The Lion King 1½: Difference between revisions

The pair arrive at Pride Rock during the presentation of [[Simba]] to the animals of the Pride Lands, which they mistake for a land rush and quickly scraps Pride Rock for their dream home. As they make their way through the crowd of onlookers, Pumbaa explosively passes gas due to his [[agoraphobia]], causing the nearby animals to faint, but prompting animals further away to bow to Simba. Following this, Timon and Pumbaa make multiple attempts to set up homes throughout the Pride Lands, but wind up being forced away every time upon witnessing several events from the original film, such as Simba singing "[[I Just Can't Wait to Be King]]", Mufasa's fight with the hyenas in the elephant graveyard, and [[List of The Lion King (franchise) characters#Scar|Scar]]'s conspiring with the hyenas. Eventually, the pair are caught in the wildebeest stampede that killed Mufasa, and are thrown off a waterfall in their attempt to escape. Exhausted, Timon decides to give up and realizes that Pumbaa (who sympathizes with Timon over being a social outcast) is the only friend that he has ever had. The next morning, Pumbaa discovers a luxurious green jungle that he had continuously tried to tell Timon about earlier. With their dream home found, they settle there, embracing "Hakuna Matata" as their life's philosophy.

Some time later, Timon and Pumbaa encounter Simba in a nearby desert, nearly dead. They rescue him and decide to raise him under their philosophy. Years later, Simba's childhood friend [[List of The Lion King (franchise) characters#Nala|Nala]] appears and reunites with him after chasing and mistaking Pumbaa for food. Believing Hakuna Matata to be in jeopardy, Timon and Pumbaa attempt to sabotage their dates, but fail every time. Upon witnessing Simba and Nala's argument, Simba disappears much to Timon thinking that they won. The next day, they and Nala learn from Rafiki that Simba has run off to challenge Scar and reclaim Pride Rock, meaning he would need their help. Upset that Simba left them, Timon decides to stay behind, but Pumbaa, annoyed that Timon would callously abandon Simba when he needs him, follows Simba and Nala. Timon indulges in the jungle's luxuries by himself, but loneliness starts to overwhelm him. After feeling sad and lonely, Timon is met with Rafiki, who indirectly (after Timon plays out an actual guess of how their conversation would turn out) makes him realize that his true Hakuna Matata is with the ones he loves, (not just the place he sought for), prompting Timon to take off after the others.

Timon catches up and reconciles with Pumbaa before journeying onward to Pride Rock to join Simba and Nala. After helping Simba and Nala distract the hyenas with a hula dance, Timon and Pumbaa run into Ma and Uncle Max, who had come looking for Timon after Ma had gotten angry at Rafiki for apparently leading Timon on a wild goose chase. Timon proposes that they all help Simba by getting rid of Scar and the hyenas. While Simba battles Scar on the top of Pride Rock, Ma and Uncle Max are directed to construct a series of tunnels beneath the hyenas, while at the same time, Timon and Pumbaa use various tactics to distract them (e.g. Timon attempting to propose to Shenzi, much to her disgust) while the tunnel is being made. When the tunnels are finished, Max knocks down the support beams, breaking the ground under the hyenas. However, the last few beams get jammed, prompting Timon to dive underground and break them himself. The cave-in commences, and the hyenas are ejected through the tunnels, just in time to confront Scar, who also falls through the tunnels, and kill him. Simba accepts his place as the rightful king of the Pride Lands, thanking Timon and Pumbaa for their help. Timon takes Pumbaa, Ma, Uncle Max, and the rest of the meerkat colony to live in the predator-free jungle to complete his Hakuna Matata, and he is praised as their hero.