Timothy Goes to School

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 This article does not cite any references or sources. (March 2008)
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.
Timothy Goes to School
Genre Cartoon series
Created by Rosemary Wells
Directed by Gary Hurst
Voices of Alyson Court
Austin Di Iulio
Laurie Elliott
Darren Frost
Linda Kash
Max Morrow
Fiona Reid
Mag Ruffman
Tracy Ryan
Rob Stefaniuk
Joanne Vannicola
Jamie Watson
Lisa Yamanaka
Theme music composer Stan Meissner
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Stephen Ching
Michael Hirsh
Patrick Loubert
Diana Manson
Tina Peel
Clive A. Smith
Supervising
producer(s)		 Patricia R. Burns
Ruta Cube
Stephen Hodgins
Story editor(s) Bob Ardiel
Running time 30 min.
Broadcast
Original channel PBS
Original run September 30, 2000 – December 28, 2001
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Timothy Goes to School is a cartoon series based on the books by Rosemary Wells.

It features a young raccoon, Timothy, who attends a fictional primary school kindergarten. The series aired on PBS Kids as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000-2004. It was later broadcasted on Discovery Kids until 2006. This show airs on Treehouse TV and also Tiny Pop, a digital TV channel in the UK. In Mexico and Latin America, was broadcasted on ZAZ, a Mexican cable TV channel from 2006 until April 12, 2008.

Contents

[edit] Characters

Timothy is a raccoon and the 'star' of the show, though many episodes don't involve him. He is generally a well-meaning young boy, seemingly without any serious character flaws in spite of being an antagonist in a few episodes. He is a little impulsive however, as seen in "Red Thunder," when he unsuccessfully tries to copy Doris's brothers on a bicycle ramp. Timothy does not like "Mount Fuji Drops" candy, which were attached to a valentine card he received - which, it turned out, was actually meant for Charles.

Gender: Male
Clothing: Blue and white stripy t-shirt
Likes: Everything about Hilltop School, Yoko
Dislikes: Raisins, When Hilltop School is sad

Yoko is a Japanese Bobtail from Japan. She is a typical sweet young girl, good at the violin and seeing the best in people. Yoko enjoys many Japanese things such as sushi and origami which has occasionally caused problems for her and her classmates. Her and Timothy are thought to have crushes on each other and are ofter seen standing together. Timothy also spends most of his lunch breaks with Yoko. Yoko does not like "Red Hot Zingers" candy, as they burn her tongue.

Gender: Female
Clothing: Red shirt with yellow skirt
Likes: Japanese stuff, Timothy
Dislikes: When someone is mad

Nora is a mouse who is somewhat bossy and sulky sometimes. She is known for making a lot of noise which has earned her the nickname Noisy Nora. She owns an iguana called Norman who lives in the school. She has an eight-year old sister named Kate who hasn't appeared in the show other than as a picture Nora drew of her, and an extremely messy baby brother named Jack who occasionally appears.

Gender: Female
Clothing: Purple dress
Likes: Loud music
Dislikes: Being annoyed by her baby brother Jack, big dinosaurs

Charles is a mouse who is shy and likes to play by himself at recess but is often found around Timothy, Lily or Yoko. He engages in very creative and imaginative play, as he built a make-believe rocket ship to the stars which included asteroids, stars, and even a black hole made from a tire. Charles likes "Mount Fuji Drops" candies.

Gender: Male
Clothing: Red shirt with blue dungarees
Likes: Stones and rocks, Timothy
Dislikes: Knocking over his own towers

Lily is a fox who is forgetful, and to remedy this she often ties a string around a finger. Lily has a pet fish named Treasure. She proves her worth in "Lifesaver Lily" when she rescues a goldfish her class are looking after to stop it freezing to death. She once lost five pieces to a jigsaw puzzle and everyone was really upset with her because she was so silly and forgetful, but these feelings later passed and people managed to get past it. It is thought that Lily and Charles have crushes on each other. The evidence of this is that they both made secret valentines for each other. Lily likes "Red Hot Zingers" candies, which were attached to the front of the valentine made by Charles, but does not like "Peppermint Hearts", which were on the wrong valentine she received from Timothy, meant for Yoko.

Gender: Female
Clothing: Orange cardigan, turquoise skirt and red trainers with white laces
Likes: Playing with Charles
Dislikes: Forgetting things, Mustard, Mint (It gives her a tummy-ache.)

Frank & Frank are the Boston Terrier twin brothers who love sports and often speak in unison. The brothers speak in stilted, dull voices which suggest they are not too bright. They are known for play fighting, telling jokes and their catchphrases such as "Me before you"-- "Me first"-- "ME first"-- "We'll BOTH go first" before both squeezing through a door and their signature jolly laughter. They hate to be separated as in the episode "Frankless Frank" although they did try something new when they each played with someone different at recess one time (Frank #1 with Fritz and Frank #2 with Timothy) and enjoyed the experience ("Newfound Franks") and sometimes their jokes backfire leading to serious consequences ("Full of Beans"). Their favorite food is franks and beans.

Gender: Both male
Clothing: Frank 1 wears a blue shirt with a white #1 on it, Frank 2 wears a green shirt with a white #2 on it.
Likes: Telling jokes, Running fast
Dislikes: Being separated

Doris is a beaver who is incredibly boisterous. She is a talented soccer player who seems to have a fear of spiders and caterpillars ("Full of Beans"). Doris has three older brothers: Horace, Morris and Boris. Doris is clearly the tallest student in her class, though at home, she is teased by her brothers as she is much smaller than they are. Doris appears to be the most avant-garde artist in class, as she believes her painted art doesn't need to look like anything, as long as it makes her happy. Charles is the only other student to share this view, as during a trip to the art museum, the two of them choose to spend time in the modern art part of a museum while the rest of the class choose to return to the classical area. She seemed to have a crush on Timothy in the pilot episode.

Gender: Female (she is a tomboy though.)
Clothing: Deep pink dress with a yellow button and a matching colour bow.
Likes: Sports, Running fast
Dislikes: Spiders and caterpillars

Fritz is the badger who is very fond of science and insects. He leaves for another school in one episode and returns soon after. Fritz is also the most clever in the class, and occasionally knows more than the teacher about a particular subject. Fritz reacts poorly to failure, as when his baking-soda rocket zooms around the room uncontrolled he at first gives up trying, and Timothy has to prod him into making another attempt. He was once in hot water in class when he collected leftovers and worms to create a birdhouse for Mrs. Jenkins after she sprained her arm. While Fritz doesn't like to lose things, he seems to be patient toward Lily who forgets things as seen in the talent show when she kept losing the flowers and found them in time for the show.

Gender: Male
Clothing: Yellow shirt with green jacket
Likes: Lots of interesting things
Dislikes: Losing bits and pieces

Juanita is the Mexican cat. She resembles Fritz slightly. Upon joining the school, she is very nervous and anxious, but eventually she overcomes her nerves and tells her Mom to go, though she still tells her Mom whenever she might need her. A new pupil to the school, she sees the best in people like Yoko. She only appears in the two parts comprising episode 26, "Mama, Don't Go" and "Making New Friends."

Gender: Female
Clothing: Yellow shirt with green pinafore.
Likes: Mexican food, Sushi
Dislikes: Not being able to make friends, not having friends.

Claude is a raccoon who tries to be the best in the school though he comes off arrogant in some cases. Because of this, there is some rivalry between him and Timothy. However, they appear to become good friends after Timothy secretly teaches Claude to swim. After Claude shows off his new skills at the pool and the rest of the class is impressed, Claude makes sure to mention that his teacher was "the best" and he gives Timothy his towel to dry off.

Gender: Male
Clothing: Green shirt
Likes: Saying he's the best, Grace
Dislikes: When he doesn't win

Grace is an upper-class cat belonging to a very wealthy family. She likes things her way. Her interests include dance, especially ballet, and, as shown in one episode, figure skating. She has a quick temper and gets quickly annoyed when mistakes are made and (to her mind) silly questions asked from others in the class. She is seen playing with Claude most of the time.

Gender: Female
Clothing: Blue dress with white ruffles.
Likes: Pink, Ballet, "Girly" stuff, Strawberries
Dislikes: Horrid stuff, Bad hair days, Mistakes

Mrs Jenkins is a fox and the teacher of the class. Her name was Miss Abercrombie before she was married to Mr. Jenkins as mentioned in the episode "Just In Time". She can play the piano and she enjoys watching birds.

Big Frank is the father of Frank and Frank. He speaks in a gentle voice and sounds much more clever than his sons. He is seen as good with machinery and repairs, as he is able to easily fix Timothy's bicycle when the front wheel is damaged after attempting a dangerous jump, and also help Frank and Frank fix Yoko's Taketombo after the Franks accidentally break it while playing football in the classroom.

Henry is the janitor, bus driver and possibly school nurse. He is always cheerful.

Miss Appleberry, is the class's student teacher.She is a badger like Fritz

There are several notable adults and relatives, though many only appear in a couple of episodes (Yoko's mother, Doris's brothers, and the parents of the other children).

[edit] Voices of the Characters


Credits sourced from imdb.com - IMDB Entry for Timothy Goes to School

[edit] Episodes

Episode 1

  • "Timothy Goes to School"
  • "Yoko"

Episode 2

  • “On The Fritz”
  • “The Great Obstacle Course”

Episode 3

  • “Small Change”
  • “Shy Charles”

Episode 4

  • “Don’t Lose It Lily”
  • “Frankless Frank”

Episode 5

  • “Paint By Numbers”
  • “The Sleepover”

Episode 6

  • “The Music Tree”
  • “Team Project"

Episode 7

  • “Cherry Blossom”
  • “Talent Show”

Episode 8

  • “Scary Monsters”
  • “Lifesaver Lily”

Episode 9

  • “Red Thunder”
  • “Putting It All Together”

Episode 10

  • “The Big Snowfall”
  • “Forever Friends”

Episode 11

  • “Taking The Plunge”
  • “Timothy’s Way”

Episode 12

  • “The Treefort & The Sandcastle”
  • “Get Well Soon”

Episode 13

  • “In The Spotlight”
  • “Fritz On The Move”

Episode 14

  • “Many Happy Returns”
  • “You’re Invited”

Episode 15

  • “The Greatest”
  • “Rocky Friendship”

Episode 16

  • “Two For Tea”
  • “Abracadabra”

Episode 17

  • “The Taketombo”
  • “Having A Wonderful Time”

Episode 18

  • “The Shutterbug”
  • “The Friendship Stone”

Episode 19

  • “New Found Franks”
  • “When I Grow Up”

Episode 20

  • “The School Play”
  • “Full Of Beans”

Episode 21

  • “Read Me A Story”
  • “The Gift”

Episode 22

  • “Measuring Up”
  • “Lost And Found”

Episode 23

  • “Professor Fritz”
  • “Two Tutu Friends”

Episode 24

  • “My Family”
  • “Just In Time”

Episode 25

  • “Charles The Athlete”
  • “Be My Valentine”

Episode 26

  • “Mama Don’t Go”
  • “Making New Friends"

[edit] External links

Languages