| 100% | PUMBAA | 6 | Timon's best friend in "The Lion King" who once sang, "And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind..." |
| 36% | NALA | 4 | Simba's best friend in "The Lion King" |
| 35% | NALA | 4 | Simba's childhood best friend and eventual wife in "The Lion King" |
| 34% | DAVE | 4 | ___ Coulier, who played Joey Gladstone, Jesse and Danny's best friend in the 1987 sitcom "Full House" |
| 33% | PUMBAA | 6 | Timon's warthog buddy in The Lion King |
| 32% | DONKEY | 6 | Shrek's best friend in "Shrek" who once said, "Because that's what friends do. They forgive each other" |
| 31% | ROWANATKINSON | 13 | Actor who voiced Zazu, a hornbill in "The Lion King" and is best known for his role as Mr. Bean: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ROD | 3 | I am a fisherman's best friend. I help them pull the fish once it's hooked. Who am I? |
| 31% | SHIRLEY | 7 | Laverne's best friend in the 1970s sitcom starring Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams |
| 31% | BILLYEICHNER | 12 | "Bros" actor who voices Timon in "Mufasa: The Lion King": 2 wds. |
| 31% | MEERKATS | 8 | Timon and his colony, in "The Lion King" |
| 30% | BLUEIVYCARTER | 13 | Beyoncé's daughter who voices Simba and Nala's cub Kiara in "Mufasa: The Lion King": 3 wds. |
| 30% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Children's classic with the line "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer" |
| 30% | NED | 3 | Leeds who is Spider-Man's best friend in the MCU movies |
| 30% | KIARA | 5 | Simba and Nala's daughter in the Lion King II |
| 30% | MUFASA | 6 | Simba's father and Sarabi's mate in The Lion King |
| 30% | SARABI | 6 | Mufasa's mate and Simba's mother in The Lion King |
| 30% | TIMON | 5 | ___ and Pumbaa, meerkat and warthog duo who were introduced in Disney's "The Lion King" |
| 29% | SCAR | 4 | Fictional villain who is Simba's uncle and appeared in Disney's "The Lion King" |
| 29% | SEANHUGHES | 10 | Stand-up comedian and actor, author of novels It's What He Would've Wanted and The Detainees, who died in 2017 |
| 29% | TIMON | 5 | Pumbaa's friend in "The Lion King" |
| 29% | NALA | 4 | Simba's friend in "The Lion King" |
| 29% | BILLYEICHNER | 12 | "Difficult People" actor who voices Timon in "The Lion King": 2 wds. |
| 29% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Children's classic by 50-Across with the line, "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | TIMON | 5 | Meerkat who sings “Hakuna Matata” with Pumbaa, in “The Lion King” |
| 28% | ANDREABARBER | 12 | Actress who played Kimmy Gibbler, D.J's best friend in the 1987 sitcom "Full House:" 2 wds. |
| 28% | MATATA | 6 | "Hakuna ___," song from "The Lion King" that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1995 |
| 28% | HYENAS | 6 | Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed in The Lion King |
| 28% | MELANIE | 7 | Scarlett's sister-in-law and best friend in "Gone With the Wind" |
| 28% | ANGER | 5 | "Inside Out" emotion who says "We should lock the door and scream that curse word we know. It's a good one!" |