Tim is one of Cleveland and Donna's neighbors in Stoolbend that just happens to be a bear. He has deep religious convictions (often attending Stoolbend Community Church), lives with his wife Arianna and son Raymond, and works as a telemarketer at Waterman Cable. He becomes Cleveland's drinking buddy at The Broken Stool, where he also converses with Holt and Lester. He apparently smokes in secret, as he asks Cleveland not to tell his wife about it. He also has a very deep Eastern European accent. He finds it racist when someone screams because he is a bear. Despite the difficulties Cleveland faces in truth-telling, he accepts Tim's advice to be honest with his family.

In the episode Birth of a Salesman, Cleveland and Terry, both drunk, promised a steak to Tim if he showed them his "bear penis". Afterwards, Tim showed them his "bear penis", humiliated. Additionally, he often accidentally slashes things with his claws, something he is quite ashamed of.
He makes a brief appearance at the end of the Family Guy episode "Spies Reminiscent of Us".