Life & Times of Tim Recap: “Tim’s Beard/Unjustly Neglected Drama” (Season Premiere)
By: Adrian Sannen
Life and times of time is an animated exaggerated sitcom. The difference is, every episode is guaranteed to have a bunch of laughs in it. In the first episode (every episode has 2 15 minute episodes in it) Tim grows a beard. His co-workers and even his boss all ridiculed him for having a beard and tattered jeans. They bring in a homeless man so that they can compare to him. They laugh about Tim and even the homeless man said “I get pants from trash cans and if they have rips in them, I put them back. Tim gets called into his boss’s office after deciding to shave his beard. Tim’s Boss calls Tim a house as if to say his beard was only hiding fat. Tim is told that he needs to begin dating again in order to prove that he hasn’t completely let himself go. Vince, the hobo, gives Tim some advice “Women like to be scared. I usually crouch down behind them and say I GOTCHA.”
Tim finds out (with the help of Stu) that he is now in the “B-league” due to his appearance, so finding women is no longer an easy task. He ends up settling for an unbearable girl. So unbearable that when we first see her, she’s loudly clipping her toenails. Waiting for the bus, Tim asks that they take photos together to prove to the boss that he’s dating again. Somehow Tim’s date, Gladys, turns it into a borderline pornographic photo shoot with all of the other transit users cheering them on. Tim’s Ex-girlfriend, Amy happens to walk up to them and see them in a very risqué position. Of course Tim decides to take that opportunity to ask Amy if she wants to get back together. Obviously she’s didn’t go for it.
Only Tim could be challenged for a job by a homeless man. A hilarious debut episode and 9 on the 10 point TVDoneWright scale.
The second episode starred the very funny and talented Will Forte as a guest star. He played an Actor/Drug dealer. Tim and Stu Ended up sitting through a terrible 4 hour play. Stu was just trying to get his drugs off the dealer but by the end of it, he swore off of drugs so that he would never have to go through that play again. They asked Tim for some constructive criticism and in true, mumbling Tim fashion, he told them “Maybe cut 2 hours out of it…and like…95 percent of the dialogue.” It was one of the most overacted at poorly written plays ever scene. I can imagine having to go to a play like that. In fact I’ve been to many, so seeing Tim in this situation was truly hilarious. Just the thought of having to say something good about one of these nightmares is a nightmare in itself.
Tim and Stu get back to Stu’s apartment but when they arrive, a man Tim had an altercation with at the start of the episode has gone on a murderous rampage. Somehow, Tim becomes the prime suspect for the killings because he had “foreknowledge of the killer’s motives.” They also didn’t buy Tim’s alibi. Tim tries desperately to convince the cops that he was at a play. He brings the officers to the restaurant that the actors were eating that, but, cleverly quoting the play, informs the police officer that Tim means nothing to him.
This was a short recap of the second episode because really, there wasn’t much to say about it. Not as strong as the opening episode but still worth the watch. On a 10 point scale, I give it a 6.7…because I can.
Posted by Adam Wright
on February 19, 2010. Filed under Features, Reviews.
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