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The Lion King influenced The Book of Mormon
Added by Media Influence Map · 6 October 2026
The evidence
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, lifelong musical fans, built The Book of Mormon out of Broadway pastiche, and The Lion King gets the most blatant: "Hasa Diga Eebowai" is a profane parody of "Circle of Life".
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