The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa is an American animated television series that aired from September 16, 1995 – January 1, 1999 produced by the Walt Disney Television Animation and aired on CBS and Disney Channel. It features Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog and has cameos of characters from Disney's The Lion King, such as Simba and Scar in the special episode, "Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa."
Premise[]
The show stars Timon, a meerkat, and Pumbaa, a warthog, both characters from the Disney animated film The Lion King and its sequels. The characters are normally seen having misadventures in the jungle, but sometimes find themselves across the globe in various settings.
Characters[]
The following are original characters returning in the series:
- Timon (voiced by Nathan Lane) - One of the show's protagonists.
- Pumbaa (voiced by Ernie Sabella) - The show's other protagonist.
- Simba (voiced by Cam Clarke) - Friend of Timon and Pumbaa and the king of the Pride Lands. He is shown as being an adult in the series.
- Zazu (voiced by Michael Gough) - A hornbill who serves as the adviser for Mufasa.
- Banzai, Shenzi & Ed (voiced by Tress MacNeille , Rob Paulsen and Jim Cummings)- Three hyenas who usually try to eat Timon and Pumbaa. They are given their own segment titled "The Laughing Hyenas".
- Rafiki (voiced by Robert Guillaume) - A wise baboon who gives good advice and is given his own segment.
Supporting Characters[]
The following are supporting characters in the Timon & Pumbaa TV series:
Timon and Pumbaa's Friends[]
- Speedy the Snail (voiced by Corey Burton) - A snail that Timon and Pumbaa will never eat, due to his talking and singing. He appeared in the episode, "French Fried", "Ocean Commotion" and "The Man from J.U.N.G.L.E.".
- Fred - Timon's joking meerkat friend. He appeared in "Once Upon a Timon", "Mind Over Matterhorn", "Tanzania Zany", and "Mombasa-In-Law".
- Monti and Baampu - They appeared in "Kenya Be My Friend".
- Ned The Elephant (voiced by Frank Welker – An elephant that appeared in "Uganda Be An Elephant" and "Unlucky in Letso".
- Jumbo Jumbo the Elephant – Another elephant that appeared in "Good Mousekeeping" and "Zazu's Off Day Off".
- The Meerkat Angel - He appeared in "Timon's Time Togo.
- Tatiana - She is the only princess in the Meerkat Colony. She appeared in Once Upon a Timon.
- King Leopold and Princess Claudia - King of the Leopards and his daughter, Princess Claudia from "Good Samaritons" .
- Lester The Whale - A wish-granting whale. He appeared in Be More Pacific.
- Mother Eagle and Baby Earl - They appeared in To Kilimajorno Bird.
- Uncle Boaris (voiced by Jim Cummings) - Pumbaa's uncle who lives in Russia. He appeared in Russia Hour.
- Bruce - A giant blue crab with a big orange moustache. He appeared in Back Out In The Outback.
- Pumbaa Jr. (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) - A baby alligator who hatches from an egg Pumbaa thinks he laid and which Timon believes to be an "ugly chicken". He appeared in Never Everglades.
- Gopher – A gopher who gives Zazu the "underground news", who also makes a brief appearance in the film. He appeared in Zazu's Off Day Off and Zazu's Off By One Day.
- Rabbit - He appeared in Africa-Dabra and Mojave Desserted.
- Boss Beaver - He is a boss and he is a beaver, therefore he is Boss Beaver. He appeared in Maine-Iacs and Oregon Astray.
Timon and Pumbaa's Villains[]
- Quint (voiced by Corey Burton) - Going through many aliases, he is Timon and Pumbaa's arch-nemesis. He appeared in French Fried, How To Beat The High Costa Rica, Truth or Zaire, Klondike Con, Library Brouhaha, Going Overboard, Swiss Missed, Yukon Con, Rome Alone, The Man from J.U.N.G.L.E. and Ocean Commotion.
- Cheetata and Cheetato (voiced by Rob Paulsen and Jim Cummings respectively) – A pair of cheetahs that appeared in The Laughing Hyenas segment: Cooked Goose, Boary Glory Days and Gabon with the Wind.
- The Vulture Police (voiced by Townsend Coleman and Brian Cummings) - They appeared in Yosemite Remedy, I Don't Bolivia, Shopping Mauled, Alcatraz Mataz, Wide Awake In Wonderland, and The Law of the Jungle.
- Smolder the Bear (voiced by Jim Cummings) -Not exactly one of Timon and Pumbaa's nemesis, but he does get grumpy very easily, whether it's getting a wrong order for food or waking him up from a nap, he will always threaten to do something very horrible, especially when Timon dupes him. He appeared in Jailhouse Shock, Ready, Aim, Fire, Dapper Duck Burgers, Don't Wake the Neighbear, It Runs Good and Stay Away From My Honey.
- Ned The Elephant (voiced by Frank Welker – An elephant that came out in "Uganda Be An Elephant" and "Unlucky in Lesotho."
- The Natives (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - Three natives who are really college kids looking for a job. They came out in "Boara Boara," "Beast Of Eden," and "Mozam Beaked."
- Pimon and Tumbaa - The bullies of Timon and Pumbaa. They came out in "Kahuna Potato."
- Toucan Dan - A dangerously clever criminal mastermind who can make anyone believe anything he says. He appeared in I Don't Bolivia and Alcatraz Mataz.
- Dr. Cagliostro and Torgo (voiced by: Billy West and Maurice LaMarche respectively) - A scientist and his assistant who try to make the duo look beautiful, only the doctor's Metamorphitron mutates them, making them look ridiculous. They appeared in Monster Massachusetts.
Danske Stemmer[]
Additional Voices
- Annette Heick
- Birgitte Raaberg
- Donald Andersen
- Lone Kellermann
- Lasse Lunderskov
- Michelle Bjørn-Andersen
- Mathias Klenske
- Peter Jorde
- Peter Røschke
- Pauline Rehne
- Peter Zhelder
- Søren Ulrichs
- Torben Sekov
- Vibeke Dueholm
Titelsang sunget af - Henrik Koefoed og Lars Thiesgaard
Episodes[]
Season 1 (Syndicated)[]
Episode Number | Episode Title | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|
1 | September 8, 1995 | |
2 |
Good Mousekeeping |
September 15, 1995 |
3 |
Cooked Goose |
September 22, 1995 |
4 | September 29, 1995 | |
5 | October 6, 1995 | |
6 |
Big Top Breakfast |
October 13, 1995 |
7 | November 3, 1995 | |
8 | November 10, 1995 | |
9 | November 17, 1995 | |
10 | November 24, 1995 | |
11 | December 1, 1995 | |
12 |
The Sky is Calling |
December 22, 1995 |
13 | December 29, 1995 |
Season 2 (CBS)[]
Episode Number | Episode Title | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|
14 | September 16, 1995 | |
15 | September 23, 1995 | |
16 | September 30, 1995 | |
17 | October 7, 1995 | |
18 | October 14, 1995 | |
19 |
Beauty and the Wildebeest |
October 21, 1995 |
20 |
Can't Take a Yolk |
October 28, 1995 |
21 |
Rafiki's Apprentice |
November 4, 1995 |
22 |
TV Dinner |
November 11, 1995 |
23 | November 25, 1995 | |
24 | December 9, 1995 | |
25 | December 16, 1995 |
Season 3 (Syndicated)[]
Episode Number | Episode Title | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|
26 | September 2, 1996 | |
27 |
New Guinea Pig |
September 9, 1996 |
28 | September 16, 1996 | |
29 |
Zazu's Off-by-One Day |
September 23, 1996 |
30 | September 30, 1996 | |
31 | October 7, 1996 | |
32 |
Forbidden Pumbaa Washington Applesauce |
October 14, 1996 |
33 |
Zazu's Off Day Off |
October 21, 1996 |
34 |
Timon on the Range The Man From J.U.N.G.L.E. |
October 28, 1996 |
35 | November 4, 1996 | |
36 |
Once Upon a Timon |
November 11, 1996 |
37 |
Home is Where the Hog Is |
November 18, 1996 |
38 |
Bumble in the Jungle Beethoven's Whiff Mind Over Matterhorn |
November 25, 1996 |
Season 4 (CBS)[]
Episode Number | Episode Title | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|
39 |
Puttin' on the Brits |
September 14, 1996 |
40 |
Beetle Romania |
September 21, 1996 |
41 | September 28, 1996 | |
42 | October 5, 1996 | |
43 |
Handle with Caribbean |
October 12, 1996 |
44 | October 19, 1996 | |
45 |
Beast of Eden Sense & Senegambia |
October 26, 1996 |
46 | November 9, 1996 |
Season 5[]
After Season 4, the show was produced by Studio B Productions for Walt Disney Television Animation. The title card artwork is gone, the show opens with a plain title card, the same one that is used in "Catch Me if You Kenya." These episodes premiered on the now-defunct Toon Disney.
Episode Number | Episode Title | Original Airdate |
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47 |
To Be Bee or Not To Be Bee |
1999 |
48 |
Luck Be a Meerkat Just When You Thought You'd Cuisine It All |
1999 |
49 | 1999 | |
50 | 1999 | |
51 |
Now Museum, Now You Don't |
1999 |
52 | 1999 | |
53 | 1999 | |
54 |
Slalom Problem |
1999 |
55 |
Nest Best Thing |
1999 |
56 |
Super Hog-O Don't Have the Vegas Idea |
1999 |
57 |
Hot Enough For Ya? Werehog of London |
1999 |
58 |
Bigfoot, Littlebrain Astro-Nots |
1999 |
59 |
Serengeti Western |
1999 |
60 |
All Pets Are Off Boary Glory Days |
1999 |
61 |
The Swine in the Stone |
1999 |
62 | 1999 | |
63 |
Jungle Slickers Don't Wake the Neighbear |
1999 |
64 |
Recipe for Disaster Going Over-Boar'd |
1999 |
65 |
Broadway Bound & Gagged |
1999 |
66 |
Steel Hog Dealer's Choice Cut |
1999 |
67 |
You Bet Your Tuhkus |
1999 |
68 |
No-Good Samaritan Living in De Nile |
1999 |
69 |
One Tough Bug Pirates of Pumbzance |
1999 |
70 |
Miss Perfect Hakuna Matata U. |
1999 |
71 |
Why No Rhino |
1999 |
72 |
War Hogs The Big No Sleep |
1999 |
73 |
Mister Twister Common Scents |
1999 |
74 |
Lights, Camera, Traction |
1999 |
75 |
The Running of the Bullies Special Defects |
1999 |
76 | 1999 | |
77 |
Truth Be Told |
1999 |
78 | 1999 | |
79 |
The Spy's the Limit |
1999 |
80 |
Ghost Boosters |
1999 |
81 |
Stay Away from my Honey! Sitting Pretty Awful |
1999 |
82 |
He's A Bad, Bad, Bad Sport Dapper Duck Burgers |
1999 |
83 |
It Runs Good Hot Air Buffoons |
1999 |
84 |
Timon in Love Kahuna Potato |
1999 |
85 |
Mook Island |
1999 |