The Fairly OddParents is an animated series created by Butch Hartman and was first aired in March 2001. It is produced by the Frederator, whose show; Oh Yeah! Cartoons, showed the pilot episodes.
The show, set in the fictional central northern California town of Dimmsdale, follows the day-to-day life of 10-year-old Timmy Turner. An only child, Timmy was often preyed upon by his mean babysitter Vicky ("Icky with a V"). When he reached a particularly low point, he was assigned a pair of fairy godparents who had the power to grant his wishes and the mission to make Timmy happy. Unfortunately, Cosmo and Wanda, the godparents, are not the brightest of fairies and, although well meaning, their wishes often go awry. These Fairly Odd Parents (a pun on "fairy godparents"), mindful of their secretive existence, disguise themselves as various animals and objects in public. Always one green (Cosmo), and the other pink (Wanda).
Each episode of the show consists of two 10-minute cartoons.
Characters
Timmy Turner
Timmy Turner is a grade-schooler who makes wishes from his fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda, and always wears a pink hat. Somewhat impulsive, he often tends to make wishes without thinking about the possible consequences of his actions, or how to explain his wished-for stuff ("where'd you get that? Timmy: uh... Internet?"). Voice actor Tara Strong is the voice of this character.
Cosmo and Wanda
Cosmo and Wanda, (voiced by Daran Norris and Susan Blakeslee), are Timmy's fairy godparents. Describing themselves (with tongues in cheek) in one episode as being "two halves of a whole idiot", their ability to help Timmy is limited by Da Rules.
Vicky
Vicky - icky preceded by "V" (Grey DeLisle) - is a teenage girl who works as a babysitter, and is apparently the only babysitter in Dimmsdale. A meanie who presents a nice face to Timmy's parents, she enjoys annoying and terrorizing small children for no reason; at one point, we see her kidnap and enslave a small group of children.
Mr. & Mrs. Turner
Mr. & Mrs. Turner (also voiced respectively by Daran Norris and Susan Blakeslee); appear as the nameless somewhat stereotypical dimwitted comic suburban parents of their only child; Timmy Turner. It's probably worth noting that "dad" (Their first names are never given and a time-travel episode revealed that somehow they always had the nicknames "mom" & "dad") is somewhat feminine (likes boy bands, girlish screams, etc.). One episode established that they had hoped for a baby girl while Mrs. Turner was expecting, and had bought a large quantity of pink stuff, which explains why Timmy wears a pink hat. Though the Turners love Timmy at heart, they often appear to treat him with indifference, going on frequent trips and abandoning their son with his hated babysitter, Vicky.
Chester McBadbat
Chester (Malcolm in the Middle's Frankie Muniz, subsequently, The Weekenders' Jason Marsden) is a friend of Timmy, a street-savvy schemer and opportunist.
A. J. Ibrahim
A.J. (Haneef Muhammad; subsequently, Rocket Power's second Sammy voice, Gary LeRoi Gray) is another friend of Timmy, a very intelligent autodidact.
Jorgen Von Strangle
Jorgen Von Strangle is the head of Fairy World, the strongest fairy in the universe and commander in chief of all fairies. He is married to the tooth fairy and hates Timmy Turner. He resembles both Sylvester Stallone in Rambo, as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger. Also worth noting that he is the only male human-sized fairy that is ever seen on the show. He is voiced by Daran Norris.
Crimson Chin
The Chin is a superhero appearing in comics and televised entertainment enjoyed by FOP character Timmy Turner. In this respect, the Crimson Chin, like Captain Proton or Reptar, can be thought of as a meta-fiction character, in that they are fictional within the fiction franchises for which they were designed. He is voiced by Jay Leno.
Denzel Q. Crocker
Denzel Crocker (Carlos Alazraqui), is the school teacher of the class Timmy is in. He is the only person in town who both believes in Fairy Godparents, and is strongly suspicious of amazing things that happen to Timmy. In an episode that dealt with causal loops (The Secret Origin Of Denzel Crocker), it is established that early in Crocker's life he obtained knowledge of the existence of fairy godparents, which cost him professionally when he made public his findings on the matter; however this is due to a time travel accident on Timmy's part. Crocker is a meanie who exhibits behavior consistent with megalomania, delusions, and bipolar disorder; however, he is not really delusional, because he knows that fairy godparents, at least in his experience, actually exist, and the torture this knowledge inflicts on him is further aggravated by the fact that he will never be able to prove it. He takes out much of his rage on the students, delighting in their failure.
Other characters
- Chet Ubetcha, Dimsdale's News Anchorman.
- Chip Skylark, resident musical hearthrob (Chris Kirkpatrick from *NSYNC)
- Dr. Bender (Gilbert Gottfried), Timmy's evil dentist.
- Mark Chang the Alien, Crown Prince of the extra-solor planet Yugopotamia (Rob Paulsen).
- Trixie Tang (Dionne Quan) Timmy's not-so secret crush & the popular girl at school.
- Tootie (Grey DeLisle), Vicky's little sister who is completely obsessed with Timmy.
- Wandisimo Magnifico (Carlos Alazraqui), Wanda's old flame.
Villains
- Nega Chin is the evil twin of the Crimson Chin.
Episodes
Season 1
- The Big Problem / Power Mad
- Spaced Out / Trans-Parents
- A Wish too Far / Tiny Timmy
- Father Time / Apartnership
- Chin Up / Dog's Day Afternoon
- Dream Goat / The Same Game
- Scout's Honor / The Really Bad Day / Super Humor
- The Fairly OddParents / Too Many Timmys / The Fairy Flu
- Party of Three / The Temp / The Zappy's
Season 2
- Christmas Every Day
- Boys in the Band / The Hex Games
- Boy Toys / Inspection Detection
- Action Packed / Smarty Pants
- Timvisible / That Ol' Black Magic
- A Mile in My Shoes / Super Bike
- Foul Balled / The Boy Would Be Queen
- Totally Spaced Out / The Switch Glitch
- Mighty Mom and Dyno Dad / Knighty Knight
- Fairy, Fairy Quite Contrary / Nectar of the Odds
- Hail to the Chief / Twistory
- Fool's Day Out / Deja Vu
- Scary Godparents
- Ruled Out / That's Life
- Shiny Teeth / Odd Odd West
- Cosmo Con / Wanda's Day Off
Season 3
- Information Stupor Highway
- Odd Jobs / Movie Magic
- Love Struck
- House of Revenge / No Rules
- Most Wanted Wish / This is Your Wish
- Engine Blocked / Mighty Mom and Dyno Dad Meet the Crimson Chin
- Sleep Over and Over / Mother Nature
- Beddy Bye / The Grass is Greener
- The Secret Origin of Denzel Crocker
- Microphony / So Totally Spaced Out
- Pipe Down / The Big Scoop
- Crime Wave / Odd Ball
- Where's Wanda? / Imaginary Gary
- Miss Dimmesdale / Mind Over Magic
- Kung Timmy / Which Witch is Which?
- Hard Copy / Parent Hoods
- Chip off the Old Chip / Snow Bound
Season 4
- The Big Superhero Wish
- Vicky Loses Her Icky / Pixies, Inc.
- Baby Face / Mr. Right
- Power Pals / Emotion Commotion
- Lights!, Camera!, Adam! / A Bad Case of Diary-Uh
- Odd Couple / Class Clown
- Who's Your Daddy? / Homewrecker
- Shelf Life
- Fairy Friends and Neighbors / Just the Two of Us