The Life & Times of Tim: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: September 28, 2008

Starring: Cheri Oteri, Nick Kroll, Peter Giles

Summary: The adult animated series about a guy in New York who keeps getting himself in weird situations.

Creator: Steve Dildarian

Genre(s): Comedy, Animation

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Theo Strikes Back/Amy Gets Wasted
Air Date: November 30, 2008
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S1:E9. Mugger/Cin City
Air Date: November 23, 2008
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S1:E8. Insurmountable High Score/Tim vs. the Baby
Air Date: November 16, 2008

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Tim Goodman

The Life & Times of Tim--is flat-out brilliant and easily one of the funniest newcomers to television. Read full review

Troy Patterson

The show gets under the skin, somehow, with its loose Web-clip vibe and looser philosophy of life. Read full review

Linda Stasi

The Life & Times of Tim, their new, offbeat, animated series, is one that works like crazy--and no, it doesn't hurt to be crazy to love this show. Read full review

James Poniewozik

The opening episodes are uneven but show a lot of potential. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

I didn't find much of it funny, but on a kind of purely analytical level I can see how the jokes are supposed to work, and might well work on some. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

The animation is primitive, and so is the straining-to-be-hip writing in this deadpan sitcom. Read full review

Heather Havrilesky

The Life & Times of Tim isn't even as well written as that show, and it's far more amateurish and deeply, alarmingly stupid to boot. Read full review

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DacMeDarco

Jun 22, 2017

Slipping under the radar over the course of its three season run, The Life and Times of Tim never gained the attention many feel it deserves. Its sitcom setup and plot structure lend perfectly to the shows dry humour. Despite being fully animated, the show does not tend to stretch theSlipping under the radar over the course of its three season run, The Life and Times of Tim never gained the attention many feel it deserves. Its sitcom setup and plot structure lend perfectly to the shows dry humour. Despite being fully animated, the show does not tend to stretch the boundaries of realism. It instead uses its animation helps to distance it from other animated shows and even live-action sitcoms. The show is perhaps able to be viewed as the animated counterpart of fellow HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm.

The creation of the show was handled by Steve Dildarian, who also provides the voice for the titular character. Tim’s friend Stu is voiced by Nick Kroll (The League, Kroll Show), who portrays the simpleton character with ease. The show also boasts some well-known guest stars over its duration. Included guest voices are Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul), Elliott Gould (M*A*S*H, Friends), Aziz Ansari (Masters of None, Parks and Recreation) and Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars Episodes IV-VI, Batman (1989)).

Although the show is not entirely ground breaking, it does have enough comedic substance to entertain viewers and even bring it above many other similar shows, especially animated. The writing helps provide an unconventional dialogue along with its dry and subtle humour. The humour of the show is perhaps the reason behind why it never achieved the mainstream popularity that it so well deserves.

All factors of the show work well with each other and culminate to become a fantastic and fun show, provided you can handle the rough and rigid animation. While it may bore some viewers and throw them off, it is all round a fantastic show with great jokes, albeit very dry. It is at least worth a watch to test the waters, the first episode or two would provide a necessary base of what to expect throughout the series.… Expand

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ColonelBoston

Jan 17, 2012

As hilarious as it is unknown. I was lucky enough to discover this hidden gem early on in season 1 & I've been hooked ever since. Tim is a guy you root for even though you know he is going to screw up at every possible turn. The beauty of the show is that it airs 2 15 minute episodes insteadAs hilarious as it is unknown. I was lucky enough to discover this hidden gem early on in season 1 & I've been hooked ever since. Tim is a guy you root for even though you know he is going to screw up at every possible turn. The beauty of the show is that it airs 2 15 minute episodes instead of 1 30 minute episode -- this essentially prevents them from dragging things out or needing filler. If you like Todd Margaret or The Office (the real one on the BBC, not the garbage American knock-off), Tim is a MUST WATCH show.… Expand

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AlexS

Sep 4, 2011

Very very funny.Dry,subtle and smart humour.Probably one of the funniest animated shows currently on tv.A must for any comedy fan.The voice-over acting is amazing.

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EdK.

Sep 28, 2008

Loved it. Found the humor right on target.

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supersomebody

Jan 9, 2012

best cartoon in the world!!!!! hands down. stan is my favorite character he is always pissed off and yells at easy target tim often. the swearing and adult humor is what makes this cartoon so great.

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WillM.

Oct 23, 2008

This is some really good stuff.

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christophp.

Sep 29, 2008

The animation is unimaginative and lifeless. the stories were just boring.

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