by Tale Spin
This was a spinoff in a small way to the Jungle Book as Baloo was now a pilot who went to work for Ms. Rebecca as a cargo pilot. The series centers on the adventures of bush pilot Baloo the bear, whose air cargo freight business “Baloo’s Air Service” is taken up by Rebecca Cunningham who has a young daughter named Molly. Upon his default on delinquent bills with the bank and his perceived irresponsibility in running a business by Rebecca, she takes over the business and renames it “Higher for Hire”, making her Baloo’s boss.
An orphan boy and former air pirate, the ambitious grizzly bear cub Kit Cloudkicker, attaches to Baloo and becomes his navigator. He sometimes calls Baloo “Papa Bear”. The series follows the ups and downs of Higher for Hire and its staff as they take flight in their trusty plane named, “The Sea Duck”.
