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Iām surprised yall arenāt flipping over the wedding rings š
Modern human AU of the guys??! š§”ššŗ
Timon without the Hawaiian shirt bc yall need to see the dumb tan line I gave him to represent his stomach patch
Had so much fun making these pls enjoy
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Modern human AU of the guys??! š§”ššŗ
Timon without the Hawaiian shirt bc yall need to see the dumb tan line I gave him to represent his stomach patch
Had so much fun making these pls enjoy
#mmm making human designs#my favourite hobby#if I ever join a fandom of a show with silly animals and I donāt make human designs-#that aināt me girl#timon and pumbaa#timon#pumbaa#simba#lion king#lion king 1 1/2#tlk#timbaa
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Based on the photos of Jessica and Roger in Roger's wallet!
Old doodle
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When I say I want to affectionately throw rocks at Sam and Max this is what I mean:

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Retired old souls all flock to Floridaš“š§
(also omg guys tysm for the overwhelming kindess to just seeing the WIP of this!!!! I am seriously so grateful)
(also trust me the quality is alot better than the thumbnail)

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And he didnāt dress in drag and do the hula so like what is even the point š
ALRIGHTY. Time to write an essay that literally no one fucking asked for. š¤
I reminded āØmyself⨠of how much I dislike the live action TLKās take on Timon, and now I want to sit down and REALLY, truthfully unpack why that is.
Iāll start with what I already know, just from my gut instincts after having spent so much time with Timon as a character:
Right off the bat, no analysis needed, this version of āTimonā just does not FEEL like Timon. The way he speaks, the way he behaves, the way he interacts with other charactersāitās almost completely alien to the original Timon that I know and love.
And, now Iām gonna ask myself⦠Why is that?
Because on the surface, Billy Eichnerās Timon seems to be āperformingā the character well enough. Heās sarcastic. Heās witty. Heās flamboyant. He delivers most of Timonās lines from the original TLK, plus some extras. Heās even funny, from time-to-time. But thereās obviously something missing, at least for me.
Letās dig into that.
(Long ass post under the cut.)
So⦠What exactly makes Timon⦠Timon?
Iām gonna just kinda⦠stream-of-consciousness pour my heart out and write down what I think a well-written depiction of Timon should look like (based on my personal opinion and interpretation, of course!)
Please forgive me if itās disorganized.
The first thing that comes to mind is that he needs to be deeply flawed, but still endearing.
Heās self-centered, he lies, heās controlling, heās deeply insecure, heās cowardly, heās self-aggrandizing, heās anxious, heās neurotic, heās codependent⦠I could keep on listing. HA.
But, what keeps him from being unlikable is what motivates these flaws. Timon is a deeply FEAR and SHAME driven character, and I think that is such an important aspect of his identity. This is not a character that operates from a place of malice or apathy, or rage against the world. No, no, this is a character that is desperately afraid.
He is a character that has experienced deep social and emotional wounds, and feelings of being abandoned and not being good enough. Even without the extra context that The Lion King 1 1/2 gave us, Timon (from the original TLK) STILL reads (to me) as a character that is hiding a deep wound and a sense of self-shame behind his swagger.
So, to me, a well-written Timon should be:
-Neurotic, with a constant underlying anxiety and desperation that gives that āhanging on by a threadā energy.
-Overconfident, but the confidence should be overcompensating and FALSE. He is full of performative swagger and bravado that MASKS deep, entrenched insecurity and shame.
-Fast-talking, scheming, flamboyant, and full of theatrical wit. He uses humor as a shield, and gives off a vaudeville, show-biz energy with a dash of con-man and a smidge of smarm.
-A control freak, always wanting to be seen as the leader, the one with the plan, the āidea guy,ā the ābrains of the outfit.ā
-Deeply, deeply insecure, and terrified of being abandoned, rejected, irrelevant, and a failure. He is DESPERATE for validation, but pretends not to be.
-Extremely codependent with Pumbaa, relying on him heavily for his emotional needs, and not just for physical safety and companionship. Any time Pumbaa starts to pull away, Timon should get snippy, anxious, dejected, or panicky. And despite his attempts to seem unbothered, he always falls apart.
-Emotionally constipated, avoidant, and terrified of vulnerability. He avoids being emotionally open by cracking jokes, deflecting, or changing the subject.
-And this is probably the most important point: Timon speaks and behaves like someone who has experienced a life full of exclusion, heartbreak, abandonment, and rejectionābut also, as someone who is desperate to NEVER feel that way again, to the point that he will go to any length to avoid facing those feelings. Basically, Hakuna Matata is not joy and peace (yet), but a coping mechanism meant for self-protection.
And alsoālet me talk real quick about what Nathan Laneās voice acting brings to the table. (Because heās doing a lot of heavy lifting for the character, letās be so real!!)
-Nathan is witty and effortlessly funny, and as Timon, his voice is humorously enunciated and shrill, always ON, and you can hear him trying to sell himself with every line of dialogue, even if no one is buying. Timon is constantly acting, overcompensating, and trying to control how others perceive him, and every bit of Nathanās performance drives this feeling home.
-Nathan also gives Timon this fast-talking, quick paced patter that really feels like itās disguising anxiety and fear beneath the surface. Timonās speedy delivery is funny, yeah, but itās also very much another form of deflection. Nathanās quick, clipped vocal delivery embodies this feeling of someone who talks to fill silence, because, perhaps, silence might bring forth feelings. His pacing makes Timon feel frantically alive, but also deeply uncomfortable with stillness.
-Nathanās voice always brings forth the sass and the snark, but not in a cold or emotionally detached way. In fact, his jabs usually carry a WARMTH to them, like he feels deep love for the ones he is razzing on. And besides that, there always seems to be something trembling underneath Timonās sarcasm. His delivery often feels just shy of losing it, like heās barely keeping it together. He laughs just a little too hard at his own jokes before peetering out and changing the subject, like heās almost pleading not to be perceived. HAAAA.
-Also, no one does comedic fear like Nathan Lane. Like, when Timonās confidence crumbles, oh boy, you really feel it. His voice cracks, his pitch rises, he moans and groans, he trembles. Thereās physical comedy BAKED INTO THE VOICE. And itās so revealing of character!! Anyways, in my opinion, no other voice actor has ever captured Timonās panic-laced bravado so truthfully as Nathan has.
-And, finally, and potentially most importantly, there is this lovely, honeyed, (almost) unexpected WARMTH to Nathanās voice. Like, despite the sarcasm, Nathan makes Timonās voice GLOW like an ember in tender moments. Heās not excessively sentimental or cloying, but those fleeting moments of warmth feel so powerful because of how much it costs Timon to show it. Itās the sincerity that leaks out sideways that makes Timon so lovable despite his many flaws. And itās Nathanās voice that really sells that!
OH, and one more thingāletās be real here: Nathan Lane is just straight up CHARMING. Heās witty, and thereās comedy in not just what he says, but HOW he says it. And I might be showing my ass here a little bit, but Iād hang onto every word he says. Ha!
ANYWAYS.
Iāve just talked a lot about what a well-written, well-performed Timon should look like. So, whereās the disconnect between all of that, and the TLK 2019 Timon?
Iāll preface by saying that I am, in fact, a Billy Eichner fan! I adore him in Bobās Burgers and Billy on the Street. He cracks me up. Genuinely!
ā¦But I donāt like him as Timon. š„²
And I think the easiest way to discuss why I donāt enjoy him as Timon is to talk about what the TLK 2019 Timon LACKS:
Vulnerability and Depth of Character:
-He sort of⦠loses Timonās emotional depth? Like, TLK 2019 Timon is sarcastic, but not DEFENSIVELY sarcastic like the OG Timon.
-There arenāt really any signs of masking pain or shame or hiding wounds.
-Billy Eichner delivers almost every line with flat sarcasm, self-assured irony, and cold emotional detachment. (And frankly, āself-assuredā and āemotionally detachedā are NOT words that I would use to describe the OG Timon.)
-Timon is meant to be masking fear, not indifference!
-Nathan Laneās snark feels desperate, performative, and insecure, while Billy Eichnerās feels confident, cool, and aloof.
-Thereās no vulnerability beneath the quips, and⦠without that, Timon just feels obnoxiously smug rather than sympathetic.
Try-Hard Desperation:
-Billy Eichnerās Timon gives off this glib and ācoolā feeling, rather than the frantic, trying-way-too-hard feeling that Timon should have. He lacks that āplease laugh with me and not at me or I will explodeā energy.
-Timon is supposed to be a frantic, fast-talking, one-man show that is desperately trying to SELL BOTH HIMSELF AND HIS OWN IMPORTANCE.
-But Billy Eichner, as Timon, is WAY TOO COMFORTABLE in his own skin. He doesnāt sound like someone whoās clawed his way out of the proverbial Pit-Of-Shame by sheer overcompensation and force of will.
-There is NO SENSE that TLK 2019 Timon needs the room to like him. Whereās the desperation? The neediness?
-Instead of grasping for validation, TLK 2019 Timon gives off an air of āWhatever. I actually believe Iām better than everyone in the room and Iām above all of this.ā š¬
-Once again, he just feels way too smug and aloof!
Control Freak Tendencies:
-TLK 2019 Timon is WAY too laid-back, go-with-the-flow, and hands-off. Now, sure, Timon WANTS to be like that, but wanting to be like that and ACTUALLY being like that are two very different things.
-Timonās control freakery is evident in almost every line he utters in TLK 1994. He is constantly reasserting his dominance over Pumbaa. Timon doesnāt just reject Pumbaaās ideas. No, no, he steamrolls them, calls them āstupid,ā then repackages them as his own. He is also SO desperate for validation and getting credit for everything! This is not someone who is laid back and go-with-the-flow. This is a meerkat that literally cannot relinquish control of ANYTHING for even ten seconds.
As an example, letās look at Timonās control freakery (or lack thereof) during the scene where they rescue Simba in both films.
TLK 1994:
-Timon IMMEDIATELY establishes himself as the one in charge of he and Pumbaaās dynamic. He raises his voice, barks commands, physically yanks Pumbaaās ears to steer him around, etc. He also has a strong gut reaction to Simba, and itās that they should RUN from him. He desperately tries to enforce this, and he does so by positioning himself as the one that calls the shots.
TLK 2019:
-Weirdly enough, Pumbaa almost feels more in charge, here. At least in the sense of that Timon is not really⦠doing anything to assert dominance over Pumbaa. Heās kind of just⦠detached. Aloof. Cool-headed. Even⦠weirdly timid??? Like, he checks out Simbaās body to determine what sort of animal he is, and when he realizes itās a lion, he just BOLTS. And hides behind a rock. He tells Pumbaa to run, but doesnāt assert it or yank Pumbaa around the way he does in the original. And then when Simba wakes up, Timon just⦠hides behind Pumbaaās leg?? He doesnāt really lead the conversation at all.
TLK 1994:
-Timon flat out REJECTS any ideas that arenāt his own, such as Pumbaaās suggestion that Simba might grow up to be on ātheir side.ā In fact, he even calls the idea āstupid,ā until he realizes he can reframe it as having been his idea all along. This is a full 180 pivot, but itās still about Timon seizing the narrative. He reframes the situation so that he is in control. He makes it seem like it was his idea all along. He maintains dominance in the decision.
And speaking of dominance, this goofy ass meerkat is CONSTANTLY trying to reassert his dominance over Pumbaa. āWhoās the brains of this outfit?ā He isnāt joking when he says this!! LMAOOO he is so damn insecure, and he NEEDS to feel in control.
-He is also constantly trying to control the narrative. Everything was HIS idea. HE orchestrated Simbaās rescue. HE is the brains. HE is the one that knows EVERYTHING about Hakuna Matata (ālie down before ya hurt yourself.ā) HE is the one with all the answers, even if those answers are made up on the spot.
-And basically⦠this part of Timonās personality is just absent or toned WAY down in TLK 2019.
Relationship with Pumbaa:
-One of the most important aspects of Timonās character is his weird, desperate, co-dependent love for Pumbaa. And⦠in TLK 2019, this is kind of⦠shockingly absent.
-Like, Nathan Lane made Timonās sarcastic little jabs towards Pumbaa feel AFFECTIONATE. Like, annoyed, yes, but also warm and protective. Snarky, but still loving and tender. You believe that Timon GENUINELY needs and LOVES Pumbaa.
-Billy Eichnerās Timon, on the other hand, feels so weirdly aloof, unbothered, and emotionally detached from Pumbaa. They feel more like roommates that barely even like each other, much less soulmates. Their dynamic lacks that vulnerability and need that made the original Timon and Pumbaa so compelling.
Voice Acting:
And while weāre at it, letās talk about the voice acting. Because, frankly, Eichnerās Timon lacks the nuance and the comedic physicality that Nathan brought to the character.
Nathan Lane doesnāt deliver lines flatly. He makes funny sounds. He squeaks. He groans. He growls. He changes pitch and volume. He speeds up and slows down mid-sentence. Heās hilarious not just in what he says, but in how he delivers it. Itās in his tone of voice. The weird little noises he makes. He brings physical comedy into his voice acting!!
And, Billy Eichner, although he is very funny, he just feels too monotone. Too dry. Too sardonic. Too even for a character like Timon. Heās funny, but not in the way that Timon is meant to be. He also kind of⦠sounds the same in every scene. Thereās very little modulation of tone.
Like, whether heās rescuing Simba, bantering with Pumbaa, or nihilistically dismissing the Circle of Life, itās all delivered in the same tone of voice: wry, dry, sardonic, and a little smug.
But Nathan Lane, in contrast, will switch gears mid-line! Heāll start calm, then roll into panic or fury. Heāll go from wry to wounded in a heartbeat.
And Eichnerās Timon stays weirdly cool-headed and unbothered in most scenes, which, incidentally, softens Timonās comedy, his volatility, and his HEART.
Fear and Shame:
He also just⦠feels like he lacks the core motivators of 1994 Timonās flaws. That sense of fear and shame. TLK 2019 Timon doesnāt seem afraid underneath his snark. He doesnāt feel insecure. And he definitely doesnāt have that sense of buried shame that I feel from the OG Timon.
No, TLK 2019 Timon just feels so unbothered and uncaring and cold and indifferent. It feels like his nihilistic claim of ālife is meaninglessā is genuinely what he believes, and it feels like he arrived there coolly and intellectually. Itās very cynical, and quite unlike the OG Timonās avoidance of his past due to hurt and shame. This is a version of Timon that denies meaning altogether.
So yeah⦠for me, Timon isnāt just about the jokes. Thatās not what Iām here for. Thatās not why I love him. No, to me, he is ALL about the desperation underneath the jokes. And when that gets lost or softened, so does the heart and soul of the character. Timon without fear and shame is like Pumbaa without wisdom and heart. He becomes just this⦠one-note, two-bit snarky meerkat.
And frankly, I just donāt care about that guy. š„²
#also girl you are speaking my language with Nathan lanes performance as Timon I LOVVEE him#he DOES have that tenderness every time heās making little jabs at pumbaa#trust I have Ranted over how one of Timons VAs in the cartoon LACKS that and it makes it seem like he literally hates pumbaa#as someone who has been told her Timon impression is strangely really good- Timons a PERFORMANCE. bros a theatre kid you gotta act like it#also live action Timon is ugly as hell there I said it#anyway get tlk live action Away from me lmao#timon and pumbaa#timon#tlk
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Damn, I love the little comunity bout Timon and Pumbaa that we have here.
I mean, when I post something about T&P, I have a very acurruate idea about who are going to give it like, who are going to repost and even the tags that they are going to use.
It“s just like... A tiny town where every body know each other and all are nice between them.
Anyway, I love yall guys <3
(P.S. Why we just pretend that all of us are adopted by Timbaa hehe?)
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Random sketches I found by accident while looking for clean paper to draw on in my sketchbook.
These are probably from 2020-2021, if I were to hazard a guess. I have this awful tendency to doodle something, immediately decide I hate it, and then hide it away somewhere, never to be seen again. š«£ Especially my Timon sketches. I have this weird complex about needing to get him just right, and they are NEVER good enough in my eyes. But then I look back at these, and Iām likeāya know what, these arenāt that bad?! ���
Like, with how sparingly I post my art, youād think I barely draw, right? But I doodle and sketch almost daily. I just hardly ever post my drawings because of deep rooted āØself-loathing⨠š¬
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I completely forgot to change my banner on here!! ><
If youāre a lesbian Sonamy fan I want you to know I LOVE YOU AND I SEE YOU !!!

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ā¦Juuuuuust gonna leave this here:
Itās some production art and a lot of unused story beats from Lion King 1 1/2.
These are SUPER fun to look at, and some of them are pretty hilarious.
Some āØhighlightsāØ:


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For all the 1 sam and max fans out there š£ļø
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Gave Pumbaa the same ten minute sketch book treatment I gave Timon last night while my son finished his breakfast. š
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Ten minute Timon warm-up in my sketch pad. Posting it now before I chicken out and decide I hate it. š
I need to draw with pencil on paper more often! I forgot how fun and freeing it is.
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Anytime Iām drawing Timon, or even watching the movie/shows, or just looking at him in general, I get this like⦠weird feeling in my stomach/chest, that feels akin to like⦠overwhelming love and affection, but like⦠also the feeling of wanting to CHOKE HIM OUT?!?!???
????!!!
Like, the closest thing I can think to describe this feeling is ācuteness aggression,ā but even thatās not quite right š¤£
Itās like⦠I LOVE HIM⦠I H ATE HIM ⦠IāM LOVE??!!?
And I want to bully him š„²
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Me, while drawing Timon:
Hmmm. How can I make him look more⦠punchable?
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Finally figured out how to draw him without referenceā¼ļø
#get ready to be SICK of me#heās so fun to draw now#I love him#my art#timon and pumbaa#timon#lion king#lion king 1 1/2
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