The episode contrasts the two characters; while Timon is skinny and agile, he is overwhelmingly lazy, and where Pumbaa is obese and clumsy, he very active. Where Pumbaa climbs the stairs, Timon takes the elevator. Where Pumbaa exercises to strengthen his shoulder muscles, Timon uses his two crunches rings as a hammock-like resting device. Where Pumbaa swims vigorously, Timon prefers to lie a raft. While Pumbaa lifts weights, Timon stretches out for another reason entirely, to sleep.
While many episodes took place outside of Africa in order to equip the writers with gags, Canada was completely irrelevant to this episode. It was instead a play on the phrase, "I think I can".