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TaleSpin the Total Volume 65 Episodes

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TALESPIN features beloved JUNGLE BOOK star Baloo the bear in his very own series. Happy-go-lucky pilot Baloo and his navigator Kit Cloudkicker are the intrepid flight crew for a cargo company owned by expert businesswoman Rebecca Cunningham. Throughout their travels, Baloo and Kit encounter familiar characters like the tree-swinging nightclub manager King Louie and corporate big shot Shere Khan. There's excitement at every turn as our heroes face off against Don Karnage and his band of evil Air Pirates, with only Baloo's skills and Kit's wits to save them. With nine discs packed with laughs and thrills, the sky's the limit with TALESPIN-Complete Edition!
Language(s):
English
Studio:

Walt Disney Home Entertainment

U.S. Rating:
TV-Y
Canadian Rating:G
Genre:Animation
Approximate Run Time:TOTAL :1400 minutes
Technical:Image:Width 512 pixelsHeight 384 pixels
Audio:BitRate 128 kbps Format CyberLink MPEG 1 Layer-3
Video:Frame rate 29 frames/second, Datarate 126kbps, Video Sample Size 24 bit , Video compression DivX Codec

An interesting aspect of the series is that several of the characters are loosely based on characters from Disney's animated film version of The Jungle Book: in particular Baloo, the hot-shot pilot hero of the series; Louie, the owner of Baloo's favourite bar; and Shere Khan, a business tycoon who appears in many episodes.

Also, many of the series concepts seem to be based on the 1982 ABC series Tales of the Gold Monkey, including the main concept of a cocky cargo pilot and his rocky relationship with his girlfriend, the era and designs of the aircraft and costumes, the secondary character relationships, even the visual appearance of the lagoon.

TaleSpin is set in the fictional city-state of Cape Suzette, a harbor town protected by giant cliffs (through which only a small opening exists). The opening in the cliffs is guarded by anti-aircraft artillery, preventing flying rabblerousers or air pirates from entering the city. Characters in the world of TaleSpin are, as a rule, anthropomorphic animals. The timeframe of the series is never specifically addressed, but appears to be in the mid to late 1930s; the helicopter and jet engine are experimental devices and most architecture is reminiscent of the art deco style of that period. "The great war" ended "nearly 20 years ago", and radio is the primary mass medium. Also, one episode the characters talk about the newly invented jet-motor and the possibility of flying faster than the speed of sound.

The series centered on the adventures of bush pilot Baloo the bear, whose air cargo freight business is bought out by Rebecca Cunningham, and renamed 'Higher for Hire'. An orphan boy and former air pirate, Kit Cloudkicker, attaches to Baloo and becomes his navigator. Together, they are the crew of Higher for Hire's only aircraft, a modified Conwing L-16 named the Sea Duck. From there, the series follows the ups and downs of Higher for Hire and its staff.

Their adventures often involve encounters with a gang of air pirates led by the histrionic Don Karnage, or with representatives of Thembria, a parody of the Stalinist Soviet Union inhabited by anthropomorphic warthogs.

The relationship between Baloo and Rebecca owes something to the screwball comedy films of the 1930s. It's even more closely patterned after the later years of the television sitcom Cheers—in both shows, a buttoned-down businesswoman named Rebecca takes the reins of a struggling company, then hires its previous owner (a fun-loving but irresponsible slacker) to do most of the work for her.

A monthly comic book based on the show was published by Disney Comics in 1991, running for seven issues (eleven, counting a four-issue mini-series based on the series premiere). The comic's cancellation seven months later terminated several planned stories that would have revealed pieces of background for the main characters. Subsequent comic stories were printed in Disney Adventures from 1990 to 1995, as well as in the Disney Afternoon comic book published by Marvel Comics. A video game by Capcom was also released on several platforms, including NES, Game Boy and Sega Genesis.

Famed Uncle Scrooge comic writer and artist Don Rosa contributed with episode 5 "I Only Have Ice for You" and episode 10 "It Came From Beneath the Sea Duck".