Tiny Tim

Timothy "Tiny Tim" Cratchit is a character in the classic story A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. He is the youngest son of Bob Cratchit, and he uses a crutch to get around. It is claimed that the character is based on the invalid son of a friend of Dickens who owned a cotton mill in Ardwick, Manchester.
==Background==
===Personality===
Tiny Tim is shown to be a very positive and optimistic child despite his illness and disability. Having been brought up with a Christian background, he has a strong love for his family and does not seem to mind his poor status. He is very modest, as Bob mentions that he did not want the people at church to treat him any differently, but to openly acknowledge his disability so as to remind those about what Jesus had done for people similar to his condition. Never once is he shown with a frown on his face and even appeared to openly agree with Bob toasting Scrooge, despite his mother insisting otherwise.
===Physical appearance===
True to his name, Tiny Tim is indeed the smallest member of the Cratchits and dresses in drab brown clothing that fits with his poor status. He usually wears a newsboy hat and always carries a crutch with him. He is presumably lightweight as he is able to be carried easily.
==Role in the film==
When Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by The Ghost of Christmas Present, he is shown just how ill Tim really is, and that Tim will die unless he receives treatment. When Scrooge is visited by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and shown the future, all he sees of Tim is his crutch, as Tim has died. This and several other visions lead Scrooge to reform his ways. At the end of the story, Dickens makes it explicit that Tim did not die, and Scrooge became a "second father" to him. According to some other versions of the story, Tim Cratchit eventually gained health by Scrooge's money, and later became a successful businessman, and when Ebenezer Scrooge died, he became the only member of the Cratchit family to attend his funeral.
==Disney characters portraying Tiny Tim==
*Morty Fieldmouse (Dick Billingsley) - Portrayed the role of Tiny Tim in Mickey's Christmas Carol
*Robin the Frog (Jerry Nelson) - Portrayed the role of Tiny Tim in The Muppet Christmas Carol
*Roo (Jimmy Bennett) - Portrayed the role of Tiny Tim in Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo.
*Lucky (Pamela Adlon) - Portrayed the role of Tiny Tim in the 101 Dalmatians: The Series series episode "A Christmas Cruella"
==Trivia==
*It is never said what ailment Tiny Tim suffered from. The two most likely candidates are type 1 renal tubular acidosis or rickets. Both were fairly common and life threatening, but could be treated easily as well.
==Gallery==
Tinytim.jpg|Robin the Frog as Tiny Tim in The Muppet Christmas Carol
1983-mickey-tiny-tim.jpg|Morty Fieldmouse as Tiny Tim in Mickey's Christmas Carol
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