Episode
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Makuu
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Lion Guard
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2016-01-15
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
The Rise of Makuu is Episode 2 in Season 1 of The Lion Guard. It aired on 2016-01-15. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 1: Never Judge a Hyena By Its Spots
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.
Episode 3: Bunga the Wise
After floodwaters threaten the Pride Lands and Bunga comes up with a quick fix, Kion and the other members of the Lion Guard learn that the quick and easy solution to a problem is not always the best.
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Episode 5: Eye of the Beholder
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Episode 6: The Kupatana Celebration
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Episode 7: Fuli's New Family
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Episode 8: The Search for Utamu
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Episode 9: Follow That Hippo!
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Episode 10: The Call of the Drongo
The Lion Guard steps in when they encounter a deceptive drongo bird named Tamaa who mimics predators to scare off smaller animals.
Episode 11: Paintings and Predictions
Believing that Rafiki's paintings predict the future, Bunga enlists the rest of the Lion Guard to save Kion from danger.
Episode 12: The Mbali Fields Migration
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Episode 13: Bunga and the King
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