The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004) (TV)

Directors:

Keith Alcorn
Butch Hartman

Writers:

Gene Grillo (writer)
Butch Hartman (creator The Fairly OddParents)

Release Date:

7 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

When two worlds collide, it's one wild ride!

Plot:

Thanks to Timmy Turner's Fairy Godparents Cosmo & Wanda, he and Jimmy Neutron switch universes and have zany adventures therein.

Plot Keywords:

Fairy | Crossover | Goldfish | Invention | Problem Solving

Cast

Debi Derryberry	...	James Isaac 'Jimmy' Neutron (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Timmy Turner (voice)
Megan Cavanagh	...	Judy Neutron (voice)
Mark DeCarlo	...	Hugh Beaumont Neutron (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Carl Wheezer / Announcer (voice)
Jeffrey Garcia	...	Sheen Estevez (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence	...	Cindy Vortex (voice)
Crystal Scales	...	Libby Folfax (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Goddard (voice)
Susanne Blakeslee	...	Wanda (voice)
Daran Norris	...	Cosmo / Mr. Turner / Jorgen (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Vicky / Principal Waxelplex (voice)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Denzel Crocker (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Sanjay / Elmer / Fairy Agent #1 (voice) (as Dee Baker)
Gary LeRoi Gray	...	A.J. (voice) (as Gary LeRoi Gray II)

Runtime:

USA:50 min | USA:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

DNA Productions

Trivia:

The two boy protagonists, Jimmy Neutron and Timmy turner, are voiced by two women - Debi Derryberry and Tara Strong.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the climatic battle, Jimmy turns Crocker back to normal, including his clothes. But when Jorgen (as a schnauzer) is attacking Crocker, Crocker is once again wearing his fairy control suit.

Quotes:

Denzel Crocker: Another reality avoidance costume, eh, Turner? Very well. Since you're clearly Timmy Turner, here's your daily "F"!
James Isaac 'Jimmy' Neutron: AAAHHH! An "F"! It burns!
[cries in pain]

Movie Connections:

References Toy Story (1995)

Jumpin' the Shark!

I must point out that unlike most viewers of the Fairly Odd Parents, I am an adult and am not ashamed to admit I like the show. Thanks to clever writing and unusually good stories with likable characters, this is one kids' show that parents can not just tolerate but enjoy. Heck, I think I know more about this show than most of my students I teach--it's just a neat show that doesn't insult the audience's intelligence.

There is an expression many of you have probably heard about TV shows. It's called "jumping the shark". That's when you have a show that has been successful and executives at the network make an insane decision to seriously alter the show's chemistry because they fear that ratings will fall. In other words, it's an insane decision to mess with a great formula in the hopes that it will keep the show popular. In most every case, it only makes the downward spiral worse!! The phrase refers to the episode on "Happy Days" when Fonzie uncharacteristically jumped over a shark tank on his motorcycle--and it spelled the end of the series. On "The Brady Bunch" it was the introduction of 'Cousin Oliver' and on "The Partridge Family" it was in introduction of a supposedly cute little neighbor kid (who was even more nauseating than Cousin Oliver).

In the case of "The Fairly Odd Parents", the show has actually "jumped the shark" on repeated occasions--a real rarity for a TV show. The JIMMY TIMMY POWER HOUR was the first time, though repeated Jimmy Neutron/Timmy Turner crossovers have since occurred AND they also made a musical (SCHOOL'S OUT) AND have introduced a Fairly Odd baby--which leads you to wonder how many times the big-wigs at Nickelodeon can mess with this series until there are no fans left or the show is so different from what fans love that there is no longer interest!! As for the JIMMY TIMMY POWER HOUR, it's initially a clever idea but that's all. The original formula is naturally destroyed and the show is painful and unfunny--a show parents would be loathe to watch again! I know I sure was.