A cartoon created by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for First-Run Syndication in 1998. It starred an animated version of MGM's lion mascot, Leo (voiced by William H. Macy), with a wife named Lana (Peri Gilpin), and kids named Kate, Spencer and Judy. The show lasted for 13 episodes.
The whole series was available on Hulu until 2014, and can be currently found on YouTube.
Tropes:
- Action Mom: As a former circus performer, Lana is very athletic. The first episode alone has her swinging on a trapeze just to capture a spider.
- Awkward Father-Son Bonding Activity: Part of the plot to the first episode involves Leo trying to find something that he and Spencer can do together, resulting in many of these.
- Barefoot Cartoon Animal: Lana and Judy wear full outfits without shoes.
- Dreadful Musician: Zig-Zagged Trope. Spencer can play guitar very well, but he can't sing.
- Eat the Camera: Happens a few times. One of them is done with Leo Lionheart Jr. in "But Some of my Best Friends are Clowns!" when two human beings jump on a couch that Leo was sitting in, launching him up in the air. Cue the trope here.
- Family Theme Naming: The other four family members (besides Leo) are named after The Golden Age of Hollywood movie stars who were contracted to MGM: Lana Turner, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and Judy Garland.
- Fully-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Spencer and Kate wear clothing and shoes unlike Lana and Judy, who go barefoot, and Leo, who (usually) only wears a shirt.
- Furry Confusion: In the first episode, Kate is shown to be a horseback rider and rides a non-anthropomorphic horse.
- Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Unlike the rest of the family, Leo wears only a sweater, though there were a few times when he was wearing pants. Leo Sr. also qualifies.
- Lions and Tigers and Humans... Oh, My!: Literally. The Lionheart family seem to be the only furries in an otherwise all-human world. In the first episode, Kate's riding club otherwise consists of humans.
- Prehensile Tail: On account of her being athletic, Lana can use the tassel of her tail to grab things.
- Through a Face Full of Fur: Lana, when one of Kate's friends mentions Lana being a former circus star.
