Baloo (Disney)

Baloo (Disney)
Background information
Movies	The Jungle Book The Jungle Book 2 Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse Mickey's House of Villains The Lion King 1½ (silhouette cameo) Meet the Robinsons (cameo) The Jungle Book (2016)
TV Series	The Mouse Factory TaleSpin Raw Toonage (cameo) Aladdin (cameo) Jungle Cubs House of Mouse DuckTales (2017) (cameo)
Video Games	TaleSpin (NES) TaleSpin (Genesis) The Jungle Book The Jungle Book Groove Party Disney Universe Kinect Disneyland Adventures Disney Infinity series Disney Crossy Road Disney Emoji Blitz Disney Magic Kingdoms Kingdom Hearts Union χ (Medal) Disney Heroes: Battle Mode Disney Mirrorverse (TaleSpin version) Disney Sorcerer's Arena Just Dance: Disney Party
Park Attractions	The Disney Afternoon Live!: Plane Crazy Mickey's Magical TV World Fantasmic! It's a Small World Mickey Mouse Revue Celebrate a Dreams Come True Parade Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade Mickey's Jingle Jungle Parade Disney Stars and Motorcars Parade Parade of the Stars World of Color: Celebrate! Mickey and the Wondrous Book La Forêt de l'Enchantement: Une aventure musicale Disney Happily Ever After
Portrayed by	Casey the Cinnamon Bear (in the 1994 live-action movie)
Voice	Phil Harris (original) Thurl Ravenscroft (Disney on Parade) Ed Gilbert (TaleSpin) Pamela Adlon (Jungle Cubs) Brian Doyle-Murray (Mowgli's Story) Steven Curtis Chapman (Jungle Book Groove Party) John Goodman (2003 sequel) Joel McCrary (2002-present) Bill Murray (2016 film)
Animators	Frank Thomas Ollie Johnston Milt Kahl John Lounsbery
Inspiration	Baloo from the stories by Rudyard Kipling
Accolades	3rd place in Empire Magazine's 50 Best Animated Movie Characters
Character information
Other names	Papa Bear (by Mowgli) Old Iron Paws (by Bagheera) Big Oaf (by Shere Khan)
Personality	Kind, sweet, compassionate, loving, caring, empathetic, sympathetic, sensitive, understanding, handsome, supportive, lazy, gentle, nurturing, benevolent, optimistic, fatherly, laid-back, protective, selfless, fun-loving, slothful, friendly, easygoing, carefree, relaxed, content, slightly foolish, nice, charitable, generous, clumsy, erudite, opportunistic, jovial, selfless, gentle, good-natured, funny, musical, playful, clueless, immature, hedonistic, carefree, relaxed, dim-witted, oafish, bumbling, jolly, happy, cheerful, enthusiastic, clever, intelligent, strong-willed, headstrong, stubborn, good-hearted
Appearance	Tall, bulky, obese gray sloth bear, brief hair, periwinkle muzzle, large aqua-gray belly, palms and soles, crimson nose, white claws (fingers in the parks and in TaleSpin) and toenails, brief tail
Alignment	Good
Goal	To protect and care for Mowgli to the best of his ability To make enough money to buy back the Sea Duck (TaleSpin)
Home	Indian jungle
Relationships
Parents	His mother (mentioned)
Allies	Mowgli, Bagheera, King Louie, Hathi, Jr., Shanti, Ranjan, the vultures
Enemies	Shere Khan, Kaa
Personal information
Likes	Fruits, jazzy swing music, being with Mowgli, swimming, having his back scratched, dancing, partying, ants, sleeping
Dislikes	Working, too much responsibility, Mowgli in danger, the bandar-log, tigers
Quote	"I'm gone, man; solid gone!" "And get with the beat!"

“Whenever great deeds are remembered in this jungle, one name will stand above all others: our friend, Baloo the bear.”

―Bagheera

Baloo is the deuteragonist of Disney's 1967 animated feature film The Jungle Book. He is a fun-loving, easygoing, and good-natured sloth bear who becomes the best friend of a "man-cub" named Mowgli.

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Characters Disney Original: Mowgli, Bagheera, Baloo, Shere Khan, King Louie, Kaa, The Vultures, Colonel Hathi, Winifred, Hathi, Jr., Rama, Akela, Raksha, Shanti Sequel: Lucky, Ranjan TV Series: 1994: Mowgli, Katherine Brydon, Nathoo The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story: Lil Raksha, Tabaqui 2016 Remake: