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Ernie
Ernie
Uncle Ernie
Physical information
Gender

Male

Species

Warthog

Biographical information
Also known as

Uncle Ernie (by Pumbaa)

Status

Deceased

Relationship information
Family

Pumbaa (nephew)

Allies

Pumbaa

Listen to me, Pumbaa, you can do anything you put your mind to, darling, but you must believe in yourself!
―Ernie[src]

Ernie was a male warthog. He was the uncle of Pumbaa.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Ernie had a nephew named Pumbaa.[1]

Post-mortem[]

After failing to catch a cricket, Pumbaa told Timon that he could not catch bugs anymore, but Timon believed that the problem was Pumbaa's sight, hearing, and sense of smell. In an effort to help Pumbaa, Timon bought his friend a pair of glasses, two horns for his ears, and a vacuum cleaner for his snout.

As Pumbaa hunted for the cricket, he fell off a cliff and passed out. While unconscious, he dreamed that he got caught by crickets. Ernie showed up in the clouds and told his nephew that he could do anything that he put his mind to but that he must believe in himself. At the conclusion of Ernie's speech, Pumbaa woke up and followed his uncle's orders.[1]

Physical appearance[]

Ernie is a portly warthog with two white tusks. He is bald.[1]

Personality and traits[]

Ernie is an encouraging mentor to Pumbaa and believes he can do anything that he puts his mind to.[1]

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Revealed in "Sense & Senegambia" from Disney's The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa. Season 2, Episode 15b. Written by Mirith JS Colao and directed by Eddy Houchins. Originally aired October 26, 1996.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frank Welker. IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved on October 7, 2020.
  3. Ernie Sabella. IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved on October 7, 2020.