Beauty and the Wildebeest

"Beauty and the Wildebeest" is an episode from The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa.

Synopsis
A wildebeest goes to Rafiki for help in impressing a beautiful gazelle he is in love with.

Plot
"Beauty and the Wildebeest" begins by introducing Rafiki, a mandrill. The episode starts by introducing an ugly wildebeest named Herman and a beautiful gazelle named Lara. Herman gets a drink of water. Lara's friends see him and make fun of how he looks. Herman sees Lara and has a big crush on her. After Lara's friends keep making fun of the wildebeest, Herman and Lara get upset and Herman walks away.

Herman runs into Rafiki, who was making some food. The food falls on Herman's head. Rafiki sees how ugly Herman is and the wildebeest asks the mandrill if he can make him handsome. Rafiki agrees to do so.

Rafiki makes Herman walk on each crocodiles' heads and then return to him. Herman tries doing so but gets on a log. Herman comes back to Rafiki to fast and the two hit several obstacles and finally run into a tree. Then, Rafiki makes Herman drink a special drink. After Herman drinks, only his attitudes keep changing. Rafiki hits him on the head with his stick and Herman is back to normal.

Rafiki tries various ways to make Herman look handsome. The mandrill fixes the wildebeest's horn and teeth, then gives him a bath, and then gives him a makeover. Finally, Herman is handsome. Meanwhile, the jungle celebrates Lara's birthday. A muscular gazelle named Mel pops out of the cake, but Lara does not want to be his girlfriend. Herman and Rafiki show up, with Lara impressed with Herman's new look, making Mel jealous and call for a fight against himself and Herman.

While Herman and Mel run to each other about to fight, Herman gets an idea. The wildebeest puts his head in the water and changes back to his normal look. Mel gets terrified of Herman's look and runs away. Lara is impressed with Herman and puts her head in the water. It turns out that Lara's ugly as well. Herman and Lara fall in love with each other and then kiss.