Is Pumbaa actually the one with the brains instead of Timon?

[Anonymous]

Even though I'm in my mid-late 20's once in a while I watched one of my childhood cartoon show, Timon and Pumbaa.

In many episodes and even in The Lion King, Timon takes all the credit and always claims he's the one with the brains. It was really Pumbaa that one that said Simba would be on their side if they keep and raise him. Then Timon says the same thing as Pumbaa stated. Secondly, Pumbaa's explanation of the stars as ''burning balls of gas burning billions of miles away'' is indeed the correct one. It's not ''they're fireflies stuck on the big, bluish dark thing'' Timon keeps say. Lastly, on other episodes where Pumbaa actually reads books and studies, he can explain in elaborated terms.

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On another episode where Timon turns into a bug (due to a curse), he enters Pumbaa's body. His brain is only small because the light switch is turned off. Once it's turned on, it grows and he's actually smarter than you think.

[Breanna_nonbinary]

I think the two of them are like many in a relationship. You have one that is more down to earth and one who is aloof. Neither is smarter than the other but each has qualities that compliment the others strengths.

[Asker]

yeah Pumbaa usually doesn't say anything whenever Timon takes all the credit unless they're in a real crisis and Timon makes things worst by not listening.
An example to this is on one episode where they're placed as prisoners in a pyramid, Pumbaa has the guide book and the answer towards their freedom but Timon refuses to listen, making them trapped. Then Pumbaa has enough and screams at the top of his lungs ''LISTEN TO ME'' and he immediately listens. He knows when it's enough.