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{{short description|American animated television series}}
{{About|the television series|the characters|Timon and Pumbaa}}
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{{Infobox television
| alt_name             = The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
| image                = Timon & Pumbaa (logo).png
| caption              = 
| genre                = {{Plainlist|
* [[Adventure film|Adventure]]
* [[Television comedy|Comedy]]
* [[Slapstick]]
}}
| creator              = 
| developer            = {{ubl|[[Bobs Gannaway]]|Tony Craig}}
| writer               = 
| based_on             = {{Based on|''[[The Lion King]]''}}
| director             = <!-- the one director for the whole series if there is one -->
| creative_director    = 
| voices               = {{Collapsible list|
[[Ernie Sabella]]
<br>[[Nathan Lane]]
<br>[[Quinton Flynn]]
<br>[[Kevin Schon]]
<br>[[Cam Clarke]]
<br>[[Robert Guillaume]]
<br>[[Edward Hibbert]]
<br>[[Rob Paulsen]]
<br>[[Jim Cummings]]
<br>[[Tress MacNeille]]
<br>[[Corey Burton]]
<br>[[Charlie Adler]]
<br>[[Nancy Cartwright]]
<br>[[April Winchell]]
<br>[[Frank Welker]]
<br>[[S. Scott Bullock]]
<br>[[Brian Cummings]]
<br>[[Townsend Coleman]]
<br>[[Brad Garrett]]
<br>[[Gilbert Gottfried]]
<br>[[Jeff Bennett]]
<br>[[Jess Harnell]]
<br>[[Phil LaMarr]]
}}
| narrated             = 
| theme_music_composer = {{ubl|[[Elton John]] (music)|[[Tim Rice]] (lyrics)}}
| open_theme           = "[[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]"
| end_theme            = "Hakuna Matata" (instrumental)
| composer             = [[Stephen James Taylor]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 3
| num_episodes         = 85 (171 segments)
| list_episodes        = List of Timon & Pumbaa episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Tedd Anasti <small>(season 3)</small>
* Patsy Cameron <small>(season 3)</small>
}}
| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* Bobs Gannaway <small>(seasons 1–2)</small>
* Tony Craig <small>(seasons 1–2)</small>
* Chris Bartleman <small>(season 3)</small>
* Blair Peters <small>(season 3)</small>
}}
| editor               = John Royer
| runtime              = 22 minutes
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Walt Disney Television]]
* [[Walt Disney Television Animation]]{{efn|Animation outsourced to Jaime Diaz Productions, [[CNK International|Koko Enterprises]], [[Rough Draft Studios|Rough Draft Korea]], [[Sunmin Image Pictures]], [[Sunwoo Entertainment|Sunwoo Animation]], [[Toon City]], Toonz Animation, [[Walt Disney Animation Australia]], [[Studio B Productions]], Morning Sun Animation and [[Wang Film Productions]].}}
}}
| network              = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]<br>[[CBS]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1995|9|8}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1996|11|25}}
| network2             = [[Toon Disney]]
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|1999|1|1}}
| last_aired2          = {{End date|1999|9|24}}
| related              = {{Plainlist|
*  ''[[The Lion King]]''
*  ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]''
*  ''[[The Lion King 1½]]''
*  ''[[The Lion Guard]]''
}}
}}

'''''The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa''''' is an American [[Animated series|animated]] [[Buddy film|buddy]] [[television comedy|comedy]] television series produced by [[Disney Television Animation|Walt Disney Television Animation]].<ref name=Perlmutter>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=361–362}}</ref> It was based on [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|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.<ref name="cel">{{cite web |url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/production-cels-disneys-lion-kings-1836325681 |title=Rare PRODUCTION Cels of Disney's The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa |date= |publisher=WorthPoint |access-date=2023-06-26 |archive-date=2023-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626004708/https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/production-cels-disneys-lion-kings-1836325681 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[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".<ref name=Daytime>{{cite book 
|last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/262/mode/2up|access-date=19 March 2020|page=262}}</ref>

The show ran for three seasons, with the first two as part of the syndicated ''[[The Disney Afternoon]]'' block,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=498–499}}</ref> [[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 (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' and ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]'' TV series) serving as the executive producers.

==Premise==
The show stars Timon, a meerkat, and Pumbaa, a warthog, both characters from ''The Lion King''. Set in an alternate continuity from the movie, Timon and Pumbaa continue to live according to the ''hakuna matata'' lifestyle, as they venture beyond the Pride Lands and go on adventures.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.insider.com/disney-movies-turned-into-tv-shows-2019-8 | title=18 Disney movies that were turned into TV shows | date=27 August 2019 | publisher=Insider | access-date=24 June 2023 | archive-date=30 March 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330204514/https://www.insider.com/disney-movies-turned-into-tv-shows-2019-8 | url-status=live }} Accessed 27 August 2019.</ref> From the jungles of Africa to other places around the world, the duo is shown being on various quests and misadventures, either in search for food, fun, napping spots, valuables, and as well as escape from danger such as predators, encountering various new allies and enemies throughout their journey. Whereas the show focuses on Timon and Pumbaa, Simba makes appearances in some episodes, often accompanying Timon and Pumbaa. Additionally, two episodes are focused on Zazu, and four episodes center respectively on Rafiki and the hyena trio Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, named ''Rafiki Fables''{{efn|Often credited as ''Rafiki's Fables''.<ref name="cel"/><ref name="T&PD23">{{cite web | url=https://d23.com/this-day/the-lion-kings-timon-and-pumbaa-debuts-in-syndication/ | title=The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa Debuts in Syndication | date=8 September 1995 | publisher=D23 | access-date=10 January 2021 | archive-date=30 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130225459/https://d23.com/this-day/the-lion-kings-timon-and-pumbaa-debuts-in-syndication/ | url-status=live }} Accessed 22 August 2019.</ref>}} and ''The Laughing Hyenas''.<ref>{{cite AV media|date= 4 July 2019|title= Disney's Retired Cartoons|medium= YouTube video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3AsfSo8X-0|access-date= 27 December 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200326033524/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3AsfSo8X-0|archive-date= 26 March 2020|time= 19:17-19:37|publisher= Fastpass Facts|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Timon & Pumbaa episodes}}

{{:List of Timon & Pumbaa episodes}}

==Characters==
{{Main|List of The Lion King (franchise) characters}}

===Main===
* [[Timon and Pumbaa|Timon]] (voiced in early episodes by [[Nathan Lane]], reprising his role from ''The Lion King'', [[Quinton Flynn]] in Season 1 and [[Kevin Schon]] in Seasons 2–3) is one of the show's two main [[protagonist]]s. Schon later provided Timon's voice in ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.
* [[Timon and Pumbaa|Pumbaa]] (voiced by [[Ernie Sabella]]) is one of the show's two main [[protagonists]]. Sabella reprises his role from ''The Lion King''.

===''The Lion King'' alumni===
The following additional characters from ''The Lion King'' appear in this series:
*[[Simba]] (voiced by [[Cam Clarke]]) was the [[protagonist]] of the original ''The Lion King'' film and best friend of Timon and Pumbaa and the son of the late Mufasa. He is the current king of the Pridelands after overthrowing his uncle Scar as revenge for Mufasa's brutal demise Simba witnessed as a cub. In the series, he occasionally is the voice of reason around Timon and Pumbaa's antics. Clarke later provided Simba's singing voice in ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]''.
*[[List of The Lion King characters#Rafiki|Rafiki]] (voiced by [[Robert Guillaume]]) is a wise mandrill who gives good advice. Guillaume reprises his role from ''The Lion King''.
*[[List of The Lion King characters#Zazu|Zazu]] (voiced by [[Edward Hibbert]]) is a pompous hornbill who works as Simba's majordomo as well as jungle administrator. [[Edward Hibbert]] later provided Zazu's voice in ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' and ''[[The Lion King 1½]]''.
*[[List of The Lion King characters#Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed|Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed]] (voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]], [[Rob Paulsen]], and [[Jim Cummings]] respectively) are three buffoonish hyenas who are the late Scar's former henchmen and are usually spending their time looking for food, though their attempts to get it tend to backfire. Cummings reprises his role of Ed from ''The Lion King'', with Paulsen and MacNeille replacing [[Cheech Marin]] and [[Whoopi Goldberg]] as Banzai and Shenzi, respectively.
*[[List of characters in The Lion King#Gopher|Gopher]] (voiced by Ernie Sabella) is Zazu's chief lieutenant. He was portrayed by Jim Cummings in ''The Lion King''.

===Supporting===
* [[List of The Lion King characters#Speedy|Speedy]] (voiced by [[Corey Burton]] imitating [[Bing Crosby]]) is a laid-back blue snail who can talk and sing. Timon and Pumbaa originally planned to eat him, but ended up becoming friends with him instead. They often find themselves rushing to have to save Speedy from dangerous situations.
* [[List of The Lion King characters#Fred|Fred]] (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]) is a maniacal meerkat who is an old friend of Timon. He loves to laugh and play around, as well as pulling practical jokes. He often uses Timon and Pumbaa as his victims, although they don't find his jokes very funny.
* [[List of The Lion King characters#Boss Beaver|Boss Beaver]] (voiced by [[Brad Garrett]]) is a stereotypical [[beaver]] whose life philosophy is the exact opposite of Hakuna Matata. He values hard work and is sometimes too harsh on his employees. He also emphasizes the importance of safe work conditions.
* [[List of The Lion King characters#Irwin|Irwin]] (voiced by [[Charlie Adler]]) is a dimwitted, accident-prone [[penguin]] whose bad luck seems to be terribly contagious. Timon and Pumbaa became his friends after they were stranded in [[Antarctica]] and Irwin had two extra tickets to a [[cruise ship]]. They will try to avoid him at all costs.

===Antagonists===
* [[List of The Lion King characters#Quint|Quint]] (voiced by Corey Burton) is Timon and Pumbaa's human archenemy and the main [[antagonist]] of the series. He is a man of many disguises and his role varies from episode to episode, from mildly bothersome [[antagonist]] to full villain.
* [[List of The Lion King characters#Toucan Dan|Toucan Dan]] (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]) is a criminal toucan, wanted by the police. He is known for being a sly con-artist and always manages to trick Timon and Pumbaa (or, as seen in his debut episode, only Timon) into helping him in his schemes and cons.
* [[List of The Lion King characters#Cheetata and Cheetato|Cheetata and Cheetato]] (voiced by Rob Paulsen and Jim Cummings respectively) are a pair of sophisticated [[cheetahs]] who hunt for their prey, enemies of Timon and Pumbaa and of Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. Although hard to tell apart, aside from their voices, Cheetata appears to be more eager and aggressive while Cheetato seems more likely to think things through and is the most conniving.
* [[List of The Lion King characters#Mr. Bear|Mr. Bear]] (voiced by Jim Cummings) is a large brown bear with a very short temperament who Timon and Pumbaa often run into. He can be quite menacing and dangerous, but at least one episode shows that deep inside he is a nice guy.
* [[List of The Lion King characters#The Three Natives|The Three Natives]] (voiced by Jeff Bennett) are a trio of natives who are really university students. Their "chief" is also a university student, and usually precedes what he says with "''Bungala bungala!''"
* [[List of The Lion King characters#Little Jimmy|Little Jimmy]] (voiced by [[Joe Alaskey]]) is a cute yet dangerous bluebird who is a criminal mastermind. He also has two voices: a cute, innocent voice to pass himself off as a hatchling and a gruff voice to prove his true maturity.

==History==
===Production===
On January 24, 1995, it was announced that a ''Lion King'' television series starring Timon and Pumbaa was set to premiere during the fall, as part of The Disney Afternoon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Disney-s-Lion-King-Roars-Off-to-Television-3047470.php | title=Disney's 'Lion King' Roars Off to Television | date=24 January 1995 | publisher=SFGate}} Accessed 24 January 1995.</ref><ref name= "Timon & Pumbaa TV show">{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1995-01-24-9501240122-story.html | title='TIMON & PUMBAA' TV SHOW TO FEATURE 'LION KING' PAIR | date=24 January 1995 | publisher=Orlando Sentinel}} Accessed 24 January 1995.</ref> Gary Krisel, who was then president of Walt Disney Television Animation, found Timon and Pumbaa to be the best new comedy team to come on the scene for a long time and that they had the potential to be just as classic as [[Abbott and Costello]], [[Bob Hope|Hope]] and [[Bing Crosby|Crosby]], [[Martin and Lewis]], and [[Nichols and May]].<ref name= "Timon & Pumbaa TV show" />

Bobs Gannaway and Tony Craig were the supervising producers for the show, and instead of recreating the lush, lyrical tone of the movie weekly, they decided to shape the series in a more [[Tex Avery]]-ish vein. Gannaway explained that he and Craig wanted to expand on Timon and Pumbaa's personalities as a comedy team to keep the series fresh and to keep the show interesting, they decided to not have Timon and Pumbaa be locked into the Serengeti, but allow them to explore the world and meet different kinds of animals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.6/3.6pages/3.6lyonsdisney.html |title=Disney's Little Big Screen: Turning Animated Features Into TV Series |publisher=Animation World Magazine |access-date=2021-01-10 |archive-date=2020-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125045331/https://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.6/3.6pages/3.6lyonsdisney.html |url-status=live }} Accessed September 1998.</ref> According to one of the show's writers Kevin Campbell, at the beginning of the series, he and Gannaway made a giant list of puns using country names to open the doors on how many places they could go. After figuring out which funny animal or obstacle situation Timon and Pumbaa would face, they used a "Which Animals Live Where" atlas reference book to find where in the world an episode could take place and check a list of country puns they could pick.<ref name="T&PD23"/>

The show was one of the last Disney productions to air on CBS, which had a cross-promotion agreement with Disney, as Disney bought [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1996, the same year that this show (and all other Disney properties still airing on CBS at the time) left the network. Also, in 1995, Westinghouse acquired CBS outright for $5.4 billion. As one of the major broadcasting group owners of commercial radio and television stations (as [[Westinghouse Broadcasting|Group W]]) since 1920, Westinghouse proceeded to transform itself from its legendary role as a diversified conglomerate with a strong industrial heritage into a media giant with its purchase of CBS.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Music underscore by [[Stephen James Taylor]] featuring frequent use of a microtonal xylophone and pan pipes based on an African tribal tuning. {{Citation needed|date=September 2016}}

===Animation===
Animation production was done by a consortium of overseas animation studios, including [[Walt Disney Animation Australia]], [[Toon City]], [[Wang Film Productions]], [[Thai Wang Film Productions]], [[Rough Draft Studios|Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd.]], [[Sunmin Image Pictures|Sunmin Image Pictures Co.]], [[Sunwoo Entertainment|Sunwoo Animation]], [[Koko Enterprises]], Toonz Animation, Gnome Productions, Jaime Diaz Productions, Golden Key Animation, Project X Animation, Shanghai Morning Sun Animation and [[Studio B Productions#Commissioned works|Studio B Productions]].

===Broadcast===
The first two seasons of the show aired simultaneously on The Disney Afternoon and CBS, whereas the third and final season aired on Toon Disney. Reruns of the series aired on Disney Channel from 1997 to 2008. Reruns were shown on Toon Disney up until the channel's demise on February 8, 2009. As a result, the show went off the air for three years.

While the show aired on Disney Channel and Toon Disney, certain episodes from its original run were never re-aired or had scenes edited out, likely for content reasons. For example, "Catch Me if You Kenya" originally had a scene with the butterfly collector returning to his tree house from China and threatening Timon and Pumbaa to put them in a collection for releasing the butterflies. That scene was removed from reruns due to his clothing and appearance evoking Asian stereotypes. The scene was eventually reinstated when the show became available on the [[Disney+]] streaming service since its launch on November 12, 2019.<ref name="T&P on D+">{{Disney+ series}}</ref>

On March 23, 2012, the show returned to television when Disney Junior was launched as its own channel. However, only selected episodes were shown and some episodes were abruptly edited (presumably due to scenes being deemed inappropriate for preschoolers). As of 2014, the show was removed from the channel. In Russia, however, the show continued to air until the [[Disney Channel (Russia)|channel]] closed in 2022.

===Marketing===
Upon its premiere in the United States, the show was accompanied with a marketing campaign, which include promotional tie-ins with [[Burger King]] (the same promotional partner for the original theatrical and home video releases of ''The Lion King''), [[KFC]] and [[Campbell's Soup Company|Campbell's]] through its [[Franco-American (brand)|Franco-American]] brand's [[SpaghettiOs]].<ref>{{cite AV media|date= |title= Burger King Kids Club Commercial Featuring Timon & Pumbaa Toys|medium= YouTube video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz2Td-xT9Uw|access-date= |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240805165850/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz2Td-xT9Uw|archive-date= 2024-08-05|time= |publisher= Weird And Forgotten|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date= |title= Kentucky Fried Chicken - 1996 -- KFC Kid's Meal & Timone and Pumbaa Promotion Commercial |medium= YouTube video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8kATa5yylo|access-date= |time= |publisher= Mayor McCheese}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date= |title= Spaghetti Os - Mouth Mamba with Timon and Pumbaa Tattoos - 1996|medium= YouTube video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlxfTmtRe1I|access-date= |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240805165849/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlxfTmtRe1I|archive-date= 2024-08-05|time= |publisher= Commercial Rewind|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Music==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Notes
|-
| "[[The Lion Sleeps Tonight]]"
| Music video
|-
| "[[Yummy Yummy Yummy]]"
| Music video
|-
| "[[Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)|Stand by Me]]"
| Music video
|-
| "Alone Together"
| From the episode "Once Upon a Timon"
|-
| "Beethoven's Whiff"
| Musical episode
|-

|-
| "Bumble in the Jungle"
| Musical episode
|}

==Home media==

===VHS releases===

====North American releases====
Six VHS cassettes containing 18 episodes were released in the United States and Canada under the name ''Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures''. Also in the same two North American countries, a double-feature LaserDisc contains the series' first two volumes, ''Hangin' with Baby'' and ''Grub's On''.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! VHS name
! Season(s)
! Episode count
! Release date
! Episodes include
! Stock number
|-
| ''Hangin' With Baby''<ref>{{cite book|title=Timon & Pumbaa: Hangin With Baby [VHS&#93;: Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Jim Cummings, Quinton Flynn, Jeff Bennett, Corey Burton, Rob Paulsen, Frank Welker, Tress MacNeille, Robert Guillaume, Nathan Lane, Charles Adler, Chris Henderson, Daryl G. Nickens, James W. Bates, Joan Considine Johnson, Kati Rocky, Sib Ventress: Movies & TV|asin=6303925332}}</ref>
| rowspan=6|1
| rowspan=6|3
| rowspan=3|January 30, 1996
|
* "Never Everglades"
* "To Kilimanjaro Bird"
* "Rafiki Fables: Good Mousekeeping"
| 6705
|-
| ''Grub's On''<ref>{{cite book|title=Timon & Pumbaa: Grub's on [VHS&#93;: Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Jim Cummings, Quinton Flynn, Jeff Bennett, Corey Burton, Rob Paulsen, Frank Welker, Tress MacNeille, Robert Guillaume, Nathan Lane, Charles Adler, Chris Henderson, Daryl G. Nickens, James W. Bates, Joan Considine Johnson, Kati Rocky, Sib Ventress: Movies & TV|asin=6303925324}}</ref>
|
* "Saskatchewan Catch"
* "French Fried"
* "The Laughing Hyenas: Big Top Breakfast"
| 6706
|-
| ''True Guts''<ref>{{cite book|title=Timon & Pumbaa: True Guts [VHS&#93;: Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Jim Cummings, Quinton Flynn, Jeff Bennett, Corey Burton, Rob Paulsen, Frank Welker, Tress MacNeille, Robert Guillaume, Nathan Lane, Charles Adler, Chris Henderson, Daryl G. Nickens, James W. Bates, Joan Considine Johnson, Kati Rocky, Sib Ventress: Movies & TV |asin=6303925340 }}</ref>
|
* "The Pain in Spain"
* "How to Beat the High Costa Rica"
* "The Laughing Hyenas: Cooked Goose"
| 6709
|-
| ''Don't Get Mad, Get Happy''<ref>{{cite book|title=Timon & Pumbaa: Don't Get Mad [VHS&#93;: Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Jim Cummings, Quinton Flynn, Jeff Bennett, Corey Burton, Rob Paulsen, Frank Welker, Tress MacNeille, Robert Guillaume, Nathan Lane, Charles Adler, Chris Henderson, Daryl G. Nickens, James W. Bates, Joan Considine Johnson, Kati Rocky, Sib Ventress: Movies & TV |asin=6304032129 }}</ref>
| rowspan=3|May 8, 1996
|
* "Yosemite Remedy"
* "Kenya Be My Friend?"
* "Rafiki Fables: The Sky Is Calling"
| 6711
|-
| ''Live & Learn!''<ref>{{cite book|title=Timon & Pumbaa: Live & Learn [VHS&#93;: Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Jim Cummings, Quinton Flynn, Jeff Bennett, Corey Burton, Rob Paulsen, Frank Welker, Tress MacNeille, Robert Guillaume, Nathan Lane, Charles Adler, Chris Henderson, Daryl G. Nickens, James W. Bates, Joan Considine Johnson, Kati Rocky, Sib Ventress: Movies & TV |asin=6304032137 }}</ref>
|
* "The Law of the Jungle"
* "Uganda Be an Elephant"
* "Be More Pacific"
| 7646
|-
| ''Quit Buggin' Me''<ref>{{cite book|title=Timon & Pumbaa: Quit Buggin Me [VHS&#93;: Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Jim Cummings, Quinton Flynn, Jeff Bennett, Corey Burton, Rob Paulsen, Frank Welker, Tress MacNeille, Robert Guillaume, Nathan Lane, Charles Adler, Chris Henderson, Daryl G. Nickens, James W. Bates, Joan Considine Johnson, Kati Rocky, Sib Ventress: Movies & TV |asin=6304032153 }}</ref>
|
* "Frantic Atlantic"
* "Swiss Missed"
* "Going Uruguay"
| 7647
|}

====International releases====
Three titles containing 21 episodes were released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, Asia, the Middle East, South Africa, and South America each containing six episodes and a music video. These three titles were released on VHS, LaserDisc, Video CD and DVD. The first release, ''Around the World with Timon And Pumbaa'', features an original story told through bridging sequences in which, after Pumbaa develops amnesia from a lightning strike, Timon tries to restore his friend's memory through the episodes featured on that video.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!VHS name !!Episode titles !!Release date
|-
| ''Around the World with Timon & Pumbaa'' || style="text-align:center;"|"Boara Boara"<br>"Yukon Con"<br>"Saskatchewan Catch"<br>"Stand by Me" (music video episode)<br>"Brazil Nuts"<br>"Truth or Zaire"<br>"Never Everglades" || September 12, 1996<br>Re-released: June 7, 2004
|-
| ''Dining Out with Timon & Pumbaa'' || style="text-align:center;"|"French Fried"<br>"Russia Hour"<br>"Swiss Missed"<br>"To Kilimanjaro Bird"<br>"Don't Break the China"<br>"Rocky Mountain Lie"<br>"Yummy Yummy Yummy" (music video episode) || August 15, 1997<br>Re-released: March 14, 2005
|-
| ''On Holiday with Timon & Pumbaa'' || style="text-align:center;"|"Kenya Be My Friend?"<br>"South Sea Sick"<br>"Uganda Be an Elephant"<br>"The Pain in Spain"<br>"How to Beat the High Costa Rica"<br>"You Ghana Join the Club"<br>"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (music video episode) || August 15, 1997<br>Re-released: March 14, 2005
|}

===Video on demand===
====United States====
The series was made available in its entirety on [[Disney+]] since its November 12, 2019 launch, in remastered high definition.<ref name="T&P on D+" />

====International====
The first two seasons of the show was made available on the [[w:c:disney:DisneyLife|DisneyLife]] streaming service in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vodzilla.co/blog/features/what-disney-movies-and-tv-shows-are-available-on-disneylife-in-the-uk/ |title=What Disney movies and TV shows are available on DisneyLife in the UK? |publisher=Vodzilla.co |access-date=2021-01-10 |archive-date=2021-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115144030/https://vodzilla.co/blog/features/what-disney-movies-and-tv-shows-are-available-on-disneylife-in-the-uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The entire series is currently available for purchase on [[Amazon Instant Video]] in Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/Ein-Engel-Timon-Gesetz-Dschungels/dp/B016NHTSDS/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=1CMC5XZY1RG2G&dchild=1&keywords=timon+und+pumbaa+dvd&qid=1594404085&s=instant-video&sprefix=timon+und+pumbaa%2Caps%2C218&sr=1-1 |title=Disneys Abenteuer mit Timon und Pumbaa - Prime Video |publisher=Amazon.de |access-date=2021-01-10 |archive-date=2024-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811233324/https://www.amazon.de/Ein-Engel-Timon-Gesetz-Dschungels/dp/B016NHTSDS/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=1CMC5XZY1RG2G&dchild=1&keywords=timon+und+pumbaa+dvd&qid=1594404085&s=instant-video&sprefix=timon+und+pumbaa%2Caps%2C218&sr=1-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The series is available in its entirety on [[Disney+]], where the streaming service is available.

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Nominee(s)
!Result
|-
| rowspan="3" |1996
| rowspan="7" |[[Daytime Emmy Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lionking/images/e/e7/T%26P_Daytime_Emmy_ad.png/revision/latest?cb=20230404160815 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2023-06-16 |archive-date=2023-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616205450/https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lionking/images/e/e7/T%26P_Daytime_Emmy_ad.png/revision/latest?cb=20230404160815 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lionking/images/b/b2/T%26P_Daytime_Emmy_ad2.png/revision/latest?cb=20230404160828 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2023-06-16 |archive-date=2023-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616205452/https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lionking/images/b/b2/T%26P_Daytime_Emmy_ad2.png/revision/latest?cb=20230404160828 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Outstanding Sound Mixing - Special Class
|<small>Melissa Ellis</small>
<small>Jim Hodson</small>

<small>Dan Hiland</small>

<small>Joseph D. Citarella</small>

<small>Bill Koepnick</small>

<small>[[Deb Adair]]</small>

<small>Allen L. Stone</small>
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program|Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program]]
|[[Nathan Lane]]

* For playing Timon
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Ernie Sabella]]

* For playing Pumbaa
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="11" |1997
|Outstanding Individual in Animation
|Kexx Singleton

* For the episode "Beethoven's Whiff"
|{{Won}}
|-
|Outstanding Sound Mixing - Special Class
|<small>[[Deb Adair]]</small>
<small>Jim Hodson</small>

<small>Melissa Ellis</small>

<small>Michael Beiriger</small>

<small>Dan Hiland</small>

<small>Joseph D. Citarella</small>

<small>Allen L. Stone</small>

<small>Michael Jiron</small>
|{{Won}}
|-
|Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
|[[Stephen James Taylor]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Outstanding Sound Editing - Special Class
|<small>Bill Kean</small>
<small>Thomas A. Harris</small>

<small>Fil Brown</small>

<small>David Lynch</small>

<small>Robbi Smith</small>

<small>Brian F. Mars</small>

<small>Eric Hertsguaard</small>

<small>Kris Daly</small>

<small>Michael Warner</small>

<small>Phyllis Ginter</small>

<small>William Griggs</small>

<small>Jennifer Mertens</small>
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Annie Awards]]<ref>{{cite AV media|date= 3 March 2014|title= disney Toons Studios Australia 1988 - 2006|medium= YouTube video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4n7onY1cM|access-date= |time= |publisher= little shepherd}}</ref>
|Best Individual Achievement: Storyboarding in a TV Production
|Bob Logan

* For the episode "Bumble in the Jungle"
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production
|Roberts Gannaway<br>Tony Craig

* For the episode "Bumble in the Jungle + Beethoven's Whiff / Mind Over Matterhorn"
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |Best Achievement in Production Design
|[[Mike Moon (animator)|Mike Moon]]

* For the episode "Bumble in the Jungle"
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Kexx Singleton

* For the episode "Beethoven's Whiff"
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Sy Thomas Tex

* For the episode "Bumble in the Jungle"
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Individual Achievement: Character Animation
|Bob Baxter
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Humanitas Prize]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Humanitas Prize|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0112197/awards/?ref_=tt_awd|access-date=2020-03-01|website=IMDb|archive-date=2022-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301164634/https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0112197/awards/?ref_=tt_awd|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Children's Animation
|Roberts Gannaway

* For the episode "Once Upon a Timon"
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |2000
| rowspan="3" |[[Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Golden Globe Awards|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112197/awards/?ref_=tt_awd|access-date=2020-03-01|website=IMDb|archive-date=2024-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829071002/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112197/awards/?ref_=tt_awd|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best Sound Editing - Television Animated Series - Sound
|<small>Jennifer Mertens</small>
<small>Charles Rychwalski</small>

<small>Eric Hertsguaard</small>

<small>Rick Hammel</small>

<small>Kenneth Young</small>

<small>David Lynch</small>

*For the episode "War Hogs / The Big No Sleep"
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|Best Sound Editing - Television Animation - Music
|Fil Brown<br>Liz Lachman

* For the episode "Hot Air Buffoons"
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Brian F. Mars<br>Liz Lachman

* For the episode "Steel Hog / Dealer's Choice Cut"
|{{Nom}}
|}

==Other media==

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Game
! Publisher
! Platform
! Release date
|-
| ''[[Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games]]''
| [[THQ]] (SNES)<br />[[Disney Interactive]] (PC)
| [[Super NES]]<br />[[Microsoft Windows]]
| November 1997 (SNES)<br />December 15, 1995 (Windows)
|}

==Impact and legacy==
Some of the show's crew returned for ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]],'' and ''[[The Lion Guard]]''. Show writer [[Ford Riley]] went on to develop the latter, and has since been a series creator, writer and lyricist on many Disney properties.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.creativecontentwire.com/returning-to-the-lion-king-pride-lands-with-showrunner-ford-riley/ | title=Returning to "The Lion King" Pride Lands with Showrunner Ford Riley | date=December 2015 | publisher=Creative Content Wire }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Kevin Schon]], who voiced Timon in the series as of its second season, reprised his role as the character in ''The Lion Guard'' (as well as its pilot film), along with some other related media, such as ''[[House of Mouse]]''. [[Edward Hibbert]] continued to voice Zazu in the two direct-to-video follow-ups to ''The Lion King''.

Much of the show's staff members (including executive producers Tony Craig and Bobs Gannaway) went on to work on ''House of Mouse'' and ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]''.

===References in other media===
* A scene from the episode "Uganda Be an Elephant" is shown in the 2000 [[List of Disney Channel original films|Disney Channel Original Movie]] ''[[Stepsister from Planet Weird]]''.
* The title card artwork for the two Zazu-centered episodes is referenced in the ''House of Mouse'' episode "King Larry Swings in".

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19970415180002/http://www2.disney.com/DisneyTelevision/TimonAndPumbaa/_index.html ''Timon & Pumbaa'' Official Website]}}
* {{IMDb title|112197|Timon & Pumbaa}}

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