"Bullethead Baloo" is the fifty-forth episode of The Disney Afternoon animated series, TaleSpin. It premiered on February 7, 1991.
Plot[]
When Baloo learns that he is "yesterday's news" and the new hot item is a character called "Bullethead", Baloo tries to regain the kids' respect by posing as Bullethead. Meanwhile, Shere Khan deals with a crazed robotics scientist and his Mechanical Electric Laborer (MEL) robot.
Cast[]
- Rodger Bumpass as Dr. Axolotl, Bus Driver
- Jennifer Darling as Mrs. Snarly
- Ed Gilbert as Baloo
- Benny Grant as Jungle Ace Member
- Whit Hertford as Ernie
- Jerry Houser as Kidnapper #1, Officer #1
- Tony Jay as Shere Khan
- David Lodge as MEL, Officer #2
- Kenneth Mars as Buzz, Heimlich Menudo, Reporter
- R.J. Williams as Kit Cloudkicker
- Jim Cummings as Dr. Axolotl (phone-call) (uncredited)
Home video releases[]
DVD
- TaleSpin: Volume 2
Trivia[]
- Shere Khan says: "You're beginning to try my patience, Baloo"; a reference to The Jungle Book.
- Buzz tells Baloo: "Watch out for that tree!"; a reference to George of the Jungle.
- Baloo tells Dr. Axolotl: "Dr. Axolotl, I presume?" a reference to Sir Henry Morton Stanley's line when he found Dr. David Livingstone in Africa.
- Bullethead was based off The Rocketeer, whose movie came out several months later.
- The first line of Dr. Axolotl's call to Baloo at the police station is reversed and sped up. When reveresed and slowed down, the line is in fact that of Louie saying "Yeah, any minute now, kiddo!"