The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth

The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth
Created by
Starring
Opening theme "I Love Adventure"
Composer(s) Giovanna Joyce Imbesi
Willow Wray
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Executive producer(s) Jillian Sosin
Producer(s) Dina Fraboni
Production location(s) Hollywood Center Studios
Production company(s)
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original release June 24, 1994 (1994-06-24)

The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth is a musical puppet television series produced in 1994 by Bomp Productions and Universal Television.

Premise

The series was created by puppeteers James Murray, Dina Fraboni, and Kevin Carlson. Phil Baron assisted Kevin Carlson and James Murray with writing the episodes. The characters were designed by Drew Massey and Bob Fappiano. The puppets were built by Bob Fappiano while the additional puppets and marionettes were made by Christine Papelexis. The music was composed by Giovanna Joyce Imbesi and the songs were written by Giovanna Joyce Imbesi and Willow Wray.

Plot

This show was about the adventures of a talking tooth named Timmy and all his friends of Flossmore Valley as they go on adventures using their imaginations, which would usually have Timmy thwarting bad guys like the Cavity Goon and Miss Sweetie or the Gingivitis Gang.

Characters

Main characters

  • Timmy the Tooth (performed by Kevin Carlson) - The main protagonist of the series. He is an adventurous tooth that lives with his best friend Brushbrush and is prone to burst into song.
  • Brushbrush (performed by Todd Mattox) - Timmy's pet toothbrush who acts like a dog. He whispers or bristles his words, although Timmy can understand him unlike the other characters. Brushbrush wears a collar and growls like a dog when provoked. He has the tendency to tickle Timmy often by licking his face.
  • Bubbles Gum (performed by Cheryl Blaylock) - Timmy's blue-skinned friend is always ready to help Timmy as well as go on an adventure. She tends to take lead of things.
  • Miss Flossie (performed by Michael Earl) - A cowgirl of sorts who is constantly having a good time. Despite her name, she has a blob-like appearance.
    • Waxie - Flossie's unicorn-type hobby horse who is quite amusing....especially when she tries to eat the flowers.
  • Sidney Cyclops (performed by Bruce Lanoil) - A one-eyed male monster and Timmy's friend who wants to become the greatest paper boy in the world. He is much younger than Timmy and looks up to him as his best friend. He got to star in the episode "An Eye for a Tooth".
  • Annette Bruner Prower (performed by Christine Papelexis) - Timmy's orange/gold-skinned friend is exactly a ditz, but always there for her friends. Her other name is also Full of Jello, her general middle and last names are Bruner and Prower.
  • Johnny Paste (performed by Allan Trautman) - A large muscular tube of toothpaste who is another one of Timmy's friends. He is well-meaning, but not all that bright.
  • Mr. Wisdom (performed by Phil Baron) - An old wisdom tooth who lives up on Wisdom Mountain. He gives advice to Timmy and his friends when they need it.

Supporting characters

  • Sherry the Fairy (performed by Allan Trautman) - An elderly female fairy who is the local fortune teller.
  • Gil the Grouper (performed by Allan Trautman) - A grinning green grouper.
  • Sunny the Sun (performed by Allan Trautman in most episodes, Phil Baron in "Malibu Timmy") - A hot and smiling sun that wears sunglasses.
  • Leggs O'Many (performed by Todd Mattox) - A cool piano-playing octopus.
  • Nicki and Irene (performed by Christine Papelexis and Dina Fraboni) - The two flowers in Timmy's front yard. They both love the rain and love to be watered.
  • Emmett (performed by Greg Ballora) - Timmy's mailbox.
  • Thirstin and Windslow (performed by Michael Earl and Kevin Carlson) - Two clouds.
  • Clem (performed by Greg Ballora) -
  • Bunky (performed by Michael Earl) -

Villains

  • The Cavity Goon (performed by James Murray) - The main antagonist of the series. The Cavity Goon (otherwise known as Goonius Nemesis III) is a disgusting sight....a green creature covered with spots and a mouth full of decayed sharp teeth. He wears clothes that appear to be made of ripped-up leaves and is constantly bothering Timmy and his friends. In the episode "Lost My Brush", he even tried to kidnap Timmy by using the kidnapped Brushbrush to lure him in an attempt to turn him over to the Tooth Fairy for money.
    • Miss Sweety (performed by Dina Fraboni) - The Cavity Goon's only sidekick. She is an enormous peppermint candy on a stick who always joins her boss on his evil plots.
  • The Gingivitis Gang - A group of gingivitis creatures who are the secondary antagonists of the series. Much exactly evil like the Cavity Goon, and mean and plain bad. They spend most of their time looking for trouble and harassing Timmy and his friends. Despite antagonizing Timmy and his friends, the Gingivitis Gang would sometimes have to side with Timmy to stop the Cavity Goon (as seen in some episodes).
    • Leo (performed by Allan Trautman) - The red-horned, lavender-haired, blue-skinned leader of the Gingivitis Gang.
    • Kay (performed by Dina Fraboni) - The female bird-like member of the Gingivitis Gang with pumpkin skin and red hair.
    • Dee (performed by Cheryl Blaylock) - The blonde-haired, pinkish orange-skinned, female insect-like member of the Gingivitis Gang.
    • Darol (performed by Kevin Carlson) - The blue-haired, green-skinned member of the Gingivitis Gang.
    • Nolan (performed by Phil Baron) - The rose-colored, yellow-haired, hook-nosed, and green-horned member of the Gingivitis Gang.

Episodes

  1. Timmy in Space - When Timmy finds his old toy rocket, he imagines that he and Brushbrush are astronauts in space. Timmy and Brushbrush head to the planet shmangy to liberate a space station from the Cavity Goon and Miss Sweetie.
  2. Operation: Secret Birthday Surprise - Timmy prepares for his birthday party as his friends prepare a surprise for him in secret. Upon visiting Mr. Wisdom, Timmy is shown what Flossmore Valley would be like if Timmy wasn't around.
  3. Molar Island - Timmy dreams that he and Brushbrush are taken to a dream vacation to Molar Island. Timmy ends up helping the locals when the ancient crown of King Cuspid has been stolen by the Gingivitis Tribe and the island will sink if the ancient crown of King Cuspid isn't returned to the hole it was placed over.
  4. Malibu Timmy - Timmy and his friends go to the beach, but there's just one problem: Timmy can't swim and neither can Waxie! Timmy then imagines himself as a lifeguard where his friends are competing in a surfing competition against Goon Doggy.
  5. Lost My Brush - The Cavity Goon and Miss Sweety plan to get rid of Brushbrush and Timmy by capturing Brushbrush as bait so that they can capture Timmy and hand him over to the Tooth Fairy.
  6. Spooky Tooth - Timmy, Brushbrush, and Bubbles head to the desert and enter the Uncommon Pyramids where they help Mumfred the Mummy find his parents.
  7. The Brush in the Stone - Timmy gets a case of the Itchy Polka Dots on the day of the Flossmore Valley Fair. In order to take care of Timmy, it's up to Mr. Wisdom to read to Timmy a medieval story on how the Itchy Polka Dots got started. The story involves Squire Timmy going out on a dangerous and perilous journey to beyond the Not-So-Sure-Its-A-Forest to grab some polka berries from the Polka Berry Bush to make King Louie of Floss-a-Lot get cured from the Itchy Polka Dots. During his quest, Squire Timmy has an encounter with Merlys the Magician, Bubbles Hood, the Gingivitis Gang, and the Polka Berry Bush guardians the Cavity Goon and Miss Sweetie along the way. Brushbrush gets the Itchy Polka Dots.
  8. An Eye for a Tooth - Sidney Cyclops can't be the greatest paper boy in the world if he can't see. So Timmy, Brushbrush, and Bubbles help Sidney to see in order for him to be the greatest paper boy in the world.
  9. Rainy Day Adventure - During a rainy day, Timmy imagines that he is Captain Good Guy and Brushbrush is his first mate where they work to save Sunny the Sun from pirate versions of Cavity Goon and Miss Sweetie.
  10. Big Mouth Gulch - Timmy reads to his friends a western story where Sheriff Timmy deals with outlaws Goony the Kid and Miss Sweetie when they come to Big Mouth Gulch.

Cast

Puppeteers

  • Greg Ballora - Emmett, Lifeguard (episode 4), Clem (eps. 9 and 10)
  • Phil Baron - Mr. Wisdom, Nolan, Sunny the Sun (episode 4), Raz the Beatnik (episode 5), Gus (episode 10)
  • Cheryl Blaylock - Bubbles Gum, Dee
  • Kevin Carlson - Timmy the Tooth, Darol, Windslow the Cloud (episodes 4 and 9)
  • Michael Earl - Miss Flossie, Mumfred the Mummy (episode 6), King Louie (episode 7), Thirstin the Cloud (episodes 4 and 9), Mr. Bonkers (episode 8), Bunky (episodes 9 and 10)
  • Dina Fraboni - Miss Sweetie, Kay, Irene the Flower
  • Bruce Lanoil - Sidney Cyclops, Big Dan (episode 4), Mumfred's Dad (episode 6)
  • Todd Mattox - Brushbrush, Leggs O'Many
  • James Murray - Cavity Goon, Walter Crunelemuffin (episode 1), Bob (episode 4), Skunk the Beatnik (episode 5)
  • Christine Papelexis - Annette Bruner Prower, Nicki the Flower, Mumfred's Mom (episode 6)
  • Allan Trautman - Johnny Paste, Leo, Gil the Grouper, Sherry the Fairy, Sunny the Sun, Vinnie da Guy (episode 3), Rodney the Spider (episode 6)

Credits

  • Producer: Dina Fraboni
  • Executive Producer: Jillian Sosin
  • Co-Producers: James Murray and Kevin Carlson
  • Line Producer: Gary L. Stephenson

Broadcast

The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth aired on Nickelodeon as part of the Nick Jr. block from November 6, 1995[1] to May 17, 1996.

References

  1. ↑ The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth print ad (pages 76-77) from Billboard
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