10 clever references in the original 'The Lion King' you may have missed as a kid

Andrew LaSaneJun 15, 2020, 21:56 IST

There are some clever lines in the Disney film.Disney

"The Lion King" originally premiered 26 years ago in June 1994.
Like most classic Disney animated films, the movie includes quite a few jokes that were not necessarily written for children.
There were plenty of puns like "Make mine a cub sandwich" and adult jokes like "What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula?"

"The Lion King" was first released 26 years ago in June 1994.

From double entendres to obscure pop-culture references, the classic Disney film has plenty of lines that were seemingly written for parents and not their children.

Now that you're perhaps old enough to understand them, here are some jokes and references from "The Lion King" that you may have missed as a kid.

"He's as mad as a hippo with a hernia."

Everyone can appreciate Rowan Atkinson's delivery of the hippo/hernia alliteration. Disney

"Cheetahs never prosper."

The wordplay may have gone over your head. Disney

"I'm the king's majordodo."

The joke only works if you know the term and understand that the dodo is an extinct species of bird. Disney

"Well, as far as brains go, I got the lion's share. But when it comes to brute strength, I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool."

Scar basically says that he is smarter than Mufasa. Disney

"We can have whatever's lion around!"

It's a quick three-second joke in a movie filled with them, so it's OK if you missed it. Disney

"Make mine a cub sandwich, what you think?"

This one might be a little more obvious. Disney

"It's a small world after all ..." "No! No! Anything but that!"

Scar's reaction is totally relatable. Disney

"I said Mufa ... uh ... I said 'Que pasa?'"

Unless you knew Spanish, this probably went over your head. Disney

"What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula?"

The line was improvised by voice actor Nathan Lane. Disney

"Are you talking to me? Are you talking to me? They call me Mr. Pig."

You have to understand not one, but two older films to get this one. Disney

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