In the 1966
Batman television episode "Better Luck Next Time",
Catwoman (played by the actress
Julie Newmar) states "TTFN" in a microphone to Batman (
Adam West) while he is high upon a wall while being stalked by her tiger, Tinkerbell, and then she has to further explain the meaning of the initialism to the puzzled Batman. In
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, a 1968 Disney featurette, the voice of
Tigger was performed by
Paul Winchell, whose wife Jean Freeman suggested that he
ad-lib the line. It was further used by Tigger in
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991), often followed by a "hoo hoo hoo hoo!" as he bounces away on his tail. Tigger also uses variations of the word, in the episode
Tigger is the Mother of Invention he says "TTFG. Ta-ta for good", and in
The Tigger Movie "TTFE. Ta-ta For Ever". However, the phrase does not appear in the original books by
A. A. Milne. It appears in the 1980 children's book 'Quest for the Gloop' by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski
Tim Horton, the deceased professional hockey player and founder of the Tim Horton's Doughnut chain, has "TTFN" on his grave stone. On the sitcom
Bewitched, the character Endora used the phrase TTFN before vanishing into thin air. "Ta ta for now" caught on with the British public so much that it was often uttered by dying people as their last words. It has been the catchphrase of radio personalities such as
Jimmy Young, who modified it to BFN: "Bye for now". In the 1990s, TTFN was still being used in online chat such as
IRC and
MUDs. The young adult novel
ttfn by
Lauren Myracle was released in 2005. The frequently challenged novel is written entirely in the style of instant messaging. == References ==