Difference between revisions of "The Lion King"
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In ''[['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 Japanse animated TV series ''[[wikipedia:Kimba, The White Lion|Kimba, The White Lion]].'' | In ''[['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 Japanse animated TV series ''[[wikipedia:Kimba, The White Lion|Kimba, The White Lion]].'' | ||
| − | In the episode ''[[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 ''[[The Circle of Knife]] ''is a parody of [[wikipedia:The Circle of Life|The Circle of Life]]. | + | In the episode ''[[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 ''[[The Circle of Knife]] ''is a parody of [[wikipedia:The Circle of Life|The Circle of Life]]. |
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The Lion King (1994) is an animated movie made by the Walt Disney Studios about a lion cub whose father is murdered by his brother. The lion cub is chased away and the evil brother becomes king instead. Years later Simba returns to have his revenge. Elton John wrote several songs for this film. James Earl Jones played the role of Mufasa.
References
In '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 Japanse animated TV series Kimba, The White Lion.
In the episode 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 The Circle of Knife is a parody of The Circle of Life.
