Timon and Pumbaa
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- ''For the television series, see Timon and Pumbaa (TV series)
Timon and Pumbaa are a fictional meerkat and warthog duo first introduced in Disney's popular 1994 animated film The Lion King. Timon was portrayed through his many appearances by Nathan Lane, Max Casella, Quinton Flynn, Kevin Schon and James Arnold Taylor while Pumbaa is voiced by Ernie Sabella. They are the parallel of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Hamlet. A little known fact about these two characters is that they are based on the two girls: Emma Mayfield and Rebecca Falvey. [[Citing sources citation needed]]
They are among Disney's most beloved characters for their comical antics and musical skills. Timon is known for claiming Pumbaa's ideas as his own, while Pumbaa has an unpleasant air about him - to put it bluntly, he stinks. However, Pumbaa is also a fierce warrior, charging into battle like a battering ram, and taking great offense if anyone who's not his friend calls him a pig (at which point he says "THEY CALL ME MR.PIG!")
'' Timon and Pumbaa are the best friends and protectors of Simba, the Lion King of the Pride Lands. They found Simba as a young cub in the desert, and saved him from dying of thirst. They then raised Simba with their philosophy of "Hakuna Matata", meaning "no worries". They lived with Simba in their oasis home until Nala, Simba's childhood friend, came and found him. After learning Simba's true identity as king, the two accompanied him to Pride Rock to help him fight Scar and the hyenas. They later serve as the protectors of the royal family after Kopa is born.
Timon and Pumbaa have taken up residence at Pride Rock. They serve as aids to Simba, and are often called upon to keep an eye on his adventurous daughter Kiara. Timon and Pumbaa also teach Kovu, Kiara's new boyfriend, how to have fun after he forgets due to years of indoctrination in hatred. They later assist in the battle against Kovu's vengeful mother, Zira, and her pride of exiled lions, although Timon attempts to sneak away.
'' In this prequel/midquel/"inbetweenquel", Timon and Pumbaa are revealed to have passed by and caused some key events in the first film before their first appearance. Timon and his mother and Uncle Max were part of a group of meerkats who lived on the savannah, but he was unable to do any job properly, and almost made the meerkats eaten by the hyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. Feeling depressed, he received counsel from Rafiki, who taught him the "Hakuna Matata" philosophy and told him to "look beyond what you see". Timon took this literally, and set off to find the ultimate paradise. Along the way, he first encountered Pumbaa, and the two became friends. On the way to find paradise, they passed by the presentation of Simba (it turns out that Pumbaa's flatulence made a few animals collapse, causing the other animals to think they were bowing and later they all bowed); Simba, Nala and animals singing "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" (it was Timon who hit an elephant's leg with a stick, causing the tower of animals to collapse); the elephant graveyard (bumping into Mufasa who was on the way to save Simba and Nala from the hyenas); the hyenas marching to "Be Prepared"; and the wildebeest stampede. Finally, they reach a beautiful oasis and are enjoying life when they find a collapsed Simba.
The film also shows more of Simba's life with Timon and Pumbaa before Nala came along. Timon and Pumbaa, afraid that Nala would take away their friend, attempted to spoil Simba and Nala's date by letting out bees, a spider, and tripping the two (explaining why they fell down the hill in the first film), but all failed. Later on, they see Simba and Nala quarrelling, and mistakes the appearance of Mufasa's ghost as bad weather. After they realize Simba has gone back to take his rightful place as king, it is revealed that Pumbaa had set off to help Simba before Timon, who was indifferent and reluctant. Timon eventually came to his senses, and quickly followed. After providing their hula distraction (shown in the first film), the two run into Timon's mother and Uncle Max, who had been searching for Timon ever since he left the meerkat colony. Later on during the fight, they defeated the hyenas by digging a massive tunnel network, sending the hyenas down Pride Rock where they get to take revenge on Scar who had betrayed them. At the end, Timon takes his entire meerkat colony to live in the oasis, free from threats.
Other appearances
- ' from the book series '.
- They reprise their roles from The Lion King in the video game Kingdom Hearts II. They charge in to battle the hyenas, and are saved by the game's main protagonists Sora, Donald Duck and Goofy. Pumbaa later shows his bravery by standing between a pregnant Nala and Scar's ghost.
- Timon appeared briefly in disc 2 of the Aladdin Platinum Edition DVD, in the Virtual Magic Carpet Ride game.
- The two appear on the packaging of the Kellogg's cereal "Mud & Bugs."
- The two had regular appearances in the animated television series Disney's House of Mouse.
- The two are seen two times in the same scene in the direct-to-video animated film Leroy & Stitch.
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