phil harris did the voice of baloo in the 1967 film the jungle book.
phil harris did the voice of baloo in the 1967 film the jungle book.
who did the voice of baloo in the 1967 film the jungle book?
phil harris
baloo, based on kipling's creation, has appeared in various disney productions, starting with the company's 1967 feature-length animated film adaptation of "the jungle book". in this version, baloo (voiced by phil harris) is portrayed as a friendly, even-tempered character who lives a responsibility-free lifestyle, seemingly far removed from the law teacher in kipling's book. like in the novel, baloo is one of mowgli's mentors and friends. baloo is also patient and strong; his only apparent weakness is that he's ticklish. baloo is initially opposed to bringing mowgli to the man village, wanting to raise him as a son. however, when bagheera explains that mowgli is easy prey for shere khan the tiger and that he's not safe in the jungle, even with baloo's diligent protection, baloo realizes he has a point and agrees to tell mowgli the difficult truth. mowgli turns on baloo and runs away, prompting him and bagheera to split up and search for the boy. baloo isn't seen again until the climax of the film, when he sees mowgli preparing to battle shere khan. baloo attempts to stop the tiger, but almost gets killed in the process. after mowgli follows a girl named shanti into the village and decides to stay there, baloo is slightly disappointed, but is ultimately relieved that mowgli is safe at last. he and bagheera then return to the jungle as they sing a reprise of "the bare necessities" together.
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he is described in kipling's work as "the sleepy brown bear". robert armitage sterndale, from whom kipling derived most of his knowledge of indian fauna, used the hindi word ""bhalu"" for several bear species, though daniel karlin, who edited the penguin reissue of "the jungle book" in 1987, states that, with the exception of colour, kipling's descriptions of baloo are consistent with the sloth bear, as brown bears and asian black bears do not occur in the seoni area where the novel takes place. also, the name "sloth" can be used in the context of sleepiness. karlin states, however, that baloo's diet of "only roots and nuts and honey" is a trait more common to the asian black bear than to the sloth bear. nevertheless, this may be single observation only; according to the dietary habits of sloth bears, while sloth bears prefer termites and ants (which is also described as baloo's special treat in "the jungle book"), their main sources of food are honey and fruits most of the year. in the 1967 walt disney's "the jungle book", he's portrayed as a sloth bear, meanwhile in the russian version, he's portrayed as an asian black bear. in the 1994 remake of "the jungle book", baloo is portrayed by a cinnamon bear, while live-action television shows and movies often have baloo portrayed by an american black bear. in the 2016 adaptation, baloo is stated to be a sloth bear by bagheera, though his appearance is similar to that of a himalayan brown bear. though this subspecies of the brown bear is absent from historical records on seoni, it might have ranged across most of northern india.
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