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Much to my delight, the rest of the episodes were up to par on the promise of the premiere. The premiere of 'Plunder and Lightning' was a two-hour thrill ride, and won an Emmy. But above all these wonders shines 'TaleSpin'. Aside from a dumbed-down show called 'The Gummi Bears', early shows like 'Darkwing Duck', 'Duck Tales', and 'Chip 'N Dale's Rescue Rangers' gave credence to the Disney animation teams that were also turning out theatrical classics like 'The Little Mermaid', 'Beauty and the Beast', 'The Rescuers Down Under', and 'The Great Mouse Detective'. Besides these prime examples, Disney also returned to syndicated programs for kids, coming up with a lineup called 'The Disney Afternoon'. Some examples of this period would be 'Transformers', 'Garfield and Friends', 'Captain Power', and 'C.O.P.S.' (a cartoon NOT to be confused with the live action show on Fox). Don't worry, you are just sampling some of the quality fare that was available to kids during the late 1980's and early 1990's.

Colorful and imaginative characters? Entertaining dialogue? Plots that seem to have some depth to them, even creating atmospheres of suspense and drama at times? I mean, this is a syndicated children's show right? This is the same venue that has brought kids such drek as 'Pokemon', 'Pepper Ann', 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers', and 'VR Troopers' (please note that three of the titles mentioned above are crass Japanese exports, courtesy of the Fox Network and Saban Entertainment). (It did actually get its own show in 1996.If you are viewing this show for the first time, you may start wondering if you are in an alternate reality.

While he mostly praised the series, he found Molly to be annoying and commented why The Jungle Book didn't get a show proper. Popular internet reviewer Nostalgia Critic dedicated an episode to the Disney Afternoon block.The name Tale Spin is a play on tailspin, which is a type of descent in aircraft (often resulting in a crash).

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Despite being set in the thirties, the characters still act as if the series was set in the eighties.

Launchpad McQuack of Duck Tales was originally going to star in this series.

This game is considered superior to the Genesis game.

The NES version is a scrolling shooter, albeit with Baloo being more than twice the size of the Sea Duck (likely to better identify that it was indeed a Tale Spin game).

TaleSpin video games have been released to the NES, TG16, Genesis, Game Boy, and Game Gear: He was the king of the monkeys in Jungle Book.

Louie- an orangutan who runs a tropical drink bar.

His last name is pronounced in the mock-French 'car-nazh'.

Don Carnage- the French leader of the air pirate brigade.

He was one of the villains in Jungle Book.

Shere Khan- a notorious business executive whose illegal schemes Baloo has to thwart.

Molly Cunningham- Rebecca's six-year-old, easily-excited daughter.Rebecca Cunningham- Baloo's employer who runs the Higher for Hire shipping company.Kid Cloudkicker- Baloo's twelve year old sidekick who uses a metal device to 'sky surf' of sorts.Baloo- the joyful bear from the Jungle Book, who pilots the Sea Duck expertly as he delivers his shipments.It was set in the 1930s, and starred Baloo as the pilot of a cargo delivery plane. TaleSpin was a Disney Afternoon cartoon on the Disney Channel in the eighties starring the characters from the classic Disney animated film The Jungle Book.

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