King Leonardo & His Short Subjects

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The show focused on Leonardo the lion, who was the inept yet well-meaning king of the fictional African nation of Bongo Congo. His incompetent brother Itchy's attempts to overthrow Leonardo and rule the kingdom himself along with his friend, gangster, and leader Biggie Rat. Biggie would mostly employ the help of an evil German inventor named Professor Messer (German for "Knife"). They were later both employed by Mr. Mad, a mad scientist with a domineering personality (easily cowing even the strong-willed Biggie) and his own nefarious plans for Bongo Congo, not to mention a creepy echoing voice. The title was a play on a king ruling over his "subjects", along with the common term "short subjects" for cartoons and other films whose duration is just a few minutes.

Leonardo was assisted by Odie Cologne AKA "Odio Cologne", an ironic play on "Eau de Cologne", a mild-mannered skunk.