The Running of the Bullies

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The Running of the Bullies

Attribution information
Director	Brad Neave
Writer	• James Bates • Steve Roberts
Production information
Series	The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
Season	3
Episode	29a
Air date	July 16, 1999
Episode guide
Previous	"Lights, Camera, Traction"
Next	"Special Defects"

My dream vacation is becoming a nightmare.Pumbaa

"The Running of the Bullies" is the first segment of the twenty-ninth episode of Season 3 of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, and the one hundred and forty-seventh episode of the series overall. It premiered on July 16, 1999, alongside "Special Defects".

Official synopsis

"While in Spain, Timon agitates a bull named El Toro during the Running of the Bulls."^[1]

Plot summary

Timon and Pumbaa are visiting Spain. When they get to the bulls’ cage, El Toro pokes Timon, making the meerkat confront him. Pumbaa tries to prevent Timon from agitating El Toro so that they could enjoy their vacation, but the meerkat continues arguing with the bull.

TROTB Timon Pumbaa & El Toro5 — El Toro tells Timon that he's tired of being taunted.

The Running of the Bulls begins, however, El Toro refuses to give up on Timon, telling him that he’s tired of being taunted, including when he’s bullfighting. Timon replies by telling him that he’s tired of him picking on him and Pumbaa, who tries to stop the argument in order to not ruin his vacation. But then, El Toro starts chasing Timon.

TROTB Timon Pumbaa & El Toro9 — El Toro sees Timon trying to hide.

While Timon tries to outwit El Toro, Pumbaa decides to enjoy his vacation by himself. When the warthog goes to a museum, Timon follows him and hides in various paintings. El Toro enters the museum and spots Timon in all the paintings he’s hiding in and the meerkat continues to run with the bull giving chase.

TROTB Timon Pumbaa El Toro & bulls — Pumbaa chases Timon and El Toro.

Timon then dresses as a matador to start fighting El Toro. Pumbaa intervenes and stops the fight, telling Timon and El Toro that all he wanted was to have a nice vacation in Spain, but they ruined it. The warthog then scolds El Toro for the way he’s been treating his tourists, which El Toro and Timon reply that it is a Running of the Bulls tradition, and they state that they enjoyed the chase.

Pumbaa then decides to chase Timon and El Toro all the way to the bulls’ cage. El Toro gives Pumbaa an advice of him having a nice rest at the beach. At the beach, Timon and El Toro are relaxing in sun chairs, chatting casually, while Pumbaa is going berserk.

Cast

Starring

Kevin Schon as Timon
Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa

Guest Starring

S. Scott Bullock as El Toro

Appearances

Characters

Species

Bulls
Humans
Meerkats
Warthogs

Locations

Spain
- Beach
- Museum

Organizations and Titles

Running of the Bulls

Trivia

The episode's title is a combination of the word, "bullies," and the Running of the Bulls, a celebrated event in Spain.

Media

The full episodes of "The Running of the Bullies" and "Special Defects"

References

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

Season 3 of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa

Whiff • To Be Bee or Not To Be Bee • Luck Be a Meerkat • Just When You Thought You'd Cuisine it All • Lemonade Stand Off • Big Jungle Game • Boo Hoo Bouquet • Timon...Alone • So Sumo Me • Now Museum, Now You Don't • Visiting Pig-nitaries • The Truth About Kats and Hogs • Escape From Newark • Truth Be Told • Throw Your Hog in the Ring • Slalom Problem • Circus Jerks • Nest Best Thing • Super Hog-O • Don't Have the Vegas Idea • Hot Enough For Ya? • Werehog of London • Bigfoot, Littlebrain • Astro-Nots • Robin Hoodwinked • Serengeti Western • All Pets Are Off • Boary Glory Days • Two for the Zoo • The Swine in the Stone • You May Have Already Won Six Million Bakra • My Meteor, My Friend • Jungle Slickers • Don't Wake the Neighbear • Recipe for Disaster • Going Over-Boar'd • Ivy Beleaguered • Broadway Bound & Gagged • Steel Hog • Dealer's Choice Cut • Space Ham • You Bet Your Tuhkus • No-Good Samaritan • Living in De Nile • One Tough Bug • Pirates of Pumbzance • Miss Perfect • Hakuna Matata U. • Pig-Malion • Why No Rhino • War Hogs • The Big No Sleep • Common Scents • Mister Twister • Don't Be Elfish • Lights, Camera, Traction • The Running of the Bullies • Special Defects • Wishy Washy • Ice Escapades • Guru-Some • Jailhouse Shock • Nearly Departed • Early Bird Watchers • The Spy's the Limit • Ready, Aim, Fire • Timoncchio • Ghost Boosters • Stay Away from my Honey! • Sitting Pretty Awful • He's A Bad, Bad, Bad Sport • Dapper Duck Burgers • It Runs Good • Hot Air Buffoons • Timon in Love • Kahuna Potato • Mook Island • Cliphangers

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

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