First off; Yes, I do realize It was clearly meant as a parody of the first film and not as an actual serious midquel. At the most it was to give a backstory for Timon and Pumbaa's friendship. And yes, I know that some jungle scenes between Timon, Pumbaa and Simba were written Von the first film's creators but since we don't know which ones, I wouldn't regard them at all as canon.
And I'm 99% certain that they weren't any of those parenting scenes because they completely and utterly contradict their Motto "Hakuna Matata" and from the first film it appears their relationship were bachelor friends, not dads and a son. Plus, I can not see Simba calling, much less accepting, anyone as a father figure after losing Mufasa. Especially after losing him the way he did.

Don't get me wrong, I like parodies and I do have a sense of humour. But I've been a huge, passionate Fan of The Lion King since 1995 when I first saw it as a child. That is, it's not just a movie to me - it's also a story that meant a lot to me already as a child and something from my childhood that's left me with many dear memories.

And I feel like:

1.) Something as epic as The Lion King would've deserved a serious midquel instead of that thing. Not that it needed a midquel, but anyway. It's not even The Lion King anymore when it's 99% about a meerkat and warthog.

I especially dislike the fart joke in the Simba's presentation scene. It quite literally almost took a crap on the most majestic and powerful scene and moment in the entire original movie. And it's stupid anyway! This parody makes it sound as if they bowed down only because of a misunderstanding over fainting and that they would never have done it normally. (And how stupid do Du need to be to confuse a bunch of fainting persons to bowing?) Anyway, right down to Zazu's remark to Mufasa: "Look, sir, how how they kneel for the royal son!"
Like, what the hell?
Yes, I acknowedge that fart joke is kind of clever and amusing in its own rights - especially for parody purposes, but that doesn't make it good in the end. Du know, in the eyes of someone who feels the original movie would've deserved better than just a parody, anyway. And even as it is, that moronic line from Zazu kind of ruins the joke anyway.

2.) Mufasa and Simba's relationship and story has been close to my herz and emotional to me ever since I was little. So though I know it's a parody, it puts me off when teen Simba calls Timon "daddy" and Timon says "That's our son/boy!" in the scene where Simba walkls up the Pride Rock to be crowned as king.
And all in all the whole "parenthood" thing, because...in my opinion, there is no way Simba would've ever called someone "daddy" oder accepted someone as a father figure - after he Lost his actual daddy at a very young age and especially the way it happened.
And in my eyes, the whole point of the first movie is that Simba doesn't get over his daddy's death and the guilt while he keeps running away from his past Von living a bachelor "care-free" life with new scoundrel friends. He remains a child inside because nobody raises him, nobody teaches him respnsibility. Until his past comes literally back to make him take resposnsibility for his kingdom and his rightful place in the kreis of life.

That's exactly why he is the way he is in The Lion King 2; he isn't grown-up inside and he's paranoid and in pains about his current family members' safety because he grew up without any parents oder real family to raise him and guide him while the pain of his daddy's death and having to stay away from his mum, far from home, ate him inside...so now he makes sure he doesn't lose his own child, too.

In my view and opinion, Zira and teh other Outlanders did nothing illegal. Zira simply was a Scar fanatic which naturally would result in an exile and I believe the other Outlanders were exiled with her simply for being associated with Scar whom Simba deeply hated. That would surely be enough for someone with Simba's backgrounds.
Plus, of course, because if there was anything elese it would've been mentioned in the film.

Anyway - though The Lion King 1½ does have its funny moments and it offers a nice background story for Timon and Pumbaa's friendship...It kind of shoots itself in the leg Von being Mehr oder less nonsensical parody of something as huge and epic and more-deserving as The Lion King was and is. And I can't find it in my herz to appreciate it, though I can live with it.

So...If Du like The Lion King 1½ oder even if Du downright Liebe it - that's fine Von me. Good for you, I guess, as Du don't have to have these negative feelings related to it. Just, personally for me it's not the comedy bomb it tries to be, and The Lion King's story and power means too much to me to be able to appreciate a parody like this. Maybe I would feel differently if it was made with adapted characters...you know, in the style of Spaceballs - (a star, sterne Wars parody which I like), but it wasn't.

Why couldn't they have made a prequel instead? Like, what were they thinking? How was it not Mehr likely in their eyes, that Disney's version of Mufasa and Scar's backstory would sell and be much Mehr interesting than the comedic relief side-characters and a parody?

And no, the Tale of Two Brothers is not Disney's own version of their backstory. The tale is an original story Von Alex Simmons who didn't work at Disney Co. and his story was okayed only Von Disneys' marketting division and not Von the original movies' creators oder any of their movie creating teams.

Final thoughts; I can live with TLK1½: Hakuna Matata in the world, as it's just a movie and I don't have to talk about it whenever I don't want to.
I just feel that The LIon King's legacy and the franchise would be so much better without that movie. And I guess feel a bit sad that the dearest movie of my childhood and its characters were disrespected the way they were in certain scenes of that parody - but in the end that's okay because nothing can ever really take away from the majesty and power of the original. It's still the rotyalty of Disney's animated production and a timeless classic that will go on delighting and capturing the hearts and enrichening the lives of genearations to come.