The Lion King 1½ (2004)

Timon and Pumbaa start to watch the original Lion King movie, but Timon keeps insisting to fast forward to when they come in, because they weren't seen in the beginning of the story or anywhere until halfway through. Pumbaa suggests telling the audience their story, which begins before Simba's journey begins. Through this, we meet Timon's mother and Uncle Max, discover why he left his meerkat colony, where he learned Hakuna Matata, how he meets Pumbaa, and the perils they encountered while searching for their dream home.

Keywords: anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, digit-in-title, flatulence, fraction-in-title, goofy-the-character, lion, mother-son-relationship, number-in-title, numbered-sequel

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Rafiki: Look beyond what you see.

[Rafiki appears before Timon from a tree]::Timon: You! No, no, don't say a word. I know what you're going to say. [Imitates Rafiki] Did you find Hakuna Matata? [Normal] Well, yes, I did! Thank you very much. [Laughs] And I am happy. Happy, happy, deliriously happy. [Imitates] Ho ha ha! I see. Happy, is it? So, if you're so happy, why do you look so miserable? [Normal] Miserable, you say? Why should I be miserable? Oh, I don't know. Maybe my two best pals in the world deserted me. Heh. They - they've headed off on some heroic mission... . My friends... . are gone. [Realizes] And... . my Hakuna Matata went with them!::Rafiki: [smiles and nods]::Timon: [points to his head] Would you mind? [bows his head down]::Rafiki: [lightly hits him on the head with his stick]::Timon: Ay. Thanks. I'm glad we had this talk. [clicks his tongue at Rafiki and runs off screen]::Rafiki: [to the audience] My work here is done.

Pumbaa: What exactly did he say?::Timon: [mimicking Rafikki] Look beyond what you see.

Timon: This is the start of a beautiful acquaintanceship.

Timon: We can't let them feel the love tonight.

Pumbaa: Good night.::Timon: Sleep tight.::Pumbaa: Dream of bedbugs tonight.

Timon: [singing along to opening of "The Lion King"] What's on the menu? It could be ceviche. It's stinky. Ooh it's Pumbaa.::Pumbaa: I gotta tell you, Timon, that song always gets me, right here.::Timon: Yes, Pumbaa. Well, enough of that.::[fast forwards film with his remote]::Pumbaa: Uhh, Timon, what are you doing?::Timon: I'm fast forwarding to the part where we come in.::Pumbaa: But you can't go out of order.::Timon: Au contraire, my porcine pal. I've got the remote.::Pumbaa: But everyone's gonna get confused.::[picks up his own remote and rewinds film]::Pumbaa: We gotta go back to the beginning of the story.::Timon: [fast forwarding] We're not *in* the beginning of the story.::Pumbaa: [rewinding] Yes we were, the whole time.::Timon: [fast forwarding] Yeah, but they don't know that.::Pumbaa: [rewinding] Then, why don't we tell them our story?::[Film stops during the hyena attack; Timon and Pumbaa are spooked]::Timon: Hey, I've got an idea. Why don't we tell them our story?::Pumbaa: Oh, I like the sound of that.

Uncle Max: Scurry, sniff... . flinch! Scurry, sniff... . flinch!

Timon: I see carnivores.

Timon: [about his species] We're so low on the food chain we're underground!