Very loosely inspired by the 1967 film The Jungle Book, TaleSpin gave characters like Baloo the bear and Shere Khan the tiger a new look for a new generation.
Big, burly Baloo (voiced by Ed Gilbert) now flew a yellow seaplane called Sea Duck for the ‘Higher for Hire’ air cargo service owned by cute bear Rebecca (voiced by Sally Struthers).
She and her 6-year-old daughter Molly (Janna Michaels), along with Baloo and orphaned cub Kit Cloudkicker (R.J. Williams), faced off against a wonderful band of funny but villainous Air Pirates – chief amongst them, bad wolf Don Karnage (voiced by Jim Cummings) and nefarious industrial magnate, Shere Khan (Tony Jay).
Key members of Karnage’s Air Pirates included his first mate Mad Dog (Charlie Adler), a dachshund, and Dumptruck (Chuck McCann), a Great Dane.
Wildcat (voiced by Pat Fraley) was Rebecca’s strange but very gifted mechanic. Fun-loving red orangutan Louie (also voiced by Jim Cummings) owned the island nightclub and motel Louie’s Place, which served as a refuelling station and pit stop area for pilots.
Using computer animation, TaleSpin was Disney’s highest achievement to date in television animation.
Baloo
Ed Gilbert Rebecca Cunningham
Sally Struthers Molly Cunningham
Janna Michaels Kit Cloudkicker
R.J. Williams Wildcat
Pat Fraley Shere Khan
Tony Jay Don Karnage/Louie
Jim Cummings Mad Dog
Charlie Adler Dumptruck
Chuck McCann
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Big, burly Baloo (voiced by Ed Gilbert) now flew a yellow seaplane called Sea Duck for the ‘Higher for Hire’ air cargo service owned by cute bear Rebecca (voiced by Sally Struthers).
Wildcat (voiced by Pat Fraley) was Rebecca’s strange but very gifted mechanic. Fun-loving red orangutan Louie (also voiced by Jim Cummings) owned the island nightclub and motel Louie’s Place, which served as a refuelling station and pit stop area for pilots.
Rebecca Cunningham
