The Jungle Book (franchise) Adventures of Baloo and Mowgli"), an unofficial sequel also written by screenwriter Larry Simmons, which continued the story of the film, and included Phil Harris and Louis Prima voicing their film roles. In the record, Baloo (Harris) is missing Mowgli (Ginny Tyler), so he teams up with King Louie (Prima) and Bagheera (Dal McKennon) to take him from the man village. Four new songs were composed for the record, two of which ("Baloo's Blues" and "It's a Kick") made appearances as bonus tracks on CD versions of the soundtrack to the original "The Jungle Book." On April 19, 2016, Disney
The Jungle Book (1967 film) Disney Vault on January 31, 2017. In the United States, the DVD and Blu-ray releases sold 12,058,369 units between 2007 and 2016, and have grossed as of August 2018. "The Jungle Book" received positive reviews upon release, undoubtedly influenced by a nostalgic reaction to the death of Walt. "Time" noted that the film strayed far from the Kipling stories, but "the result is thoroughly delightful...it is the happiest possible way to remember Walt Disney." "The New York Times" called it "a perfectly dandy cartoon feature," and "Life" magazine referred to it as "the best thing of its kind since "Dumbo",