Character catchphrases: Kion - Hevi kabisa! ("Totally intense!") Bunga - Zuka Zama! ("Pop up and dive in!") Fuli - Huwezi! ("You can't catch me!") Beshte - Twende kiboko! ("Let's go, hippo!") Ono - Hapana! ("Oh, no!")
The Lion King (1994) is the third Disney animated film to have more than one television spin-off (the other being Timon & Pumbaa (1995)). The others are The Jungle Book (1967) (TaleSpin (1990) and Jungle Cubs (1996)), and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)/Winnie the Pooh (2011) (Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983), The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988), The Book of Pooh (2001), and My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007)).
Originally, the mark of the guard was to be a lion's paw, as seen in a promotional image of Kion (who had white eyes at the time). It was later changed to the lion's head.
In Season One, Episode 20, "Lions of the Outlands," Nuka, Vitani, and Kovu reprise their voices as they were in The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998), Nuka being Andy Dick, Vitani being Lacey Chabert and Kovu being Jason Marsden. However, Zira was voiced by Nika Flutterman. Simba and Nala have also changed voices, with Rob Lowe (Simba) and Gabrielle Union (Nala).