6.6/1029 votes#1 - Go, White Lion!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/1965
Kimba's father,Caesar, wants Kimba to live in a world where animals and humans live in harmony. He hopes Kimba will rule justly when the time comes to succeed him.Sadly,Kimba grows up too soon when hunters descend on the village and destroyed the family.Only young Kimba survives and now he must assume the throne and it's tremendous responsibilities.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1022 votes
#2 - The Wind in the Desert
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/1965
The second installment finds Kimba in the hands of his captors who are secretly arms runners. A double agent named James Brawn helps Kimba escape his captors and return to his jungle home. While Kimba is gone his father's enemy Claw has ruled the jungle with terror and it's up to Kimba to regain his father's throne and find peace in the jungle once more.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.1/1019 votes
#3 - A Human Friend
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/1965
Kimba and his friends encounter two more humans. This leads to an unpleasant situation for Kimba's friend Geraldine Giraffe who gets injured while running away. Kimba seeks out his new human friend Roger to help Geraldine and learns to speak the human language. With Roger's help Kimba starts a school to teach fellow animals to speak human. Not all the animals are willing to change the laws of the jungle and plot to rid the jungle of this new threat of their old ways.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/1019 votes
#4 - Great Caesar's Ghost
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/1965
Kimba's belief that all animals should live in harmony is tested when Samson, an old friend of Kimba's father turns up to visit. When Samson ridicules Kimba, it is his old friends Dan'l Baboon and Pauley Cracker to the rescue. Knowing Kimba's desire to speak with his deceased father Dan'l and Pauley scheme together and dress as Caesar's ghost who has come to guide Kimba back to his friends with some beyond-the-grave advice. When hunters invade the jungle it is Kimba who unites the animals to work together to keep their home safe. When they work together to bring peace to the jungle, Samson is forced to admit that maybe Kimba's ways are the right way after all.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1019 votes
#5 - Fair Game
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/1965
Kimba's friendship is tested when Speedy Cheetah accuses Kimba's father for killing his grandfather,Quasimodo. Kimba tells Speedy the real story and has proof that Speedy's grandfather is still alive and living in Paris,France. Speedy has his doubts until Kimba takes all the animals to Paris to see The World's Fair and Speedy's grandfather.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.5/1018 votes
#6 - Jungle Thief
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/1965
The animals food reserve has been compromised by a thief. It is up to Kimba to find out who is threatening their crops and is compromising his friendships.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 3.5/1019 votes
#7 - Battle at Dead River
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/1965
KImba has to try and save his reputation from his enemy Claw, who is trying to make Kimba's friends doubt Kimba and his ruling of the jungle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 2.9/1019 votes
#8 - The Insect Invasion
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1965
Kimba has lofty ideas of changing the animals from eating smaller species to becoming vegetarians. Not all the animals are willing to wait for the crops to grow and Kimba has to stand his ground and find an alternative that is just as tasty.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1019 votes
#9 - The Flying Tiger
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1965
Kimba asks Professor Madcap for help with an unusual request. He wants to become a flying lion to fight a flying tiger on equal terms. But fooling with natures natural order of things may cause Kimba to lose his throne.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.5/1018 votes
#10 - Two Hearts and Two Minds
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1965
Kimba fears for Kitty's safety after having a dream that she is in danger. Thinking that his presence will keep her safe, Kimba learns that things really aren't as they seem.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1022 votes
#11 - Catch 'Em If You Can
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1965
Tonga decreed that a hunting party would take place and the target is Kimba. With three contestants who each have something unique to bring to the hunt,Kimba proves that to catch this lion, they would have to fight with a battle of brains first.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.6/1018 votes
#12 - The Hunting Ground
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/1965
The animals know to fear the Hunting Ground, the one place that is the least safe on the Savanna. It is here that hunters gather to prey on hapless animals and the hunters are running low on game. Kimba fears it will be he and his friends who will be next on the hunters list.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1018 votes
#13 - The Trappers
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/1965
Kimba's instincts are to seek revenge on those who destroyed his family. He knows that in doing so, it will not bring them back and he fights the fear and the need to do to them what they did to his parents. Will his fathers wisdom and goodness prevail?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.1/1020 votes
#14 - Journey Into Time
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/5/1966
King Specklerex is envious of Kimba and he is taking his hatred out on the young lion by casting doubt on Kimba's own lineage. This is a problem that Kimba must turn to a human friend to resolve.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 2.2/1016 votes
#15 - Scrambled Eggs
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/1966
When the eggs gathered by the animals are in the way while cleaning,a well meaning friend places them in a safe place. It seems it may not be safe after all and a whole generation of birds may be in peril.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.7/1015 votes
#16 - Diamonds in the Gruff
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/19/1966
When Gruff,the jungle's alligator happens across an unusual suitcase full of diamonds,the animals embrace the prospect that someone may come looking for them and they may bring danger to all the animals safety.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.4/1016 votes
#17 - The Magic Serpent
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/26/1966
A mysterious ailment falls upon the animals causing them all to fall asleep. When Kimba realizes what is happening he turns to the one animal that they all have shunned in the past. Kimba must learn to work with an enemy to preserve all their lives and make the jungle safe once more.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1016 votes
#18 - The Runaway
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/2/1966
Kimba and his friends must find their friend Gargoyle who has run away,convinced that he is too ugly to live with other animals. But first they must show the warthog that he is cherished as a friend and his return to the jungle is needed by all.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.1/1015 votes
#19 - The Mystery of the Deserted Village
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/9/1966
Kimba's rival Claw is up to no good once more. He is trying to lure Kimba far from the safety of the jungle and his friends. Speedy Cheetah tries to warn his friend Kimba of this danger but is gravely injured.Once again it is a human friend to the rescue.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.3/1016 votes
#20 - Restaurant Trouble
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/16/1966
When the animals squabble over food Kimba decides that an animal restaurant would be a solution to their food problems. Unfortunately for Kimba it poses even more obstacles and he is in the middle of even more difficulties than before.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/1018 votes
#21 - The Bad Baboon
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/23/1966
Dan'l Baboon has a visitor from his past and they are seeking revenge for a battle from days gone by. But Dan'l isn't as young as he used to be and he just may have to rely on Kimba's help to be able fight again.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1015 votes
#22 - Dangerous Journey
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/2/1966
When the animals are all stricken with Stony Mountain Speckled Fever, Kimba must make a dangerous trek to visit an ancient sheep who has the only known cure. The task to retrieve this antidote is filled with danger and if Kimba wants to save his friends he must pass a test of his own survival first.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.4/1016 votes
#23 - The Gigantic Grasshopper
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/9/1966
Something strange has landed in the jungle and it seems that Dan' l Baboon is the only one to have noticed it. As things start to become even more strange, Kimba too begins to see something is wrong. Could it be the mysterious meteor that landed in the jungle?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.7/1017 votes
#24 - Gypsy's Purple Potion
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/16/1966
The evil Claw is once again up to his old tricks to steal Kimba's throne. This time he enlists the help of Gypsy who is a master of poisonous potions. If taken, Kimba will need the help of someone who has his equal knowledge and strengths to save his life and the Kingdom from Claw's grasp .
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1046 votes
#25 - Too Many Elephants
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/23/1966
Mr. Pompous has a plan to have Roger leave the jungle under the belief that the preserve no longer needs his protection. Without Roger's watchful eye the animals are fair game for Mr. Pompous and his hunter friends. Will Kimba be able to protect his friends while awaiting Roger's return?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Go, White Lion!" is the best rated episode of "Kimba the White Lion" season 1. It scored 6.6/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/6/1965. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Wind in the Desert".