<P> 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 acronym to the puzzled Batman . </P> <P> 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 . However, the phrase does not appear in the original books by A.A. Milne . </P> <P> Tim Horton, the deceased professional hockey player and founder of the Tim Horton's Doughnut chain, has "TTFN" on his grave stone . </P> <P> "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". </P>

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