{"id":33165,"date":"2017-10-16T23:41:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T04:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=33165"},"modified":"2022-11-20T21:53:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T03:53:06","slug":"funkos-disney-afternoon-talespin-baloo-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=33165","title":{"rendered":"Funko’s Disney Afternoon TaleSpin Baloo Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Unlike DuckTales, I don\u2019t remember as much about TaleSpin so this review might be a little light . The shows didn\u2019t really overlap in their first run, so I must not have been watching as many cartoons when Baloo & Rebecca made their way into syndication. I knew about the show \u2013 the concept, reimagining The Jungle Book characters into a modern adventure show & air service shipping company, was out there, but they made it work for one, long 65-episode season.<\/p>\n

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My biggest memory of the show, which turned out to be semi on purpose, was the show reminding me of Cheers with the relationship between Baloo & Rebecca mimicking that of Sam and\u2026 well, Rebecca, from Cheers. Both Sam & Baloo have become unable to run their own business, both lose them to their respective Rebeccas, and both ultimately must work as an employee at their own business on the way towards falling in love.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of Rebecca, I was surprised to not see her featured on the card art. Just as with DuckTales, the card art is specific to the show and looks good, I like the circle bubble over the globe. It features a scene from the Flight of the Snow Duck which focused heavily on Baloo, Wildcat, and Molly and ends up with a couple series regulars missing. It\u2019ll be interesting to see if future figures feature the same scenes or that we\u2019ll see some different scenes mixed in on the card backers. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Baloo\u2019s sculpt is not quite as on model as Scrooge, but is still a great visual representation for the character. It\u2019s a clean sculpt overall and it\u2019s grown on me the more I\u2019ve photographed it. The head sculpt sells it, but one of the parts I liked most was using the shirt to completely hide the waist articulation.<\/p>\n

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Articulation for Baloo is like Scrooge\u2019s \u2013 the ball-jointed neck & shoulders, hinged elbows, swivel waist, and swivel legs, now in the form of a v-crotch for Papa Bear here. The v-crotch is giving me some Playmates flashbacks, but it works to simulate some walking poses and allows the figure to be rebalanced when standing in various poses, including a kind of Bare Necessities dance.<\/p>\n

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The paint is again crisp, but much less is used here than on Scrooge, or it at least seems like it. Baloo also goes without any accessories, but that\u2019s okay. The one accessory I wish he had, the Sea Duck, is probably a little too big for the package.<\/p>\n

I feel like I\u2019m rushing through this one. I\u2019m a little out of practice here, but Baloo a nice addition to this fledging Disney line and I look forward to rounding out the cast in future waves.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll be looking at the various Disney Afternoon figures aLL week. Baloo and the other figures are available for pre-order at both BigBadToyStore<\/a> and Entertainment Earth<\/a>. Look for the figures to be in-stock in November.<\/p>\n

**Thanks again to the folks at Funko for providing this figure to IAT for this review!**<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unlike DuckTales, I don\u2019t remember as much about TaleSpin so this review might be a little light . The shows didn\u2019t really overlap in their first run, so I must not have been watching as many cartoons when Baloo & Rebecca made their way into syndication. 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