''The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa'', often simply referred to as ''Timon & Pumbaa'', is an
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comedy
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television series created by
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.
Based on
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's 1994 animated film ''
The Lion King
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'', it centers on Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog, as they live their problem-free philosophy "Hakuna Matata". Unlike other ''The Lion King'' media, the tone of the series is more slapstick comedy-oriented.
Ernie Sabella
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reprised his role as Pumbaa for the show's entire run, while
Nathan Lane
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voiced Timon in early episodes.
The show ran for three seasons, with the first two as part of the syndicated ''
The Disney Afternoon
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'' block,
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, and the third season on
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. It aired from September 8, 1995 to September 24, 1999. It is notably the first ''Lion King''-related media to feature on-screen appearances by humans, as humans did not appear in the film and the