by TheLionPrince » February 20th, 2014, 10:29 pm
That whole scene was a send-up of the famous movie line, "They call me Mister Tibbs!", from In the Heat of the Night. While Simba and Timon called Pumbaa a pig when they were stargazing, they were just stating his animal family (Suidae). As for Banzai's remark, Pumbaa probably took it as being mentioned he's fat hence the term pig. Remember in the third film, Pumbaa was offended at being called fat, though Timon stated it was a compliment because he is literally a pig. So, if in reference to obesity, Pumbaa did over-react, though some people don't like to be told they're fat, but they certainly won't beat up someone because of it. In the context of the movie, it was meant to be nothing more and nothing less of a humorous pop culture reference.
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TheLionPrince on February 20th, 2014, 10:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.