''The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa'', often simply referred to as ''Timon & Pumbaa'', is an
American animated buddy comedy television series created by
Walt Disney Television Animation.
Based on
Disney's 1994 animated film ''
The Lion King'', 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 reprised his role as Pumbaa for the show's entire run, while
Nathan Lane voiced Timon in early episodes.
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
Toon Disney was an American multinational pay television channel owned by Disney Channels Worldwide, a subsidiary of Disney-ABC Television Group. The channel's target audience was children ages 2–11, and children ages 6–13 during the Jetix ...
. 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