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|image = Timmy Tommy Tibble.PNG
|image = Timmy Tommy Tibble.PNG
|gender = Male
|gender = Male
|animal = Bear cubs<ref>http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html ([https://web.archive.org/web/20171102021621/http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html archived page])</ref> (TV series and later books)<br>Human (early books)
|animal = Bear cubs<ref>http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html ([https://web.archive.org/web/20171102021621/http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html archived page])</ref> <small>(TV series and later books)</small><br>Humans <small>(early books)</small>
|age = 4<ref name="tradingcard">http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-tibbles2</ref><ref>"Ha! Tommy came up with that and he's my age!" - [[D.W. Read]], "[[D.W.'s Name Game]]"</ref>
|age = 4<ref name="tradingcard">http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-tibbles2</ref><ref>"Ha! Tommy came up with that and he's my age!" - [[D.W. Read]], "[[D.W.'s Name Game]]"</ref>
|portrayer = [[#Voice Actors|See list below]] <br>
|voice_actor = [[#Voice Actors|See list below]] <br>
|family = [[Trixie Tibble]] (mother),<ref>"My mom brought it on a trip she took." - Tommy Tibble to [[D.W. Read]], "[[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]]".</ref><br>[[Mrs. Tibble]] (grandmother)
|family = [[Trixie Tibble]] <small>(mother)</small><ref>"My mom brought it on a trip she took." - Tommy Tibble to [[D.W. Read]], "[[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]]".</ref><br>[[Mrs. Tibble]] <small>(grandmother)</small>
|favorite color = Watermelon<ref name="tradingcard" />
|favorite color = Watermelon<ref name="tradingcard" />
|imagesize = 230px
|imagesize = 230px
|caption = Timmy (blue scarf) and Tommy (red scarf)
|caption = Timmy <small>(blue scarf)</small> and Tommy <small>(red scarf)</small>
|cartoon first appeared = "[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]"
|cartoon_debut = "[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]"
|book first appeared = "[[Arthur Babysits (book)|Arthur Babysits]]"
|book_debut = "[[Arthur Babysits (book)|Arthur Babysits]]"
|residence = [[The Tibbles' House]], [[Elwood City]]
|residence = [[The Tibbles' House]], [[Elwood City]]
|book last appeared = "[[Arthur Turns Green]]"
|book last appeared = "[[Arthur Turns Green]]"
|grade = Preschool
|grade = Preschool
|complexion = Beige}}
|complexion = Beige}}
<!--{{cquote|Without stopping to take a breath, Timmy Tibble can yell for five minutes. And Tommy Tibble, sometimes it seems like he's four kids!|[[Arthur Read]]|"[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]"}}-->'''Timmy Tibble''' and '''Tommy Tibble''' are boisterous twin brothers in [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s [[Elwood Community Preschool|Preschool]] class. Together they are known as the '''Tibble twins'''<!-- Spelled with a lowercase 't' in 'twins' http://tv.ark.com/transcript/arthur-%28arthur_babysits%3b_arthur's_cousin_catastrophe%29/1020/KTEH/Wednesday_April_28_2010/276415/ and http://tv.ark.com/transcript/arthur-%28attack_of_the_turbo_tibbles%3B_d.w._tricks_the_tooth_fairy%29/1020/kteh/friday_july_23_2010/381884/--> or '''the Tibbles'''.
<!--{{cquote|Without stopping to take a breath, Timmy Tibble can yell for five minutes. And Tommy Tibble, sometimes it seems like he's four kids!|[[Arthur Read]]|"[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]"}}-->'''<font color=red>Tommy Tibble</font>''' and '''<font color=blue>Timmy Tibble</font>''' are energetic twin brothers in [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s [[Elwood Community Preschool|preschool]] class. Together they are known as the '''Tibble twins'''<!-- Spelled with a lowercase 't' in 'twins' http://tv.ark.com/transcript/arthur-%28arthur_babysits%3b_arthur's_cousin_catastrophe%29/1020/KTEH/Wednesday_April_28_2010/276415/ and http://tv.ark.com/transcript/arthur-%28attack_of_the_turbo_tibbles%3B_d.w._tricks_the_tooth_fairy%29/1020/kteh/friday_july_23_2010/381884/--> or '''the Tibbles'''. They are the main antagonists of D.W.'s own episodes.


==Description==
==Physical appearances==
Timmy and Tommy are bears in the show and humans in the book. They always dress identically. They normally wear yellow t-shirts, purple shorts, yellow socks, and black and white sneakers. As they are identical twins, Timmy always wears a blue scarf while Tommy wears a red one to differentiate. Originally in the books, they looked more like humans and less like bears, but that changed in the cartoon series. Notably, however, in even later book releases, they continued to appear as humans, despite the significant art shift in the books towards an appearance more in line with that of the television series.
Timmy and Tommy are bears in the show and humans in the book. They always dress identically. They normally wear yellow T-shirts, purple shorts, yellow socks, and black and white sneakers. As they are identical twins, Timmy always wears a blue scarf while Tommy wears a red one to differentiate. Even when wearing different clothing, they always wear something blue and red. It is implied that even [[Miss Morgan]] cannot tell them apart when they switch scarves.
 
Originally in the books, they looked more like humans and less like bears, but that changed in the [[Arthur (TV series)|cartoon series]]. Notably, however, in even later book releases, they continued to appear as humans, despite the significant art shift in the books towards an appearance more in line with that of the television series.
 
In one episode, they both wear blue jeans with a yellow stripe and dark-grey sneakers. Timmy wears a blue shirt, while Tommy wears a red one, each with yellow design.
 
==Personalities==
Timmy and Tommy are mischievous, clever, reckless and often really mean and annoying (sometimes one more than the other), though deep down they are good kids. Timmy is more independent and meaner than his brother, as seen in "[[Double Tibble Trouble]]" and "[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]". "[[Two Minutes]]" and "[[Whistling in the Wind]]" reveal that Tommy is two minutes older, causing him to act superior to Timmy in both episodes. In "Double Tibble Trouble", Tommy is less energetic and feels sad when Timmy is sick, but at the end of the episode, when Tommy gets sick, Timmy doesn't seem sad and behaves like always. In "[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]", Timmy is the one who hurts D.W. They each have their own ways of annoying others, usually by yelling louder than one another. Tommy also seems to have more of a sensitive side than Timmy.<ref>"[[My Fair Tommy]]"</ref>
 
Their personalities can be described as manipulative (for instance when they trick people so they can get what they want as is seen in several episodes, including "[[To Tibble the Truth]]"), dishonest, and sadistic. They could even be described as fair weather friends (which refers to someone who only helps when it's advantageous to themselves) as is the case in "[[Never, Never, Never]]" where they trick D.W. into thinking they care about her in order to get her toys and destroy them in front of her face. Normally their personalities are identical except for a few episodes, e.g. "[[My Fair Tommy]]" where Tommy is slightly nicer and Timmy is more manipulative.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*Specials
*Specials
**[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]
**"[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]"
**[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]
**"[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]"
**[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]]
**"[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]]"
**[[Arthur and the Haunted Tree House]] {{c|cameo}}
**"[[Arthur and the Haunted Tree House]]" {{c|cameo}}
*Season 1
*[[Season 1]]
**[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]] 10201 {{c|Tommy only}}
**"[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]" 10201 {{c|Tommy only}}
**[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]] 10301
**"[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]" 10301
**[[D.W. the Copycat]] 10502
**"[[D.W. the Copycat]]" 10502
**[[Arthur Babysits (episode)|Arthur Babysits]] 10901
**"[[Arthur Babysits (episode)|Arthur Babysits]]" 10901
**[[D.W.'s Baby]] 11102
**"[[D.W.'s Baby]]" 11102
**[[Arthur's Lost Dog]] {{c|cameo}} 11202
**"[[Arthur's Lost Dog]]" {{c|cameo}} 11202
**[[So Long, Spanky]] {{c|Tommy only}} 11301
**"[[So Long, Spanky]]" {{c|Tommy only}} 11301
**[[D.W. Flips (episode)|D.W. Flips]] 11602
**"[[D.W. Flips (episode)|D.W. Flips]]" 11602
**[[D.W. Rides Again (episode)|D.W. Rides Again]] 11901
**"[[D.W. Rides Again (episode)|D.W. Rides Again]]" 11901
**[[D.W. Gets Lost]] {{c|cameo}} 12402
**"[[D.W. Gets Lost]]" {{c|cameo}} 12402
**[[D.W.'s Blankie]] {{c|Mentioned}} 12701
**"[[D.W.'s Blankie]]" {{c|mentioned}} 12701
**[[My Club Rules]] 12901
**"[[My Club Rules]]" 12901
*Season 2
*[[Season 2]]
**[[Go to Your Room, D.W.]] 20402
**"[[Go to Your Room, D.W.]]" 20402
**[[Play it Again, D.W.]] 20602
**"[[Play it Again, D.W.]]" 20602
**[[Arthur vs. the Piano]] 20801
**"[[D.W.'s Deer Friend]]" {{c|fantasy}} 21101
**[[Water and the Brain]] 21301 {{c|cameo}}
**"[[Arthur vs. the Piano]]" 20801
**[[D.W.'s Name Game]] 21901
**"[[Water and the Brain]]" {{c|cameo}} 21301
**[[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]] 22002
**"[[D.W.'s Name Game]]" 21901
*Season 3
**"[[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]]" 22002
**[[D.W. All Fired Up]] 30201
*[[Season 3]]
**[[I'd Rather Read It Myself]] 30202
**"[[D.W. All Fired Up]]" 30201
**[[The Chips are Down]] 30501
**"[[I'd Rather Read It Myself]]" 30202
**[[Revenge of the Chip]] 30502
**"[[The Chips are Down]]" 30501
**[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]] 31001
**"[[Revenge of the Chip]]" 30502
**[[Double Tibble Trouble]] 31101
**"[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]" 31001
**[[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]] 31102
**"[[Double Tibble Trouble]]" 31101
*Season 4
**"[[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]]" 31102
**[[D.W.'s Library Card]] 40101
**"[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]" {{c|flashback}} 31402
**[[Buster's Breathless]] 40301
*[[Season 4]]
**[[Prove It]] 40402
**"[[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]]" 40101
**[[D.W. Tale Spins]] 40601
**"[[Buster's Breathless]]" 40301
**[[What is that Thing?]] {{c|cameo}} 40901
**"[[Prove It]]" 40402
**[[My Music Rules]] 41001
**"[[D.W. Tale Spins]]" 40601
*Season 5
**"[[1001 Dads]]" 40801
**[[Arthur and the Big Riddle]] 50101
**"[[Prunella's Prediction]]" 40802
**[[Nerves of Steal]] 50202
**"[[What is that Thing?]]" {{c|cameo}} 40901
**[[You Are Arthur]] 50502
**"[[My Music Rules]]" 41001
**[[Sleep No More]] {{c|cameo}} 50701
*[[Season 5]]
**[[The Last of Mary Moo Cow]] {{c|cameo}} 50801
**"[[Arthur and the Big Riddle]]" 50101
**[[Arthur's Family Feud]] {{c|cameo}} 51001
**"[[Nerves of Steal]]" 50202
*Season 6
**"[[You Are Arthur]]" 50502
**[[Buster's Sweet Success]] {{c|cameo}} 60202
**"[[Sleep No More]]" {{c|cameo}} 50701
**[[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]] 60602
**"[[The Last of Mary Moo Cow]]" {{c|cameo}} 50801
**[[More!]] 60702
**"[[Just Desserts]]" 50901
*Season 7
**"[[Arthur's Family Feud]]" {{c|cameo}} 51001
**[[To Tibble the Truth]] 70401
*[[Season 6]]
**[[Elwood City Turns 100!]] 705
**"[[Arthur Plays the Blues (episode)|Arthur Plays the Blues]]" {{c|mentioned}} 60201
*Season 8
**"[[Buster's Sweet Success]]" {{c|cameo}} 60202
**[[D.W., Dancing Queen]] 80402
**"[[The Boy Who Cried Comet]]" {{c|cameo}} 60501
**[[Desperately Seeking Stanley]] 80702
**"[[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]]" 60602
**[[Tales from the Crib]] 80802
**"[[More!]]" 60702
**[[Kiss and Tell]] 80902
*[[Season 7]]
**[[Bleep]] 81002
**"[[To Tibble the Truth]]" 70401
*Season 9
**"[[Elwood City Turns 100!]]" 70500
**[[The Law of the Jungle Gym]] {{c|cameo}} 90302
*[[Season 8]]
**[[My Fair Tommy]] 90402
**"[[D.W., Dancing Queen]]" 80402
**[[Arthur Makes Waves]] {{c|cameo}} 90601
**"[[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]]" {{c|cameo}} 80502
**[[Emily Swallows a Horse]] 90802
**"[[Desperately Seeking Stanley]]" 80702
**[[D.W. Beats All]] 90901
**"[[Tales from the Crib]]" 80802
**[[Breezy Listening Blues]] {{c|cameo}} 91002
**"[[Kiss and Tell]]" 80902
*Season 10
**"[[Bleep]]" 81002
**[[Happy Anniversary]] 100101
*[[Season 9]]
**[[The Secret About Secrets]] 100302
**"[[The Law of the Jungle Gym]]" {{c|cameo}} 90302
**[[D.W. Aims High]] 100501
**"[[My Fair Tommy]]" 90402
**[[D.W., Bossy Boots]] 100702
**"[[Arthur Makes Waves]]" {{c|cameo}} 90601
**[[Operation: D.W.!]] 100802
**"[[Emily Swallows a Horse]]" 90802
*Season 11
**"[[D.W. Beats All]]" 90901
**[[Germophobia]] {{c|cameo}} 110102
**"[[Breezy Listening Blues]]" {{c|cameo}} 91002
**[[Mind Your Manners]] 110202
*[[Season 10]]
**[[Buenas Noches, Vicita]] {{c|cameo}} 110301
**"[[Happy Anniversary]]" 100100
**[[Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery]] 110501
**"[[The Secret About Secrets]]" 100302
**[[Dancing Fools]] 110602
**"[[D.W. Aims High]]" 100501
**[[Hic or Treat]] 110701
**"[[D.W., Bossy Boots]]" 100702
**[[D.W. On Ice]] 110901
**"[[Operation: D.W.!]]" 100802
*Season 12
*[[Season 11]]
**[[Never, Never, Never]] 120102
**"[[Germophobia]]" {{c|cameo}} 110102
**[[Ungifted]] 120402
**"[[Mind Your Manners]]" 110202
*Season 13
**"[[Buenas Noches, Vicita]]" 110301
**[[The Good, the Bad, and the Binky]] 130402
**"[[Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery]]" 110501
**[[D.W. Swims with the Fishes]] 130602
**"[[Dancing Fools]]" 110602
**[[A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble]] 130701
**"[[Hic or Treat]]" 110701
*Season 14
**"[[D.W. On Ice]]" 110901
**[[D.W. Unties the Knot]] 140202
*[[Season 12]]
**[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]] 140901
**"[[Never, Never, Never]]" 120102
**[[In My Africa]] 140902
**"[[Room to Ride]]" 120201
*Season 15
**"[[Ungifted]]" 120402
**[[Whistling in the Wind]] 150202
*[[Season 13]]
**[[The Last King of Lambland]] 150302
**"[[The Good, the Bad, and the Binky]]" 130402
**[[Muffy's Classy Classics Club]] {{c|cameo}} 150801
**"[[D.W. Swims with the Fishes]]" 130602
*Season 16
**"[[A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble]]" 130701
**[[All About D.W.]] 160301
*[[Season 14]]
**[[Blockheads]] 160302
**"[[D.W. Unties the Knot]]" 140202
**[[Night of the Tibble]] 160501
**"[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]" 140901
**[[Read and Flumberghast]] 160502
**"[[In My Africa]]" 140902
*Season 17
*[[Season 15]]
**[[Waiting for Snow]] 170602
**"[[Fifteen]]" {{c|mentioned}} 150100
**[[Brain Freeze]] {{c|cameo}} 171002
**"[[Whistling in the Wind]]" 150202
*Season 18
**"[[The Last King of Lambland]]" 150302
**[[Best Wishes]] {{c|cameo}} 180401
**"[[Muffy's Classy Classics Club]]" {{c|cameo}} 150801
**[[Two Minutes]] 180701
*[[Season 16]]
**[[Messy Dress Mess]] 180702
**"[[All About D.W.]]" 160301
**[[Tibbles to the Rescue]] 180802
**"[[Blockheads]]" 160302
**[[The Pageant Pickle]] 180901
**"[[Night of the Tibble]]" 160501
*Season 19
**"[[Read and Flumberghast]]" 160502
**[[The Last Day]] 1910
**"[[On the Buster Scale]]" {{c|cameo}} 160802
*Season 20
*[[Season 17]]
**[[Bunny Trouble]] 200302
**"[[Waiting for Snow]]" 170602
**[[That's MY Grandma!]] 200402
**"[[Brain Freeze]]" {{c|cameo}} 171002
*Season 21
*[[Season 18]]
**[[The Princess Problem]] 210602
**"[[Best Wishes]]" {{c|cameo}} 180401
 
**"[[Two Minutes]]" 180701
==Personality==
**"[[Messy Dress Mess]]" 180702
Timmy and Tommy are mischievous, clever, reckless and often really mean and annoying (Sometimes one more than the other), though deep down they are good kids. Timmy is more independent and meaner than his brother, as seen in "[[Double Tibble Trouble]]" and "[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]." In "Double Tibble Trouble" it is revealed that when Tommy is not with Timmy he becomes sad and behaves well, but at the end of the episode when Tommy gets sick, Timmy doesn't seem sad and behaves like always. In "[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]," Timmy is the one who hurts [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]. They each have their own ways of annoying others, usually by yelling louder than one another. Tommy also seems to have more of a sensitive side than Timmy.<ref>[[My Fair Tommy]]</ref>
**"[[Tibbles to the Rescue]]" 180802
**"[[The Pageant Pickle]]" 180901
*[[Season 19]]
**"[[The Last Day]]" 1910
*[[Season 20]]
**"[[Fern's Flights of Fancy]]" {{c|cameo}} 200201
**"[[Bunny Trouble]]" 200302
**"[[That's MY Grandma!]]" 200402
*[[Season 21]]
**"[[The Lost Dinosaur]]" 210601
**"[[The Princess Problem]]" 210602


==Relationships==
==Relationships==
===Family===
===Family===
Timmy and Tommy live with their grandmother in a large house that looks almost haunted.
Timmy and Tommy live with their grandmother in a large house that looks almost haunted.
*'''[[Mrs. Tibble]]:''' Timmy and Tommy's grandmother. She loves them very much but doesn't always show awareness of their bad behavior, though she does occasionally show signs of distress at their actions. In "[[Mind Your Manners]]", they force themselves to learn manners in order to take her out to dinner. They usually spend all of their time at her house when they're not in preschool.
*'''[[Mrs. Tibble]]:''' Timmy and Tommy's grandmother. She loves them very much but doesn't always show awareness of their bad behavior, though she does occasionally show signs of distress at their actions. The Tibbles do not tell her about their misbehavior, and when they do, they censor it to not sound like bullying.<ref>"[[Tibbles to the Rescue]]"</ref> In "[[Mind Your Manners]]", they force themselves to learn manners in order to take her out to dinner. They usually spend all of their time at her house when they're not in preschool.
*'''[[Trixie Tibble]]:<ref>[[D.W.'s Blankie]]</ref> '''Timmy and Tommy's mother. She is first mentioned in "[[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]]", where we find out that she used to take them on trips around the world.
*'''[[Trixie Tibble]]:"'''<ref>"[[D.W.'s Blankie]]"</ref> Timmy and Tommy's mother. She is first mentioned in "[[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]]", where we find out that she used to take them on trips around the world.
*'''Timmy and Tommy's Father: '''Although mentioned several times, not much is known about him. {{Cite}}


===Friends===
===Friends===
*'''[[D.W. Read]]:''' Timmy and Tommy are her friends, but often try to compete with and pester her. They bully her in "[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]", and scam her out of all her toys (which they then destroy) in "Never, Never, Never".
*'''[[Emily]]:''' She is D.W.'s best friend. They often try to compete with her as well.
*'''[[James MacDonald]]:''' In "[[Night of the Tibble]]", James is invited to a sleepover with the Tibbles. They are genuinely excited about it, and tire themselves out while preparing for his visit.


*'''[[D.W. Read]]:''' Timmy and Tommy are her friends but often try to compete with and pester her. They also sometimes trick her into doing foolish things.
==Voice actors==
 
*'''[[Emily]]:''' She is D.W's best friend. They often try to compete with her as well.
 
===Rivals===
 
*'''[[Bud Compson]]:''' They officially trick him.
 
==Voice Actors==
===Timmy Tibble===
===Timmy Tibble===
*[[Ricky Mabe]]: Season 1-5, "[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]"
*[[Ricky Mabe]]: Season 1-5, "[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]"
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In "[[Bleep]]", Timmy can whistle, but in "[[Whistling in the Wind]]" he can't, however, it is possible that the events of the latter occurred before the former, or that Timmy might have learned to whistle during the course of these episodes.
*In "[[Bleep]]", Timmy can whistle, but in "[[Whistling in the Wind]]" he can't; however, it is possible that the events of the latter occurred before the former, or that Timmy might have learned to whistle during the course of these episodes.
*In the episode "[[Two Minutes]]", it is been revealed that the Tibbles are at the same age.
*Tommy and Timmy take folk music lessons. Tommy plays the panpipes.<ref>"[[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]]"</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Timmy and Tommy Tibble
Timmy Tommy Tibble.PNG
Timmy (blue scarf) and Tommy (red scarf)
Age 4[1][2]
Grade Preschool
Gender Male
Animal Bear cubs[3] (TV series and later books)
Humans (early books)

Complexion Beige
Favorite color Watermelon[1]
Residence The Tibbles' House, Elwood City
Family Trixie Tibble (mother)[4]
Mrs. Tibble (grandmother)

Book debut "Arthur Babysits"
Cartoon debut "D.W. All Wet"
Voiced by See list below

Tommy Tibble and Timmy Tibble are energetic twin brothers in D.W.'s preschool class. Together they are known as the Tibble twins or the Tibbles. They are the main antagonists of D.W.'s own episodes.

Physical appearances

Timmy and Tommy are bears in the show and humans in the book. They always dress identically. They normally wear yellow T-shirts, purple shorts, yellow socks, and black and white sneakers. As they are identical twins, Timmy always wears a blue scarf while Tommy wears a red one to differentiate. Even when wearing different clothing, they always wear something blue and red. It is implied that even Miss Morgan cannot tell them apart when they switch scarves.

Originally in the books, they looked more like humans and less like bears, but that changed in the cartoon series. Notably, however, in even later book releases, they continued to appear as humans, despite the significant art shift in the books towards an appearance more in line with that of the television series.

In one episode, they both wear blue jeans with a yellow stripe and dark-grey sneakers. Timmy wears a blue shirt, while Tommy wears a red one, each with yellow design.

Personalities

Timmy and Tommy are mischievous, clever, reckless and often really mean and annoying (sometimes one more than the other), though deep down they are good kids. Timmy is more independent and meaner than his brother, as seen in "Double Tibble Trouble" and "Attack of the Turbo Tibbles". "Two Minutes" and "Whistling in the Wind" reveal that Tommy is two minutes older, causing him to act superior to Timmy in both episodes. In "Double Tibble Trouble", Tommy is less energetic and feels sad when Timmy is sick, but at the end of the episode, when Tommy gets sick, Timmy doesn't seem sad and behaves like always. In "Attack of the Turbo Tibbles", Timmy is the one who hurts D.W. They each have their own ways of annoying others, usually by yelling louder than one another. Tommy also seems to have more of a sensitive side than Timmy.[5]

Their personalities can be described as manipulative (for instance when they trick people so they can get what they want as is seen in several episodes, including "To Tibble the Truth"), dishonest, and sadistic. They could even be described as fair weather friends (which refers to someone who only helps when it's advantageous to themselves) as is the case in "Never, Never, Never" where they trick D.W. into thinking they care about her in order to get her toys and destroy them in front of her face. Normally their personalities are identical except for a few episodes, e.g. "My Fair Tommy" where Tommy is slightly nicer and Timmy is more manipulative.

Appearances

Relationships

Family

Timmy and Tommy live with their grandmother in a large house that looks almost haunted.

  • Mrs. Tibble: Timmy and Tommy's grandmother. She loves them very much but doesn't always show awareness of their bad behavior, though she does occasionally show signs of distress at their actions. The Tibbles do not tell her about their misbehavior, and when they do, they censor it to not sound like bullying.[6] In "Mind Your Manners", they force themselves to learn manners in order to take her out to dinner. They usually spend all of their time at her house when they're not in preschool.
  • Trixie Tibble:"[7] Timmy and Tommy's mother. She is first mentioned in "D.W.'s Backpack Mishap", where we find out that she used to take them on trips around the world.

Friends

  • D.W. Read: Timmy and Tommy are her friends, but often try to compete with and pester her. They bully her in "D.W., Queen of the Comeback", and scam her out of all her toys (which they then destroy) in "Never, Never, Never".
  • Emily: She is D.W.'s best friend. They often try to compete with her as well.
  • James MacDonald: In "Night of the Tibble", James is invited to a sleepover with the Tibbles. They are genuinely excited about it, and tire themselves out while preparing for his visit.

Voice actors

Timmy Tibble

Tommy Tibble

Trivia

  • In "Bleep", Timmy can whistle, but in "Whistling in the Wind" he can't; however, it is possible that the events of the latter occurred before the former, or that Timmy might have learned to whistle during the course of these episodes.
  • Tommy and Timmy take folk music lessons. Tommy plays the panpipes.[8]

Gallery

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-tibbles2
  2. ↑ "Ha! Tommy came up with that and he's my age!" - D.W. Read, "D.W.'s Name Game"
  3. ↑ http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html (archived page)
  4. ↑ "My mom brought it on a trip she took." - Tommy Tibble to D.W. Read, "D.W.'s Backpack Mishap".
  5. ↑ "My Fair Tommy"
  6. ↑ "Tibbles to the Rescue"
  7. ↑ "D.W.'s Blankie"
  8. ↑ "D.W.'s Backpack Mishap"



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