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Timmy is a notable member of the flock and the tritagonist of the British television series Shaun the Sheep. Adorable but not as innocent as he looks, Timmy is a baby lamb who sucks a pacifier and has a tendency to get himself into comical and often dangerous situations. He is the cousin of Shaun, the titular hero of the series. As part of a running gag; Timmy often manages to get rescued or miraculously recover unscathed from the situations in which he finds himself.

In 2009, Aardman Animations created a spin off based on his character called "Timmy Time," which launched on BBC children's programming network Cbeebies. In Timmy Time, Timmy experiences the highs and lows of daily life at a preschool. Learning to share, learning to work as a team, being kind, helpful and owning up when you’ve made a blunder are all subjects of each episode. The show features a whole host of furry and feathered friends who help and hinder his adventures.

The success of Timmy as a standalone character has resulted in other projects. In 2018, Aardman joined forces with the British Council to create "Learning Time with Timmy", a learning video series that encourages children aged 2–6 around the world to learn the English language. [1]

Appearance[]

Timmy is by far the tiniest member of the Flock but has the biggest heart. He is constantly seen with his best friend little teddy and is often show with a yellow pacifier with a rabbit design. Timmy's body shape and oversized ears are exaggerated to emphasize his young age. Within the setting of Shaun the Sheep; Timmy is portrayed as a young toddler and throughout the series doesn't age much at all. During the first series, Timmy has one tooth. However, during all subsequent series of Shaun the Sheep, he's portrayed as having all of his teeth. However, in Timmy Time, he's portrayed as older with a slightly different body style/posture and a deeper voice. Strangely however, he is portrayed as only having one tooth.

In "Happy Birthday Timmy!”, his birthday is established as the "22nd" (without the month being specified). The official Timmy Time website claims he was born in August, , but that contradicts the calendar at the beginning from "Happy Birthday Timmy", because while the month of Timmy's birthday is not specified, it is shown on the calendar that it has 30 days, so Timmy would have to be born only in either April, June, September or November. The official Facebook page for Timmy Time states that his birthday is August 16th[2]

Personality[]

Timmy is Shaun's cousin. He is the flock's only lamb and thus often the innocent center of the chaos. Timmy often tries to be like Shaun. His personality is often contrasting: sometimes he acts responsibly and understands what the older sheep say; other times, he acts like a normal baby, sobbing when something is taken from him or scares him.

Names around the World[]

  • Japanese: ティミー - Timī
  • Mandarin (Chinese): 提米 - Tímǐ
  • Mandarin (Taiwanese) and Cantonese: 咪咪羊 - Mi Mi Yang
  • Hindi: टिम्मी - timmee
  • Thai: ทิมมี่ - Thimmi
  • English: Timmy
  • Korean: 티미 - Timi
  • Portuguese: Timmy
  • Indonesian: Timi
  • Tamil: டிம்மி
  • Finnish: Timppa
  • German: Timmy
  • Russian: Тимми
  • Slovenian: Timi

Galleries[]

Main article: Timmy/Gallery

Trivia[]

  • He and his mother, are the only sheep to appear in the spin-off called Timmy Time. Although his mother only appears in the intro and outro for a few seconds and in the show's Christmas special.
  • Due to his size, Timmy is sometimes used as a cloth by other characters. He has been used as an chalkboard eraser, a washcloth, and even a paintbrush and a hankerchief/snot rag.
  • He's shown to be able to fly by flapping his ears in "Hidden Talents".
  • In "Lock Out", it is revealed that Timmy can hide himself in his own fleece.
  • In Babysitting Timmy, it is revealed that once his fleece is removed or fleeced, Timmy wears diapers, indicating his infancy.
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