Plunder & Lightning

Plunder & Lightning
GenreAction
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Science fiction
Crime
Written byAlan Burnett
Len Uhley
Mark Zaslove
Directed byLarry Latham
Robert Taylor
StarringEd Gilbert
R. J. Williams
Sally Struthers
Janna Michaels
Pat Fraley
Tony Jay
Jim Cummings
Theme music composerChristopher L. Stone
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersLarry Latham
Robert Taylor
EditorsRich Harrison
Cecil E. Broughton
Running time91 minutes
Production companyWalt Disney Television Animation
Original release
NetworkSyndicated
ReleaseSeptember 7, 1990 (1990-09-07)

Plunder & Lightning is an animated television film, originally broadcast on September 7, 1990, that makes up the first four episodes of the Disney animated series TaleSpin. The film was broadcast in syndication on various local and regional channels at different times from Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 9, 1990. In 1991, the film was the sole nominee for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour). After its original airing, the film (which serves as the pilot episode of the TaleSpin series) was split up into four parts which were treated as episodes of the series itself, but with severe edits. This four-part version first aired from Monday, November 19 through Thursday, November 22, 1990 (airing one part per day for four days).