History Music / TinyTim

* {{Fanservice}}: If you're into guys like Tim, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBhkvlTcAag this is all the Fanservice you could ever want.]]
In all seriousness, Tim actually was a fairly handsome guy in his younger days. For a more serious example, here's [[https://youtu.be/kKPqyQmK2jM "Earth Angel"]]

* QuirkyUkelele: Possibly the UrExample of the trope.

-> '''Dan:''' Tiny Tim has added some choreography to his usual presentation.

No not [[Literature/AChristmasCarol that one]], I mean the stage name of Herbert B. Khaury, known for playing the ukelele and singing in a falsetto, and for his stringy hair and rather... interesting appearance.

In fact, he had a rather pleasant baritone voice when needed, and released several records displaying a larger range, both vocally and in taste. In later years he worked intermittently, producing small records and occasional cameos. He had a heart attack in 1996 at a ukelele festival, and died later that year.

* ManChild: This was his public image: a giggling effeminate man who dressed in 19th century dandy clothing and sang obscure songs from that century in a falsetto voice.

* ShoutOut:
** His StageName is a reference to Bob Cratchit's son from ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
** Music/FrankZappa mentioned him as an influence in the liner notes of his album ''Music/FreakOut''.

* BunnyEarsLawyer
* {{Camp}}
** CampStraight

* SmarterThanYouLook
* StageName

* OneHitWonder: He is best known for "Tip-toe Through The Tullips". Younger listeners may only be familiar with "Living In The Sunlight, Loving In The Moonlight" ([[RevivalByCommercialization due to its usage on Spongebob]]) which might make him a two-hit wonder in that regard.

* OneHitWonder: He is best known for "Tip-toe Through The Tullips".

Irwin Chusid has re-evaluated him in his book "Songs In The Key Of Z: The Curious Universe Of Outsider Music" as an early OutsiderMusic artist. In fact Tiny Tim managed to get what no other outsider musician has quite accomplished: mainstream notablity and a hit in the charts!

* ShoutOut: His StageName is a reference to Bob Cratchit's son from ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.

He's generally only remembered now for his act of singing "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" in falsetto with the ukelele, and maybe for appearing at various clubs and shows in the fifties and sixties, as well as ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn'' several times as a featured guest. And one of his songs being featured in the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''. (He was also the only celebrity ever to get married on ''[[TheTonightShow The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson]]''.) Despite appearances, he was actually very well educated, and had a deep interest in musical history.

* OneHitWonder

* SignatureSong: And what a song; "Tiptoe Through The Tulips."

No not [[AChristmasCarol that one]], I mean the stage name of Herbert B. Khaury, known for playing the ukelele and singing in a falsetto, and for his stringy hair and rather... interesting appearance.

He's generally only remembered now for his act of singing "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" in falsetto with the ukelele, and maybe for appearing at various clubs and shows in the fifties and sixties, as well as [[RowanAndMartinsLaughIn Rowan and Martin's Laugh In]] several times as a featured guest. And one of his songs being featured in the first episode of SpongebobSquarepants. (He was also the only celebrity ever to get married on ''[[TheTonightShow The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson]]''.) Despite appearances, he was actually very well educated, and had a deep interest in musical history.

* CampStraight

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