| Full Name: | Baloo Bear |
| Nicknames: | Poppa Bear (Kit) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | Mid 30's |
| Height: | 6'2 |
| Species: | Bear |
| Dress: | Yellow pilots shirt, and a red pilots cap |
| Occupation: | Pilot at 'Higher For Hire' |
| First Appearance: | Episode #1 Plunder and Lightning, part 1 |
| First Quote: | "Hey hey, Louie. You gotta learn my secret to ree-lax-ation!" |
| A bit about Baloo: | Baloo plays the main role in Talespin - an easy going, carefree and party-lovin' pilot. He flies a bright yellow sea plane which he calls the Seaduck - a Conwing L16, with superflight 100 engines (as told to us in Plunder and Lightning, part 1). He loves being a pilot and, in his own words, 'flying is what life's all about'. He is very lazy and irresponsible, but has a heart of gold and will do anything for his friends, and will go to any length correct any mistakes he makes (which are many). He takes life as it comes, not worrying about small details - he describes himself as a 'big picture kind of guy'. At one stage, he owned his own air cargo company - 'Baloo's Air Service'. But after failing to pay his bills on time, the bank sold the deed to his business and for his plane to a business woman called Rebecca Cunningham. Not wanting to leave his plane, Baloo agrees to work for Rebecca ( who has re-named to business 'Higher For Hire') in hope that he can eventually save up enough money to buy the Seaduck back from her. In the early episodes of the series, Baloo meets and befriends a young bear cub named Kit. Their sharded love of planes and Kit's ambitions of becoming a pilot sparks an instant friendship between the two, and Kit becomes Baloo's partner and navigator. Baloo loves and treats Kit like his own son, affectionatly referring to his as 'Lil Britches'. |
