The Fairly OddParents
| The Fairly OddParents | |
|---|---|
| File:Tv hi fairlyoddparents 01.jpg A poster featuring Timmy Turner (foreground) with Cosmo and Wanda | |
| Created by | Butch Hartman |
| Developed by | Nickelodeon Studios |
| Starring | Tara Strong Daran Norris Susan Blakeslee Grey DeLisle Carlos Alazraqui Frankie Muniz Ibrahim Haneef Muhammad Gary LeRoi Gray Jim Ward Faith Abrahams Tom Kenny |
| Opening theme | "The Fairly OddParents" by Butch Hartman and Ron Jones |
| Country of origin |  United States  Canada |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 94 (including 10 Oh Yeah! Cartoons shorts, 5 TV movies, 3 Jimmy Timmy movies)(List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Butch Hartman Fred Seibert Scott Fellows (season 7 - present) |
| Running time | 23 minutes (11 per episode) (approx.) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | 2001 – Present |
"I LIKES PIE!" These famous words were spoken by Cosmo Ronaldo, and in a way, it speaks to many of us as individuals. After all, don't we all like pie, just a little bit? Anyone who doesn't should be burnt at the stake. PS. steak is also a food we all like.
The Fairly OddParents is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series created by Butch Hartman about the adventures of a boy who has two fairy godparents. It is produced by Frederator Studios, and as of 2008, Billionfold Studios, for the cable network Nickelodeon, where it is currently one of the most popular shows (second only to SpongeBob SquarePants). The television series is also distributed outside the United States by the Canadian animation company Nelvana, the same as Danny Phantom (also created by Hartman). The show makes heavy use of satire and slapstick, and is full of pop culture references.
Plot
A ten-year-old boy named Timmy Turner was granted fairy godparents after his evil baby sitter and dimwit parents made him miserable. His teacher, Mr. Crocker, in contrast with other adults in the series, firmly believes in fairy godparents and has been searching for them for a very long time. Mr. Crocker is dangerous to Timmy because according to Da Rules (a large rulebook that contains rules of what children can and cannot wish for), if the child reveals that he has fairies, or if someone discovers their fairies, they will lose the fairies forever. Jorgen Von Strangle (a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger), an enormous and tough fairy, personally dislikes Timmy and his fairies, although, in "Teeth for Two" he claims Cosmo and Wanda are his closest friends.
Main cast
- Tara Strong as Timmy Turner, Poof, Tad, Blonda and Britney Britney (a parody of Britney Spears)
- Daran Norris as Cosmo, Mr. Turner, Jorgen Von Strangle, Anti-Cosmo, and The April Fool
- Susan Blakeslee as Wanda, Mrs. Turner, Anti-Wanda, and Mrs. Dinkleberg
- Carlos Alazraqui as Denzel Crocker, Juandissimo Magnifico, Mayor, Chompy the Goat, and Sheldon Dinkleberg
- Grey DeLisle as Vicky, Tootie, Veronica Star, Chad, Principal Waxelplax, Tooth Fairy, Happy Peppy Betty
- Frankie Muniz as Chester McBadbat (2001-2002)
- Jason Marsden as Chester McBadbat (2002-Present), Imaginary Gary,
- Ibrahim Haneef Muhammad as A.J. (2001-2002),
- Gary Leroi Gray as A.J., (2002-Present)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Elmer, Sanjay, Binky Abdul, The Bronze Kneecap, Remy Buxaplenty and Mr. Turner (as a kid)
- Faith Abrahams as Francis
- Dionne Quan as Trixie Tang
- Rob Paulsen as Mark Chang, Bucky McBadbat and Happy Peppy Gary
- Jim Ward as Mr. Bickles, Doug Dimmadome and Chet Ubetcha
- Jane Carr as Mama Cosma
- Tom Kenny as Cupid
- Ben Stein as The Pixies
- Chris Kirkpatrick as Chip Skylark
- Adam West as Himself, Catman, Catkid
- Jay Leno as the Crimson Chin and the Nega Chin, and (in one instance) Himself
- Gilbert Gottfried as Dr. Bender and Wendell
- Robert Cait as Norm the Genie (Fairy Idol)
- Norm Macdonald as Norm the Genie (Other appearances)
- Method Man as Pixie Rapper
- Alec Baldwin as Future Timmy
- Steve Irwin as Bad Parent Hunter
- Daisy Carson as AJ's mom
Production
Origins (1998-2001)
The Fairly OddParents first aired as a short film on Oh Yeah! Cartoons, and then Butch Hartman made nine more short films for the show. Oh Yeah! Cartoons was cancelled in 2001, but Nickelodeon offered to pick up the franchise. This offer was accepted by creator Butch Hartman. The show began airing its own full-length episodes as its own series on March 30, 2001, alongside Invader Zim. On April 11, 2006, Nickelodeon UK aired nine Oh Yeah! Cartoons shorts in three episodes. These stories include "Where's the Wand", in which Vicky uses Wanda's wand, and "Too Many Timmys", in which Timmy makes copies of himself. Each pilot episode lasts for about 7 minutes. Unlike the half-hour series, the animation in the shorts is not as smooth, and the designs are notably different (including Timmy's parents Mr. and Mrs. Turner, who were partially "unseen" in the pilot episodes). Other notable differences include voices like Timmy Turner, who was voiced by another actor (Mary Kay Bergman), instead of Tara Strong (Timmy's voice was dubbed by Tara for re-running of the shorts on the show). Also Cosmo and Wanda had different personalities. Both Godparents were originally dimwitted, but in the half-hour episodes Cosmo has gotten even dumber and Wanda has become the much smarter (yet just as silly) spouse.
Popularity (2001-2004)
Although The OddParents was not very popular in its first year, it began to catch on later, attracting both a child and adult fan base, using a mature sense of humor. Other than SpongeBob SquarePants, it was later Nickelodeon's most highly rated show.
Early 2002 and 2003 was the peak of popularity for The Fairly OddParents. Its ratings were extremely high, and it very briefly passed SpongeBob SquarePants. The show saw its very quick rise to the top and fall in Australia and United States in summer of 2002 and 2003 when the show's first TV special, Abra-Catastrophe!, was aired. The film was a success and many products were merchandised.
After Abra-Catastrophe!, creator Butch Hartman created a new project for Nickelodeon called Danny Phantom.
A second Fairly OddParents TV special was made, titled Channel Chasers. Since then, there have been other specials, like The Secret Origin of Denzel Crocker, Crash Nebula, School's Out: The Musical, Fairy Idol, the "Jimmy Timmy" crossovers, and the recently released Fairly OddBaby.
End and resume of production (2005-2007)
Nickelodeon ceased the production of the show late in 2005, with The Jerkinators as the actual season finale of the sixth season, though in the U.S the episode "Timmy the Barbarian!/No Substitute for Crazy!" was shown after The Jerkinators as the 6th Season finale. Butch Hartman made the official announcement on his forum[1] on January 24, 2006. However, Butch announced on February 2, 2007 on his forum[2] that Nick has granted Fairly OddParents twenty more episode slots and that the show has resumed production.
A theatrical movie was planned for release by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, but was eventually dropped due to a regime change by Paramount, though the script was written. Hartman stated on his website[3] that he would like to release the movie to DVD one day, but did not have any definitive plans to do so[4]. The Fairly OddParents have appeared in a $50 Best Western travel card over the 2006 summer period and again over the 2007 summer period.
Revival (2008-Present)
After a one year hiatus, Nickelodeon announced on TV that they would begin the broadcast of a television movie called Fairly OddBaby on February 18, 2008 as the beginning of 20 episodes of Season 7, and to carry the show to at least the year 2009[5]. Also, four new episodes aired each day at 5:00pm EST beginning on Monday, March 10 after a rerun of the Fairly OddBaby special, and ending on Thursday (3-13) of that week. It was reported that 8.81 million people watched this movie when it originally aired.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | First Airdate | Last Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | 2001 | 2001 |
| Season 2 | 14 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Season 3 | 20 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Season 4 | 15 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Season 5 | 14 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Season 6 | 10 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Season 7 | 10 | 2008 | 2009 |
Fairly OddParents TV Movies
- Abra-Catastrophe! (three parts, 2003)
- Channel Chasers (three parts, 2004)
- School's Out! The Musical (two parts, 2005)
- Fairy Idol (two parts, 2006)
- Fairly OddBaby (two parts, 2008)
- Super Odd Chester (two parts, announced 2009)
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour Trilogy
- The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)
- The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006)
- The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators (2006)
Shorts
Oh Yeah! Cartoons
The Fairly OddParents originally premiered as a set of 10 short films on Oh Yeah! Cartoons, a show featuring random cartoons. Some of them are available on The Fairly OddParents DVD releases, including the first pilot episode that was featured on the School's Out!: The Musical DVD release.
Crimson Chin
There were six shorts featuring the Crimson Chin, Timmy's favorite action hero that were made for Nickelodeon's website. They are now available exclusively on the Superhero Spectacle DVD release, although they occasionally air on Nicktoons Network.
Lucky 7 marathon
On July 7, 2007, from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Nickelodeon showed viewers' favorite Fairly OddParents episodes, voted for on TurboNick. This was the third time Nickelodeon allowed viewers to vote for their favorite episodes; the first occasion was SpongeBob SquarePants' Best Day Ever event and the other time was Jimmy Neutron's "Genius, Sheenius or Imbetweenius" event. However, unlike the previous two, no new episode was aired. Instead, 77 secrets were revealed. The 77th secret stated that a new character is joining the Fairly Oddparents cast and gave hints such as showing Cosmo in a diaper, 'pooing' himself and then people going "Aww". This implied that either Timmy's parents or Cosmo and Wanda were going to have a baby. This is one of the only Fairly OddParents marathons.
Later in December 2007, Nick showed a commercial telling of things that were going to happen in 2008. This commercial had a short preview, of Fairly OddBaby which included Cosmo in a hospital gown holding a baby, aired February 18, 2008.
DVD and VHS
References
- ^ http://butchhartman.com/forumIII/index.php?showtopic=7072
- ^ http://butchhartman.com/forumIII/index.php?showtopic=12732
- ^ Butch Hartman website
- ^ Butch Hartman Official Website The Fairly OddParents theatrical movie
- ^ http://frederatorblogs.com/odd/2007/12/20/the-oddparents-are-coming-the-oddparents-are/ The OddParents are coming the OddParents are coming
See also
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
External links
- Official Site
- The Fairly OddParents at The Big Cartoon DataBase
- The Fairly OddParents at Jumptheshark.com