The BEST episodes of The Lion Guard
Every episode of The Lion Guard ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Lion Guard!
The Lion Guard: The Series - Simba's son, Kion, assembles a group of animals to protect the Pride Lands, known as The Lion Guard.
#2 - Never Judge a Hyena By Its Spots
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2016
When Kion gets separated from the rest of the Lion Guard, he finds himself lost in the Outlands where he meets Jasiri, a friendly female hyena, who rescues him and helps face off against Janja and the other hyenas.
#3 - The Mbali Fields Migration
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2016
Kion and the Guard must lead a large herd through the Outlands to find a less crowded grazing ground.
#4 - The Search for Utamu
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2016
Fuli learns a lesson in teamwork when she goes on a mission alone and overexerts herself, leaving her defenseless.
#5 - Paintings and Predictions
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/1/2016
Believing that Rafiki's paintings predict the future, Bunga enlists the rest of the Lion Guard to save Kion from danger.
#6 - The Call of the Drongo
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/25/2016
The Lion Guard meet a drongo, a bird that can imitate other animals' voices, that scares off other animals to get food.
#7 - The Rise of Makuu
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2016
When a crocodile named Makuu takes over as leader of the crocodiles and his aggressive antics send the Pride Lands into chaos, Kion questions whether to intervene or respect animal traditions.
#8 - Follow That Hippo!
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/18/2016
An elephant child follows around Beshte, who he considers his hero. However, while pretending to be Beshte, the hyenas chase him down, leaving it up to Beshte to rescue him.
#9 - Fuli's New Family
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2016
The Lion Guard worries about how Fuli wants to be alone all the time.
#10 - The Kupatana Celebration
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2016
During a celebrated holiday in the Pride Lands, Kion and his friends rescue a jackal pup from Janja but soon discover that he is in a family of con artist jackals and the matriarch, Reirei, manages to even dupe Kion into letting them stay.
#11 - Eye of the Beholder
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2016
Ono injures one of his eyes, and doesn't want to take it easy for the eye to heal properly for fear of no longer being allowed in the Lion Guard.
#12 - Can’t Wait to be Queen
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2016
When Simba leaves Kiara in charge of Pride Rock for the first time, Kion reluctantly agrees to obey her which proves difficult when Janja tries to take advantage of Kiara’s inexperience and hatches a plot to take over the Pride Lands.
#13 - The Accidental Avalanche
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/8/2019
Kion must make amends when he loses control of his roar and accidentally harms a snow monkey habitat.
#14 - The Wisdom of Kongwe
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/3/2018
Fuli and Makini are tasked with escorting one of the Pride Lands' wisest animals, a tortoise named Kongwe, to Pride Rock.
#15 - The Harmattan
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/2019
A powerful dust storm called the harmattan traps the Guard and Makucha's leopards; Ono uses his knowledge of the harmattan to send Makucha and his cronies into a whirlwind.
#16 - Battle for the Pride Lands
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/3/2019
After Kion and Ono are injured in an attempt to defeat Scar in the battle for the Pride Lands, the Lion Guard must embark on a journey to the Tree of Life to help them regain their strength.
#18 - The Fall of Mizimu Grove
Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/25/2019
Scar makes an appearance when Timon and Pumbaa decide to put on a show in Mizimu Grove.
#19 - The Queen's Visit
Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 2/18/2019
After being threatened by Scar’s attacks, Queen Dhahabu asks Fuli, Tiifu and Zuri to become her permanent personal guards.
#20 - Pride Landers Unite!
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 1/21/2019
Kion gathers Pride Landers to prepare them in their fight against the villainous Outlanders, Ma Tembo's herd, Bupu's herd, Laini's group, and Mbeya's crash, but the training goes wrong. Kion volunteers Makuu and his float to train the Pride Landers, but it backfires. When Scar hears the news, he orders Janja's Clan, Reirei's Pack, and Kiburi's float to attack Makuu's float at their watering hole.
#21 - Beshte and the Beast
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/12/2018
A gorilla warrior named Shujaa comes to help the Lion Guard in the battle against Scar.
#22 - The Underground Adventure
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/7/2018
While escaping a fire, Kion, Kiara, Tiifu, Zuri and Bunga must navigate through a network of underground tunnels and meet an adorable golden mole with a sweet singing voice.
#23 - The Hyena Resistance
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/6/2018
Jasiri offers to help the Lion Guard in their battle against Scar by forming a hyena resistance in the Outlands.
#24 - The Zebra Mastermind
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/5/2018
After hearing Thurston boast that he's the brains behind the Lion Guard, the villains of the Outlands capture him to find a way to defeat the Guard.
#25 - Cave of Secrets
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/4/2018
The Lion Guard finds a mysterious cave that could contain what they need to defeat Scar, but they must traverse through dangerous hazards to learn its secrets.