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The Best Episodes of Timon and Pumbaa

Every episode of Timon and Pumbaa ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Timon and Pumbaa!

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Set after the events of the "The Lion King," follow Timon and Pumbaa as they go on misadventures in the jungle, as well as across the globe in various.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 22 - Going Uruguay
    7.5/10(69 votes)

    #1 - Going Uruguay

    S1:E22

    Timon helps a lost Termite King find his colony, intending to eat all the termites when they get there.

    Directors:Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway
    Writers:Mirith J. Colao, Kevin D. Campbell

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  2. Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 17 - Back Out in the Outback
    7.3/10(63 votes)

    #2 - Back Out in the Outback

    S1:E17

    In Australia, Timon mistakes a land crab for a giant bug and tries several times to get him. But the crab proves too clever for Timon.

    Director:Rob LaDuca
    Writer:Bruce Talkington

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  3. Timon and Pumbaa Season 2 Episode 19 - Manhattan Mishap
    7.3/10(69 votes)

    #3 - Manhattan Mishap

    S2:E19

    On their way to New York, Timon and Pumbaa are thrown out of the plane and land on a desert island whose only resident is a very hungry castaway.

    Director:Jeff DeGrandis
    Writer:Darrel Campbell

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  4. Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 9 - Uganda Be an Elephant
    7.2/10(72 votes)

    #4 - Uganda Be an Elephant

    S1:E9

    Timon makes Pumbaa want to be popular like Ned the Elephant. So Pumbaa tries to become an elephant with Timon's help.

    Directors:Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway
    Writer:Kevin D. Campbell

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  5. Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 7 - How to Beat the High Costa Rica
    7.1/10(78 votes)

    #5 - How to Beat the High Costa Rica

    S1:E7

    Timon and Pumbaa clash with Criminal Quint over a suitcase containing $1,290,000.00 in stolen money./Timon persuades the timekeeper of the local clocktower to take a break from his work and live a Hakuna-Matata lifestyle.

    Directors:Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway
    Writer:Bobs Gannaway

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  6. Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 8 - Swiss Missed
    7.1/10(80 votes)

    #6 - Swiss Missed

    S1:E8

    Timon persuades the timekeeper of the local clocktower to take a break from his work and live a Hakuna-Matata lifestyle.

    Directors:Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway
    Writer:Mirith J. Colao

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  7. Timon and Pumbaa Season 2 Episode 2 - South Sea Sick
    7.1/10(59 votes)

    #7 - South Sea Sick

    S2:E2

    Pumbaa gets sick so Timon jumps at the opportunity to cure his bestest best friend.

    Directors:Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway
    Writers:David Weiss, Bobbi Jay Weiss

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  8. Timon and Pumbaa Season 3 Episode 2 - Jamaica Mistake?
    7.1/10(55 votes)

    #8 - Jamaica Mistake?

    S3:E2

    Timon and Pumbaa chase a "moth" into the spooky mansion of Mr. Pirebat..

    Directors:Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway
    Writer:Darrel Campbell

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  9. Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 2 - Saskatchewan Catch
    7.0/10(101 votes)

    #9 - Saskatchewan Catch

    S1:E2

    Timon and Pumbaa help a female flying squirrel snare the love of her life, in return for her fetching some tree beetles for them to eat.

    Director:Rob LaDuca
    Writer:Darrel Campbell

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  10. Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 18 - Gabon With the Wind
    7.0/10(64 votes)

    #10 - Gabon With the Wind

    S1:E18

    To save himself from the Cheetahs, Timon promises to trap Pumbaa for them.

    Director:Rob LaDuca
    Writer:Mark Saraceni

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  11. Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 24 - Rafiki Fables: The Sky Is Calling
    7.0/10(64 votes)

    #11 - Rafiki Fables: The Sky Is Calling

    S1:E24

    Timon and Pumbaa argue over what to do with a chunk of the Big Bluish Black Thing that's crashed right between them. Rafiki tells them that therefore the chunk is a sign that they can no longer have anything to do with each other.

    Director:Rob LaDuca
    Writers:Mirith J. Colao, Kevin D. Campbell, Byron Simpson

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  12. Timon and Pumbaa Season 2 Episode 1 - Brazil Nuts
    7.0/10(59 votes)

    #12 - Brazil Nuts

    S2:E1

    In the Amazon, Timon and Pumbaa discover an all-you-can-eat bug buffet run by two snakes. But it's actually a trap!

    Director:Jeff DeGrandis
    Writer:Kevin D. Campbell

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  13. Timon and Pumbaa Season 3 Episode 11 - Catch Me If You Kenya
    7.0/10(51 votes)

    #13 - Catch Me If You Kenya

    S3:E11

    Timon and Pumbaa try to get past a guard tiger to get at the Peter-Lorre husband's butterfly collection.

    Directors:Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway
    Writer:Bobs Gannaway

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  14. Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 6 - The Laughing Hyenas: Cooked Goose
    6.9/10(80 votes)

    #14 - The Laughing Hyenas: Cooked Goose

    S1:E6

    The Cheetahs try to get rid of the Hyenas by sending them on various wild goose chases.

    Directors:Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway
    Writers:Nancy Neufeld Callaway, Trey Callaway

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  15. Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 10 - To Kilimanjaro Bird
    6.9/10(76 votes)

    #15 - To Kilimanjaro Bird

    S1:E10

    Angry about Timon stealing her son's food, a mother eagle forces Timon and Pumbaa to babysit her Baby Earl, who keeps trying to fly even though he doesn't know how.

    Director:Rob LaDuca
    Writer:Darrel Campbell

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  16. Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 13 - The Pain in Spain
    6.9/10(72 votes)

    #16 - The Pain in Spain

    S1:E13

    Carlos and Consuelo Quint mistake Pumbaa for a bull and capture him to replace the aging El Toro as their bullfighting star. But El Toro won't go away without a fight.

    Directors:Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway
    Writer:Bobs Gannaway

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  17. Timon and Pumbaa Season 1 Episode 14 - Frantic Atlantic
    6.9/10(70 votes)

    #17 - Frantic Atlantic

    S1:E14

    Timon and Pumbaa befriend accident prone penguin Irwin to get his ocean liner tickets.

    Director:Rob LaDuca
    Writers:Gordon Kent, Kevin D. Campbell

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  18. Timon and Pumbaa Season 2 Episode 3 - Yukon Con
    6.9/10(57 votes)

    #18 - Yukon Con

    S2:E3

    Timon and Pumbaa break up over ownership of any gold they find on their Yukon claim, just when Pumbaa stikes it rich. Cusco Quint schemes to use the break-up to get the gold for himself.

    Directors:Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway
    Writer:Kevin D. Campbell

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  19. Timon and Pumbaa Season 2 Episode 4 - Doubt of Africa
    6.9/10(56 votes)

    #19 - Doubt of Africa

    S2:E4

    Pumbaa and a reluctant Timon help out a widowed tigress learn how to catch her own prey.

    Director:Jeff DeGrandis
    Writer:Mark Saraceni

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  20. Timon and Pumbaa Season 2 Episode 7 - Rocky Mountain Lie
    6.9/10(60 votes)

    #20 - Rocky Mountain Lie

    S2:E7

    Timon thinks he's eaten a bug that became Pumbaa's new friend, and so lies about what might've happened to him.

    Director:Jeff DeGrandis
    Writer:Bobs Gannaway

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  21. Timon and Pumbaa Season 2 Episode 12 - Rafiki Fables: Beauty and the Wildebeest
    6.9/10(58 votes)

    #21 - Rafiki Fables: Beauty and the Wildebeest

    S2:E12

    Rafiki helps an ugly wildebeest improve his looks and manners so that he can romance a gazelle that he has a crush for.

    Director:Jeff DeGrandis
    Writer:Byron Simpson

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  22. Timon and Pumbaa Season 2 Episode 14 - The Laughing Hyenas: Can't Take A Yolk
    6.9/10(56 votes)

    #22 - The Laughing Hyenas: Can't Take A Yolk

    S2:E14

    When morning comes, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed try to steal an ostrich egg away from its mother but keep failing until they disguise themselves as birds.

    Director:Rob LaDuca
    Writers:Nancy Neufeld Callaway, Trey Callaway

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  23. Timon and Pumbaa Season 2 Episode 16 - Rafiki Fables: Rafiki's Apprentice
    6.9/10(57 votes)

    #23 - Rafiki Fables: Rafiki's Apprentice

    S2:E16

    Rafiki's nephew uses the Magic Stick to help him gather gourds for his uncle. But he gets in over his head

    Director:Rob LaDuca
    Writer:Byron Simpson

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  24. Timon and Pumbaa Season 2 Episode 21 - Let's Serengeti Out of Here
    6.9/10(56 votes)

    #24 - Let's Serengeti Out of Here

    S2:E21

    Overzealous biologist Mr. Happy holds Timon and Pumbaa against their will in his animal sanctuary in order to "protect" them.

    Director:Jeff DeGrandis
    Writer:Kevin D. Campbell

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  25. Timon and Pumbaa Season 3 Episode 1 - Palm Beached
    6.9/10(53 votes)

    #25 - Palm Beached

    S3:E1

    Timon and Pumbaa want to "nap" by the rooftop swimming pool of a posh hotel. But Concierge Quint keeps throwing them out.

    Directors:Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway
    Writer:Bobs Gannaway

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Best Episodes Summary

"Going Uruguay" is the best rated episode of "Timon and Pumbaa". It scored 7.5/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway and written by Mirith J. Colao, Kevin D. Campbell, it aired on 12/1/1995. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Back Out in the Outback".