The BEST episodes of Kimba the White Lion season 1
Every episode of Kimba the White Lion season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Kimba the White Lion season 1!
This is the classic tale of Kimba, the white lion, destined to be the King of the African jungle. Orphaned shortly after his birth, Kimba quickly shows his potential to be one of the greatest leaders the jungle has ever seen. Striving to accomplish the goals of his great father, Caesar, he dreams of convincing the animal kingdom to become just as civilized as the human world. Ultimately, he desires to bring the two cultures together in peace.
#1 - Go, White Lion!
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/1965
Kimba's father,Caesar, wants Kimba to live in a world where animals and humans live in harmony. He hopes Kimba will rule justly when the time comes to succeed him.Sadly,Kimba grows up too soon when hunters descend on the village and destroyed the family.Only young Kimba survives and now he must assume the throne and it's tremendous responsibilities.
#2 - Great Caesar's Ghost
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/1965
Kimba's belief that all animals should live in harmony is tested when Samson, an old friend of Kimba's father turns up to visit. When Samson ridicules Kimba, it is his old friends Dan'l Baboon and Pauley Cracker to the rescue. Knowing Kimba's desire to speak with his deceased father Dan'l and Pauley scheme together and dress as Caesar's ghost who has come to guide Kimba back to his friends with some beyond-the-grave advice. When hunters invade the jungle it is Kimba who unites the animals to work together to keep their home safe. When they work together to bring peace to the jungle, Samson is forced to admit that maybe Kimba's ways are the right way after all.
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#3 - The Wind in the Desert
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/1965
The second installment finds Kimba in the hands of his captors who are secretly arms runners. A double agent named James Brawn helps Kimba escape his captors and return to his jungle home. While Kimba is gone his father's enemy Claw has ruled the jungle with terror and it's up to Kimba to regain his father's throne and find peace in the jungle once more.
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#4 - A Human Friend
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/1965
Kimba and his friends encounter two more humans. This leads to an unpleasant situation for Kimba's friend Geraldine Giraffe who gets injured while running away. Kimba seeks out his new human friend Roger to help Geraldine and learns to speak the human language. With Roger's help Kimba starts a school to teach fellow animals to speak human. Not all the animals are willing to change the laws of the jungle and plot to rid the jungle of this new threat of their old ways.
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#5 - Battle at Dead River
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/1965
KImba has to try and save his reputation from his enemy Claw, who is trying to make Kimba's friends doubt Kimba and his ruling of the jungle.
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#6 - The Insect Invasion
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1965
Kimba has lofty ideas of changing the animals from eating smaller species to becoming vegetarians. Not all the animals are willing to wait for the crops to grow and Kimba has to stand his ground and find an alternative that is just as tasty.
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#7 - Catch 'Em if You Can
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1965
Tonga decreed that a hunting party would take place and the target is Kimba. With three contestants who each have something unique to bring to the hunt,Kimba proves that to catch this lion, they would have to fight with a battle of brains first.
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#8 - The Hunting Ground
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/1965
The animals know to fear the Hunting Ground, the one place that is the least safe on the Savanna. It is here that hunters gather to prey on hapless animals and the hunters are running low on game. Kimba fears it will be he and his friends who will be next on the hunters list.
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#9 - The Trappers
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/1965
Kimba's instincts are to seek revenge on those who destroyed his family. He knows that in doing so, it will not bring them back and he fights the fear and the need to do to them what they did to his parents. Will his fathers wisdom and goodness prevail?
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#10 - The Magic Serpent
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/26/1966
A mysterious ailment falls upon the animals causing them all to fall asleep. When Kimba realizes what is happening he turns to the one animal that they all have shunned in the past. Kimba must learn to work with an enemy to preserve all their lives and make the jungle safe once more.
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#11 - The Wild Wildcat
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/13/1966
Kimba has to figure out why Wiley Wildcat is making trouble, especially for his friend Dan'l Baboon and his diner. Kimba resolves to stop him but discovers Wiley just may have had a good reason for acting the way he has.
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#12 - Journey Into Time
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/5/1966
King Specklerex is envious of Kimba and he is taking his hatred out on the young lion by casting doubt on Kimba's own lineage. This is a problem that Kimba must turn to a human friend to resolve.
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#13 - Diamonds in The Gruff
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/19/1966
When Gruff,the jungle's alligator happens across an unusual suitcase full of diamonds,the animals embrace the prospect that someone may come looking for them and they may bring danger to all the animals safety.
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Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/1966
When the eggs gathered by the animals are in the way while cleaning,a well meaning friend places them in a safe place. It seems it may not be safe after all and a whole generation of birds may be in peril.
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#15 - Jungle Thief
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/1965
The animals food reserve has been compromised by a thief. It is up to Kimba to find out who is threatening their crops and is compromising his friendships.
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#16 - The Flying Tiger
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1965
Kimba asks Professor Madcap for help with an unusual request. He wants to become a flying lion to fight a flying tiger on equal terms. But fooling with natures natural order of things may cause Kimba to lose his throne.
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#17 - Volcano Island
Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/22/1966
While Kimba takes the children at school on a field trip to Volcano Island, Boss Rhino is busy there trying to make way for a female rhino that's about to give birth. Boss Rhino demands that Kimba leaves, but when Kimba refuses, he is forced to accept Boss Rhino's challenge to a match. The two fight, and both end up equally injured. Neither of them wanting to give up, they both agree to "postpone" the match the other has recovered enough to fight. Though they refuse to admit it, it was a draw. Soon the baby rhino is born, but when the volcano erupts, Kimba and Boss Rhino must set aside their differences and work together to save everyone.
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#18 - Adventure in the City
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/27/1966
KItty's uncle Specklerex comes for a visit and challenges Kimba to a series of contests to prove he is worthy of his heritage.
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#19 - Running Wild
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/29/1966
When a heard of antelope start stampeding, Kimba discovers that they are doomed to head straight into a lake. As punishment for assuring the others the farm wouldn't get damaged when it did, Bucky goes off to get the antelope to come back and fix the mess. However, he soon gets caught in the middle, and all of the animals try to save him. Though they succeed in rescuing him, Bucky is outraged that they couldn't stop the antelope. As Kimba realizes that he can't possibly save them all, he breaks down, and loses all confidence in himself, proving he is still a kid. Can the other animals get Kimba to snap out of it and even try to rescue them, even knowing that that he can't save them all?
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#20 - The Troublemaker
Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 7/6/1966
Kimba meets a young ostrich named Benny, who only wants to hang out with Kimba. However, Benny's uncle, known as Big Ben, disapproves of this action, and always causes problems. Though Kimba tries and tries to shake the ostrich away from him, he just can't seem to get rid of him, causing trouble for Kimba. When Benny gets hurt, Big Ben grows furious and demands that Kimba returns to the jungle. When Benny follows Kimba even there, the animals must get him back to Big Ben before they get in even more trouble.
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#21 - Destroyers from the Desert
Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 7/13/1966
With the appearance of the Devil Wind at the sunset, the Destroyers from the Desert show up. They instantly beat up Kimba and force all of the animals to obey them. Daniel knows the truth though, he knows that once their is no moe food left, the destroyers will eat all of the animals. Against Daniel's orders, Pauley begins training Kimba in a new art of fighting to defeat them. The animals all flee the forest, and Daniel refuses to let Kimba fight. However, three children were left behind, and are now on the menu. Pauley tries to save them, but is easily beaten. With no other option, Kimba prepares to take them on again. Will his new technique allow him to defeat these three powerful foes?
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#22 - The Balloon that Blows Up
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 7/20/1966
After stopping Tom and Tab from stealing some humans' balloon, Kimba discovers Dot, Dash, and Dinky playing in it. Despite knowing not to, Kimba joins in the fun, and the balloon is accidentally started up. The four are awestruck by the view, and enjoy themselves. Meanwhile, the humans have realized the balloon has been taken, and they want it shot down. The bad news is, Kimba and the others don't know how to land it. Even worse...there's a bomb attached to it!
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#23 - Monster of the Mountain
Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 7/27/1966
A "chimera" from the Atlas Mountains is terrifying a peaceful little village by appearing in the middle of the night and stealing cattle. Kimba is called for aid; the monster turns out to be a bear and her cub.
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#24 - A Friend In Deed
Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 8/3/1966
Roger Ranger is taken captive by the elephants when he asks them for passage through their graveyard to get to a place known as Rainbow Valley. If Kimba wants him back, he and a few other animals must swim in a swamp, where if you stop moving you'll drown, for 10 days without stopping for anything. While doing this, Kimba recaps the events of how he first met Roger Ranger long ago.
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#25 - Such Sweet Sorrow
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 8/10/1966
Tonga once again tries capturing Kimba, this time through the use of tanks disguised as Hippos. Her plan soon fails, thanks to Roger, and she flees. When Pompus is taken captive by Tonga, Roger sets out alone to save him, but he is also captured. Tonga prepares for another invasion, while Kimba prepares the animals for war. Meanwhile, Roger becomes convinced that Tonga is Mary, and tries to think of a way to make her remember him.
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