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{{Infobox Movie
| name           = The Lion King 1½
| image           = File:The Lion King 1½ logo.svg 
| director       = [[Bradley Raymond]]
| producer       = George A. Mendoza
| screenplay     = Tom Rogers
| based_on = {{Based on|[[Timon & Pumbaa|''The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa'']]|Walt Disney Television}}
| story          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Roger Allers]]
* [[Irene Mecchi]]
* Bill Steinkiller
* Raymond Singer
* [[Evan Spiliotopoulos]] }}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nathan Lane]]
* [[Ernie Sabella]]
* [[Julie Kavner]]
* [[Jerry Stiller]]
* [[Matthew Broderick]]
* [[Robert Guillaume]]
* [[Moira Kelly]]
* [[Whoopi Goldberg]]
* [[Cheech Marin]]
* [[Jim Cummings]]
* [[Edward Hibbert]]
* [[Matt Weinberg]] }}
| music          = [[Don L. Harper|Don Harper]]
| editing        = Joyce Arrastia
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Walt Disney Pictures]]
* [[DisneyToon Studios]]}}
| distributor    = {{plainlist|
* [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Entertainment]]
}}
| released       = {{Film date|2004|2|10|United States}}
| runtime        = 78 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
}}
'''''The Lion King 1½''''' (known as '''''The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata''''' in some countries) is a 2004 American theatrically animated comedy film and [[direct-to-video]] [[animation|animated]] [[comedy movie|comedy film]]. It is based on ''[[The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa]]'' and serves as a third installment, [[sidequel]] to ''[[The Lion King]]''. It is a final installment in the trilogy and the [[Sequel|sidequel]] to ''The Lion King''. All three movies were made by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. This movie is about the [[fictional character]]s Timon and Pumbaa before they met [[Simba]].

==Release==
''The Lion King {{frac|1|1|2}}'' was released on February 10, 2004. Internationally, it was titled ''The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata''.<ref name=DisneyDVDNewsletter>{{cite web|title=Disney DVD and Video Newsletter - The Lion King 1½" On DVD And Video February 10|url=http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/newsletter/feb2004/feature.html|publisher=Disney|access-date=4 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814141014/http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/newsletter/feb2004/feature.html|archive-date=August 14, 2011|date=February 2004|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=AMLionKing12Continues>{{cite news|last1=Ball|first1=Ryan|title=Lion King 1 1/2 Continues Circle of Life|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/lion-king-1-12-continues-circle-of-life/|access-date=March 4, 2017|work=Animation Magazine|date=February 10, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304133512/http://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/lion-king-1-12-continues-circle-of-life/|archive-date=March 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>


== The story ==
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Timon and Pumbaa start to watch the original ''[[The Lion King|Lion King]]'' movie, but Timon keeps insisting to fast forward to when they come in, because they were not seen in the beginning of the story or anywhere until halfway through. Pumbaa suggests telling the audience their story, which begins before [[Simba]]'s journey begins. Through this, we meet Timon's mother and Uncle Max, discover why he left his meerkat colony, where he learned Hakuna Matata, how he met Pumbaa, and the perils they encountered while searching for their dream home.

== Cast ==
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* [[Nathan Lane]] as Timon
* [[Ernie Sabella]] as Pumbaa
* [[Matthew Broderick]] as Simba (mature)
* [[Matt Weinberg]] as Simba (young)
* [[Cheech Marin]] as Banzai
* [[Whoopi Goldberg]] as Shenzi
* [[Jim Cummings]] as Ed
* [[Robert Guillaume]] as Rafiki
* [[Moira Kelly]] as Nala
* [[Edward Hibbert]] as Zazu
* [[Julie Kavner]] as Ma
* [[Jerry Stiller]] as Uncle Max
* [[Frank Welker]] as Animals’ Vocal effects
* [[Jason Rudofsky]] as Flinchy
* [[Tony Anselmo]] as Donald Duck
* [[Jeff Bennett]] as Bashful
* [[Corey Burton]] as Grumpy
* [[Bill Farmer]] as Goofy
* [[Shaun Fleming]] as The Lost Boys
* [[Carolyn Gardner]] as Snow White
* [[Bob Joles]] as Sneezy
* [[Jason Marsden]] as Sleepy
* [[Del Roy]] as Doc
* [[Chris Sanders]] as Stitch
* [[Kevin Schon]] as Iron Joe
* [[Clive Swift]] as Happy
* [[Blayne Weaver]] as Peter Pan
* [[Cam Clarke]], [[Tress MacNeille]], [[Alex Manugian]], [[Owen Wilson]], [[Andrea Wolfson]] and [[Alan Young]] as Additional Voices

== Soundtrack ==
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| name       = The Lion King {{frac|1|1|2}}: Songs From Timon and Pumbaa's Hilarious Adventure
| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = Various Artists
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| genre      = [[R&B]], [[Pop music|Pop]], [[World music|world]], [[soundtrack]]
| length     = 22:52
| label      = [[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]]
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The movie's soundtrack, ''The Lion King 1½: Songs From Timon and Pumbaa's Hilarious Adventure'', was released on CD by Disney Records on February 10, 2004. It includes two songs from the original movie, "That's All I Need" and "Hakuna Matata", reperformed by Nathan Lane who took over the role of voicing the character Timon. The rest of the soundtrack includes various [[R&B]] tracks, including remakes of the [[Kool & The Gang|Kool and the Gang]] classic "Jungle Boogie" by artist French, and two instrumental pieces from film composer Don Harper.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Lion King 1½ SOUNDTRACK|url=https://www.amazon.com/Lion-King-1-2/dp/B00018H6EY|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=September 25, 2008}}</ref>

;Track listing
{{track listing
| extra_column=Artist
| total_length=22:52
| title1          = [[Grazing in the Grass]]
| length1         = 2:59
| extra1          = [[Raven-Symoné]]
| title2          = Diggah Tunnah Dance
| length2         = 3:53
| extra2          = [[Lebo M]] and [[Vinx]]
| title3          = That's All I Need
| length3         = 2:29
| extra3          = [[Nathan Lane]]
| title4          = [[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]
| length4         = 3:33
| extra4          = Nathan Lane, [[Ernie Sabella]], [[Jason Weaver]] and [[Joseph Williams (musician)|Joseph Williams]]
| title5          = [[The Lion Sleeps Tonight]]
| length5         = 3:35
| extra5          = Lebo M
| title6          = [[Jungle Boogie]]
| length6         = 3:20
| extra6          = Drew K. and [[The French (band)|the French]]
| title7          = Timon's Traveling Theme
| length7         = 1:20
| extra7          = [[Don L. Harper]]
| title8          = [[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme)|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]
| length8         = 1:43
| extra8          = [[Ennio Morricone]]
}}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Nominees
!Result
|-
| rowspan="8" |2005
| rowspan="2" |[[32nd Annie Awards|Annie Awards]]
|[[Annie Award for Best Animated Home Entertainment Production|Best Home Entertainment Production]]
|''The Lion King 1½''
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production|Music in an Animated Feature Production]]
|''The Lion King 1½''
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[DVD Exclusive Awards]]
|Best Animated Character Performance
|[[Nathan Lane]] (voice)<br>Alexis Stadermann (animator)
* For Timon
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Animated DVD Premiere Movie
|''The Lion King 1½''
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Director (of a DVD Premiere Movie)
|[[Bradley Raymond]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Editing (of a DVD Premiere Movie)
|Joyce Arrastia
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Screenplay (for a DVD Premiere Movie)
|Tom Rogers
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[31st Saturn Awards|Saturn Award]]
|[[Saturn Award for Best DVD or Blu-ray Release|Best DVD Release]]
|''The Lion King 1½''
|{{Nom}}
|}

== Video game ==
A [[video game]] version of the movie was published in 2003 for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. It had Timon and Pumbaa as the playable characters.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|title=''The Lion King 1½'' Game Boy Advance info/review|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/lionkingthe/news.html?sid=6103129&mode=press|accessdate=August 7, 2008|archive-date=August 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808163201/http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/lionkingthe/news.html?sid=6103129&mode=press|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Other websites ==
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* {{Amg movie|294752}}
* {{Bcdb title|25090}}
* {{IMDb title|0318403}}
* {{Rotten-tomatoes|lion_king_1_12}}

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