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The Lion King is an animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released in 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures. The story is about Simba, a lion cub prince whose father Mufasa is murdered by his brother (and Simba's uncle) Scar. Simba is forced to live in exile and Scar becomes an oppressive king. Years later as an adult, Simba returns to take his rightful place as king.

The film spawned two direct-to-video sequels, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride in 1998 and The Lion King 1½ in 2004, along with a photorealistic remake in 2019. Additionally, there is a musical theater production of the same name which debuted in 1997 and two television spin-offs, Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999) and The Lion Guard (2015–2019). The original film and the musical adaptation have been referenced often in The Simpsons.

References

Episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 6 125 "'Round Springfield" Bleeding Gums Murphy appears in the sky to thank Lisa for making more people familiar with his music. Then Mufasa the Lion appears in the sky, in reference to a similar scene in The Lion King where the late Mufasa gives his son advice from the clouds. Mufasa says: "You must avenge my death, Kimba... I mean: Simba!" This is a reference to the accusations that the Disney Studios plagiarized a large part of the look and plot of the 1960s Japanese animated TV series Kimba, The White Lion. 12 265 "Simpson Safari" The scene with the sunrise, silhouettes of animals and rhythmic music are all reminiscent of the opening moments of the film. When Kitenge is driving the Simpsons on a safari, Pride Rock can be seen in the background. 15 319 "Today I Am a Clown" During his televised Bar Mitzvah, Krusty thanks the cast of The Lion King as they leave the stage. 17 375 "Girls Just Want to Have Sums" The Itchy and Scratchy musical "Stab-A-Lot" spoofs the songs and the look of The Lion King. The song "Two Days, Two Circles" is a parody of The Circle of Life. 19 403 "Midnight Towboy" Homer is driving at night in search of milk for Maggie. He sees a billboard with the letters "MILK" going down the left edge, but when he gets closer he sees that it really reads "Mr. T Is the Lion King", advertising a performance at the Capital City Playhouse. 20 440 "Four Great Women and a Manicure" In Lisa's retelling of Snow White, the Evil Queen is killed by forest animals in a manner similar to Scar's death, where he is killed by hyenas, right down to the shot of her being killed by said animals shown only in shadow just like when Scar is being killed by hyenas. 22 478 "Angry Dad: The Movie" Bart and Homer walk by a poster for an animated film called The Lyin' King, a pun on The Lion King. 23 493 "The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants" The Loin King is a reference to The Lion King. 27 592 "How Lisa Got Her Marge Back" While Lisa sings Don't Rain on My Parade, a baboon is shown raising a lion cub, referencing the opening scene of The Lion King.

Specials

Picture Special name Reference Plusaversary Scar is seen at a table with Cruella de Vil. Lisa puts party hats on them. Welcome to the Club Scar is seen at Disney Villain Land.

Comics

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference Bart Simpson #7 All's Veldt That Ends Veldt! When Bart is being chased by two lionesses, he turns and asks them, "Haven't you guys ever heard of 'The Circle of Life'?" He then remembers, to his chagrin, Lisa telling him, "That's just a nice way of referring to 'The Survival of the Fittest'!" Simpsons Comics #75 ...The Permanent Record Room! Bart tells Milhouse that he doesn't feel guilty about pulling pranks because he would otherwise become a prank victim himself, which Milhouse compares to The Circle of Life. Bart then tells him to stop quoting Elton John songs.

Common cast and crew

Cast

Picture Name Role in The Lion King Role on The Simpsons Shohreh Aghdashloo Voiced Queen Janna in The Lion Guard. Voiced Mina bin Laden in "MyPods and Boomsticks". Common Voiced Kiburi in The Lion Guard. Voiced himself in "The Great Phatsby: Part Two". James Earl Jones Portrayed Mufasa in the original 1994 film and its 2019 remake. Voiced a removalist, Serak the Preparer and The Raven narrator in "Treehouse of Horror II", Maggie Simpson in "Treehouse of Horror V" and the narrator in "Das Bus". Elton John Contributed songs to the soundtrack of the original film and its remake. Voiced himself in "I'm with Cupid". Jonathan Taylor Thomas Played Simba as a cub in the original film. Voiced Luke Stetson in "Dude, Where's My Ranch?". Jim Cummings Played Ed the Hyena in the original film. Voiced Duncan in "Saddlesore Galactica". Cheech Marin Played Banzai the Hyena in the original film. Voiced himself in "A Midsummer's Nice Dreams". Jeremy Irons Played Scar in in the original film. Voiced Raggy in "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches". Neve Campbell Played adult Kiara in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. Voiced Cassandra in "Rednecks and Broomsticks". Andy Dick Played Nuka in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. Voiced himself in "Yokel Chords". Julie Kavner Played Ma in The Lion King 1½. Voice of Marge Simpson. Billy Eichner Played Timon in the 2019 remake. Voiced Billy in "Krusty the Clown". Keegan-Michael Key Played Kamari the Hyena in the 2019 remake. Voiced Jazzy James in "The Great Phatsby: Part One" and "The Great Phatsby: Part Two". John Oliver Played Zazu in the 2019 remake. Voiced Booth Wilkes-John in "Pay Pal". Seth Rogen Played Pumbaa in the 2019 remake. Voiced Lyle McCarthy in "Homer the Whopper" and himself in "Steal This Episode".

Crew

Picture Name Role in The Lion King Role on The Simpsons Hans Zimmer Composed the music for the original 1994 film and its 2019 remake. Currently serves as a score producer for Bleeding Fingers Music for The Simpsons. He also composed the music for The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Game and the special episode The Longest Daycare. He also conducted "Spider-Pig" in The Simpsons Take the Bowl.

External links

• The Lion King at the Internet Movie Database
• The Lion King at Wikipedia