Heart of a Maneateris the twentieth episode of the second season of The New Adventures of The Wild Thornberrys.
Summary[]
The Thornberrys are on a dangerous task to film a man-eating lion named Black Mane, a lion with many mates, and perhaps even more children. However, he is merely a kitten when compared to the threat of King Ku.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Lacey Chabert as Eliza Thornberry
- Tom Kane as Darwin
- Jason David Frank as Irwin
- Bill Farmer as Marvin
- Flea as Donnie
- Danielle Harris as Debbie Thornberry
- Tim Curry as Nigel Thornberry
- Jodi Carlisle as Marianne Thornberry
Guest Stars[]
- Danny Glover as Black Mane: The legendary man-eating lion. Similar to Nessie, before he was fought as a dangerous man-eating creature but he turns out to be gentle, kind, and loving. He has a mate and four children (two daughters and two sons).
- Whoopi Goldberg as Malkia: Black Mane's mate.
- Davis Cleveland as Flop: Black Mane's oldest son, and heir to the pride.
- Corey Burton as King Ku: The corrupt district officer of Tsavo National Park.
Animals Featured in this Episode[]
- African Elephant
- Baboon
- Blue Wildebeest
- Cattle
- Donkey
- Egret
- Gazelle
- Giraffe
- Goat
- Hippopotamus
- Mule
- Owl
- Plains Zebra
- Spotted Hyena
- Tsavo Lion
- Vulture
Trivia[]
- The plot and most of the guest stars are based on Willard Price's book Lion Adventure.