Should Pumbaa's backstory have been included?

[Noah]

I personally think it should have been included, because this movie is 12 minutes shorter than the original Lion King. I know 77 minutes is typical Disney sequel length, but still...

[DGFone]

Well, we technically did get some of his back-story in "Hakuna Matata", and if you wanted even more, it would have extended the movie far longer than the 12 minutes to get to TLK length. And considering that it would include several new characters, it's just asking for loads of more trouble.

[SimbasGuard]

I also voted no because it would be very sad to watch a movie about how Pumbaa got kicked out of his Sounder for having gas and I don't see how a whole movie could be made about that.

[cleargreenwater]

Plus Pumbaa's such a lovable mush I don't think he'd have the snap-snap energy to keep a story about himself moving & interesting. Timon is funny and 1.5 lasts so long because he has such problems & hangups about people that Pumbaa doesnt' have, haha.

[TheLionPrince]

In my view, it would undermine what Pumbaa's backstory tried to tell us in the original film during the song, "Hakuna Matata". Plus, Pumbaa's backstory already briefly tells us his backstory in the dialogue when he first meets Timon in the movie:

Timon: Hey, what about you? You're all alone. You are all alone, aren't you?
Pumbaa: Yeah. Most animals give me a pretty wide berth.
Timon: They do? Even the hungry ones?
Pumbaa: Yeah, I drive almost everyone away. People see me comin' and they run for cover. They can't get out of the way fast enough.
Timon: You don't say, you don't say. Must be the gleam on those vicious tusks, huh? Strikes fear inte their hearts.
Pumbaa: Actually, they say I wreck their appetite.

How much further can you get than this to get what Pumbaa's backstory is like?

Also, I see TLK 1½ is more from Timon's viewpoint of the original film than that of Pumbaa's, so it was best to tell his "official" backstory.

[FlipMode]

It tells you multiple times, he stinks and so no one liked him and he farts... How much character development could you want? Even the name Pumbaa is Swahili for foolish too so yeah, I voted no.

[FlipMode]

Nice to see you take heed of such trivial statistical data, but I voted no...

[Biomac]

Yeah I think that it would be funny to see Pumbaa's backstory in TLK 1 1/2 like Timon's

[WindAnnWise]

I think it should've been included. I wanted to know more about Pumbaa's past than just what he told Timon and in "Hakuna Matata".

[AdAstrα]

I personally am way more interested in Pumbaa's past than Timon's. So my answer is yes.