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South Sea Sick
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Attribution information
Director

   Tony Craig
   Roberts Gannaway

Writer

   Bobbi JG Weiss
   David Weiss

Production information
Series

The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa

Season

1

Episode

3b

Air date

September 16, 1995

Episode guide
Previous

"Brazil Nuts"

Next

"Never Everglades"

Finally a chance to repay my bestest best pal for all the years of selfless devotion and kindness that he's shown me! This is the moment I've been waiting for Pumbaa! I, Timon, am going to cure you!
Timon[src]

"South Sea Sick" is the second segment of the third episode of Season 1 of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, and the sixth episode of the series overall. It premiered on September 16, 1995 on CBS' Saturday morning line-up, alongside "Brazil Nuts" and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".

Official synopsis[]

"When Pumbaa gets sick, it is up to Timon to take care of him."[1]

Plot summary[]

After Timon and Pumbaa enjoyed a feast, Timon notices that Pumbaa looks ill with a green color in his skin, making him believe that his friend might be sick. Pumbaa says he has never been sick in his life and that it is probably due to a bad bug.

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Timon sees that Pumbaa is not feeling well.

Timon refers to the book "Bugs We Have Dined upon That Have Made Us Not Look So Good" to see if Pumbaa had digested any of them. As the meerkat mentions each bug, Pumbaa feels worse and changes color. The warthog admits that he thinks he might actually be sick. Timon is excited to get to help his pal feel better, thereby repaying his debt to Pumbaa for many years of bestest best friendship.

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Timon examines Pumbaa, though not doing so good of a job at it.

Timon rigs up a contraption to cure Pumbaa, who thinks he might only need to burp. As he examines the warthog, Timon ends up causing even more bodily harm to Pumbaa. After all of the tests, Timon only determines that his friend is sick. Pumbaa suggests that he might need a real doctor but Timon reasons that, since everyone is scared of real doctors, Pumbaa will not be scared of Timon who is not a real physician.

Timon then refers to a book that he thinks is about miracle cures. As he's twisting Pumbaa's snout round and round, Pumbaa recommends checking the title of the book. Timon follows the recommendation, and, after seeing that it's about modern ship building, he goes and gets the book he was actually looking for.

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After letting out a strong belch, Pumbaa feels much better.

When Timon rushes off to gather ingredients (such as poisonous berries), Pumbaa releases a large, loud burp and feels much better.

Timon returns with all of the ingredients for the cure-all. Because Timon tells Pumbaa how happy he is to finally get to cure his friend, Pumbaa does not have the heart to tell Timon that he is not feeling bad any more. After a horrifying taste of the cure-all, Timon believes Pumbaa feels better and plans to eat some bugs after all the work. However, the cure-all actually makes Pumbaa feel even more sick and hiccup nasty green bubbles.

Voice cast[]

Starring[]

Appearances[]

Characters

Species

Locations

  • South Seas

Trivia[]

Media[]

References[]

  1. Watch The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa Full Episodes. Disney+. Accessed 12 November 2019.


Season 1 of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
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