The Life & Times of Tim is an American adult animated 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.
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.Andreeva, Nellie. 'The Life & Times Of Tim' Canceled by HBO But May Find New Cable Home, deadline.com (June 4, 2010). On 16 August 2010, it was announced HBO had reversed their original decision to cancel the show, and as a result, a third season was ordered. Season 3 of The Life and Times of Tim premiered on December 16, 2011.
The show aired its last original episode on February 17, 2012, and on April 20, HBO cancelled the series after three seasons.
The theme song is "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" performed by country music star Hank Williams.
Production 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.
Dildarian, in addition to providing the voice of Tim, serves as the series' executive producer. Dildarian is most notable for his famous "Budweiser Lizards" campaign. He is also known for his animated short Angry Unpaid Hooker, which was awarded the Best Animated Short at the 2006 Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and is the basis for The Life & Times of Tim. Tom Werner (That '70s Show, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and The Cosby Show), Jimmy Miller (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Borat) and Mike Clements executive produce as well.
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.
Julianne Grossman, Edie McClurg, Andrew Daly, Jon Daly, Kari Wahlgren, Brian Scolaro, Melanie Lynskey, Jamie Denbo, Rick Gomez, and Eddie Pepitone provide additional voices in various episodes.
Guest voices included Bob Saget as Tim's coworker Party Marty; Bob Einstein as Elephant Trainer and The Bookie; Jeff Garlin as Stu's dad; Cheri Oteri as Bashko's daughter Blobsnark; Daniel Tosh as Theo the "Internet Technology" guy; Trevor Moore as Larry, owner of "Larry's Bras & Hooker Outfits"; Aziz Ansari; Elliott Gould as Dr. Fishman; Bob Odenkirk as the "Bathroom Guy"; Marc Wootton as Ringmaster; and Billy Dee Williams as himself, and Tim Meadows as himself.
Episodes Each 30-minute episode consists of two 14-minute segments.
Series overview
Season 1 (2008)
Season 2 (2010)
Season 3 (2011–12)
Release The first season was released on DVD on February 9, 2010, the second on December 13, 2011, and the third season on December 18, 2012.
International syndication Country Broadcasters Time Slot Notes SBS2 Thursday, 9:10pm Premiered originally on Showcase on July 4, 2009. Showtime Arabia Mon-Wed, 10:30pm Premiered June 10, 2009 HBO Canada, Teletoon at Night Premiered October 30, 2009. Later, on August 2011. DR2 Fri, 9:25pm Premiered October 30, 2009 AB1Saturdays, 22:25 FX Tuesdays, 22:30 (Repeat) Fridays 22:55 TV6 Saturday-Sunday, 21:00 Premiered May 29, 2010 FX RTÉ Two Thursday, 11:55pm Premiered January 7, 2010 yes Stars Comedy Sunday, 22:30 DeeJay TV, FX 1st season aired from January 16, 2010, and 2nd season aired from April 12 to April 30, 2010 FX Tuesdays, 21:30 (Repeat) Fridays 21:55 RTL 5, Comedy Central 2010 TBA Comedy Central Mondays 21:00 unknown MAXSaturdays, 17:50 FX Fox Wednesdays, 22:00 (Repeat) Saturday 06:30, (Repeat) Sunday 23:50 2×2 Weekends 21:00 Premiered on "2x2 Animation Night" festival May 14, 2010, Premiered October 9, 2010 on TV. 2 seasons have aired to date. Antena.neoxTuesdays, 00:45 unknown Kanal 5 Mondays, 22:30 Premiered June 7, 2010 FX Sky Atlantic, Channel One Monday, 10:00pm Premiered June 9, 2009 HBO Premiered September 28, 2008
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