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To Kilimanjaro Bird
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To Kilimanjaro Bird
ToKilimanjaroBird
Attribution information
Director

Rob LaDuca

Writer

Darrel Campbell

Production information
Series

The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa

Season

1

Episode

8b

Air date

October 6, 1995

Episode guide
Previous

"Uganda Be an Elephant"

Next

"Rocky Mountain Lie"

Pumbaa: You are unmistakably the most awesome and bestest best grub catcher in the whole wide world. I don't know how you do it.
Timon: Oh, I've got my ways.
Timon and Pumbaa[src]

"To Kilimanjaro Bird" is the second segment of the eighth episode of Season 1 of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, and the sixteenth episode of the series overall. It premiered on October 6, 1995 on the syndicated Disney Afternoon block, alongside "Uganda Be an Elephant".

Official synopsis[]

"While scaling Kilimanjaro, Timon and Pumbaa split up to look for food - with bizarre results."[1]

Plot summary[]

After having split up to find food on Mount Kilimanjaro, Timon and Pumbaa indulge in a variety of bugs in a dish marked "Baby Earl". Pumbaa compliments his pal's ability to find bugs in the mountain (since he was unable to find any). Soon, however, a mother eagle snatches up Timon and accuses him of taking her baby's food. While she was teaching Baby Earl how to fly, she claims Timon has swiped the grubs. He says she needs proof, but she produces plenty of proof (such as a footprint, witnesses, his wallet, and a security photo). The eagle and Pumbaa pity Timon into babysitting Earl while the mother flies to retrieve more bugs.

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Timon gets scolded for stealing Earl's grubs.

Back at the eagle nest, the mother threatens to hurt Timon if anything bad happens to Baby Earl. As soon as the mother eagle leaves, Timon leaves the nest, but Pumbaa reminds him that he has to play a game with Earl, read to him, and tuck him in for a nap. Timon quickly plays a game of cards, reads "The Three Bears", and puts Earl to bed. He tries to leave, but Pumbaa is not satisfied with Timon's work. They turn around to look at the chick, who is trying to jump over the edge of the nest to fly. The caregivers catch him each of the three times he jumps.

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Earl listens to Timon and Pumbaa talk.

Pumbaa points out that the duo will need to actually stay and babysit, but Timon says he will use reverse psychology to convince the bird to stay. He tells Earl to leap out of the nest, hoping for the opposite, but the baby takes him seriously and jumps. They quickly chase after him to keep him safe.

First, Timon and Pumbaa bridge a gap in the path to keep him from falling, which results in them falling. Then Earl climbs to the end of a log, which the two swing around, but they can't avoid falling. And then, when the cliff comes to an end, they quickly construct a bridge, but they are flattened by a truck.

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Earl is praised by his mother for flying.

Earl finally makes his way back to the nest and has no scratch on him. However, he plummets again from the nest, while Timon expects that he will begin flying before he hits the ground. But Earl crashes into the ground just before the mother eagle returns, expecting to see her child. Pumbaa causes her to be infuriated by telling her the truth, but soon Earl flies back up to his mommy, using safety pins. Believing that Timon and Pumbaa taught Earl how to fly, the mother eagle asks how she'll be able to repay the duo. The two are compensated by being fed more delicious grubs.

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Appearances[]

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
Boara BoaraSaskatchewan CatchKenya Be My Friend?Good MousekeepingBrazil NutsSouth Sea SickNever EvergladesCooked GooseYukon ConDoubt of AfricaHow to Beat the High Costa RicaSwiss MissedRussia HourYou Ghana Join the ClubUganda Be an ElephantTo Kilimanjaro BirdRocky Mountain LieAmazon QuiverFrench FriedBig Top BreakfastMadagascar About YouTruth or ZaireMojave DessertedBeauty and the WildebeestDon't Break the ChinaCan't Take a YolkThe Pain in SpainFrantic AtlanticUnlucky in LesothoRafiki's ApprenticeTanzania ZanyGuatemala MalarkeyMombasa-In-LawTV DinnerBack Out in the OutbackGabon with the WindTimon's Time TogoThe Law of the JungleManhattan MishapParaguay ParableBe More PacificGoing UruguayLet's Serengeti Out of HereCongo on Like ThisOkay Bayou?Shake Your DjiboutiYosemite RemedyThe Sky is CallingMozam-BeakedOcean Commotion
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