Which Disney film features the characters Timon and Pumbaa?

Which Disney film features the characters Timon and Pumbaa? The answer is The Lion King.

Timon and Pumbaa are introduced in Disney’s 1994 animated film as an unlikely friendship pair: Timon is a meerkat, while Pumbaa is a common warthog. They rescue the young Simba after he collapses in the wilderness and teach him their carefree philosophy, summed up by the Swahili phrase “hakuna matata,” meaning “no worries.”

Their comic partnership becomes important to the story. After Simba grows up, the two help him reunite with Nala and later join the battle against Scar. They are supporting characters in the original film but became central figures in later projects, including The Lion King 1½ and the television series The Lion King’s Timon & Pumbaa.

A common mix-up is to identify Timon and Pumbaa with The Jungle Book because both films feature talking animals and jungle adventures. However, their first appearance together was in The Lion King, and the pair remains closely associated with Simba and the Pride Lands.