Characters
- Timmy the Lamb is the titular character who enjoys being in the spotlight. He is three years old in sheep years and later turns four years old in the episode Timmy's Birthday. In many of the episodes he gets into trouble; however, he learns from his mistakes, and often tries to help the other characters out when he can. Timmy's noise is baaa. He also appears in Shaun The Sheep.
- Harriet the Pelican who speaks through caws and clicks. She is one of the two teachers. Harriet's noise is squawk.
- Osbourne the Owl is the other teacher of the class. He is father to Otus. Osbourne's noise is hoot-hoot.
- Yabba the Duckling. She is very similar to Timmy in personality and very friendly with him. Yabba's noise is quack.
- Paxton the Piglet. He is characterised by his appetite for food and his weight. He wears a blue sweater and is never seen without it. Paxton's noise is oink.
- Mittens the Kitten. Like other kittens, she hates getting her fur dirty (or wet) and is rather sensitive. Mittens' noise is mee-ew. In some shorts, she seems to have feelings for Timmy.
- Ruffy the Puppy. He is energetic but he can be mentally rather slow. Ruffy's noise is rowf.
- Apricot the Hedgehog pup. She is very quiet and skittish. When startled or frightened by someone or something she rolls up into a ball. Apricot's noise is ee-oo, though she rarely speaks.
- Stripey the Badger cub. He is a bit sleepy and slow as badgers are nocturnal. Stripey's noise is eh-eh.
- Kid the Goat. He has a large appetite like Paxton, and he chews anything in sight. If the thing he is chewing is taken from him he does not mind, he just moves on to something else. Kid's noise is miih.
- Otus the Owlet. Otus enjoys helping and looks up to Osbourne. He can be typically found reading and is very sensitive, sometimes copying his father Osbourne. Otus is commonly confused to be female due to his feminine voice tone. Otus's noise is too-hoo.
- Finlay the Fox pup. He is excitable and full of energy. Finlay's noise is yip-yap.
- Bumpy the green caterpillar, who is not part of the class but has many background appearances in the show. Bumpy makes a soft purring noise.
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