The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa (often simply referred to as Timon & Pumbaa) is an American animated television series created by Walt Disney Television Animation. it centers on Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog, as they live their problem-free philosophy "Hakuna Matata". Voice actors Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella reprised their film roles as the title characters.
Premise[]
The show ran for three seasons on CBS, Disney Channel, Toon Disney, and in syndication as a part of The Disney Afternoon. It aired from September 8, 1995, to September 24, 1999. It is the first Lion King-related media to feature humans, as humans did not appear in the film and its sequels. It is also the first of two television series to be based on the film, the second being The Lion Guard.
Cast[]
From the 1994 film[]
- Timon (voiced in early episodes by Nathan Lane, then by Kevin Schon and Quinton Flynn) - One of the show's main protagonists.
- Pumbaa (voiced by Ernie Sabella) - Another one of the show's main protagonists.
- Simba (voiced by Cam Clarke) - Friend of Timon and Pumbaa, King of the Pride Lands, and the tritagonist of the show.
- Zazu (voiced by Michael Gough) - An arrogant hornbill who works for Simba.
- Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed (voiced by Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen, and Jim Cummings) - Three clumsy hyenas who pick on Timon and Pumbaa. They used to work for Scar and serve as one of the show's antagonists. They have their own episodes called "The Laughing Hyenas".
- Rafiki (voiced by Robert Guillaume) - A wise baboon who gives good advice and is occasionally the butt of jokes. He has his own episodes called "Rafiki Fables".
- Gopher (voiced by Jim Cummings) - A mole who is Zazu's assistant. He appears briefly in the movie and is expanded in the series.
Supporting characters[]
- Speedy The Snail (voiced by Corey Burton) - A talking and singing snail that Timon and Pumbaa will never eat.
- Fred (voiced by S. Scott Bullock) - Timon's old meerkat friend who likes to pull practical jokes.
- Boss Beaver (voiced by Brad Garrett) - A loudmouth beaver who likes to make people work. He has two philosophies: Makuta Hamaka, which means "Work real hard," and Safety First.
- Irwin (voiced by Charlie Adler) - An accident-prone penguin who causes pain to people around him.
- The Vulture Police (voiced by Townsend Coleman and Brian Cummings) - Two vulture cops that talk very fast.
- Piper (voiced by April Winchell) - A flying squirrel who dates a male flying squirrel.
- Monti (voiced by Quinton Flynn) - A meerkat who Pumbaa befriends. He is Timon's polar opposite.
- Baampu (voiced by Ernie Sabella) - A warthog who Timon befriends. He is Pumbaa's polar opposite.
- Nobi (voiced by Phil LaMarr) - An unfortunate mouse who gets bullied by elephants.
- Jumbo Jumbo (voiced by Patrick Fraley) - A stubborn elephant.
- The Meerkat Angel (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - An angel who lives in Meerkat Heaven.
- Bruce (voiced by Jim Cummings) - A blue crab who lives in the Australian Outback.
- Stinky (voiced by Jess Harnell) - A stinkbug with a Beatles hairstyle who was part of a band.
- The Tigress (voiced by April Winchell) - A widowed tigress who has an inability to catch food.
- Mr. Buttons (voiced by James Arnold Taylor) - A lemur who makes Pumbaa marry a pink female warthog named Rosebud.
- Herman (voiced by Richard Karron) - A wildebeest who is in love with a gazelle named Lara.
- Lara (voiced by Kath Soucie) - A gazelle who is in love with a wildebeest named Herman.
- Genie (voiced by David Leisure) - A genie that grants Timon and Pumbaa three wishes.
- Dr. Exeter (voiced by Billy West) - A hedgehog college professor.
- Uncle Boaris (voiced by Dave Fennoy) - Pumbaa's uncle who lives in Russia.
- Uncle Ernie (voiced by Frank Welker) - Pumbaa's deceased uncle.
- Duke Meerkat (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - The ruler of the meerkat colony.
- Tatiana (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - The Duke Meerkat's daughter and the princess of the meerkat colony.
- Sharla (voiced by Billy West) - The leader of Pumbaa's sounders.
- Mother Eagle (voiced by Joycee Katz) - A loudmouth eagle who asks Timon and Pumbaa to babysit her son.
- Baby Earl (voiced by Brad Garrett) - Mother Eagle's son.
- Pumbaa Jr. (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) - An alligator who hatches in an egg Pumbaa believes he laid and who Timon believes is an ugly chicken.
- Bartholomew (voiced by Frank Welker) - A scientific monstrous experiment created by Dr. Happy who eventually escaped into the jungle.
- Savage Lion (voiced by Rodger Bumpass) - A big meat-eating lion who lives in Savage Rock.
- Cisco Pig (voiced by Danny Mann) - A humanoid pig bandit from the Old West.
- Madame Credenza (voiced by April Winchell) - A gypsy moth who puts a curse on Timon which will not take effect until the next morning.
- Lester the Whale (voiced by John DiMaggio) - An enchanted three wish wishing whale.
- Nefu (voiced by Tahj Mowry) - Rafiki's nephew who wants to be just like his uncle.
- King Leopold (voiced by Frank Welker) - The king of the leopards and the father of Princess Claudia.
- Princess Claudia (voiced by Tara Strong) - The princess of the leopards and the daughter of King Leopold.
- Heimlich and Schnitzel (voiced by Jeff Bennett and Corey Burton, respectively) - Two circus lions who torment Timon and Pumbaa.
- Sigmund and Lloyd (voiced by Jeff Bennett and Corey Burton, respectively) - Two show trainers who are the owners of Heimlich and Schnitzel.
- Rita Book (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - A grumpy librarian who believes strongly in silence.
- Dr. Happy (voiced by Steve Mackall) - A kid genius who likes to help endangered animals.
- Leslie Lambeau (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - A supermodel who Timon, Pumbaa, and Smolder the Bear have a crush for.
Villains and antagonists[]
- Quint (voiced by Corey Burton on main appearances, Maurice LaMarche as Culinary Quint, Jim Cummings as Congo Quint, Carlos Alazraqui as Carlos, Tom Kane as Consuelo, Michael Bell as Colosseum Quintious) - One of the show's main antagonists. His role varies in each episode he appears in.
- The Native Chief (voiced by Gregg Berger) - The leader of the three natives. He, along with his henchmen, is one of the show's main antagonists.
- The Three Natives (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - Three natives who are really university students.
- El Toro (voiced by John Kassir) - A brave bull from Spain.
- Toucan Dan (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - A dishonest toucan who would do anything to get people in trouble.
- Rabbit (voiced by Scott Menville) - An obnoxious and tiring pink bunny.
- Cheetato and Cheetata (voiced by David Kaye and James Arnold Taylor) - Two sophisticated cheetahs who look for a meal.
- Smolder the Bear (voiced by Jim Cummings) - A grizzly bear who would hurt anyone who annoys him.
- Little Jimmy (voiced by Joe Alaskey) - A cute, yet dangerous bluebird.
- Ned the Elephant (voiced by Frank Welker) - A high and mighty elephant who thinks he's wonderful at everything.
- Martin Partin (voiced by Tom Kane) - A television host who tries to film his show titled "Kingdom of the Creatures."
- Jackal - An animal who tries to eat Timon and Pumbaa after the two helped a widowed tigress.
- The Tarsier (voiced by Frank Welker) - A pessimistic tarsier who is revealed to be a carnivorus wild dog.
- Mel (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - A muscular gazelle who has a crush on Lara.
- Claudius (voiced by Frank Welker) - A lion who has never lost a fight.
- Bahuka (voiced by Eddie Deezen) - A stone tiki statue with a booming, annoying voice.
- Sal Mander (voiced by David Leisure) - A salamander host in the game show "You Bet Your Tuhkus."
- Teds (voiced by Charlie Adler) - A group of ground squirrels who take over Timon and Pumbaa's napping spot to make their club.
- Ralph and Eddie (voiced by Khary Payton and Richard Karron) - Two snakes who build an all-you-can-eat bug buffet to trap Timon and Pumbaa.
- The Cobra - A large snake who kidnaps Tatiana from the meerkat colony.
- Tutan Pharaoh (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - An Egyptian king who imprisons Timon and Pumbaa in a pyramid for eating the Sacred Scarab Beetle.
- Captain Bloodbeard (voiced by William Morgan Sheppard) - A grumpy pirate who makes Timon and Pumbaa his slaves.
- Cisco Pig's Gang (voiced by Jim Cummings) - A trio of bandits who work for Cisco Pig.
- Mr. Pig (voiced by Keith David) - A grumpy, self-absorbed pig who claims to be the real "Mr. Pig."
- Wolverine (voiced by Pat Fraley) - A carnivore who enrolls Timon and Pumbaa to his Survival of the Fittest training camp.
- Dr. Cagliostro (voiced by Billy West) - A mad scientist who wants to make Timon and Pumbaa beautiful.
- Torgo (voiced by Maurice LaMarche and Grey DeLisle (as a woman)) - Dr. Cagliostro's monster and assistant.
- Boy Beaver (voiced by Mark Schiff) - A mischievous young beaver who is Boss Beaver's son.
- Pimon and Tumbaa (voiced by Billy West and Kevin Michael Richardson, respectively) - A buff meerkat and warthog who steal Timon and Pumbaa's bag of bugs.
- Mad Dog McGraw, Billy the Goat, and Three-fingered Jackelope (Mad Dog voiced by John Cygan) - Three outlaws who try to take over the Old West.