Watercolor painting of Jimothy, a round gray raccoon, sitting on a weathered fence rail above Ballard's marina and drawbridge at sunset
Unofficial fan club · Ballard, Seattle

Small paws.
Huge energy.

A little corner of the internet for Jimothy — Seattle's most delightfully unusual raccoon, Ballard resident, and reluctant international celebrity.

Go on a Snack Run → or watch the real Jimothy ↗
Illustration · not a photo of the real JimothyIllustration · not a photo
8M+
Views on the original
2025
Born (circa)
100%
Wild & self-sufficient
0
Snacks he owes anyone
The Local Legend

Ballard's roundest
night-shift neighbor.

Jimothy is a wild raccoon who lives in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. He walks a little differently — wildlife experts think he has short spine syndrome — and he gets around just fine. One July evening, a neighbor filmed him crossing a lawn and climbing a staircase, asked the internet "what am I looking at," and the internet fell in love.

This page is a fan-made celebration. It is not official, Jimothy has not approved it, and he never will, because he is a raccoon.

Jimothy Summer
  1. June 2025
    First known footage
    A young Jimothy appears on camera with his mother and siblings.
  2. July 14, 2026
    The video
    Kiana Hall posts the clip that goes to ~8 million views.
  3. July 16–18, 2026
    The media wave
    Washington Post, TODAY, GMA, KOMO — everyone wants the round raccoon.
  4. July 22, 2026
    Google Easter egg
    Search him. It's worth it.
  5. July 26, 2026
    Officially Jimothy Summer
    Councilmembers Alexis Mercedes Rinck and Dan Strauss sign a city proclamation in Ballard. Trash, it warns, is not safe.
  6. August 5 & 7, 2026
    Two Jimothy Nights
    The Mariners sell out, beat Detroit 4–2, and a real raccoon turns up in the rafters. A second night gets added.
  7. September 12, 2026
    The New York Times
    A feature on what a round raccoon teaches us about kindness. Ballard could have told them.
Field Guide

How to spot a Jimothy.

Plate 1 · A field study of Jimothy
Field-guide illustration of Jimothy in profile: a round raccoon with a tiny masked head, long thin legs and a short ringed tail

  1. Small head, iconic mask

    Neck: not detected

  2. Round, compressed rear

    100% original factory shape

  3. Stubby ringed tail

  4. Long, atypical limbs

Meet the Real Jimothy

The clip that
started everything.

Our illustration is an original character study. The real Jimothy is a wild animal, and the real footage belongs to the neighbor who filmed it. Watch it where it was posted — that's how you support the people who share Ballard's finest with the world.

From the WDFW: please don't approach or feed him. Officials note Jimothy appears healthy and gets along fine without human help. Round is not a rescue situation.

Watch the original

The July 14 video — Jimothy sauntering across a lawn and taking the stairs like he pays property taxes — was filmed and posted by Kiana Hall.

Watch the original reel ↗
Original footage · Kiana Hall (@c1vrgr1)
Sighting Map

The Ballard beat.

Jimothy's home turf. One pin marks roughly where the famous video happened; the rest are fan-reported and entirely unverified, which is the spirit of the whole page.

The famous one (approx.) Fan-reported · unverified · probably a different raccoon
The Jimothy Game

Snack Run.

Jump the bins. Slide under the branches. Collect snacks at a pace no actual raccoon would consider dignified. Three lives, rising speed, local bragging rights.

3 livesRising speedA new run every day
Play Snack Run →
Watercolor of Jimothy mid-sprint down a Ballard sidewalk, swirling with a cinnamon roll, pretzel, salmon, blackberries and an apple
Made with respect for wild raccoons · Please admire from a distance
An unofficial fan page. Not affiliated with Jimothy, who is a raccoon and unavailable for partnerships.
A neighborhood side project by DuetRight — Seattle's friendliest renovation crew, and proud Jimothy admirers (from a distance).
Illustrations, game art and music by DuetRight.