Timon and Pumbaa (The Lion King)

Timon and Pumbaa are the adoptive father-figures of Simba and major characters in the 1994 animated Disney masterpiece The Lion King. They are voiced by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella in the animated franchise and voiced by Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen in the 2019 live-action remake.

Why They Rock

 * 1) They are great father-figures towards Simba.
 * 2) They have shown to have an great, strong and healthy friendship with each other.
 * 3) Their song, Hakuna Matata, is very unforgettable and one of the film’s highest praised songs.
 * 4) Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella do an amazing job at voicing the two characters.
 * 5) They always have each others’ backs, along with Simba’s.
 * 6) They are one of Disney’s most unforgettable comedy duos.
 * 7) They can get a lot of good laughs out of the audience, like when they try to distract the hyenas via hula dancing for example.
 * 8) Pumbaa, while an simpleton by name, serves as a perfect straight-man to Timon's wise-guy.
 * 9) * Speaking of which Pumbaa is an lovable simpleton to Timon's lovable wisecracker.
 * 10) They've gained several spin-offs. Speaking of spin-offs, most of the duo's fans wrote several letters about Timon & Pumbaa's very own feature film, which was released in 2004.
 * 11) They've shown to work off each other very well.
 * 12) They are by far two of the most memorable and likable characters in The Lion King franchise.
 * 13) For fans of the Disney franchise and The Lion King franchise, Timon and Pumbaa are considered more famous and important than Simba, especially in their spinoff show and in their spin-off midquel movie The Lion King 1 1/2.
 * 14) While they still got a fair amount of laughs, they had several funny moments, in the 2019 computer-animated remake with their lighthearted, comedic traits they still did right, this time becoming funnier and more comedic. For example, Timon sings "Be Our Guest"
 * 15) They still have their charm in the Disney Junior series "The Lion Guard".

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Despite being great comic-relief characters, some of their gross-out jokes can be unnecessary at times, such as Pumbaa's fart jokes.
 * 2) Timon can be selfish at times, mainly on their spinoff show and in House of Mouse. But often, thankfully, it came off as amusing for the shows, despite Timon and Pumbaa show is better than The Lion King movies.

Trivia

 * Timon and Pumbaa were not in the original script of the 1994 animated movie, but Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella were so funny when they auditioned for the hyenas, so Disney made characters just for them.

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