The Fairly OddParents (2001– )

Timmy Turner is a 10-year-old boy who wishes for a perfect life. Unfortunately, he has parents who work full time and often neglect him in favor of their own desires, and while they are out... See full summary »

Creators:

Butch Hartman, Steve Marmel

Stars:

Tara Strong, Susanne Blakeslee, Daran Norris

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 14 wins & 35 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tara Strong	...	Timmy Turner (103 episodes, 2001-2013)
Susanne Blakeslee	...	Wanda (99 episodes, 2001-2013)
Daran Norris	...	Cosmo (99 episodes, 2001-2013)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Mr. Crocker (87 episodes, 2001-2013)
Grey DeLisle	...	Vicky (76 episodes, 2001-2013)
Jim Ward	...	Chet Ubetcha (66 episodes, 2001-2013)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Elmer (60 episodes, 2001-2011)

Storyline

Timmy Turner is a 10-year-old boy who wishes for a perfect life. Unfortunately, he has parents who work full time and often neglect him in favor of their own desires, and while they are out, he has an evil babysitter, Icky-with-a-V, who revels in tormenting him. By his side are his constant companions, his fairy godparents Cosmo (the idiot) and Wanda (the perfect straight-woman). Hilarity ensues as Timmy wishes himself into--and out of--all sorts of magical situations!

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Plot Keywords:

fairy | babysitter | boy | surrealism | magic | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Official Sites:

Nelvana Official Website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oh My! GodParents

Company Credits

Production Co:

Billionfold, Frederator Incorporated, Nickelodeon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The names of Timmy's Mom and Dad are never mentioned.

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Goofs

When Timmy wishes that no-one needs to sleep, everyone ends up tired and ugly, this means that they do need to sleep, they are just unable to, this was not the wish that Timmy made.

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Quotes

Chester's Dad: [crying] Without that tooth, you look just like your momma.

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Crazy Credits

In the episode, "Information Stupor Highway", the credits are computer icons.

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Connections

Referenced in Mad: Dark Knight at the Museum/Lemming Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Video Game Deaths (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Fairly OddParents Theme Song"
Written by Ron Jones and Butch Hartman

User Reviews

A once great cartoon, but has severely declined.

I loved Nickelodeon as a kid. I was absolutely obsessed with SpongeBob when I was in 3rd grade. I'm not exaggerating. I couldn't get enough of it. However, I was also very fond of The Fairly OddParents as well. I didn't like it as much as SpongeBob, but it was pleasant enough; it was a decent distraction from school, and I liked watching it with my friends. I loved watching the adventures of Timmy Turner, Cosmo, and Wanda, and Timmy's journeys about life lessons and his difficult life. The characters were likable; Timmy was a slightly selfish, but relatable 10 year old child, and Cosmo always had me in giggle-fits. I laughed out loud at the jokes, and I even repeated watching many of the episodes that I particularly enjoyed. I loved the first three seasons, (arguably the first four), but after that, it began to see a sad, rapid decline. Yes, SpongeBob has undeniably gone downhill as well, but even those current episodes are Mel Blanc compared to the state FOP is currently in. To me, at least, it all started when Mark the alien became human, and then the tone almost completely changed. The jokes got grosser, repetitive, and increasingly predictable, and they show no signs of getting better. The plots are increasingly boring; don't even get me started on Poof. Worst of all, however, the characters are drastically changed; Wanda is nagging beyond belief, Cosmo is repetitive and annoying, and many of the side characters are used way too frequently. Ever heard of too much of a good thing? Worst of all, Timmy has completely transitioned to an obnoxious brat, completely selfish. Seriously, what was Nickelodeon trying to do, turn him into Bart Simpson? The show is not even getting high TV ratings anymore, but Nick just HAS to keep ruining it, don't they? Worst of all, there is a live-action TV movie coming this year, and it's going completely against the original show! Making Tootie HOT? Timmy acting like a child to keep his fairies? That completely goes against Channel Chasers, to me, the last real high point of the series. Please, Nickelodeon, just put this once-great gem out of its misery...