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

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



* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies'': Robin has a nightmare that spoofs the "Circle of Life" opening, in which Batman presents him to a crowd of superheroes, only to be rejected for being a "sidekick".



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* Referenced in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzbCizaN8CE this song]] at the time of simba's presentation

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* ''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.]]
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* ''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.
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* 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.
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* ''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.
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* ''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''.
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* 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.
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* ''Disney/ChickenLittle'': As Buck struggles on how to start the movie, he brings up a familiar sunrise before deciding it wouldn't work.
* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'': Scar makes [[DeathByCameo a cameo appearance]] as a lion skin briefly worn by the titular hero.

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* ''Disney/ChickenLittle'': ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'': As Buck struggles on how to start the movie, he brings up a familiar sunrise before deciding it wouldn't work.
* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'': ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Scar makes [[DeathByCameo a cameo appearance]] as a lion skin briefly worn by the titular hero.
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** In his review of ''Disney/MulanII'', the Critic brands Mushu as the film's villain, to the point where [[EvenEvilHasStandards even Scar would call him a psycho]].

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** In his review of ''Disney/MulanII'', ''WesternAnimation/MulanII'', the Critic brands Mushu as the film's villain, to the point where [[EvenEvilHasStandards even Scar would call him a psycho]].



* 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 ''Disney/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''.

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* 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 ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''.''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''.
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** In his review of ''Film/TheFlintstones'', when The Bird claims that it should have worked for Disney if it 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.

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** In his review of ''Film/TheFlintstones'', when The Bird the Dicta-Bird claims that it he should have worked for Disney if it 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.
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* ''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]]
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** 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''.
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** In his review of ''Disney/MulanII'', the Critic brands Mushu as the film's villain, to the point where [[EvenEvilHasStandards even Scar would call him a psycho]].
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* ''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.


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** 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!


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* ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain'': Zazu makes two quick cameos.
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* ''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.
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* ''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]].
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* ''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.

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* An episode of ''Series/Titans2018'' has (half) brothers [[ComicBook/HawkAndDove Hank and Don Hall]] citing "Hakuna Matata" as their SurvivalMantra.


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* 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.


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* The ''WebVideo/{{React}}'' channel features the movie several times in their "Do They Know It?" and "Try Not To..." challenges.

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* In the ''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''".

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* In the ''KingOfTheHill'' ''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''".


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* ''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.
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* ''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.

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* ''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.




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

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* In ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'', Scar makes [[DeathByCameo a cameo appearance]] as a lion skin briefly worn by the titular hero.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'': Pete says to Mickey, before leaving him to drown, that he's going to the opera to see "a little something called...I just can't wait to be king!".
* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', "Hakuna Matata" can be heard playing in Andy's Mom's car near the end of the movie.

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* In ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'', ''Disney/ChickenLittle'': As Buck struggles on how to start the movie, he brings up a familiar sunrise before deciding it wouldn't work.
* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'':
Scar makes [[DeathByCameo a cameo appearance]] as a lion skin briefly worn by the titular hero.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'': Pete says to Mickey, before Before leaving him Mickey to drown, Pete tells him that he's going to the opera to see "a little something called...I called... ''I just can't wait to be king!".
king!''".
* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies'': Robin has a nightmare that spoofs the "Circle of Life" opening, in which Batman presents him to a crowd of superheroes, only to be rejected for being a "sidekick".
* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'':
"Hakuna Matata" can be heard playing in Andy's Mom's car near the end of the movie.

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** 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.



** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/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.\\

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** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'', ''Film/TheFlintstones'', when The Bird claims that it should have worked for Disney if it 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:''' --->'''Mufasa:''' Look, Simba. Everything the light touches, is our kingdom.\\
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* 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 ''Disney/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''.
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* ''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 ''Film/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."

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* ''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 ''Film/ToyStory'', ''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."
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* In ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'', Scar makes [[TheCameo a cameo appearance]] as a lion skin briefly worn by the titular hero.

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* In ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'', Scar makes [[TheCameo [[DeathByCameo a cameo appearance]] as a lion skin briefly worn by the titular hero.


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** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/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'''.'']

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