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=== Tropes ===
* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: The Thembrians would use random objects to attack intruders such as bathtubs and pianos.
* [[Absent -Minded Professor]]: Baloo's friend Buzz from "Baloo Thunder" and "Bullethead Baloo" counts for this in spades.
* [[Abuse Is Okay When It Is Female On Male]]: Rebecca's treatment of Baloo leans towards this on occasion (though granted Baloo can find lots of non-violent methods of dishing it back out).
* [[The Ace]]: Whistlestop Jackson, hero to millions!
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* [[Animation Bump]]: To an extent, due to the animation being exported from six different <ref> The [[Walt Disney Animation Units]] in Japan and France, [[Sunwoo]] and [[Wang Film Productions]]. With help from [[Pacific Rim Animation]] (France, uncredited); and [[Tama Productions]], [[Jade Animation]] & [[Hanho Heung Up]] (Japan)</ref>, the style and quality varied to rather noticeable degrees on occasion. This was common with most Disney cartoons at this point.
** Some of the high points are in the four part pilot "Plunder And Lightning" and "Pizza Pie In The Sky", which were animated by Disney France.
* [[Anti -Villain]]: Shere Khan. Sure, he engages in [[Evil Plan|Evil Plans]] from time to time and can be ruthless when he needs to, but he is genuinelly fond of the heroes and certainly has a conscience, and generally doesn't cross any lines that there's no going back from. Think [[Gargoyles (Animation)|David Xanatos]], but nicer.
* [[Anthropomorphic Shift]]: From ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney)|The Jungle Book]]''.
** Louie can be considered an inversion of sorts. He is given an anthropomorphic role and wears a human attire, though his design and proportioning is actually more hunched over and simian-like than his original ''The Jungle Book'' counterpart.
*** [[Fridge Brilliance|Because he's not trying to be a man any more.]]
* [[Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering?]]: The vast majority of the scenes with Don Karnage and Gibber, and some dialogs between Baloo and Wildcat.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: In "Louie's Last Stand", Dougie Benson, a minor businessman in Shere Khan's company, attempts to evict Louie from his property by forging Khan's signature on documents that mobilize his company pilots into a makeshift mook-army. When Khan finds out, he dresses Dougie down for forgery, misuse of company property, and his now soot-stained coat not being up to company dress code.
* [[A-Team Firing]]: But at least they use real bullets, [[Family -Friendly Firearms|unlike some cartoons]].
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Kit Cloudkicker, Ace London.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Kit, and to a lesser extent Molly.
** Oscar from "Captain Outrageous" earns this status at the end of the episode when he [[Takes a Level In Badass]] and saves Baloo, Kit, and Wildcat from the pirates.
* [[Badass Princess]]: Princess Lotta Lamour from "The Road to Macadamia". She's not afraid to confront her kingdom's [[Evil Chancellor]] ("Touch me and you're dust, buster!"), and during a fight she knocks out several of the chancellor's [[Mooks]] with a big mallet.
* [[Badass Spaniard]]: Don Karnage fancies himself as one of these, but invariably comes off as just buffoonish. (Interestingly, some fanfics based on this show not only have him play this trope straight, but also transform him into a psychologically tortured [[Anti -Villain]]). Note, though, that, while he may not be [[Badass]] per se, he's ''still'' [[Not So Harmless|very dangerous]].
* [[Barefoot Cartoon Animals]]: Many characters, including Rebecca, Molly, Wildcat and Shere Khan in the main cast.
* [[Beary Funny]]: Baloo, Rebecca, Molly and Kit.
* [[Beleaguered Assistant]]: Kit sometimes is this due to Baloo's occasional idiocies and [[Jerkass]] tendencies. Rebecca and Baloo himself often play this trope as well, depending on who is [[Idiot Ball|leading the madness]].
* [[Benevolent Boss]]/[[Mean Boss]]/[[Pointy -Haired Boss]]: Rebecca can be considered an unusual mix of all three tropes in one. While she mostly leaned towards the first due to her protagonist role and viewing her employees more as her friends, her occasional temperament, [[Control Freak|superiority complex]] and [[Cloudcuckoolander|outright quirkiness]] leads to her being less than pleasant to work with [[Depending On the Writer|on occasion]], especially in early episodes.
** Shere Khan himself was a mix of the first two of those. He is deadly serious, hates having his time wasted and is extremely strict, but he values hard work and albeit he's quite demanding, he is also fair to his employees.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Myra from "In Search of Ancient Blunders".
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** Also part of Spigot's military uniform.
* [[Complaining About Rescues They Don't Like]]: Baloo and Kit get this a lot due to their occasionally haphazard manner of saving the day, though they're usually rather open about [[Ungrateful Bastard|what they think of the situation]].
{{quote| '''Kit:''' [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!|Well excuse me]] for saving your tail.}}
* [[Continuity Cameo]]: A lot of supposed [[One -Scene Wonder]] characters from specific episodes make background cameos in others (even previous villains such as Kitten Caboodle and Muffy and Buffy oddly enough). Sometimes counts as an [[Early Bird Cameo]].
* [[Control Freak]]: Rebecca plays with this. While she has a rather shrill attitude and frequently manipulates or bullies Baloo and the others into following her schemes, she fails to have much intimidation over them or take much action against their own incompetent or obnoxious habits, leading her to come off more as a bossy friend than a domineering boss.
* [[Conjunction Interruption]]/[[Not Now, Kiddo]]: Often the bane of Molly and Kit's lives, usually issued by Rebecca (the more [[Genre Savvy]] Baloo even notes a couple of occasions it might be worth listening to them).
* [[Convection Shmonvection]]: Baloo has flown into a volcano several times before with the Sea Duck escaping with only mild burns on the plane.
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: Don Karnage is fond of these.
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*** Sounds like he has [[Honor Among Thieves|a sense of honor.]]
* [[Covers Always Lie|Title Cards Always Lie]]: The title card of the episode "The Ransom of Red Chimp" has Don Karnage in his signature air pirate uniform, while in the actual episode he's wearing a bathing costume all throughout the episode.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Baloo always manages to save the day.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: Rebecca earned this status at the end of the episode "A Touch Of Glass".
* [[Cut Song]]: A scene in the TV movie "Plunder & Lightning" where Rebecca sings "Home Is Where The Heart Is", a lullaby to Molly as Kit listens in was cut for time when it was split into four episodes.
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* [[Ear Ache]]: Rebecca frequently drags Baloo away by his ear in an argument.
* [[Ear Notch]]: Don Karnage has one.
* [[Easy Amnesia]]: In "The Old Man and the Sea Duck", with a dose of [[Laser -Guided Amnesia]] too; it only affects Baloo's piloting skills, forcing him to re-learn them. However, the cliche of the second blow is avoided as Baloo's memory returns when he {{spoiler|re-experiences the joy of flying again.}}
* [[Easy Come Easy Go]]: Several episodes.
* [[Elmuh Fudd Syndwome]]: Played with in "Waiders of the Wost Tweasure". {{spoiler|"Wuby Wings" wasn't a mispronunciation of "Ruby ''Rings''", rather, it was "Ruby ''Wings''".}}
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** Don Karnage as well [[Depending On the Writer|on occasion]].
* [[Everyone Loves Blondes]]: Baloo for Kitten Kaboodle in "A Star Is Torn" and Wildcat for Clementine Clevenger in "Citizen Khan".
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Princesses]]: Princess Grace from "Waiders of the Wost Tweasure" and Princess Lotta Lamour in "The Road to Macadamia".
* [[Evil Chancellor]]: Chancellor Trample from "The Road to Macadamia".
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Don Karnage.
* [[Exact Words]]: "When I say 'FIRE', then you FIRE!"
* [[Expy]]: Rebecca, according to [[Word of God]] is based on Rebecca Howe of ''[[Cheers]]'' in both aspects of personality and [[Vitriolic Best Buds|her chemistry with]] [[Will They or Won't They?|the main protagonist]].
** The business situation is very similar to ''[[Cheers]]'' as well: Entrepreneurial businesswoman takes over a failing business run by a laid-back owner and attempts to change his ways to make the business profitable, [[Hilarity Ensues]].
** Kit is also obviously meant to be an Expy for [[The Jungle Book (Disney)|Mowgli]] in places. While he has enough unique traits to differentiate the two, his relationship with [[Parental Substitute|Baloo]] is very similar (right down to using the same [[The Nicknamer|affectionate nicknames]] for each other).
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* [[Fake Defector]]: At one point in "Plunder & Lightning" Kit rejoins the pirates, regaining Karnage's trust by pretending he didn't really care about his new friends, so he can convince Karnage to let his friends go. This is [[Played for Drama]], with Baloo convinced that Kit has betrayed him until later in the story.
* [[Faked Rip Van Winkle]]
* [[Family -Friendly Firearms]]: Interestingly enough, almost utterly averted. Don Karnage's men fire what appear to be real tracers out of their machine guns, the Cape Suzette anti-aircraft guns are firing real flak shells, and in one episode Baloo is chased by gangsters with very realistic-looking revolvers that fire real bullets. The few exceptions are justified, such as AA guns that shoot pies during an air race, since they are designed to hinder the racing pilots, not kill them.
* [[Fanfare]]: For the heroic moments.
* [[Fan of the Underdog]]: Baloo, for all his faults, is idolized greatly by Kit.
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* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Rebecca to an extent. Though one could argue it's the one element preventing her from being Baloo's [[Distaff Counterpart]].
* [[Five Episode Pilot|Four-Episode Pilot]]
* [[Five -Man Band]]:
** [[The Hero]] - Baloo
** [[The Lancer]] - Rebecca
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* [[For the Evulz]]: Don Karnage and Shere Khan, though usually more ambitious villains, occasionally are guilty of this.
** Thembria seems to be an entire population enforced by "evil" standards and customs. Acts such as fun and laughter can land you a hefty jail sentence.
* [[Four -Fingered Hands]]: Almost all characters have them, but there are a (very) few exceptions, such as the five-fingered Princess Lotta Lamour and Kitten Kaboodle.
** Some inconsistencies have also occurred in this area, like Shere Khan having four fingers in one episode and five fingers in another episode.
* [[The Freelance Shame Squad]]: In "A Jolly Molly Christmas" a rowdy group catch Louie posing as Santa for Molly, taking off his disguise and cackling insanely, completely ignorant of [[Tear Jerker|the disallusioned six year old running out of the bar in tears]].
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* [[The Grinch]]: In "Jolly Molly Christmas", Don Karnage decides the Sky Pirates will show the true spirit of giving; by making others give presents to them.
{{quote| '''Don Karnage:''' I am not usually this generous, but Christmas comes only once a year.}}
* [[Half -Dressed Cartoon Animal]]: Baloo, Kit and Louie, among others. Baloo calls Kit "Little Britches" (breeches) in spite of neither of them wearing pants at all, presumably as a [[Shout Out]] to the ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney)|Jungle Book]]'' Baloo calling Mowgli by the same nickname.
** This even applies to the one episode where Baloo has to wear a tuxedo. Said tuxedo consists of a jacket, shirt, tie, and cummerbund...and that's it.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Kit, who leaves the Air Pirates before the series begins.
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* [[Hot Scientist|Hot Archeologist]]: Myra and Katie Dodd.
* [[Hot Mom]]: Rebecca.
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Considering Baloo's size, this is a given with most females on the show, but he and Rebecca are the most common example.
* [[Humanoid Female Animal]]: Kitten Kaboodle and Clementine Clevenger.
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: Much like ''[[Duck Tales (Animation)|Duck Tales]]'', everything original to the series has a name which has some level of punniness to it.
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'''Don Karnage:''' No, no, no, don't fire at Will, he is my second mate. ''Fire at the Sea Duck!'' }}
** And of course, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepe_suzette Cape Suzette].
* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]: Rebecca is something of a [[Ted Baxter|pompous]] [[Know -Nothing Know -It -All|know-it-all]] who has nothing against [[Because I Said So|pushing her weight around]] to get Baloo to follow orders. Whenever Baloo is taken out of the picture, however, [[Can't Stand Them Can't Live Without Them|things often fall apart]] due to Rebecca's physical and emotional dependance on him to help run the company. Some obvious dents left from being a single mother are also apparent.
* [[Inferred Survival]]: Due to the setting, airplanes crashing down happens quite often. Due to the fact that this is a Disney series aimed at kids, you can always see the pilots escaping just in time via parachute. [[Fridge Logic|Even though they didn't wear a parachute-backpack before and didn't have time to put one on...]] (Granted, the slapstick tone means any exceptions to this merely lead to [[Amusing Injuries]]).
* [[Innocent Prodigy]]: Kit has his moments of this.
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* [[Large Ham]]: As is the case with most Disney Afternoon characters voiced by [[Jim Cummings]], Don Karnage (Speaking to you now! In his own voice!) fits this to a tee.
** About half the cast fits this trope to an extent, even some of the more [[Closer to Earth]] characters can't help hamming it up at times.
* [[Laser -Guided Amnesia]]: "The Old Man and the Sea Duck".
* [[Laughably Evil]]: Don Karnage, who -- despite nearly every one of his scenes being hilarious in some way (mostly due to the [[Funny Foreigner|funny accent]], eccentric antics, and [[Chewing the Scenery|a marked tendency to eat sets]]) -- is one of the most legitimately dangerous bad guys on the show.
** The show's entire [[Rogues Gallery]] counts to an extent, with the arguable exception of Shere Khan, (arguable due to the occasionally over-the-top extent his [[Comically Serious]] role is taken, as well as [[The Jungle Book (Disney)|being based on a rather valid example]]).
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** [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: A few villains (given their [[Laughably Evil]] tone) tend to lean into this vein.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Kit Cloudkicker. [[Sky Surfing|"Now where'd he learn that?"]]
* [[Minion With an F In Evil]]: Sgt. Dunder, though recessively loyal to Col. Spigot, has [[Gentle Giant|a meek, friendly disposition]] and [[Go Karting With Bowser|is friendly towards Baloo and Kit outside their bouts]]. Spigot himself is more of a [[Jerkass]] and an [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]] than outright evil.
* [[Mirror Routine]]: Used in "A Bad Reflection on You".
* [[Missing Episode]]: Both "Flying Dupes" and "Last Horizons" were pulled from circulation.
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* [[Not So Harmless]]: Don Karnage.
** Similarly, the Thembrian military usually consisted largely of bumblers whose favored ammunition is stacks of bologna; however, when set on actually offing someone, they take it to [[Cool and Unusual Punishment|torturous]] [[No Kill Like Overkill|extremes]].
* [[Off -Model]]: To an extent, due to aforementioned [[Animation Bump]]. Don Karnage for example, looked rather vicious and sinister in design in some cases, while in others he was almost as cuddly and docile looking as Baloo.
* [[Offscreen Villainy]]: During the pilot there are more than a few mentions of Don Karnage being famous for never letting anyone go, never taking anyone prisoner, and never leaving any evidence, the time he did let some pilots alive being due to him wanting to send a message. Of course, he never kills anyone over the course of the show (unless you count collateral damage from the [[Lightning Gun]]), mostly either due to his men's incompetence (or his own, occasionally), or Baloo and the gang being just that good.
* [[Oh Wait, This Is My Grocery List]]
* [[On One Condition]]: "The Balooest of the Bluebloods".
* [[One -Scene Wonder]]/[[One Shot Character]]: The series contains several guest star characters who have fan followings.
* [[The One Who Wears Shoes]]: Don Karnage and Gibber of the Air Pirates, as well as some guest star characters such as Katie Dodd ("For Whom the Bell Klangs") and Clementine Clevenger ("Citizen Khan").
* [[Only in It For The Money]]: Baloo insists to Becky he's only working at Higher For Hire until he's earned enough to buy back the Sea Duck. While he [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here|holds up to that deal]] a couple of times he earns big, it's often implied to be [[Nakama|a bit more complex than that]].
* [[Out of Focus]]/[[Spot Light Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Many of the later episodes stray from the goings on of Higher For Hire and focus more on Baloo adventuring outside Cape Suzette. While Rebecca, Molly and Kit feature less as a result, Wildcat and Louie gain more prominent roles in later episodes.
* [[Overdrive]]: Used in the first episode. Combines [[Nitro Boost]] with [[Explosive Overclocking]] if left on too long.
* [[Overly Polite Pals]]: Baloo and Kit have one of these moments in one episode.
* [[Pandaing to The Audience]]: Subverted; while the pandas of Panda-La are [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|cute-looking and seem too intellectual and isolated]], they're actually an [[Affably Evil]] [[Hordes From the East|Eastern Horde]] with heat-seeking rockets.
* [[Papa Wolf|Papa Bear]]: Baloo, of the surrogate kind to Kit (and to a lesser extent Molly). Kit even calls him Papa Bear, as Mowgli did in ''The Jungle Book''.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Baloo and to a much lesser extent Rebecca, to Kit. Baloo also has moments with Molly.
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* [[Ruritania]]: Thembria.
* [[Sanity Ball]]: Thrown around frequently, usually between Baloo, Rebecca or Kit for a [[Straight Man and Wise Guy]] scenario.
* [[Screw the Money, I Have Rules]]: Baloo is often shown to be rather overambitious with money, and is dead set on buying back the Sea Duck from Rebecca, however when he realises some immoral and harmful undertone in a scheme or investment, he turns it down immediately.
** A frequent scruple for Shere Khan, his moral code preventing him from doing anything truly irredeemable.
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: This is the basis behind several of his more petty schemes however.
* [[Shamgri La]]: Subverted in the TV episode "Last Horizons", used straight in the ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' comic "The Gates of Shambala".
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: Rebecca looks disturbingly good in a fancy dress.
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* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: In one [[Disney Adventures]] comic story, "The Dogs of War", Baloo and Kit were briefly held hostage by a zeppelin full of smug, militaristic, German-accented dogs who kept mixing up their "v's" and their "w's".
* [[Tickle Torture]]: Don Karnage does it to Kit in "Polly Wants a Treasure".
* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: Baloo is often shown to act more [[ItsIt's All About Me|selfish]] and [[Small Name, Big Ego|egotistical]] than his original ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney)|The Jungle Book]]'' interpretation (albeit [[Depending On the Writer]] and balanced by [[The Ace|his role]] [[Knight in Shining Armor|in some]] [[Papa Wolf|other episodes]]).
* [[Total Eclipse of the Plot]]: In "The Time Bandit".
* [[TV Genius]]: Rebecca, in contrast to [[Book Dumb]] but streetwise Baloo, has an MBA and is refined in terms of social inequity, but is a borderline [[The Ditz|Ditz]] in terms of the outside world.
* [[The Unfair Sex]]: The show plays a variation of sorts, with a recurring plotline involving either Baloo or Rebecca falling in love with [[Romantic False Lead|a new cast member]] and generally disregarding the other character's attempts to bail them out of the problems their "[[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|love interest]]" is causing them. Despite the similar tone and extent for many of these instances, Rebecca tends to be played as a lot more sympathetic in her cases (eg. [[Tear Jerker|"Her Chance To Dream"]], "Molly Coddled") than Baloo (eg. [[What an Idiot!|"A Star Is Torn"]]).
* [[The Unintelligible]]: Gibber didn't speak out loud, he whispered into people's ears. All the viewer heard was a bit of, well, gibberish. Since his name is [[Meaningful Name|Gibber]]... yeah.
** He said one intelligible word in the entire show, calling Karnage "crazy" in "Stuck On You". Needless to say, [[Berserk Button|it was a poor choice]].
* [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]: Though the characters are generally loveable and redeemable, they have their moments of this, Baloo and occasionally Rebecca are perhaps the biggest players.
* [[UST]]: A number of fans saw this in Baloo and Becky's interaction, despite having nothing outright romantic in the series.
** Well, some episodes did show some obvious [[Ship Tease]] (Baloo's [[Post -Kiss Catatonia]] in "Your Baloo's In The Mail" may be a plausible canon example).
*** [[Word of God]] claims they intended to show infatuation between the two, though the creators admit it may have ultimately came out "lop-sided" in Rebecca's favor, who is occasionally shown to take bigger extremes in her devotion to Baloo.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Baloo and Louie, who even have a have a fairly catchy tune dedicated to their status as such in "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFgg2sfmkf0 Friends for Life]." Unfortunately, it never made it into the show, just the soundtrack.
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** Also the weapon from Tinabula in the episode "For Whom The Bell Klangs".
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Louie is usually an active and healthy guy, until he's exposed to his one weakness, {{spoiler|anchovies}} in "Pizza Pie in the Sky" and instantly becomes sick and delusional.
* [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!]]: Arguably happens in multiple scenarios between Baloo and Rebecca. Kit and Molly actually have a brief similar moment in "Mommy For A Day".
* [[Who Would Be Stupid Enough]]:
{{quote| '''Don Karnage:''' Fools! Surely they would not be so stupid as to attack the ''Iron Vulture''! ''(Ship rocks with impact)'' ...They are more stupid than I thought!}}
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'''Ignatz:''' ''([[Insufferable Genius|Long-suffering sigh]])'' Right again, Baloo. }}
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Baloo as "[[Punny Name|Tan-Margaret]]" in "Feminine Air".
* [[WhosWho's Laughing Now?]]: Dougie Benson, the diminutive [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] in "Louie's Last Stand".
* [[Wicked Cultured]]: Shere Khan was the page picture for a reason.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Kit often comes off as the most sensible member of Higher For Hire. That said [[Ping Pong Naivete|there are several points]] [[Bratty Half Pint|his childishness]] [[Not So Above It All|does come into play]].
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* [[Wronski Feint]] / [[Aerial Canyon Chase]]: Baloo's main defense against attackers in the air since his cargo plane is unarmed.
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: Shere Khan always finds some measure of victory even in defeat - even in plots ''that don't involve him''.
* [[Yank the DogsDog's Chain]]: Many of Baloo's Get Rich Quick Schemes are successful, but the prize is always taken away by some unfortunate stroke of luck. "Your Baloo's In The Mail" is a particularly cruel example.
* [[You Didn't Ask]]: Wildcat uses this exact phrase during "In Search of Ancient Blunders".
* [[You Go Girl]]: "Feminine Air" may count as a mercifully non-[[Anvilicious]] example, with Baloo pulling his own male to-female-variation of a [[Sweet Polly Oliver]].
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