Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)

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The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa

Timon and Pumbaa
Format Animated series
Starring Quinton Flynn
Ernie Sabella
Corey Burton
Nancy Cartwright
Cam Clarke
Townsend Coleman
Brian Cummings
Jim Cummings
Michael Gough
Robert Guillaume
Jess Harnell
Tress MacNeille
Richard Naran
Rob Paulsen
Kevin Schon
April Winchell
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of episodes 86 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run September 1, 1995 – 1999
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa is a Disney animated television series that originally aired from 1995 to 1999.

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[edit] Premise

The show stars Timon, a meerkat, and Pumbaa, the warthog, both characters from the Disney animated film The Lion King, and its sequels. The characters were normally seen having misadventures in the jungle, but usually found themselves across the globe in various settings. While not technically canon, this would mean that The Lion King film, like Bambi, took place during the present day.

[edit] Production

Ernie Sabella and Nathan Lane reprised their roles as Pumbaa and Timon, respectively, in The Lion King, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and The Lion King 1½. Both actors were featured early in the television show; however, Lane isn't the only voice actor who played his respective role. The role was also played by Quinton Flynn, in some episodes, and Kevin Schon, in most episodes.

During the final season (1998-1999), there was also a change in writers, and a new director meant the show became aimed more towards kids than the whole family. As a result of this, ratings declined and the show was cancelled by Disney in 1999.

Reruns of Timon and Pumbaa currently air both on Toon Disney and Disney Channel.

[edit] Characters

Main:

  • Timon
  • Pumbaa

Guest Characters from The Lion King:

  • Rafiki
  • Shenzi, Banzai and Ed
  • Simba
  • Zazu

Other Guest Characters:

  • The Three Natives: Three natives who are really college kids looking for a job.
  • Quint: Timon and Pumbaa's recurring nemesis.
  • Fred: Timon's joking meerkat friend.
  • El Toro: The greatest bull in all of Spain.
  • Speedy the Snail: A singing snail Timon and Pumbaa become friends with.
  • Uncle Boaris: Pumbaa's uncle who lives in Russia.
  • Dr. Happy: A kid-genius who always wants to help poor unfortunate animals.
  • Pumbaa Jr.: A baby alligator who hatches from an egg Pumbaa thinks he layed.
  • Ned the Elephant: A high and mighty elephant who thinks he's wonderful at everything.
  • Erwin: A clumsy penguin who wants to be Timon and Pumbaa's friend.
  • Boss Beaver: A cranky, loudmouth beaver who believes work is more important than Hakuna Matata.
  • Baby Earl: A baby eagle who Timon and Pumbaa wind up babysitting.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Timon & Pumbaa episodes

[edit] External links

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