The Lion King Wiki
Register
Advertisement
The Lion King Wiki
One Tough Bug
Transcript
One Tough Bug
One Tough Bug
Attribution information
Director

Brad Neave

Writer

Michael Ryan

Production information
Series

The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa

Season

3

Episode

23a

Air date

June 4, 1999

Episode guide
Previous

"Living in De Nile"

Next

"Pirates of Pumbzance"

Pumbaa: Gee, that bug must really have something to live for!
Timon: Oh, come on, Pumbaa. What would a bug have to live for?
Timon and Pumbaa[src]

"One Tough Bug" is the first segment of the twenty-third episode of Season 3 of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, and the one hundred and thirty-fifth episode of the series overall. It premiered on June 4, 1999, alongside "Pirates of Pumbzance".

Official synopsis[]

"While visiting the Amazon, Timon becomes determined to eat 'the Big Bad Bug of the Amazon'."[1]

Plot summary[]

Timon and Pumbaa are visiting the Amazon, eating bugs while on their trip. The two then encounter a strong bug, who beats them up, calling it "the big, bad bug of the Amazon." Timon reads a book that says that the strong bug has never been caught and eaten, making the meerkat suggest that he and Pumbaa should be the first ones to consume the big, bad bug.

OTB Timon & Enemy2

Timon attempts to eat the big, bad bug, only to be beaten by him.

The bug lies down on a tree, which Timon sneaks behind and is about to eat the bug. But the big, bad bug manages to escape Timon's hand and beats the meerkat up again. The big, bad bug is now swimming at the Amazon River. While Timon makes on how he and Pumbaa can catch the bug, Pumbaa suggests that they should just leave it alone, because it might have something to live for. But Timon disagrees and he puts on a swimsuit and catches the bug, who beats Timon up. After Timon gets back on the shore, Pumbaa states that the bug is living a precious life, but Timon persists on catching and eating it.

OTB Timon & Pumbaa19

The friends argue over peace and war.

Timon tries another way to catch the bug, this time by using a net and a bear trap. The plan, however, fails as the bug captures Timon with a bigger net. While Timon looks for another way to catch and eat the big, bad bug, Pumbaa, now dressed as a hippie, tells Timon to leave the bug alone and live in peace and harmony, but Timon tells his friend that the bug is evil and it will spread it until all bugs have turned against them. He shows Pumbaa a video showing that there are more bugs than mammals in the world and tells him that if one bug stands up to them, so will all the other bugs.

OTB Enemy30

The bug turns its wings into butterfly wings.

While Timon, dressed as a military sergeant, attempts to destroy the big, bad bug with a tank, Pumbaa demonstrates against the meerkat's war and the two argue over who believes in their causes the most. While the meerkat continues his attempt, the bug destroys the tank, making Timon's plan fail again.

Timon now uses a jet plane to shoot the bug with missiles, but they miss the insect. The bug is now about to eat the plane, making Timon quickly launch himself out. Pumbaa, who is willing to stop the war, offers the bug an olive branch of peace, which the grub accepts. While Pumbaa goes to get more olive branches, Timon uses a bomb to try to destroy the bug, only for the insect to eat it as well. As the bug climbs up the tree to create a cocoon, Timon and Pumbaa make peace, as Timon admits that he could have spent all his money on bugs instead of war material. The two then see the bug turning itself into a butterfly, causing Timon to change his heart and tell Pumbaa that he was right about the bug having something to live for. Timon and Pumbaa then decide to go eat some other bugs while the big, bad bug flies away.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Appearances[]

Characters

Species

Locations

  • Amazon
    • Amazon river

References[]

  1. Watch The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa Full Episodes. Disney+. Accessed 12 November 2019.


Season 3 of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
WhiffTo Be Bee or Not To Be BeeLuck Be a MeerkatJust When You Thought You'd Cuisine it AllLemonade Stand OffBig Jungle GameBoo Hoo BouquetTimon...AloneSo Sumo MeNow Museum, Now You Don'tVisiting Pig-nitariesThe Truth About Kats and HogsEscape From NewarkTruth Be ToldThrow Your Hog in the RingSlalom ProblemCircus JerksNest Best ThingSuper Hog-ODon't Have the Vegas IdeaHot Enough For Ya?Werehog of LondonBigfoot, LittlebrainAstro-NotsRobin HoodwinkedSerengeti WesternAll Pets Are OffBoary Glory DaysTwo for the ZooThe Swine in the StoneYou May Have Already Won Six Million BakraMy Meteor, My FriendJungle SlickersDon't Wake the NeighbearRecipe for DisasterGoing Over-Boar'dIvy BeleagueredBroadway Bound & GaggedSteel HogDealer's Choice CutSpace HamYou Bet Your TuhkusNo-Good SamaritanLiving in De NileOne Tough BugPirates of PumbzanceMiss PerfectHakuna Matata U.Pig-MalionWhy No RhinoWar HogsThe Big No SleepCommon ScentsMister TwisterDon't Be ElfishLights, Camera, TractionThe Running of the BulliesSpecial DefectsWishy WashyIce EscapadesGuru-SomeJailhouse ShockNearly DepartedEarly Bird WatchersThe Spy's the LimitReady, Aim, FireTimoncchioGhost BoostersStay Away from my Honey!Sitting Pretty AwfulHe's A Bad, Bad, Bad SportDapper Duck BurgersIt Runs GoodHot Air BuffoonsTimon in LoveKahuna PotatoMook IslandCliphangers
Advertisement