The "Timon and Pumbaa" Episode Guide

An episode guide for the first two seasons of "The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa". The episodes are listed in the order that they were first run, reflecting no official order that Disney might have of them.

During the first season, "Timon and Pumbaa" shorts came in three categories:

The four "Rafiki Fables" starred Rafiki, usually teaching someone in the jungle an important lesson. The four shorts of "The Laughing Hyenas" featured the trio's futile attempts at trying to get some food. The rest of the first season shorts featured Timon and Pumbaa

However, the categories were dropped during the second season, and so no short ever had the "Rafiki Fables" or "The Laughing Hyenas" labeling. But the second season did feature two shorts starring "Zazu".

Thank you, Gael McGear Sweeney. Your own episode guide was a big help in putting this guide together.

Timon Berkowitz Nathan Lane
Quinton Flynn
Kevin Schon
Pumbaa Ernie Sabella
Quint Corey Burton
Vulture Police Townsend Coleman
Brian Cummings
Simba Cam Clarke
Fred S. Scott Bullock
Speedy the Snail Corey Burton
natives Jeff Bennett
Boss Beaver Brad Garrett
Ned Frank Welker
Mr. Happy Steve Mackall
Happy Dog Steve Mackall
Irwin Charlie Adler
Rabbit Charlie Adler
Peter-Lorre husbandRob Paulson
Toucan Dan Jeff Bennett
Chitahto (?) Jim Cummings
Chitayta (?) Rob Paulson
Shenzi Tress MacNeille
Bansai Rob Paulson
Ed Jim Cummings
Rafiki Robert Guillaume
Zazu Edward Hibbert
Gopher Hershel Sparber?

FRIDAY EPISODES


FIRST SEASON


EPISODE #1 ( 9/8/95 )

Boara Boara

On a South Seas island, Timon and Pumbaa run into some natives who make Pumbaa their god-king.

Saskatchewan Catch

Timon and Pumbaa help a female flying squirrel snare the love of her life, in return for her fetching some tree beetles for them to eat.

male squirrel Rob Paulson
female squirrelApril Winchell

EPISODE #2 ( 9/15/95 )

Kenya Be My Friend?

Timon and Pumbaa break up after an argument, and each finds a new bestest best friend.

Monti Quinton Flynn
BampuuErnie Sabella

RF: Good Mousekeeping

Rafiki grants a bullied mouse his wish to have the abilities to fly like a bird, swim like a fish, and be as tall as a giraffe.

NobiJim Cummings

EPISODE #3 ( 9/22/95 )

Never Everglades

Pumbaa thinks that he's laid an egg. So he and a reluctant Timon raise the "ugly chicken" that hatches from it.

Pumbaa, Jr.Nancy Cartwright

TLH: Cooked Goose

The Cheetahs try to get rid of the Hyenas by sending them on various wild goose chases.

wild gooseJim Cummings

EPISODE #4 ( 9/29/95 )

How to Beat the High Costa Rica

Timon and Pumbaa clash with Criminal Quint over a suitcase containing $1,290,000.00 in stolen money.

paperboyDee Baker?

Swiss Missed

Timon persuades the timekeeper of the local clocktower to take a break from his work and live a Hakuna-Matata lifestyle.

Fronk Corey Burton?
FriedaApril Winchell

EPISODE #5 ( 10/6/95 )

Uganda Be an Elephant

Timon makes Pumbaa want to be popular like Ned the Elephant. So Pumbaa tries to become an elephant with Timon's help.

hipposFrank Welker

To Kilimanjaro Bird

Angry about Timon stealing her son's food, a mother eagle forces Timon and Pumbaa to babysit her Baby Earl, who keeps trying to fly even though he doesn't know how.

mother eagleJoycee Katz

EPISODE #6 ( 10/13/95 )

French Fried

Timon and Pumbaa try to save their new best friend Speedy the Snail from French chef Culinary Quint.

TLH: Big Top Breakfast

The hyenas try to catch and eat a circus monkey who fell out of a plane.

Simon Rob Paulson
Simon's fatherJim Cummings

EPISODE #7 ( 11/3/95 )

The Pain in Spain

Carlos and Consuelo Quint mistake Pumbaa for a bull and capture him to replace the aging El Toro as their bullfighting star. But El Toro won't go away without a fight.

El ToroJeff Bennett

Frantic Atlantic

Timon and Pumbaa befriend accident prone penguin Irwin to get his ocean liner tickets.


EPISODE #8 ( 11/10/95 )

Tanzania Zany

Timon's former bestest best friend Fred pays a visit, pulling practical jokes and coming between the pair of friends.

Guatemala Malarkey

Timon and Pumbaa discover the Lost Forgotten Abandoned Temple Shrine of the Sacred Glorious Golden Fruit Fly. So Timon looks for the Prized, Jewel-Encrusted, and Very Worth a Lot of Money, Glorious Golden Fruit Fly. But a giant mummy beetle menaces the duo.

announcerJim Cummings

EPISODE #9 ( 11/17/95 )

Back Out in the Outback

In Australia, Timon mistakes a land crab for a giant bug and tries several times to get him. But the crab proves too clever for Timon.

BruceJim Cummings

Gabon With the Wind

To save himself from the Cheetahs, Timon promises to trap Pumbaa for them.


EPISODE #10 ( 11/24/95 )

Timon's Time Togo

Timon dies after eating a poisonous bug. But an angel agrees to send him back to Earth so that he can perform one good deed to be permitted to enter Heavan.

angel Jeff Bennett
ostrich Jim Cummings
antelope Jeff Bennett
baby birdJim Cummings

The Law of the Jungle

Timon uses the Forbidden Stick to scratch his back, incurring the wrath of Judge Rhino and the Vulture Police who make up laws and punishments to persecute Timon.

Wonderful Rhino of LawsBrad Garrett

EPISODE #11 ( 12/1/95 )

Be More Pacific

Timon instructs Pumbaa on what to wish for when Pumbaa rescues a magic wishing whale. But the wishes keep getting misinterpreted.

LesterJim Cummings

Going Uruguay

Timon helps a lost Termite King find his colony, intending to eat all the termites when they get there.

Woody WoodeaterJim Cummings
children Debi Derryberry

EPISODE #12 ( 12/22/95 )

Yosemite Remedy

Timon seeks revenge against the thief who stole his and Pumbaa's valuables when the Vulture Police can't arrest him.

Thief Steve Mackall
pizza delivery manBrian Cummings

RF: The Sky is Calling

Timon and Pumbaa argue over what to do with a chunk of the Big Bluish Black Thing that's crashed right between them. Rafiki tells them that therefore the chunk is a sign that they can no longer have anything to do with each other.


EPISODE #13 ( 12/29/95 )

Mozam-Beaked

Timon and Pumbaa try to catch a woodpecker who's pecking at their favorite tree.

woodpeckerGilbert Gottfried

Ocean Commotion

While on a cruise ship, Timon and Pumbaa try to rescue Speedy from a married couple who want to make an earring out of Speedy's shell.

Veronica-Lake wifeTress MacNeille

SECOND SEASON


EPISODE #1 ( 9/2/96 )

Palm Beached

Timon and Pumbaa want to "nap" by the rooftop swimming pool of a posh hotel. But Concierge Quint keeps throwing them out.

Jamaica Mistake?

What fate awaits Timon and Pumbaa when they chase a "moth" into the spooky mansion of Mr. Pirebat?

Mr. Vam PirebatJeff Bennett
Enos Charlie Adler

EPISODE #2 ( 9/9/96 )

Oregon Astray

Boss Beaver converts Pumbaa to his "Makuta Hamaka" ( Work real hard. ) philosophy and convinces Pumbaa to take jobs in his dam-building operation for himself and Timon, with surprising results.

New Guinea Pig

Pumbaa considers getting rid of his tusks by trading them to the natives.


EPISODE #3 ( 9/16/96 )

Klondike Con

Courteous Quint teams up with Timon and Pumbaa to find gold in the Artic. But Timon obstinately refuses to trust him.

polar bearFrank Welker
police Frank Welker?

Isle Find Out

Timon becomes obsessed with finding out what a group of flamingos standing around in a sandbar might be planning.


EPISODE #4 ( 9/23/96 )

Wide Awake in Wonderland

Pumbaa makes Timon read bedtime stories from his Little Book of Warthog Fairy Tales", which all portray warthogs in a good light but meerkats in a bad light

sun Brian Cummings
moonBrian Cummings?

Zazu's Off-By-One Day

Zazu gets fired as Jungle Administrator when his census turns out off by one animal.

inspectorTony Jay

EPISODE #5 ( 9/30/96 )

Africa Dabra

The Rabbit teams up with Timon to form a magic act for a talent competition, but also tricks Timon and Pumbaa into breaking up.

emcee Brian Cummings
gorillaBrian Cummings?

I Don't Bolivia

Master criminal/liar Toucan Dan keeps tricking Timon into freeing him from his prison.

snail Jeff Bennett?

EPISODE #6 ( 10/7/96 )

Catch Me if You Kenya

Timon and Pumbaa try to get past a guard tiger to get at the Peter-Lorre husband's butterfly collection.

tigerJim Cummings

Scent of the South

Pumbaa turns to a skunk's expert help when he thinks he can't be bestest best friends with Timon anymore because of his smell. But Timon thinks Pumbaa's left him for the skunk because of her smell.

Miss skunk-ladyCharlie Adler

EPISODE #7 ( 10/14/96 )

Forbidden Pumbaa

Timon tries to save Pumbaa from an alien robot sent to abduct one warthog.

computer voiceBrian Cummings
monster Jim Cummings

Washington Applesauce

Timon and Pumbaa agree to save an apple-growing town from an ever-growing worm.

mayorFrank Welker

EPISODE #8 ( 10/21/96 )

I Think I Canada

A wolverine "persuades" Timon and Pumbaa to join in his "Survival of the Fittest" fitness program.

wolverinePat Fraley?

Zazu's Off Day-Off

Zazu has to work on his day off when an elephant blocks up the river, depriving the animals of their water supply.

Jumbo JumboPat Fraley

EPISODE #9 ( 10/28/96 )

Timon on the Range

In the old west, an outlaw gang mistakes Pumbaa for their leader.

banditsJeff Bennett

The Man from J.U.N.G.L.E.

Timon's plan to masquerade as Super Duper Hero X in order to make money off of personal appearances goes awry when Hero X's arch-enemy, Chromosone Quint, kidnaps him.

narratorCorey Burton

EPISODE #10 ( 11/4/96 )

Maine-Iacs

Timon and Pumbaa stumble upon Boss Beaver's lumber mill, where Boss Beaver emphasizes "Safety First" above all else.

Fiji-Fi-Fo-Fum

Timon and Pumbaa have nothing for their Bestest Best Friend Day feast. So Pumbaa sells their cow for three Magic Bees.


Once Upon a Timon ( 11/11/96 )

Rafiki tells Zazu the story of how Timon became an outcast from his meerkat colony, and how he first met Pumbaa.

Tatiana Tress MacNeille
Duke Meerkat Jeff Bennett
Captain of the GuardJim Cummings

Home Is Where the Hog Is ( 11/18/96 )

Pumbaa answers the distress call of the sounder he was banished from, and tries to rescue his sounder from a flock of guinea fowl.

Shala Billy West?
male warthogsJames Belushi
Stephen Furst
Billy West

EPISODE #13 ( 11/25/96 )

Beethoven's Whiff

Timon tries to conduct Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, but Pumbaa keeps messing things up.

Bumble in the Jungle

Timon and Pumbaa try to catch a bumblebee in a short that's set to music and has no dialogue.

Mind Over Matterhorn

Timon and Pumbaa try to sneak past the billy goat guard of the border to France when they don't have the right papers to get through.


SATURDAY EPISODES


FIRST SEASON


EPISODE #1 ( 9/16/95 )

Brazil Nuts

In the Amazon, Timon and Pumbaa discover an all-you-can-eat bug buffet run by two snakes. But is it actually a trap?

RalphRob Paulson
EddieRichard Karron

South Seas Sick

Pumbaa gets sick. So Timon jumps at the opportunity to cure his bestest best friend.

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Timon and Pumbaa sing the popular song, but something appears to be stalking them....


EPISODE #2 ( 9/23/95 )

Yukon Con

Timon and Pumbaa break up over ownership of any gold they find on their Yukon claim, just when Pumbaa stikes it rich. Cusco Quint schemes to use the break-up to get the gold for himself.

bar girlApril Winchell

Doubt of Africa

Pumbaa and a reluctant Timon help out a widowed (?) tigress learn how to catch her own prey.

tigressApril Winchell

EPISODE #3 ( 9/30/95 )

Russia Hour

Pumbaa and Timon visit Pumbaa's uncle Boaris, the greatest ballet dancer in all of Russia. But Timon accidentally causes Boaris to get seriously hurt just before his farewell performance.

BoarisJim Cummings

You Ghana Join the Club

A group of ground squirrels named Ted fence off Timon and Pumbaa's favorite spot in the jungle for their own exclusionary club, and make the duo pester an unfriendly lion in order to get back in.

TedsCharlie Adler
lionRoger Bumpass

EPISODE #4 ( 10/7/95 )

Rocky Mountain Lie

Timon thinks he's eaten a bug that became Pumbaa's new friend, and so lies about what might've happened to him.

bugsJess Harnell

Amazon Quiver

A panther traps Timon and Pumbaa in the trunk of a tree, but for how long?


EPISODE #5 ( 10/14/95 )

Madagascar About You

Timon helps Pumbaa try to find a way out of an arranged marriage.

Mr. ButtonsCharlie Adler
Rosebud Kath Souci

Truth or Zaire

Timon and Pumbaa pretend to be baby gorillas so that a female gorilla will protect them from Congo Quint.

female gorillaJim Cummings

Yummy, Yummy, Yummy

Timon and Pumbaa sing their version of the bubble-gum standard while competing with each other in catching bugs.


EPISODE #6 ( 10/21/95 )

Mojave Desserted

Timon and Pumbaa save the life of an obnoxious rabbit, who then tries to repay them by waiting on them hand and foot forever.

RF: Beauty and the Wildebeest

Rafiki helps an ugly wildebeest improve his looks and manners so that he can romance a gazelle that he has a crush for.

Herman Richard Karron
Lara Kath Soucie
Mel Jeff Bennett
Lara's friendsKath Soucie
April Winchell

EPISODE #7 ( 10/28/95 )

Don't Break the China

Timon and Pumbaa help a lost kid panda find his parents, expecting a big reward when they return him home.

TLH: Can't Take a Yolk

The hyenas try to steal an ostrich egg away from its mother.

pandaFrank Welker
motherTress MacNeille
JuniorJim Cummings

Stand By Me

Timon croons the popular song, as nasty things keep happening to Pumbaa for some reason.

frogsGary Imhoff?

EPISODE #8 ( 11/4/95 )

Unlucky in Lesotho

Timon gets hit by a streak of bad luck just on the day he has to protect the Lucky Jar to get into Ned's Good Luck Club. But what is the cause of this streak?

zebra Frank Welker
panther kittenFrank Welker

RF: Rafiki's Apprentice

Rafiki's nephew uses the Magic Stick to help him gather gourds for his uncle. But he gets in over his head.

NefuTahj Mowry

EPISODE #9 ( 11/11/95 )

Mombasa In-Law

When his mother pays a visit, Timon has to pretend that he's a responsible contributing member of the meerkat society, and Pumbaa has to pretend that he's Timon's wife.

motherEstelle Harris
lawyerJim Cummings

TLH: TV Dinner

The hyenas try to get on Martin Pardon's "Kingdom of the Creatures" show to get at the big meals Pardon feeds his animal stars.

Martin PardonRob Paulson
Big Ron Jim Cummings
Star-madillo Rob Paulson
announcer Jim Cummings

EPISODE #10 ( 11/25/95 )

Manhattan Mishap

On their way to New York, Timon and Pumbaa are thrown out of the plane and land on a desert island whose only resident is a very hungry castaway.

castaway Jeff Bennett?
airplane crewFrank Welker

Paraguay Parable

An anteater tricks Timon and Pumbaa into having a competition to see who can catch the most bugs on one's own.

anteaterJeff Bennett?

EPISODE #11 ( 12/9/95 )

Let's Serengeti Out of Here

Overzealous biologist Mr. Happy holds Timon and Pumbaa against their will in his animal sanctuary in order to "protect" them.

Congo On Like This

A tarsier warns Timon and Pumbaa of a predator prowling about, and they suspect that Simba might be the predator.

tarsier Frank Welker
Carnomatic CravometerFrank Welker

EPISODE #12 ( 12/16/95 )

Okay Bayou?

A possum guides Timon and Pumbaa through the Louisiana Bayou to reach the great Boudreaux.

BoudreauxJim Cummings

Shake Your Djibouti

Concerned about a monster's escape from Dr. Happy's lab, Timon drills Simba so that he'll be able to protect him and Pumbaa.

BartholomewJim Cummings

SECOND SEASON


EPISODE #1 ( 9/14/96 )

Isle of Manhood

Timon finally tries to pass the Test of Manhood, at the urgings of Pumbaa, who also serves as his merit badge judge.

fairy Russi Taylor
puppet Russi Taylor
genie Jim Cummings
Cave of ManhoodJim Cummings
manly Timon Jim Cummings

Puttin' on the Brits

Timon and Pumbaa try to save a cute little fox from a persistant foxhound.

foxhoundJeff Bennett
fox Jeff Bennett

EPISODE #2 ( 9/21/96 )

Beetle Romania

For trying to eat her, a gypsy moth puts a curse on Timon that doesn't take effect until the next morning.

Madame ConstanzaApril Winchell
pumbaas Jim Cummings?

Rumble in the Jungle

Rafiki tries to keep angry Timon and Pumbaa from fighting with each other.


EPISODE #3 ( 9/28/96 )

Animal Barn

Pumbaa competes against a champion domestic pig in a contest for the right to be called "Mr. Pig".

Mr. PigKeith David
roosterJim Cummings

Roach Hotel

The manager of the Spotless Arms Hotel hires Timon and Pumbaa to catch two troublesome cockroaches.

Hotel ManagerMaurice LaMarche

EPISODE #4 ( 10/5/96 )

Shopping Mauled

Timon and Pumbaa hide in various stores at the Hakuna Matata MegaMall trying to avoid Irwin.

Intercom Voice Brian Cummings
knife store ownerBrad Garrett
girl E.G. Daily
veterinarian Charlie Adler
auto shop boss Brad Garrett
waiter Brian Cummings?
cook Charlie Adler

Library Brouhaha

Timon and Pumbaa try to catch a bookworm in the Don B. Loud Library without being too loud.

Rita Book Tress MacNeille
Jacob MarleyMaurice LaMarche
Captain AhabMaurice LaMarche

EPISODE #5 ( 10/12/96 )

Monster Massachusetts

A mad scientist wants to use Timon and Pumbaa in his morphing experiments.

Dr. CaliostroBilly West
Torgo Maurice LaMarche

Handle With Caribbean

Timon makes himself captain of a group of really dumb pirates in an effort to get to Nashville.

The Purplest Stupidest PiratesJeff Bennett
Townsend Coleman
Brian Cummings

EPISODE #6 ( 10/19/96 )

Alcatraz-Mataz

Timon and Pumbaa try to break out of prison and catch Toucan Dan, who's framed them for stealing a traincar of beak polish

racoonsJeff Bennett?

Oahu Wahoo!

Timon becomes the devoted disciple of a stone idol that he insists is giving him orders.

BahukaEddie Deezen

EPISODE #7 ( 10/26/96 )

Beast of Eden

Timon and Pumbaa agree to help a monster retrieve his gold tooth from the natives.

beastJeff Bennett

Sense and Senegambia

Timon thinks that Pumbaa can't catch bugs because something's wrong with his senses, and so buys expensive aides for Pumbaa.

Uncle ErnieFrank Welker
crickets Frank Welker

EPISODE #8 ( 11/9/96 )

Rome Alone

In the Roman Colliseum, the emperor Colliseum Quintius tries to force Simba to eat Timon and Pumbaa.

Amusement Bark

Timon and Pumbaa visit Boss Beaver's Log Land, but a rotten kid keeps breaking things and getting Timon blamed for it.

Boy BeaverMarc Schiff

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