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'''''The Lion King''''' is an animated film. In ''Doctor Who'', it has been referenced three times, all in [[season 27]] and after, unsurprisingly, because the film was released in 1994, after the end of [[season 26]] in 1989.
'''''The Lion King''''' is an animated film.


The references are as follows:
In early March, [[2005]], a [[London]] bus, advertising a stage production of ''The Lion King'', passed by [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[DW]]: "[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]")
*In ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', a bus passes by [[Rose Tyler]] advertising a stage production of ''The Lion King''.
 
*In ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', the Doctor stops himself while in the middle of making a speech, realising that its in fact a quote from ''The Lion King''.
During [[Christmas]] of the [[2006|next year]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] tried to impress upon the [[Sycorax leader]] his own belief in the potential of [[Human]] beings by remarking, "From the day they arrive on the [[planet]] and blinking, step into the [[sun]], there is more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than...". Abruptly, the [[Doctor]] stopped talking, realising that his speech was in fact a quote from ''The Lion King''. ([[DW]]: "[[The Christmas Invasion]]")
*The song "[[Wikipedia:The Lion Sleeps Tonight|The Lion Sleeps Tonight]]" (described as "Track 9") is played to mask the screams of the homeless being converted into [[Cybermen]] in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]''.
 
:''The Doctor's speech is actually from the song "The Circle of Life", a song written and sung by [[Elton John]], and included in ''The Lion King'''s soundtrack. The original lyrics are slightly different, as the first line is, "From the day ''we'' arrive on the planet" (as opposed to the Doctor's version - "From the day ''they'' arrive on the planet". This change, of course, makes sense, as the Doctor is speaking from his [[alien]], [[Gallifreyan]] perspective. The line that the Doctor did not finish is, in the song lyrics, "More to do than can ever be done".''
 
:''Another song that featured in both ''Doctor Who'' and ''The Lion King'' is "[[Wikipedia:The Lion Sleeps Tonight|The Lion Sleeps Tonight]]", which can be heard in "[[Rise of the Cybermen]]", when it is played to mask the screams of homeless Humans being converted into [[Cybermen]]. However, the song's link to ''The Lion King'' has never been established in ''Doctor Who'' cannon.''


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Revision as of 05:57, 31 December 2006

The Lion King

The Lion King is an animated film.

In early March, 2005, a London bus, advertising a stage production of The Lion King, passed by Rose Tyler. (DW: "Rose")

During Christmas of the next year, the Tenth Doctor tried to impress upon the Sycorax leader his own belief in the potential of Human beings by remarking, "From the day they arrive on the planet and blinking, step into the sun, there is more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than...". Abruptly, the Doctor stopped talking, realising that his speech was in fact a quote from The Lion King. (DW: "The Christmas Invasion")

The Doctor's speech is actually from the song "The Circle of Life", a song written and sung by Elton John, and included in The Lion King's soundtrack. The original lyrics are slightly different, as the first line is, "From the day we arrive on the planet" (as opposed to the Doctor's version - "From the day they arrive on the planet". This change, of course, makes sense, as the Doctor is speaking from his alien, Gallifreyan perspective. The line that the Doctor did not finish is, in the song lyrics, "More to do than can ever be done".
Another song that featured in both Doctor Who and The Lion King is "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which can be heard in "Rise of the Cybermen", when it is played to mask the screams of homeless Humans being converted into Cybermen. However, the song's link to The Lion King has never been established in Doctor Who cannon.