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
James Bond and Moonraker not sprout a flotation device and ascend to St. Mark's square as it does in the film. Wood's second novelization was barely reviewed. Syndicated columnist Bob Greene was scathing. He said the novelization was "dreary and schlocky and juvenile; it lacks all of the wonderful tension and personality of the original Fleming book. James Bond would be embarrassed to be in it. [...] In the meantime, shed a tear for Ian Fleming and James Bond. And don't, under any circumstances, buy the "Moonraker" you see in the stores today. Hold out for the real thing. If you can't find it