Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)

*Timon & Pumbaa*
Timon & Pumbaa
Also known as	The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
Genre	Adventure; Comedy; Slapstick;
Based on	The Lion King
Developed by	Bobs Gannaway; Tony Craig;
Voices of	List Ernie Sabella ; Nathan Lane ; Quinton Flynn ; Kevin Schon ; Cam Clarke ; Robert Guillaume ; Edward Hibbert ; Rob Paulsen ; Jim Cummings ; Tress MacNeille ; Corey Burton ; Charlie Adler ; Nancy Cartwright ; April Winchell ; Frank Welker ; S. Scott Bullock ; Brian Cummings ; Townsend Coleman ; Brad Garrett ; Gilbert Gottfried ; Jeff Bennett ; Jess Harnell ; Phil LaMarr ;
Theme music composer	Elton John (music); Tim Rice (lyrics);
Opening theme	"Hakuna Matata"
Ending theme	"Hakuna Matata" (instrumental)
Composer	Stephen James Taylor
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	85 (171 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Tedd Anasti (season 3); Patsy Cameron (season 3);
Producers	Bobs Gannaway (seasons 1–2); Tony Craig (seasons 1–2); Chris Bartleman (season 3); Blair Peters (season 3);
Editor	John Royer
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Walt Disney Television; Walt Disney Television Animation;
Original release
Network	Syndication; CBS
Release	September 8, 1995 –; November 25, 1996
Network	Toon Disney
Release	January 1 –; September 24, 1999
Related
	The Lion King; The Lion King II: Simba's Pride; The Lion King 1½; The Lion Guard;

The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa is an American animated buddy comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It was based on Disney's 1994 animated feature film The Lion King, centering on Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog as they continue to live by their problem-free philosophy hakuna matata. Compared to most 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 only reprised his role as Timon in ten episodes, the last of which being "Paraguay Parable".

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. It aired from September 8, 1995, to September 24, 1999. It is the first Lion King-related media to feature on-screen appearances by humans. It is also the first of two television series to be based on the film, the second being The Lion Guard (2016–2019).

Bobs Gannaway and Tony Craig, who would later work on shows like 101 Dalmatians: The Series, House of Mouse, and Lilo & Stitch: The Series, served as the show's executive producers for the first two seasons. As of Season 3, the series was produced by Chris Bartleman and Blair Peters, with Tedd and Patsy Cameron-Anasti (who have previously worked on DuckTales and The Little Mermaid TV series) serving as the executive producers.