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Timmy Time
Genre	Children's Clay animation
Created by	Jackie Cockle
Based on	Shaun the Sheep by Richard Starzak Wallace & Gromit and A Close Shave by Nick Park
Voices of	Justin Fletcher Kate Harbour Louis Jones
Opening theme	It's Timmy
Ending theme	It’s Timmy (second verse)
Composer	Mike Stobbie
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	80 (Episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Miles Bullough David Sproxton Peter Lord Nick Park
Producer	Jackie Cockle
Production location	Filmed in Bristol
Running time	5–10 minutes
Production company	Aardman Animations
Original release
Network	CBeebies
Release	6 April 2009 (2009-04-06) – 13 July 2012 (2012-07-13)
Related
Wallace and Gromit Shaun the Sheep

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. 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).

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. The show also broadcast reruns on Disney Junior from its launch in 2012, 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 have to learn to share, make friends and accept their mistakes. 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".

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. A filming of one episode was featured on the Discovery Channel's How It's Made.

Episodes

Characters

Pupils

• 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-ew-ew.
• Ruffy is a male puppy who is energetic but can be, sometimes, mentally slow, and he is good friend, too. Ruffy's noise is rowf.
• 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 hicoooo, though she rarely speaks.
• Stripy is a male badger cub who is a bit sleepy and slow as badgers are nocturnal. Stripy's noise is eh-eh.
• 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 meh.
• 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-hoo.
• Finlay is a male fox pup who is excitable and full of energy. Finlay's noise is yip-yap.

Teachers

• Harriet is a female pink heron who speaks through caws and clicks. She is one of the two teachers. Harriet's noise is squawk.
• Osbourne is a male purple owl who is the other teacher of the class. Osbourne's noise is hoot-hoot.

Minor characters

• Bumpy is a male green caterpillar who is not part of the class but has many background appearances in the show. Bumpy makes a soft purring noise.
• Timmy's Mum is a female black and white 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.

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. "Timmy Time BBC Series". Screenhead.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
5. "Timmy Time". BBC - CBeebies. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
6. "How Its Made 860 Stop Frame Animation - Dailymotion Video". Dailymotion. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Timmy Time at BBC Online
• Timmy Time at BBC Online
• Timmy Time at IMDb
• Timmy Time on Disney Junior

• Use dmy dates from December 2012
• Television series by Aardman Animations
• 2000s British children's television series
• 2009 British television series debuts
• 2010s British children's television series
• 2012 British television series endings
• BBC children's television shows
• British children's animated education television series
• Clay animation television series
• British television spin-offs
• English-language television shows
• Shaun the Sheep
• 2000s British animated television series
• 2010s British animated television series
• CBeebies
• British preschool education television series
• Television series about sheep
• Animated television series without speech
• Animated preschool education television series
• 2000s preschool education television series
• 2010s preschool education television series