Has anybody noticed Timmy's resemblance to Marc Hempel's "Gregory"? Same triangular head, same vocabulary, same basic approach to life?
For those who don't know, "Gregory" tells the story of a retarded kid who is held captive in an insane asylum, and whose best friend is a rat named "Herman Vermin". It was created by Marc Hempel in the late 80's, and it's funnier than it sounds.