Underplayed Gems

Timon & Pumbaa (1995)

Timon & Pumbaa poster
Original title
Timon and Pumbaa
Genre
children's television series, animated sitcom, adventure television series, slapstick
Country
United States
Length
3 seasons, 85 episodes
Rated
TV-Y
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 664 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is an animated comedy series about a meerkat and a warthog who are best friends. They have various slapstick adventures while trying to live a carefree life.

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What happens

The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa is an American animated buddy comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It was based on Disney Animation's 1994 film The Lion King, centering on Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog as they continue to live by their problem-free philosophy hakuna matata. Compared to most other The Lion King media, the tone of the series is more slapstick comedy-oriented. Ernie Sabella reprised his role as Pumbaa for the show's entire run, while Nathan Lane reprised his role as Timon in ten episodes, the last of which being "Paraguay Parable". The show ran for three seasons, with the first two as part of the syndicated The Disney Afternoon block, CBS, and the third season on Toon Disney. It aired from September 8, 1995, to September 24, 1999. It is the first Lion King-related media to feature on-screen appearances by humans. It is also the first of two television series to be based on the film, the second being The Lion Guard (2016–2019). Bobs Gannaway and Tony Craig, who would later work on shows like 101 Dalmatians: The Series, House of Mouse, and Lilo & Stitch: The Series, served as the show's executive producers for the first two seasons. As of Season 3, the series was produced by Chris Bartleman and Blair Peters, with Tedd and Patsy Cameron-Anasti (who have previously worked on DuckTales and The Little Mermaid TV series) serving as the executive producers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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