Baloo (The Jungle Book)

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. He is voiced by Phil Harris.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) He is very friendly and optimistic.
 * 2) He helps teach Mowgli about having fun during "The Bare Necessities".
 * 3) He receives a lot of character development in the spinoff; TaleSpin, where he becomes a very skilled pilot.
 * 4) His design is great, even for a cartoon bear.
 * 5) He cares a lot about others, especially Mowgli, like when he saves Mowgli from King Louie and Shere Khan.
 * 6) His song "The Bare Necessities" is very catchy and well written.
 * 7) Phil Harris does a great job voicing him.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Due to his design, it’s hard to tell that he’s either a Sloth Bear or a Brown Bear, but to be fair, the character was designed to appeal more to cartoon audiences.
 * 2) He can be a little stubborn at times, especially in TaleSpin.
 * 3) He was a bit flawed outside of the original movie and TaleSpin