 5Home media
    • 5.1VHS releases
    • 5.3International releases

Background[edit]

Development[edit]

The series was largely developed by writers Jymn Magon and Mark Zaslove, who were also the supervising producers on the series as well as story editors. There were four production teams, each one headed by a producer/director: Robert Taylor, Larry Latham, Jamie Mitchell, and Ed Ghertner.[4]

Initially, Disney simply commissioned Magon and Zaslove with creating a thirty-minute animated program for them, with no requirements as to what the show should be about. Nearing the deadline for a pitch without having come up with anything, Magon hit upon the idea of making the story about Baloo, one of the central characters of Disney's The Jungle Book, which had recently been theatrically rereleased. The show Tales of the Gold Monkey was an inspiration according to creator/supervising producer, Jymn Magon. The pair then decided to have Baloo work for an air delivery service, a concept occasionally featured on Disney's successful DuckTales. In order to add dramatic tension, they decided to maintain the impressionable son / bad father dynamic which had driven part of the plot of The Jungle Book, replacing the human Mowgli with the anthropomorphic bear Kit. Inspired by Cheers — then one of the most popular programs on television — Magon and Zaslove created the character Rebecca, basing her on the character Rebecca Howe and giving her that character's arc of being an intelligent and headstrong yet inexperienced manager put in charge of a fledgling business. Deciding to make the show a period piece, the pair lastly decided to make one of the show's primary locations a neutral zone inspired by Rick Blaine's bar in Casablanca, where they inserted the character of Louie in place of Rick. The decision to add Shere Khan to the cast was not made until later in the show's development.[5] Magon and Zaslove also took inspiration from Hayao Miyazaki's 1989 manga Hikōtei Jidai, about a pigheaded man who flies a seaplane and fights air pirates. Two years after TaleSpin premiered, Miyazaki released an anime adaptation called Porco Rosso, which Zaslove felt took cues from TaleSpin.[6]

Famed Uncle Scrooge comic writer and artist Don Rosa wrote episode 6, 'It Came from Beneath the Sea Duck', and episode 9, 'I Only Have Ice for You'.

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The series was animated by Walt Disney Animation (Japan) Inc., Hanho Heung-Up Co., Ltd., Jade Animation, Tama Productions, Walt Disney Animation (France) S.A., Sunwoo Entertainment, and Wang Film Productions.

Broadcast[edit]

After a preview of TaleSpin aired on The Disney Channel from May 5 to July 15, 1990,[7][8] the series began its syndicated run in September of the same year. The original concept was embodied in the pilot episode and introductory television moviePlunder & Lightning which was the sole nominee for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour) in 1991.[9][10][11][12] After its premiere on September 7, 1990,[13]Plunder & Lightning was re-edited into four half-hour episodes for reruns. The show was often seen either on its own as a half-hour show, or as part of the two-hour syndicated programming block The Disney Afternoon. TaleSpin ended on its 65th episode which aired on August 8, 1991. However, reruns continued to be shown on The Disney Afternoon until September 1994. On October 2, 1995, TaleSpin began reruns on The Disney Channel as part of a two-hour programming block called 'Block Party' which aired on weekdays in the late-afternoon/early-evening and which also included Darkwing Duck, DuckTales, and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.[14] Later, the show was aired on Toon Disney, where it was first aired from April 1998 until January 2006 (with a hiatus between 2001 and 2002) and later from January 2007 until May 2008. Throughout its broadcast history, the series has been subjected to numerous edits.[15]

Synopsis[edit]

TaleSpin is set in the city of Cape Suzette (a pun on the dish Crêpe Suzette), in a country called Usland. The city lies in a harbor protected by an enormous natural cliff wall. A single cleft in the wall is the harbor's only means of access. The cleft is guarded by anti-aircraft artillery, preventing flying rabble-rousers or air pirates from entering the city. The characters in the world of TaleSpin are anthropomorphic animals (though normal wild animals exist too, but no humans). The time frame of the series is never specifically addressed, but appears to be in the mid-to-late 1930s, possibly in the last stages of the Great Depression. In the show, the helicopter, television and jet engine are experimental devices, and most architecture is reminiscent of the Art Deco style of that period. In one episode, Baloo comments that 'The Great War ended 20 years ago',[16] thus indicating that the series takes place in or around 1938. Radio is the primary mass medium, and one episode even briefly alludes to the characters having never heard of television.[17]

The series centers on the adventures of bush pilot Baloo the bear, whose air cargo freight business, 'Baloo's Air Service', is poached by Rebecca Cunningham upon his default on delinquent bills with the bank (run by the criminal tiger Shere Khan) and renamed 'Higher for Hire'. An orphan boy and former air pirate, the ambitious GrizzlyKit Cloudkicker, attaches to Baloo and becomes his navigator. He sometimes calls him 'Papa Bear'. Together, they are the crew of Higher for Hire's only aircraft, a 20-year-old modified Conwing L-16 (a fictitious aircraft using elements from the Fairchild C-82 transport, Grumman HU-16 amphibian, and a Consolidated PBY-3) named the Sea Duck. From there, the series follows the ups and downs of Higher for Hire and its staff, sometimes in the vein of old action-adventure film serials of the 1930s and 1940s, like the Tailspin Tommy movies, and contemporary variations, such as Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Their adventures often involve encounters with a gang of air pirates led by Don Karnage, as well as with representatives of Thembria (a parody of the StalinistSoviet Union inhabited by anthropomorphic Warthogs), or other, often even stranger obstacles. In deference to contemporary sensitivities, there is no equivalent of the Nazis in the series, although one story in Disney Adventures Magazine, 'The Dogs of War!', had the heroes encounter members of the 'Houn' nationality, a menacing militaristic nationality of dogs from 'Hounsland' who wear uniforms that are clearly based on German ones and who speak in a mock-German accent.[18]

The relationship between Baloo and Rebecca owes something to the screwball comedy films of the 1930s. More precisely, according to Jymn Magon (co-creator of the series), the two characters were fashioned after Sam Malone and Rebecca Howe from the then-popular sitcom Cheers.[19]

Characters and cast[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Home media[edit]

VHS releases[edit]

Eight VHS cassettes containing 15 episodes of the series were released in the United States.

VHS NameEpisode TitlesRelease Date
True Baloo'From Here to Machinery' & 'The Balooest of the Bluebloods'August 9, 1991
That's Show Biz!'Stormy Weather' & 'Mommy for a Day'
Jackpots & Crackpots'A Touch of Glass' & 'Her Chance to Dream'
Fearless Flyers'Jumping the Guns' & 'Mach One for the Gipper'
Treasure Trap'The Idol Rich' & 'Polly Wants a Treasure'February 28, 1992
Imagine That!'Flight of the Snow Duck' & 'Flight School Confidential'
Wise Up!'Molly Coddled' & 'The Sound and the Furry'
Search for the Lost City'For Whom the Bell Klangs' (Parts 1 & 2)

UK, Australia and New Zealand releases[edit]

Eleven VHS cassettes containing 21 episodes of the series were released in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

VHS NameEpisode TitlesRelease Date
TaleSpin (Volume 1): Fearless Flyers'From Here to Machinery' & 'The Balooest of the Bluebloods'September 11, 1991
TaleSpin (Volume 2): Baloo Skies'Stormy Weather' & 'For a Fuel Dollars More'September 11, 1991
TaleSpin (Volume 3): Dare-Devil Bears'Mommy for a Day' & 'The Idol Rich'September 11, 1992
TaleSpin (Volume 4): Hot Shot Heroes'Jumping the Guns' & 'Mach One for the Gipper'September 11, 1992
TaleSpin (Volume 5): Imagine That'Flight of the Snow Duck' & 'Flight School Confidential'September 11, 1992
TaleSpin (Volume 6): Treasure Trap'Polly Wants a Treasure' & 'The Bigger They Are, the Louder They Oink'April 2, 1993
TaleSpin (Volume 7): True Baloo'The Time Bandit' & 'Louie's Last Stand'April 2, 1993
TaleSpin (Volume 8): Jackpots & Crackpots'Her Chance to Dream' & 'A Touch of Glass'September 10, 1993
TaleSpin (Volume 9): That's Show Biz!'I Only Have Ice for You' & 'It Came from Beneath the Sea Duck'September 10, 1993
TaleSpin (Volume 10): Wise Up!'Molly Coddled' & 'The Sound and the Furry'September 10, 1993
TaleSpin (Volume 11): Search for the Lost City'For Whom the Bell Klangs' (Parts 1 & 2)September 10, 1993

DVD releases[edit]

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has released the complete series on DVD; three volumes have been released in Region 1 featuring all 65 episodes of the series. The first volume was released on August 29, 2006 (containing episodes 1–27) and the second on November 13, 2007 (containing episodes 28–54).[20][21] Volume 2 includes the controversial episode 'Last Horizons,' which has never been re-aired in syndication although it was rerun on The Disney Channel during the mid-to-late 1990s. On June 25, 2013, the third and final volume was released on DVD via the Disney Movie Club Exclusives.[22][23]TaleSpin: Volume 3 is also for sale on DisneyStore.com.[24][25] Volume 3 includes the controversial episode 'Flying Dupes', which has never been re-aired in syndication.

TaleSpin: Volume 3 received a wide retail DVD release on January 13, 2015,[26][27] and has been seen as a Wal-Mart Exclusive in Canada since October 12, 2014,[28] and in the United States since October 14, 2014,[29] prior to the general January 2015 release date.

The only piece of Talespin media yet to be released on DVD is the unedited version of 'Plunder and Lightning'.

DVD NameEp#Release Date
TaleSpin: Volume 11-27August 29, 2006
TaleSpin: Volume 228-54November 13, 2007
TaleSpin: Volume 355-65June 25, 2013 (Disney Movie Club)
October 12, 2014 (retail)

International releases[edit]

The series has been released into several volumes in different countries, each containing only 4 episodes each.

Germany[edit]

In Germany, A series of 3-disc sets started with Collection 1 released on December 5, 2012, in Region 2, PAL format. The sets contain the episodes in the same order as the US releases, as well as a Fastplay feature and 6 language tracks: English, Danish, German, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish, but no subtitles have been added. the first collection has only 17 episodes.A Second Collection, containing 16 episodes, was released on March 7.A Third Collection, containing 17 episodes, was released on May 29.

However, a few episodes have been removed from the original list. The 1st collection does not include 'From Here To Machinery' and 'Vowel Play'. The 2nd set excludes 'A Touch of Glass', while the 3rd set misses out 'Jumping the Guns'.There is no confirmation on whether these episodes will be released, along with the final 11 episodes of the series.

Talespin Episode 14

DVD NameEp#Release Date
Käpt'n Balu und seine tollkühne Crew Collection 117December 5, 2012
Käpt'n Balu und seine tollkühne Crew Collection 216March 7, 2013
Käpt'n Balu und seine tollkühne Crew Collection 317May 29, 2013
Käpt'n Balu und seine tollkühne Crew Collection 415N/A

United Kingdom[edit]

The sets from Germany have also been released in the United Kingdom. The First Collection came out on February 11, 2013. The Second Collection was released on May 20, 2013. The Third Collection was released on October 22, 2018

DVD NameEp#Release Date
TaleSpin First Collection (Volumes 1–3)17February 11, 2013
TaleSpin Second Collection (Volumes 4–6)16May 20, 2013
TaleSpin Third Collection (Volumes 7–9)17October 22, 2018

Australia[edit]

The sets from Germany and the United Kingdom have also been released in Australia. The First Collection came out on August 17, 2012. The Second Collection was released on March 15, 2013. The Third Collection was released on October 11, 2013.

DVD NameEp#Release Date
TaleSpin First Collection (Volumes 1–3)1-27August 17, 2012
TaleSpin Second Collection (Volumes 4–6)28-54March 15, 2013
TaleSpin Third Collection55-65October 11, 2013

India[edit]

In India, TaleSpin was dubbed in Hindi and Telugu for TV broadcast in the 90s along with DuckTales. In 2012, 63 Hindi dubbed episodes out of the total 65 episodes were released by Disney India on 21 DVD volumes in PAL format. [30] These discs support DVD Region 2, Region 4 and Region 5. However due to limited number of copies, they quickly went out of stock. Each DVD contained only 3 episodes.

Video on demand[edit]

The entire series is currently available for purchase in SD on Amazon Instant Video and iTunes in the United States.

Reception[edit]

IGN listed TaleSpin as the 81st best cartoon in the Top 100 Animated TV Shows.[31]

Outsourced production work[edit]

The following is a list of companies based outside of the United States that helped to produce the animation for the series:[32]

  • Walt Disney Animation U.K.
  • Jade Animation, Inc.
  • Pacific Rim Animation Productions
  • TamaPro, Inc.

Comics[edit]

Talespin Episode Guide

A monthly comic book based on the show was published by the Disney subsidiary W. D. Publications, Inc. as part of their Disney Comics line in 1991, running for eleven issues, including a four-issue limited series called 'Take Off' based on the series premiere episode Plunder & Lightning, which was published between January and April,[33][34][35][36] followed by a series of seven regular issues published between June and December.[37] Bobbi J.G. Weiss was the writer for regular issues 1–4 and 6–7, while 'Take Off' was adapted from Plunder & Lightning and regular issue 5 was adapted from episode 35, 'The Old Man and the Sea Duck', for both of which Weiss is credited for adaptation.[37]

The comic's cancellation at the end of 1991 terminated several planned stories that would have revealed pieces of background for the main characters. This one seems to be an exception though: Issue 7, 'The Long Flight Home', explored Kit's past, and how he joined up with the pirates. According to the letter page in #3, a planned story for the comic's annual would have explored the origin of the Iron Vulture. In addition, #4–7 would have letters 'answered' by the characters. A collected edition called Disney's Cartoon Tales featuring TaleSpin came out in 1991 (ISBN1-56115-269-2). It reprints #4 and 6 from the regular comic book series. Subsequent comic stories were also printed in Disney Adventures from 1990 to 1995, and then re-appeared in the Summer 2006 issue of Disney Adventures Comic Zone Magazine, as well as in The Disney Afternoon comic book published by Marvel Comics.

Although issue #8 of the monthly comic series never made it to print, the end of issue #7 included a preview for it: 'Spies in Cape Suzette?! There are some mighty mysterious folk sniffing around Shere Khan Industries. When Special Agent Booker shows up to handle the problem he finds that battling foreign agents is easier than dealing with Baloo as an assistant in.. THE SPY WHO BUGGED ME!'

Video games[edit]

Three different TaleSpin video games were produced. One was a scrolling shooting game published by Capcom for the NES and Game Boy. The other two were platform games, one developed by Sega for the Sega Genesis and Game Gear, and the other developed by NEC for the TurboGrafx-16.[38] Rebbeca, Kit, Baloo, Don Karnage and Shere Khan from Talespin also appeared in the Cards, for 1993's Puzzle game Mickey's Memory Challenge, released for Amiga and DOS, developed by Infogrames.

Cameos[edit]

  • Darkwing Duck (1991–1992): In the episode 'Film Flam', the front of Darkwing Duck's uniform is ripped open, revealing the TaleSpin logo on the shirt he wears underneath.[39]
  • Raw Toonage (1992): In the episode 'Sheerluck Bonkers / All Potato Network / The Puck Stops Here', Don Karnage hosts the episode, teaches how to look for treasure, finds a lunchbox with a picture of Baloo on it, and sword fights with Captain Hook.[40]
  • Bonkers (1993–1994): In the episode 'Of Mice and Menace', Shere Khan appears in a mugshot.[41]
  • Aladdin (1994–1995): In the episode 'When Chaos Comes Calling', there is a scene where the Genie transforms into a figure resembling and dressed like Baloo and is flying the Sea Duck, while Iago is dressed like Grizzly Kit Cloudkicker, Jasmine is wearing the clothing and hairstyle of Rebecca Cunningham, and Abu is dressed like Louie.[42][43][44]
  • Robot Chicken (2014): In the episode 'Batman Forever 21', Baloo is seen in the jungle with Mowgli and Bagheera, when he has dreams of his former life as a bush pilot.
  • Pickle and Peanut (2016): The episode '90's Adventure Bear' parodies TaleSpin with the title character being a stand-in for Baloo that leads a team consisting of characters based on King Louie and Kit as well as fellow Disney Afternoon characters Gadget and Zipper. An over-the-hill star of a long-ended show, 90's Adventure Bear has become bitter in his retirement and laments the show's lack of a DVD release, reflecting the incomplete status of many Disney Afternoon DVD releases.
  • DuckTales (2017): In the premiere episode 'Woo-oo', Dewey mentions Cape Suzette while trying to take Donald's boat for a joyride, implying characters from TaleSpin exist in the same world; a newspaper in the episode also references air pirates.[45] Don Karnage makes appearances in the episodes 'Sky Pirates..In the Sky!' and 'GlomTales', voiced by Jaime Camil.[46] Don Karnage will reappear in future episodes, alongside adult versions of Kit Cloudkicker and Molly Cunningham.[47]

Award[edit]

  • Emmy Award
    • 1991 – Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour) – Jymn Magon, Larry Latham, Robert Taylor, Mark Zaslove, Alan Burnett, and Len Uhley for Plunder & Lightning (Juried award; did not receive enough votes to win).[9][48][49]
Talespin Episode 1

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  1. ^Animation outsourced to Hanho Heung-Up, Sunwoo Animation, Walt Disney Animation France, Walt Disney Animation Japan and Wang Film Productions.

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The following is a list of episodes of TaleSpin.

Talespin Episode 16 Her Chance To Dream

Select episodes were first aired on the Disney Channel in the spring of 1990, as a preview for the series; these episodes' Disney Channel airdates and syndicated airdates are both listed here.

The series' origin episode, 'Plunder and Lightning', originally aired as a two-hour movie special on September 7, 1990, then aired in four half-hour parts from November 18-22, 1990. All regular episodes premiered in syndication as part of The Disney Afternoon.

Disney Channel Preview Release (1990)

No.TitleDisney Channel
Airdate
Syndication
Airdate
01'I Only Have Ice for You'May 5, 1990September 14, 1990
Rebecca takes over flying the Sea Duck after Baloo's license is temporarily suspended while trying to evade air pirates. The move causes havoc as Higher for Hire attempts to deliver a block of ice to a wealthy desert prince.
02'Time Waits for No Bear'May 6, 1990September 12, 1990
When Baloo is late one too many times with his deliveries, Rebecca makes him fly a guided tour, going past certain checkpoints at designated times. However, Baloo hears of a stolen crown and concocts a scheme to get the crown back while Wildcat flies the tour.
03'A Touch of Glass'May 13, 1990October 5, 1990
Wanting to cater to only the upper class, Rebecca puts up the Sea Duck as collateral insurance for what appears to be a valuable jewel shipment. However, Baloo loses the shipment -- and the Sea Duck -- to what turn out to be two con artists posing as a wealthy couple.
04'It Came From Beneath the Sea Duck'May 19, 1990September 11, 1990
Kit volunteers to babysit Molly while Baloo and Rebecca go shopping. The babysitting is anything but routine as Kit and Molly deal with air pirates and a giant squid.
05'The Bigger They Are, the Louder They Oink'May 26, 1990October 8, 1990
Baloo is upset when Rebecca gets a truffle-hunting pig instead of a new pontoon for the Sea Duck. Refusing to believe that her idea may not be good, Rebecca gets herself and the pig enslaved by pygmies, and it's up to Kit and Baloo to save her.
06'The Idol Rich'June 16, 1990September 20, 1990
Baloo competes with Colonel Spigot to acquire a valuable idol, but uses brains over brawn to get the idol back when Spigot takes the idol from him.
07'Stormy Weather'June 17, 1990September 21, 1990
After Kit gets into an argument with Baloo about taking unnecessary risks, he runs away to join an air circus led by Daring Dan Dawson. However, Dawson makes Kit perform more dangerous and wilder stunts, and it's up to Baloo to rescue his navigator.

Syndication release (1990-1991)

The four-part series premiere serial, 'Plunder and Lightning', premiered in syndication as a 2-hour made-for-TV movie on September 7, 1990. It re-aired in four parts from November 19th through November 22nd.

No.TitleOriginal Airdate
08-11'Plunder and Lightning' 1-4September 7, 1990
In the series premiere, Baloo, an air cargo pilot, meets Kit Cloudkicker, a 12-year-old orphan, and takes him on as his navigator. He also loses his business to Rebecca Cunningham, a business major who becomes his boss. Meanwhile, Don Karnage, a notorious air pirate, uses a special gem stolen from Shere Khan's company, Khan Industries, to power a lightning gun and threaten Cape Suzette.
12'From Here to Machinery'September 10, 1990
Baloo loses a race to a robot pilot, putting himself and several other cargo pilots in Cape Suzette out of work. However, Don Karnage takes advantage of the robot pilot's inability to evade trouble, and it's up to Baloo to save the day.
13'Mommy for a Day'September 13, 1990
Molly becomes a surrogate mother to a flying creature that becomes large when it gets wet and small when it dries.
14'Molly Coddled'September 17, 1990
Covington, a notorious jewel thief, hides a valuable item in the Sea Duck. When he tries to retrieve it, however, he discovers that Baloo and Kit have cleaned out the plane and Molly has added the item to her doll collection.
15'Polly Wants a Treasure'September 18, 1990
Kit befriends a parrot, Ignatz, who claims to know about some buried treasure. Baloo meanwhile is upset when Rebecca charges him for the value of a shipment of expensive crystal, which was actually broken by air pirates.
16'Vowel Play'September 19, 1990
Baloo's bad spelling hampers Rebecca's attempt to go into the skywriting business. Meanwhile, a notorious criminal uses the skywriting to attempt to send coded messages to his henchmen and hold Cape Suzette for ransom.
17'Bearly Alive'September 24, 1990
Rebecca misinterprets a phone call as news that Baloo is dying. When Baloo finds out, he decides to fly to the Bearmuda Trapezoid, from which no pilot has ever returned.
18'Her Chance to Dream'September 25, 1990
When a debonair ghost ship captain sweeps Rebecca off her feet, she enjoys what she thinks is a dream. When Baloo and Louie decide to exorcise the ghost, Rebecca is forced to choose between her dream and her daughter.
19'All's Whale That Ends Whale'September 26, 1990
Baloo and Kit rescue a mistreated whale from a circus and give him his freedom.
20'The Golden Sprocket of Friendship'September 27, 1990
Colonel Spigot is charged with presenting a golden sprocket as a gift to the Mayor of Cape Suzette. However, Trader Moe wants to steal the sprocket, and it's up to Kit and Baloo to stop him and help Spigot.
21'For a Fuel Dollars More'September 28, 1990
Rebecca starts a midair refueling station, which is a hit with the pilots and boosts Higher for Hire's business. Trouble is, it significantly lowers business for Louie, who starts his own rival station to compete, and Baloo and Kit are caught in the middle.
22-23'A Bad Reflection on You' 1-2October 1, 1990
October 2, 1990
Baloo gets an award from Shere Khan for being 'the best pilot in the world.' However, he lets that go to his head when he is selected for the Master Run, a dangerous route from which none of Khan's pilots that have flown it have returned. When they fly the Master Run, Baloo and Kit learn who is really behind the disappearances, as well as how the trick is done.
24'On a Wing and a Bear'October 3, 1990
Baloo inadvertently lets his pilot's license expire, but has trouble renewing it when his examiner rattles him by requiring him to perform his actions alphabetically. He then learns that Don Karnage has teamed up with Shere Khan to create an oil shortage in Cape Suzette.
25'A Star is Torn'October 4, 1990
Baloo is starstruck when he meets film star Kitten Kaboodle, and immediately signs on as her stunt pilot. Concerned for Baloo as his friend, Rebecca learns that the 'accidents' on Kitten's set are no accidents.
26'A Spy in the Ointment'October 9, 1990
Rebecca chides Baloo over being too gullible, but herself ends up being the gullible one when she helps a 'spy' deliver a package.
27'The Balooest of the Bluebloods'October 15, 1990
Baloo learns he's actually a long-lost baron, but when he goes to the mansion that he has supposedly inherited, there are several attempts on his life.
28'A Baloo Switcheroo'October 16, 1990
A magical idol switches Baloo with Kit and Rebecca with Don Karnage.
29'Whistlestop Jackson, Legend'October 22, 1990
Legendary hero Whistlestop Jackson pays a visit to Cape Suzette and volunteers to do a special cargo run for Higher for Hire. However, Shere Khan, his longtime rival, has other plans.
30'Double or Nothing'October 24, 1990
When Baloo learns that Kit's life savings will pay for him to replace his favorite record, he offers to double Kit's money if Kit lets him 'invest' it.
31'Feminine Air'October 30, 1990
Higher for Hire's business is suffering because its boss is female. Baloo decides to enter an air scavenger hunt, but only an all-female aviation club will sponsor Higher for Hire, so he disguises himself as a lady to do so.
32'Last Horizons'November 1, 1990
Baloo finds the legendary 'Panda-La', a mystical place, where he is warmly received. The reception, however, turns out to be a ruse, as Panda-La's inhabitants decide to attack Cape Suzette.
33'Flight of the Snow Duck'November 5, 1990
When Wildcat babysits Molly, she convinces him to take her to Thembria to see snow. Once there, however, they have fun, which gets them imprisoned because having fun is illegal in Thembria.
34'Save the Tiger'November 7, 1990
When Baloo saves Shere Khan's life, Khan offers Baloo anything he wants, a decision he quickly regrets when Baloo takes advantage of it.
35'The Old Man and the Sea Duck'November 8, 1990
Baloo suffers amnesia after he hits his head while taking a shortcut during a cargo run. He then lands somewhere in the desert where an old pilot, Joe McGee, helps him remember how to fly.
36'War of the Weirds'November 13, 1990
Rebecca overworks Baloo to the point where he lies to her to get some time off. The lie escalates into a Martian invasion, which quickly becomes complicated when a trigger-happy colonel overhears the conversation over the radio.
37'Captains Outrageous'November 15, 1990
Kit introduces his friend, accident-prone Oscar Vandersnoot, to his club, the Jungle Aces, but Oscar needs an adventure to join. When Kit decides to get Oscar his adventure, he gets more than what he bargained for when Don Karnage kidnaps Oscar for ransom.
38'The Time Bandit'November 23, 1990
Baloo makes Rebecca think it's one day later than it actually is so he can get paid early. That one day, however, turns out to be significant as Rebecca then claims that Baloo missed an important delivery to Thembria, and goes along to apologize.
39-40'For Whom the Bell Klangs' 1-2November 27, 1990
November 28, 1990
Baloo and Louie go on vacation and get involved with archaeologist Katie Dodd, who is searching for the lost city of Tinabula. Thadeos E. Klang, a mysterious villain, is also looking for the city, but has his own plans for it.
41'Citizen Khan'December 3, 1990
Baloo and company visit one of Shere Khan's mining operations, which is overseen by a sheriff who mistreats the workers. When the workers mistake Wildcat for Khan, they kidnap him, but Khan learns of 'his' abduction and goes to investigate.
42'Gruel and Unusual Punishment'December 4, 1990
To lose weight for the Pilot's Ball, Baloo goes to what he thinks is a weight loss camp, but the camp turns out to be a Thembrian prison.
43'Jolly Molly Christmas'December 20, 1990
When Baloo learns that all that Molly wants for Christmas is for it to snow for her mom, he takes Kit and Rebecca on a mission to make Molly's wish come true.
44'My Fair Baloo'January 7, 1991
Rebecca decides to shmooze with the upper class by booking a reservation on the Spruce Moose. Trouble is, Baloo's crude, unrefined behavior causes problems, but he then has to save the day when the Spruce Moose is hijacked and then crashes.
45'Waiders of the Wost Tweasure'January 9, 1991
When Baloo delivers a package to Walla Walla Bing Bang, he runs into an old rival, Airplane Jane, and a battle for Walla Walla Bing Bang's throne between Princess Grace and her long lost cousin Prince Rudolf.
46'Flight School Confidential'January 10, 1991
When Kit, who yearns to be a pilot even though he's too young, hears that the flying age has been lowered to twelve in Thembria, he goes there..only to discover that the whole thing is just a ruse and the kids won't actually be flying.
47'Bringing Down Babyface'January 17, 1991
A case of mistaken identity causes what would have been a routine prisoner transport to become a serious headache for Baloo as he is pursued by both gangsters and the cops.
48'Jumping the Guns'January 21, 1991
When a mishap during a delivery knocks out the sentries who man Cape Suzette's cliff guns, Baloo and an old codger, who hasn't fired the guns in years, are forced to man the guns to stop Don Karnage and his gang from attacking.
49'In Search of Ancient Blunders'January 30, 1991
When Baloo and Wildcat deliver an Egyptian tablet to an archaeologist who plans to open her own Museum of Ancient History, the delivery becomes anything but routine as they look for a lost treasure and try to evade air pirates, traps, and an ancient treasure guardian.
50'Louie's Last Stand'January 31, 1991
An overzealous Douglas Benson, one of Shere Khan's employees, forges Khan's signature to acquire several of Khan's assets to forcibly take over Louie's.
51'Sheepskin Deep'February 4, 1991
Desperate to attend a reunion for a grade school (from which he never graduated), Baloo goes back to school to earn his degree in time for the reunion.
52'Pizza Pie in the Sky'February 5, 1991
Rebecca leaves Baloo and Kit in charge when she attends a Better Business Boot Camp. Baloo takes advantage of this to team up with Louie to start their own pizza delivery business, but things quickly spiral out of control as they get the attention of the Health Department.
53'Baloo Thunder'February 6, 1991
When Professor Buzz, who works in Shere Khan's research and development section, is framed for stealing a top secret research project, Baloo and Kit work to clear Buzz's name and find out who the real culprit is.
54'Bullethead Baloo'February 7, 1991
When Baloo learns that he is 'yesterday's news' and the new hot item is a character called 'Bullethead,' Baloo tries to regain the kids' respect by posing as Bullethead. Meanwhile, Shere Khan deals with a crazed robotics scientist and his Mechanical Electric Laborer (MEL) robot.
55'Destiny Rides Again'February 8, 1991
Baloo and Kit find themselves flirting with destiny as they encounter an Idol of Doom and El Gato, a villain who wants the idol for himself.
56'Mach One for the Gipper'February 11, 1991
After Baloo inadvertently picks up a package belonging to another pilot, Ace London, Ace blames Baloo for the mix-up and Baloo has to clear his name while also dodging air pirates.
57'Stuck on You'February 12, 1991
Baloo finds himself literally stuck to Don Karnage after an accident with a 55 gallon drum of glue. They race to return to get the glue removed, but have to dodge Rebecca and the other air pirates along the way.
58'The Sound and the Furry'February 13, 1991
Wildcat's love of animals shows itself when he befriends several small, furry creatures. The animals, however, are wearing radio control collars, which when activated causes them to take anything mechanical apart.. especially airplanes.
59'The Road to Macadamia'February 20, 1991
When Baloo and Louie deliver a shipment to the kingdom of Macadamia, they are in for more than they bargained for with the kingdom's evil vizier. Meanwhile, they also fall for the king's attractive daughter.
60'The Ransom of Red Chimp'February 21, 1991
Louie's aunt, Aunt Louise, visits him and turns out to be more than a handful as she is just as much of a party animal as her nephew. She even goes after Don Karnage, who tries to kidnap her.
61'Your Baloo's in the Mail'February 22, 1991
When Rebecca wins a contest, she has Baloo mail the winning ticket for her. Unfortunately, Baloo spends most of the money on food rather than postage, and now has to help speed the mail along so it can get delivered in time.
62'Paradise Lost'February 25, 1991
Baloo and Wildcat take an explorer to an island that looks deserted but restores prehistoric life when a magical river runs through it.
63'The Incredible Shrinking Molly'April 8, 1991
Molly finds herself caught in a mad scientist's lab and inadvertently gets herself shrunk. It's up to Baloo, Rebecca and Kit to go to the scientist's lab and find a way to get Molly un-shrunk.
64'Bygones'May 4, 1991
When Baloo meets a pilot who claims he is Rick Sky, who had vanished some twenty years ago, Sky takes the Sea Duck to finish a mission he had failed to complete. Baloo has to evade air pirates, get the Sea Duck back, and find out who this mysterious pilot really is.
65'Flying Dupes'August 8, 1991
Baloo is asked to deliver a package, which is actually a bomb, to the Thembrian High Marshal. Meanwhile, Colonel Spigot is instructed to fly a plane but doesn't know how, and Baloo offers to teach him if he will complete the delivery for him.

Talespin Episode 10


Talespin Episode 12

v - e - d
Media
TaleSpinWalt Disney's World on Ice: Double Feature.. Live!Raw ToonageNES gameGenesis gameVideographySoundtrackComic book
Characters
BalooKit CloudkickerRebecca CunninghamMolly CunninghamWildcatLouie LamountAirplane JaneClementine ClevengerKatie DoddPrincess GraceKing AmokLotta LamourPrince Nevarhas Bin-BroakBandar-logCaptain William StansburyJoe MageeDoctor CooperRick SkyWhistlestop JacksonNanukMyra FoxworthyDetective ThursdayInspector BurrowOscar VandersnootShere KhanKhan's PilotsDon KarnageAir PiratesIvanod SpigotSergeant DunderJack CaseDaring Dan DawsonAce LondonGeneral PattonTrader MoeThaddeus E. KlangKitten KaboodleIgnatiusDr. AxolotlDr. ZibaldoBuffy and Muffy VanderschmereDouglas BensonPrince RudolfChancellor TrampleEmperor Wan LoProfessor Martin TorqueSeymourCovingtonMacKneeSheriff Gomer Cleghorn and Deputy WendellCrazy EdieCool Hands LukeHans and Helga
Episodes
'I Only Have Ice for You' • 'Time Waits for No Bear' • 'A Touch of Glass' • 'It Came From Beneath the Sea Duck' • 'The Bigger They Are, the Louder They Oink' • 'The Idol Rich' • 'Stormy Weather' • 'Plunder and Lightning' • 'From Here to Machinery' • 'Mommy for a Day' • 'Molly Coddled' • 'Polly Wants a Treasure' • 'Vowel Play' • 'Bearly Alive' • 'Her Chance to Dream' • 'All's Whale That Ends Whale' • 'The Golden Sprocket of Friendship' • 'For a Fuel Dollars More' • 'A Bad Reflection on You' • 'On a Wing and a Bear' • 'A Star is Torn' • 'A Spy in the Ointment' • 'The Balooest of the Bluebloods' • 'A Baloo Switcheroo' • 'Whistlestop Jackson, Legend' • 'Double or Nothing' • 'Feminine Air' • 'Last Horizons' • 'Flight of the Snow Duck' • 'Save the Tiger' • 'The Old Man and the Sea Duck' • 'War of the Weirds' • 'Captains Outrageous' • 'The Time Bandit' • 'For Whom the Bell Klangs' • 'Citizen Khan' • 'Gruel and Unusual Punishment' • 'Jolly Molly Christmas' • 'My Fair Baloo' • 'Waiders of the Wost Tweasure' • 'Flight School Confidential' • 'Bringing Down Babyface' • 'Jumping the Guns' • 'In Search of Ancient Blunders' • 'Louie's Last Stand' • 'Sheepskin Deep' • 'Pizza Pie in the Sky' • 'Baloo Thunder' • 'Bullethead Baloo' • 'Destiny Rides Again' • 'Mach One for the Gipper' • 'Stuck on You' • 'The Sound and the Furry' • 'The Road to Macadamia' • 'The Ransom of Red Chimp' • 'Your Baloo's in the Mail' • 'Paradise Lost' • 'The Incredible Shrinking Molly' • 'Bygones' • 'Flying Dupes'
Locations
Cape SuzetteHigher for HireLouie's PlaceWildcat's HouseboatKhan IndustriesThembriaPirate IslandWalla-Walla-Bing-BangMacadamiaTinabulaPanda-La
Songs
Spin ItI'm GoneHome is Where the Heart IsSky PiratesMonkey In Your TankFriends for Life
Objects
Sea DuckKhan TransportIron VultureSpruce MoosePirate FightersIdol of the Spirit-SwitcherThe Ruby WingsThe Three Bells of Tinabula
See also
The Jungle BookThe Disney Afternoon