The Lion King (1994)

Ernie Sabella: Pumbaa

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Quotes 

• Pumbaa : Timon?

  Timon : Yeah?

  Pumbaa : Ever wonder what those sparkly dots are up there?

  Timon : Pumbaa, I don't wonder, I know.

  Pumbaa : Oh. What are they?

  Timon : They're fireflies. Fireflies that got stuck up on that big bluish-black thing.

  Pumbaa : Oh, gee. I always thought they were balls of gas burning billions of miles away.

  Timon : Pumbaa, with you, everything's gas.

• Young Simba : Hakuna Matata?

  Pumbaa : Yeah. It's our motto.

  Timon : What's a motto?

  Timon : Nothing. What's a motto with you?

  [laughs] 

• Timon : Gee, he looks blue.

  Pumbaa : I'd say brownish-gold.

  Timon : No, no, no. I mean he's depressed.

  Pumbaa : Oh.

• Adult Simba : Man, I'm stuffed.

  Pumbaa : Me, too. I ate like a pig.

  Adult Simba : Pumbaa, you *are* a pig.

• [Timon and Zazu are cornered by hyenas] 

  Timon : Please don't eat me.

  Pumbaa : Drop 'em!

  Banzai : Hey, who's the pig?

  Pumbaa : Are you talkin' to me?

  Timon : Uh-oh. He called him a pig.

  Pumbaa : Are you talkin' to me?

  Timon : Shouldn't have done that.

  Pumbaa : Are you talkin' to me?

  Timon : Now they're in for it.

  Pumbaa : They call me Mr. Pig!

  [screams as he charges towards the hyenas] 

• Pumbaa : [to Young Simba]  You know, kid, in times like this my buddy Timon here says: you got to put your behind in your past.

  Timon : No, no, no. Amateur. Lie down before you hurt yourself. It's "You got to put your past behind you."

• Pumbaa : [singing]  And I got down-hearted.

  Timon : How did you feel?

  Pumbaa : Every time that I...

  Timon : [clapping Pumbaa's mouth shut]  Hey, Pumbaa, not in front of the kids.

  Pumbaa : [Faces the camera]  Oh. Sorry.

• Pumbaa : Kid, what's eatin' ya?

  Timon : Nothing, he's at the top of the food chain!

  [laughs] 

  Timon : The food chain!

  [chuckles nervously] 

• Adult Simba : Well...

  Timon : Yeah?

  Adult Simba : Somebody once told me that the great kings of the past are up there watching over us.

  Pumbaa : Really?

  Timon : You mean a bunch of royal dead guys are watching us?

  [he and Pumbaa started laughing] 

  Timon : Who told you something like that?

  Adult Simba : Yeah, yeah.

  Timon : What mook made that up?

  Adult Simba : Yeah. Pretty dumb, huh?

  Timon : You're killing me.

• Pumbaa : King? Your Majesty. I gravel at your feet.

  [starts kissing Simba's feet] 

  Adult Simba : Stop it.

  Timon : It's not gravel, it's grovel.

• Timon : [singing and dancing the hula]  Luau! / If you're hungry for a hunk of fat or juicy meat / Eat my buddy Pumbaa here, / 'Cause he is a treat / Come on down and dine / On this tasty swine/ All you hafta do is get in line. / Ahhhh ya achin'...?

  Pumbaa : Yup, yup, yup!

  Timon : Forrrr some bacon?

  Pumbaa : Yup, yup, yup!

  Timon : Heeee's a big pig!

  Pumbaa : Yup, yup!

  Timon : You can be a big pig, too. Oy!

• Timon : Jeez, it's a lion! Run, Pumbaa, move it!

  Pumbaa : Hey, Timon, it's just a little lion. Look at him. He's so cute and all alone. Can we keep him?

  Timon : Pumbaa, are you nuts? We're talking about a lion. Lions eat guys like us.

  Pumbaa : But he's so little.

  Timon : He's going to get bigger.

  Pumbaa : Maybe he'll be on our side.

  Timon : That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. Maybe he'll... Hey, I got it. What if he's on our side? You know, having a lion around might not be such a bad idea.

• [singing] 

  Timon : And if he falls in love tonight / It can be assumed

  Pumbaa : His carefree days / With us are history.

  Timon , Pumbaa : In short, our pal / Is doomed

  [Timon and Pumbaa both start crying] 

• [Watching Simba and Nala] 

  Timon : I tell ya, Pumbaa, this stinks!

  Pumbaa : Oh, sorry.

  Timon : Not you, THEM! Him... Her... alone.

• Timon : You okay, kid?

  Young Simba : I guess so.

  Pumbaa : You nearly died.

  Timon : I saved you.

  [Pumbaa snorts] 

  Timon : Well, Pumbaa helped. A little.

• Pumbaa : What'd ya do, kid?

  Young Simba : Something terrible. But I don't wanna talk about it.

  Timon : Good. We don't wanna hear about it.

• Timon : Repeat after me.

  [clears throat] 

  Timon : Hakuna Matata.

  Young Simba : What?

  Pumbaa : [slower]  Hakuna Matata. It means "no worries".

• Pumbaa : [through a mouthful of grub and worms; to Simba]  You'll learn to love 'em.

• Pumbaa : So we're keeping him?

  Timon : Of course. Who's the brains in this outfit?

  Pumbaa : Uh...

  Timon : My point exactly. Jeez, I'm fried. Let's get out of here and find some shade.

• Timon : [singing]  I can see what's happening.

  Pumbaa : What?

  Timon : [singing]  And they don't have a clue.

  Pumbaa : Who?

  Timon : [singing]  They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line: / Our trio's down to two.

  Pumbaa : Oh.

  Timon : [singing] 

  [sarcastic, with French accent] 

  Timon : The sweet caress of twilight.

  [normal voice, but still sarcastic] 

  Timon : There's magic everywhere. / And with all this romantic atmosphere, / Disaster's in the aiiiiiiir!

• Nala : Have you guys seen Simba?

  Timon : I thought he was with you.

  Nala : He was, but now I can't find him. Where is he?

  [Rafiki laughs. He's sitting in a tree above them] 

  Rafiki : [Chuckles]  You won't find him here! The king has returned.

  Nala : I can't believe it. He's gone back!

  Timon : Gone back? What do you mean?

  [He looks to the tree. Rafiki has disappeared] 

  Timon : Hey, what's goin' on here? Who's the monkey?

  Nala : Simba's gone back to challenge Scar.

  Timon : Who?

  Nala : Scar.

  Pumbaa : Who's got a scar?

  Nala : No, no, no, it's his uncle.

  Timon : The monkey's his uncle?

  Nala : No! Simba's gone back to challenge his uncle to take his place as king.

  Timon , Pumbaa : Oh.

• [slurping up a worm] 

  Pumbaa : Slimy yet satisfying.

• Adult Simba : Timon, this is Nala. She's my best friend.

  Timon : Friend?

  Adult Simba : Yeah. Hey, Pumbaa, come over here.

  Pumbaa : Huh?

  Adult Simba : Nala, this is Pumbaa. Pumbaa, Nala.

  Pumbaa : Please to make your acquaintance.

  Nala : The pleasure is all mine.

  Timon : How do you do?

• Pumbaa : Anything we can do?

  Young Simba : Not unless you can change the past.