
Timon spots Simba running away after his off-screen argument with Nala and laughs it off, Pumbaa feeling guilty. Timon and Pumbaa attempt to prevent the two lions from getting together, but ultimately fail in their plan. Years on, Nala appears after chasing Pumbaa and reunites with the adult Simba. However, the two find Simba and raise him as their own despite the negative effects of Hakuna Matata. They are eventually caught in the wildebeest stampede that takes the life of Mufasa, but survive, and find a vast jungle which they decide to make their home, Timon learning of Pumbaa's own philosophy of Hakuna Matata, embracing it to his fullest. Timon and Pumbaa look for several other places to live, intercepting with other events in the film. However, Pumbaa informs Timon that he gets anxious in crowds and passes gas explosively that knocks some of the animals out, making the rest of them kneel. The pair arrive at Pride Rock during Simba's presentation to the Pridelands' animals. Timon wanders into some long grass upon deciding to venture to Pride Rock, meeting Pumbaa for the first time and they become friends very quickly. He meets mandrill Rafiki who advises him to find his place in the world via Hakuna Matata. While supported by his mother Ma, Timon wished for more in life and left the colony after his Uncle Max is nearly eaten by hyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.

Timon shows Pumbaa his backstory, revealing him to be an outcast in his meerkat colony on the outskirts of the Pridelands.


The film is told through the perspectives of Timon and Pumbaa who watch their side of The Lion King in a cinema, occasionally stopping the footage to talk with one another.
