Timon and Pumbaa: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Timon and Pumbaa Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Palm Beached
Sep 2, 1996
Timon and Pumbaa want to "nap" by the rooftop swimming pool of a posh hotel. But Concierge Quint keeps throwing them out.
Jamaica Mistake?
Sep 2, 1996
Timon and Pumbaa chase a "moth" into the spooky mansion of Mr. Pirebat..
Oregon Astray
Sep 9, 1996
Boss Beaver converts Pumbaa to his "Makuta Hamaka" (Work real hard) philosophy and convinces Pumbaa to take jobs in his dam-building operation for himself and Timon, with surprisin
New Guinea Pig
Sep 9, 1996
Pumbaa considers getting rid of his tusks by trading them to the natives.
Klondike Con
Sep 16, 1996
Courteous Quint teams up with Timon and Pumbaa to find gold in the Artic. But Timon obstinately refuses to trust him.
Isle Find Out
Sep 16, 1996
Timon becomes obsessed with finding out what a group of flamingos standing around in a sandbar might be planning.
Wide Awake in Wonderland
Sep 23, 1996
Pumbaa makes Timon read bedtime stories from his "Little Book of Warthog Fairy Tales", which all portray warthogs in a good light but meerkats in a bad light.
Zazu's Off-by-One Day
Sep 23, 1996
When Zazu is told by the Jungle Inspector that he left one animal out in his counting, he ends up fired and Gopher takes his place. Can Zazu find the animal that he forgot to count
Africa-Dabra!
Sep 30, 1996
The Rabbit teams up with Timon to form a magic act for a talent competition, but also tricks Timon and Pumbaa into breaking up.
I Don't Bolivia
Sep 30, 1996
Master criminal/liar Toucan Dan keeps tricking Timon into freeing him from his prison.
Catch Me If You Kenya
Oct 7, 1996
Timon and Pumbaa try to get past a guard tiger to get at the Peter-Lorre husband's butterfly collection.
Scent of the South
Oct 7, 1996
Pumbaa turns to a skunk's expert help when he thinks he can't be bestest best friends with Timon anymore because of his smell. But Timon thinks Pumbaa's left him for the skunk beca
Forbidden Pumbaa
Oct 14, 1996
Timon tries to save Pumbaa from an alien robot sent to abduct one warthog.
Washington Applesauce
Oct 14, 1996
Timon and Pumbaa agree to save an apple-growing town from an ever-growing worm.
I Think I Canada
Oct 21, 1996
A wolverine "persuades" Timon and Pumbaa to join in his "Survival of the Fittest" fitness program.
Zazu's Off Day Off
Oct 21, 1996
Zazu has to work on his day off when an elephant blocks up the river, depriving the animals of their water supply.
Timon on the Range
Oct 28, 1996
In the old west, an outlaw gang mistakes Pumbaa for their leader.
The Man from J.U.N.G.L.E.
Oct 28, 1996
Timon's plan to masquerade as Super Duper Hero X in order to make money off of personal appearances goes awry when Hero X's arch-enemy, Chromosone Quint, kidnaps him.
Maine-iacs
Nov 4, 1996
Timon and Pumbaa stumble upon Boss Beaver's lumber mill, where Boss Beaver emphasizes "Safety First" above all else.
Fiji-Fi-Fo-Fum
Nov 4, 1996
Timon and Pumbaa have nothing for their Bestest Best Friend Day feast. So Pumbaa sells their cow for three Magic Bees.
Once Upon a Timon
Nov 11, 1996
Timon and Pumbaa try to get past a guard tiger to get at the Peter-Lorre husband's butterfly collection.
Home Is Where the Hog Is
Nov 18, 1996
Pumbaa turns to a skunk's expert help when he thinks he can't be bestest best friends with Timon anymore because of his smell. But Timon thinks Pumbaa's left him for the skunk beca
Beethoven's Whiff
Nov 25, 1996
Timon tries to conduct Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, but Pumbaa keeps messing things up.
Bumble in the Jungle
Nov 25, 1996
Timon and Pumbaa try to catch a bumblebee in a short that's set to music and has no dialogue.
Mind Over Matterhorn
Nov 25, 1996
Timon and Pumbaa try to sneak past the billy goat guard of the border to France when they don't have the right papers to get through.