Best Friend (親友) is the 38th episode of the series: The New Adventures of Kimba the White Lion (Jungle Emperor 1989). This episode is not dubbed in English.
Said by Kimba (Leo) in previous episode's "Next time on" segment: (Translated from Japanese)
"A baby giraffe named Lulu, is completely fearless and must always be watched. The frightened Myu who came to visit is now in charge of taking care of her... Myu, Lulu is in your hands."
Synopsis[]
A baby giraffe is born on a dark and stormy night. The baby Lulu is a fearless wanderer who leads himself into danger unintentionally. Kimba (Leo) gives Myu a task to watch Lulu and makes sure he doesn't hurt himself. This leads to Myu and Lulu to form a friendship together. Lulu decides he wants to learn how to swim despite the challenge. Myu takes Lulu to a salt lake to practice swimming, despite Lulu's mother, and Kimba (Leo) advising against this. Lulu tries to get the hang of it but he can't seem to move forward when he floats.
Suddenly, a clan of hyenas spot the pair and start to attack. Myu realizes his mistake and call the others to help. It's up to Kimba (Leo), Laiya, Coco, Tony and Martha is save Lulu.
Characters[]
- Lulu's mother
- Lulu
- Kimba (Leo)
- Laiya
- Coco (Pauly Cracker)
- Bucky (Tommy)
- Myu
- Myu's siblings
- Martha
Species seen in the episode[]
Trivia[]
Tony sings the ending theme
- Italian title: "Un nuovo amico" ("A New Friend")
- As part of a gag, Tony (Tommy) sings the first few lines of the ending theme for the show as he's thinks he's drowning.
He sings hysterically: "ココ めぐり逢えて良かった こんな広い 世界で 君と生きる一日は (Koko... Meguri aete yokatta. Konna hirori sakai de kimi to ikiru ichinichi wa...)" Translation: Coco... am I glad we met. The days of living together with you in this vast world,"
Gallery[]
Resources[]
- Episode Guide
- Next time on segment - Viki subs (Archived)