His English name is derived from "tanuki" (often written as "Tanooki" in English) and his last name is likely a pun based on a myth about the Tanuki. His Japanese name, Tanukichi, is a mix between Tanuki and the Japanese word, kechi, meaning "stingy".

When the player wakes him up in the cranny, he will mention that Timmy and Tommy aren't his kids and he will say he never got married to someone. Mari Adachi • Hisao Egawa • Takaya Hashi • Saori Hattori • Yurika Hino • Yui Horie • Mitsup Iwata • Takatoshi Kaneko • Mika Kanai • Yuichi Kimura • Yū Kobayashi • Takashi Miike • Fukuen Misato • Yuko Mizutani • Kenichi Ogata • Shun Oguri • Fumiko Orikasa • Otoha • Tetsuo Sakagachi • Akio Suyama • Wataru Takagi • Yasuhiro Takata • Kazuya Tatekabe • Junpei Takiguchi • Naoki Tatsuta • Masaki Terasoma • Yuji Ueda • Kappei Yamaguchi Timmy and Tommy are shown to be sort of employees of his. At the start of the game, they are usually seen in the Resident Services Tent alongside Tom Nook, with Tommy roaming freely outside for most of the day. However, after completing the construction of Nook's Cranny, they will always be found inside the store from 8 am to 10 pm.After a period of time with Nookington's, Tom Nook will ask the player a question to better serve his customers. Based on the answer they give, Nookington's can close and reopen as a previous store to better suit their needs. Periodically, after the first questioning, Tom Nook will ask again, and the player can change their store again. This event only happens in City Folk. In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, like in New Leaf, Tom Nook runs Nook's Homes. He also appears as a client, and he helps run the monthly Happy Home Network Design Contest. During the contest, the player will be asked to design a home for Tom Nook, under the alias King Nook. Under this alias his appearance is notably different, wearing royal clothing including a crown.

Sometimes, upon entering his store, he will appear in thought, and may tell the player a story when approached: The design ID may have been deleted. In this case, you can search the User ID instead and see their catalog of creations. Related LinksIn all games prior to New Leaf, Nook starts out with Nook's Cranny, expanding after the player buys enough from him. There are a total of four expansions for his shop: Tom Nook appeared in Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori as the town shop owner, just as he does in the games. Like also in the games he helped Ai settle into town by making her work. He was voiced by Naoki Tatsuta. For Nookway, he wears a white apron with a purple leaf and green details on it (blue and orange in Animal Forest). For Nook's Cranny, he wears a blue apron with his leaf symbol on it (in Animal Forest, it is the kanji 店 (ten?), meaning "shop"). The blue apron is inferred to be for modesty, referencing the legends of tanuki. Timmy and Tommy are Nook's nephews that appear in the final expansion of the shop, Nookington's, as assistants on the second floor. They assist him in his business. All three make a cameo in the Smashville stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.