Baloo [after he, Bagheera, and Mowgli escape from King Louie and company]
Whew! [laughs] Man, that's what I call a swingin' party!
Voiced by Phil Harris 
The Jungle Book (1967) · 46 quotes
The Jungle Book (1967) · 46 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in The Jungle Book (1967): in 18 of its 46 quotes
Most scenes with: Bagheera (9), Mowgli (5), Buzzy (2)
No. No, no. No, no. Seriously? Now, you're ticklin'.
More lines from Baloo
6 quotes Baloo Baloo [after Bagheera tells Baloo that he is taking Mowgli back to the Man Village]
They'll ruin him! They'll make a man outta him!
Baloo [as he and Mowgli float down a river]
Lemme tell you some'm, Li'l Britches: if you act like that bee acts, uh-uh. You're working too hard. And don't spend your time just looking around.... for something you want that can't be found.
Baloo [yanks a pouty Bagheera's tail as he smirks]
Come on, Baghee! Get with the beat!
Baloo [furiously]
Are you outta your mind? I promised him that he could stay here in the jungle with me!
Baloo He's a dandy! [Playfully slaps Mowgli on the bottom which sends him rolling around and leaves him knocked out on the ground.]
Scenes with Baloo
11 scenes Baloo [After the monkeys have kidnapped Mowgli]
Bagheera! [Cut to Bagheera] [off in the distance] BAGHEERA!!
[Turns around as he hears Baloo yelling his name a mile away]
Well, it's happened. Took a little longer than I thought, but it's happened. [Starts running back toward Baloo, who's struggling to climb up a cliff. Bagheera reaches the cliff]
Baloo [on the edge, screaming loudly]
BAGHEE-EE-EE-EERA-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A!!!!!!!! [Baloo has screamed so loudly in Bagheera's face that the sound leaves him shaken. Baloo then realizes that Bagheera is in front of him] Oh, you heard me, huh?
Mowgli? Mowgli? All right, what happened? Where's Mowgli?
Baloo They ambushed me; thousands of 'em! I jabbed with my left, then I swung with the right, and then I let--!
Oh, for the last time, what happened to Mowgli?
Baloo Like I told ya; them mangy monkeys carried him off!
The Ancient Ruins. Oh, I hate to think about what will happen when he meets that King of theirs.
[Baloo and Bagheera overhears what King Louie plans to use Mowgli for]
Fire! So, that's what that scoundrel's after.
Baloo I'll tear him limb from limb! I'll beat him up! I'll-- I'll-- [starts dancing to the music] Yeah. Well, man, what a beat.
Will you stop that silly beat business and listen? This will take brains, not brawn.
Baloo You better believe it, and I'm loaded with both!
Will you listen?
Baloo Oh, yeah, yeah. [begins sneaking off into the music]
Now, while you create a disturbance, I'll rescue Mowgli. Got that?
Baloo I'm gone, man. Solid gone.
And furthermore, Mowgli seems to have man's ability to get into trouble, and your influence hasn't been exactly--
Baloo Shhh! Keep it down 'cause you're gonna wake up Li'l Buddy. Well, he's had a big day that it was a real sockaroo. You know that it ain't easy learnin' to be like me.
Puh! A disgraceful performance; associating with those undesirable, scatterbrained apes. Huh. I hope he learned something from that experience.
Baloo Ha-ha. That's my boy.
Oh, nonsense. [Baloo puts leaves under Mowgli's head.] Baloo? Get over here. I'd like to have a word with you.
Baloo A word? You gonna talk some more? [yawns] All right, what's up, Bagheera?
Baloo, the Man-Cub must go back to the Man Village. The jungle is not the place for him.
Baloo [Baloo eats some grapes from a tree]
I grew up in the jungle. Take a look at me.
Yes, just look at yourself. Look at that eye. [Baloo looks himself in the river and sees that he has a black eye.]
Baloo Yeah. It's beautiful, ain't it?
Frankly, you're a disreputable sight.
Baloo Well, you don't look exactly like a basket of fruit, yourself. [Bagheera looks himself in the river and sees that he, too, has a black eye.]
D'oh! [clears his throat] Baloo, you can't adopt Mowgli as your son.
Baloo Why not?
Uh.... how can I put it? [Baloo eats a handful of grapes] Baloo, birds of a feather should flock together. [Baloo shrugs] You wouldn't marry a panther, would you?
Baloo I don't know. [chuckling] Come to think of it, no panther ever asked me!
Baloo [seriously]
Oh, stop worryin', Baggy. Stop worryin', I'll take care of him.
Yes, like you did when the monkeys kidnapped him, huh?
Baloo Can a guy make one mistake?
Not in the jungle. And another thing; sooner or later, Mowgli will meet Shere Khan.
Baloo [suddenly very shocked]
The tiger? What's he got against the kid?
He hates man with a vengeance, you know that! Because he fears Man's gun and Man's fire.
Baloo But little Mowgli don't have those things.
Shere Khan won't wait until he does. He'll get Mowgli while he remains young and helpless. [raises a paw at Baloo] Just one swipe--!
Baloo Oh! Well, well, what are we going to do?
[seeing that Baloo is now just as worried about Mowgli as he is]
We'll do what's best for the boy.
Baloo You better believe it. You name it, and I'll do it.
Good. Then make Mowgli go to the Man Village.
Baloo [furiously]
Are you outta your mind?! I promised him that he could stay here in the jungle with me!
Well, that's just the point! As long as he remains with you, he's in danger. So, it's up to you.
Baloo Why me?
Be-Because he won't listen to me!
Baloo [humbled]
But I love that kid. [sniffles] I loved him like he was my own cub.
Then, think of what's best for Mowgli, and not yourself.
Baloo But-- Well, can't-- Well, can I wait until morning?
It's morning, now. Go on, Baloo.
Baloo [An emotional Baloo sighs and walks towards Mowgli before looking back at Bagheera with a choked-up facial expression. Bagheera understands that it's really hard for him, but he urges him with a nod.] [sighs; he isn't sure how to tell Mowgli the difficult truth]
Oh, boy. Mowgli? Mowgli. Um, it's time to get up.
Baloo Hi. Hey, rub that old sleep outta your eyes. You and me, we got a long walk ahead of us.
[not really noticing that Baloo is now looking melancholy]
Swell! Gee, we'll have lots of fun together!
Baloo [sadly]
Sure, yeah. Yeah. All right, let's hit the trail, kid. See ya 'round, Bagheera.
Well, good-bye, Bagheera. Me and Baloo, we've got things to do.
Goodbye, Man-Cub. And good luck.
Baloo Well, you're--you're not gonna believe me, Bagheera, but look-- Now, I used the same words you did and he ran out on me!
[stammering]
W-Well, don't just stand there! Let's separate! W-We've got to find him! [runs off in the opposite direction]
Baloo Oh, if anything happens to that little guy, bam! I'll never forgive myself. I gotta find him. Mowgli? Mowgli?!
Run, friend! Run!
Run? Why should I run?
Why should you run? Could it be possible that you don't know who I am?
I know you, all right. You're Shere Khan.
Precisely. And you should also know that everyone runs from Shere Khan. [pokes Mowgli's chin with his right pointy claw]
Ah, you have spirit for one so small. And such spirit is deserving of a sporting chance. Now, I'm going to close my eyes, and count to 10. It makes the chase more interesting...for me. 1... [Mowgli looks for something to defend himself with as Shere Khan continues counting]...2... [Mowgli spots something and goes over to retrieve it.] ...3... [As Mowgli picks up a stick, Shere Khan begins to suspect something.] ...4... [Mowgli prepares to defend himself] You're trying my patience. [counts faster just as Baloo arrives] 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
Baloo [Shere Khan leaps at Mowgli with a loud roar, Mowgli loses all of his nerve at the sight of this fearsome creature; Shere Khan almost catches Mowgli until Baloo grabs him by the tail]
Run, Mowgli, run!
Let go, you big oaf!
He's got a tiger by the tail, he has!
And he'd better hang on, too!
Baloo [Baloo hides beside a tree, but Shere Khan bites him in the butt] [screams in serious pain]
YEOW!!!!
Let 'im 'ave it again, kid! 'it 'im again, kid! Go on!
Baloo Are you kiddin'? There's teeth in the other end!
Bagheera, what’s the matter with him?
You’ve got to be brave, like Baloo was.
Y-You don’t mean--? Oh, no. Baloo.
Now, now. I know how you feel. But you must remember, Mowgli: "Greater love hath no one than he who lays down his life for his friend." [As the panther speaks, Baloo opens his eyes, alive and well.] When great deeds are remembered in this jungle, one name will stand above all others; our friend Baloo the Bear.
Baloo [sniffling]
He’s cracking me up.
The memory of Baloo’s sacrifice and bravery will forever be engraved on our saddened hearts.
Baloo Beautiful.
This spot where Baloo fell will always be a hallowed place in the jungle, for there lies one of nature’s noblest creatures.
Baloo [still sniffling]
I wish that my mother coulda heard this.
It’s best we leave now. Come along, Man-Cub.
Baloo Hey, don't stop now, Baghee, you're doin' great! There's more! Lots more!
[sees Baloo still alive and is furious]
WHY, YOU.... BIG.... FRAUD!!!! You.... You-You-You 4-flusher! I-I am fed up!
Baloo! You're all right! [hugs him]
Baloo Who, me? Sure, I am! Never felt.... better.
Vultures
[laughing happily]
Baloo Aw, I was just takin' 5. Y'know, like, playin' it cool. Heh! Yeah, but he was too easy.
Good ol' Papa Bear!
It's going to be a bit dull without that little bloke, isn't it?
Buzzie
Yeah. So, what are we gonna do?
I don't know-- Hey, now. Don't start that again!
Oh, it's the Man Village.
No. I mean that.
Baloo Forget about those. They ain't nothing' but trouble.
Just a minute. I've never seen one before.
Baloo So you've seen one. So let's go.
I'll be right back. I want a better look.
Baloo Mowgli, wait a minute--
Ah, Baloo. Let him have a better look.
Baloo [As Shanti drops her pot of water purposefully, pretending to do it on accident. It rolls towards Mowgli]
She did that on purpose!
Baloo [Last lines, After Mowgli, entranced by Shanti, enters the Man Village for the first time]
He's hooked.
Ah, it was inevitable, Baloo. The boy couldn't help himself. It was bound to happen. Mowgli is where he belongs now.
Baloo [resigned]
Yeah. I guess you're right. [smiles] But I still think that he'd have made one swell bear. [inhales] Well, c'mon, Baggy-buddy, let's get back to where we belong, and get with the beat. [singing] ♪ Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities. ♪
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[singing]
♪ I mean the Bare Necessities! Ol' Mother Nature's recipes, that bring the Bare Necessities of life. ♪
[plays the guitar and sings "Stop It, Or Nothing" 3:12]
