Time for Timer
Time for Timer is a series of seven short public service announcements broadcast on Saturday mornings on the ABC television network starting in 1975. The animated spots feature Timer, a tiny cartoon character who is an anthropomorphic circadian rhythm, the self-proclaimed "keeper of body time."
| Time for Timer | |
|---|---|
Timer in "Eat Some Kind of Breakfast" | |
| Written by | John Bradford Larry Spiegel |
| Starring | Lennie Weinrib |
| Composer | Dean Elliott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 seconds–1 minute |
| Production companies | DePatie–Freleng Enterprises ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 1975 |
| Related | |
| The Bod Squad | |
The series was produced by the cartoon studio DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. Timer first appears in the 1973 ABC Afterschool Special "The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical Mystery Trip", where he was voiced by Len Maxwell. Except for this 1973 portrayal, Timer's voice was provided by actor Lennie Weinrib. Timer also appears in the 1974 ABC Afterschool Special "The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head". In "Physical Mystery Trip", he works inside the body of a man named Uncle Carl; in "Little Red", he works inside a teenaged Red Riding Hood.
Time for Timer ran concurrently and interchangeably until 1992 with ABC's other educational spots, primarily The Bod Squad and Schoolhouse Rock!. They generally appeared during cartoon programs at the end of commercial breaks. The shorts included a Consultant credit for Dr. Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater, UCLA School of Public Health.