Timmy Time is a children's animated series introduced in 2009. The main star of the series, Timmy, is the cousin of Shaun the Sheep. Supervised by teachers Harriot the Heron and Osbourne the Owl, Timmy teaches children to share, be honest and to make friends. Aimed at pre-school children, each episode Follows Timmy through his day at nursery and includes the 3 principles of Reading, Righting (putting things right) and 'Rithmetic (numeracy). Timmy's nursery friends include Paxton the Piglet, Stripey the Badger, Apricot the Hedgehog and Yabba the Duckling. Timmy Time is massively popular in the UK and the Timmy Time franchise produces toys, magazines and books, as well as having its own website and Facebook page.