Some Timon sketches because my hyperfixation is back! Still trying to find my groove with this guy but I think I’m getting a little more comfy with his design! The second page is from today :]
Also yes I HEAVILY referenced the cartoon and ref sheet.
Everyone seems to be talking about the Simba's Pride scripts, production notes, early drafts, and concept art-work that were recently unearthed from eBay and all the headcanon/fanfic/family-tree material that it gives, but how come no one, FRIGGIN NO ONE talks about the deleted scene from The Lion King 1½ where Timon and Pumbaa meet and talk to Scar.
I'm not even kidding:
In the original plotline for The Lion King 3, Timon and Pumbaa (for whatever reason) were supposed to be looking for Mufasa, the Lion King. They would've come across the Elephant Graveyard and, mistaking Scar for Mufasa, come across Scar himself along with his hyena army after they have completed the Be Prepared musical number. Timon remarks that Scar is not Mufasa, to which Scar says "Must I forever be reminded of this," a nod to the original when the hyenas mistake Scar for Mufasa. The hyenas, wanting 'revenge' chase Timon and Pumbaa throughout the Graveyard before losing them.
And no, this isn't a recent discovery, (well sorta). The person storyboard artist, Amber Hollinger, (who worked on several direct-to-video sequels such as Belle's Magical World, Lilo and Stich 2, and Fox and the Hound 2) had this uploaded to her site in 2012, over 12 years ago. Since then it was added to the wiki in the concept gallery. I may have only recently found out about their source, but I knew this deleted scene existed for close to a decade. I can't be the only one who regularly thinks about this, right?
Personally, while I think the idea of Scar and Timon exchanging lines is sheer hilarity in of itself (tangent: Would they have gotten Irons back for this one-off line or would they have had Jim Cummings record some speaking lines for Scar like they did in Simba's Pride?), I can understand why it got cut, since it probably would screech the film to a halt if they had this one cameo from Scar and the hyenas drag out on and on when the movie is supposed to be an interquel with the main story and characters being a backdrop (at least during the second act that coincides with TLK's first act). To add to that, it also raises up a legitimate plot-hole in Scar knowing that there were witnesses to his conspiracy, witnesses who seemingly knew about he was about to kill, and did nothing, and in a movie filled with possibly deliberate inconsistencies, this in particular would be too tall to overlook.
But overall, it's pretty cool, and I think in a fandom that fascinates over deleted material, this is pretty underrated (then again, the 3rd movie in of itself is entirely underrated).
I learned recently that in meerkat colonies, the dominant female is the only one allowed to breed. Like she will actively prevent all other subordinate females from reproducing successfully, it gets brutal.
I should also remind you all that Timon has a mother in Lion King 1 1/2 so make your own conclusions from there.
Donald reluctantly comes to hand Mickey some duct tape while Minnie tries to help Goofy by getting him out of the pipe.
Mickey tries to convince Timon to perform with Pumba but Timon is busy preparing his act and puts Bambi's Thumper in the wizard's hat but ends up getting hit by him.
So donald wants to perform with pumba so when timon finds out about this he writes the word sucks on the sign then pumba gets into a fight with donald
Do you know if Simba and Nala had been present throughout the episode they would stop the fight between Timon and Pumbaa?
Della should put mickey and his place or talk to her brother
New pfp of a closeup of my Timon plushie, as I am currently playing him in a production of The Lion King Kids. Which is a short-ass 30 minute version. But I love him.