Timmy Time

Timmy Time is a British stop-motion clay animated children's television series made for the BBC by Aardman Animations. It started broadcasting in the United Kingdom on CBeebies on 6 April 2009.[1] The show is a spin-off of Shaun the Sheep, in turn a spin-off of the Wallace and Gromit film, A Close Shave (1995).[1]

Timmy Time
GenreChildren's Clay animation
Created byJackie Cockle
Based onShaun the Sheep
by Richard Starzak
Wallace & Gromit and A Close Shave
by Nick Park
Voices ofJustin Fletcher
Kate Harbour
Louis Jones
Opening themeIt's Timmy
Ending themeIt’s Timmy (second verse)
ComposerMike Stobbie
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes80 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMiles Bullough
David Sproxton
Peter Lord
Nick Park
ProducerJackie Cockle
Production locationFilmed in Bristol
Running time5–10 minutes
Production companyAardman Animations
DistributorAardman Animations
Release
Original networkCBeebies
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original release6 April 2009 (2009-04-06) –
13 July 2012 (2012-07-13)
Chronology
Related showsWallace and Gromit
Shaun the Sheep
External links
Website

The first two series ran for 26 episodes. In the United Kingdom, the show's most recent run began in September 2011 on CBeebies. In Australia, season one commenced in May 2009 on ABC1 and season three started in May 2011 on ABC 4 Kids.[2][3] The show also broadcast reruns on Playhouse Disney, later called Disney Junior, beginning on 13 September 2010,[4] but the show was discontinued in May 2014.

In 2018, Aardman joined forces with the British Council to create "Learning Time with Timmy", a learning experience to encourage children aged 2–6 around the world to learn the English language, along with a YouTube-exclusive series and 3 apps.

Premise and format

In this series, Timmy and his friends[5] have to learn to share, make friends and accept their mistakes.[6] They are supervised by two teachers, Harriet the Heron and Osbourne the Owl. The show is aimed at pre-school-aged children, which the company described as "a natural next step for Aardman".[1]

The show is made up of ten-minute episodes, which do not feature much dialogue, much like Shaun the Sheep, Wallace and Gromit and A Close Shave. Shaun, his friends, Bitzer and the Farmer did not appear.[1] A filming of one episode was featured on the Discovery Channel's How It's Made.[7]

Episodes
Main article: List of Timmy Time episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
126April 6, 2009 (2009-04-06)July 13, 2009 (2009-07-13)
226May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17)June 21, 2010 (2010-06-21)
328March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)July 13, 2012 (2012-07-13)

Characters
Main article: List of Wallace and Gromit characters § Introduced in Timmy Time

Children
  • Timmy is a male lamb who is the titular character and enjoys being in the spotlight. He is 3 years old in sheep years and later turns 4 in the episode Timmy's Birthday. In many of the episodes he gets into trouble; however, he learns from his mistakes, and often tries to help the other characters out when he can. He is best friends with Yabba, and is very close to Finlay. He also appears in Shaun the Sheep. Timmy's noise is baa.
  • Yabba is a female duckling who is very similar to Timmy in personality and is best friends with him. Yabba's noise is quack.
  • Paxton is a male piglet who is characterised by his appetite for apples and his weight. He wears a blue sweater and is never seen without it. Paxton's noise is oink.
  • Mittens is a female kitten who is like other kittens: she hates getting her fur dirty or wet and is rather sensitive. In some episodes, she seems to have feelings for Timmy. She always loves playing with picnics. Mittens' noise is mee-eew.
  • Ruffy is a male puppy who is energetic but can be, sometimes, mentally slow, and he is good friend, too. Ruffy's noise is ruff.
  • Apricot is a female hedgehog who is very quiet and skittish. When startled or frightened by someone or something she rolls up into a ball. Apricot's noise is hicoo, although she rarely speaks.
  • Stripey is a male badger cub who is a bit sleepy and slow as badgers are nocturnal. Stripey's noise is honk.
  • Kid is a male goat who has a large appetite like Paxton, and chews anything in sight. If the thing he is chewing is taken from him he does not mind; he just moves on to something else. Kid's noise is mep mep.
  • Otus is a male owlet who enjoys helping and looks up to Osbourne. He can be typically found reading and is very sensitive, sometimes copying Osbourne. Otus is commonly confused to be female due to his feminine voice tone and pink and purple feathers. Otus' noise is too-wit, too-hoo.
  • Finlay is a male fox kit who is excitable and full of energy. Finlay's noise is yip-yap.

Teachers
  • Harriet is a female heron who speaks through caws and clicks. She is one of the two teachers. Harriet's noise is cluck.
  • Osbourne is a male owl who is the other teacher of the class. Osbourne's noise is hoot-hoot.
  • Bumpy is a male caterpillar who is not part of the class but has many background appearances in the show. Bumpy's noise is blee blub.
  • Timmy's Mother is a female sheep who is also not part of the class, but does appear in the opening sequence, "Timmy's Christmas Surprise" and the end credits. She is the only known parent in the show and also appears in Shaun The Sheep. Timmy's Mother's noise is baa.

References
  1. Loveday, Samantha. "Timmy Tales". Licensing.biz. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  2. "ABC1 Programming Airdate: Timmy Time (E1 S1)". ABC Television Publicity. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. "ABC4Kids Programming Airdate: Timmy Time (E1 S3)". ABC Television Publicity. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. https://chipandco.com/timmy-time-set-to-premiere-on-playhouse-disney-on-sept-13th-13701/
  5. "Timmy Time BBC Series". Screenhead.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  6. "Timmy Time". BBC - CBeebies. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  7. "How Its Made 860 Stop Frame Animation - Dailymotion Video". Dailymotion. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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