"And I'm Wanda!"
"And weeeeeee're… your fairy godparents!" note
Mom and Dad and Vicky always giving him commands
(Vicky: BED, TWERP!)
The doom and gloom up in his room is broken instantly...
By his magic little fish who grant his every wish
'Cause in re-al-ity, they are his...
ODD-PARENTS! Fairly OddParents!
(Wanda: Wands and wings!)
(Cosmo: Floaty crown-y things!)
ODD-PARENTS! Fairly OddParents!
Really mod, pea pod, buff bod, hot rod!
(Timmy Turner: Obtuse, rubber goose, green moose, guava juice!
Giant snake, birthday cake, large fries, chocolate shake!)
ODD-PARENTS! Fairly OddParents!
It flips your lid when you are the kid with FAIRLY ODDPARENTS!
(Vicky: Yeah, right! *Cosmo and Wanda turn her head into something strange once an episode*)
...and this is where I'd put my description of The Fairly OddParents! ...IF I HAD ONE!
The Fairly OddParents is a hyperactive animated series created by Butch Hartman about a little boy named Timmy Turner and his fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda. Running for ten seasons (from March 30, 2001 to July 26, 2017), it is the second longest-running scripted series in Nickelodeon's history, behind only SpongeBob SquarePants.note
In most episodes, Timmy uses Cosmo and Wanda's magic to deal with some mundane problem. Inevitably, things spiral rapidly out of control, whether it's getting his dad a cooler job, or dealing with one of his many everyday enemies. Some of these include school bully Francis, sadistic and manipulative babysitter Vicky, fairy-obsessed Sadist Teacher Mr. Crocker, and…Darth Vader Expy Dark Laser. And then there are the episodes where Timmy somehow gets entangled in Fairy World politics. Needless to say, even Timmy's more sensible wishes are twisted to gigantic extremes and backfire horribly, forcing Timmy to hit the Reset Button and accept his horrible life.
As the series went on, additional characters were added to the main trio to mixed reception: Cosmo and Wanda's fairy baby Poof in the sixth season, their talking fairy dog Sparky in the ninth, and Timmy's new neighbor Chloe in the tenth season, whom he has to share Cosmo and Wanda with.
In addition to the show's 280+ episode run are multiple TV movies and special episodes, as well as three live-action television movies starring Drake Bell as a 23-year-old Timmy who still has Cosmo and Wanda: A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, A Fairly Odd Christmas and A Fairly Odd Summer.
In February 2018, Butch Hartman announced that he was leaving Nickelodeon after being with the company for 20 years, confirming that the show ended production after 16 years.
Several episodes from seasons 3 and 5 are legally available (outside of the US) on YouTube for free,
courtesy of Nelvana, which owns the international rights to those seasons.
On February 24, 2021, it was announced that the show would be getting what was believed at the time to be a live action reboot on Paramount+. However, in July 2021, it was revealed that said live-action adaptation would be a sequel series titled The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder, following Timmy's cousin, Vivian, after she and her father move to Dimmsdale. Cosmo and Wanda return as well. The live-action series premiered on March 31, 2022.
For other media related to this show, see the franchise page.
