#timmyfailure

[dereklaufman]

Just watched Timmy Failure with my kids on Disney Channel. It was a pretty decent kids movie. #timmyfailure #disneyplus https://www.instagram.com/p/B8SgPQIpM4X/?igshid=xafgh3kd2xnp

[disneyelite]

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made refreshingly balances weirdness with kindness

Imagination runs wild in Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, a Disney+ original directed by Academy Award winner Tom McCarthy and starring Winslow Fegley as the title character. The film is entirely earnest in it's presentation. Timmy runs a detective agency alongside his partner, a polar bear named Total. The film accepts this as fact, and that's a true asset to creating a film that is enjoyable for all audiences. Timmy relies heavily on his polar bear, much like he relies on his imagination, to get him out of different situations. And they usually end up like his last name. Very little overt humor is drawn out of the fact that Timmy's last name is Failure. Wallace Shawn (playing Mr. Crocus) really milks the joke of calling Timmy by his last name, in the most enjoyable way. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made is based on the first book of the Timmy Failure series written by Stephan Pastis, who also co-wrote the film along with the director. Pastis said the message of the film is "It's okay to be who you are, and you will be accepted," while on the red carpet premiere. Timmy's mantra in the film is "Normal is for normal people," which he learns from his mom. And Timmy is not a normal kid.

People of a certain age will remember the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Timmy and Total resemble them in certain ways. Calvin would routinely retreat to his imagination to help him deal with the drudgery of school. Timmy does as well. Calvin has an imaginary friend that would normally be a dangerous animal. So does Timmy. These universal ideas of childhood imagination give both Timmy and Calvin a delightful earnestness. And according to Fegley, there was an actor who portrayed the polar bear on set, lending his performance against the animal authenticity. The film is at it's best when the adults around Timmy take him at his word and play in his world. He doesn't need to be "normal" but he does need to recognize when he is wrong and how to fix what he has done to others. Pastis has said he would love to make a sequel, which is apt since there are six more books that could be adapted. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made is streaming exclusively on Disney+ Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made  4/5 Don't forget that you could get Disney+ free for a year if you win the Disney Elite giveaway! Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on email Email Read the full article

[groggs69]

So it’s #bookday @stephanpastis and Louis (10) has decide to pay homage to #timmyfailure #nowlookwhatyouvedone #stephanpastis and your brilliant books. We hope you like his efforts! (at Rushall, Wiltshire, United Kingdom)

[booksonthet]

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[failureisanoptionblog]

Chapter Failure #13

Timmy Failure chapter names often contain pop culture references. How many can you identify from Timmy Failure: Sanitized for Your Protection?

Chapter titles:

Chapter 1: Let’s Do the Timmy Warp Again

Chapter 2: Sergeant Bulko

Chapter 3: Don’t Know Much About History, But I Know A Lot About Mysteries

Chapter 4: The Fish Scales of Justice

Chapter 5: EZ Dazed and Confused

Chapter 6: Ice Ice Total

References:

Chapter 1: “Let’s do the Time Warp again” are lyrics from “The Time Warp,” a song from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a movie from 1975.

Chapter 2: Sergeant Bilko is the name of a 1996 comedy film.

Chapter 3: “Don’t know much about history, don’t know much biology” are lyrics from the song “Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke.

Chapter 4: The scales of justice are a symbol of the balance between truth and fairness in an ideal justice system:

Chapter 5: Dazed and Confused is the name of a 1993 film directed by Richard Linklater.

Chapter 6: “Ice Ice Baby” is the name of a song by Vanilla Ice.

[failureisanoptionblog]

Teddy Bear Picnic Day

It's teddy bear picnic day. Note: that's "teddy" bear picnic, not "polar" bear picnic. Inviting a polar bear to your picnic could result in Total Failure.

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The Rusty Key on Timmy Failure

A glowing review of Timmy Failure from The Rusty Key:

http://therustykey.com/Timmy_Failure.html

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Diary of Molly Moskins: April 9, 2013

Today Timmy read me his masterpiece detective handbook "Surviving Enemy Capture on Beans and a Smile." There wasn’t anything about enemy capture yet; Timmy says he is still working on that part. Actually, I don’t remember anything about beans, or smiles, but there was a lot of stuff about what a detective office should look like and the many reasons to have conference calls. Timmy is so organized and clever!