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Anderson, Samantha (July 5, 2018). "Disney's live-action Timmy Failure adaptation filming at Cloverdale Fairgrounds - Surrey Now-Leader". The Surrey Now News-Leader . Retrieved July 22, 2018. Oh, and I should mention, there are some lines that caught me just right, Timmy's voice is laugh out loud (or at least a little nose snort self laugh) funny: Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made - Movie Review". www.commonsensemedia.org. February 7, 2020 . Retrieved November 21, 2020.Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020, [14] and was released on Disney+ on February 7, 2020. [15] It was released on digital retail platforms on September 26, 2023. Your average 8-12 year old (the suggested age group for this book) wouldn’t get the references of most of the chapter titles: Scott, Mike (June 9, 2017). "Disney's 'Timmy Failure' movie planning to shoot in Louisiana". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved July 22, 2018.

If Old Man Crocus was going to pair me with You-Know-Who, I had no choice but to throw myself upon the gears of the machinery and make the whole wretched process come to a halt.” Whether his pet polar bear Total is real or not, a la Calvin & Hobbes, I couldn't say. He didn't add a whole lot to the story, but I did enjoy seeing him steal Staci the polar bear's beach ball. Turnquist, Kristi (June 26, 2018). "Disney movie shooting in Portland to hold casting call for extras". OregonLive.com . Retrieved July 22, 2018. Timmy Failure thinks himself to be a topnotch detective that is destined to run a multi-billion dollar detective agency. The irony here is that Timmy does live up to his name, no matter how much he tries to assure readers he isn't a failure, by missing the blatantly obvious answers to all his cases.

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DeFore, John (January 25, 2020). " 'Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made': Film Review | Sundance 2020". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 26, 2020. Timmy Failure has a great imagination and uses it to create a detective agency and solve the crimes in his town. He uses his detective skills to find out who stole his favorite shirt and from there he solves all crimes he comes across. Timmy is so famous there are multiple books about his life and even a movie! Now, Timmy gives us an inside look at to how he became the greatest detective in the world.

I know what you're thinking. How will the rest of a book from a first time children's author ever pull off a story with an opening like that? There was a lot of body shaming going on in this story, and in a way that made it seem like it was okay to do, even funny cool. Siegel, Tatiana (December 4, 2019). "Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 4, 2019.

When Timmy ends up with a new teacher and he’s asked to work on “cases” he actually pulls off decent grades. Which, of course, on affirms the shortcomings of the educational system since Timmy has to be the one to solve the cases. Stephan Pastis has mentioned another essential character in the books, a polar bear called Total. He assists Timmy Failure in carrying out the investigations. As Timmy Failure and Total are the main partners of his detective agency, it eventually gets the name Total Failure, Inc. A number of other essential characters created by author Pastis for this series include Rollo Tookus, Aunt Colander, Molly Moskins, Doorman Dave, Emilio, Tom John John, etc. The settings of the plots take place in Key West, Florida and Cuba, and several other places in the country. All the novels of the series are widely successful. They have received praises from several prominent critics, fellow authors, and a large number of readers throughout the world. Stephan Pastis was also praised for his magnificent writing skills and character development. The series’ success made him well known author of children’s books and established him in the ranks of prominent writers. He looks forward to add several more titles in this series and develop other novel series as well. Sundance Film Festival (December 4, 2019). "Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made". Archived from the original on December 15, 2019 . Retrieved December 23, 2019. Timmy is like that awful boy from the Wimpy Kid books, but he's the MC and the hero; yeah, run that concept through your brain again. Being a jerk, calling people names, body shaming others, being mean, destroying other's property... yay, let's hear it for all the "misunderstood" kids in the world, let them be themselves and celebrate it. What kind of a message is that to be sending elementary school children? You know how all books are not for all readers and some books work SO MUCH BETTER when read aloud? Yeah, this was definitely the case with the particular book and myself. I was all ready to throw in the towel because quite honestly, I couldn't believe what I was reading. I get it is for a much younger audience than I, but I read a fairly large amount of Children's Fiction and even Picture Books, so the fact that this one was giving me fits was enough to aggravate. HOWEVER, in my exasperated state, I tried reading several passages aloud to illustrate the absurdity of what was happening...and you know what? It. Changed. EVERYTHING. I'm not saying I'm a diehard Timmy fan now, because yeah...I'll leave that to the fandoms, however I could appreciate the humor, the jokes, the ridiculous nature of some situations and the whole investigation into the missing candy THAT much better with all my gesturing, vocal variations, and moments of acting out. So why yes, not all books are for all readers, if you've a kiddo in the house that likes to use their imagination, and you happen to have a few moments to spare to enhance the adventure, I highly suggest a read aloud session with this book!

It's harder to drive a polar bear into somebody's living room than you'd think. You need a living room window that's big enough to fit a car. You need a car that's big enough to fit a polar bear. And you need a bolar bear that's big enough to not point out your errors." I may be wrong - but the Jeffersons? Peanuts? Petula Clark? Many decades ago. Those are there for the Older Readers. It’s Timmy’s situation that highlights the brilliance of Patsis’ writing. Betsy Bird brought up the question about whether Total, Timmy’s associate who happens to be a 1,500 pound polar bear, is a real part of the story or as her husband thinks, a manifestation of Timmy’s break from reality. I was sure I agreed with Matt. Most of the time. Because there are more places where you could evidence the latter. But then, there are those moments where Total absolutely has to be real. Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 8, 2018). "Disney Unveils Inaugural Streaming Service Launch Slate To Town; No R-Rated Fare". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 22, 2018.Lodge, Guy (January 26, 2020). " 'Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made': Film Review". Variety . Retrieved January 27, 2020. REVIEW: Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made Is the Perfect Blend of Clever & Childish". CBR. September 21, 2020 . Retrieved April 4, 2022. Barnes, Brooks (November 7, 2019). "Remember Family Films? Disney Plus Is Making 'Em Like They Used To". The New York Times . Retrieved November 21, 2019. Be what you would seem to be -- or, if you'd like it put more simply -- Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.” Tallerico, Brian. "Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made movie review (2020) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com . Retrieved June 6, 2022.