The Lion King (2019)
Seth Rogen: Pumbaa
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Quotes
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Young Simba : What's a motto?
Timon : Nothing, what's a motto-with-you?
Pumbaa : Nice!
Timon : Boom!
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Pumbaa : I missed 'em, I'm gonna get one of those vultures one day; I'm gonna get one!
Timon : I don't know why it's so important to you.
Pumbaa : I just feel like it would make me feel better.
[gasps]
Pumbaa : Oh no, it's a little lion!
Timon : That is not a lion.
Pumbaa : Well then, go check it out; what is it?
Timon : That is not a lion, it's a furry bird.
Pumbaa : It looks like a lion.
Timon : It's not a li--let me get a closer look, excuse me.
[huffs]
Timon : All right, let me see what we're dealing with here.
[alarmed]
Timon : It's a lion! Run for your life, Pumbaa!
Pumbaa : Wait, hey, Timon, wait, wait, hey, Timon, it's a little lion!
Timon : [hiding behind rock] It gets bigger.
Pumbaa : Can we keep him, can we please keep him? Oh, oh, okay, I promise I'll walk him every day; if he makes a little mess, I'll clean it up!
Timon : You'll be his little mess; he's gonna eat you and then use my body as a toothpick.
Pumbaa : But one day when he's big and strong, he'll be on our side.
Timon : I got it: what if he's on our side? Hear me out: having a ferocious lion around might not be a bad idea.
Pumbaa : Well then, can we keep him?
Timon : Yes, of course we can keep him! My God, who's the brains of this operation?
Pumbaa : [singing] We're gonna name him Fred!
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Pumbaa : [the hyenas are body shaming Pumbaa causing him to react] I may run from hyenas, but I do not run from a bully!
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Timon : Pumbaa I think we lost them.
Pumbaa : That was terrifying.
Timon : Do you hear a low growl.
Hyena : Looks like we'll be having pig for dinner. Plump and chubby.
Pumbaa : Chubby? Did he just call me chubby?
Timon : Uh-oh.
Pumbaa : It sounded a lot like he just said "chubby". Which would be a mistake because... I will not be made to feel ashamed of who I am.
Timon : Oh, boy.
Pumbaa : I may run from hyenas... but I will always fight a bully
Timon : [rubbing Pumbaa's head] You feel better Pumbaa?
Pumbaa : I do.
Timon : You got that out of your system?
Pumbaa : I did.
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Timon : [about the hyenas] what's your plan for getting us past the slobbering guards?
Simba : Live bait.
[He, Nala and Zazu look at Pumbaa]
Pumbaa : That's a great idea. Those guys could never resist fresh meat! So all we need to do is find something that's like big, plump, and juicy, maybe like a gnu...
[They all continue to stare blankly at him]
Pumbaa : why's everyone looking at me?
Timon : [Shenzi's clan are paying attention to Timon and Pumbaa who is set up like a roast pig] Ma chère, mademoiselle. It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we proudly present your dinner! Be... our - GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!
[they flew before the clan of hunger mad hyenas]
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Pumbaa : [referring to the stars] Hey, Timon. Do you ever look up there and wonder what those sparkly dots are?
Timon : Oh, Pumbaa. I don't wonder. I know.
Pumbaa : Really? What are they?
Timon : They're fireflies. Fireflies that got stuck on that big bluish-black thing.
Pumbaa : Oh, I guess that makes sense. I always thought they were balls of gas burning billions of miles away.
Timon : Oh, Pumbaa, why is everything always gas with you?
Pumbaa : I know.
Timon : What do you think, Simba?
Pumbaa : Yeah.
Simba : Oh, I don't know. But somebody once told me, the great kings of the past are up there. And they're all watching over us.
[Timon and Pumbaa start laughing]
Pumbaa : That's a good one! That's insane! That's insane!
Timon : Royal dead guys watching over us! Well, I hope they don't fall out of the sky!
Pumbaa : Hang on, your majesty! Don't let go!
Timon : Oh, that would be a mess.
Pumbaa : Oh, man!
Timon : I mean, Simba, think about it. Why would a bunch of kings be looking out for us? We're outcasts.
Pumbaa : Royal warthogs.
Timon : I can't!
Timon : I can't!
Pumbaa : I actually can't.
Timon : I can't.
Pumbaa : No, you can. I can't.
[Timon laughs again]
Simba : Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's stupid I'm going to go get some grubs or something
[looking sad, Simba gets up and leaves]
Timon : What did you say to him?
Pumbaa : I don't know.
Timon : As you were saying it, I thought, "This won't end well" you just start laughing.
Pumbaa : You laughed too.
Timon : I did not. I would never.
Pumbaa : Man, I blew it.
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Simba : [referring to the impala running away from him] What's up with that guy?
Timon : Uh, Simba, How can I say this? He's prey.
Pumbaa : Yeah
Timon : And he is never going to want to frolic with a carnivore.
Pumbaa : No. You two will never frolic.
Simba : Why not?
Timon : You see in nature, there's a delicate balance.
Simba : Oh yeah. The circle of life. I know that.
Pumbaa : No.
Timon : No, no, no. I don't know where you're getting "circle" from
Pumbaa : No, yeah. There's no circle of life.
Timon : No, it's no Circle.
Pumbaa : No, not at all.
Timon : In fact, it's the opposite.
Pumbaa : Yeah.
Timon : It's a line.
Pumbaa : Yeah.
Timon : It's a meaningless line of indifference.
Pumbaa : And we're all just running towards the end of that line. Then one day we'll reach the end and that'll be it. That's it. Line over.
Timon : Nothing.
Pumbaa : Nada. And you can really just kind of Do Your own thing and fend for yourself, because you're line doesn't affect anyone else's line.
Timon : You're alive and then you're not
[eats an insect]
Timon : like this guy. Mmm.
Simba : You sure it's not a circle? that we're all connected?
Pumbaa : A circle would mean we're all this. That would mean what I do affects him. affects that thing affects that thing.
Timon : Yeah. No, that's not how it goes.
Pumbaa : Which would make doing whatever we wanted not that cool.
Timon : Let me simplify this for you. Life is meaningless.
Pumbaa : Yes. that's why you just got to look out for yourself. That's why you do you, Simba.
Timon : Yes Simba, for the first time, we're enrusting you to make a plan for us today
Pumbaa : This is important, think about all you've been taught.
Timon : What do you want to do?
Simba : Absolutely nothing.
Pumbaa : Exactly!
Timon : Woo-hoo!
Pumbaa : He gets it!
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Pumbaa : You thought he was dead? I thought I was dead!
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Young Simba : [wakes up] Who are you?
Timon : Um...
Pumbaa : Uhhhh...
Timon : We're the guys who saved your life. Risked everything. Fought off angry vultures.
Pumbaa : Hordes of them, flocks. I'm Pumbaa. This is Timon.
Timon : Did I mention that we've saved your life?
Young Simba : It doesn't matter anyway.
[heads off quietly back out towards the desert and sits down]
Pumbaa : Whoa. How bleak is that? "Doesn't even matter"?
Timon : [sighs] Like I don't have enough that I'm dealing with. His problems are my problems.
Pumbaa : We can help him, we're in a position to help him
Timon : Uhhhh.
[to Simba]
Timon : So? How are you in as few words as possible?
Young Simba : I did something terrible. But I don't wanna talk about it.
Pumbaa : Look, kid. We all make mistakes. There must be something we can do, right?
Young Simba : Not unless you can change the past.
Timon : Well, you know, that's a lot to ask. If I'm being honest...
Pumbaa : That's a biggie.
Timon : ...you can't change the past that's already happened. But you know what you can change? The future! That's our specialty...
Young Simba : How can you change something that hasn't happened?
Timon : Well, to change the future, you gotta put your past behind you.
Pumbaa : Way behind.
Timon : Look, kid. Bad things happen and you can't do anything about it, right?
Young Simba : Right.
Timon : WRONG! When the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world!
Pumbaa : And only embrace what's next.
Timon : And turn the "What?" into "So, what!"
Young Simba : Well, that's not what I was taught.
Timon : Then maybe you need a new lesson. Repeat after me, kid. Hakuna Matata!
Young Simba : [confused] What?
Pumbaa : Hakuna Matata!
Timon : Hakuna Matata.
Pumbaa : Hakuna... most people get a bigger reaction when we say it! Ha-ku-na Ma-ta-ta. It means "no worries." One, and a...
Timon : [interrupting] Okay. I do the counting.
Pumbaa : I wanna count!
Timon : Why don't we count together?
Pumbaa : Okay. That's a good idea.
Timon : All right.
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Timon : [Timon and Pumbaa reveal Simba a gorgeous rift-jungle panorama: waterfalls, woods, distant mountains, lush lakes and rivers] Welcome to our humble home.
Young Simba : You live here?
Timon : Well, we live wherever we want.
Pumbaa : We do as we please.
Young Simba : It's beautiful!
Pumbaa : That's really nice, huh?
Timon : Everyone, this is Simba!
Guinea Fowl : That, my friend, is a lion!
Bush Baby : What 'bout food? Have you thought 'bout feeding that thing?
Young Simba : Yeah, I'm starved. I could eat a whole zebra.
Timon : [under his breath] Oh, here we go.
[to Simba]
Timon : Uh, no-no-no, kid. Uh, we're fresh out of zebra.
Young Simba : Any antelope?
Impala : Uh-oh.
Timon : No, listen, kid. If you want to live with us, you have to eat like us.
Guinea Fowl : And most importantly: not eat us
Timon : This looks like a good spot to rustle up some grub.
[Stopping in front of a log, Pumbaa forces it up with his snout, revealing many insects]
Young Simba : [disgusted] Ewww. What's that?
Elephant Shrew : This one's got the nuttiness.
Timon : Mmmm... now that's what I call slimy.
Pumbaa : [slurps up dozen of the bugs] Slimy, yet satisfying.
Timon : Mmmm! Extra crunchy.
Pumbaa : They're local.
Timon : Oh, are they?
Pumbaa : They're from right there.
Timon : I'm tellin' ya, kid, this is the great life. No rules. No responsibilities.
[notices a nearby caterpillar]
Timon : Oooh! The little cream-filled kind! I love it!
Pumbaa : Those are good. Those are the best.
Timon : [offers the caterpillar to Simba] Well, kid?
Young Simba : Oh, well. Hakuna Matata.
[gulps up the caterpillar, then swallows it indisposed, he yet looks more cheerful]
Young Simba : Slimy, yet satisfying
Timon : [excited] That's it!
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Simba : Timon, Pumbaa, I want you to meet my best friend, Nala.
Timon : Best friend? Well, that hurts.
Simba : Nala, you're going to love it here. This place is amazing. It's everything you could ever want.
Nala : Simba, we need to leave. Scar has taken over with the hyenas. You have to take your place as king.
Timon : King? Simba?
Pumbaa : We kneel before you as humble servants.
[They both laugh]
Simba : Pumbaa, relax. She's wrong.
Timon : Lady, you've got your lions crossed
Pumbaa : Nice.
Nala : Seeing you again, you don't know what this will mean everyone. What this means to me. You have to come home
Simba : This is my home. Please stay. This place is incredible. I know you'll love it.
Nala : I can't.
