[theme music playing]
[narrator] The Lion Guard.
"Mama Binturong."
[Beshte chuckling]
[laughing]
Looks like Beshte's made another friend.
Everywhere we go.
So Tenuk, there a lot of good plants to eat in this forest?
Ah, the best!
Fruits, berries, leaves. You name it.
How are the bugs?
Uh, couldn't tell ya.
Tapirs don't eat bugs. Common knowledge, really.
You don't know what you're missing.
Gonna be in these parts long?
I'd love to introduce you to my friends.
Hey, guys, say hi to my new friend, Beshte.
[both] Hi, Beshte!
Gee.
Folks sure are friendly here.
Yeah. And you're welcome to stay here as long as you like.
[Anga] Yeah, well,
we're just passing through,
-right, Kion? -Right.
Okay. Well, if there's anything you need while you're here, just let me know.
And I mean, anything.
Oh, we can always use more Tuliza.
[stutters] T-T-Tuliza!
[yells] I take it back!
Go away! Leave me alone!
[leaves rustling]
Was it something I said?
Good gracious! What's going on?
What did you do to Tenuk?
Nothing. We didn't mean to scare him. Honest.
Yeah. I guess, he just doesn't like Tuliza.
[both] Tuliza!
[both screaming]
Wee-ird.
What's going on around here?
Yeah. Everybody's running away from Makini whenever she says Tuliza.
[bird squawks] Ah, Tuliza! Ahhh!
I don't think it's about Makini.
Beshte's right. It's something about Tuliza.
-Tuliza? -[Fuli] Maybe they're scared of Tuliza?
Scared? Of a flower?
Well, they're sure scared of something.
Oh, ho, ho, I gotta tell Mama.
[panting]
Oops!
-Hey, watch where you're going. -Let me through.
I gotta talk to Mama.
Oh, Mama! Mama! Mama!
[sniffs, sighs]
Yes, dear. What is it?
There's a bunch of strange animals in the forest
and they're talking about Tuliza.
Tuliza, you say?
The most wonderful,
beautiful, delicious flower there is.
Do these strangers have some? Or, do they want some?
[whimpers] I don't know, Mama.
Well, if they want some, they can't have it.
And if they have some, then I want it.
[swallows]
And we all know why, don't we?
Because the Tuliza is all...
mine!
[laughing]
[all] Yes, Mama.
You're all such good boys.
[all] Thank you, Mama.
And you all know your place.
That's right. You're the boss!
Yes. Mama's the boss.
And nobody messes with me...
or my Tuliza!
♪ You best not mess With Mama ♪
♪ 'Cause Mama's always right ♪
♪ And if you mess with Mama You're gonna lose that fight ♪
♪ Now Mama loves her boys They know that she knows best ♪
♪ When you're on Mama's Good side ♪
♪ She'll take care Of all the rest ♪
♪ No, yeah, you best not Mess with Mama ♪
♪ You'll find out if you do ♪
♪ A whole mess of trouble ♪
♪ Will come raining Down on you ♪
♪ And if you mess With my Tuliza ♪
♪ Well, you know That's just as bad ♪
♪ There's nothing else You can do ♪
♪ That makes Mama more mad ♪
♪ My Tuliza's so delicious ♪
♪ A delectable delight ♪
♪ So keep your paws off it Or you're gonna get a fright ♪
♪ Don't even say its name ♪
♪ 'Cause every flower's mine ♪
♪ Unless you wanna Meet the quills Of a loyal porcupine ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, you best not Mess with Mama ♪
♪ You'll find out of you do ♪
♪ A whole mess of trouble will Come raining down on you ♪
♪ And if you mess With my Tuliza ♪
♪ You know that's just as bad ♪
♪ There's nothing else You can do ♪
♪ That makes Mama more mad ♪
-♪ Now you know Mama's Always right ♪ - ♪ Right ♪
-♪ And she's got quite an appetite ♪ - ♪ Tite ♪
-♪ So you boys are gonna feed ♪ - ♪ Feed ♪
♪ Her insatiable Tuliza need ♪
♪ You best not mess With Mama ♪
♪ You'll find out if you do ♪
♪ A whole mess of trouble ♪
♪ Will come raining Down on you ♪
♪ And if you mess With my Tuliza ♪
♪ Well, you know That's just as bad ♪
♪ There's nothing else You can do ♪
♪ That makes Mama more mad ♪
-♪ You best not mess with Mama ♪ -♪ You best not mess ♪
♪ You best not mess With Mama ♪
♪ Oh, you best not mess With Mama ♪
-♪ You best not mess ♪ -[mama vocalizing]
Now, let's find out what these strangers want with my Tuliza.
[humming] Ooh, ah.
[chewing]
Oh, guys, guys, guys, guys, watch this.
[chews]
-Tuliza! -[yells]
Did I surprise him!
Whoa!
[grunting]
Uh-oh.
[yells]
-[whimpers] -[Beshte] Oh, no,
-he fell into a river. -Bunga!
I got him.
[whimpering] Help!
Anga lenga!
Let me go!
[screaming] Help!
You're welcome.
Please, let me go!
[Anga] There.
Sorry about that.
So, little civet, why is everyone here so afraid of Tuliza?
Tuliza!
[screaming]
Like I said, "Wee-ird."
[grunts]
What did you tell those strangers?
Nothing.
[scoffs] We heard you say Tuliza.
I just said the word.
[Mama] When will you civets learn?
It's not nice to fool Mama Binturong.
Mama Binturong, I promise,
I didn't tell them anything about your Tuliza.
Then why are they talking to you about Tuliza?
-I don't know. I don't know! -[quills emerge]
[Kion] No more joking around, okay, Bunga?
We don't have time for jokes. We gotta keep going.
Mama, the strangers!
Let him go. I want to see these strangers for myself.
[grunts]
-Makini. -Oh, right.
Have some Tuliza, Kion.
[sighs] Tuliza!
Porcupines, get me that staff.
[all] Yes, Mama.
We don't have much, but you can have a little.
Okay.
[chews, swallows]
[slurps]
Tuliza!
-Better? -Yeah. Thanks, Makini.
Okay, now let's go.
Uh, Makini. Forget something?
No. I don't think so.
I... [gasps] My staff!
Thanks, Fuli.
I was sure I put it on this log.
Where could it be?
[sniffs]
Hmm, Tuliza! [gasps]
Good boys.
[sniffs] Now, back to the hideout.
You're sure you put it on the log?
Yes. It was right here.
Guys, look, tracks.
Porcupine tracks.
The tracks end here.
[sniffing]
And I can't smell anything but Bunga.
You're welcome.
You really think some porcupine stole Makini's staff?
Maybe.
Anga, see if you can spot porcupines with Makini's staff.
-Yup. -Oh, I'm so sorry, Kion.
My staff had the rest of our Tuliza.
And nobody here will help us find Tuliza.
-It's okay, Maki... -But what if you need some more?
And my staff makes the moja kwa moja paintings come to life, too.
-Makini, it's not your... -But I think the only place
I can find a new bakora staff is in the Pride Lands.
[gasps] We'll never find the Tree of Life now.
Makini, shwari.
Oh, yeah. Thanks, Beshte.
[sighs] Shwari.
-What'd I miss? -Nothing much.
Any sign of the staff thieves?
Nope. Too many trees and plants to see much of anything from the sky.
What do you think, Fuli?
Uh, well, we do need Makini's staff to find our way to the Tree of Life.
We could ask the animals who live here.
Maybe they know who took it.
You mean, the animals that run away every time we talk to them?
Only when we mention Tuliza.
They might help us find a missing staff.
Good idea, Beshte. Let's go ask around.
Maybe this guy can help us.
Hey, there, Mr. Gibbon.
Oh, uh, hello, again.
My friend Makini lost her staff.
Maybe you've seen it?
A staff? What's that?
It's a stick, with a couple of gourds hanging on it.
Uh, why would somebody hang gourds on a stick?
That's where we keep our Tuliza.
Tuliza!
[yells]
-Bunga. -Don't worry, I got this.
Zuka Zama.
Hey, gibbon, I didn't mean to say Tuliza.
It's not about the Tuliza.
[Gibbon] No, no, no. No, no, no, no no!
-Forget I said "Tuliza." -[yells]
[Fuli] Bunga!
[all] Stop saying Tuliza.
Guys, you're not supposed to say Tuliza, remember?
Oops, I said Tuliza. Oops, I said it again.
Go away!
Forget the other thing I said. We're just looking for the stick.
-Look... -[yells]
We just want to talk.
Fine. You got me.
But I don't know anything about anything.
You, uh... You should talk to the mongoose.
[both] The mongoose?
This is where he said the mongoose lives.
Who said that? Who says I live here?
A gibbon said you could help us.
We're looking for a missing staff.
Not me. I can't help ya.
But I know a guy who might.
A... A civet. He'll talk to you.
-The mongoose sent me. -[yells] Not you again!
Easy, little fella.
We just want to talk to you about a lost, uh, stick.
Lost stick? Hmm.
I know a guy, a mouse deer.
A mouse?
Why'd you call me dear?
No, a mouse deer.
He's the guy you should talk you.
[mouse deer] You need answers?
I got answers.
Oh! I get it now. A mouse deer.
It's not polite to point.
The guy you need to talk to about the stick
lives in that cave, right over there.
Great. Thanks.
Hey, you! We see you there.
Are you the guy who knows who took our staff?
Uh, yeah, that's me.
[all] You!
Why didn't you just talk to us before?
'Cause this is the only place I know that her porcupines aren't listening.
I don't want her to know I'm helping you.
"Her"? Her, who?
[softly] Mama Binturong.
Mama been there what?
Mama Binturong.
She controls all the...
[whispering] Tuliza in this forest.
So that's why everyone's scared when we mention Tuliza.
Yes. Everyone's scared of Mama Binturong.
She's so mean, nobody even wants to say Tuliza,
in case it makes her mad.
She's very mean when she's mad.
Yeah, if she catches anyone with Tuliza,
she sends her porcupines after them.
That explains the porcupine tracks.
And why they took my staff!
There was still Tuliza in the gourd.
So how do we find this Mama Binturong?
Her hideout is deep in the Stone Forest.
But, uh, you'll never reach it.
-Why's that? -The Stone Forest
is almost impossible to get through.
Only Mama and her porcupines can get through it safely.
Well, we're the Lion Guard.
[scoffs] We can do anything.
[Fuli] Okay, maybe not anything.
What do you think, Kion?
I think we have to get through these.
[grunts] Careful, these rocks are sharp.
Maybe Beshte can get through.
Hippos have very thick skin. Common knowledge, really.
[scoffs] I'd be lucky if I could get a toe between those rocks.
Hapana, they are close together.
I don't know if I would fit.
Anga, maybe you can get through from above?
I'll see.
[grunts]
Nope. Not gonna fit.
Hmm, Tuliza.
Lots of Tuliza.
I can't get through the rocks.
But, I'm pretty sure I found Mama Binturong's hideout.
That'd be good news if anybody could get to it.
So, we need someone
who's not bothered by sharp rocks or porcupine quills,
and can carry Makini's staff back here.
There's only one choice!
[grunts] Oh, that feels good.
Oh, yeah, that's the spot.
-You think he can handle it? -Of course, he can.
Right, Bunga?
Uh-huh. Of course, I can do it.
Uh, do what?
[sighs] Go through the Stone Forest to Mama Binturong's hideout,
and get Makini's staff back, all by yourself.
Yes! You're right. I could totally do it. Show me the way.
Straight through there.
You'll see Mama's hideout when you get close.
There's lot of Tuliza.
Go straight, look for Tuliza. Got it!
Zuka Zama!
Good luck, Bunga.
[grunting]
[laughing]
Whoa!
[grunts]
Yeah!
Hmm, which way do I go?
[echoing] Which way do I go? Which way do I go?
Don't ask me.
[echoing] Don't ask me. Don't ask me.
Hey, that's my voice.
[echoing] Hey, that's my voice. Hey, that's my voice.
Zuka Zama.
[echoing] Zuka Zama. Zuka Zama.
Bunga, shh!
[echoing] Bunga, shh. Bunga, shh.
-Okay. -[echoing] Okay.
[grunts] Yup! Whoa!
A-ha. Tuliza.
That's gotta be Mama's hideout.
[sighs] That's a long way down.
This is gonna be fun!
Zuka Zama!
[grunting]
[chuckles] Perfect landing.
All right, porky-orcupines, let's do this!
Huh? Where is everybody?
Hello, I'm here. Anybody home?
Hey-hey! Look at that.
This is gonna be easier than I thought.
[Mama] Welcome, Mr. Bunga. We've been expecting you.
Uh? Who said that?
I did.
A-ha! You're Mama Binturong.
That's right.
Hey, wait, how'd you know my name?
It's been echoing all over the Stone Forest.
Oh, yep.
All right, Mama, just give me that staff back.
Or, we'll have trouble.
I have a better idea.
Why don't you go back where you came from, and I keep the staff.
Why would I do that?
Because around here,
everyone does what Mama says.
Well, I'm not from around here!
So we can do this the easy way,
or we can do it the hard way.
I choose the hard way.
Or the sharp way.
Porcupines!
Go on, boys, you know what to do.
What is this?
Oh, I expect you'll soon see my point, Mr. Bunga.
[quills emerging]
Hah! You expect me to be scared of this, Mama.
No, Mr. Bunga, I expect you to be poked!
[laughing maniacally]
[chuckling] That tickles.
-Zuka Zama. -[all grunt]
[laughs]
[grunting]
[grunts]
Zuka Zama!
[thudding]
[all groaning]
You're gonna need more than porcupines to beat me!
Now, hand over that staff!
Come and get it.
All right, you asked for it.
[grunting]
[panting]
Made it! Whoo!
[pants] Just give me a second.
I don't think so.
[yells]
Oh, no, you don't!
I'm here to get my friend's staff...
[grunts] and I'm not... [grunts] leaving...
[grunts] without it.
Now, give me that staff!
Never!
[laughs]
[grunts]
[laughs]
Okay, fine.
If you're not gonna give me the staff, I'm gonna eat all your Tuliza.
Don't you dare touch my beautiful Tuliza.
[munching]
[growls]
[swallows] Ugh, this is gross.
I don't now how Kion does it.
No!
Get your filthy paws off my Tuliza!
[laughing]
[both grunting]
[Bunga yells]
[laughs]
Silly honey badger,
did you really think you could get away with eating my Tuliza?
Silly Binturong, missing something?
Oh! You might have the staff, but you're not going anywhere.
Pfft! You guys, again!
You see, Mr. Bunga, there's no way out.
[laughing]
That's what you think.
[breaks wind]
[coughing]
Think I'll take some Tuliza to go.
[all coughing]
You lose, Mama Binturong!
Un-Bunga-lievable.
[coughs] Which way did he...
[petals rustling]
[screams]
My Tuliza!
It's ruined!
[whimpers] Don't fret, Mama.
We'll get you more Tuliza.
No! I'm through with Tuliza and this whole forest!
There's just one thing I want now.
I want to get that Bunga!
The forest won't be the same without her.
Somebody lose a staff?
[gasps] You got it!
Yay!
Ad you filled it with Tuliza.
That's right!
[sniffs] Ew!
Great job, Bunga.
Now let's go find that next moja kwa moja stone.
You'll never guess how I got away.
[chuckles] You used your stink, right?
You know my secret weapon?
[Fuli] Not that big a secret, Bunga.
[all laughing]