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Timmy Time
Genre	Children's animation
Created by	Jackie Cockle
Based on	Shaun the Sheep by Richard Starzak Wallace & Gromit and A Close Shave by Nick Park
Voices of	Kate Harbour Justin Fletcher Louis Jones
Narrated by	Dennis Ploughborough (2009-2015; 2020-present) Harley Bird and Kathleen Herles (2019-2020; 2020-present) (cold openings only)
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	4 (upcoming)
No. of episodes	82 (Episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Miles Bullough David Sproxton Peter Lord Nick Park
Producer	Jackie Cockle
Production location	Filmed in Bristol
Running time	10 minutes
Production company	Aardman Animations
Original release
Network	CBeebies
Release	6 April 2009 – present
Related
A Close Shave Shaun the Sheep

Timmy Time is a British stop-motion 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 from the Shaun the Sheep animation, 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 2020 after the show's 5-minute episodes moving to CITV, Nick Jr. Too and Tiny Pop, The series is returning and renewed for a 52 10-minute episode fourth season.

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

• Timmy is a male lamb who is the titular character and enjoys being in the spotlight. He is three years old in sheep years and later turns four 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. Timmy's noise is baaa. He is best friends with Yabba, and is very close to Finlay. He also appears in Shaun the Sheep.
• Harriet is a female pelican who speaks through caws and clicks. She is one of the two teachers. Harriet's noise is squawk.
• Osbourne is a male owl who is the other teacher of the class and the father to Otus. Osbourne's noise is hoot-hoot.
• Yabba is a female duckling who is very similar to Timmy in personality and is best friends with her. 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. Mittens's noise is mee-ew-ew. In some episodes, she seems to have feelings for Timmy. She always loves playing with picnics.
• Ruffy is a male puppy who is energetic but he can be mentally rather slow. 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.
• Stripey is a male badger cub who is a bit sleepy and slow as badgers are nocturnal. Stripey'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 his father Osbourne. Otus is commonly confused to be female due to his feminine voice tone and pink and purple feathers. Otus's noise is too-hoo.
• Finlay is a male fox kit who is excitable and full of energy. Finlay's noise is yip-yap.
• 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 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 parent of the show (excluding Osbourne) 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. 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.

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 programmes
• British children's animated television programmes
• Clay animation television series
• British animated television programmes featuring anthropomorphic characters
• British television spin-offs
• English-language television programs
• Wallace and Gromit
• 2000s British animated television series
• 2010s British animated television series
• Disney Channel original programming
• British preschool education television series
• Discovery Kids original programming
• Treehouse TV shows
• PBS Kids shows
• Television series about sheep
• Television series without speech