steet :

I was wondering what was behind the fact that many of the characters (Baloo, Kit, Louie...) don't wear pants.

Was it because Baloo wouldn't look the same if we didn't see his big belly? :)
Or to keep some connection with The Jungle Book?

Jymn Magon :

It's just a Disney/animation invention. If a character has thin legs (like Mickey or Goofy or Rebecca) then we put pants on 'em so they don't look naked. If, however, a character has big hips & no legs (Baloo) or a huge but (Donald), then we leave pants off. (It would look silly otherwise.) The funny part is we tend to accept these conventions without thinking. So when Baloo hangs out his laundry to dry, you'll always find a pair of boxer shorts with hearts on 'em.... even though he never wears pants!

We weren't intentionally trying to stay true to Jungle Book. That wasn't the goal.
JM

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Jymn Magon	November 04, 2009

Yes, Kit had pants in the pitch artwork. I remember an image of him running with cargo pants on. It's just a lot of pencil mileage for no good reason. Plus, bears have those stumpy legs. Jymn

Gregory Weagle	August 21, 2009

Strangely; I have seen some of the pitch material for the series and Kit was actually wearing black pants which had these cool pockets on them. I always thought that the reason behind Kit not wearing pants in the final build was because the animators couldn't animate them properly overseas.

Steet	August 18, 2009
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Well Darkwing Duck doesn't have pants? (as far as I know)

Pashka_G eraskin	August 18, 2009

And why this pants rule doesn't working for Darkwing Duck characters?

Starlion ess	August 18, 2009

when I was younger , I used to think Donald wore a huge white Diaper LOL.. .. also, in one short, donald is seen with a towel around his waist.. but he never wears pants.. but in the early days Mickey never wore a shirt.. (unless it was a black shirt )

Steet	August 17, 2009
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Now that you mention it...It never actually stroke me that Donald doesn't wear pants,

Jymn Magon	August 17, 2009

It's just a Disney/animation invention. If a character has thin legs (like Mickey or Goofy or Rebecca) then we put pants on 'em so they don't look naked. If, however, a character has big hips & no legs (Baloo) or a huge but (Donald), then we leave pants off. (It would look silly otherwise.) The funny part is we tend to accept these conventions without thinking. So when Baloo hangs out his laundry to dry, you'll always find a pair of boxer shorts with hearts on 'em.... even though he never wears pants! We weren't intentionally trying to stay true to Jungle Book. That wasn't the goal. JM