The Traveling Baboon Show

"The Traveling Baboon Show" is the third episode of Season 2 of The Lion Guard, and the twenty-ninth episode of the series overall. It premiered on July 14, 2017.
==Official synopsis==
"The Lion Guard must work together to chase away a baboon comedy troupe that has been distracting the other animals with their antics and stealing their food."
==Plot summary==
While patrolling the Pride Lands, the Lion Guard notices several animals taking off in the same direction, including Ma Tembo, the leader of the elephants. They follow the commotion to where a large group of Pride Landers has gathered beneath a tree. Beshte questions Mbeya the rhinoceros about the ruckus, and he explains that the animals have gathered to see a troop of performing baboons.
Just then, Mwevi and Mwizi the baboons leap out of the tree and begin performing impressive tricks for their spectators. Uroho soon joins them and formally introduces his troop as the Traveling Baboon Show. The group sings "The Traveling Baboon Show", in which they speak of their group's amazing feats and talents. During the song, they use Ono as one of their props, much to his annoyance.
After the show, the Lion Guard approaches Uroho and congratulates him on an entertaining show. At first, Uroho is receptive to their thanks, but when Kion mentions that he is the son of King Simba, the baboon becomes uncomfortable and takes off in a hurry.
With the troop otherwise occupied, the Lion Guard returns to their patrol. Along the way, they hear Ma Tembo crying for help, and they follow her voice to where a tree has been completely stripped of its flowers and leaves. Ma Tembo declares that there is a food thief in the Pride Lands, and Bunga wonders what the big deal is. Ono explains that with the dry season on its way, some animals must eat extra in order to survive, and Kion adds that stealing food offsets the Circle of Life. The Lion Guard then resolves to find the thief and restore order to the Pride Lands.
Ma Tembo and the other Pride Landers depart, but the Lion Guard lingers to inspect the stripped tree. Ono flies to the topmost branches and declares that even the highest flowers and leaves have been taken, to which the other members of the Lion Guard make their best guesses as to which species could have pulled off such a feat.
Just then, the Lion Guard hears the Traveling Baboon Show making a clamor in the distance, and they decide to watch the show in order to see if the thief is in attendance. While the other Lion Guard members gather around the show, Ono patrols from the air and catches two baboons from the troop, Mwevi and Mwizi, stealing food from a tree while Uroho continues to run the show. The baboons realize that they have been caught and return to Uroho.
Ono attempts to tell Kion what he has discovered, but the baboons grab him from the audience and begin tossing him back and forth, effectively cutting off his report. Eventually, Ono is able to wrest himself free from the grip of the baboons, and he declares to the rest of the Lion Guard that the troop is guilty of stealing the Pride Lands' food. Kion commands Beshte to shake the troop's tree, which reveals the mounds of fruit and leaves that the baboons have been stealing.
In the face of their guilt, the troop flees, and the Lion Guard chases them across the Pride Lands. In the midst of the chase, the baboons scare a herd of antelope into scattering, and two of the antelope fall into a nearby river. The Lion Guard halts their chase in order to save the antelope, and the baboons manage to escape into the Outlands.
In the Outlands, Cheezi and Chungu the hyenas are complaining about how hungry they are when they hear Uroho's troop playing music in the distance. They follow the sound to where Uroho is putting on a show for a meager audience of Outlanders. In the meantime, Mwevi and Mwizi attempt to steal food from a volcano, but they are cut short by Janja, who begins to chase them in an attempt to eat them.
Back in the Pride Lands, the Lion Guard reflects on the Traveling Baboon Show and how the baboons had turned out to be thieves. In the midst of the conversation, Ono spots Mwevi and Mwizi being chased by Janja, and he reports what he has seen to Kion. Kion is loathe to get involved in another kingdom's problems, but Ono points out that the troop had only entered the Outlands because they had been being chased by the Lion Guard. Kion then decides to save the troop, and the Lion Guard takes off for the Outlands.
Meanwhile, Cheezi and Chungu are watching Uroho's show in fascination when Janja runs by and orders them to help him catch the baboons. The hyenas give chase, and the Lion Guard follows their trail to where they have cornered the baboons in a cavern. The team defeats Janja and his lackeys, and the baboons thank the Lion Guard for saving their lives. In repayment for their past crimes, the troop agrees to hand out food to the Pride Landers, who are grateful for the baboons' change of heart. As they hand out food, the baboons put on another show and use Ono as one of their props again.
==Voice cast==
===Starring===
* Max Charles as Kion
* Joshua Rush as Bunga
* Diamond White as Fuli
* Atticus Shaffer as Ono
* Dusan Brown as Beshte
* Andrew Kishino as Janja
* Vargus Mason as Cheezi
* Kevin Schon as Chungu
===Guest Starring===
* Sinbad as Uroho
* Lynette Dupree as Ma Tembo
==Appearances==
==Media==
NEW_Lion_Guard_EPISODE_PROMO.|A preview for "The Traveling Baboon Show"
Lion_Guard_The_Traveling_Baboon_Show_Song_HD_Clip|The "The Traveling Baboon Show" song sequence in "The Traveling Baboon Show"
Lion_Guard_Ono_discovers_the_thieves_The_Traveling_Baboon_Show_HD_Clip|Ono discovers the food thieves
Lion_Guard_%22Hyenas_covered_in_mud%22_The_Traveling_Baboon_Show_HD_Clip|The Lion Guard rescues the baboons
==References==
Category:Episodes
Category:The Lion Guard Episodes
Category:The Lion Guard: Season 2
Category:Real world