The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons. Created by Butch Hartman and Bob Boyle, the series is based on a series of Oh Yeah! Cartoons, beginning with the short The Fairly OddParents!.
Series overview
change| Season | Episodes | Segments | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| Shorts | 10 | — | September 6, 1998 | March 23, 2001 | Nickelodeon | |
| 1 | 7 | 13 | March 30, 2001 | December 9, 2001 | ||
| 2 | 13 | 24 | March 1, 2002 | January 20, 2003 | ||
| 3 | 19 | 33 | November 8, 2002 | November 21, 2003 | ||
| 4 | 20 | 32 | November 7, 2003 | June 10, 2005 | ||
| 5 | 21 | 37 | July 2, 2004 | November 25, 2006 | ||
| 6 | 20 | 30 | February 18, 2008 | August 12, 2009 | ||
| 7 | 20 | 39 | July 6, 2009 | August 5, 2012 | ||
| 8 | 6 | — | February 12, 2011 | December 29, 2011 | ||
| 9 | 26 | 43 | March 23, 2013 | March 28, 2015 | ||
| 10 | 20 | 9 | 15 | January 15, 2016 | September 16, 2016 | |
| 11 | 22 | January 18, 2017 | July 26, 2017 | Nicktoons | ||
Episodes
changeAll of the episodes of The Fairly OddParents listed below are arranged in the order of the complete series DVD set, rather than their original production, broadcast or packaging order.
Shorts (1998–2002)
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change| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 1 | "The Big Problem" | Butch Hartman and Jaime Diaz | Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman and Bernie Petterson | March 30, 2001 |
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Timmy gets a quick lesson in “be careful what you wish for” when he wishes to be a grown-up. Rather than becoming the strapping, muscular, older Timmy of his dreams, he turns into a short, bald, hairy-backed, middle-aged man! Note: Mr. and Mrs. Turner's faces are finally revealed in this episode. | ||||||
| 1b | 2 | "Power Mad!" | Butch Hartman | Steve Marmel Story by: Mike Bell and Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman | March 30, 2001 |
| Timmy is sick and tired of his games being too childish, so he wishes for the most challenging video game ever. When Chester and A.J. come over unexpectedly, they end up transporting themselves into the game. Now Timmy must enter the game and survive various levels of difficulty in order to reach his friends, or else Vicky's appliances could cause a power surge and shut down the game forever. | ||||||
| 2a | 3 | "Spaced Out" | Butch Hartman | Mike Bell, Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman and Barry Bunce | April 6, 2001 |
| After watching an episode of Crash Nebula, Timmy and friends want to stage an reenactment, and Timmy wants an authentic alien creature for it. To fulfill this want, Cosmo and Wanda conjure up Mark Chang, prince of the planet Yugopotamia. Mark then captures Chester and A.J. and develops an affection for Vicky. Since magic cannot interfere with true love, Timmy, Cosmo and Wanda blast off to Yugopotamia to find Mark's parents so they can set things straight and bring Mark home. | ||||||
| 2b | 4 | "TransParents!" | Butch Hartman and Larry Leichliter | Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman and Joe Daniello | April 6, 2001 |
| Timmy's teacher, Mr. Denzel Crocker, calls for a conference with Timmy's parents for a suspicious show-and-tell project. Not wanting to let his real parents find out, Timmy asks Cosmo and Wanda to pose as his parents. Crocker, who knows that Cosmo and Wanda are fairies, sets up traps for them to prove their existence. | ||||||
| 5a | 9 | "A Wish Too Far!" | Butch Hartman | Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman and Erik Weise | April 13, 2001 |
| Timmy wants to fit in and fall in love with popular girl Trixie Tang, but the more popular he wishes to become, the more selfish he becomes about his wishes. | ||||||
| 5b | 10 | "Tiny Timmy!" | Butch Hartman and Larry Leichliter | Steve Marmel Story by: Butch Hartman, Mike Bell & Steve Marmel | Paul McEvoy | April 13, 2001 |
| In order to study the human body, Cosmo and Wanda shrink Timmy so that he can explore Vicky's human body, but chaos soon ensues. | ||||||
| 4a | 7 | "Father Time!" | Butch Hartman and Jaime Diaz | Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel | John Fountain and Butch Hartman | April 20, 2001 |
| After getting in trouble for melting his father's trophy with heat vision, Timmy wishes for a time-travelling scooter so he can stop Dad from ever winning it. Unfortunately, Timmy's actions have changed the course of history when he returns to the present: Dad rules all of Dimmsdale, and Cosmo and Wanda never met Timmy. Now, Timmy must return to the past to correct the damage he did to the timeline. | ||||||
| 4b | 8 | "Apartnership!" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel | John Fountain and Butch Hartman | April 20, 2001 |
| While celebrating the wedding anniversary of both his parents and godparents, Timmy is forced to travel to Fairy World when Cosmo leaves Wanda due to a misunderstanding. | ||||||
| 3a | 5 | "Chin Up!" | Butch Hartman | Steve Marmel | Paul McEvoy and Butch Hartman | April 27, 2001 |
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Timmy meets his favorite superhero, The Crimson Chin, but the discovery that he is fictional sends the hero into a deep depression. Timmy must now reverse this situation, and as a result, he gains the superhero alter-ego of Cleft the Boy Chin Wonder. Guest star: Jay Leno as the Crimson Chin | ||||||
| 3b | 6 | "Dog's Day Afternoon" | Butch Hartman and Larry Leichliter | Steve Marmel | Paul McEvoy and Butch Hartman | April 27, 2001 |
| Timmy wishes to switch brains with Vicky's dog Doidle, but swiftly discovers that the dog actually has it just as badly as he does, in that Vicky wants to have him "get fixed." | ||||||
| 6a | 11 | "Dream Goat!" | Butch Hartman and Larry Leichliter | Steve Marmel Story by: Butch Hartman, Mike Bell & Steve Marmel | John Fountain | May 4, 2001 |
| Feeling that Chompy the Goat needs freedom, Timmy wishes him free. However, when Vicky is spotted near Chompy's pen, she is accused of setting Chompy free and is arrested. Timmy later realizes that he must get Chompy back. | ||||||
| 6b | 12 | "The Same Game" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel | Paul McEvoy and Butch Hartman | May 4, 2001 |
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Timmy gets bullied for his large buck teeth, so he wishes for everyone to look the same. This turns everyone into gray, unrecognizable blobs. Now Cosmo and Wanda must find Timmy before they explode and turn into dust. Guest star: Gilbert Gottfried as Dr. Bender & Wendell Bender | ||||||
Season 2 (2002–03)
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Season 3 (2002–03)
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Season 4 (2003–05)
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Season 5 (2004–06)
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Season 6 (2008–09)
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Season 7 (2009–12)
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Season 8 (2011)
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Season 9 (2013–15)
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Season 10 (2016–17)
changeLive action television films
change| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! | Savage Steve Holland | Butch Hartman & Scott Fellows | July 9, 2011 | 5.82[1] |
| A Fairly Odd Christmas | Savage Steve Holland | Story by : Butch Hartman, Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin Teleplay by : Butch Hartman & Savage Steve Holland | November 29, 2012 | 4.47[2] |
| A Fairly Odd Summer | Savage Steve Holland | Story by : Butch Hartman, Ray DeLaurentis & Kevin Sullivan Teleplay by : Butch Hartman & Savage Steve Holland | August 2, 2014 | 2.80[3] |
References
change- ↑ "Nickelodeon's 'A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!' Conjures Up 5.8 Million Viewers". TV By The Numbers. July 12, 2011. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Thursday Night Football' Wins Night, 'Jersey Shore', 'Burn Notice', 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' 'Project Runway All Stars' & More - Ratings". 2012-12-03. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ↑ "Saturday Cable Ratings: 'Sharktopus Vs. Pteracuda' Wins Night, 'Power', 'Hell on Wheels', 'Fairly Odd Summer' & More - Ratings - TVbytheNumbers.zap2it.com". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2015.