The Lion King 1½ (also known as titled The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata in some regions) is a 2004 American animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film produced by the Australian branch of DisneyToon Studios and released direct to video on February 10, 2004. As the third installment released in the Lion King media franchise it serves as an origin story for the meerkat/warthog duo Timon and Pumbaa while the film is also set before, during and after the events of The Lion King. A majority of the original voice cast from the first film returns to reprise their roles, including Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella as the voices of Timon and Pumbaa, respectively.
English[]
Release date: February 10, 2004
| Name | Voice Actors / Actresses |
|---|---|
| Timon | Nathan Lane |
| Pumbaa | Ernie Sabella |
| Ma | Julie Kavner |
| Uncle Max | Jerry Stiller |
| Flinchy | Jason Rudofsky |
| Young Simba | Matt Weinberg |
| Simba | Matthew Broderick |
| Nala | Moira Kelly |
| Rafiki | Robert Guillaume |
| Zazu | Edward Hibbert |
| Shenzi | Whoopi Goldberg |
| Banzai | Cheech Marin |
| Ed | Jim Cummings |
Albanian[]
Title: Mbreti luan 3: Hakuna Matata
Release date: ?
| Name | Dubber | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | Speaking | Singing |
| Timon | Neritan Liçaj | Nathan Lane - English version | |
| Pumbaa | Gëzim Rudi | Ernie Sabella - English version | |
| Ma | Medi Gurra | ||
| Uncle Max | Xhaxha Maks | Erion Kame | |
| Young Simba | Simba i ri | Suela Qoshja | |
| Simba | Lorenc Kaja | Matthew Broderick - English version | |
| Rafiki | Mërkur Bozgo | ||
| Nala | Ersila | ||
| Shenzi | Unknown | ||
| Banzai | Unknown | ||
| Ed | Unknown | ||
| Zazu | Unknown | ||
Arabic[]
Title: الأسد الملك ٣: هاكونا ماتاتا
Release date: 2004
Arabic TV[]
Title: الأسد الملك ٣: هاكونا ماتات
Release date: 201?
| Name | Dubber | |
|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | |
| Timon | تيمون | ناصر شاهين / Naser Chahine |
| Pumbaa | بومبا | جلال الهجرسي / Jalal El-Hajresi |
| Timon's mother | أم تيمون | سهير البدراوي / Soheir El-Badrawi |
| Uncle Max | العم ماكس | إبراهيم غريب / Ibrahim Ghareeb |
| Flinchy | منسحب | إبرام عماد / Ibram Imad |
| Young Simba | سمبا الصغير | شهاب الدين محمود / Shihab El-Deen Mahmoud |
| Simba | سمبا | محمود شابوري / Mahmoud Shabouri |
| Nala | نال | نهى فكري / Noha Fekry |
| Rafiki | رافيكي | مؤمن البرديسي / Mo'men El-Bardisi |
| Zazu | زازو | عادل خلف / Adel Khalaf |
| Shenzi | شينزي | سلوى محمد علي / Salwa Mohammad Ali |
| Banzai | بانزاي | أحمد خليل / Ahmad Khalil |
| Ed | إد | محمد حسن / Mohammad Hasan |
Additional voices:[]
- آية خميس / Aya Khamis
- إيناس صبري / Inas Sabri
- محمود حمودة / Mahmoud Hammouda
- معتز مطر / Mo'tazz Matar
- وائل شاهين / Wael Chahine
- أمل عبد الله / Amal Abdallah
Singers "Digga Tunna":[]
- زياد الشريف / Ziad El-Sharif
- عزت غانم / Ezzat Ghanem
- إلهامي أمين / Ilhami Amin
- هشام الجندي / Hisham El-Jendi
- نهى فكري / Noha Fekry
- أميرة الناصر / Amira El-Naser
Other Info:[]
- In this dub Ma was renamed to "Timon's mother".
Azerbaijani (voice-over)[]
Title: Kral Şir
Release date:
Brazilian Portuguese[]
Title: O Rei Leão 3: Hakuna Matata
Release date: March 17, 2004
Bulgarian[]
Title: Цар Лъв 3: Хакуна матата
Release date: 2004
| Name | Dubber | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | Speaking | Singing |
| Timon | Тимон | Георги Стоянов / Georgi Stoyanov | Ненчо Балабанов / Nencho Balabanov |
| Pumbaa | Пумба | Георги Спасов / Georgi Spasov | Цанко Тасев / Tsanko Tasev |
| Timon's mother | Майката на Тимон | Ива Апостолова / Iva Apostolova | |
| Uncle Max | Чичо Макс | Сава Пиперов / Sava Piperov | |
| Young Simba | Малкия Симба | Живко Станев / Zhivko Stanev | |
| Simba | Симба | Петър Салчев / Petŭr Salchev | |
| Nala | Нала | Петя Абаджиева / Petya Abadzhieva | |
| Rafiki | Рафики | Марин Янев / Marin Yanev | |
| Zazu | Зазу | Веселин Ранков / Veselin Rankov | |
| Shenzi | Шензи | Даринка Митова / Darinka Mitova | |
| Banzai | Банзаи | Георги Новаков / Georgi Novakov | |
Canadian French[]
Title: Le Roi Lion 1½
Castilian Spanish[]
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Title: El rey león 3: Hakuna Matata
Release date: 2004
| Name | Dubber | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | Speaking | Singing |
| Timon | Timón | Alberto Mieza | Òscar Mas |
| Pumbaa | Pumba | Miguel Ángel Jenner | |
| Timon's mother | Madre de Timón | Marta Padován | |
| Uncle Max | Tío Max | Javier Viñas | |
| Young Simba | Joven Simba | José Antonio Torrabadella | |
| Simba | Sergio Zamora | ||
| Nala | Marta Barbará | ||
| Rafiki | Ricky Coello | ||
| Zazu | Zazú | Eduard Doncos | |
| Shenzi | María Dolores Gispert | ||
| Banzai | Antonio García Moral | ||
| Ed | Mario Fillio | ||
Additional voices:[]
- Bruno Jordá
- Enrique Hernández
- Lucas Cisneros
- Roser Vilches
- Sandra Fortuny
Other Info:[]
- Marta Padován, playing Timon's mother, is the mother of Marta Barbará, playing Nala.
Croatian[]
Title: Kralj lavova 3: Hakuna Matata
Danish[]
Title: Løvernes konge 3: Hakuna Matata
Release date - Februar 10, 2004
Editering, Tecnique - Jørn Jespersen
Coordinator - Anette Pilmark
Instruction, Dialog - Lars Thiesgaard
Angiv tekst, Sang - Morten Holm-Nielsen, Jens Louis Petersen
Singinstruction - Helle Henning
Angiv tekst, Dialog - Hans Kristian Bang
Producer - Svend Christiansen
| Name | Dubbed | Dubber |
|---|---|---|
| Timon | Henrik Koefoed | |
| Pumbaa | Pumba | Lars Thiesgaard |
| Timon's Mother | Timons Mor | Birthe Neumann |
| Uncle Max | Onkel Max | Peter Schrøder |
| Simba | Simba Voksen | Peter Jorde |
| Rafiki | Peter Belli | |
| Nala | Nala Voksen | Pernille Højgaard |
| Shenzi | Lone Kellermann | |
| Banzai | Donald Andersen | |
| Ed | Ib | Mario Filio |
| Zazu | Peter Zhelder | |
| Flinchy | Krymper | Jens Jacob Tychsen |
| Simba | Simba Barn | Lukas Forchhammer |
I Øvrigt Medvirkende
- Søren Ulrichs
- Vibeke Dueholm
- Søren Sætter-Lassen
- Timm Mehrens
- Julian K.E. Baltzer
- Rasmus Albeck
- Puk Scharbau
- Lena Brostrøm
- Dorthe Hyldstrup
- Peter Bom
- Mads Lumholt
- Trine Dansgaard
- Johnny Jørgensen
- Nicoline Møller
- Lise Nees
- Pia Scharling
- Brian Grønbæk Jensen
- Søren Launbjerg
Dutch[]
Title: De Leeuwen Koning 3 - Hakuna Matata
Release date: March 10, 2004
European French[]
Title: Le Roi Lion 3: Hakuna Matata
Release date: March 17, 2004
European Portuguese[]
Title: O Rei Leão 3 - Hakuna Matata
Release date: 2004
| Name | Dubber | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | Speaking | Singing |
| Timon | André Maia | ||
| Pumbaa | José Raposo | ||
| Mom | Mãe do Timon | Maria Henrique | |
| Uncle Max | Tio Max | António Montez | |
| Flinchy | Coças | Fernando de Sousa | |
| Young Simba | Jovem Simba | João Teixeira | Fábio Pascoal |
| Simba | Carlos Frexio | ||
| Nala | Cláudia Cadima | Ana Guida | |
| Rafiki | Fernando Luís | ||
| Zazu | Fernando Luís | ||
| Shenzi | Cucha Carvalheiro | ||
| Banzai | Adriano Luz | ||
| Ed | Mario Filio | ||
Additional voices:[]
- Sandra de Castro
- Rui Paulo
- Carlos Vieira de Almeida
- Vítor Emanuel
- Patrícia Silveira
- Sérgio Peixoto
- Manuel Dos Santos
- Paulo Lourenço
- Rui Miranda
- Gonçalo Lourenço
- Jorge Alves
- Patrícia Antunes
- Ana Paula Almeida
- Marie Michelle Rollin
- Carolina Figueiredo
- Raquel da Silva
- Teófilo Sonnenberg
Finnish[]
Title: Leijonakuningas 3: Hakuna matata
Release date: February 27, 2004
German[]
Title: Der König der Löwen 3: Hakuna Matata
Greek[]
Title: Ο βασιλιάς των λιονταριών 3: Χακούνα ματάτα
Hebrew[]
Title: מלך האריות 3: האקונה מאטאטה
Hungarian[]
Title: Az oroszlánkirály 3: Hakuna Matata
Icelandic[]
Italian[]
Title: Il re leone 3 - Hakuna Matata
Release date: March 3, 2004
Japanese[]
Title: ライオン・キング3 ハクナ・マタタ
Release date: March 19, 2004
Korean[]
Title: 라이온 킹 3
Latin Spanish[]
Title: El rey león 3: Hakuna matata
Release date:
- Venezuela - March 1, 2004
- Argentina - April 1, 2004
Malay[]
Mandarin Chinese[]
Norwegian[]
Title: Løvenes konge 3 - Hakuna matata
| Name | Dubber | |
|---|---|---|
| Original | Dubbed | |
| Timon | Åsleik Engmark | |
| Pumbaa | Harald Mæle | |
| Timon's mother | Timons mor | Eli Anne Linnestad |
| Uncle Max | Onkel Max | Kalle Øby |
| Flinchy | Skvetti | Christoffer Staib |
| Young Simba | Ung Simba | Petter Andre Jølstad |
| Simba | Håvard Bakke | |
| Nala | Hanne Dieserud | |
| Rafiki | Morten Røhrt | |
| Zazu | Anders Hatlo | |
| Shenzi | Mari Maurstad | |
| Banzai | Per Christian Ellefsen | |
| Ed | ? | |
Polish[]
Title: Król lew III: Hakuna matata
Release date: March 1st, 2004
Romanian[]
Russian[]
Title: Король Лев 3: Xaкуна Матата
Release date: March 4, 2004
Serbian[]
Title: Краљ лавова 3: Хакуна Матата
Swedish[]
Title: Lejonkungen 3 - Hakuna Matata
Release date: February 18, 2004
Thai[]
Turkish[]
Ukranian[]
Title: Король Лев 3