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TaleSpin Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
45 Episodes 1990 - 1991
Episode 1
Plunder and Lightning - Part 1
60 mins
Baloo wants a two week vacation but Becky refuses to grant him one. Baloo comes up with the idea of having Wildcat pretend he's a Dr. Gesundheit the Rocket Scientist. Wildcat then asks Baloo to fly to Mars and guarantees free publicity. Becky goes along with the charade and is given a radio to communicate to while he's 'in space.' Becky spends all day talking to Baloo asking him to bring back items from space. Baloo starts to improvise but eventually pretends that he's attacked by Martia
Episode 2
Plunder and Lightning - Part 2
Sun, Sep 9, 1990 60 mins
Behind schedule Kit finds a passage that will get them home quicker. Baloo complies but then inquires why he's never heard of this route. Kit tells him it's the Mirle Pass. Baloo panics because the Mirle Pass takes a miracle to get through. They end up landing in the ocean and Baloo bangs his head. When he wakes up he can't remember anything including how to fly. When Wildcat and Kit take him back up they get caught in a thunderstorm. They're forced to bail but Baloo gets trapped be
Episode 3
From Here to Machinery
Mon, Sep 10, 1990 22 mins
Baloo is threatened to be replaced by a robot. Prof. Martin Tork is confident that his new machine, the Auto Aviator, can do what any ace pilot can do and better. However, Baloo points out that even a machine has to have faults. This makes Tork's major buyer, Shere Kahn, begin to have his own doubts in the machine. He makes a deal with Tork that if his machine wins in a race against Baloo, he'll buy a 1000 of them. The race begins, a flight to Tundra City to pick up cargo and return.
Episode 4
It Came From Beneath the Sea Duck
Tue, Jun 22, 2004 22 mins
Baloo and Becky go shopping and Kit is left with the responsibility of babysitting Molly. Kit has his hands full, until Molly's favorite radio program, 'Danger Woman,' comes on. During the commercial break, Molly wants ice cream. They were instructed not to go further then the corner store. Meanwhile, Don Karnage sends Mad Dog and Dump Truck to steal goods from Cape Suzette via sub.
Episode 5
Time Waits for No Bear
Wed, Jun 23, 2004 22 mins
Baloo has to deliver a box back to Cape Suzette before dawn. Since it was only midnight, he decides that he can spend a few hours at Louie's. But panic ensues when the sun starts to rise. He decides to use the excuse that pirates attacked him. Baloo then demonstrates with the Sea Duck how he escaped, but unknowingly loses the box out the back hatch. When he returns to Higher for Hire with nothing, it costs the business $10,000.
Episode 6
Mommy for a Day
Thu, Jun 24, 2004 22 mins
Everyone at Higher for Hire is working hard for a game hunter named MacKnee who wants his crate delivered. The crate contains a huge creature that gets big when it's wet and small when it's dry. Molly wants to play, but when she tries to get someone's attention it causes MacKnee's crate to fall off the pulleys and make a hole in the dock. The creature inside escapes through a small crack in the bottom of the crate and out the hole. Molly befriends the creature calling him Henry.
Episode 7
I Only Have Ice for You
Fri, Jun 25, 2004 22 mins
Baloo is threatened to be replaced by a robot. Prof. Martin Tork is confident that his new machine the Auto Aviator can do what any ace pilot can do and better. However Baloo points out that even a machine has to have faults. This makes Tork's major buyer Shere Kahn begin to have his own doubts in the machine. He makes a deal with Tork that if his machine wins in a race against Baloo he'll buy a 1000 of them. The race begins a flight to Tundra City to pick up cargo and return. Fligh
Episode 8
Molly Coddled
Mon, Jun 28, 2004 22 mins
A jewel thief hides a valuable item in the Sea Duck but Baloo and Kit clean the plane out.
Episode 9
Polly wants a Treasure
Tue, Sep 18, 1990 22 mins
Baloo has to deliver a box back to Cape Suzette before dawn. Since it was only midnight he decides that he can spend a few hours at Louie's. But panic ensues when the sun starts to rise. He decides to use the excuse that pirates attacked him. Baloo then demonstrates with the Sea Duck how he escaped but unknowingly loses the box out the back hatch. When he returns to Higher for Hire with nothing it costs the business $10 000. After promising Becky that he will never again stray from the
Episode 10
Stormy Weather
Fri, Sep 21, 1990 22 mins
Baloo tries to emphasize the importance of safety after Kit performs a risky cloudsurfing stunt. But his words of wisdom seem to be falling on deaf ears, especially when Dan Dawson shows up and encourages the daredevil with many compliments.
Episode 11
All's Whale that Ends Whale
Wed, Sep 26, 1990 22 mins
Kit takes a shortcut home resulting in him getting in a fight. Baloo teaches Kit that when others use their strength against you you have to start using your brains. Baloo then starts to search for a legendary idol which if found the Sultan of Kafusalum is giving a 13 million torbit reward. He starts his search at Louie's who has turned his restaurant into a 'Idol Hunters Headquarters. There they meet Col. Spigot who's on a quest to search and find the idol in the name of the Thembrian g
Episode 12
A Bad Reflection of You
Tue, Oct 2, 1990 22 mins
Baloo is selected for the Master Run, and discovers who is behind the series of disappearances.
Episode 13
On a Wing and a Bear
Wed, Oct 3, 1990 22 mins
Baloo lets his pilot's license expire and has a hard time renewing it.
Episode 14
A Spy in the Ointment
Tue, Oct 9, 1990 22 mins
Shere Khan raises gas prices because Don Karnage is stealing all the gas drums. Meanwhile Baloo finds he's flying with an expired pilots license. When he goes to get it renewed he's reacquainted with his old Drivers License Instructor Ralph 'Love to Flunk 'Em' Throgmorton. Throgmorton makes Baloo so nervous that he can't pass the test. When he seeks other employment Throgmorton is always there and loses all other jobs due to a nervous breakdown. When he attempts one more time for his pi
Episode 15
A Baloo Switcheroo
Tue, Oct 16, 1990 22 mins
Baloo and kit are hired to fly Professor O'Bowens, an archeologist, to a forbidden temple to find a mystical idol. After he acquires it, the pirates reveal themselves and demand the idol. Not to lose the it so easily, O'Bowens gives the idol to Kit and Baloo and tells them to return without him. He warns them not to look into the idol's eyes during a thunder storm, but the two get curious as to what would happen and tempt fate, resulting in them switching bodies.
Episode 16
Legend of Whistlestop Jackson
Fri, Nov 21, 2003 22 mins
The legendary Whistlestop Jackson visits Cape Suzette and volunteers to do a cargo run.
Episode 17
Double or Nothing
Wed, Oct 24, 1990 22 mins
Baloo offers to double Kit's life savings if he's allowed to 'invest' it.
Episode 18
Save the Tiger
Wed, Nov 7, 1990 22 mins
After Baloo saves Shere Khan's life, Khan offers him anything he wants -- an offer Baloo eagerly accepts.
Episode 19
The Old Man and the Sea Duck
Thu, Nov 8, 1990 22 mins
After Baloo hits his head during a cargo run, he suffers amnesia.
Episode 20
War of the Weirds
Tue, Nov 13, 1990 22 mins
Baloo is pouting that he's never had a parade in his honor. When asked what he's ever done to earn a parade Baloo remembers his journey to find Panda-la city beyond the last horizon. No one believes him and Baloo becomes determined to find it and earn his parade. After weeks of searching Baloo gives up. But before he can turn back for home he's caught in a whirlwind and grounded. He starts searching for help and finds a large beautiful city. It's Panda-la and the natives honor him upo
Episode 21
Captain Outrageous
Sun, Mar 28, 2004 22 mins
Kit introduces his accident-prone friend to his club but they get more than they bargained for.
Episode 22
The Time Bandit
Fri, Nov 23, 1990 22 mins
Baloo convinces Rebecca it's one day later than it is so he can get paid early.
Episode 23
For Whom the Bell Klangs
Tue, Nov 27, 1990 22 mins
Baloo and Louie go on vacation, they get caught on a wild goose chase for treasure. Salvaging what's left of their time away, they decide to ignore all damsels in distress and buried treasures. But when they get involved with Katie Dodd, an archaeologist in search of the Legendary Lost City of Tinabula, they find themselves once again involved in a treasure hunt. This one comes with a mysterious villain named Thadeos E. Klang.
Episode 24
For Whom the Bell Klangs - Part 2
22 mins
Thadeous E. Klang has beaten Baloo and Louie to the Lost City of Tinabula, and when he discovers an ancient weapon that allows the user to create blinding sandstorms it begins to appear as if he's finally gotten the true upper hand. After bypassing a series of deadly booby traps with a little help from an unwilling Katie, the diabolical Klang discovers the ultimate weapon. Now, as Klang uses powerful sound waves to whip the desert sand high into the sky, Baloo and Louie race to save Katie before she is lost in the storm. With Scarabs and minions hot on their trail, Katie informs her heroic friends that the only way to beat Klang is to ring the mythical "Master Bell." But in order to get to the "Master Bell," the trio must first solve a series of brain-twisting puzzles.
Episode 25
Citizen Khan
Mon, Dec 3, 1990 22 mins
Baloo and company head to one of Shere Khan's mining operations.
Episode 26
Jolly Molly Christmas
Thu, Dec 20, 1990 22 mins
Molly doesn't believe there's a Santa, so Baloo and Louie concoct a scheme for her to meet the jolly old elf himself. But when their plan begins to come apart, the appearance of a surprise visitor from the North saves them.
Episode 27
Waiders of the Wost Tweasure
Tue, Jun 22, 2004 22 mins
Baloo has to deliver a package to Walla Walla Bing Bang. While en route, they run into Airplane Jane, an old friend of Baloo's who beat him in a race years back. Since then, there's always been a rivalry between the two. Princess Grace of Walla Walla Bing Bang is being challenged to the right of the throne by her long lost brother Prince Rudolf. In order to prove her right to rule, they need to produce Queen Mureens Ruby Rings at the coronation.
Episode 28
Flight School Confidential
Wed, Jun 23, 2004 22 mins
Kit wants to fly, but Baloo says that he's too young. When he learns that Thembria is training pilots as young as 12 years-old, Kit enlists. The piloting school is anything but training kids how to fly. General Spigot and Dunder are in charge of preforming the aerial flounder formation. Turns out Spigot accidentally ordered a whole fleet of small planes. To avoid punishments (or death), Spigot plans on having small kids in the plane creating the illusion that they're the appropriate size.
Episode 29
Bringing Down Babyface
Thu, Jan 17, 1991 22 mins
Baloo is put in charge of transporting Babyface Half-Nelson from Prison Island to Cape Suzette. However, Babyface has knocked out the officer transporting him and switched outfits. Baloo, who's never seen Babyface before, takes them back to Cape Suzette and let's Babyface walk away. When the officer awakens, he arrests Baloo for aiding in the escape of a prisoner. Meanwhile, Babyface's mother hires two goons to free her son, who also have never seen him.
Episode 30
Jumping Guns
Mon, Jan 21, 1991 22 mins
Don Karnage is sick of many a failing attempt to get into Cape Suzette. When he watches Baloo deliver lunch to the guards, he comes up with the idea of stealing The Sea Duck to infiltrate their defenses. When Louie and Baloo get wise to their plan, they only have the time it takes the Iron Vulture to get from Pirate Island to Cape Suzette to re-arm the cliff guns.
Episode 31
In Search of Ancient Blunders
Wed, Jan 30, 1991 22 mins
Baloo and Wildcat are tasked with delivering an Egyptian tablet.
Episode 32
Louie's Last Stand
Thu, Jan 31, 1991 22 mins
Douglas Benson cannot get everyone to stop laughing at him, except Shere Kahn who is unimpressed with all his investment ideas. When a friend takes Benson out to Louie's to forget his problems, Benson makes Louie and offer to buy his place. Louie refuses and once again Benson's the butt of all the jokes. Benson does some research, finding that Louie's deed is only good as long as he's still on the island when the previous lease expires.
Episode 33
Sheepskin Deep
Mon, Feb 4, 1991 22 mins
Balloo goes back to school to earn his degree and attend his grade school reunion.
Episode 34
Pizza Pie in the Sky
Tue, Jun 29, 2004 22 mins
Becky enrolls in the Better Business Boot Camp. In the meantime, Baloo and Kit are in charge. Baloo takes advantage of his own business and pairs up with Louie to deliver pizzas. With no real business know-how, Baloo tries all the normal techniques on a larger scale. He ends up taking all the petty cash from Higher For Hire, buy rancid anchovies that make Louie (their only chef) pass out, and get the attention of the Health Department.
Episode 35
Baloo Thunder
Wed, Jun 30, 2004 22 mins
Prof. Buzz gives Baloo and Kit a tour of his research and development section of Khan's business. When they leave, Buzz overhears Perry, one of Khan's white-collars, on the phone with Miniversal Crop. Turns out he's going to steal Khan's Top Secret Flying Project for the rival corporation. Upon hearing this Buzz goes to inform Khan. But when Perry finds out Prof. Buzz is onto him, he alerts security that Buzz is the traitor.
Episode 36
Bullethead Baloo
Thu, Feb 7, 1991 22 mins
A Dr. Axelottel tries to sell Khan a Mechanical Electric Laborer (MEL) robot. When Khan turns down the robot, Axelottel vows revenge on him. Meanwhile, The Jungle Aces are obsessed with Bullethead, an action comic book character. Kit says that comic book heroes are not like real heroes: pilots. When forced to use an example, he uses Baloo. But Baloo proves to be yesterday's news. Not wanting to let Kit down, Baloo borrows a rocket device from Prof. Buzz.
Episode 37
Destiny Rides Again
Thu, Sep 2, 2004 22 mins
After delivering a package Baloo finds Kit talking to a Madam Una. Upon seeing Baloo (with a llama hat on) she mistakes him for the legendary 'Great Llama.' She then tells him of the legend of The Idol Of Doom. It's Baloo's destiny to find this idol of mass destruction that can only be destroyed by a hero (e.g. The Great Llama). Before Baloo can object she slaps a bracelet that leads The Hero to the idol. The bracelet causes a chain of events that through shear dumb luck bring him to t
Episode 38
Mach One for the Gipper
Fri, Sep 3, 2004 22 mins
Baloo accidentally picks up a package belonging to another pilot.
Episode 39
Stuck on You
Tue, Feb 12, 1991 22 mins
When a reward is put on Don Karnage he's insulted. He puts on a full attack on the cliff cannons. When he's victorious he decides to boast in an old fashion manner: on a hot air balloon. At that same moment Baloo is delivering several canisters of glue from a glue factory. Don Karnage is knocked out of the sky and onto the Sea Duck. Once inside the two quarrel knocking themselves out the rear hatch. When Karnage climbs back to safety he heroically pulls Baloo up too. Then one of the c
Episode 40
The Road to Macadamia
Thu, Feb 21, 1991 22 mins
Louie and Baloo are going to Macadamia to drop off cargo and pick up some Macadamia nuts. But the cities economy had dropped since their last visit. When they went to the king to collect their payment and nuts they're turned away. When they protest a Chancellor Trample comes and tells them that they cannot afford to pay them. When Baloo and Louie investigate they find that the chancellor is intentionally running the economy into the ground in hopes the absent-minded king will force prince
Episode 41
The Ransom of Red Chimp
Wed, Feb 20, 1991 22 mins
Louie's aunt is coming to visit which puts Louie in red alert. She dances she parties and she calls Louie 'Louis.' When Louie loses control of the atmosphere he makes a fake announcement over the radio that the air race his aunt is participating in has been moved to today prompting her to cut the visit short. Meanwhile Don Karnage sends his men to kidnap Louie's wealthy aunt. When Louie receives a ransom demanding $5 million both he and Baloo decide to fight to get her back. But when
Episode 42
Your Baloo's in the Mail
Fri, Feb 22, 1991 22 mins
Rebecca tasks Baloo with mailing a winning contest ticket, but he spends most of the money on food.
Episode 43
Paradise Lost
Mon, Feb 25, 1991 22 mins
Baloo and Wildcat take an explorer to a strange island that can restore prehistoric life.
Episode 44
The Incredible Shrinking Molly
Mon, Apr 8, 1991 22 mins
Caught in a mad scientist's lab, Molly accidentally gets herself shrunk.
Episode 45
Bygones
Thu, Sep 16, 2004 22 mins
Baloo is reading about the Great War pilot Ricky Sky who vanished 20 years ago transporting silver for the war effort. The disappearance lead to the belief that he and his crew stole the silver for themselves. While avoiding Don Karnage and his pirates he sees a distress flash from a downed pilot. When he stops to investigate it's a man claiming he's the legendary Rick Sky. Baloo says that Rick sky would be 50 the man looks 30. When they return to Higher for Hire Rick says he needs to