Dr. Happy

Dr. Happy (also known as Mr. Happy) is a male human.
Dr. Happy encountered Timon and Pumbaa, whom he believed were endangered animals. He took them to his wildlife preserve, where they remained for 28 years. Eventually, the two grew homesick and hatched a plan to escape. Using potato sacks as decoys, the two tunneled out of the preserve while Dr. Happy and his minion, Happy Dog, were distracted.
Later, Dr. Happy's creation, a monster called Bartholomew, escaped his laboratory.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Dr. Happy lived in the jungle. He owned an animal sanctuary and a laboratory, where he kept animals away from danger. He also had a pet dog named Happy Dog, who served as his sidekick.
===Encounter with Timon and Pumbaa===
Dr. Happy found Timon and Pumbaa taking a nap. Believing they were endangered species, he took the duo to his animal sanctuary. He explained to Timon and Pumbaa that he had thought they were endangered because he had never heard of them before; therefore, he had assumed they were rare. Timon tricked Dr. Happy into thinking that he himself was rare and endangered, as neither Timon nor Pumbaa had ever heard of him either. While Dr. Happy tried to find a sanctuary of his own, Timon and Pumbaa attempted to escape the wildlife preserve.
When Timon and Pumbaa's attempts to escape the sanctuary failed, Dr. Happy returned and told the duo that he had not found a sanctuary anywhere. Timon unintentionally admitted that he had just been trying to get rid of him, which caused Dr. Happy to sob. Dr. Happy then told Timon and Pumbaa that he had created some activities they could do in the animal sanctuary. This made Timon want to stay and accept living a new life in the preserve. Pumbaa, however, started to feel homesick and wanted to leave the sanctuary. Timon argued that they could do lots of things at the sanctuary and suggested they stay.
28 years later, Timon began to feel homesick, and he and Pumbaa made a plan to escape while Dr. Happy and Happy Dog were distracted. They used two sacks of potatoes as dummies of themselves escaping the sanctuary. Dr. Happy and Happy Dog chased the potato sacks as well as some other animals while Timon and Pumbaa tunneled out.
After their plan succeeded, Timon and Pumbaa were happy to relive their old lives. Dr. Happy and Happy Dog chased the sacks of potatoes and eventually ran back into Timon and Pumbaa, who attempted to escape them, as they were worried that Dr. Happy would force them to live at the wildlife preserve again.
===Bartholomew's escape===
While Dr. Happy was sleeping, Happy Dog told his owner that a monster named Bartholomew had escaped their laboratory. Showing little concern about Bartholomew's escape, Dr. Happy suggested that they look for him the next day.
==Physical appearance==
Dr. Happy is a short and portly man with fair skin. He wears a red hat, spectacles, a light blue shirt, blue pants, and blue and brown sandals.
==Personality and traits==
Being a biologist, Dr. Happy likes to help poor unfortunate animals. However, despite his good intentions, he forces them to live in his animal sanctuary, sometimes against their will. Dr. Happy can also be somewhat hyperactive.
==Appearances==
* The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
** "Let's Serengeti Out of Here"
** "Shake Your Djibouti"
==Trivia==
* Dr. Happy was voiced by Steve Mackall.
** Mackall also voiced Happy Dog and Thief.
* Dr. Happy seems to like rabbits, as he wears bunny shorts and bunny slippers.
* In "Shake Your Djibouti", Dr. Happy has gray eyebrows. This may indicate that he aged over the course of the 28-year gap in "Let's Serengeti Out of Here".
* The blue hat Dr. Happy sleeps with resembles the Sorcerer's hat from Fantasia and Disney's Hollywood Studios.
* Dr. Happy is similar to Bessie Higgenbottom from the 2008-2010 Nickelodeon animated series The Mighty B!; both are geeky, display extreme hyperactivity, and have a blue dog named Happy.
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Humans
Category:The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa characters
Category:Males