The King of Lions Presents: Rodgy's Adventure (1996 animated television series)

***The King of Lions Presents: Rodgy's Adventure Rodgy's Adventure*** often simply referred to as ***Rodgy's Adventure***, is a Japanese/American animated children's television series created by CDS Animation. Based on the 1995 animated film *The King of Lions*, it centers on Rodgy the Hornbill, as he lived in an anxiety-free paradise in the jungle and established himself to be the famous entertainer. The show serves as a knock-off of *The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa* (1995).

It is the first *King of Lions*-related media to feature humans, as opposed to unseen poachers in the original film. It is also the first of two television series to be based on the film, the second being *The Prince of Lions*.

## Premise

Rodgy is the hornbill character from the 1995 animated film *The King of Lions* and its sequels. The series is set after the events of the first film (despite some episodes took place before and during those events) and it involves Rodgy establishing himself to be the famous entertainer and having a misadventure in the jungle paradise in Africa, as well in different settings other than Africa such as Japan, China, the United States and Germany. While focusing on Rodgy, Season 1 has five episodes focusing on Nigel, the buzzards and even Waylon and Lydia. It also included characters not seen in the film and its sequels, such as Rodgy's oriental pied-hornbill girlfriend Dorles, a rabbit named Edgar, an animal poacher named Clinton who served as Rodgy's arch-nemesis, and a bear named Joe.

## Characters

### Main

* **Rodgy** - A wise-cracking hornbill who is a main protagonist of the show.

### *The King of Lions* alumni

* **Waylon** - A protagonist of *The King of Lions* and Rodgy's lion pal, who is now a king of Lion Land and is the voice reason around Rodgy's mess-ups.
* **Lydia** - Waylon's wife who watches upon Rodgy.
* **Nigel** - A baboon who is a butt of the joke and occasionally appear in Rodgy episodes.
* **Buzzards** - A flock of buzzards and Jazar's former henchmen who spent their time looking for their meal and tries to catch it, but results always backfire, after having killed Jazar for his betrayal in the movie, they leave Lion Land and now live in a place where the Tree of Origin is located.

### Supporting characters

* **Jake** - A stag beetle who can talk and sing. Rodgy plans to eat him, but ends up becoming friends with him. Most episodes involve Jake flying to dangerous situations, only to be resuced by Rodgy.
* **Rufus** - A hornbill who is an old friend of Rodgy. He loves to pull pranks on people, especially on Rodgy. Rodgy won't find his jokes funny.
* **Edgar** - A white rabbit whose lifestyle is the exact opposite of Rodgy's lifestyle. He is a hard digger and says to dig million miles away. He also teaches Rodgy about how digging conditions.
* **Dorles** - A oriental pied-hornbill who serves as Rodgy's girlfriend. She currently resides in Singapore.
* **Calbert** - A seal whose proves Rodgy his skills by challenging him to his games. Rodgy became friends with him after his first visit in Antarctica.

### Antagonists

* **Clinton** - Rodgy's arch-nemesis and the main antagonist of the series. He is a human man who often portrays as an animal poacher, although he also had many occupations such as the hotel owner, a police officer, and even a boxing referee.
* **Bill** - A chinchilla criminal who tricks Rodgy into helping his schemes.
* **Simpson** - A cheetah who likes to look for food and serves as enemies of both the buzzards and Rodgy.
* **Joe** - A Grizzly bear who Rodgy often flew into. He tries to attack him just for entering his cave, although one episode shows him allow Rodgy to enter his cave, only to manage to set him off by showing him his embarrassed picture.
* **Five Natives** - Five, supposed African natives who are really American high-school students in disguise. Rodgy thinks they are going to get him as a meal, but he realizes they can only take pictures of a hornbill.