Pumbaa first appears alongside his companion Timon where the duo saves an unconscious Simba from being eaten by vultures. After saving his life, Timon and Pumbaa help Simba adapt to a new life without his father by teaching them to put the past behind him during the musical number "Hakuna Matata". He and Timon take Simba to a nearby jungle where he, Timon, and Simba encounter various animals neighboring the duo who tell him to eat grubs instead of other animals whereas in the original, he and Timon live alone in the jungle without any other neighbors. Simba later adapts to a new life thanks to Timon and Pumbaa's help.
Some time later when Simba is now an adult lion and Nala leaves the Pride Lands under Scar's rule, the neighboring animals decide not to play with him anymore as he has already grown up. However, he helps topple down a termite mound for Timon, Pumbaa, and the other animals for them to eat the termites. Later that night, Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa watch over the stars in the sky to which they remind them of fireflies or crickets to which Simba explains the stars remind him of the Great Kings of the Past just like his father told him. The next day, Timon and Pumbaa sing to the neighboring animals that everything is fine until they encounter Nala fighting against Simba who immediately recognizes him, much to the meerkat/warthog duo's worry that Simba is spending more time with Nala rather than the new friends he made.
When Simba decides to return to the Pride Lands, Timon, Pumbaa, Nala, and Zazu accompany him to help find and defeat Scar who is taking over the Pride Lands. On their way, the group notices nearby hyenas sleeping to which the plan to get past them without getting caught is the live bait plan. During the plan, Timon and Pumbaa perform a snippet of "Be Our Guest" just as the hyenas chase the two. Later when Simba and the Pridelanders are fighting the hyenas, Timon and Pumbaa hide for shelter inside just as the hyenas irritate the two by offending Pumbaa. During battle, Timon and Pumbaa help fight against the hyenas while Simba chases Scar to confront him. The battle against him, however, was successful.
After Scar's death, Timon and the other Pridelanders praise Simba for his victory against Scar just as he becomes the new king of Pride Rock. During the end of the film, Timon, Pumbaa, and the other animals watch over the birth of Simba and Nala's newborn cub alongside other animals neighboring him in the jungle and a dung beetle standing on a rock whereas in the original, Timon and Pumbaa are standing next to each other along with Simba and Nala on Pride Rock.
Television:Find Out Why • Timon & Pumbaa (videography) • Timon and Pumbaa's Wild About Safety • The Lion Guard (videography) • It's UnBungalievable! Soundtracks:The Lion King • Rhythm of the Pride Lands • The Legacy Collection • The Lion King Collection • Return to Pride Rock: Songs Inspired by Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride • Best of the Lion King • The Lion King 1½: Songs from Timon and Pumbaa's Hilarious Adventure • Original Broadway Cast Recording • Festival of the Lion King • The Legend of the Lion King • The Lion Guard • The Lion King (2019 film) • The Lion King & Jungle Festival: Rhythms of the Pride Lands • Mufasa: The Lion King Video games:The Lion King • Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games • The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure • Kingdom Hearts II • Animated Storybook: The Lion King • Disney Universe • Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition • Adventures in Typing with Timon and Pumbaa • Activity Center • The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Active Play • The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride GameBreak • The Lion King 1½ • Disney Crossy Road • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Kingdom Hearts III • Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King • Disney Classic Games Collection • The Lion King: Operation Pridelands • Disney Dreamlight Valley Books:The Art and Making of The Lion King • The Lion King: The Full Film Script Cancelled projects:King of the Jungle • The Lion Guard: Hear Me Roar! • The Lion King Family Tree
Timon & Pumbaa:Zazu's Tree • Madame Credenza's Place • Savage Rock • Boss Beaver's Log Land • The Tree of Truth • Dismal Swamp The Lion Guard:Lair of the Lion Guard • Janja's Den • Tree of Life
Instrumental Scores:This Land • Hyenas • ...To Die For • Under the Stars • King of Pride Rock • Didn't Your Mother Tell You Not to Play with Your Food • We are All Connected • Hyenas in the Pride Lands • Elephant Graveyard • I Was Just Trying to Be Brave • Stampede • Mufasa Dies • If You Ever Come Back We'll Kill You • Bowling for Buzzards • We Gotta Bone to Pick With You • Kings of the Past • Nala, Is It Really You? • Remember Who You Are • This Is My Home • The Rightful King Rhythm of the Pride Lands:The Lion Sleeps Tonight • Kube • Lea Halalela • It's Time • Lala • Busa • Noyana The Lion King II: Simba's Pride:He Lives in You • We Are One • My Lullaby • Upendi • One of Us • Love Will Find a Way The Lion King 1½:Digga Tunnah • That's All I Need • Sunrise, Sunset • Grazing in the Grass Musical:Lioness Hunt • Rafiki Mourns • One by One • Grasslands Chant • Chow Down • The Madness of King Scar • Shadowland • Endless Night • Simba Confronts Scar Timon & Pumbaa:The Lion Sleeps Tonight • Alone Together • Stand by Me • Yummy Yummy Yummy The Lion Guard:Call of the Guard • A Beautiful Day (Ni Siku Nzuri) • Zuka Zama • Tonight We Strike • Kion's Lament • It is Time • Here Comes the Lion Guard • We're the Same (Sisi Ni Sawa) • Don't Make a Stink • Bunga the Wise • Duties of the King • Outta the Way • Jackal Style • Our Kupatana Community • My Own Way • Utamu • All Hail The Vultures • Hero Inside • Bird of a Thousand Voices • Panic and Run • Trail to Hope • Life in the Pride Lands • We'll Make You a Meal • Find Your Roar • Chungu's Lament • Baboons • Beware of the Zimwi • Lions Over All • Stand Up, Stand Out • Kuishi Ni Kucheka • Running with the King • Hadithi the Hero • Makin' Hippo Lanes • Tickbirds and Rhinos • Teke Ruka Teleza • Everyone is Welcome • The Traveling Baboon Show • A Real Meal • Fujo • The Path of Honor • Bring Back a Legend • Today is my Day • I Have A Plan • Gotta Look on the Bright Side • The Worst Hyena We Know • May There Be Peace • Big Bad Kenge • Christmas in the Pride Lands • The Twelve Ways of Christmas • I Do Have a Great Deal to Say • Fabulous Dhahabu • Give a Little Guy a Chance • We're the Smartest • Good King Simba • The Faster I Go • I'm Gonna Run This Dump • Now You See Me, Now You Don't • Wisdom on the Walls • He's The Zebra Mastermind • Kwetu Ni Kwetu • Nothin' to Fear Down Here • Shujaa Ponda • Pride Landers Unite! • Prance With Me • Tujiinue • Height and Sight • We Will Defend • A New Way to Go • On the Last Night • When I Led the Guard • The Tree of Life • Home of a Snow Monkey's Dreams • Ghost of the Mountain • Anything • That's the Dolphin Way • As You Move Forward • Flamingo Dance Party • You Best Not Mess With Mama • Friends to the End • Kion's Reckoning • Welcome to the Tree of Life • Who is Better Than Who • Poa the Destroyer • Long Live the Queen • Remember What Makes You You • The Power of the Roar • Of the Same Pride • As You Move On Remake:Life's Not Fair • Rafiki's Fireflies • Scar Takes the Throne • Simba is Alive! • Reflections of Mufasa • Spirit • Battle for Pride Rock • Remember • Never Too Late • Mbube Mufasa: The Lion KingNgomso • I Always Wanted a Brother • Milele • We'll Go Together Deleted:To Be King • Warthog Rhapsody • The Lion of the Moon • Old Fearless Buzz • The Madness of King Scar • Thanks to Me • Where Do I Belong Miscellaneous:Safety Smart
