Bunga the Wise

Bunga the Wise

January 22, 2016 TV Episode The Lion Guard

Studio
Disney Television Animation
Animation studio
Disney Television Animation, Mercury Filmworks
Distributor
Disney–ABC Domestic Television

Synopsis

Due to a misunderstanding with Rafiki about the wisdom of honey badgers following Bunga averting a flood, the animals of the Pride Lands begin to think that Bunga is the wisest animal there is. But when his advice begins to cause more harm than good, Kion and the others must find some way to stop Bunga before it's too late.

Characters

Kion, Fuli, Beshte, Ono, Bunga, Kiara, Simba, Nala, Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Zazu, Mufasa, Mzingo, Zuri, Tiifu, Janja, Cheezi, Chungu

Credits

Directing

Director
Howy Parkins

Producing

Producer
Ford Riley (Executive Producer)

Writing

Writer
John Loy

Voices

Voice
Max Charles (Kion), Diamond White (Fuli), Dusan Brown (Beshte), Atticus Shaffer (Ono), Joshua Rush (Bunga), Eden Riegel (Kiara), Rob Lowe (Simba), Gabrielle Union (Nala), Kevin Schon (Timon, Chungu), Ernie Sabella (Pumbaa), Khary Payton (Rafiki), Jeff Bennett (Zazu), James Earl Jones (Mufasa), Johnny Rees (Mzingo), Madison Pettis (Zuri), Sarah Hyland (Tiifu), Andrew Kishino (Janja), Vargus Mason (Cheezi)

Crew

Created By
Ford Riley

Production notes

Song: "Bunga the Wise" sung by Timon, Pumbaa and Bunga.

The series hit air in 2016, but will be preceded by a direct-to-TV movie , The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar in late 2015. Kion, the second child of Simba and Nala, assembles his own assortment of jungle animals to protect the Pride Lands.