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Super Hog-O
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Super Hog-O
Super Hog-o
Attribution information
Director

Mauro Casalese

Writer

Henry Gilroy

Production information
Series

The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa

Season

3

Episode

10a

Air date

March 5, 1999

Episode guide
Previous

"Nest Best Thing"

Next

"Don't Have the Vegas Idea"

Pumbaa, I need you! Help!
Timon[src]

"Super Hog-O" is the first segment of the tenth episode of Season 3 of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, and the one hundred and ninth episode of the series overall. It premiered on March 5, 1999, alongside "Don't Have the Vegas Idea".

Official synopsis[]

"After being struck by lightning, Pumbaa thinks he's a superhero!"[1]

Plot summary[]

While a storm approaches, Pumbaa reads a comic about a warthog superhero called Lightning Lard. Timon shows up to warn his friend about the approaching storm. Pumbaa tells Timon how great it would be to be a superhero like Lightning Lard, stating that it was thanks to the lightning strike that the once mild-mannered hog was given superpowers and became a superhero. The warthog then states that if he was Lightning Lard, he would have super strength, super speed, and a sixth sense of danger.

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After getting struck by lightning, Pumbaa makes himself Lightning Lard.

Pumbaa then gets struck by lightning, which makes in him believe that he was chosen to become Lightning Lard. Timon tries to convince Pumbaa that he just had a very traumatic event. The warthog then makes Timon his sidekick, Boy Furry, much to the meerkat’s annoyance.

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Timon rescues the bear cub from the rock.

Later, while Pumbaa and a reluctant Timon try to find danger, Timon sees a bear cub climbing on a pile of rocks while chasing a butterfly. While Pumbaa tries to come up with a superhero catchphrase, Timon stops a big rock from hitting the baby bear. But the bear makes Timon let go of the rock by biting his arm, causing the rock to resume falling, which causes more rocks to fall. Pumbaa ends up rescuing the bear and the bear’s mother shows up and praises the warthog for what he did (and compliments on his “catchphrase”). While Pumbaa gives himself credit for the rescue, Timon corrects him by stating that it was in fact he who saved the baby bear's life.

Timon and Pumbaa then see the bear cub heading to a crocodile river while chasing a bird. While Pumbaa tries to be fit, knowing that that’s how superhero’s should be, Timon once again attempts to rescue the bear while also trying to avoid getting eaten by the crocodiles.

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Pumbaa feels useless after being convinced by Timon that he's not a real superhero.

After successfully escaping the crocodiles, Timon and the baby bear find themselves drowning in quicksand. When Pumbaa saves the bear, the mother bear shows up and once again praises Pumbaa for his action and also compliments on his muscles.

When Timon manages to get out of the quicksand, the meerkat gets fed up and tells Pumbaa that he is not really a superhero and that the lightning just stroke his mind. Realizing that he is nothing but a plain warthog, the unhappy Pumbaa takes off his superhero costume. Feeling guilty, Timon tries to cheer his friend up by telling him that he's okay even when he's not a superhero. The meerkat then tries to pretend to be in danger, but Pumbaa still finds himself to be useless.

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As the mother bear praises Pumbaa for saving her baby's life, Pumbaa tells her that Timon also deserves a reward.

The storm then approaches and Timon sees the baby bear heading to it. The meerkat tries to get Pumbaa to rescue the bear, but the warthog refuses to do so as he knows that he is not a superhero. Therefore, Timon tries to rescue the bear himself, but the two end up falling off the cliff. Timon grabs on to the edge of the cliff and the bear bites Timon’s other hand to prevent himself from falling.

Since it is now up to Pumbaa to save him and the bear, Timon convinces his friend that he is Lightning Lard after all. Hearing Timon’s words, Pumbaa puts his superhero costume back on and saves Timon and the bear. The mother bear later shows up and once again praises Pumbaa for saving her baby. Pumbaa then tells the mother bear that she should also reward Timon for being his sidekick. However, the mother bear makes her baby bite Timon’s right hand, much to the meerkat’s discomfort.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Guest Starring[]

Appearances[]

Characters

  • Bear cub
  • Lightning Lard (comic character)
  • Mother Bear
  • Pumbaa
  • Timon

Species

Locations

Organizations and Titles

  • The Pig Powerful (temporary)
  • Superhero sidekick (temporary)

Trivia[]

  • This episode contains some similarities to Around the World with Timon & Pumbaa; both involve Pumbaa getting struck by lightning, which result in his mind getting affected. However, the difference is that whereas Around the World with Timon & Pumbaa has Pumbaa lose his memories, this episode has Pumbaa believe he was chosen to become a superhero and he is therefore no longer "plain old Pumbaa".[2]

Media[]

References[]


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
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