TaleSpin is a half-hour American animate television series spin-off of The Jungle Book that first aired as part of The Disney Afternoon. The name of the show is a play on "tailspin", defined as "the rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral". The "Tale" in the name originally referred to the series DuckTales, because Launchpad McQuack from that show was originally going to be the star of TaleSpin, but was replaced by Baloo.