The Lion King
The Lion King is an animated movie produced by Walt Disney Studios and released in 1994. 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 live action CGI 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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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|"'Round Springfield"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|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.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|"Simpson Safari"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|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.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|"Today I Am a Clown"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|During his televised Bar Mitzvah, Krusty thanks the cast of The Lion King as they leave the stage.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|"Girls Just Want to Have Sums"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|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.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|"Midnight Towboy"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|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.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|"Four Great Woman and a Manicure"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|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.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|"Angry Dad: The Movie"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|Bart and Homer walk by a poster for an animated film called The Lyin' King, a pun on The Lion King.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|"The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|The Loin King is a reference to The Lion King.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|"How Lisa Got Her Marge Back"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #f0e3a2; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|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.
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