History YMMV / TinyTim

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: While Tiny [[NeverGetsDrunk did enjoy beer]], he was completely drug free, otherwise. Most people who first see him of course instantly assume he was high out of his mind.

* VindicatedByHistory: Granted, [[IntendedAudienceReaction he always intended for people to see him as a weirdo and his humor was extremely self-aware]], but nevertheless, he was strictly seen as a one-joke novelty act in his time. Today, his weirdness is not only celebrated but appreciated and recognized as not merely arbitrary but and exceptionally unique style cultivated by [[HiddenDepths a legitimately talented musician and singer with a deep understanding of music]].

** Thanks to ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' younger generations probably know his version of "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" better than the original Maurice Chevalier or even the Music/BingCrosby versions.

--> ''What the world needs now\\

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: While Tiny [[NeverGetsDrunk did enjoy beer]], he was completely drug free, otherwise. Most people who first see him of course instantly assume he was high out of his mind.

* HilariousInHindsight: More than a few people noted that Music/WeirdAlYankovic looked disturbingly like him after his laser eye surgery. Becomes HeartwarmingInHindsight as of 2021, when Weird Al narrated a documentary about Tiny Tim.

* HilariousInHindsight: More than a few people noted that Music/WeirdAlYankovic looked disturbingly like him after his laser eye surgery.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: While Tiny did enjoy beer, he was completely drug free, otherwise. Most people who first see him of course instantly assume he was high out of his mind.

* VindicatedByHistory: Granted, [[IntendedAudienceReaction he always intended for people to see him as a weirdo and his humor was extremely self-aware]], but nevertheless, he was strictly seen as a one-joke novelty act in his time. Today, his weirdness is not only celebrated but appreciated and recognized as not merely arbitrary but and exceptionally unique style cultivated by [[HiddenDepths a legitimately talented musician and singer with a deep understanding of music]].

* SignatureSong: And what a song; "Tiptoe Through The Tulips." "Livin' in The Sunlight" is easily his second best known song due to its use in the first ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode. And ''[[{{Creepypasta}} The Harbinger Experiment]]''.

* NightmareFuel
** His cover of Music/TheDoors' "People Are Strange" famously accomplishes the impossible task of sounding ''even creepier'' than the original, turning a psychedelic jazz-rock song about walking home at night while drunk into straight up CreepyCircusMusic. There's a reason it's become a staple Halloween song in recent years.
** "The Laughing Policeman" from '' I Love Me'' is full of this.
** "The Other Side" is presented as a whimsical children's song, but the LyricalDissonance of the subject matter, coupled with Tiny's [[LaughingMad manic laughter]] at the beginning, makes it sound like the hymn of some kind of ApocalypseCult.
--->'''Tiny Time:''' All the world is drowning/To wash away the sin!
** The opening of "Ever Since You Told Me That You Love Me".
--> ''[[BrokenRecord The birds are coming, the birds are coming, the birds are coming, the birds are coming, the birds are coming, the birds are coming, the birds are coming, the birds are coming, the birds are coming, the birds are coming, the birds are coming, the birds are coming]]- oh those birds~''

* VindicatedByHistory: Granted, [[IntendedAudienceReaction he always intended for people to see him as a weirdo and his humor was extremely self-aware]], but nevertheless, he was strictly seen as a one-joke novelty act in his time. Today, his weirdness is not only celebrated but appreciated and recognized as not merely arbitrary but and exceptionally unique style created by [[HiddenDepths a legitimately talented musician and singer with a deep understanding of music]].

* NightmareFuel: His cover of Music/TheDoors' "People Are Strange" famously accomplishes the impossible task of sounding ''even creepier'' than the original, turning a psychedelic jazz-rock song about walking home at night while drunk into straight up CreepyCircusMusic. There's a reason it's become a staple Halloween song in recent years.
** Tiny's [[LaughingMad manic laughter]] at the beginning of "The Other Side".
*** "The Laughing Policeman" from '' I Love Me'' is full of this.
*** "The Other Side" is presented as a whimsical children's song, but the LyricalDissonance of the subject matter makes it sound like the hymn of some kind of ApocalypseCult.

* VindicatedByHistory: Tiny was only really seen as a joke back when he was alive due to his weird look and music style, though he clearly intended for people to see him as a weirdo since he was definitely self-aware with his humour. These days, while he's still seen as a looney, most people acknowledge him as a talented musician and singer who had a great knowledge of music.