The Fairly OddParents | |
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Genre |
Comedy Animation Kids Fantasy |
Created by | Butch Hartman |
Voices of | |
Theme music composer |
Ron Jones Butch Hartman |
Opening theme | "The Fairly OddParents" by Butch Hartman and Ron Jones |
Ending theme | "The Fairly OddParents" (instrumental) |
Composer(s) | Guy Moon |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 10 |
No. of episodes | 161 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Butch Hartman Fred Seibert Scott Fellows (2008–2009) |
Producer(s) |
Bob Boyle (2002–2005) Steve Marmel (2002–2006) Randy Saba Ray DeLaurentis (2013–2017) Supervising Producers: George Goodchild (2008–2017) |
Editor(s) | Mishelle Fordham Ray DeLaurentis |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Frederator Studios Nickelodeon Animation Studio Billionfold Inc. (Seasons 6–10) |
Distributor | Viacom Media Networks Nelvana (Seasons 1–4) (International) |
Release | |
Original network |
Nickelodeon (2001–16) Nicktoons (2017–present) |
Picture format |
480i (4:3 SDTV) (2001–2012) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2013–present) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | March 30, 2001 | – present
Chronology | |
Preceded by | The Fairly OddParents shorts from Oh Yeah! Cartoons |
External links | |
Website | www |
Production website |
fairlyodd |
The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman that premiered on Nickelodeon on March 30, 2001. The series follows the everyday misadventures of Timmy Turner, a boy who is granted two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda.
The series originated from shorts on the animation showcase, Oh Yeah! Cartoons, airing from 1998 to 2001. It was later picked up as a series due to its popularity. Originally, it ended in 2006 totaling five seasons, but resumed production in 2008. It is produced by Frederator Studios, Nickelodeon Animation Studios and, as of season 6, Billionfold Inc.
Having aired for more than 16 years, The Fairly OddParents is the longest-running fantasy TV series in American television history, and currently stands as Nickelodeon's second longest-running animated series (behind SpongeBob SquarePants).
Set in the fictional town of Dimmsdale, California, a 10-year-old boy named Timmy Turner is neglected by his parents and tortured by his babysitter Vicky. One day, he is granted two fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda, who grant his every wish to improve his miserable life. However, these wishes are guaranteed to inadvertently cause a series of technical problems that Timmy must fix. In the beginning of the series, Timmy's babysitter Vicky was the main antagonist. As the series progressed, more villains were included. For example, his teacher, Mr. Crocker, firmly believes in fairy godparents and has been searching for them a very long time, correctly suspecting that Timmy has fairy godparents. He is dangerous to Timmy because, according to "Da Rules", a large rulebook which is capable of defining what children can and cannot wish for and how fairy godparents must behave, no one else can know about his fairy godparents and they will be taken away if this happens (although they don't remember, Cosmo and Wanda once used to be Crocker's fairy godparents, as this rule does not apply to people who currently have their own or once had fairy godparents).
At his school, Timmy is often bullied by Francis, a vicious boy who claims to be the toughest student in school, but reveals to Timmy that he only takes out his anger on him because of his rough home life and abusive parents. Jorgen Von Strangle, the enormous and tough head fairy with an Austrian accent, similar to that of Arnold Schwarzenegger, personally dislikes Timmy and his fairies at first, but at times he has to assist them in fixing their problems.