Timber’s Island

Timber’s Island is an American-Canadian live-action/puppet television series based on characters of Diddy Kong Racing created by Nintendo, Microsoft & Rare, produced by The Jim Henson Company collaborating with both Nintendo, Microsoft & Rare. It plans to air in 2027 on Hulu & Cartoon Network. It is notable for its use of live puppets with both live action and CGI animated backgrounds, and in its first season, for refashioning characters and themes from the game Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo-Kazooie & Conker’s Pocket Tales and also adding new characters.

Characters on Timber’s Island

 * Timber (Voiced by K. Stamper; Puppeteer: K. Stamper)
 * Tiptup (Voiced by Pam Arcerio; Puppeteer: Pam Arcerio)
 * Pipsy (Voiced by Darcie Lynne Farmer; Puppeteer: Darcie Lynne Farmer)
 * Bumper (Voiced by Tom Kenny; Puppeteer: Tom Kenny)
 * Krunch (Voiced by Anthony Asbury; Puppeteer: Anthony Asbury)
 * Drumstick (Voiced by Rob Paulsen; Puppeteer: Rob Paulsen)
 * Taj (Voiced by Bruce Lanoli; Puppeteer: Bruce Lanoli)
 * T.T. (Voiced by Martin P. Robinson; Puppeteer: Martin P. Robinson)
 * Tricky Triceratops (Voiced by Eric Jacobson; Puppeteer: Eric Jacobson)
 * Bluey the Walrus (Voiced by Richard Hunt; Puppeteer: Richard Hunt)
 * Smokey the Dragon (Voiced by Kevin Clash; Puppeteer: Kevin Clash)
 * Bubbler the Octopus (Voiced by Matt Vogel; Puppeteer: Matt Vogel)
 * Wizpig (Voiced by Anthony Asbury; Puppeteer: Anthony Asbury)
 * Diddy Kong (Voiced by John Kennedy; Puppeteer: John Kennedy)
 * Dixie Kong (Voiced by Stephanie D’Abruzzo; Puppeteer: Stephanie D’Abruzzo)
 * Tiny Kong (Voiced by Kathryn Mullen; Puppeteer: Kathryn Mullen)
 * Donkey Kong (Voiced by Eric Jacobson; Puppeteer: Eric Jacobson)
 * Banjo (Voiced by Maurice LaMarche; Puppeteer: Maurice LaMarche)
 * Conker (Voiced by Chris Seavor; Puppeteer: Chris Seavor)
 * King K. Rool (Voiced by Dave Goelz; Puppeteer: Dave Goelz)
 * Gruntilda (Voiced by Alice Dinnean; Puppeteer: Alice Dinnean)
 * Kazooie (Voiced by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph; Puppeteer: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph)
 * Berry (Voiced by Jennifer Barnhart; Puppeteer: Jennifer Barnhart)
 * Fox McCloud (Voiced by Mike West; Puppeteer: John Kennedy)
 * Falco Lombardi (Voiced by Mark Lund; Puppeteer: Matt Voge)
 * Peppy Hare (Voiced by Jaz Adams; Puppeteer: Ryan Dillon)
 * Slippy Toad (Voiced by Lyssa Browne; Puppeteer: Jennifer Barnhart)
 * Captain Bonebeard (Voiced by Matt Vogel; Puppeteer: Matt Vogel) The bony, skeletal ghost of a pirate who lurks in the grottos of Timber’s Island and resides in the depths of Pirate Lagoon, He has a ghostly pet macaw parrot named Polly McCrackers (portrayed by Joey Mazzarino)
 * Polly McCrackers (Voiced by Joey Mazzarino; Puppeteer: Joey Mazzarino) Bonebeard’s ghostly macaw parrot companion who copies parts of Bonebeard’s sentences. He also has a bit of a snarky tone, especially when correcting Bonebeard.
 * Captain Blubberbeard the Pirate (Voiced by Steve Whitmire; Puppeteer: Steve Whitmire) Another pirate, he is trying to steal the booty of Timber’s Island but is always thwarted by Timber and his friends. He has a pirate crew (portrayed by various puppeteers/actors) and a capuchin monkey named Cheeky Joe (portrayed by Ryan Dillon)
 * Cheeky Joe (Voiced by Ryan Dillon; Puppeteer: Ryan Dillon) The simian companion of Blubberbeard. He has a craving for bananas and mangoes. He is very hyperactive and energetic. He also gets very easily excited. He is also helpful in trying to steal the treasure of Timber’s Island.
 * Timber’s Mom (Voiced by Karen Prell; Puppeteer: Karen Prell)
 * Timber’s Dad (Voiced by Tyler Bunch; Puppeteer: Tyler Bunch)
 * Twinkles the Red Panda (Voiced by Jennifer Barnhart; Puppeteer: Jennifer Barnhart) A jolly, friendly, cute, plucky & sweet-as-honey red panda who loves to sing and dance ballet. She is strong-willed, gentle, confident, caring, kind and has a big imagination. She always wears her pink tutu everywhere she goes.
 * Bobo the Mandrilla Baboon (Voiced by Joey Mazzarino; Puppeteer: Joey Mazzarino) A funny, comedic Mandrill/gorilla/baboon mix simian who likes to make jokes of any kind. He is full of witty puns and cheesy jokes as well as corny one-liners.
 * Sugarplum Selene (Voiced by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph; Puppeteer: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) A fairy chinchilla who is a fairy-in-training with glistening tiny fairy wings, a magic wand and both sparkles and fairy dust in her fury and wings. Daughter of the Sugarplum Ferret (Wordplay on the Sugarplum Fairy) she “has her own point of view and is comfortable with the fact that she likes wearing a tutu dress or any other dress.” She attends Fairy School.
 * XiaoPiao the Mini Panda (Voiced by Gedde Watanabe, later by Joey Mazzarino; Puppeteer: Joey Mazzarino) A dancing Blue-Spotted Mini Panda (just like the Mini Pandas from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat & New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat) that loves ballet. His voice is inspired by Nathan Lane, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Horatio the Elephant from Sesame Street. XiaoPiao sometimes wears a tutu and would always wear a tutu in Season 3 up to Season 12 where he would only wear a tutu occasionally.
 * Ms. Twinklefae (Voiced by Jessica Stone) She is a tiny pixie and the teacher of her Fairy School. She gently guides her class through various tests of their magic and various skills usually with badges, gold stars or other rewards following. She has been running the school for around 427 years and, since the school can be brought all over the globe, she is fluent in several different languages.
 * Blüggner (Voiced by Joey Mazzarino) He is a mix between a troll and a fairy who is a good friend of Sugarplum Selene and a very cheerful student.
 * Gnonnigan (Voiced by Jeremy Redleaf) He is a fairy who is a friend and classmate of Sugarplum Selene. He worries easily and uses his ability to turn invisible whenever he’s sad, nervous or shy. He’ll sometimes lose control of his wings and fly away offscreen instead of turning invisible.
 * Cluckie (Voiced by Tyler Bunch) He is a fairy chicken and a classmate of Selene and her friends.
 * Misty (Voiced by Jennifer Barnhart) She is a sweet, bubbly and cute faerie dragon who is a friend and classmate of Sugarplum Selene. She always wears her sparkly iridescent rainbow tutu everywhere she goes and she is very passionate about fairies and ballet.
 * Nibblets (Voiced by Frank Welker) He is a hamstercorn, a part-hamster, part-unicorn creature, he is the class pet of Selene’s class.

Human characters on Timber’s Island

 * Captain Swigglebottom (Voiced by Bill Irwin) an explorer extraordinare (not a puppet also the first human in Timber’s Island) who comes to Timber’s Island to observe the wildlife and environment of the Island and it’s beauty. He is best friends with Timber and his friends and is always willing to give them some advice.
 * Professor Smartypants (Voiced by Daniel Coren) an intelligent and kooky scientist that creates and invents astounding, amazing and wonderful gadgets and gizmos for Timber and his friends. He is one of the humans to be on Timber’s Island.
 * Jill Greatell (Voiced by Alison Bartlett-O’Reilly) Inspired by Jane Goodall. One of the non-puppets on Timber’s Island. She started on the show as a nurse for Timber’s family and the Kongs, later became a veterinarian and is friends with Timber and his friends, she would also adopt a baby named Ubingi (portrayed by a baby actor from Africa) from Nairobi, Kenya.
 * Robbie Hattsford (Voiced by Weird Al Yankovic) A funny, lanky man fond of eccentric hats and works at the KobuBongo Store.
 * Tyler Johnson “T.J.” Encino (Voiced by Roscoe Orman) A nice African American man and a dutiful husband and steady provider, a well-liked and respected figure on the island. He lives in a beach house on Timber’s Island with his wife, Delilah (portrayed by Loretta Long), and their kids, Stevie, Dewey, Loretta & Kiki (portrayed by four unnamed child actors). Timber and his friends call him “Mr. Encino”.
 * The Appa-Zappa Pow-Wow-Yow Brothers (Voiced by Steve Burns, Donovan Patton and Joshua Dela Cruz) A pair of jungle brothers who were raised by apes when they were babies, they are inspired by both Tarzan and George of the Jungle. Jojo (portrayed by Steve Burns) is the eldest of the brothers and tries to keep his brothers out of trouble. Oogie-Boog (portrayed by Donovan Patton) is the middle brother, he constantly crashes into trees while swinging on vines when he isn’t looking. He is also scatterbrained and a bit of a klutz. Bongo (Portrayed by Joshua Dela Cruz) is the youngest of the brothers. He looks up to Jojo the most and tries to be like him.
 * Chlem T. Gardner (Voiced by Mark Hamill) A botanist working on the island. He likes to observe plant life and the many plants on Timber’s Island.
 * Sunny Funny Honey (Voiced by Victoria Justice) A stage performer at Greenwood Village at Dragon Forest who loves to sing. She love to sing songs.
 * Sally Lou Perkins (Voiced by Julia Roberts) A sweet musician who is best friends with Sunny Funny Honey.
 * Professor Digbert (Voiced by J.K. Simmons) An archaeologist/scientist/professor and explorer extraordinaire who likes searching for fossils and remnants of ancient civilizations at Fossil Canyon at Dino Domain. He also teaches Timber and friends on the topics of science and many historical events of ancient times.
 * Nicholas Kringle (Voiced by John Goodman) The holly jolly toymaking brother of Santa Claus (Voiced by Tim Allen) who resides in a castle at Frosty Village at Snowflake Island. His favorite holiday is Christmas and he likes to deliver treats, gifts and toys to good girls and boys.
 * Jacques Gustav-Pierre Thorsteau (Voiced by Tom Kenny) A French nautical oceanographer and author who can be seen in the oceans of Timber’s Island and Sherbet Island exploring the aquatic life of Timber’s Island in his submarine. His voice is inspired by Jacques Costeau.
 * King Arthur Pendraco (Voiced by Ben Philips) The King of the Greenwood Kingdom in the Dragon Forest of Timber’s Island. He is a brave and strong, yet fair and just ruler who is also a brave and chivalrous knight.
 * Queen Gwynndolyn Pendraco (Voiced by Bryn Apprill) The Queen of the Greenwood Kingdom in the Dragon Forest of Timber‘s Island and the Wife of Arthur Pendraco. She is a fair and just ruler and she is very beautiful.
 * Prince Archie Pendraco (Voiced by Roger Craig Smith) The Prince of the Greenwood Kingdom in the Dragon Forest of Timber’s Island and the son of Arthur and Gwynndolyn. He is also a knight-in-training.
 * Marshall Scifinsky (Voiced by Bryson Baugus, voiced by John DiMaggio in later seasons) A handsome retro Space Cadet hailing from Star City in Future Fun Land who was originally from Planet Earth. He is brave and is never afraid to explore the depths of space.