Summary: A ferocious monitor lizard named Kenge bites some of the members of the Lion Guard, temporarily paralyzing them.
This episode contains examples of:
- Achievements in Ignorance: Janja and his crew found the melon patch by sheer accident and if Scar's plan had worked it would have devastated the elephants and the rest of the Pride Lands by extension.
- Batman Gambit:
- Kenge attacked other Pridelanders just to draw the Lion Guard out.
- Bunga ticks Kenge off in order to get him to bite and paralyze Janja and his hyenas so that Makini can recover the watermelons.
- Berserk Button: Don't call Kenge a little lizard, or use the word little in front of him. You won't like the result.
- Chekhov's Skill: Bunga's immunity to venom is brought up again, making him crucial in stalling Kenge and the hyenas while the rest of the Guard recover.
- Deadly Dodging: Bunga is able to get Kenge to bite the hyenas by hopping out of the way at the last second.
- The Dreaded: Out of all of Ushari's connections, Kenge is the most feared note , because of his paralyzing bite.
- A Dog Named "Dog": Kenge means "monitor lizard" in Swahili.
- Eating the Enemy: After being hit where it hurts one too many times (and because he's against someone who is immune to venom), Kenge decides he's going to eat Bunga once Janja grabbed him. Fortunately, Makini beans him with a melon that makes him bite Janja instead.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Bunga is able to give Makini enough time to get the melons and the Lion Guard enough time to recover by angering Kenge and getting him to bite the hyenas.
- I Shall Taunt You: Bunga gets under Kenge's scales by calling him a little lizard which turns him livid.
- No-Sell: Apparently, Bunga has learned he is not only immune to cobra venom, but also to monitor lizard venom. When poisoning him doesn't work, Kenge resorts to eating him instead.
- Oh, Crap!: Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu huddle together in fright after Bunga pushes Kenge's Berserk Button.
- Punctuated! For! Emphasis!:Kenge: I'm! Not! A LITTLE! LIZARD!
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Bunga gives a taunting one to Kenge, so he can make him furious enough to bite the hyenas.Bunga: Hey, Kenge! Yoo-hoo!
Kenge: What are you doing here, honey badger?!
Bunga: Just wanted to let you know your bite's not working anymore. See? It hasn't stopped me! Guess that bite of yours ain't so bad after all!
Kenge: OH, YEAH?!
Bunga: (coughs) Phew! But your breath, now that's bad! Gotta tell ya, for someone who says they're a big, scary lizard, you're not that scary or that big.
Cheezi: Uh-oh!
Kenge: What did you just say?
Bunga: Which part? The part where you're not scary, or the part where you're not big?
Cheezi: Just don't call him little, Bunga!
Bunga: Oh! You don't like being called a little lizard.
Kenge: Stop saying THAT!
Bunga: Saying what? "Little lizard"? Little lizard. Oh, little lizard.
Kenge: (rearing up on his hindlegs) I'm! Not! A LITTLE! LIZARD!
Chungu: Whoa, he's gonna get it now!
Bunga: Eh, I've seen bigger. Lots bigger! - Truth in Television: Kenge uses a venomous bite to incapacitate the Lion Guard. And it's indeed true that monitor lizards secrete venom from their fangs that they use to bring down prey.
A pleasant surprise too, considering it's Common Knowledge that monitor lizards like the Komodo dragon kill with bacteria in their mouths rather than venom. - Unstoppable Rage: Kenge is driven to a mad rage when Bunga calls him little. To the point that he recklessly bites Cheezi, Chungu, and Janja while trying to get him.
- Villain Song: "Big, Bad Kenge", sung by Ushari.
- You Need a Breath Mint: Bunga tells Kenge his breath is bad while taunting him.
