TaleSpin

Disney's TaleSpin is a half-hour Disney animated series that first aired as part of The Disney Afternoon. After a preview of The Disney Afternoon that aired on the Disney Channel in May 1990, the series began its run in September of the same year. The original concept was embodied in the introductory television movie "Plunder and Lightning", which 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 series The Disney Afternoon.

Characters (Actors)

Higher for Hire

• Baloo (Ed Gilbert), drawn largely as the bear from Disney's The Jungle Book, but with a flight cap and a yellow vest. Although he is lazy and unreliable, he is also an excellent pilot capable of the most daring maneuvers in the air and the courage to do them. Some of his mannerisms survive from The Jungle Book, including his nickname of "Papa Bear" by Kit, which Mowgli gave him. He also calls Kit "Little Britches," as he did Mowgli.
• Kit Cloudkicker (R.J. Williams, Alan Roberts), an orphan brown bear and former member of the air pirates, who stands roughly half Baloo's size. He typically wears a blue baseball cap with red rim and a green sweater. He is skilled at cloud surfing. Kit looks to Baloo as a father figure, and usually flies as the navigator of the 'Sea Duck'. His rather mysterious persona and surprisingly dark background made him a rather popular character amongst the show's fans. In the Hindi version, Kit is called Kit Cloudwalla.
• Rebecca Cunningham (Sally Struthers), a tall thin brown bear with long brown hair, who usually wears slacks, a white shirt, and a pink-red jacket. A shrewd businesswoman with a penchant for recklessness, she buys 'Baloo's Air Service' and his plane, creating the air cargo company Higher For Hire. In the Hindi version, Rebecca is called Ritika Mahalingam.
• Molly Cunningham (Janna Michaels), Rebecca's daughter. In Hindi version, she is called Dolly.
• Louie (Jim Cummings), also a character from "The Jungle Book", Louie is an ape who wears a hawaiian shirt and owns the island restaurant 'Louie's', located near but outside the protection of Cape Suzette.
• Wildcat (Pat Fraley), a clueless and gangly lion who typically wears a mechanic's outfit. Officially the Higher for Hire mechanic, pure intelligence is not his forte, but he's extremely adept at fixing devices. In Hindi version, he is called Punter.

Air Pirates

• Don Karnage (Jim Cummings), the leader of the air pirates, and the master of the massive pirate airship 'Iron Vulture'. He is some sort of canine, but it's not clear exactly what species he is; jackal, dingo, wolf and coyote are all popular theories. In Hindi, he is called Don Karnaash, (which literally means Don Do-Destruction).
• Mad Dog (Charlie Adler)
• Dumptruck (Chuck McCann)
• Gibber (Chuck McCann)
• Hacksaw (Charlie Adler)
• Ratchet (Rob Paulsen)
• Hal (Frank Welker)

Thembrians

• Colonel Ivanod Spigot (Michael Gough)
• Sergeant Dunder (Lorenzo Music)
• The High Marshall
• Professor Crackpotkin
• Warden Slammer

Khan Industries

• Shere Khan (Tony Jay), a tiger who also appeared in The Jungle Book, but here stands upright and wears a business suit. Khan is a ruthless and extremely wealthy businessman who is the dominant economic force in Cape Suzette.
• Buzz (Kenneth Mars), a short purple-haired bird of indeterminate species who is Khan's in-house inventor as well as an old friend of Baloo's.
• Mrs. Snarly (Jennifer Darling), Khan's ruthless and loyal elderly secretary. She is (apparently) a shew.
• Dr. Debolt (Rob Paulsen), Khan's head mad scientist, a very insane rabbit who created the sub-electron amplifier.
• Douglas "Dougie" Benson (Mark L. Taylor), a tabby cat and an investor in the company who lost his job as a result of a combination of bad investments (like glow-in-the-dark sunglasses) and flagrant mis-use of Khan's private Air Force for personal gain.
• Mr. Perry (Michael Bell), a scheming and sharply-dressed cheetah who was cooperating with Khan's rival, the Miniversal Corp., to steal a top-secret helicopter.
• Walters (Phil Crowley), a panther investor who was Douglas Benson's aide and confidant.
• Garth and Gus (Patric Zimmerman and Tony Pope), Khan's well-dressed tiger and panther goons who he sent to teach Baloo a lesson after the bear foolishly took advantage of Khan.

Others

• Trader Moe (Jim Cummings), an international criminal alligator who is always accompanied by a hulking rhinoceros and gorilla who are known only as "The Goons".
• Covington (Jim Cummings), a smooth-talking jaguar con-artist who attempted to take advantage of Rebecca.
• Howard Huge (Charlie Adler), a maniacal hippo airplane designer.
• Jack Case (Brian Cummmings), a semi-villainous rabbit and would-be spy.
• Dr. Axolotl (Rodger Bumpass), a psychotic lizard inventor who sought revenge against Shere Khan with his killer robot, M.E.L.
• Dr. Zibaldo (Dan Castellaneta), a short fox scientist who invented a shrink ray.