Along the way there, Timon and Pumbaa meet for the first time and set out to find a "dream home." He is soon encouraged by a baboon named Rafiki to seek Hakuna Matata and to look beyond what he sees and has the intuition to head for Pride Rock. After his Uncle Max is nearly eaten by Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed on his watch, Timon decides to leave the meerkat colony and find a place that is right for him.
Mystery Science Theater 3000-like moments occur as the characters comment on the original film's proceedings.Īt Timon's meerkat colony far, far away from Pride Rock, Timon takes jobs as a digger and a sentry, but despite his mother Ma's encouragement, he cannot seem to find a good job for himself, as he seems to do more harm than good, such as collapsing his tunnels while attempting to create a skylight. Throughout the rest of the film, it is occasionally interrupted to have Timon and Pumbaa comment on whatever is happening. Timon and Pumbaa start fighting over the control of the film until they agree that the film should tell their side of the story. Pumbaa argues that the film shouldn't go out of order and attempts to rewind the film back to the very beginning. The film starts as Timon and Pumbaa are shown watching the opening act of the original movie in a dark theater when Timon suddenly uses a remote control to fast-forward to where they do appear in the film. The Lion King 1½ is the untold story of how Timon and Pumbaa met each other and helped Simba achieve his goal. Reviews were generally favorable reviews from critics and audiences. While the original film, The Lion King, is based on Hamlet, this film is based on the Tom Stoppard play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, in which the titular characters are seen in every major event of Hamlet.
Timon and Pumbaa are shown in silhouette commenting on the movie being shown before them, in a style similar to that of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
The film, setup as a frame story, starts out playing the very beginning of the original film based on Timon & Pumbaa created by Walt Disney Television Animation and Cliphangers serves as the series finale. The film is a prequel/parallel/midquel to 1994's The Lion King and focuses on the meerkat/warthog duo Timon and Pumbaa before, during and after the events of the original film. The DVD went to the Disney Vault in January 2005.
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Source The Lion King 1½ (also titled as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata in some countries) is a 2004 American/Australian direct-to-video animated musical comedy-adventure film released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on February 10, 2004.
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