History ReferencedBy / TheLionKing1994

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See LionKingLift for parodies of the scene where Simba is lifted up by Rafiki.

[[AC: AnimatedFilms]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'': When Aladdin wonders where his father is, Genie randomly turns into Pumbaa and says "HakunaMatata!" When he goes back to normal, he comments that he "was having an out-of-movie experience".
* ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'':
** At one point, Hopper describes the world as "one of those Circle of Life kind of things".
** In the city, you can see the poster for [[Theatre/TheLionKing the Broadway show]] on one of the boxes.
* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'': As Buck struggles on how to start the movie, he brings up a familiar sunrise before deciding it wouldn't work.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Scar makes [[DeathByCameo a cameo appearance]] as a lion skin briefly worn by the titular hero.
* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'': Before leaving Mickey to drown, Pete tells him that he's going to the opera to see "a little something called... ''I just can't wait to be king!''".
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'': Shrek and Donkey's conversation about the stars being the spirits of past ogres is a reference to Mufasa teaching Simba about the Great Kings of the Past.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies'': Robin has a nightmare that is a shot-for-shot parody of the "Circle of Life" scene, that shows Batman on top of a building, showing a baby Robin to all the superheroes just like what Rafiki did with baby Simba. But then, the heroes all start ridiculing Robin for being a "sidekick," which causes Batman to toss Robin off the building.
* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'': "Hakuna Matata" can be heard playing in Andy's mom's car near the end of the movie.

[[AC:ComicBooks]]
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': There's a blink and you'll miss it single panel containing an advertisement for a musical with a different name but similar branding and mascot to ''Theatre/TheLionKing'' in Times Square during "The Witch and the Warrior''.

[[AC:ComicStrips]]
* ''ComicStrip/MotherGooseAndGrimm'': Pumbaa is among the Disney characters whose head is mounted on the wall in [[http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2007/MGG-2007-01-05.gif this strip]].
* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark'': [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/relationships/parents/1996-08-25 This strip]] features, among others, an alternate ending to the film, wherein Simba is devoured by hyenas.

[[AC:FanWorks]]
* ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'': Spike reunites with the dismantled princesses at Unicorn Rock, a huge rock formation shaped like the head of a unicorn. In the 16th chapter, Twilight and Jewelius undergo an argument that has several blatant references to Scar's argument with Sarabi. [[spoiler:Jewelius is also killed by the Changelings the same way Scar is killed by the hyenas as payback for double-crossing them.]]

[[AC:FilmsLiveAction]]
* ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'' has T'Challa meeting T'Chaka's spirit, similar to Simba seeing Mufasa's spirit.
* ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' ends with BabiesEverAfter... and George holds his new son above Pride Rock.

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* In ''Literature/WickedGood'', Rory has a forgotten ''Lion King'' blanket from his childhood in the back of his closet. Archer passes out drunk in his closet and wakes up on top of the blanket. Trish uses the blanket a few times after that.

[[AC: LiveActionTV]]
* ''Series/DansUneGalaxiePresDeChezVous'' has an episode where the crew goes to an ion cloud in order to advance. However, since those ions are so powerful, they are given the scientific term "The Ion King".
-->'''Crew:''': Hakuna Matata.
* When [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] is trying to talk about the potential of humans in [[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion The Christmas Invasion]], he starts quoting "The Circle of Life".
* In ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'', Phillip sits on a rabbit belonging to his five-year-old son, Nicholas. He tries to smooth over the explanation by referring to Mufasa's death, but Nicholas realizes what his father is doing and interrupts him.
* ''Series/HomeImprovement'' made a couple references to the film as {{Actor Allusion}}s, since Young Simba's voice actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas also played Randy Taylor. (It did the same for ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', since Tim Allen voiced Buzz Lightyear.) For example, on Halloween the house was visited by trick-or-treaters dressed up as Buzz and Simba, and Randy hands out "one candy for the spaceman... and seven for the cute little lion."
* In ''Series/TheNanny'' one of the children asks to see ''The Lion King'' again in the theater. One of the adults refuses: "The 'Hakunas' are coming out of my 'Matatas'".
* On ''Series/{{Schooled}}'', Lainey is asked to stage the Broadway musical for the Drama Club's annual play, despite her complaints that it's too elaborate for a high school production.
* An episode of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' has the Janitor complaining about JD quoting the movie, only to be outed as a fan ("I just like the monkey, OK?").
* An episode of ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'' has (half) brothers [[ComicBook/HawkAndDove Hank and Don Hall]] citing "Hakuna Matata" as their SurvivalMantra.
* In an early episode of ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'', Titus stages a one-man {{mockbuster}} version of the Broadway show after not making the auditions for the real thing. He gets hit with a cease and desist.

[[AC:PuppetShows]]
* Episode 3423 of ''Series/SesameStreet'' involves [[MrAltDisney Walt Dizzy]] creating an AffectionateParody of the film called "The Chicken King". Elmo trains Telly to get the part of the title character, but Mr. Dizzy casts Elmo as him instead. Also, at one point in the titular film, a lion says, "I should be The Lion King!".

[[AC:{{Theatre}}]]
* ''Theatre/TwistedTheUntoldStoryOfARoyalVizier'': The song "Take Off Your Clothes" describes the leaves on the ground spellings something explicit... "SFX"? This is a reference to a controversy about the sky in ''The Lion King'' containing the word "sex", although the animators claimed it was an homage to the SFX (special effects) department.

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim 2'':
** The fifth level in the game is called "The Flyin' King".
** One of the questions in the quiz show portion of "Villi People"/"Jim is a Blind Cave Salamander" is "Who is the king of the animals in Africa?"
-->A. Marimba\\
B. Help, I Can't Swimba\\
C. Earthworm Jimba[[note]]The correct answer is C.[[/note]]

[[AC:WebOriginal]]
* In an episode of ''WebVideo/ConsoleWars'', Greg and Dan see whether the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] or the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis had the better [[VideoGame/TheLionKing licensed game based on the movie]]. Because of how similar the two games are, Rafiki pays them a visit to help them see which game exceeds in each category.
* The second "[[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]]" vs. "UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler" showdown in ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'' has the former calling himself "the voice of Mufasa" as an ActorAllusion to Creator/JamesEarlJones.
* During [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R4XB0eitgA&feature=youtu.be&t=4m22s episode #120]] of their ''VideoGame/{{Trials}}'' series, LetsPlay/HatFilms break out into a nonsensical rendition of "The Circle of Life".
* ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded'' provides an alternate ending to the film. In the prologue, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Simba eats Zazu]] during his pouncing lesson. Also in the episode, during the iconic Mufasa's death scene, Mufasa's Spirit tells Scar off for killing him and lying to Simba, then gets into an argument with Sarabi when she catches up to them. The other lionesses then chase Scar away. In the epilogue, Simba tries to be the new king despite still being a cub, and Scar chases and tries to eat Timon and Pumbaa.
* ''WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC'' had "Circle of Life" recreated as "Contract for Life" (with Spider-Man as the cub) to show how Disney buying Marvel could be a positive thing.
* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'':
** In his "Top 11 Saddest Moments" video, scenes from various films from the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon are placed in the #1 spot, including the scene from ''The Lion King'' involving Mufasa's death.
** At the beginning of his review of ''Film/{{Congo}}'', Critic sings his own version the opening chant for "Circle of Life".
--->''Nyaaaaaaaaa, this movie suuuuuuucks''\\
''You should get a refund''\\
''(Go see ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' next time)''\\
''It's in the theater next door''
** He does it again at the beginning of his review of ''Film/ZeusAndRoxanne''.
--->''Nyaaaaaaaaa, this movie suuuuuuucks''\\
''You got totally screwed''\\
''(Did you even see the poster?)''\\
''And you paid money for thiiiiis...''
** In his review of ''Film/TheFlintstones'', when the Dicta-Bird claims that he should have worked for Disney if he didn't want to die, the Critic points out that Disney has been killing off plenty of major characters for real, and shows the scene from ''The Lion King'' involving Mufasa's death.
** In his review of ''Film/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'', to parody the abrupt death of James' parents, the Critic rewrites a clip from ''The Lion King'' where Mufasa gets eaten by a rhino.
--->'''Mufasa:''' Look, Simba. Everything the light touches, is our kingdom.\\
'''Simba:''' Wow!\\
'''Critic (as Narrator)''': ... And then a rhino ate him up.\\
[''A photoshopped Rhino eats Mufasa, and "Hakunka Matata" plays over a screen that says, '''THE END'''.'']
** In his review of ''Film/ScoobyDoo'', when Scrappy becomes a gigantic demonic dog in the climax, the Critic asks if he's transforming into Pumbaa.
--->'''Critic as Scrappy:''' HELLO, TIMON! I'VE COME TO EAT YOUR SOUL!
** In his review of ''Film/TheJungleBook2016'', Critic references the film during the scene where Mowgli hides from Shere Khan in a stampede of water buffalo.
--->'''Critic as Shere Khan:''' Hmm, I saw another Disney film like this. Doesn't end well for the cat.
** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsonsMeetTheFlintstones'', when the Flintstones' shower, consisting of an elephant using its trunk to provide the water, is cold, Wilma decides that she will have the plumber bring in a new elephant the next day, prompting the Critic to worry what they do with the old elephants, showing an image of the elephant graveyard from ''The Lion King''.
** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/MulanII'', the Critic brands Mushu as the film's villain, to the point where [[EvenEvilHasStandards even Scar would call him a psycho]].
* The ''WebVideo/{{React}}'' channel features the movie several times in their "Do They Know It?" and "Try Not To..." challenges.
* Website/SFDebris uses the song "Circle of Life" to emphasise the predatory nature of mutant serial killer Tooms in his reviews of ''Series/TheXFiles'' episodes "Squeeze" and "Tooms".
* In the ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'' episode, "Bowser Junior's UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS", when Junior shows off his UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance SP to Joseph and Cody, the game he has on it is the LicensedGame for ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''. He then tells them that the movie's title is misleading, due to the movie being a POVSequel focusing on Timon and Pumbaa rather than taking place in between the first and second movies, and that the movie should have been called ''The Lion King From the Perspective of Timon and Pumbaa''. Cody then questions why Disney didn't just call the movie ''The Timon and Pumbaa Movie''.
* In one episode of ''WebVideo/TheTourettesGuy'', Danny's son is watching the film while Danny himself is cussing people out on the phone in the next room. Danny's conversation [[GagDub syncs up surprisingly well]] during the scenes where Scar kills Mufasa, Adult Simba dries off after a swim in the water hole, and when Mufasa's Spirit talks to Adult Simba.
* TheStinger of the ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'' episode "Makin' Babies" shows Filly Rarity being dragged to her destiny and lamenting that it isn't Pride Rock, just "regular rock".

[[AC:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/KnightsOfBuenaVista'' is a CampaignComic covering mainly Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon films. ''The Lion King'' is noted as a NoodleIncident, when Mary admitted one of her biggest screw-ups was nearly causing the extinction of all creatures in The Pride Lands.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "Stan Knows Best", Stan reminisces of the time when he and Hayley actually loved each other and remembers her sucking on a ''Lion King'' blanket.
* A ColdOpen for ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' had a parody called "The Tiger Prince", with Yakko in the role of Rafiki. In the end Yakko holds up the Tiger Prince high in the air on "Pride Rock" with all the other animals cheering...only to have Yakko accidentally drop him.
-->'''Yakko:''' I thought they were supposed to land on their feet.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'':
** In "Sherman, Woman, and Child", when Jay first meets Alice Tomkins and her daughter, Penny, Penny tells Jay, "You didn't like ''The Lion King''! You're mean!" and punches him in the nose. When Alice scolds Penny, Jay tells her, "It's all right. Rex Reed did the same thing."
** In "From Chunk to Hunk", Jay reviews ''The Cockroach King''. In the following clip, a parody of "Circle of Life" is shown, in which New York City wildlife (sewer alligators, pigeons, alley cats, seagulls, rats, and so on) gather in front of a crate to be shown their new king, a cockroach voiced by Howard Stern.
* The ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' episode "Clum Babies" has Wooldoor lifting his first "clum baby" into the air while the other housemates bow in respect.
** In "Gay Bash", Foxxy tells Xandir that "everything the light touches is gay" while African chanting is heard in the background.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Ponce de Leon, the VillainOfTheWeek in " The Forbidden Fountain of the Foreverglades!", is an anthropomorphic lion who bears some similarities with Scar, namely having a dark mane, a pointed snout, protruding claws, and AxCrazy ManipulativeBastard nature.
* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Peter Problems" features a parody where a monkey lifts a lion cub in the air from atop Pride Rock, followed by Peter showing up with a forklift lifting another cub up to a higher height. Two giraffes then comment on when the bris will take place.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' episode "Won't You Pimai Neighbor?", Hank is talking to a Buddhist monk who only speaks back to him in koans. Hank remarks that he "sounds like a song from ''The Lion King''".
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': In the "Daffy Duck: The Wizard" Merrie Melodies music video (part of "[[Recap/TheLooneyTunesShowS1E17SundayNightSlice Sunday Night Slice]]"), [[TakeThat one of the frozen beasts that Daffy roasts resembles Pumbaa]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': In "Ties That Bind", the double-exposed shot of Lincoln sadly walking down the hall parodies the shot where Simba runs across the desert on his way back home.
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'' sketch ''[[{{Film/Avatar}} Avaturd]]'' has Jake Smelly being named king of the Na'vi for saving them, where Rafiki promptly shows up to lift him into the air.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'':
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mUTu_bUv-s "On the Savannah"]] is a direct parody of Circle of Life.
** Early on in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEHHW0_kHfg Everything's Better With Perry]]" from the MadeForTVMovie, Phineas recreates the exaltation of baby Simba with Perry in his arms.
* The ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' episode "Brain's Song" had the mice subjected to a sadness experiment by watching a parody of the scene where Simba finds Mufasa's dead body, giving Brain inspiration for his next scheme.
* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': A sketch from "May Cause An Excess of Ham" involves a wildebeest couple running over Mufasa. The wife, feeling emotional guilt, thinks it a good idea to leave a note informing Simba that they accidentally ran over Mufasa, to which Zazu agrees.
* ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain'': Zazu makes two quick cameos.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E22RoundSpringfield Round Springfield]]", Bleeding Gums Murphy appears in the sky after his death. Mufasa the lion too, in reference to a similar scene in ''The Lion King'', and says: "You must avenge my death, Kimba- I mean "Simba", in reference to the controversy that ''The Lion King'' was a rip-off of Creator/OsamuTezuka's ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion''.
** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS12E17SimpsonSafari Simpson Safari]]", the African sun rising, accompanied by African chanting, is a direct reference to the opening scene of the movie.
** The episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E19GirlsJustWantToHaveSums Girls Just Want to Have Sums]]" opens with the Simpsons attending the Itchy & Scratchy musical ''Stab-A-Lot'', which is a parody of the stage musical version of ''The Lion King''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': In the "Daffy Duck: The Wizard" Merrie Melodies music video (part of "Sunday Night Slice"), [[TakeThat one of the frozen beasts that Daffy roasts resembles Pumbaa]].

* Episode 2423 of ''Series/SesameStreet'' involves [[MrAltDisney Walt Dizzy]] creating an AffectionateParody of the film called "The Chicken King". Elmo trains Telly to get the part of the title character, but Mr. Dizzy casts Elmo as him instead. Also, at one point in the titular film, a lion says, "I should be The Lion King!".

** In "Round Springfield" Bleeding Gums Murphy appears in the sky after his death. Mufasa the lion too, in reference to a similar scene in ''The Lion King'', and says: "You must avenge my death, Kimba- I mean "Simba", in reference to the controversy that ''The Lion King'' was a rip-off of Creator/OsamuTezuka's ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion''.
** In "Simpson Safari" the African sun rising, accompanied by African chanting, is a direct reference to the opening scene of the movie.
** The episode "Girls Just Want to Have Sums" opens with the Simpsons attending the Itchy & Scratchy musical ''Stab-A-Lot'', which is a parody of the stage musical version of ''The Lion King''.

* ''Film/BlackPanther2018'' has T'Challa meeting T'Chaka's spirit, similar to Simba seeing Mufasa's spirit.

* When [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] is trying to talk about the potential of humans in [[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion The Christmas Invasion]], he starts quoting "The Circle of Life".

* ''Series/HomeImprovement'' made a couple references to the film as {{Actor Allusion}}s, since Young Simba's voice actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas also played Randy Taylor. (It did the same for ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', since Tim Allen voiced Buzz Lightyear.) For example, on Halloween the house was visited by trick-or-treaters dressed up as Buzz and Simba, and Randy hands out "one candy for the spaceman... and seven for the cute little lion."

* An episode of ''Series/Titans2018'' has (half) brothers [[ComicBook/HawkAndDove Hank and Don Hall]] citing "Hakuna Matata" as their SurvivalMantra.
* On ''Series/{{Schooled}}'', Lainey is asked to stage the Broadway musical for the Drama Club's annual play, despite her complaints that it's too elaborate for a high school production.
* ''Series/DansUneGalaxiePresDeChezVous'' has an episode where the crew goes to an ion cloud in order to advance. However, since those ions are so powerful, they are given the scientific term "The Ion King".
-->'''Crew:''': Hakuna Matata.

* Website/SFDebris uses the song "Circle of Life" to emphasise the predatory nature of mutant serial killer Tooms in his reviews of ''Series/TheXFiles'' episodes "Squeeze" and "Tooms".
* TheStinger of the ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'' episode "Makin' Babies" shows Filly Rarity being dragged to her destiny and lamenting that it isn't Pride Rock, just "regular rock".
* ''WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC'' had "Circle of Life" recreated as "Contract for Life" (with Spider-Man as the cub) to show how Disney buying Marvel could be a positive thing.

* During [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R4XB0eitgA&feature=youtu.be&t=4m22s episode #120]] of their ''VideoGame/{{Trials}}'' series, LetsPlay/HatFilms break out into a nonsensical rendition of "The Circle of Life".

* A ColdOpen for ''{{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}}'' had a parody called "The Tiger Prince", with Yakko in the role of Rafiki. In the end Yakko holds up the Tiger Prince high in the air on "Pride Rock" with all the other animals cheering...only to have Yakko accidentally drop him.
-->'''Yakko:''' I thought they were supposed to land on their feet.
* The ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' episode "Brain's Song" had the mice subjected to a sadness experiment by watching a parody of the scene where Simba finds Mufasa's dead body, giving Brain inspiration for his next scheme.

* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Peter Problems" features a parody where a monkey lifts a lion cub in the air from atop Pride Rock, followed by Peter showing up with a forklift lifting another cub up to a higher height. Two giraffes then comment on when the bris will take place.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' episode "Won't You Pimai Neighbor?", Hank is talking to a Buddhist monk who only speaks back to him in koans. Hank remarks that he "sounds like a song from ''The Lion King''".
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'':
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mUTu_bUv-s "On the Savannah"]] is a direct parody of Circle of Life.
** Early on in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEHHW0_kHfg Everything's Better With Perry]]" from the MadeForTVMovie, Phineas recreates the exaltation of baby Simba with Perry in his arms.
* ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain'': Zazu makes two quick cameos.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': In "Ties That Bind", the double-exposed shot of Lincoln sadly walking down the hall parodies the shot where Simba runs across the desert on his way back home.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Ponce de Leon, the VillainOfTheWeek in " The Forbidden Fountain of the Foreverglades!", is an anthropomorphic lion who bears some similarities with Scar, namely having a dark mane, a pointed snout, protruding claws, and AxCrazy ManipulativeBastard nature.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'': "Hakuna Matata" can be heard playing in Andy's mom's car near the end of the movie.

[[AC: FilmsLiveAction]]

[[AC: PuppetShows]]

[[AC: VideoGames]]

[[AC: WebOriginal]]

* WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC had "Circle of Life" recreated as "Contract for Life" (with Spider-Man as the cub) to show how Disney buying Marvel could be a positive thing.

''(Go see ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' next time)''\\

** In his review of ''Film/TheFlintstones'', when the Dicta-Bird claims that he should have worked for Disney if he didn't want to die, The Critic points out that Disney has been killing off plenty of major characters for real, and shows the scene from ''The Lion King'' involving Mufasa's death.

[[AC: WesternAnimation]]

* The ''{{WesternAnimation/MAD}}'' sketch ''[[{{Film/Avatar}} Avaturd]]'' has Jake Smelly being named king of the Na'vi for saving them, where Rafiki promptly shows up to lift him into the air.

** In ''Round Springfield'' Bleeding Gums Murphy appears in the sky after his death. Mufasa the lion too, in reference to a similar scene in ''The Lion King'', and says: "You must avenge my death, Kimba- I mean "Simba", in reference to the controversy that ''The Lion King'' was a rip-off of Creator/OsamuTezuka's ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion''.
** In ''Simpson Safari'' the African sun rising, accompanied by African chanting, is a direct reference to the opening scene of the movie.
** The episode ''Girls Just Want to Have Sums'' opens with the Simpsons attending the Itchy & Scratchy musical ''Stab-A-Lot'', which is a parody of the stage musical version of ''The Lion King''..

* ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded'' provides an alternate ending to the film. In the prologue, [[RealityEnsues Simba eats Zazu]] during his pouncing lesson. Also in the episode, during the iconic Mufasa's death scene, Mufasa's Spirit tells Scar off for killing him and lying to Simba, then gets into an argument with Sarabi when she catches up to them. The other lionesses then chase Scar away. In the epilogue, Simba tries to be the new king despite still being a cub, and Scar chases and tries to eat Timon and Pumbaa.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'': "Hakuna Matata" can be heard playing in Andy's Mom's car near the end of the movie.