Tinny Tim
Secondary character | |
Tinny Tim | |
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Species | Robot |
Planet of origin | Earth |
First appearance | "Xmas Story" (2ACV04) |
Voiced by | Tress MacNeille |
Tinny Tim is an unlucky orphan robot who lives on the streets of New New York. He uses a crutch (which seems to replace his arm) to help himself walk. Despite the hardships he endures, he seems to be accepting of his lot in life. Though generally seen begging, he has also been seen selling newspapers.
4ACV18Biography
Character description
Tinny Tim is in spite of other's treatment of him often apologizing for his very existence, and he seems to be accepting his lot in life. Whenever he is incorporated in a company as an equal (for example with Dwight and Cuberth in "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television") he is not only happy but surprised, and he perfectly agrees with being left out.
Production
Tinny Tim was based on the character of Tiny Tim in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", both in name, character, appearance and voice.
Additional Info
Trivia
- Crippled foot switches sides throughout the show.
- His name appeared on the Robot Devil's "Wheel of Robots", but he has only one hand to switch with Fry. (However this could be a way on how the Robot Devil could have cheated Fry if the name was chosen.)
- He is one among few Futurama male characters to be voiced by women.
- He seems to be one of the robots that the Professor designed before he made the "sportier robot" in "Crimes of the Hot", which seems odd considering that all robots are made from the sporty model.
Quotes
Tinny Tim: You raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly, sir. Bravo!
Fry: Look, it's not the food that's important...
Tinny Tim: I'm so hungry.
Amy: Look at us; living like trash-eating bums in an alley now!
Tinny Tim: And on Xmas eve, the most wonderful night of the...
Bender: [Kicks Tinny Tim.] Oops...
Tinny Tim: Extra! Extra! Greatest opera of all time sucks!
Zoidberg: I'll take eight!
Appearances
- "Xmas Story" (2ACV04)
- "Bender Gets Made" (2ACV13)
- "Mother's Day" (2ACV14)
- "Anthology of Interest II" (3ACV18)
- "Less than Hero" (4ACV04)
- "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television" (4ACV06)
- "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" (4ACV18)
- Bender's Big Score
- "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" (6ACV13) Disputed canon
- "A Fit Worse than Death" (US#022)
- "Full Metal Racket" (US#037)
- "Chitty Chitty Bend Bend" (US#047)