September 28, 2008 (2008-09-28) – February 17, 2012 (2012-02-17)
The Life & Times of Tim is an American adultanimated sitcom created by Steve Dildarian for HBO. It premiered on September 28, 2008. The series is about a hapless man in his mid-20s named Tim (voiced by Dildarian) who lives in New York City with his girlfriend Amy. Throughout the series, Tim constantly finds himself in increasingly awkward situations in both his work and personal life.[1]
The first season aired in 2008 and has since been aired in numerous countries, and has developed a cult following. The second season debuted on February 19, 2010 on HBO. On June 4, 2010, HBO announced it was canceling the show. There were rumors that it was going to be picked up by another network.[2] On 16 August 2010,[3] it was announced HBO had reversed their original decision to cancel the show, and as a result, a third season was ordered.[3] Season 3 of The Life and Times of Tim premiered on December 16, 2011.[4]
On April 20, 2012, HBO cancelled the series after three seasons.[5]
It is the first HBO animated original since Todd McFarlane's Spawn, which aired from 1997 to 1999. It was originally developed for Fox in 2007, but was instead picked up by HBO for 10 episodes. The first season ran from September 28, 2008 to November 30, 2008 on HBO.
The show aired its last original episode on February 17, 2012. HBO has canceled the series.[6]
Cast
Steve Dildarian as Tim, the title character and protagonist. Tim is an unassuming white-collar worker for "Omnicorp", a fictional corporation in New York City. Although well-meaning, he almost always finds himself in greatly embarrassing scenarios, often as a consequence of bad judgment or lying.
MJ Otto as Amy, Tim's long-suffering girlfriend.
Nick Kroll as Stu, Tim's stoner best friend and co-worker.
Matt Johnson as Rodney, Tim's other friend, assistant to The Boss, Staten-Island guido-type, and Stan, a constantly angry, vulgar Omnicorp employee.
Peter Giles as The Boss (aka Percy Davis), the self-absorbed head of OmniCorp.
Bob Morrow as Debbie the Prostitute; Gay Gary; additional characters. Alan Tudyk took over as the voice of Debbie in season 3.
Tim tries to explain to his girlfriend and her parents why a prostitute is in his apartment; Rodney tells the office staff a made-up story about what Tim did at his bachelor party.
2
2
"Latino Tim/The Priest Is Drunk"
October 5, 2008 (2008-10-05)
Tim's boss asks him to act like he's the Hispanic Vice President of his company, to which he grudgingly agrees; while at his girlfriend's sister's wedding, Tim strikes up a conversation with an unconventional priest.
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3
"Senior Prom/Tim Fights an Old Man"
October 12, 2008 (2008-10-12)
To get a promotion, Tim agrees to take his boss's daughter to her senior prom; Tim gets into fight with an elderly man after offering him his seat on the bus.
4
4
"Mad Dog Tim/Monday Night Confession"
October 19, 2008 (2008-10-19)
Tim's co-workers give him a new nickname; Tim confesses something extremely embarrassing he did while at a baptism.
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5
"Tim, Stu and Marie/Miss February"
October 26, 2008 (2008-10-26)
Stu invites Tim to join him on his first date with Marie, which Tim later regrets; Tim makes a critical mistake while buying Amy's Valentine's-Day gift.
6
6
"Bashko's Hairy Daughter/Tim's Not Singing"
November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02)
Tim tries to help Bashko's daughter get a good job; Debbie tries to help Tim when he messes up with his co-workers.
7
7
"Hottest Babes on the Planet/Suck It Philly"
November 9, 2008 (2008-11-09)
Tim gets into trouble after Rodney and Stu pull a prank in the office; Tim shows Amy's father a good time.
8
8
"Insurmountable High Score/Tim vs. the Baby"
November 16, 2008 (2008-11-16)
Tim accidentally messes up the mail guy's life in a bad way; Amy begins to think that Tim is anti-baby after he rebukes a woman breastfeeding in a café.
9
9
"Mugger/Cin City"
November 23, 2008 (2008-11-23)
Tim tries to help the mugger who attacks him on the subway; Tim is sent on a business trip with one of his older co-workers.
10
10
"Theo Strikes Back/Amy Gets Wasted"
November 30, 2008 (2008-11-30)
Tim's boss encourages him to have an affair with his wife; after Amy gets naked at a party in front of Stu, she gives Tim a free pass to do whatever he wants.
Tim helps the priest (Rick Gomez) return from his suspension; Tim, Stu and Rodney take the day off from work to go to Atlantic City, where they run into a familiar-looking stripper (Jamie Denbo).
3
13
"Legend of the Month/Marie's Dead Husband"
March 5, 2010 (2010-03-05)
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A female firefighter (Missi Pyle) tells Tim to claim she saved him; Tim discovers a secret about Marie.
After being accused of hating children for not buying Girl Scout cookies at work, Tim agrees to take a Boy Scout troop on a camping trip; Tim assists Rodney in winning back his wife Rochelle (Debi Mazar), who is cheating on Rodney with a hockey player (Andrew Daly).
5
15
"Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Gone Wild/Amy's Got a Gun"
Tim is caught in the middle of a battle between a sleazy doctor (Jason Mantzoukas) and a suicidal pharmaceutical sales rep (Jessica St. Clair); Amy goes overboard when she buys a gun after getting mugged.
Tim tries to get his rightfully earned money from a gambling addict (Aziz Ansari); when Stu falls in love with an elephant-cruelty protester (Casey Wilson), one of the animals grows attached to Tim.
After Debbie is stung by a bee, Tim meets Debbie's mom (Jennifer Coolidge) and learns some disturbing details about his future; Tim is picked from the audience to assist an escape artist (Paul F. Tompkins) at a work retreat.
Tim's costume gets him in trouble at work and diagnosed with a personality disorder by a child psychologist (Elliott Gould), which his boss wants to take advantage of; when Stu discovers he has a new talent after the elder O'Flaherty (J.K. Simmons) replaces the bar pool table with a ping-pong table, he takes on a tough challenger (Judah Friedlander).
The Chairman of Omnicorp (Alfred Molina) takes a liking to Tim; Tim decides to become a writer after an interesting meeting with a drunken novelist (Philip Baker Hall)
Tim's corporate credit-card bill breaks a company record; Game Night at Amy and Tim's is interrupted when Tim ventures out in bad weather to buy a popular game.
The Boss uses a ruse to plan a heist to get Keith back from his ex-wife; Tim joins a fall foliage tour (led by Fred Willard) and embarrasses himself in several confusing mishaps.
Tim's inappropriate semi-formal attire and miscommunication over a shoot for GQ/GQ Magazine leads to more problems with OmniCorp; The priest returns with some gambling concerns that turn into problems for Tim (features Bob Einstein as bookie's voice).
Tim is in trouble with one of Amy's friends (Rob Huebel) after implying that chiropractors are not doctors; Tim is elected as Omnicorp's new spokesperson after an Omnicorp-caused disaster.
Release
The first season was released on DVD on February 9, 2010,[30] the second on December 13, 2011, and the third season on December 18, 2012.
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