"Ono the Tickbird" is the twenty-sixth episode of the Disney Junior animated series, The Lion Guard. It premiered on April 21, 2017, and is the final episode in the first season.
Plot
The Lion Guard is racing across the Pride Lands on their latest mission: A rhino is causing all sorts of damage all over the Pride Lands. When the arrive on the scene, they discover that the rhino in question is Kifaru. They also soon discover that the reason he's causing trouble is because he doesn't have his tickbird Mwenzi with him and thus has no idea where he's going. Kifaru tells them he and Mwenzi spilt up. The Lion Guard goes off to find Mwenzi while Ono become Kifaru's temporary tickbird to guide him to Tamasha.
The Lion Guard finds Mwenzi and they learn that the reason he and Kifaru split up was because of an argument. The Guard convinces him to come back to Kifaru. Meanwhile, Kifaru is driving Ono crazy with his nonstop comparisons to Mwenzi. But when Ono cools him off, he finally gives Ono a compliment. Unfortunately, Mwenzi hears this and thinks he's been replaced. He tells Kifaru they're through and flies off. Ono goes after him while the rest of the guard guide Kifaru to Tamasha.
Ono finds Mwenzi and convinces him that he hasn't been replaced and to come back. Suddenly, they get attacked by Makuu's Float. Ono gets the guard and Kifaru who drives the crocodile float off. Kifaru and Mwenzi happily reunite and Ono declares that his tickbird days are over.
Cast
- Max Charles as Kion
- Joshua Rush as Bunga
- Diamond White as Fuli
- Atticus Shaffer as Ono
- Dusan Brown as Beshte
- Maurice LaMarche as Kifaru
- Rhys Darby as Mwenzi
- Blair Underwood as Makuu
- Dee Bradley Baker as Baboons
- Ford Riley as Male Tickbird
Song
Trivia
- This is Makuu's fourth major role.
- Moral: Even when they fight friends are still friends and it doesn't hurt to say I'm sorry.
