As the two actors told EW, the Timon and Pumbaa characters were not even created until after they initially auditioned to play hyenas in Lion King, which was the highest-grossing movie of 1994 at ...

Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella recall the origin of Pumbaa's flatulence in 'The Lion King' ahead of a Hollywood Bowl concert.

The Lion King 1 1/2 features Timon and Pumbaa, both voiced by the spectacular original actors, Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella, as they watch the events of their previous adventures.

Those fart jokes are mostly centered around Pumbaa, the bumbling warthog who makes up half of the movie’s comedic duo. The other half is Timon, the wise-talking meerkat voiced by Nathan Lane.