The Return of the King (1980)

The Return of the King (also known as The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits), is a 1980 animated musical television film created by Rankin/Bass and Topcraft. The film is an adaptation of The Return of the King, the third book in The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Due to marketing by Warner Bros., the film is often credited by fans as the unofficial sequel to Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film The Lord of the Rings, which is based on the first two volumes of the book. According to rumors, Rankin/Bass decided to do the project upon hearing that Bakshi's sequel finishing The Lord of the Rings was going to be left unmade. However, Rankin/Bass had always planned on making a sequel based on The Return of the King as their follow-up project to The Hobbit.

The special aired on ABC on Sunday, May 11, 1980. Critical and fan reaction to The Return of the King was lukewarm.

Parodies (Don't delete, but you can add some more)

 * 1) The Return of the King (1980)/The Amazing World of Gumball
 * 2) The Return of the King (1980)/The New Amazing World of Gumball
 * 3) The Return of the King (1980)/T.U.F.F. Puppy
 * 4) The Return of the King (1980)/Skunk Fu!
 * 5) The Return of the King (1980)/How to Train Your Dragon
 * 6) The Return of the King (1980)/Kung Fu Panda
 * 7) The Return of the King (1980)/Dinosaur
 * 8) The Return of the King (1980)/The Land Before Time
 * 9) The Return of the King (1980)/Star Wars
 * 10) The Return of the King (1980)/Back to the Future
 * 11) The Return of the King (1980)/Indiana Jones
 * 12) The Return of the King (1980)/The Wizard of Oz
 * 13) The Return of the King (1980)/Pinocchio
 * 14) The Return of the King (1980)/Sleeping Beauty
 * 15) The Return of the King (1980)/The Pagemaster
 * 16) The Return of the King (1980)/The Rescuers
 * 17) The Return of the King (1980)/Fantasia
 * 18) The Return of the King (1980)/Aladdin
 * 19) The Return of the King (1980)/Hercules
 * 20) The Return of the King (1980)/Monsters vs Aliens
 * 21) The Return of the King (1980)/Frozen
 * 22) The Return of the King (1980)/Tangled
 * 23) The Return of the King (1980)/Moana
 * 24) The Return of the King (1980)/The Lion King
 * 25) The Return of the King (1980)/The Jungle Book (2016)
 * 26) The Return of the King (1980)/Beauty and the Beast (2017)
 * 27) The Return of the King (1980)/The Lion Guard
 * 28) The Return of the King (1980)/The Good Dinosaur
 * 29) The Return of the King (1980)/Spongebob Squarepants
 * 30) The Return of the King (1980)/Regular Show