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| Uncle Max | |
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| Physical Attributes | |
| Gender |
Male |
| Species | |
| Fur color |
Tan, cream, brown, gray |
| Eye color |
Black |
| Distinguishing features |
Anvil-shaped head |
| Biographical Information | |
| Name meaning |
The Greatest[1] |
| Status |
Living |
| Residence | |
| Affiliations | |
| Familial Information | |
| Family |
Timon (nephew) |
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Uncle Max is an adult male meerkat. He is the uncle of Timon.
Biography
The Lion King 1½
| “ | Max: She's right! We're food for other animals! Feared by no one and eaten by all! Timon: But when they die, they become the grass and we eat the grass...right? Max: Not exactly, we can't eat grass. We're grass intolerant...
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Uncle Max annoyed by Timon's clumsiness
Uncle Max is the uncle of Timon, and it is assumed that he is either the brother of Timon's Father or Ma. He lives in a colony of meerkats, far from the Pride Lands. In the film, Ma asks him where Timon is until the tunnel is collapsed by Timon's "handy work". Because Ma wants Timon to fit in with the meerkat colony, she requests of Uncle Max to assign Timon to lead the sentry duty. At first, he is very reluctant, but he ends up mentoring him. When Timon is caught off-guard singing "That's All I Need" while on sentry duty, he was nearly eaten by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed who infiltrated the colony, but he recovers.
Uncle Max in the battle of Pride Rock
Later on in the film, Rafiki tells Ma that Timon is "looking beyond what he sees" and he follows Ma as they go look for Timon. Near the climax, he is reunited with his nephew Timon and meets Pumbaa. Timon and Pumbaa make a plan with him and Ma to build a trap to keep the hyenas away from Simba.
Along with Ma, he builds a tunnel while Timon and Pumbaa stall the hyenas. The tunnel he builds with Ma initially fails leading to Timon to finish the tunnel which leads to the downfall of Scar and the hyenas. When Timon finishes the tunnel, he hugs Timon so hard that he feels nearly choked. Finally, he is present with Timon, Pumbaa, and Ma as they see Simba take back his throne.
Uncle Max lounging in his new home
Finally, he is seen demonstrating a pose in a session of tai-chi with other meerkats in the oasis, and when Pumbaa states he wants to watch the movie again, Max comments he has brought extra butter to go with his grubs.
Personality and traits
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Voice actors
- The Lion King 1½ - (2004) - (film) - Jerry Stiller
Trivia
- Originally, Uncle Max was not a character. He ended up replacing Timon's Father as a character in the film.
- Max bears an uncanny resemblance to Iron Joe, even getting part of his tail fur bitten off early in the film.
- Ma refers to Max as "Uncle," implying that he may be her uncle, but he is in fact Timon's uncle.[2]
Quotes
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Gallery
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| Characters from The Lion King 1½ | |
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Timon • Pumbaa • Simba • Nala • Ma • Uncle Max • Rafiki • Shenzi • Banzai • Ed • Scar • Zazu • Iron Joe | |
