Thumper (Bambi) over again, irritating Timon. Since many characters, including Simba, Nala, Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo, Bambi, Thumper, Flower, Peter Pan, etc., join in the bandwagon, Timon passes the remote to Pumbaa to allow him to play the movie over again. "Thumper" is used as a metaphor for a cuddly pet when referring to women. "'Bambi" and "Thumper" are the names of two female bodyguards in the James Bond movie "Diamonds Are Forever". The name "Thumper" is given to a snake that Andy Pipkin gets Lou to buy instead of a rabbit in Little Britain, Season 1, Episode 5, Clip
Bambi (character) gradually becomes more mature, but even in young adulthood, he seems a very young buck with a delicate build and a fairly naïve nature. The naturalistic animation in the first film was helped by a pair of four-month-old fawns sent to the studio by Maine game wardens. However, human models were also used for one scene: actress Jane Randolph and Ice Capades star Donna Atwood acted as live-action references for the scene where Bambi and Thumper are on ice. Disney also had Rico LeBrun, a painter of animals, come to the studio to lecture on the structure and movement of