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Episode 14: Journey Into Time

Kitty's Uncle Specklerex has forbidden her to ever see Kimba again because of a grudge he had against Kimba's father. Will Kimba be able to overcome Specklerex's animosity and win his respect as a fellow lion?

More reviews still to come.

 

[MartyMuppets]

Episode 15: Scrambled Eggs

Kimba has announced a Spring Cleaning Day at the school he runs for the animal children. He wants to keep the jungle looking beautiful and the young ones are eager to help.

But trouble strikes. All the bird's eggs are carefully put aside while the clean up is done and one young cheetah mistakenly sweeps them all away into the river. What can Kimba do to recover all the eggs for the distressed mother birds?

Stay tuned for further reviews.

 

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Episode 16: Diamonds In The Gruff

What a complex problem Kimba has in this episode. Between some crazy alligators kidnapping some of the land animal children to eat them and a couple of nasty strange men with guns and a helicopter threatening the peace of his jungle kingdom things are not looking so good. Can Kimba and Roger find the common solution to these dilemmas?

I'll be back.

 

[MartyMuppets]

Episode 17: The Magic Serpent

An enormous snake with powerful hypnotic abilities is intent on conquering the jungle. How does Kimba defeat such an enemy? You'll never guess.

Next episode to come.

 

[MartyMuppets]

Episode 18: The Runaway

Gargoyle G. Warthog has run away from home because he feels so ashamed of his ugly face. So many other animals putting him down certainly has not helped his feelings either. Will Kimba be able to help Gargoyle realize that it doesn't matter what he looks like and that he is a special animal just as much as any other?

Stay tuned for another review.

 

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Episode 19: The Mystery Of The Deserted Village

Kimba's old enemy Claw has lured him to an old deserted native village to get rid of him once and for all. Things take an unexpected twist though when some humans taking a tour of Africa suddenly show up. What sort of things will happen when they get in the way of Claw's fight with Kimba?

There are a few more interesting surprises during the course of this story so be sure to watch it someday.

My reviews will continue.

 

[MartyMuppets]

Episode 20: Restaurant Trouble

This time watch as Kimba tries to help his friends start up the first animal restaurant in the jungle. There is some opposition from those who don't approve and some other setbacks, but I know you'll enjoy seeing how Kimba overcomes every obstacle to make his latest idea work.

See you later for more.

 

[MartyMuppets]

Episode 21: The Bad Baboon

Ten years ago a very bad baboon named Big-O was beaten into submission by Daniel and left the jungle angry and bitter. Now he is back to exact revenge and poor Daniel isn't anywhere near as agile a fighter as he was in his earlier days.

Kimba wants to help his friend but Big-O has a dreadfully wicked vengeance scheme. What can it possibly be? What can Kimba or Daniel do to outsmart Big-O?

Next episode coming up.

 

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Episode 22: Dangerous Journey

The plague has struck Kimba's kingdom. Animals are collapsing with purple polka spots appearing on their bodies. Their only hope is a special medicinal herb. Will Kimba be able to make the treacherous journey to bring it to his poor sick friends?

Next review will be up shortly.

 

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Episode 23: The Gigantic Grasshopper

This is a weird episode. Kimba must fight to protect his kingdom from an extremely enormous grasshopper. Kimba will need to use all his wits to deal with this creature. Where could such a freak of nature have come from?

Still plenty of episodes yet to go.