The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa: Season 1

The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa: Season 1

Attribution Information
Directors	• Jeff DeGrandis • Roberts Gannaway • Tony Craig • Rob LaDuca
Writers	• Trey Callaway • Darrel Campbell • Kevin Campbell • Mirith J. Colao • Roberts Gannaway • Gordon Kent • Heather Kenyon • Nancy Neufeld • Steve Roberts • Mark Saraceni • Byron Simpson • Bruce Talkington • Bobby Jay Weiss • David Weiss
Composer	Stephen James Taylor
Starring	• Nathan Lane • Quinton Flynn • Ernie Sabella
Production Information
Series	The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
Episode count	• 13 (syndicated) • 12 (CBS) • 25 (total)
First aired	September 8, 1995
Last aired	December 29, 1995
Episodic Information
Premiere	"Boara Boara"
Finale	"Ocean Commotion"
Followed by	Season 2

The first season of the animated The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa television series premiered on September 8, 1995, with the airing of "Boara Boara".

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Premiering in the Fall of 1995, the first season of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa had 13 episodes airing on the syndicated block The Disney Afternoon with 12 airing on CBS. While it focused primarily on Timon and Pumbaa, it had four episodes centering respectively on Rafiki and the hyena trio Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, which were under the names Rafiki Fables and The Laughing Hyenas. The season also occasionally featured music videos after the second segments, such as The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Yummy Yummy Yummy, and Stand By Me.

Throughout the season, Timon and Pumbaa were joined by several new characters. They met and befriended Speedy the Snail and Irwin, Pumbaa was introduced to Timon's former best friend Fred, and the duo frequently encountered Quint. Simba, who was the main protagonist of the original film, also joined in on Timon and Pumbaa's adventures from time to time.

The first season consists of 25 episodes in total.