Timoby

Timoby is the slash ship between Tim and Moby from the BrainPOP fandom.

Canon
Tim and Moby are best friends, and hugging is a very common occurrence between the two. In the video Autism, Moby wraps his arms around Tim, pulling him into a hug. Tim believes the hug to be "calming." The video Terrorism has Tim ask if Moby is scared. Moby says no. Tim then says that he isn't scared because he has Moby to protect him, causing Moby to hug him tightly, squeezing Tim in the process.

In the video Earthquakes, an earthquake suddenly hits Tim and Moby's house. This scares Moby, who takes Tim by the hand. The two get under a table as Moby is seen hugging Tim tightly. At the end of Cell Specialization, Moby beeps for Tim to say something. He refuses at first, but gives in anyway. Moby hugs Tim, and Tim says "Cells team up and work together, just like Moby and me."

At the end of Dance, Tim and Moby are seen dancing with each other. Tim complains that he never gets to lead. In Heart, Moby is seen handing Tim a love letter at the beginning. It turns out not to actually be a love letter, and Tim is disappointed. However, at the end, Moby hands Tim another letter. In the letter, Moby tells Tim that he is nice, and that he likes him. He lastly calls him a good pal. Tim is endeared by this.

In Political Parties, Moby walks over to Tim and hugs him with one arm. This ends with an iris out transition that takes the shape of a heart. In a similar fashion, Tim jokes about suing Moby in Court System, in which Moby sheds a tear. Tim reconsiders and tells Moby that he will drop the lawsuit. Moby then hugs Tim, with yet another heart shaped iris out closing on them. In Estimating while riding on the monorail, Moby puts his arm around Tim, in which Tim tells Moby to get off of him. Moby ruffles Tim's hair, in which Tim reluctantly is fine with, repeating to himself that he "doesn't care."

Moby suggests a "hugging seminar" in California Missions, ending with Moby clinging onto Tim in a hug. A photo of the two hugging can be seen in Christmas, over Tim talking about spreading "peace and love." Moby sets Tim's book on fire in Antibiotic Resistance, excusing it with the fact he was trying to protect Tim. Moby hugs him and Tim just shrugs it off.

Fanon
Timoby is the most popular ship in the BrainPOP fandom, whether it would be shipping them romantically, platonically, or as a crack ship. Many fans were enticed by the friendship between Tim and Moby and began to ship them. The ship's popularity rose as a result of BrainPOP gaining a popularity spike in 2021. Majority of the support for the pairing comes from Twitter and Tumblr. In terms of fanfiction, the pairing has around 33 works on AO3. Tim x Rita is a rival to the pairing, as it is semi-canon, however Timoby is more popular overall.

A satire article on November 1, 2020 was published about Tim and Moby, jokingly stating the two had come out as gay. On Tumblr, an announcement was created for a dating simulator called "Dating Tim." The game is an ironic Tim and Moby dating simulator.

Fandom
FAN FICTION