

One day, he fails to guard the other meerkats when spotted hyenas Shenzi (Whoopi Goldberg), Banzai (Cheech Marin) and Ed (Jim Cummings) attack and almost cause the death of Uncle Max (Jerry Stiller). Timon is a social outcast in his meerkat colony on the outskirts of the Pride Lands, he dreams of escaping to a better place, away from the threat of predators. Basically, Timon the meerkat (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa the warthog (Ernie Sabella) are in a cinema watching the original, Timon decides they should share their story, with events from the original parallel with theirs. The first Disney film, released in cinemas, is of course superb, the same cannot be said for the fairly terrible straight-to-video sequel, this third instalment you could argue is more a prequel than a sequel, technically it's the second movie (hence the alternative title, Lion King 1 ½). Reviewed by jboothmillard 4 / 10 The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata Through this, we meet Timon's mother and Uncle Max, discover why he left his meerkat colony, where he learned Hakuna Matata, how he meets Pumbaa, and the perils they encountered while searching for their dream home.-Kari Gilmore

Pumbaa suggests telling the audience their story, which begins before Simba's journey begins. Timon and Pumbaa start to watch the original Lion King movie, but Timon keeps insisting to fast forward to when they come in, because they weren't seen in the beginning of the story or anywhere until halfway through.
