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+ | '''''The Lion King''''' is an animated musical drama film produced by {{W|Walt Disney Feature Animation}} and released in 1994 by {{W|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. | ||
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+ | 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 == | == References == | ||
+ | === Episodes === | ||
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{{TH|Episode name}} | {{TH|Episode name}} | ||
{{TH|Reference}} | {{TH|Reference}} | ||
− | {{TBT|[[File: | + | {{TBT|[[File:Round Springfield.png|250px]]}} |
{{TB|[[Season 6|6]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 6|6]]}} | ||
{{TB|125}} | {{TB|125}} | ||
{{TB|"[['Round Springfield]]"}} | {{TB|"[['Round Springfield]]"}} | ||
− | {{TB|[[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 | + | {{TB|[[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 ''{{W|Kimba, The White Lion}}''.}} |
− | {{TBT|}} | + | {{TBT|[[File:Sunset at Tanzania.png|250px]]<br>[[File:Simpson Safari Pride Rock.png|250px]]}} |
+ | {{TB|[[Season 12|12]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|265}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[Simpson Safari]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|The scene with the sunrise, silhouettes of animals and rhythmic music are all reminiscent of the opening moments of the film.<br> | ||
+ | When [[Kitenge]] is driving the Simpsons on a safari, Pride Rock can be seen in the background.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:TIAAC Lion King.png|250px]]}} | ||
{{TB|[[Season 15|15]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 15|15]]}} | ||
{{TB|319}} | {{TB|319}} | ||
− | {{TB|"[[Today | + | {{TB|"[[Today I Am a Clown]]"}} |
{{TB|During his televised Bar Mitzvah, Krusty thanks the cast of ''The Lion King'' as they leave the stage.}} | {{TB|During his televised Bar Mitzvah, Krusty thanks the cast of ''The Lion King'' as they leave the stage.}} | ||
{{TBT|[[File:The Circle of Knife montage.png|250px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:The Circle of Knife montage.png|250px]]}} | ||
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{{TB|375}} | {{TB|375}} | ||
{{TB|"[[Girls Just Want to Have Sums]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Girls Just Want to Have Sums]]"}} | ||
− | {{TB|The [[Itchy and Scratchy]] musical "Stab-A-Lot" spoofs the songs and the look of ''The Lion King''. The song | + | {{TB|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 ''{{W|The Circle of Life}}''.}} |
− | {{TBT|[[File:MrTLionKing. | + | {{TBT|[[File:MrTLionKing.png|250px]]}} |
{{TB|[[Season 19|19]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 19|19]]}} | ||
− | {{TB| | + | {{TB|403}} |
{{TB|"[[Midnight Towboy]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Midnight Towboy]]"}} | ||
− | {{TB|[[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 "{{ | + | {{TB|[[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 "{{Ch|Mr. T}} Is the Lion King", advertising a performance at the [[Capital City Playhouse]].}} |
− | {{TBT|[[File:The Lyin' King.png]]}} | + | {{TBT|}} |
+ | {{TB|[[Season 20|20]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|440}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[Four Great Women and a Manicure]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|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.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:The Lyin' King.png|150px]]}} | ||
{{TB|[[Season 22|22]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 22|22]]}} | ||
{{TB|478}} | {{TB|478}} | ||
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{{TB|"[[The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants]]"}} | {{TB|"[[The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants]]"}} | ||
{{TB|[[The Loin King]] is a reference to ''The Lion King''.}} | {{TB|[[The Loin King]] is a reference to ''The Lion King''.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:HLGHMB Lion King.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Season 27|27]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|592}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[How Lisa Got Her Marge Back]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|While Lisa sings ''{{W|Don't Rain on My Parade}}'', a baboon is shown raising a lion cub, referencing the opening scene of ''The Lion King''.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Magnet Performing Arts School.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Season 34|34]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|738}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[Game Done Changed]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|During [[Principal Skinner]]'s song "[[Magnet Performing Arts School]]", [[Database]] and [[Martin]] are seen dressed as {{W|Timon and Pumbaa|Pumbaa}} and Rafiki from the {{W2|The Lion King|musical|musical}}.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:McMansion & Wife Lion King.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Season 35|35]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|753}} | ||
+ | {{TB|"[[McMansion & Wife]]"}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Jebediah Springfield]] holds the baby up over a ridge in a parody of the scene where Rafiki holds {{ap|Simba|Disney character}} up.}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Specials === | ||
+ | {{Table| | ||
+ | {{TH|Picture}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Special name}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Reference}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Plusaversay Cruella and Scar.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|''[[Plusaversary]]''}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Scar]] is seen at a table with [[Cruella de Vil]]. [[Lisa]] puts party hats on them.}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Disney Villain Land.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|''[[Welcome to the Club]]''}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Scar is seen at [[Disney Villain Land]].}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Sarabi.png|250px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|''[[May the 12th Be with You]]''}} | ||
+ | {{TB|{{ap|Simba|Disney character}} and [[Sarabi]] make an appearance.}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Comics === | ||
+ | {{Table| | ||
+ | {{TH|Picture}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Comic issue}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Story name}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Reference}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Ever Heard of the Circle of Life.png|175px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|{{BS|7}}}} | ||
+ | {{TB|''[[All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!]]''}} | ||
+ | {{TB|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'!"}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Permanent Record Room Circle of Life.png|175px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|{{SC|75}}}} | ||
+ | {{TB|''[[...The Permanent Record Room!]]''}} | ||
+ | {{TB|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 {{Ch|Elton John}} songs.}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Common cast and crew == | ||
+ | === Cast === | ||
+ | {{Table| | ||
+ | {{TH|Picture|width=150px}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Name}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Role in ''The Lion King''}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Role on ''The Simpsons''}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Shohreh Aghdashloo.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Shohreh Aghdashloo]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced Queen Janna in ''The Lion Guard''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Mina bin Laden]] in "[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Common.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Common]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced Kiburi in ''The Lion Guard''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Common|himself}} in "[[The Great Phatsby: Part Two]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:James Earl Jones.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[James Earl Jones]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Portrayed Mufasa in the original 1994 film and its 2019 remake.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|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]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Elton John.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Elton John]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Contributed songs to the soundtrack of the original film and its remake.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Elton John|himself}} in "[[I'm with Cupid]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Jonathan Taylor Thomas.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Played Simba as a cub in the original film.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Luke Stetson]] in "[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Jim Cummings.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Jim Cummings]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB| Played Ed the Hyena in the original film.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Duncan]] in "[[Saddlesore Galactica]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Cheech Marin.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Cheech Marin]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB| Played Banzai the Hyena in the original film.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Cheech Marin|himself}} in "[[A Midsummer's Nice Dreams]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Jeremy Irons.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Jeremy Irons]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB| Played Scar in in the original film.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Moe Szyslak's bar rag|Raggy]] in "[[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Neve Campbell.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Neve Campbell]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Played adult Kiara in ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Cassandra]] in "[[Rednecks and Broomsticks]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Andy Dick.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Andy Dick]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Played Nuka in ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Andy Dick|himself}} in "[[Yokel Chords]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Julie Kavner.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Julie Kavner]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Played Ma in ''The Lion King 1½''.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voice of [[Marge Simpson]].}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Billy Eichner.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Billy Eichner]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Played Timon in the 2019 remake.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced {{ap|Billy|Krusty the Clown}} in "{{ap|Krusty the Clown|episode}}".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Keegan-Michael Key.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Keegan-Michael Key]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Played Kamari the Hyena in the 2019 remake.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Jazzy James]] in "[[The Great Phatsby: Part One]]" and "[[The Great Phatsby: Part Two]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:John Oliver.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[John Oliver]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Played Zazu in the 2019 remake.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Booth Wilkes-John]] in "[[Pay Pal]]".}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Seth Rogen.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Seth Rogen]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Played Pumbaa in the 2019 remake.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Voiced [[Lyle McCarthy]] in "[[Homer the Whopper]]" and {{Ch|Seth Rogen|himself}} in "[[Steal This Episode]]".}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Crew === | ||
+ | {{Table| | ||
+ | {{TH|Picture|width=100px}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Name}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Role in ''The Lion King''}} | ||
+ | {{TH|Role on ''The Simpsons''}} | ||
+ | {{TBT|[[File:Hans Zimmer.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|[[Hans Zimmer]]}} | ||
+ | {{TB|Composed the music for the original 1994 film and its 2019 remake.}} | ||
+ | {{TB|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 "{{ap|Spider-Pig|song}}" in ''[[The Simpsons Take the Bowl]]''.}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*{{Wikipedialink}} | *{{Wikipedialink}} | ||
− | {{Cultural references}} | + | {{Cultural references|films=yes}} |
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Latest revision as of 17:08, May 10, 2024
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.
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