Timmy and Tommy

"Experience is the best teacher."

- Timmy

"Nothing succeeds like success."

- Tommy

Timothy Nook and Thomas Nook, often known simply as Timmy and Tommy, and collectively known as the Nooklings or T&T, are twin raccoons in the who are apprentices of Tom Nook. In games prior to, the two work on the second floor of Nookington's, and beginning in they operate their own store. Tommy is the older of the two.

Appearance
Timmy and Tommy are similar in appearance to Tom Nook, and they are visually indistinguishable from one another. According to Tom Nook in, Tommy has a mole on his left wrist, while Timmy has a mole on his right wrist, although he is not sure if it is the other way around.

The Nooklings' outfits change based on which store they are in, much like Tom Nook. In prior to the construction of Nook's Cranny, Timmy and Tommy wear the  in spring and summer, and the  in winter. Both almost always wear the same outfit, with the only exception being their pajamas in, , and ; Timmy wears blue, while Tommy wears green.

Personality
Timmy and Tommy attempt to speak in unison, but one always lags behind the other, causing one to repeat the last part of the other's dialog.

According to Tom Nook in, the Nooklings are mischievous, eating his after-work snack honey and staying out of trouble by saying they only did it because they aspire to be like him. Nook also reveals that the two come to him individually for their paychecks, which he believes is them "testing" him to see if he can tell them apart.

Tom Nook
Despite the Nooklings' strong resemblance to Tom Nook, the exact nature of their relationship with him is unclear. Timmy's e-Reader card implies that the Nooklings are Tom's sons or nephews, but in  Nook states that he is not related to them and they are simply his employees. He also thinks of himself as a mentor to them.

In
Timmy and Tommy make their first appearance in, and later in and , where they run the upstairs room of the final upgrade of Tom Nook's store, Nookington's. Until the final upgrade, Tom Nook's store is run solely by Tom Nook, who only runs the first floor of Nookington's. Nookington's is unlocked by spending and/or selling at least 240,000 Bells worth of items and having a player from another town buy at least one item in the store. Timmy and Tommy sell 6 random pieces of furniture, 3 random carpets, 3 random wallpapers, and 5 random clothing items.

In and
In and, like in , Timmy and Tommy appear on the second floor of Nookington's.

In
Timmy and Tommy run the town's store, as Tom Nook now runs Nook's Homes. Only one of them will be in the store at a time (except T&T Emporium, where one works on each floor) because they work shifts. These shifts are different for each variation of the store. Similar to Tom Nook's Store in previous games, Timmy and Tommy's store will be remodeled and expanded after certain requirements are met. The remodeling order is as follows: Nookling Junction, T&T Mart, Super T&T, T.I.Y., and T&T Emporium.

In
In, Timmy and Tommy operate the Nook Inc. development venture along with Tom Nook. At the beginning of the game, Timmy will sell and buy items inside Resident Services while Tommy will wander the island and offer helpful advice when talked to. Later in the game, the player can assist them in building their shop, Nook's Cranny. Once doing so, both Timmy and Tommy will start working there.

When speaking to either Timmy or Tommy, the player can sell items and check current turnip prices. Since Timmy and Tommy can speak to players separately, up to two players can simultaneously buy or sell items.

In
Timmy and Tommy appear in, and run the Nookling Global pop-up shop, which is located in the Market Place. They sell furniture items that are not available through crafting, and three items are on sale at a time.

In
Timmy and Tommy have minor roles in. They appear in two different booths at the Fireworks Show.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
In, Timmy and Tommy appear in Villager's Final Smash, Dream Home, and as a trophy. While the trophy designs and descriptions are the same for both of the versions, the player must complete a certain challenge in both the 3DS and Wii U version.

In
The Nooklings return in Villager's Final Smash, Dream Home, and also appear in Isabelle's Final Smash, Dream Town Hall, where it functions similarly. In addition, they operate a shop in the World of Light, where they sell other Spirits.

In
In, Timmy and Tommy will share a house.

RV in
At the campground, Tommy sits on a Log Bench near the Fire Pit, while Timmy resides in the RV.

Trivia

 * In, if the player is in the second floor of Nookington's at closing time, Timmy and Tommy will tell them that they must go to bed.
 * In, they state that they do not offer a point system in their store. This is most likely a reference to the Tom Nook Point System in and.