Terrible Timmy (TV Series)

Terrible Timmy (also known as Terrible Timmy in Space during its tenth season) is an American animated television sitcom based on the comic strip and 2023 film of the same name created by Brandon Greene and Directed by J.G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around the lives of a troublemaking 12 year old boy named Timmy Davis, his older brother, Spencer and his talking pet Beagle named Bailey— employed as groundskeepers at a local park. They usually try to solve a simple problem that leads to a surreal, extreme, and often supernatural misadventure. During these misadventures, they interact with the show's other main characters: Vincent, Pax, Skids, Mitch, and C.H. Voorhees. Throughout the show, various mishaps and conflicts occur on these adventures, as Timmy's various pranks and mischief go awry but manages to fix the problem weather it's at school, work, or home.

The series features voices of Sean Astin, William Salyers, J.G. Quintel, Alyson Court, Sam Marin, Mark Hamill, Ben Giroux, Kristen Schaal, and other voice actors from the film reprising their roles.

The series has received positive reviews from critics and has developed a following of all ages. Regular Show has been nominated for several awards, including seven Annie Awards, six Primetime Emmy Awards—one of which it won for the episode "Eggheads" (season 3, episode 18)—and three British Academy Children's Awards. A live-action CGI film based on the series, titled Terrible Timmy: The Movie, premiered in 2031.

After ten seasons and 291 episodes, the series concluded on January 16, 2032, with the one-hour finale "An Terribly Awesome Finale".

Premise
Main article: List of Terrible Timmy characters

The series revolves around the misadventures of a 12-year old mischievous troublemaker, Timmy Davis (Terrible Timmy) who is one of the only two boys and the middle child in a family of 13 children residing in the fictional town of Garaland Greens. He has a talking Beagle named Bailey as his best friend and sidekick. They work as groundskeepers at a park along side his older brother, Spencer, his sister, Avery, and his best friend, Leonard and spend their days trying to avoid work, school work, or chores and entertain themselves by any means weather it pranking his rivals and enemies or causing massive disasters in his town. This is much to the chagrin of their manager/boss Vincent and their coworker Skids, but to the delight of their (other) manager/boss Pax. Other coworkers include an overweight man called Mitch, and a teenage ghost called C.H. Voorhees.

Episodes
Main Article: List of Terrible Timmy episodes

Crossovers
Terrible Timmy had a cameo appearance in Craig of the Creek, along with other Cartoon Network characters from currently running and ended cartoons. He had a crossover with two DC heroes: Batman and Teen Titans Go!. Terrible Timmy made a guest appearance in Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Ratings
Terrible Timmy became an instant hit. Its first and second seasons, broadcast on Monday nights, ranked number one in its time slot among all key boy demos across all of television according to Nielsen Media Research. The pilot's premiere was watched by 2.097 million viewers. For the following episodes of the first season, viewership increased by over 10 percent from the time period of the previous year. For instance, the entry was viewed by 1.339 million children aged 2–11, a 65 percent increase from the previous year. It was also watched by 716,000 children aged 9–14; a 43 percent increase.

Critical reception
Terrible Timmy received critical acclaim. A reviewer from IGN, R.L. Shaffer, called the show zany, absurd, bizarre, and hilarious. He praised the show's writing, and said that it included "snappy dialogue, odd characters, and clever stories—each more irrelevant than the last—Terrible Timmy never ceases to tickle the funny bone". He finished his review by calling the show "a pretty awesome piece of refreshing off-the-wall comedy" and wrote that it's "humorously animated, brazenly silly and almost always funny". Jeff Hidek of Star-News viewed it as "Regular Show meets The Loud House" and named it "by far the most entertaining of this summer's new offerings".

DVD Talk's Neil Lumbrad described the show as "offbeat sense of humor with a lot of randomness that makes its title both peculiar and hilarious" and compared it to the original Looney Tunes shorts and other cartoons—including The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, and Johnny Bravo—which Cartoon Network has produced. He wrote that the network has found "animated gold with Terrible Timmy, which is too offbeat and unique to be called Terrible" and that it is a "comedic animated gem worthy of being discovered for years to come". Lumbrad ended his review by recommending the show and calling it "one truly awesome cartoon with a lot of good humor to enjoy."

The A.V. Club's critic, Alasdair Wilkins, said that compared to Cartoon Network's other animated comedy, Adventure Time, he does not consider the series to be funny, and describing it as "more pleasingly weird". He said that the episodes' plots can occasionally be too complex to explore completely in the show's 11 minutes, and also said that the usual story setup can make some stories feel structurally the same as others. Wilkins said that he considers that the show is at its best when it focuses on the jokes, the character moments and inventive ways to use animation. Kevin McFarland, also of The A.V. Club, said that he considers the series a thrill to watch; he complemented the animation style, the characters, and the use of motifs.

Comic books
In January 2025, Boom! Studios announced that it would develop a comic book series based on the show and that KC Green would be writing the script and Allison Strejlav would be in charge of the illustrations. The first issue officially was released on May 15, 2025.[citation needed] A series of original graphic novels began publication in 2014. The first, titled Hydration, was written by Rachel Connor and illustrated by Tessa Stone. Terrible Timmy did a crossover comic with the Justice League on April 2028.

Video games
On November 9, 2026, a game called "Hot Slingshot" was released in App Store for iOS. On January 24, 2027, a game called "Ride 'Em Timmy" was released in iOS.

On April 8, 2027, Warner Bros. announced on his Twitter page that an official Terrible Timmy video game was in development at the time, which is titled Terrible Timmy: Return to the Doodle Dimension. It was developed by WayForward Technologies and published by D3 Publisher for Nintendo 3DS. The video game was released on October 29, 2027. Mordecai and Rigby became playable characters in a video game called Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers which was released for the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One on November 8, 2030 and the Nintendo Switch on October 31, 2031.

Other merchandise
Jazwares and Warner Bros. has produced an assortment of 2-, 6-, 7-, and 10-inch licensed action figures, T-shirts, and plush toys for the series. "Collectable Figures" have also been released along with other themed merchandise, such as "80's Bobbleheads", "Pullback Custom Cruisers" and "Wrestling Buddies". There have been many graphic T-shirts officially licensed through clothing retailers Hot Topic, We Love Fine, and Threadless.[citation needed] Looney Labs also released a Terrible Timmy-themed version of the card game Fluxx on July 25, 2026.

Theme park ride
Terrible Timmy has his own steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure called "Timmy's Terror Slingshot".

Trivia

 * It is the second longest cartoon show created by Brandon Greene (the first being the Disney Channel show, "Zippy".
 * It is the first Cartoon Network show to be based on a Comic strip.